what supplements should i take that work?

[tommymac]

ok i take creatine monohydrate, the best whey protein , and i wil take glutamine when i decide to cut up one day.......but i feel i dont need it at the moment while im eating heaps and bulking

so my question is what supplements should i take that work?
- maybe from your experience on using it
- nothing illegal or steroidal ( meaning i can buy it normally from a shop no underground stuff)

- i currently spend around 160 bucks per 1 month on protein and creatine so i have like 200 more bucks to spend per month , and please dont say buy food i eat alot of the right food already

yeh i better also add that i have done alot of research but im clueless on all the supps other than portein and creatine ( theres just to many im lost!!!)

ive had good results to date but just wanna add something that is great or wil aid me even more

Cheers

 

[kimchee411]

Are you taking vitamins? You may also want to add dextrose/maltodextrin PWO.

 

[tommymac]

Are you taking vitamins? You may also want to add dextrose/maltodextrin PWO.

yes i take a multi everday and i also take alot of sugar pwo somewhere around 100 grams (dextrose)

 

[pintoca]

how long you been working out?

while bulking the best supp out there (besides LOTS OF FOOD) are simply:

a simple whey isolate for your PWO (together with dextrose and(or maltodextrine)
Creatine (it does help in those critical 2 sec explosions of energy)
Glutamine

whether you need them or not, it depends entirely on your goal and current state. I would not ditch the whey/dex....

creatine/glutamine, if they are hurting your budget, try a while without them and measure progress

 

[nikkita]

as basic, you may want to add a multivitamin/multimineral, vit C, vit E and vit b

 

[tommymac]

been working out for 7 months
and nothin is hurting my budget im saying i want to spend 200 dollars more on something - not i only have 200 bucks left

 

[Guinness5.0]

been working out for 7 months
and nothin is hurting my budget im saying i want to spend 200 dollars more on something - not i only have 200 bucks left

Send me 200 bucks a month to tell you to quit worrying about minor details

Dude if you eat enough IMO there's not a single supp out there that will make much difference. I think whey is fantastic for it's absorption rate and digestibilty PWO, and the odd meal replacement product for convenience (I like muscle milk as a distant second to an actual meal) but there is NOTHING magic about any supp out there.

Vitamins, whey, simple carbs (malt./dextrose), healthy fat capsules (if you don't get enough from your diet), and creatine/glutamine is about as comprehnsive a list of effective supps as you'll find IMO as it relates to bulking.

 

[JumpBallWinner]

ok i take creatine monohydrate, the best whey protein , and i wil take glutamine when i decide to cut up one day.......but i feel i dont need it at the moment while im eating heaps and bulking

so my question is what supplements should i take that work?
- maybe from your experience on using it
- nothing illegal or steroidal ( meaning i can buy it normally from a shop no underground stuff)

- i currently spend around 160 bucks per 1 month on protein and creatine so i have like 200 more bucks to spend per month , and please dont say buy food i eat alot of the right food already

yeh i better also add that i have done alot of research but im clueless on all the supps other than portein and creatine ( theres just to many im lost!!!)

ive had good results to date but just wanna add something that is great or wil aid me even more

Cheers

I think you've got the wrong idea about glutamine. Don't know why you would only want to take it when your cutting when it's considered a very important amino acid for recovery and size. That's one of the main reasons I like pro complex, because it has glutamine precursors and peptides in it. As a matter of fact, I care more about making sure I get my daily doses of glutamine than I do creatine. I also like to add 5-10 grams of regular glutamine to my post workout drink, just for extra help. It's also considered to be very usefull to your immune system, althought if you are getting plenty of vitamins, you should already be doing well there.

 

[Big'r]

Glutamine Sucks Big Time. In Every Thing It's Supposed To Do.



1)Results of tracer studies indicate that skeletal muscle contributes to approximately 70% of overall glutamine production in healthy adults; the contribution of de novo synthesis being estimated at approximately 60%. Direct and specific measurements of glutamine in intact muscle protein are 50% lower than assumed previously.
2)Most amino acids are precursors for alanine and glutamine synthesis in skeletal muscle. Cysteine, leucine, valine, methionine, isoleucine, tyrosine, lysine, and phenylalanine increase the rate of glutamine synthesis. The progressive decline in alanine and glutamine synthesis noted on prolonged incubation is prevented by the addition of amino acids to the incubation medium.

-90% of the glutamine you take orally never even makes it to your muscles
-Glutamine does not prevent exercise-induced immune impairment. Carbs do. And glutamine does not influence hormonal levels
-Glutamine does not increase protein synthesis
-Glutamine prevents protein degradation but not more effectively than carbs
-Carbhohydrate or BCAA supplementation prevents decrease in glutamine levels during exercise


Try BCAAs EAAs. They actually increase protein synthesis!

 

[kimchee411]

How about CEE (Creatine Ethyl Ester) instead of creatine monohydrate? I just started reading about this stuff; seems very interesting. Input?