Sorry Tai - can't agree with you here. Many diets can be restrictive of certain foods or macros (like Keto diets lacking grains - the primary sources of B vitamins)... and that can handicap goals/progress. An "abnormal" and extreme fitness lifestyle - especially one that incorporates AAS for rapid changes in body composition - requires abnormal nutritional needs. Constant weight/endurance training puts a lot of stress on the entire system - and the damage from free radicals alone can impede progress.Originally Posted by taiboxa
There is the daily nutirional requirements as established by the governing authorities for the average Joe... then there are the performance daily intakes athletes need. And the more extreme you are with changing your body composition - the more these basic nutrients become mandatory in increasing quantities.
For example... many of us with knee problems from years of abuse have found that mega dosing of Vitamin C (over 8 grams ED) has helped clear this issue... along with many other positive effects. To get the minimal 8 grams of Vitamin C from our diet - that would mean eating at least 115 oranges everyday for our results...