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February 15, 2010 | 
Author Just wanted to share my misery before I left for a long day…I’ve been out of fish oil for 3 days, and my elbow now aches, and both my knees hurt as I walk up and down stairs. Just 3 days ago I was pain free while taking 30-40 grams of fish oil a day. Is this a coincidence? No. Fish oil is a very powerful anti-inflammatory, and without it my aches and pains, as well as those of the few friends I have who take large doses, come back in a hurry. Gotta make a fish run.
Could not agree more, did full squats and deadlifts friday, have not been this sore in a while, but the soreness has not touched my joints yet, fish oil is the answer
black oxide bars are nice, this was my first full squat/deadlifts since surgery, I did squats and sldl today, i wont be walking well tomorrow
I take 4 fish oil capsules aday which is 4,000mg equivalent to 4grams, you take 40,000mgs a day?
That is correct. The important constituent of fish oil is the DHA, and EPA, of which is there is probably very little in the capsules you take. 180 EPA and 120 DHA is standard. I either buy high potency caps or liquid oil. Very high doses do a lot to keep body fat and inflammation down. It’s the one supplement I won’t do without.
I’m new to supplements and I was wondering, if there is anything you should look out for when buying fish oil, or is standard fish oil you buy at gnc just as good as anything else?
That’s a good question, and I’m going to write a post soon to expand on the answer. But, the short answer is that potencies vary from brand to brand, so Yes, there is a difference, often a big one. But, that doesn’t mean you need to spend more than you have to.
Fish oil caps usually contain 180mg EPA and 120mg DHA per capsule. This is standard potency. Buying capsules with higher amounts of EPA and EHA per capsule is what you want to do – Trader Joes, Carlson, Costco, NOW foods all sell good high potency capsules, which give you more bang per pill. As far as trusting what is in each pill or capsule, all you need to look for is the USP logo on the bottle, which tells you that the USP lab has tested the product to ensure it contains what it claims. For this reason, I buy $4 Wal-Mart multi-vitamins, which are guaranteed to be just as potent as the $30 stuff you might buy at a vitamin store. So figure out the potency you want and then buy the cheapest product verified by the USP. NOW Foods’ products are all USP, so I really like what they sell. Good prices too. I still prefer Carlson liquid fish oil, though, to capsules because I take such a high dose.