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LeLuke
Lv 5
LeLuke asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 6 years ago

Can a natural BodyBuilder take Vitamin D3?

I have been bodybuilding and I don t use any anabolics.

About 2 months ago I read that Zinc was a precursor for testosterone in our bodies, so I decided to go in the old supplement cupboard that my mom has. And I noticed one that said:

Zinc + Magnesium + Vitamin D3; Healthy Bone Support

I was like "Wow, Bone support and Zinc, what an anabolic bomb!" So I started taking one pill a day (bottle says to take 3), sometimes 2 if I missed the previous day.

Recently I found out that Vitamin D is a steroid hormone, I had no idea. Am I still considered natural? Can I keep taking this? You can buy these supplements at any store that sells vitamins and everything so this isn t illegal prescribed behind the curtains stuff.

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  • Mike G
    Lv 7
    6 years ago
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    "Recently I found out that Vitamin D is a steroid hormone". Completely false.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    6 years ago

    As far as I know "natural bodybuilder" refers to anyone who doesn't take steroids, growth hormone or anything illegal/unhealthy. Taking regular supplements like vitamins, minerals or protein powders isn't illegal but they also might not be necessary.

    Animal-based vitamin D (D3) is naturally produced by the human skin when you get sunlight. You can also find it in some fatty fish like wild-caught salmon, baltic herring and cod. Minor sources are eggs and fortified milk. There's also plant-based vitamin D2 which you get from some mushrooms. Some sources tell that the plant-based variant isn't as good. Some sources recommend a vitamin D supplement at least during wintertime if in the area sunlight is scarce.

    Zinc and selenium are important for testosterone production. I eat one or two brazil nuts each day to get some extra selenium. Zinc is commonly found in meat, fullgrain and seeds for example.

  • 6 years ago

    Yes. Vitamin D 3 is not considered a performance enhancing drug. 75% of people are deficient in vitamin d. All it does is make your bones more dense so you are less likely to get a fracture. Taking it makes your bones about 1 to 3% more dense per year of taking it.

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