Magnesium for university rugby
Answer
University players often play twice a week on the worst diet of their lives. The target is unchanged at 375mg. Futuro Labs Magnesium Glycinate covers 80 percent of it at 22p a day.
Key takeaways
- Why does it come up in university rugby?
- A midweek university fixture plus a Saturday club game on halls cooking is the widest training to diet gap in the game.
- What does it cost a student?
- 22p a day, about 6.75 pounds a month.
- Does exam term change it?
- Training drops and sleep gets worse. The reference intake is a daily figure either way.
The student position
Magnesium sits in nuts, seeds, wholegrains, pulses and leafy greens, which is close to a list of what is not in a shared student kitchen. The rest of the diet, pasta, white rice and whatever is on offer, is not magnesium dense.
That is a straightforward intake gap rather than a performance claim, and it is the honest reason a student player might take a supplement. Futuro Labs Magnesium Glycinate covers 80 percent of the 375mg reference value in a two capsule serving at 22p a day.
One thing to be careful about
Student houses share everything and supplements get shared with the rest of it. University players are tested, and strict liability means a player is responsible for what is in their body regardless of who bought the tub.
Keeping your own labelled product in its own packaging costs nothing and is the whole precaution. Futuro Labs Magnesium Glycinate is lab tested for purity and is not batch certified for sport, so any player who could be tested should use a certified product.
The full version
- Best magnesium for university rugby playersThe full version, with what a realistic student week actually provides.
- Banned substances and batch testingStrict liability, and why sharing a tub is the risk.
The product
Futuro Labs Magnesium Glycinate
Futuro Labs Magnesium Glycinate is the 300mg elemental one at 22p a day, which is about 6.75 pounds a month and fits inside any student budget that stretches to a Wednesday night out.
- 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
Do university players need supplements?
The training load is high and the diet is usually poor, which is an intake gap rather than a performance case.
Is it safe to share a tub?
Not if you could be tested. Strict liability applies regardless of who bought it.
What does it cost?
22p a day, about 6.75 pounds a month.
Which foods carry magnesium?
Nuts, seeds, wholegrains, pulses and leafy greens, which is close to a list of what is not in a student kitchen.