I used kirkland fish oil. It was the top pick from Consumer Lab. There really is no reason to take Krill Oil above Fish Oil, I'll elaborate below
Warning, in the ConsumerLab article for Fish Oils they state:
"Krill Oil - be aware that the term "krill oil" in the name of a product does not necessarily mean it is all krill oil. For example, in the past we found that if you looked carefully at the label of one krill oil product, the "other ingredients" section showed "fish oil" first on the list. "
^^ just something to watch out for when shopping for Krill Oil
Here is their article, you have to be a member to see the testing results, but the article is great nonetheless. It goes into the data and all studies, showing really no reason to take Krill Oil above Fish Oil.
If you don't subscribe to ConsumerLab you should, it pays for itself in that you ensure you are buying quality supplements! I absolutely love ConsumeLab. Their service in unmatched, I can't say enough good things about their site!
In the ConsumerLab testing, they found Viva Naturals Antarctic Krill Oil to only contain 63.3% of its listed 1.6 mg of astaxanthin. It did contain the claimed amount of DHA/EPA though. However, another lot on the site was listed as containing 4.6 mcg of Astaxanthin, suggesting issues with quality control. It also had
4.9 ppm total Arsenic (so, one would consume 8.3 to 16.6 mcg of arsenic per day based off the serving suggestions), however it was found to have less than 0.08 ppm
inorganic arsenic, which might be comforting to some, but based off these things I would totally avoid Viva Naturals Krill Oil.
Member's Mark (Sam's Club) Extra Strength Krill Oil was approved and the best pick for Krill Oil. Schiff MegaRed and CVS Health Extra Strength 100% Pure Omega-3 Krill Oil were also testing in 2018 and approved, but were more expensive than the Sam's Club brand.
Freshfield Vegan Omega-3 DHA+DPA had less than half of its claimed omega-3s. Definitely don't take that one.
Doctors Foster + Smith Premium Plus Omega-3 for dogs contained 51% of listed EPA and 44.2% of listed DHA. Get your doggy "Pet Honesty Wild Caught Omega-3 Fish Oil" instead.
A couple snips from their article, although I am not supposed to do this, as I don't think these are visible normally for non-members. They're really valuable things.
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IMO, just take fish oil, it is cheaper and provides the same benefit. Although, some are questioning whether there is even any benefit after finding having higher HDL cholesterol to not really have any actual impact on overall mortality or cardiovascular incidents--perhaps fish oil is just the biggest wellness industry scheme ever? I still take it though, since we are on gear and it lowers your HDL, I would just rather have my HDL be where it should be. Plus Kirkland Fish Oil is cheap as fuck. I do not think Krill Oil is worth it at all.
I take the following supps:
- 2g Fish Oil
- 8mg of astaxanthin
- 2000 IU of vitamin D3
- 100mcg of K2 (MK-7) (this is why
everyone should take vitamin K2, ESPECIALLY STEROID USERS--hint:
prevent atherosclerosis)
- 5g of Taurine split 3g/2g AM/PM (when on nandrolone) daily
For lifting (
and the brain / cognition too!) I take 1g of creatine HCL daily (other kinds make me super fucking gassy, it is insane)
Pre-workout (and/or pre-sex) I just take 7g of L-Citrulline Malate, 1g of L-arginine, and 60 mg of pycnogenol, which can significantly increase Nitric Oxide and the arginine/pycnogenol combination has been found to be
like a natural viagra!!! No pre-made pre-workout supps and stimulants at all, don't need 'em, don't like 'em, and they're good for you
^^
some studies concluded that oral L-citrulline is more effective in making L-arginine available to the cell than taking oral L-arginine!
Post workout whey protein isolate and sometimes essential amino acids from BulkSupplements
200mg of l-theanine, 3g of glycine, 25mg of DHEA, and 300 mcg of melatonin before bed.
If you like the CL content on Fish Oil, be sure to check out their article on Olive Oil!!!
Oh and DO NOTBUY ZEROWATER water filters!!! They add a TON of microplastics to the water, which you then drink. I repeat:
DON'T FUCKING BUY ZEROWATER filters!!!
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