yellowsnow Posted January 13, 2003 Posted January 13, 2003 I just had my first jui-jitsu class this weekend. It was an eye opener to say the least And today I am very very sore. I am wondering if anyone here takes glucosamine for there joints, or any other type of supplements. Hopfully the sorness will get less and less with each lesson. So anyone have any input?? Thanks! YS
LOILOI44 Posted January 13, 2003 Posted January 13, 2003 I take Glucosamine on a fairly regular basis. You will find if you are training hard, then injuries will occur. The best advice I could give you is tap out the second you feel pain. If you are going to take Gluc. take one with Condroitin and M.S.M. Be careful with the MSM, it can elevate your blood presure.
KickChick Posted January 13, 2003 Posted January 13, 2003 More on Glucosamine here http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1657 I too take a supllement with MSM and that is the first "side effect" I have heard (raising blood pressure)????? http://www.aabhealth.com/msm2.htm ( ... MSM is an incredibly awesome supplement ) that along with DHEA
LOILOI44 Posted January 13, 2003 Posted January 13, 2003 That's good to know. I take it to try and not have to get knee surgery. I'm glad that it has other health benefits.
BlackBeauty Posted January 13, 2003 Posted January 13, 2003 I have chondromalatia patella (CMP) in both knees and take a Glucosamine Sulfate complex called 'Arthrocine' 3 times a day. It has helped with my knee but not so far as making it better, but keeping the pain under control. I also ice my knees for 15 minutes after MT training which I attend 3 times a week and after any other knee-joint intensive activity like roadwork, lower-body weights or aerobics. As far as other supplements, I take a whole heap of other stuff from BCAA to women's toning protein, Cell-Tech (creatine supplement), Chromium, Gotu Kola and a whole range of other vitamins and minerals. ==================http://come.to/BlackBeauty==================
yellowsnow Posted January 13, 2003 Author Posted January 13, 2003 I have chondromalatia patella (CMP) in both knees and take a Glucosamine Sulfate complex called 'Arthrocine' 3 times a day. It has helped with my knee but not so far as making it better, but keeping the pain under control. I also ice my knees for 15 minutes after MT training which I attend 3 times a week and after any other knee-joint intensive activity like roadwork, lower-body weights or aerobics. As far as other supplements, I take a whole heap of other stuff from BCAA to women's toning protein, Cell-Tech (creatine supplement), Chromium, Gotu Kola and a whole range of other vitamins and minerals. Sounds like you spend a fair bit of money on supps As for everyone else, thanks for your respsonse. YS
BlackBeauty Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 Yes, i guess i do but that's because i need them and don't (and can't) eat enough to be able to get all the nutrients from real food. Actually, that's only a portion of what i take - on a daily basis I also take chitosan, gingko biloboa, max energy, ECA stack (sometimes), C complex, iron, calcium, super lecithin, B6, brahmi and a variety of multi-vitamins...my fiance also takes some of these too so we buy in bulk from either an Australian vitamins store on the 'net, or our local health food store where we are members (and the manager is a competition body-builder)... All I can suggest YS, is that you give the Glucosamine a try. At a minimum, you need to take it regularly for 3-4 months before you will notice any results. I was told to start off taking it 3 times a day for the first month then, 2 times a day after that. (The bottle says to take 1 a day). The best type of Glucosamine for conditions like mine where it involves damaged or rough cartilage, is the Glucosamine Sulfate complexes.... Good luck, BB. ==================http://come.to/BlackBeauty==================
Freestyler Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 Nope, I don't take any supplements.. Is this your first lesson in MA for some time, or have you been doing other MA besides JJ? I am sometimes a little sore after BJJ, nothing like when I first started MA, but I like it, tells me I've been training hard. I had my arm hyper-extended a little at one stage, so I agree fully with tapping out - it means you're learning.
Tombstone Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 i take it everyday about an hour before i go to the gym. it keeps me from getting sore.
ZR440 Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 I've been taking it for the past three or four months, but not sure if it helps. I still have crappy knees. KickChick, Do you know anything about the condition commonly known as Jumpers Knees? I read about it in a newspaper a month ago, but it didn't go into much detail. It's happy hour somewhere in the world.
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