A week or so ago, I wrote about my desire to get leaner and about the book Racing Weight by Matt Fitzgerald. 

I have read most of the book and it’s very good.  The suggested approach to becoming lean, is easy to understand and implementing it, doesn’t appear to be overly complicated.  Today, I am starting to make one change, based on the book’s recommendations.

I am going to be taking a daily Omega-3 fatty acid supplement.  The book talks about preliminary research, that suggests Omega-3 fatty acids may enhance the fat burning effect of exercise and may increase the elasticity of blood vessels, which promotes blood flow.  Those sound like great benefits.

I am pretty sure my current diet isn’t giving me the amount of Omega-3’s recommended by Matt, so this is why I choosing to take a supplement.

You’ll notice that the particular supplement I have bought also contains Vitamin D3.  I am already taking D3, so I thought why not take them together (it actually works out slightly cheaper this way).  I chose the brand Nordic Naturals based on a recommendation from my son, who take this supplement.  He says that he doesn’t suffer ‘fishy’ tastes from this particular brand and as a bonus, they are NSF certified for sport (certified against contamination by banned substances).

I have no idea if I will be able to tell a difference from taking this supplement, but it’s a common supplement with endurance athletes.  I figured it definitely will not hurt to try it  …. just hoping I don’t suffer from fishy tasting burps!