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OTIS · 05-01-2008, 08:46 PM

Im gonna go to GNC this weekend, anybody have any suggestions on what i should get for a beginner, besides whey. I have used whey for a couple months, now what other new things should i try? Thanks.

Ross86 · 05-01-2008, 09:01 PM

Do yourself a favor and don't go to GNC. I went to walmart last week and was amazed at the price difference..it was bigger than I expected. Walmart's protein is good enough. They had fish oil 200sg for $5.47. You will be able to get cheaper vitamins also. That's all you really need... I believe they sell creatine also.

If you do shop at GNC, prices will be higher until gold card week is over........ If you decide to anyway, ON's 100% whey is on sale for an almost decent price. And if you get your vitamins there, don't get the Sport. Get the plain Mega Men..it's a better vitamin. Unless the Sport is cheaper, which I don't think it is...I think it's on sale for the same price as the regular.

And if you really want to get a LOT more for your money, then shop at nutraplanet.com or bulknutrition.com

Overall, you really only need some whey and a multivitamin. Fish oil is good to have also..and creatine if you decide to do that.

hrdgain81 · 05-02-2008, 07:42 AM

I buy all of my stuff online

nutraplanet.com
bulknutrition.com

widdoes2504 · 05-02-2008, 08:57 AM

I also go online. GNC is too expensive for me.

Pitysister · 05-02-2008, 01:31 PM

dittoes....on widdoes.

TALO · 05-02-2008, 04:20 PM

same

bulknutrition.com
popeyes (free shipping over $100)
bb.com

dave_cshmn · 05-03-2008, 06:15 AM

Educate me on waxy maize what is its purpuse

Ross86 · 05-03-2008, 08:25 AM

If you do a search, you will find several threads about it.

stalion · 05-10-2008, 04:53 AM

online is the way to go big saving gnc is a rip off
massnutrition.com
nutraplanet.com
orbitnutrition.com
Those are a few and great service especialy orbit
Recently i got a botle of lipo6x from massnutrition and the pills were melted they sent me a replacement in just 3 days.

Drallen2662 · 05-15-2008, 03:25 PM

When you are supplement shopping is a fat burner a good idea? I've looked at several of them and the majority have an appetite suppressant. If you are trying to increase muscle mass you are trying to eat a small meal every 2-3 hrs, wouldn't that defeat the purpose? I’ve also noticed a lot of them inhibit the ability of your body to absorb the majority of the fat you ingest. As discussed in several different threads by Eric3237, starving your self puts your body into survival mode in which your body stores everything extra as fat. Wouldn’t this cause a similar scenario?

I’m just wondering because if I’m totally off base on this I would like to know.

05-01-2008, 08:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
OTIS Rank: New Member Experience: > 1 Year Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 48 Country: Gender:	Supplement shopping Im gonna go to GNC this weekend, anybody have any suggestions on what i should get for a beginner, besides whey. I have used whey for a couple months, now what other new things should i try? Thanks.
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05-01-2008, 09:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ross86 Rank: Lightweight Experience: > 1 Year Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,302 Country: Gender:	Do yourself a favor and don't go to GNC. I went to walmart last week and was amazed at the price difference..it was bigger than I expected. Walmart's protein is good enough. They had fish oil 200sg for $5.47. You will be able to get cheaper vitamins also. That's all you really need... I believe they sell creatine also. If you do shop at GNC, prices will be higher until gold card week is over........ If you decide to anyway, ON's 100% whey is on sale for an almost decent price. And if you get your vitamins there, don't get the Sport. Get the plain Mega Men..it's a better vitamin. Unless the Sport is cheaper, which I don't think it is...I think it's on sale for the same price as the regular. And if you really want to get a LOT more for your money, then shop at nutraplanet.com or bulknutrition.com Overall, you really only need some whey and a multivitamin. Fish oil is good to have also..and creatine if you decide to do that.
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05-02-2008, 07:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
hrdgain81 Rank: Light Heavyweight Experience: 5-7 Years Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,334	I buy all of my stuff online nutraplanet.com bulknutrition.com
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05-02-2008, 08:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
widdoes2504 Rank: Lightweight Experience: 10+ Years Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,142 Country: Gender:	I also go online. GNC is too expensive for me.
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05-02-2008, 01:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pitysister Rank: Lightweight Experience: > 1 Year Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,190 Country: Gender:	dittoes....on widdoes.
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05-02-2008, 04:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
TALO Rank: Lightweight Experience: 10+ Years Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,619 Country: Gender:	same bulknutrition.com popeyes (free shipping over $100) bb.com
	TALO's Sig:"But when do you actually grow? Well, we don't grow in the gym. In the gym, we destroy. We tear down the body. We only grow when we are recovering. That's right, I said recovery. I see it all the time--people beating themselves up in the gym and not seeing results. They don't understand that hitting the weights hard is only a small part of growing or even cutting down. I could train the same all year round and get big or get ripped just by eating different and taking different supplements"

05-03-2008, 06:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
dave_cshmn Rank: Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 101	Educate me on waxy maize what is its purpuse

05-03-2008, 08:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ross86 Rank: Lightweight Experience: > 1 Year Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,302 Country: Gender:	If you do a search, you will find several threads about it.
	Ross86's Sig:"Excuses are the building blocks to a monument of nothingness" "Your best day isn't the day you go in and perform at your peak, setting personal bests, and running through obstacles like they aren't even there. Your best day is when you feel like shit, you have no motivation, and all you want to do is stay in bed ... but you don't; you get your ass up, and you take care of business. THAT'S YOUR BEST DAY." - A very wise man Stone Black

05-10-2008, 04:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
stalion Rank: New Member Experience: 1-2 Years Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: usa Posts: 34 Country: Gender:	online is the way to go big saving gnc is a rip off massnutrition.com nutraplanet.com orbitnutrition.com Those are a few and great service especialy orbit Recently i got a botle of lipo6x from massnutrition and the pills were melted they sent me a replacement in just 3 days.

05-15-2008, 03:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
Drallen2662 Rank: New Member Experience: > 1 Year Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 38 Country: Gender:	When you are supplement shopping is a fat burner a good idea? I've looked at several of them and the majority have an appetite suppressant. If you are trying to increase muscle mass you are trying to eat a small meal every 2-3 hrs, wouldn't that defeat the purpose? I’ve also noticed a lot of them inhibit the ability of your body to absorb the majority of the fat you ingest. As discussed in several different threads by Eric3237, starving your self puts your body into survival mode in which your body stores everything extra as fat. Wouldn’t this cause a similar scenario? I’m just wondering because if I’m totally off base on this I would like to know.

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