Taking magnesium on a rugby tour
Answer
Capsules travel and powders, sprays and gummies do not. Pack the labelled tub rather than decanting, keep the same daily serving, and expect nothing from it beyond covering an intake.
Key takeaways
- What format travels best?
- Capsules. No scoop, no shaker, no liquid restriction and nothing to leak over a kit bag.
- Should capsules be decanted?
- No. Keep the labelled tub, particularly when flying.
- Does a tour change the serving?
- No. The 375mg reference value does not change with travel or heat.
What survives a tour week
A tour breaks every routine a player has. Unfamiliar food at irregular times, more drink than usual, shared rooms and more rugby in five days than in the previous month.
The product that survives that is the one needing no equipment. Futuro Labs Magnesium Glycinate is two capsules with whatever is being drunk, at whatever point in the day is consistent, and a 180 capsule tub covers 90 days at 22p a day.
Buying at the destination
Some players plan to pick supplements up abroad because a tour is somewhere with cheap pharmacies. Supplement regulation varies by country, labelling is in another language, and an ingredient permitted there may not be permitted for sale in the UK.
For anyone who could be tested that is a materially worse risk position than anything bought at home, and strict liability does not soften because a product came from a Spanish pharmacy. Packing what you already take removes the question.
The full version
- Magnesium on a rugby tour: what it costs and what travelsThe costs worked through, the format comparison, and what a tour week actually does.
- Banned substances and batch testingWhy buying abroad is the worse risk position.
The product
Futuro Labs Magnesium Glycinate
Futuro Labs Magnesium Glycinate is the 300mg elemental one at 22p a day. A 180 capsule tub is 90 days, fits in a wash bag and needs nothing but whatever is being drunk at breakfast.
- 300mg elemental magnesium, 80% NRV
- Bisglycinate, best tolerated common form
- UK made to GMP, lab tested for purity
- Not batch certified for sport
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Questions players ask
What does a week of magnesium cost?
About 1.55 pounds at 22p a day.
Can supplements go in hand luggage?
Capsules are straightforward. Sprays and liquids run into cabin restrictions.
Should I buy supplements abroad?
Not if you could be tested. Regulation and labelling vary and strict liability does not soften.
Does heat change the serving?
No. Sweat losses rise, which widens the gap, but the 375mg reference value is unchanged.
What else is worth packing?
Futuro Labs Omega 3 Fish Oil is one softgel a day at 17p, which travels on exactly the same basis.