Good question. It certainly is cheap enough. I'll probably be getting some ascorbic acid from TP because it's certainly been lacking in my diet.
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Vitamin C is therefore essential for tissue healing, such as from wounds and burns healing, as well as the structural adaptations that result from exercise training, such as muscle growth and strengthening of bone.
Vitamin C is also a powerful anti-oxidant, quenching reactive oxygen species (a type of free-radical) produced during exercise by itself becoming an oxidized molecule, but one that is harmless to the cell3. Because the mechanism of post-exercise muscle damage likely involves free-radical production6, several studies have examined the effect of Vitamin C on recovery. Although some studies have not suggested a favorable effect on post-exercise soreness and strength loss2, most research suggests that Vitamin C (~500mg / day) reduces muscle soreness and strength loss after especially strenuous or novel exercise1, 4, 5, 7, 8.
Vitamin C can be taken daily to promote connective tissue (muscle fascia, bone, etc.) health and aid in cellular quenching of destructive free radicals, along with other anti-oxidants such as ALA. Vitamin C could be taken in larger amounts during periods of especially intense or unaccustomed training, to promote recovery and minimize excessive muscle damage and soreness. Competitive bodybuilders seeking a diuretic effect might consider vitamin C as a natural means to “dry out” during the days before a competition.
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Only $8 per pound. Other than that, I need some more mega dose vitamin and a seperate mineral supplement from Parillo.