would B vitamins help with pool?

[michael4]

First thread, sorry its a dumb one.

I was just wondering if a super B complex vitamin (all the B vitamins) taken 1 hour to 30 minutes before league play would help either my pattern selection or my shot making ability.

Taking B vitamins will turn you into a B player....... (you will need vitamin A to become an A player)....



I apparently am taking too much vitamin C :frown:

 

[336Robin]

Thats funny

A guy I went to school with used to inject himself with B6 about an hour before an exam. He said it had to be the injectable form, and that it helped glucose cross the blood-brain barrier better, which increased alertness and focus as a result. He was a curve buster for sure, and graduated with a 4.0 average in chemistry, but he wouldn't reveal his source of the injectable B6 for obvious reasons

I sometimes take high-dose sub-lingual B12, and I feel it boosts my energy levels. The active form is needed since a lot of vitamins are not easily converted to the active form in the body, especially as we age. I use 5000 mcg of cyanocobalamin, which is the active form of B12. I fact, Robin, I just took a dropper full because I have to go out and mow 4 acres of grass. I can already feel the stuff kick in. It ain't exactly a snoot full of snow, but I am definitely up to the task now.

Ha , Ha that's funny....now just get you some 5 hr energy and you will really be cooking with gas! lol

 

[336Robin]

Eureka! I have found it!

Vitamin B cannot give you energy as it has none of the macro nutrients, fat, carbs, or protein which are the ONLY sources of energy.

What B does is help covert those macros, esp. carbohydrate, from your food into more energy, if you will, in your body.


Re, the OPs question: It's hard to feel mellow if your pee ain't yellow. With enough B complex in your body, which is used rapidly when you're under stress, you will have enough to pee out some and it looks yellow. If you urine is clear, you're out of Bs.

Never buy cheap B or use those damn energy drinks with it. Bs are like an orchestra: you need a good balance to make hear the music. Too much of the cheap Bs and the balance is thrown off and you'll probably be worse off with the crap than with none at all. Companies tend to leave out the expensive Bs and throw in extra of the cheap ones.


Jeff Livingston

please do - Lyme is real & is constantly overlooked &/or misdiagnosed. there are apparently many herein who can advise/empathize, inplace of the lack of doctors who could care less than to take your $$$$.

OP - balancing your electrolytes is essential for energy & clarity; otherwise it can wreak havoc on your system & cause stroke or heart attack. all B's, potassium, magnesium, D, K, calcium, & sodium work in conjunction with each other. a shot of Bcomplex in your ass will work for a few hours - but not if the rest of your bloodwork is screwed up. Ensure or PediaLyte (former is cheaper & also contains iron) have 25%+/+ components of everything you need & are absorbed more rapidly than vitamins/minerals. generic cost is $1.25/bottle.

Between these two posts I think I have found the perfect marriage of chemistry to produce the greatest idea known to mankind........5 hour Erection! lol!

It will be a great seller and at around 1.25 a bottle we should have all of the wives in the US pissed!

 

[Sloppy Pockets]

Ensure or PediaLyte (former is cheaper & also contains iron) have 25%+/+ components of everything you need & are absorbed more rapidly than vitamins/minerals.

Ensure has lots of sugar and high fructose corn syrup in it. People with Lyme should stay away from sugar, especially fructose. In fact, everybody should stay away from fructose. A little fructose from fruit is fine, but too much leads to fatty liver disease over time, even if you are skinny.


Lance Armstrong's LiveStrong.com health and fitness website cautions about Ensure drinks:

"Common adverse conditions include constipation, diarrhea, vomiting and nausea. These conditions are generally mild and typically abate once your body adjusts. Improper usage, on the other hand, can lead to more serious medical problems such as seizures, irregular heartbeat, changes in mood or mental status, weak pulse, muscle cramps, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing."


Old guy goes into the doctor's office...

"Doc, I have no appetite and want to get better nutrition. What should I do about it?"

"Ensure."

"Yeah, well I heard it can give you explosive diarrhea. What should I do about that?"

"Depends."

 

[Keith Jawahir]

thanks for the serious replies and thanks for the welcome to the forums. For those who wonder, I have no problem with shot making or shot selection( ), I just want to be in the best shape possible in both dimensions.

B-vitamins, from the posts in this thread, will help you, like I thought. The real boost comes from nootropics, which I have been taking for about a year. I take all the good ones (I hope - correct me if I am wrong)

-huperazine A
-Pterostilbene
-Phosphatildylserine
-Bacopa Monnieri
-Ashwaganda
-Branch chain amino acids
-Choline
-Inositol
-Cats Claw
-L theanine
-L tyrosine
-Vinpocetine
-Vitamin d3 5000iu
-a great multivitamin (kirkland signature) - cheap and well balanced

I could go on, my vitamin/supplement game is strong, I take all of these daily. You are welcome for the list of mind enhancing supplements that will improve your game. Its a fun game. Play more and play well.

I get all my supplements on ebay fwiw, I use consumerlabs.com to make sure that the supplements contain what they say that contain. They do not track many of the nootropics that I mention above, but they do track all the vitamins and many other healthy supplements that I use.

The b vitamin complex that I use is Nature Made super B complex, its about $7.50 on ebay for 140 pills(free shipping).

GL!

do you take them all separately?

 

[poolplaya1]

do you take them all separately?

Most of those are in the supplement alpha brain found at onnit.com. its about 1 dollar per day. I buy them separately on ebay because alpha brain has gluten and I am intolerant of it. So yes, I take a lot of pills everyday.

There is a money back guarantee on alpha brain for the first order of a months worth, 30 pills. So if it doesn't work for you it wont cost you anything. Pretty sweet deal if you ask me.