Supplements for Rookies

[Mr.X]

The supplement industy has become a rapidly growing business over the years. Forget the days of creatine, chalky protein powders and basic multivitamins. There are so many different brands of products available to the public but which ones are good and which ones suck?

To many bodybuilders waste to much money on supplements than what they need to be. A proper training routine and diet does ninety percent of the bodybuilding equation. Supplements fill the other ten percent of the missing void. Many people are led to believe supplements are miracles in a bottle, but guess what? They are wrong!

There are supplements that you do need, however. A multivitamin works well because it gives your body the proper vitamins it needs. A good fat source is crucial as well. Fish oil and flax seed oil are the most common types but any EFA(Essential Fatty Acid) will work too. Protein powders, BCAA(Branched Chained Amino Acids), and glutamine are also good additions to your daily supplement regimine if you can afford them.

Other supplements such as creatine, no2, and zma`s results will depend on the individual and how well their bodies respond to the product. Don`t buy into the lies supplement companies use like the ones guaranteeing 10,000,000 times better results than that of their rivals. Companies also hire bodybuilders to promote their products but more times than not, that bodybuilder doesn`t even use the product he promotes.

So if you`re going to use supplements to achieve your fitness goals, start with the basics and use trial and error effectively as you try out new products. Don`t expect a miracle result like your are led to believe, concistency within your training, diet , and sleeping patterns will be much more effective. Until next time, Later!

[g3cko]

Good advice. I was one of those people who got sucked into all the hype when I
started out. What a waste of cash.

[Adam F]

*Bump* thread because it's sooo true. I really just stick with a good vitamin and Protein shake.

[Leo1984]

I've noticed in lean mass protein products, the protein/carbohydrate ratio is different to the mass muscle gainers. Can somebody elaborate on the relation between the two to get which result?

I guess this is because different companies want to be different in achieving different results so they differ in the protein/carb ratio. Like Im using MAX's daytime mass gainer and the ratio is 32.2g/38.2g per serve. Would a leaner powder mean higher carbs to protein, and a fast mass gainer have higher protein to carbs? And whats the best for which situation and goal? Ive also seen some that are 50/50.

[Gator_Mclusky]

Excellent advice. Im so disenchanted that I just eat and train hard.

[access]

Very good read. As Gator says it is easy to get disenchanted as more money is spent on marketing these products than actually developing them. This is the best advice from X's post:

"start with the basics and use trial and error effectively as you try out new products"

[sssc]

hey friends...

this is a very informative post... my thinking on all the crap that the big supp companies throw at us is to remember that the old school guys didn't need them to get big...

i guess the old "kiss" analogy still applies...