What are your Top 3 suppliments for working out?

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Spamela

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The OFFICIAL D/FW Assault Crew Tuna Shake,
THE CHICO STATE POST WORKOUT TUNA SHAKE,
and CHILI CON TUNA.

all recipes available here.
 

TheNinja

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Originally posted by: Spamela
The OFFICIAL D/FW Assault Crew Tuna Shake,
THE CHICO STATE POST WORKOUT TUNA SHAKE,
and CHILI CON TUNA.

all recipes available here.

lol....i was wondering how long it would take spamela to come promote his nasty sounding tuna shakes. decent response time on his part i guess.
 

TheNinja

Lifer
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Originally posted by: SP33Demon
Creatine, Whey, and glucosatatory crystals (dextrose). Next would be caffeine/aspirin to augment the workout. I was a bodybuilder for 10 years :)

When do you take dextrose? post workout with creatine? Also, what's the deal with caffeine/aspirin? Did you just take it prior to workouts for energy and to keep inflamation down?
 

Spamela

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Originally posted by: TheNinja
Originally posted by: Spamela
The OFFICIAL D/FW Assault Crew Tuna Shake,
THE CHICO STATE POST WORKOUT TUNA SHAKE,
and CHILI CON TUNA.

all recipes available here.

lol....i was wondering how long it would take spamela to come promote his nasty sounding tuna shakes. decent response time on his part i guess.

the road to strength is not for everyone.
 

StageLeft

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I take a multi-vit and a half scoop of whey every morning with my cereal. Otherwise nothing. The only other supplement I'll occasionally add is creatine, and increase whey depending on my needs, but I've been obtaining protein from normal food lately.
 

Gurck

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Originally posted by: Spamela
Originally posted by: TheNinja
Originally posted by: Spamela
The OFFICIAL D/FW Assault Crew Tuna Shake,
THE CHICO STATE POST WORKOUT TUNA SHAKE,
and CHILI CON TUNA.

all recipes available here.
lol....i was wondering how long it would take spamela to come promote his nasty sounding tuna shakes. decent response time on his part i guess.
the road to strength is not for everyone.
You don't have to drink tuna shakes to get big... I agree, they sound really disgusting :p

Anyway, creatine, whey protein, and the one a lot of people overlook - sleep.
 

xXped0thugXx

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Originally posted by: TheNinja
Originally posted by: SP33Demon
Creatine, Whey, and glucosatatory crystals (dextrose). Next would be caffeine/aspirin to augment the workout. I was a bodybuilder for 10 years :)

When do you take dextrose? post workout with creatine? Also, what's the deal with caffeine/aspirin? Did you just take it prior to workouts for energy and to keep inflamation down?


dextrose is used post workout to replenish glycogen, rehydration of muscles, and to spike your insulin. Caffeine is used to burn fat.

1. 1-ad (1 Androstendiol)
2.Whey Protein
3. Creatine
 

SP33Demon

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Originally posted by: TheNinja
Originally posted by: SP33Demon
Creatine, Whey, and glucosatatory crystals (dextrose). Next would be caffeine/aspirin to augment the workout. I was a bodybuilder for 10 years :)

When do you take dextrose? post workout with creatine? Also, what's the deal with caffeine/aspirin? Did you just take it prior to workouts for energy and to keep inflamation down?
Good questions. You want to take the dextrose before and after your workouts, making sure to eat a meal after your workout (and if you are running out of energy during your workouts, take a protein shake 30-60 minutes before as well). The dextrose will spike your insulin, which increases absorption of nutrients.

Yes, the creatine is post workout, but it also helps prior too. 5g before and after should be fine, it's also part of the "bracketing" method.

The caffeine is obviously for the energy, and also helps to burn fat. The aspirin, yes is to keep the inflammation down and to thin your blood for increased oxygen transfer. I usually will take the aspirin if I'm recovering from an injury, or feel really crappy (like getting sick) and need an extra boost. Normally I won't take caffeine either unless I'm feeling crappy or trying to burn fat (caffeine = beta B fat blocker). The E/C/A stack (Ephedra/Caffeine/Aspirin) was, and still is popular today. Obviously with the ban of eph, it eliminates that . You may want to try taking Yohimbine as a substitute, I've read really good things (it's a rare alpha fat blocker) but have taken it so your YMMV. Hope this helps and good luck.

 

shilala

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1. The clear
2. The cream
3. Ephedrine
I can get an awesome workout without ever leaving my chair.
 

TheNinja

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Originally posted by: shilala
1. The clear
2. The cream
3. Ephedrine
I can get an awesome workout without ever leaving my chair.

Is that a brown leather vibrating recliner chair???.....Barry is that you???
 

Conky

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1.Beer
2.Pizza
3.Steroids(legally prescribed of course)

If it worked for Ahnold... ;)
 

shilala

Lifer
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Originally posted by: TheNinja
Originally posted by: shilala
1. The clear
2. The cream
3. Ephedrine
I can get an awesome workout without ever leaving my chair.

Is that a brown leather vibrating recliner chair???.....Barry is that you???

I'm meltin away the fat and puttin on the guns.
Black leather non vibrating roller recliner. Vibrators are for pirates and sissies (and pornos, but that doesn't really fit in this insult).