how much fish oil do you need daily??

[BIGGUNZ401]

Heres my situation..

Im on a carb cycling diet..
3 days low carbs 120-190 calories and then followed by 370-400 carbs..and then repeat..

how much fish oil do i need??
im taking about about 19 grams a day..is that too much???

Is taking this much bad for you??

Anything else I need to know is always great..thanks ahead to everyone..

[milwood]

Fish oil is good and bad news. 19g/day is too much IMO because A) there is the possibility of getting mercury in some fish oil, as there is with oily fish (mackerel, swordfish). Also, you get too high a dose of Vitamin A, which is NOT water soluble, and thus can build to dagerous levels (Like Vitamin E, it doesn't wash out of your system like most other vitamins). A better bet would be 2-5g of Fish oil and a tablespoon (or more) of Flax, Borage, or Evening Primrose oil.

[EasyEJL]

I'm doing around 40g a day now. You get near steroidal levels of anabolism in that range. Look for some of Charles Poliquin's thoughts on it...

[dynomite]

if i was taking that much i would be very weary of what brand i was taking and to make sure that it was as pure as possible. what brand are you taking?

[EasyEJL]

vitamin shoppe house brand, in liquid, not caps

[BIGGUNZ401]

I'm doing around 40g a day now. You get near steroidal levels of anabolism in that range. Look for some of Charles Poliquin's thoughts on it...

so you take 40g of fish oil???????

[BIGGUNZ401]

Fish oil is good and bad news. 19g/day is too much IMO because A) there is the possibility of getting mercury in some fish oil, as there is with oily fish (mackerel, swordfish). Also, you get too high a dose of Vitamin A, which is NOT water soluble, and thus can build to dagerous levels (Like Vitamin E, it doesn't wash out of your system like most other vitamins). A better bet would be 2-5g of Fish oil and a tablespoon (or more) of Flax, Borage, or Evening Primrose oil.

thanks for the advice.. I actually just ordered some Flax, Borage and Evening Primrose oil!

[srx600]

If you are takin 40g fish oil, what is your total daily intake of fat?

[EasyEJL]

so you take 40g of fish oil???????

Yepper!

total daily intake is around 90-100, I stick to low fat on most else that I can.

[prld2gr8ns]

I shoot for 4gr/day in addition to some added flax cereal.

Easy watch those anti-inflammatory properties man, a tiny cut will bleed forever with that dose range.

[kabuki]

i have found a significant difference in anti-inflamatory properties and joint lubrication at 12-15g/day opposed to the 6g/day i used to take. Been at 12-15 for about 6 months now. much better

[kabuki]

Easy. how long have you been doing 40g? and what results are you seeing?

[EasyEJL]

Easy. how long have you been doing 40g? and what results are you seeing?

2 weeks steadily as of now. I'm up 13 lbs in that time on the scale, with slightly better definition - was 199lbs on Sunday the 2nd, today I'm at 212. I'm somewhere in the 15% bf area. The idea came from Charles Poliquin. He said in his article "The Top 5 Supplements to Gain Muscle Mass"

I was once training a first-round pick for the NFL. He put on 29 lbs of lean body mass in one month once I jacked his fish oil intake to 45 grams a day.

If you want to put muscle on and lose fat, take at least 30 grams of fish oil a day.

I figured it was worth trying for a while Only negative side is oily skin + hair, and its not too much worse than when I was taking t-force. I'm using Vitamin Shoppe's house brand lemon lime fish body oils, comes out to under $1/day that way.

[srx600]

So 100g of fat per day...what percentage is that of your calories and how many cals are you taking in? I think I will try this, but I want to know your calories and macros so I can scale it down to my needs.

[kabuki]

2 weeks steadily as of now. I'm up 13 lbs in that time on the scale, with slightly better definition - was 199lbs on Sunday the 2nd, today I'm at 212. I'm somewhere in the 15% bf area. The idea came from Charles Poliquin. He said in his article "The Top 5 Supplements to Gain Muscle Mass"

I figured it was worth trying for a while Only negative side is oily skin + hair, and its not too much worse than when I was taking t-force. I'm using Vitamin Shoppe's house brand lemon lime fish body oils, comes out to under $1/day that way.

if you don't mind could you update this or start a new thread with some occasional updates? like a monthly update or something along that line?

I think a lot of people would find this info usefull.

[EasyEJL]

I think it may be closer to 90. Total calories intake is in the range of 3600 or so, which would leave me around 40% carb/35% protein / 25% fat.

[Jet]

You're using liquid right? How are you measuring out 40 grams?

I definitely think you should start a thread on this, enough people seem interested

[EasyEJL]

You're using liquid right? How are you measuring out 40 grams?

I definitely think you should start a thread on this, enough people seem interested

I'm doing 3 tablespoons a day... 3tsp of 5mg each to a tbsp. I figure I loose a couple grams to not filling the spoon to the top, and what sticks to it.

Just FYI as well, the amount of EPA + DHA you get in 30g of fish oil is only a little more than what you would get in a 10oz fillet of wild salmon. So its not a crazy amount at least in terms of those.

I have to give credit to xjsynx, it was his idea for me to torture myself following Poliquin's recommendations. I can't imagine that at least for bulking I'd see much better results from hormones. We'll see when I switch to a cut.

[EasyEJL]

if you don't mind could you update this or start a new thread with some occasional updates? like a monthly update or something along that line?

I think a lot of people would find this info usefull.

Maybe I'll start a weekly update, sundays only. Pictures and all. I'm perpetually logging anyway just so that I can look back at progress over time

[Truck 44]

very interested in this please keep us updated.