Fish Oil

robertscott · Post by **robertscott** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:45 pm

How much fish oil does everyone take?[/i]

Rik-Blades · Post by **Rik-Blades** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:07 pm

6 grams a day, 3g breakfast...3g bedtime shake.

Post by **stuward** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:59 pm

I don't take any. I limit my Omega 6 and eat fish on a regular basis.

IceDane · Post by **IceDane** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:38 pm

I'm not entirely sure how much it is, as I take it in capsules. But it says "6 capsules at most", and I simply ignore that and often go for 10 capsules. I don't eat fish very often, it's pretty expensive, so I try to do what I can with these capsules.

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:54 pm

I take 3-4 1000mg softgels a day now. I was taking 6+ a day.....

Post by **TimD** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 7:07 pm

I'm like Stu to some extent. Mackerel is cheaper than tuna here in the US, and I eat a LOT of that, so I don't take a lot of the oil. BTW, I really miss the peppered mackerl we used to get at the fishmongers on the piers in Harstadt (Norway) and in the stores in Glasgow. I'd get that over the canned stuff anyday.
Tim

Post by **Jungledoc** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:28 pm

I take 2 "1000mg" capsules a day, but I recently noticed that they each only have 300 mg of DHA and EPA. I guess that's why they were so cheap. I have been intending to take 2000mg of O-3 per day. I'll shop for better stuff when I'm int he US next year.

jml · Post by **jml** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:31 am

Jungledoc wrote:I take 2 "1000mg" capsules a day, but I recently noticed that they each only have 300 mg of DHA and EPA. I guess that's why they were so cheap. I have been intending to take 2000mg of O-3 per day. I'll shop for better stuff when I'm int he US next year.

Fish oil is typically 18% EPA and 12% DHA.

KPj · Post by **KPj** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:20 am

I take 2-3 capsules everytime I eat. I try to get between 6-10g per day (as per PN recommendations).

KPj

Post by **Jungledoc** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:09 am

jml wrote:
Jungledoc wrote:I take 2 "1000mg" capsules a day, but I recently noticed that they each only have 300 mg of DHA and EPA. I guess that's why they were so cheap. I have been intending to take 2000mg of O-3 per day. I'll shop for better stuff when I'm int he US next year.
Fish oil is typically 18% EPA and 12% DHA.

Really! So I'm not being cheated?

I've read that there are products that have a gram of O-3 in each capsule. Do you know about that?

dale2177 · Post by **dale2177** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:15 am

I actually get my fish oil from boots chemist of all places! It's the highest concentration i could find and supposedly has 330mg EPA and 220mg DHA per 1000mg cap. I take two daily. Much better than the cheap generic muck sold in Holland and Barrett!

robertscott · Post by **robertscott** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:17 am

hmm, ok. I think if PN recommends 6-10g a day, I'll aim for that. Does everyone take O3 supplements or anEPA/DHA supplement?

Nevage · Post by **Nevage** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 8:05 am

I get 'Super Omega 3' from myprotein.co.uk, it has 600mg EPA and 150mg DHA per capsule. I normally have 2 a day.

KPj · Post by **KPj** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:03 am

I like how Dan John puts it

"2. If you really want to shock yourself, take fish oil. Now, here's an odd 'secret" that I use for my extremely motivated athletes: Continue to up the amount of fish oil capsules you take until you get a bit 'runny." (If you don't know what I mean, you've never taken too many fish oil capsules.)

From that number, back off one or two and that's the amount of capsules you need a day. If you're taking Flameout™, it'll be a smaller number than someone taking a cheap store brand because it's so concentrated in fatty acids. "

http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_arti ... simple&cr=

KPj

frogbyte · Post by **frogbyte** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 3:14 pm

4-8 (usually 6) of Super Omega-3 Gems, so usually 3.6g of O3.