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Path: sparky!uunet!lhdsy1!merlot!hillyer From: hillyer@rrc.chevron.com (Martin J. Hillyer,50-1267,(510)242-3123) Newsgroups: rec.running Subject: Re: Di-Methyl Glycine ? Message-ID: <5523@lhdsy1.lahabra.chevron.com> Date: 29 Jul 92 20:24:29 GMT References: <15863@pitt.UUCP> Sender: news@lhdsy1.lahabra.chevron.com Reply-To: hillyer@rrc.chevron.com Organization: Chevron, Richmond, California Lines: 36 In article 15863@pitt.UUCP, geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks) writes: >In article <1992Jul27.174423.1288@igor.tamri.com> margaret@igor.tamri.com (Margaret Kritzer) writes: >>Yesterday I went to a fairly well-stocked vitamin counter, >>wanting advice about supplements for my running program, >>as well as my life in general! I got a pretty comprehensive >>package of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and anti-oxidants. >>Then the vitamin guru recommended doing some DMG, sublingually, >>10 minutes before a hard run. He claimed it converts lactic >>acid into oxygen. Sort of like recycling. Is this true? Sounds >>too good to be true, to me. > >Bogus. All of these supplements for runners or bodybuilders >or whatever are bogus. They are just a way to get you to waste >your money. Any effect on performance is placebo. Recent studies >on athletes taking supplement show that they all come out in the >urine shortly after they are consumed. If you want >to supplement your diet (which should be a healthy one anyhow) >stick to a simple, cheap, generic multivitamin. Get it at a >discount drugstore rather than a "nutrition" store. Some people think >additional vit C, E, and beta carotene may help ameliorate certain >changes that occur with aging, but they wouldn't likely affect >your running. The last person you want to listen to for advice >is the salesman who's peddling this stuff. >-- >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Gordon Banks N3JXP | "Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and >geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu | it is shameful to surrender it too soon." >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I heard about this stuff about 15 years ago, in the early days of the running boom, along with other magic elixirs, such as bee pollen. I tried DMG and didn't notice any effect one way or the other. Bee pollen wasn't any good either... Too bad, but it seems that the best way to improve is to train hard and specifically for the event you're interested in. Martin