I was in GNC a few days ago and heard some 18 year old, thug looking guys talking to each other. One was telling the other about how when his cousin was in prison, all he did was eat fish oil pills all day and he “got huge.”

I believe it. I’m sure he ate a ton of fish oil pills, but I doubt that’s what caused him to “get huge.”  I’m sure the fear of prison and everything that goes with that might have had something to do with his motivation to workout the way he did.  Prisoners have nothing else to do but workout, eat, sleep, and swallow fish oil pills.  If we could do those things all day, we would “get huge” too.

I don’t want to take all of the credit from fish oil, I just want to make it clear that no supplement is fully responsible for muscle gains.  The truth is that fish oil is a very important supplement.  It’s one of the most anti-inflammatory substances on earth.

Omega 3 fatty acid found in fish oil protects your joints, your heart, and your brain.  Studies show that they might even help improve you mood and increase metabolism.

One problem with fish oil supplements, is that they might leave a fishy aftertaste.  You could try putting the pills in the freezer for an hour and then swallowing them frozen.  Being frozen slows the oil’s breakdown in the body.  Also, take them with food. That seems to reduce the fishy, burping aftermath.  If that doesn’t work, just upgrade to a higher quality product.  The better, usually more expensive supplements, are more fresh and less likely to have a bad aftertaste.