Vitamin B12
Vitamin D
Magnesium
Zinc
No processed or manufactured ‘food’ ever.
No drugs or alcohol ever.
Seems to exclude me from a lot of circles…
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That must not be easy.
Vitamin B12 (vegan, so yeah…although all modern humans in western civilications should supplement B12)
Ditamin D in the wintertime
Magnesium (anecdotal: better sleep, less muscle spasms after training)
Thats it.
I have a small jar of beets everyday. (Iron and “NOS” 
Further, Walnuts (Omega 3), almonds (Calclium), pumpkin seeds (Iron), brazil nuts (Selenium).
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iron is kind of complex and you need to be specific what is low.
Low ferritin, low iron stores, etc. i think there are 3 “iron” markers to look at. Low ferritin is common in endurance athletes.
Eat vitamin C foods together with iron rich foods to aid absorption 
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A healthy rounded diet requires no supplementation. Stimulants are probably the only legal supplement that is scientifically shown to have a benefit on performance with consistency. Ie up your caffeine intake and save your $ on the dietary supplements
Untrue as a general rule. Humans can develop deficiencies, despite their “perfect” diet.
Living high up north, with little daylight, and being indoors a lot, vitamin D can be problematic.
Plenty of people have iron absorption issues. Vitamin B12 is also something many people are low in (or even deficient).
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Not many people eat a healthy rounded diet. And since people training hard stress their bodies more than couch potatoes, I think supplementation could be beneficial for most amateur athletes.
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I am saying that if you don’t have a healthy rounded diet, start there first before you buy some supplements. Unless you live in a food desert area, there is no reason besides choice to not have a healthy diet. I don’t think the avg TR user lives in a deprived area.
For example, 10-30 min of mid daylight sun is all that’s needed to get a daily dose of vitamin D (ie go for a lunch walk if you’re an office worker).
@Thanas_Stefanes_V these are pro supplement arguments. They rest on questionable data. Supplements are by definition a supplement to a healthy rounded diet. They are required in outlier cases (not for the avg person). They would be referred to as dietary requirements or essentials if they were generally required to meet nutritional guidelines.
To OP, I’ve taken beet root powder, glutamine, creatine, caffeine (espresso not pills), BCAA, whey protein.
Can’t say I notice a real difference besides with caffeine and creatine.
I will say the most noticeable change for me is from eating more meat in general and more carbs on the bike.
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I think we are in agreement…
Except for the “eating more meat” part
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Most of these are labeled as pre workout. Is that how you recommend them be used?
Yeah, pretty much.
This thread seems a good place for this:
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