|
Re: weightlifting supplements?
A couple of thoughts:
First off, stay away from GNC / Vitamin World / etc. Going there is a good way to go broke. I've been using netrition.com for years and have always loved their prices. I'm sure there are other good internet stores, but I happen to like netrition.
I've gone through various stages of trying all sorts of things. Just protein, protein + creatine, complete stacks from Gaspari, BSN, etc. I'm not convinced on most of it.
Right now, I just drink a protein shake on occasion (100% Gold Standard Whey), and sometimes take something to get me going in the morning if I work out early (before 5am). For that, I use Gaspari Nutrition's Superpump250. It is a NO mix which does a good job of getting me going in the morning. The only problem with any NO supliment is that is a total gutbuster if you take too much. I barely take one scoop (they recommend 3) and I eat something real small first. If I take it on an empty stomach I get a horrible stomach ache. Also, start REAL small with NO stuff, the first time I took it, I thought I was going to have a heart attack my heart was beating so fast. I almost threw it away right there, but I went back and added a bite to eat beforehand and went from 2 scoops to just a half scoop until i got used to it. When I'm out of this container, will I get more, I'm not quite sure yet. I'm making gains, but I don't know if it has anything to do with it, I only use it a couple of times a week when I go in real early.
The last thing I can recommend is think outside normal training routines. I had been doing standard weightlifting for I don't know, 10 - 12 years now, and I'd constantly hit plataus. Since then I've been doing a lot of things from crossfit.com and things I know gymjones.com uses (the folks who trained the 300 guys). And I'm WAY stronger now. Like it is said on the crossfit FAQ, the level of size you can get is kinda like this:
#1 Bodybuilding on steroids
#2 Crossfit on steroids
#3 Crossfit w/o steroids
#4 BodyBuilding w/o steroids
I don't do solely crossfit, but I also agree with that ranking above. You can't get real benefits from Bodybuilding w/o using steroids, your body simply resists it too much. I think it is good for you to completely switch training regiments every couple of months. Not to follow fads, but to just keep your body guessing.
That of course is my opinion, please just read around a try different things. One thing that really helped the 300 cast was shocking their bodies on a daily basis by never doing the same workout in a 4 month period.
Good luck.
|
