or even cut out the supplements if you think you’re getting enough through your diet. For
example, 100 grams (three and a half ounces) of Atlantic salmon has about 1400 milligrams of
omega-3 fatty acids, so half a pound of Atlantic salmon would give you as much or more than
10 capsules of fish oil. (This does not eliminate the need for red meat in your diet.)
Any fish — be it shell, freshwater, ocean, or whatever — is good. There is some evidence,
though, that ocean fish may be a better source than freshwater fish (except for lake trout), and
that fish from the North Atlantic may be superior to that caught nearer the Equator.
AND KEEP IN MIND THE POSSIBILITY OF SUBSTITUTING MONO AND
POLYUNSATURATES WHERE POSSIBLE IN YOUR DIETARY CHOICES. In terms of
daily food intake, try to mix it up. Don’t stick entirely with the red meat and animal fats. Not only
fish oils, but flax seed, canola, corn, and olive oils will enable you to naturally blunt any tendency
toward overdoing those saturated fats. They should play a daily role in the Anabolic Diet.
THE SUPPLEMENT SCOREBOARD
Recommended
Rating Daily Dosage
Alcohol Thumb down
Bee pollen/Royal jelly Thumb down
Borage Seed Oil/Evening Thumb up 1,000 mg.
Primrose Oil
Caffeine Thumb up Strong cup pre-workout
Calcium Thumb up 500–1,000 milligrams
both before and during workout
Cocaine Thumb down
Coenzyme-Q10 Thumb up 60 mg.
Ephedrine?
Ginseng Thumb down
Herbal/Plant Anabolic Thumb down
Steroid Substitutes
Marijuana Thumb down
Medium Chain Triglycerides Thumb down
Nicotine Thumb down
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Thumb up 2,000 mg. EPA
Zinc Thumb up 50–100 mg.62 CHAPTER 4