Hey Sandra,
In looking at some of the supps you are taking here is my take on some of it. I would also like to get the feedback of some of our other forum members on these, but here is my quick and dirty assessment.
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Vitamin B6 - 30mg
Manganese - 15mg
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No problems with these, but a question. Why not just hit you with a full blown B COMPLEX vit?
Which form? Chromium picolinate was one of those hyped supplements in the late 80's that turned out to be a huge disappointment. I would see its only value being as a handy glucose disposal agent for a person on a ketogenic diet, which I wouldn't recommend anyway so nevermind.
That one seems okay. That is the best time to ingest high quality protein. What brand are you taking?
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Citimax (Garcinia Cambogia containing 50% (-) HCA)
- 1500 mg
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Isn't this a fat burner of some sort? Sounds familiar, but I can't recall at the moment.
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L-Camitine Tartrate - 350mg
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I presume you are referring to L-carnitine which is also an over-hyped fat burning supplement.
Wow! Feels like a VH1-"where are they now" moment here... Never thought I would ever hear about that one again. Another great disappointment from the 80's!
GLA or CLA?
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Thermogenic Complex Herbs - 60mg
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Which thermogenic herbs? Are we talking ephedra alkalides here? Possibly combined with caffeine and and willow bark (asprin)? That one sounds a bit to vague. I would find out what he has you taking here.
All reading these supplements did for me was confirm the total irresponsibility of your trainer. People like him can truly do more harm than good. Did he even ask about your medical history to find out if you were diabetic or not? Putting you on some combo like this is risky, and most of the stuff he has you taking is not even worth taking. They were trendy in the 80's, but most trainers [should] know that that stuff is bunk. I hate to sound repetitive, but you really need to replace that trainer ASAP. He isn't worth it even if he were free with your membership. Misinformation and lack of interest in his clients' histories are pretty major issues. He may have a good personality (although just hearing the things that he has overlooked would make me lose too much respect to even give that a chance), but that in and of itself is not worth money that you are spending to work with an EXPERT. You have been misled.
Keep up the hard work though. You should pat yourself on the back for your own effort!