Glucosamine / Condroitine and MSM - Wanna Be Big Bodybuilding and Weightlifting Forums

shutUpAndSquat · 11-01-2009, 03:52 AM

I've read this supplement could be helpful for people involved in heavy lifting. (all of us

)
I don't know anything about glucosamine + condroitine + MSM mix, but would like to give it a try.
Do you know how much glucosamine should i take (my bw is about 165lb)? When? Can I take it year round? It should be taken with something else to favour transport?

keep me informed!

thanks

Tom Mutaffis · 11-01-2009, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shutUpAndSquat

I've read this supplement could be helpful for people involved in heavy lifting. (all of us

)
I don't know anything about glucosamine + condroitine + MSM mix, but would like to give it a try.
Do you know how much glucosamine should i take (my bw is about 165lb)? When? Can I take it year round? It should be taken with something else to favour transport?

keep me informed!

thanks

Are you having joint issues?

It is something that can be taken year round, and there are also some other products that may be helpful for joint health (microlactin, high dose fish oil, etc.)

vdizenzo · 11-01-2009, 06:05 PM

I have two ruptured discs in my back, I have to take it daily. If I don't take it for a little while I can feel a difference. I just take the recommended dose on the bottle.

cdavis89 · 11-01-2009, 06:24 PM

I have taken glucosamine + condroitine + MSM before but ran out, been meaning to get more. I don't have joint problems but I do like to lift heavy and I have read up on the stuff and it seems to be good. I think there are a few different kinds of the pill that doesn't have a three, which all three is what you want if I remember right they all work together somehow to help you out. I'm pretty sure anybody can take it all year around. I've read it's slow working, so you would probably have to take a couple bottles before it really starts repairing and build up cartilage.

shutUpAndSquat · 11-02-2009, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom Mutaffis

Are you having joint issues?

i have pain at the hips, probably related to psoas. I know glucosamine is also an antinfiammatory, so maybe it could help me. I "injured" myself during a session of dynamic stretching. Four weeks has passed and the pain is not going to leave. but it is neither getting worse, fortunately. I tried a gel antinfiammatory for a few days (4 days if i remember well) but it didn't help.

I feel the pain mainly during squats.
Can glucosamine hurt my stomach?

Adam · 11-02-2009, 10:42 AM

I take 2 glucosamine & 2 msm morning's and evenings. 500mg to 1,000mg, whatever size pills i have on hand, i also take 5 grams of omega3's morning's and evenings too. Without my joint pills I am in some serious pain!

shutUpAndSquat · 11-04-2009, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam

I take 2 glucosamine & 2 msm morning's and evenings. 500mg to 1,000mg, whatever size pills i have on hand, i also take 5 grams of omega3's morning's and evenings too. Without my joint pills I am in some serious pain!

ok! this was helpful

BishopLord · 11-18-2009, 06:32 PM

You have to be really careful if you have any food allergies. Products like Joint Free contain shellfish. I never knew I was allergic to shellfish until I had an incident at Fisherman's Warf in S.F. last year. I felt and looked like Will Smith in that one movie, Hitch. Anyhow, I used to take Joint Free a couple years back, and I never knew why I was breaking out in rashes and bumps on my face. I wouldn't take it for more than a week, but still, I later found out that it contained shellfish.

***

I just did a quick search. I believe there is now a shellfish-free glucosamine product out there.

shutUpAndSquat · 11-19-2009, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BishopLord

You have to be really careful if you have any food allergies. Products like Joint Free contain shellfish. I never knew I was allergic to shellfish until I had an incident at Fisherman's Warf in S.F. last year. I felt and looked like Will Smith in that one movie, Hitch. Anyhow, I used to take Joint Free a couple years back, and I never knew why I was breaking out in rashes and bumps on my face. I wouldn't take it for more than a week, but still, I later found out that it contained shellfish.

***

I just did a quick search. I believe there is now a shellfish-free glucosamine product out there.

i wasn't aware of this. i'll be carefull

11-01-2009, 03:52 AM	#1
shutUpAndSquat Wannabebig Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 78	Glucosamine / Condroitine and MSM I've read this supplement could be helpful for people involved in heavy lifting. (all of us ) I don't know anything about glucosamine + condroitine + MSM mix, but would like to give it a try. Do you know how much glucosamine should i take (my bw is about 165lb)? When? Can I take it year round? It should be taken with something else to favour transport? keep me informed! thanks __________________ my texas method training log

11-01-2009, 06:05 PM	#3
vdizenzo SFW! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,768	I have two ruptured discs in my back, I have to take it daily. If I don't take it for a little while I can feel a difference. I just take the recommended dose on the bottle. __________________ My Training journal - http://www.wannabebigforums.com/showthread.php?t=91951 Proudly Representing AtLargeNutrition "No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable." - Socrates

11-02-2009, 10:42 AM	#6
Adam Moderator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,439	I take 2 glucosamine & 2 msm morning's and evenings. 500mg to 1,000mg, whatever size pills i have on hand, i also take 5 grams of omega3's morning's and evenings too. Without my joint pills I am in some serious pain! __________________ Best Meet @ Lifts@181:...............Best gym lifts Squat...- 403..........................Squat....- 395 w/belt Bench...- 303..........................Bench....- 300....Paused in meet - 281 Deadlift.- 503.....Unofficial 513...Deadlift..- 490 Total....- 1,203...IPF Class II......All done raw, Touch'n go bench "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly" Robert F. Kennedy "A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he gives up" "However beautiful the strategy you should occasionally look at the results" John Berardi Powerlifting Westside Style

11-18-2009, 06:32 PM	#8
BishopLord Wannabebig New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4	You have to be really careful if you have any food allergies. Products like Joint Free contain shellfish. I never knew I was allergic to shellfish until I had an incident at Fisherman's Warf in S.F. last year. I felt and looked like Will Smith in that one movie, Hitch. Anyhow, I used to take Joint Free a couple years back, and I never knew why I was breaking out in rashes and bumps on my face. I wouldn't take it for more than a week, but still, I later found out that it contained shellfish. *** I just did a quick search. I believe there is now a shellfish-free glucosamine product out there. Last edited by BishopLord; 11-18-2009 at 06:34 PM..

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11-01-2009, 06:24 PM	#4
cdavis89 Wannabebig New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 3	I have taken glucosamine + condroitine + MSM before but ran out, been meaning to get more. I don't have joint problems but I do like to lift heavy and I have read up on the stuff and it seems to be good. I think there are a few different kinds of the pill that doesn't have a three, which all three is what you want if I remember right they all work together somehow to help you out. I'm pretty sure anybody can take it all year around. I've read it's slow working, so you would probably have to take a couple bottles before it really starts repairing and build up cartilage.