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Hi new member here. I have never really taken any vitamins. I am a collegiate wrestler and have one year of eligibility left. I would like to make sure I can do everything possible to give me the best shot next year. Anyways vitamins have always been recommended to me and I thought it was a waste of time but I'm willing to give it a shot over the summer to try it out. I do not need to gain much weight but it wouldn't hurt. I don't know which vitamins to take though since there are so many kinds out there. Which brands are the best price for what I am actually getting and what are the best types of vitamins to take for performance and well-being? Thanks for any help..

Eat lots of fruits, veggies and meat (and fish for vitamin D). All the vitamins needed will come around. I don't think there's a need for supplements. If your vitamin supplementation is the biggest worry of your reason, you're doing great.

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I think your original assessment was correct. Vit supps are mostly a waste of time--if you eat well, you are getting what you need. But if you're worried, and if taking a supplement would ease your worry, then any standard brand multi vit would be fine.

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It's not really going to help with what you want. It's good for general health though. Just don't go for the most popular expensive brands as that's a waste of money, and don't get the cheap stuff as the absorption is poor. Anything else should be fine. You just need the one multi a day, and it's just to ensure you get the optimal amount of every nutrient, everyday. Most of it you get from food, but this helps with the days you don't get much variety in your diet. All those mega doses of vitamins don't do anything.

An extra vitamin D supplement is good for your immune system, with peer reviewed studies showing very significant improvement. You need the more expensive one though; the D3 from the natural source. Synthetic doesn't work as well, and it needs to be the D3 rather than D4.

Fish oil is another good one.

That's about it though, you really get the majority of what you need from food.

If you really want to add some strength, try some creatine. You should get the monohydrate micronised crystals. Or I suppose you could just eat a pound of steak of every night. The supplement is probably easier though.