Help with supplements please!

[Kane]

bowski, you should be getting roughly 1-1.5g of protein per pound of bodyweight. You didn't mention anything about portion sizes, but just check to make sure your getting enough protein (fitday.com has protein content for alot of foods) and you'll be fine. In general your eating habits look good though.

I know work can get in the way of eating, you don't have to eat big meals every 2-3 hours, you can eat something small that is high in protein. A can of tuna, small sandwich or a protein shake in this case would work out nicely because you can consume those relatively quickly.

[IronKitten]

In reference to the NO supp...

These products are essentially an over-glorified (and generally overpriced) arginine supp. With a little creatine thrown in.

Their advertising generally centers around "getting energy and a high level 'pump' in your workout." The energy comes from the fact that there's usually a little caffeine in there. The 'pump' you get... it's simply vasodialation directly related to the arginine.

Arginine is a precursor to NO and what NO does is, relaxes the blood vessels (vasodialation). Sure, your veins look huge. But that really doesn't do anything for you during your workout other than make you look a little fuller.

The main reason in the BB world that arginine is supplemented, it increases natural GH production. In other words, you want it during your recovery times, not when you're in the gym shredding up your muscle tissue. It's best to take it an arginine supp in the evening (as opposed to right before a workout as often directed on these NO supps). Your natural GH is released in pulses throughout the day and night. The largest levels tend to hit early on in the sleep cycle. So in trying to get the most out of your GH, it seems more logical to do that around your body's natural peak release.

In the grand scheme of things, I wouldn't worry too much about the NO supp just yet. Like others have said, get your diet and training in check first, and start off with the base supps (protein, vitamins, fish oils, maybe some creatine).

[bowski]

great advise ... thanks all... i do some small research and i read a couple magazines here and there on diets and working out..... today was the 1st day of my "get serious and do something about your body" cycle... lol... i think im gonna stick with lots of protein (within my diet and shakes) and the vitamins...

can i get fish oils in a pill form? maybe i will get that too... im gonna stray from creatine for now..

also i will post a pic of myself from about a month ago... i haven't changed any since then...

[bowski]

[UmmmPain]

fish oil comes in gel form. and you should start taking creatine but thats your choice. do some reasearch on it because its safe and natural. good luck with your goal.

[UmmmPain]

you got a solid base to start with like i had. go to www.vitaminworld.com great stuff and pretty good prices. when you buy they save some credit and send you a check type thing every 4 months and you can get stuff for free. forgot how it worked but it does. and you can;t excpect much in a month maybe weight gain just give it another month and your shoulder's will be broad and bigger chest. just give it time people will tell you that you got bigger.

[bowski]

What brand of creatine do you prefer? i may order some in the next week to month... thanks a lot pain

[UmmmPain]

http://www.vitaminworld.com/pages/fi...CID=5&CPID=917

i get the fruit punch... look around theres a lot of stuff on there for good prices.

[IronKitten]

Originally Posted by UmmmPain

fish oil comes in gel form. and you should start taking creatine but thats your choice. do some reasearch on it because its safe and natural. good luck with your goal.

Fish oil you can get in many forms. Liquids and caps are the main types. I take caps. Some of the caps can give a fish burp but there are some in both cap and liquid form that are flavored with the 'no fish after-burp.'

[bowski]

thanks