So I thought I would hit a short blurb about supplements. I am not talking about the kind that you use to get a "pump" but the ones that actually help improve performance and reduce body fat. Some if this may apply some may not if you are not sure ask your nutrition coach about it.

Glutamine- Key supplement in restoring muscle glycogen; Glut-amine is converted in the liver to glucose, which is then shuttled to the cells and stored in the muscles as glycogen without replenishing liver glycogen. This a great alternative if you are multiday WODing and have trouble stomaching food immediately after a WOD. You can get it in stand alone capsule form or some post workout drinks like Cytomax (really high in sugar =/ ) have it in the ingredients.

L-Carnitine- L-Carnitine helps to transport fatty acids from the cytosol to the mitochondria, which promotes the breakdown of lipids to use fat as a fuel source promoting weight loss and use of fat as energy

Primrose- Can help to reverse insulin resistance, insulin resistance is a key factor that inhibits weight loss. It is best used in conjunction with Alpha lipoic acid. 200mg a day

Vitamin D- Okinawa is a great place to get your Vitamin D from the sun everyday!! Unless of course you work inside during daylight hours or its winter and the sun rarely shows itself. If thats the case then you may have some Vitamin D deficiency and the big D is crucial in the proper function of the thyroid and hormonal production. It has also been cited in many studies to induce the death of cancer cells and has a role in preventing and even reversing the onset of coronary heart disease.

Vitamin C- Ok we have mentioned this one before... Taking some Vitamin C before bed can help to reduce cortisol levels. High cortisol levels are an inhibitor to weight loss. Quality sleep and some Vitamin C will speed weight loss right along!!

Fish Oil- Its true that if you are eating a good clean macronutrient diet that there might not be a need for fish oil. but what exactly is the definition of a clean macronutrient diet? Lean meats; that are free range and naturally fed. (not just grass fed beef but all your sources of meat should be naturally raised.) Right here the majority of us can say we are not as clean as we can be, but why does it matter? It all comes down to the what happens to the meats when they are not naturally raises and fed. First off grain fed beef is much fattier, by about 15-20% than naturally raised, normally this would not be a bad thing except that the grain makes the fat in the meat extremely high in Omega 6 to Omega 3 ratio (the average western diet is about a 15-20:1) .... Enter Fish oil, this will help you get back to the good, the EPA and DHA in Fish Oil is your best source outside of naturally raised meats. Quality Fish Oils (Carlson is a great brand) that actually use fish oil and not soybean oil (bad source of omega 3's mostly short chain) can help to get us back to that 2:1 omega 6 to omega 3 which is optimal for both weight loss and performance.

Alpha Lipoic Acid- Lipoic acid has been shown in cell culture experiments to increase cellular uptake of glucose by recruiting the glucose transporter GLUT4 to the cell membrane, suggesting its use in reversing type 2 diabetes. This is a good thing regardless .. better insulin sensitivity is a all around home run and this combined with the primrose can help to quickly reverse the damage we have done to ourselves with high grain diets over the majority of our lives. 200mg a day is the recommended dosage.

OK so that is the majority of the supplements which we have been reading about recently if you have questions about other supplements please feel free to post it to comments and we will try to do as much research as we can to give you the most informed answers possible. Please realize none of stuff works without getting your eating on track though so the hope of eating a happy meal and supplementing with some primrose and ALA will not help you. Hope this helps!!