Alright well until my order comes in for these athletic type multivitamins I still have about half a bottle of these centrum normal multivitamins that i've been taking for awile. I was wondering if I could start taking two of these a day? one in the morning and one before going to bed?

The reason I thought it might be reasonable is because I think I remember reading somewhere on these forums that multivitamins only really give you the bare minimum amount of what you need to survive, so taking 2 pills when it says 1 daily could be feasable without any negitive drawbacks? I just want to finish this bottle off quicker so I can get started on my new one's when they arrive. Advice?

Also since I've started bulking I've gained a decent amount of weight, I ran out of the little whey and creatine I had (there wasn't much, might've got two solid weeks out of them) so I haven't noticed it helping out in any major whey (pun intended), So I've been going natural all the way with only multivitamin and taking a vitamin E and C aswell each day. Well the thing is I'm getting a slow decent gain and it's all seeming to go into my stomach, I used to have a decent ripped looking 6 pac now it's less noticable (but harder then before) and I can make a pregnant women's stomach when trying, like I can seriously make it look liken im 6 months pregnant...Should i up my situp and crunches because i'm not doing that many, or should I insert some cardio into my routine, because I'm doing 0 cardio other then an hour walk everyday.

It's not that bad this pregnant women stomach thing, I can flex and make a hawt looking stomach it's just unflexed it looks like a big beer belly, haha.

Advice and tips very much appreciated. I tried searching but couldn't find the information, but if it's already posted and I missed it I apologize very much so. Oh btw, I'm about 5"8 and 140lbs, although I look very skinny and am an ecto. very low bodyfat (not exactly sure, last i checked a few years ago it was at a low 6.5%, and i weighed 127 then)

The reason I thought it might be reasonable is because I think I remember reading somewhere on these forums that multivitamins only really give you the bare minimum amount of what you need to survive, so taking 2 pills when it says 1 daily could be feasable without any negitive drawbacks? I just want to finish this bottle off quicker so I can get started on my new one's when they arrive. Advice?


Be careful doubling up on vits... Might not be the greatest of things to do. Even munching down a bunch'a Flintstone's vitamins can mess a person up! :)

Since vits are different all around, and I'm not a nutritionist (I don't even play one on TV!) I would err on the side of just one of your vitamins. When your new vits come in, toss the old ones in the garbage.

Jeremy Likness has made several useful posts on this forum about vitamins, but he also wrote a nifty little article detailing what to look for in a quality multivitamin, which I have linked here. (http://www.naturalphysiques.com/cms/index.php?itemid=209)

While he's a big proponent of USANA vitamins, which I'm sure are awesome, they're also incredibly expensive. After a bunch of research I settled on the Source Naturals Life Force Multiple, which is rated almost as high as the USANA multivitamins in the Comparitive Guide to Nutritional Supplements, but are significantly cheaper (about $36 for a two month supply around here).

As a general rule, though, you want something food-based, iron free (since you're a guy and we don't need the extra iron), and preferably pharmaceutical grade, which means it meets additional standards for purity, potency, and absorbability. Personally, I've also found that pretty much all higher quality vitamins smell horrible as well.

Centrum and other similiar el cheapo vitamins don't give you very much in the way of nutrients and very little of what they do contain every gets into your system. Spend the extra money and get something that will really help your body, because you will definitely feel a difference when you're getting proper nutrients.

As for your stomach, I was unclear as to whether you're talking about excess stomach fat or if your belly is simply pushing out, similar to how little kids' often are. If it's fat, then you might adjust your calories a bit and add in some cardio. If not, then you just have weak abdominal muscles and they're simply bulging out with the weight of your internal organs.

I've never been one of those people who subscribed to the idea that there's no point in doing ab exercises until you're thin enough to see a six-pack. Strong abs are helpful in a lot of ways, the least of which is holding your midsection in place so you don't look like you're having twins. I'd add some quality ab exercises to your routine (I alternate crunches and reverse crunches each time I lift, 5 sets of 25) and that should help.