What supplements do you take?
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Let's not post pics and talk about supplements.
Berto, I see you take creatine monohydrate. I have taken creatine for about 8 years now. When I first started taking creatine all I took was monohydrate. But as time went on other creatines came onto the market such as creatine ethyl ester where you don't have to load. Just curious if there were any advantages to taking the monohydrate compared to the other kinds.
Berto, I see you take creatine monohydrate. I have taken creatine for about 8 years now. When I first started taking creatine all I took was monohydrate. But as time went on other creatines came onto the market such as creatine ethyl ester where you don't have to load. Just curious if there were any advantages to taking the monohydrate compared to the other kinds.
Creatine monohydrate is safe, effective, has the most studies, and is CHEAP. I guess mixing a few different types is a good idea to hit different pathways, but good ol' mono is still #1 in my book.
However, watch out for creatine hydrochloride (not CEE). It's what's in CreaForm (from ProMera Labs) and I think GNC's Amplified creatine. Expensive but the shit works in terms of strength gains. Lots of good reviews too. Not worth my money though, at least not yet. I await price drops. It's bitter and acidic.
Oh and if anyone wants a fat burner that will knock you completely off your ass, try RoxyLean ECA from BPI Sports. Good freaking God. One capsule and I'm wired beyond wired... it's almost scary.
Gaspari Nutrition's Spirodex is fun too. A bit mood enhancing... my buddy calls em happy pills and takes one before drinking (probably not smart but he's nuts).
Not normally using fat burners though since I like my preworkouts so much.
However, watch out for creatine hydrochloride (not CEE). It's what's in CreaForm (from ProMera Labs) and I think GNC's Amplified creatine. Expensive but the shit works in terms of strength gains. Lots of good reviews too. Not worth my money though, at least not yet. I await price drops. It's bitter and acidic.
Oh and if anyone wants a fat burner that will knock you completely off your ass, try RoxyLean ECA from BPI Sports. Good freaking God. One capsule and I'm wired beyond wired... it's almost scary.
Gaspari Nutrition's Spirodex is fun too. A bit mood enhancing... my buddy calls em happy pills and takes one before drinking (probably not smart but he's nuts).
Not normally using fat burners though since I like my preworkouts so much.
It's widely available from online pharmacies, no prescription needed. I take modafinil sometimes, because I usually get drowsy in the middle of the day. Only problem is that the effect of one little pill of 100 mg taken in the morning lasts for a long time, disturbing the sleep cycle for a couple of days afterwards. Also, it is a pretty strong appetite suppressant, but that's not necessarily a negative...
I have some extremely productive days when I'm on piracetam and modafinil.
For all of you, take a look at this site:
A Compendium on Nutritional & Fitness Supplements | Examine.com
The information and the tone of it is right for Wfers looking for info.
Loved finding info like "pissing your money away" when talking about supplements blockkng each other.
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A Compendium on Nutritional & Fitness Supplements | Examine.com
The information and the tone of it is right for Wfers looking for info.
Loved finding info like "pissing your money away" when talking about supplements blockkng each other.
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They really aren't. A protein supplement can be useful, maybe creatine (doesn't work for everyone), and that's about it. Eating healthily is 50% of making good gains in the gym, the rest is training hard. If you stay legal there is no shortcut, hard work and consistancy is the best way by far.
post pics.
im trying to get that midsection fucking shredded. but alas my love for apple pie is imparing my ability
Cutting sugar was the best thing I ever did for my abs
Fish oil and a multivitamin aren't all about gains in the gym. Fish oil, not everyone can (or wants to) eat a bunch of salmon every day.
Fish oil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There's even a prescription drug that's nothing but fish oil, an FDA approved pharmaceutical; Lovaza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Multivitamins have benefit.
Jack3d is legal and helps energy and focus in the gym, and has creatine. Also where do you get the idea that creatine 'doesn't work for everyone'? It's a necessary acid for the human body: Creatine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I didn't say "eat junkfood but take supplements, you'll be good bro". Eat well, work out, and supplements can help.
If you eat well you don't need multivitamins, you just piss them away, and there are studies that show a higher rate of mortality if you do take them, I posted it earlier, here it is again:
Vitamin supplements may increase risk of death | Science | The Guardian
I know what creatine is, and I suggest you read the article you posted. First line of the article:
'Creatine is a nitrogenous organic acid that occurs naturally in vertebrates'
then later:
'Creatine is not an essential nutrient, as it is manufactured in the human body from L-arginine, glycine, and L-methionine.'
You get it mainly from meat. I've used it as a supliment myself in the past, and it did fuck all for me, and yes I did load up on it and stuck with it a while. Again, if you eat healthily then suplimenting it doesn't always lead to improvements.
A lot of stuff posted in this thread really is similar to the shit we peddle. I'm speaking from the experience of training for longer than most people on here have been alive, and trying most of them out at some point.
You guys should check these out if you're taking fish oil supps and multivitamins:
It’s Time to Reassess the Value, Safety of Multivitamin Use - Harvard Health Publications
http://thehealthyskeptic.org/when-it-comes-to-fish-oil-more-is-not-better?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-it-comes-to-fish-oil-more-is-not-better
It’s Time to Reassess the Value, Safety of Multivitamin Use - Harvard Health Publications
http://thehealthyskeptic.org/when-it-comes-to-fish-oil-more-is-not-better?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-it-comes-to-fish-oil-more-is-not-better
Berto, do you take any choline with your Aniracetam?
p.s. You can check smartpowders website for BULK source.
Awesome site, thanks.
Fish Oil can potentially have anabolic properties: Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Muscle Growth: Promising Potential | Intermittent fasting diet for fat loss, muscle gain and health
One study doesn't really convince me of the negatives or positives. After being in the science world myself for so long, it will take more studies that build on it to really build a case that something is totally harmful or totally helpful. How many times have diet researchers gone back and forth on the health effects of eggs for instance.
Right now there is more evidence to show the positives of certain vitamins (in moderation) than negatives (unless you count Vit. A toxicity if you take a metric fuck ton).
Fish oil is showing lots of positives and nearly no negatives unless it's from the liver of certain fish and hasn't been purified of Vitamin A due to potentially high levels. Most studies say supplementation of it is not a bad thing, because most people are not going to be eating salmon every single day.
Right now there is more evidence to show the positives of certain vitamins (in moderation) than negatives (unless you count Vit. A toxicity if you take a metric fuck ton).
Fish oil is showing lots of positives and nearly no negatives unless it's from the liver of certain fish and hasn't been purified of Vitamin A due to potentially high levels. Most studies say supplementation of it is not a bad thing, because most people are not going to be eating salmon every single day.
