Your post on this ratio kinda hit home for me cause I recently started taking about 5 to 10 1000 mg fish oil capsules a day 300mg of Omega 3 in each capsule. Basically the only supplement I take and it was really for heart health after listening to such industry leaders as Will Brink recommend them so much.
My diet has always been pretty average and I don't really pay alot of attention to it. I eat alot of poor food too which was probably holding me back(double meat cheeseburgers, Tostinos CrispCrust Party Pizzas, Sams Choice Great Value fish sticks) I do try to keep my calories somewhat in check though. I noticed after keeping my diet about the same and implementing the fish oil, I did lean up a little bit with better vascularity. I bet my ratio was jacked because of the diet not being very spot on just like u stated.
Does the flaxseed give some kind of benefit that the fish oil does not?
Good stuff bro!
Flax has a lotta good benefits. High in antioxidants, 75x more Lignans than any other plant source, lotta good fiber. But, I mainly take it for the Omega 3 mega dose. 2TBSP contains 2.8g.
I always eat lots of "good fats", but I've been trying to supplement more with fish oils and flax or chia more because there's a dramatic decrease in the prevalence of disease in those who have a better Omega 3:6 ratio. Not saying omega 3's or 9's aren't necessary, but most people are just very deficient in 3's.
PS I notice the same thing regarding my physique when I keep my omega 3's high. If I could only spend money on a few supps it would be 1) a comprehensive cold processed multivitamin/mineral, 2) some form of Omega 3 supplementation, and 3) probiotics. All other "bodybuilding" supps come after these needs are met.
