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Title: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Dr Dutch on July 23, 2012, 04:14:08 AM
We all know now that besides gear nothing really works if you eat right. Well, maybe creatine.
Myself I must have wasted hunderds of dollars on crap stuff when I was young and innocent.

Could you estimate how much you wasted over the years ?


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"homeopathic growth hormone"      :-[
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Tito24 on July 23, 2012, 04:42:29 AM
too much, i dont even take protein powder anymore, eat like normal people and still make progress and look full.haha
cant believe i was so naive
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: BayGBM on July 23, 2012, 05:35:48 AM
Over the years?  $0.00.  ::)
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: JasonH on July 23, 2012, 05:57:43 AM
I just use protein powders now and creatine on and off.

The odd bit of NO-Explode pre-workout as well has provided noticeable results in energy and pump which make working out more enjoyable but I'm aware it probably hasn't produced a single ounce of extra muscle.

Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: oldtimer1 on July 23, 2012, 06:00:34 AM
Every year there is another crop of teenagers and guys in their early twenties that a fooled by the glossy ads in the magazines. Then after taking the expensive crap they realized they have been fooled by a snake oil salesman. It's okay for the salesman because another crop of suckers is right behind the first.

The only thing that works for me is creatine. Then again who knows if cheap testosterone powder was mixed in the brand I swear by. Think that doesn't happen? It does.  

I also use whey isolate. I really don't know if it works but during the times of my best muscular condition I was using it. Maybe I just don't want to rock the boat.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: BigCyp on July 23, 2012, 06:06:45 AM
When I first started training I probably 'wasted' a hundred bucks on BCAA's and tribulus terrestris (hahah yes) but shortly after training began, I joined getbig and was mercifully saved from remortgaging my home and selling my family to the sex industry for muscletech products - thank you all bros
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: LurkerNoMore on July 23, 2012, 06:09:37 AM
When I first started training I probably 'wasted' a hundred bucks on BCAA's and tribulus terrestris (hahah yes) but shortly after training began, I joined getbig and was mercifully saved from remortgaging my home and selling my family to the sex industry for muscletech products - thank you all bros

Years ago, Muscle Tech brought a lawsuit against Elite Fitness because the members were on the board talking about what crap it was.  The courts threw it out saying that consumers had a right to voice their opinions.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: BigCyp on July 23, 2012, 06:12:11 AM
Years ago, Muscle Tech brought a lawsuit against Elite Fitness because the members were on the board talking about what crap it was.  The courts threw it out saying that consumers had a right to voice their opinions.

Hahaha, just goes to show that the foundation of these 'products' is lies and deception. At the first sign of truth, they run for a lawsuit  ::)
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: booty on July 23, 2012, 06:39:31 AM
Gaspari products would have to be the worst supps on the market.  Total waste of money and even their protein powder made my stomach bloated.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: bigmikecox on July 23, 2012, 06:42:14 AM
I used to get Weider's Dynamic Muscle Builder, those OLD Amino's from Twinlabs and other bullshit! Never got sucked into the Cybergenics shit, thank GOD!!

I see so many dudes at the gym that have their intra workout drinks and shit!

all I take now is a pre workout and glutamine.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Purge_WTF on July 23, 2012, 06:46:58 AM
  From personal trial, I've come to the conclusion that at least 80% of supplements are useless and/or unnecessary. This is part of the other 20%:

  (https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRuawa8RqY0zBk_1X_Fqh6_Rqvmzsp04pbky1f3JWUDRIV8thUG)

  Apetite control, major mood boost, and sick energy all in one.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: JasonH on July 23, 2012, 06:48:10 AM
I used to get Weider's Dynamic Muscle Builder, those OLD Amino's from Twinlabs and other bullshit! Never got sucked into the Cybergenics shit, thank GOD!!I see so many dudes at the gym that have their intra workout drinks and shit!

all I take now is a pre workout and glutamine.

Haha, I used to fall for that crap when I was 15 years old - pics of Franco Santoriello "before and after" in Muscle & Fitness. Good thing I didn't have a single penny to my name back then or I would have gone ahead and bought it!
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Dr Dutch on July 23, 2012, 06:48:22 AM
In the 80s, Beckles promoted some kind of "muscle stuff" which would give me his kind of biceps!   :-[ :-[ :-[

(http://musclememory.com/images/recent/BecklesAlbert84.jpg)
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: BigCyp on July 23, 2012, 06:52:22 AM
Actually, tell a lie - I used to buy 'enrage' GNC's own pre-workout caffeine drink and it fkn rocked. So much focus and drive during my workouts lol
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Dr Dutch on July 23, 2012, 06:58:07 AM
too much, i dont even take protein powder anymore, eat like normal people and still make progress and look full.haha
cant believe i was so naive
Btw did you manage to beat the shit out of Roelvink ?
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: bigmikecox on July 23, 2012, 07:04:44 AM
Haha, I used to fall for that crap when I was 15 years old - pics of Franco Santoriello "before and after" in Muscle & Fitness. Good thing I didn't have a single penny to my name back then or I would have gone ahead and bought it!

I did try Hot Stuff....didnt get shit from it! Tasted like ass too!!! 

Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Tito24 on July 23, 2012, 07:08:50 AM
Btw did you manage to beat the shit out of Roelvink ?

no i asked his autograph instead.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: CAPTAIN INSANO on July 23, 2012, 07:15:34 AM
Used to drop $$$$ when I was younger on supps.

Joined GB and finally realized what a waste of money they are.

Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Thespritz0 on July 23, 2012, 07:38:58 AM
I used to get Weider's Dynamic Muscle Builder, those OLD Amino's from Twinlabs and other bullshit! Never got sucked into the Cybergenics shit, thank GOD!!

I see so many dudes at the gym that have their intra workout drinks and shit!

all I take now is a pre workout and glutamine.
^^
I use a pre-workout and glutamine too, without lots of extra glutamine somehow my muscles get exceptionally sore, even though I get 250g of protein every day.
My take on "supplements" is take just a few things that work for you, sometimes I take 2 strong protein shakes instead of food at work.
But the various pills/enhancers out there are crap, Anavar does work!
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: animal1991 on July 23, 2012, 08:19:56 AM
too much, i dont even take protein powder anymore, EAT LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE and still make progress and look full.haha
cant believe i was so naive
I hear this saying a lot on GB and I've always wondered what exactly is meant by that?
So what is it about?
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Loc on July 23, 2012, 10:26:00 AM
i wasted money on superpump250, Anim al pack
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Dr Dutch on July 23, 2012, 10:38:35 AM
no i asked his autograph instead.
On your yellow underpants I reckon...after you flexed your 17 inchers for him?
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: ddc on July 23, 2012, 01:48:26 PM
Recently wasted money on AMS mass drops and USPLabs new Testpowder
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: The Grim Lifter on July 23, 2012, 03:05:12 PM
I hear this saying a lot on GB and I've always wondered what exactly is meant by that?
So what is it about?

It means all the stuff about eating every three hours and getting enough protein in is fucking garbage. I stay very lean but seemed to hold that little bit of water most days. I just started eating only when i was hungrey, which was 3 times a day. Leaner, look bigger, muscle stays, only down maybe 3 pounds but a great difference. Can't believe how stupid i was.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: arce1988 on July 23, 2012, 03:39:14 PM
  eat 24 chicken breasts per day and use ped heavily
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: ritch on July 23, 2012, 03:43:27 PM
It means all the stuff about eating every three hours and getting enough protein in is fucking garbage. I stay very lean but seemed to hold that little bit of water most days. I just started eating only when i was hungrey, which was 3 times a day. Leaner, look bigger, muscle stays, only down maybe 3 pounds but a great difference. Can't believe how stupid i was.

I keep reading about you guys saying stuff like this, but have yet to see any pics proving anything. So... And save the "you lookin' for spank material bullshit" and other typical get big resonses...
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: orion on July 23, 2012, 04:27:03 PM
Weider weight gain formula 14.  Stuff actually worked.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: HTexan on July 23, 2012, 04:34:43 PM
hell it seems like the only thing worth the $$ is vitamins,mineral, and amino acids.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: The Abdominal Snoman on July 23, 2012, 06:00:26 PM
I would love to see some of these supplement snake oil salesman do some prison time for their douchebaggery.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: che on July 23, 2012, 06:10:44 PM
Supplements are indeed  a waste of money ,  eating 5-6 times a day works great for me .
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: 240 is Back on July 23, 2012, 06:12:50 PM
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Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: DroppingPlates on July 23, 2012, 06:15:22 PM
Stop whining, start eating
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Rhino on July 23, 2012, 07:14:51 PM
saw palmeto is a must in my book for over 30. I don't waste money on tribulus or milk thistle anymore. all the powders make me sick now... which is good since it's all crap. the thermals were causing mental problems after 15 years of use so they're out now... again good thing... because i never felt better after quitting thermals. still have tea/coffee no problems :) i have to say that saw palmeto is the one supplement i take and believe in ... good enough for me :)
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Rhino on July 23, 2012, 07:17:03 PM
Over the years?  $0.00.  ::)
lol - how much do you think you have spent? :)
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: #1 Klaus fan on July 23, 2012, 07:29:07 PM
  From personal trial, I've come to the conclusion that at least 80% of supplements are useless and/or unnecessary.

80 %?! Man you are harsh!
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: leadhead on July 23, 2012, 07:38:18 PM
A few thousand dollars probably in my first two years of working out. Then I found a proven formula called test cyp and dbol and dropped supps completely. I haven't had even protein powder in 6 years and am still in decent shape. I eat like a normal person (3x day) also and might get 60-70 grams of protein per day.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: badlad on July 24, 2012, 05:07:02 AM
Like someone else said earlier - if I had had some discretionary spending money when I was younger - very early twenties - I would have fallen hook line and sinker for that Franco santoriello cybergenic shit. Thank goodness I was struggling student. But I did once buy a bottle of gamma frac - what ever the fuck that was. Still remember religiously taking one before each workout and then after a few weeks when absolutely nothing happened thinking 'what would happen if I double the dose' - what the fcuk was it thinking.
Anyways - like others here  - only use whey protein every so often basically because the one I get actually is my desert when I crave something sweet after dinner. And creatine - works very well for me when Im use it which is rarely.
Steroids - the only supplement I would ever heartily recommend - most incredible shit ever. I look back on those mispent days of youth - and think I would love to do it all again.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: kh300 on July 24, 2012, 06:07:57 AM
Never spent a whole lot on supplements. Prostitutes yes.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: BigCyp on July 24, 2012, 06:16:34 AM
Never spent a whole lot on supplements. Prostitutes yes.

Lol, well at least you can guarantee to lose at least 5grams liquid bodyweight everytime you buy a prostitute!
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: The Grim Lifter on July 24, 2012, 06:47:27 AM
I keep reading about you guys saying stuff like this, but have yet to see any pics proving anything. So... And save the "you lookin' for spank material bullshit" and other typical get big resonses...

Fair call. I more than hold my own  ;) but there are a lot of bullshit posters. Until you try not eating as much or whatever you never know, so forget about what i'm writing and try something different and see what happens. In 16 years i didn't try it and now i wish i hadn't spent time overeating getting fat.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: booty on July 24, 2012, 06:48:47 AM
hell it seems like the only thing worth the $$ is vitamins,mineral, and amino acids.
Add creatine and L-Glutemine. 
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: oldtimer1 on July 24, 2012, 06:48:52 AM
You have to agree that bodybuilders in the ads who inject steroids, insulin, HGH, anti estrogens, thyroid, speed, HCG and then push supplements are funny.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Tito24 on July 24, 2012, 07:13:50 AM
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Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: DroppingPlates on July 24, 2012, 07:23:01 AM
Religions of parasols..
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Tito24 on July 24, 2012, 07:23:51 AM
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Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: The Abdominal Snoman on July 24, 2012, 04:50:21 PM
Add creatine  

Having SAND go directly to the kidney's and sit there probably isn't the best thing a person can do just to add a couple pounds of water weight.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Thespritz0 on July 29, 2012, 03:24:55 PM
saw palmeto is a must in my book for over 30. I don't waste money on tribulus or milk thistle anymore. all the powders make me sick now... which is good since it's all crap. the thermals were causing mental problems after 15 years of use so they're out now... again good thing... because i never felt better after quitting thermals. still have tea/coffee no problems :) i have to say that saw palmeto is the one supplement i take and believe in ... good enough for me :)
^^
What do you use Saw Palmetto for, I've seen guys buying it but what is it's main use?
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: tommywishbone on July 29, 2012, 04:10:53 PM
^^
What do you use Saw Palmetto for, I've seen guys buying it but what is it's main use?

Prostrate health.  Plus it's a nice antioxidant, IMO.


Lifetime $$$ spent on supps?  Wow. . . has to be in the thousands.   In later years I took almost everything out there, but by then I received everything free so no damage done.

Now? Protein powder & Glutamine.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: el numero uno on July 29, 2012, 04:27:43 PM
Proteins are chains of aminoacids. What's the catch in taking aminoacids when you're eating ok/using protein powders?
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Mr Anabolic on July 29, 2012, 04:42:58 PM
MET-RX! ... I spent about $1000 on that POS before I realized it was all nonsense.  The marketing behind that product was ingenuis though... good old Bill Phillips (I hope he dies a miserable death!).  All Met-Rx is was a protein drink with some food gums to add texture and thickness.  The program was based on eating less calories, less carbs and working out 5-6 days a week... how revolutionary! -lol

I know Cybergenetics was another one that bilked many young nyophytes out of lots of money too.  The marketing was huge, but not as creative as Met-Rx.  Bill Phillips had many people in the industry pushing Met-Rx... especially his golden boy Dr Scott Connelly (if I ever meet him I'm going to punch him in the mouth).

It's amusing to look back on my teens and early twenties to realize how much I DIDN'T know.  I see the same thing with kids in the gym today... I want to reach out and shake some sense into them, but they would never listen anyway.

Don't get fooled kids... BBing supplement marketing adds are just a bunch of lies.  Your BBing heroes do not take any of these supplements... they save their money for real supplements like roids and GH.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: DroppingPlates on July 29, 2012, 04:46:49 PM
Proteins are chains of aminoacids. What's the catch in taking aminoacids when you're eating ok/using protein powders?

Faster recovery & better fat burning when you take them before or right after your workouts.
And before you say it, yes, the right gear will do this more effectively  ;)
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: el numero uno on July 29, 2012, 06:28:33 PM
Faster recovery & better fat burning when you take them before or right after your workouts.
And before you say it, yes, the right gear will do this more effectively  ;)

I've never tried them. Creatine was ok but it was mostly water, moonface included.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: wes on July 29, 2012, 06:33:05 PM
Back in the day the top of my dresser was completely lined up with various bottles and cannisters of shit supplements.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: wes on July 29, 2012, 06:34:49 PM
Weider weight gain formula 14.  Stuff actually worked.
Loaded with sugar and empty calories.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: flipper5470 on July 29, 2012, 06:35:00 PM
Oh man...disposable income and no internet...nothing but Weider mags, Twinlab's Muscular Development nd later, the Phillip's Bros to draw on.  I got raped....I bought Boron and Vanadyl sulfate for God's sake...
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Hulkotron on July 29, 2012, 06:35:55 PM
I bought some glutamine once  :-\
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: BOW on July 29, 2012, 06:41:48 PM
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I find her strangely hott!
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: DroppingPlates on July 29, 2012, 07:12:11 PM
I've never tried them. Creatine was ok but it was mostly water, moonface included.

Crea is like the homeopathic version of deca
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Rhino on July 29, 2012, 08:57:59 PM
Prostrate health.  Plus it's a nice antioxidant, IMO.


Lifetime $$$ spent on supps?  Wow. . . has to be in the thousands.   In later years I took almost everything out there, but by then I received everything free so no damage done.

Now? Protein powder & Glutamine.
I swear by saw palmeto. The benefits are endless for males I believe. It will also keep the hair in your head as well.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Thespritz0 on July 31, 2012, 08:00:10 AM
Prostrate health.  Plus it's a nice antioxidant, IMO.


Lifetime $$$ spent on supps?  Wow. . . has to be in the thousands.   In later years I took almost everything out there, but by then I received everything free so no damage done.

Now? Protein powder & Glutamine.
^^
You're like me then, I don't really know the mechanism involved (and I can eat extra protein to no avail...) but IF I don't take a good amount of EXTRA Glutamine every day my muscles ache like hell.  My workouts are 4 to 5 days a week, but I hit it hard and heavy for 1 hour and leave.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Dr Dutch on July 31, 2012, 11:08:24 AM
Back in the day the top of my dresser was completely lined up with various bottles and cannisters of shit supplements.
Sounds familiar.. :-[
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Dr Dutch on July 31, 2012, 11:11:04 AM
Proteins are chains of aminoacids. What's the catch in taking aminoacids when you're eating ok/using protein powders?
They might have some value if you do intense or long cardio while dieting, they spare muscle. But ordinary protein powder or some high protein dairy may be almost as effective.
And of course there's the placebo affect, placebo's always there.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: HavoX on July 31, 2012, 12:51:35 PM
I wasted a bunch on m1t in the day. Now all I have is a bald spot, fatty liver, gyno and huge muscles.  :-\

And creatine gives me jacuzzi jet shits.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Team Diver on July 31, 2012, 01:03:45 PM
At GB i often read that this or that worked / didn't work. How do you know?! Have you just felt this or that way? You do not feel the effect of vitamin C either, does it mean it is useless?
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: DroppingPlates on July 31, 2012, 01:16:39 PM
At GB i often read that this or that worked / didn't work. How do you know?! Have you just felt this or that way? You do not feel the effect of vitamin C either, does it mean it is useless?

Good point, this indicates that folks expect miracles / fast results from supps. This might be a naive view, but they paid many bucks for them, so it's understandable.
Regarding 'performance enhancing' supps, I've found out that crea gives me more power & endurance within a week and I get most of my protein from powders (confession right there) and regarding health supps, fish oil gives me better focus and a clear mind.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: deadz on July 31, 2012, 02:25:20 PM
Fell for that EAS shit as a noob, lesson learned.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: King Shizzo on July 31, 2012, 02:26:25 PM
Over the years?  $0.00.  ::)
Bullshit.  You never bought a supplement?  
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: DroppingPlates on July 31, 2012, 02:35:26 PM
Bullshit.  You never bought a supplement?  

I guess his boyfriend does all the shopping
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: tom joad on July 31, 2012, 02:43:19 PM
i don't regret buying protein powder (though nothing beats real food obviously), and dabbling in creatine back in the day seemed to pay some short term dividends, but the only other supp i tried (glutamine) was probably a complete waste. 
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on July 31, 2012, 03:56:03 PM
Not one penny wasted on Cocaine+Caffeine+Ephedine+SPeed Original Ultimate Orange.  That shit was serious as fuck.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Fortress on July 31, 2012, 04:09:58 PM
Anyone remember smilax?

My bud and I bought a bottle with the eye-dropper and let it sit in a cupboard for weeks because we were both frightened to try it for fear we'd, hell, I don't know, 'roid out?

Fuckin' ridiculous.

 :D
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: flipper5470 on July 31, 2012, 04:15:36 PM
I bought smilax too...I went from being a guy who worried about the "side effects" of shit like that to a guy who ate the second generation andro and nor andro like Pez to a guy who would wire money to Turkey in exchange for a box of unlabeled dianabol that I gladly took because another guy assured me the dealer was legit. 

The evolution of the modern weekend athlete....
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: King Shizzo on July 31, 2012, 04:19:11 PM
I remember those "old school pro hormones"  They were like steroids.  I remember getting tender nips (no homo) and fucking lifting more then I ever could.  They stopped early pro-hormones because they worked.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: 3Dkiller on July 31, 2012, 05:14:32 PM
supplements = waste of money   --->  steroid is real deal .
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Hulkotron on July 31, 2012, 05:18:03 PM
I bought smilax too...I went from being a guy who worried about the "side effects" of shit like that to a guy who ate the second generation andro and nor andro like Pez to a guy who would wire money to Turkey in exchange for a box of unlabeled dianabol that I gladly took because another guy assured me the dealer was legit. 

The evolution of the modern weekend athlete....

Haha ;D
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: BIG ACH on July 31, 2012, 05:19:49 PM
What I think works and thus currently take:

Protein shakes
BCAAs
Creatine
Arginine supplements
Multivitamins
Glucosamine


What I've wasted my money on in the past:

Andro Poppers by pinnacle
Myostatin blocking protein also by pinnacle
Tribbullus Terresteris
I'm sure there is more I can't think of now!
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: thelamefalsehood on July 31, 2012, 05:41:28 PM
Oh man...disposable income and no internet...nothing but Weider mags, Twinlab's Muscular Development nd later, the Phillip's Bros to draw on.  I got raped....I bought Boron and Vanadyl sulfate for God's sake...

LOL, I bought boron as well. It was claimed to raise testosterone by 70%, it does do this------------------------ in geriatric women...seriously :)
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: MP on July 31, 2012, 05:49:35 PM
How about that mysterious substance, Musco-MXT. They still advertise that crap.

(http://sandco.net/shop/images/mxt.jpg)
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Deadpool on July 31, 2012, 06:57:45 PM
hot stuff!  Man we loved that stuff.  back in the day.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Dr Dutch on August 01, 2012, 01:47:15 AM
I want my money back... >:(
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: G_Thang on August 01, 2012, 03:26:43 AM
What I think works and thus currently take:

Protein shakes
BCAAs
Creatine
Arginine supplements
Multivitamins
Glucosamine


What I've wasted my money on in the past:

Andro Poppers by pinnacle
Myostatin blocking protein also by pinnacle
Tribbullus Terresteris
I'm sure there is more I can't think of now!


a semi-clean diet and 2-3lbs of a GOOD powder mix from TrueProtein and i'm 16-18lbs thinner and pushing more weight.  A true testament to the legitimacy of that company vs the brand name sugar powder packers such as MuscleScam and Garpari. 
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: WillGrant on August 01, 2012, 03:40:53 AM
  From personal trial, I've come to the conclusion that at least 80% of supplements are useless and/or unnecessary. This is part of the other 20%:

  (https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRuawa8RqY0zBk_1X_Fqh6_Rqvmzsp04pbky1f3JWUDRIV8thUG)

  Apetite control, major mood boost, and sick energy all in one.
Wasn't that found to be spiked with Amphetamines ?
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: DroppingPlates on August 01, 2012, 03:45:34 AM
I want my money back... >:(

Start a supp company
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: JasonH on August 01, 2012, 04:19:14 AM
I want my money back... >:(

A true Getbigger would have covered his losses with sound investments and business trips.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: orion on August 01, 2012, 06:04:41 AM
True story, when creatine first came out I used a tub of EAS.  In about a month my bench went up 10 to 15 lbs and I had plateaued for months, couldn't do an extra pound to save my life.  I was using nothing else.  Also when I was using it I noticed right away that I had to take a leak every two hours which was unusual for me.  Next time I tried it which was about a year later, NOTHING! I have tried a few different types occasionally and nothing ever came close to the kick I got the first time.  All I can think is that the first batch must have been dosed with something, maybe to get guys hooked, I don't know.  Anyone else experience this?
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Purge_WTF on August 01, 2012, 06:37:16 AM
Wasn't that found to be spiked with Amphetamines ?

  I believe some lab tests proved otherwise. I doubt the product is any more or less dangerous than ephedra and 1-3 Dimeth, and those got banned.

  It's funny--over at BB.com, you get at least 1 or 2 new posters a week who seem to set up accounts just to slag Craze.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Dr Dutch on August 01, 2012, 07:57:04 AM
Start a supp company
To tell you the truth....
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: DroppingPlates on August 01, 2012, 08:16:54 AM
To tell you the truth....

Spill the beans Doc

(http://www.cvs.com/bizcontent/merchandising/productimages/large/68926945242.jpg)
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on August 01, 2012, 08:21:24 AM
Fizogen ON cycle was pure steroids in a bottle.  I can say I got fucking jacked on it.  Then they banned it  :'(
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Powerlift66 on August 01, 2012, 11:52:57 AM
Fizogen ON cycle was pure steroids in a bottle.  I can say I got fucking jacked on it.  Then they banned it  :'(

Looks like it is still around some stores... WTF is it with those ingredients??

Never heard of any of that stuff in it..
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Powerlift66 on August 01, 2012, 11:58:02 AM
Fizogen ON cycle was pure steroids in a bottle.  I can say I got fucking jacked on it.  Then they banned it  :'(

Diablo, you probably did this version of it... And yes, there are steroids in this version...


http://store.bodybuildingfactory.com/fizogen-on-cycle-2-hardcore-30c.html

(On Cycle II Hardcore)..
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: bigmikecox on August 01, 2012, 12:36:03 PM
Twinlab's Gainers Fuel.....Twinlab Amino's (those HUGE horse pills). Tried Vanadyl back in 1993. EVERYBODY was taking it!

Ultimate Orange was a great product though. Made you jacked the entire workout
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on August 01, 2012, 12:42:39 PM
Diablo, you probably did this version of it... And yes, there are steroids in this version...


http://store.bodybuildingfactory.com/fizogen-on-cycle-2-hardcore-30c.html

(On Cycle II Hardcore)..

There was an ON and OFF cycle.  Even when pro-hormones were legal they weren't allowed to ship or be sold in Cali, but of course that never stopped me from getting it.  But the shit was insane. 
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on August 01, 2012, 12:43:49 PM
Twinlab's Gainers Fuel.....Twinlab Amino's (those HUGE horse pills). Tried Vanadyl back in 1993. EVERYBODY was taking it!

Ultimate Orange was a great product though. Made you jacked the entire workout

I used to swear that vanadyl game me great vascularity until I found out it was toxic.  But one thing for sure.....

Nothing in this world smelled as foul or disgusting as Vanadyl farts.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: bigmikecox on August 01, 2012, 12:48:30 PM
I spent a SHITLOAD on Met-Rx when you had to get the "Base" and "Plus". Great marketing for Dr. Conolloy
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: yates fan on August 02, 2012, 05:12:54 PM
been taking supps. since 1981,over the years what i have found to work is a good protien powder,multi species are best,but a good whey does have its place,beverly and labrada seem to be the best around,quality liver tabs are good for adding extra protien when on a restricted diet,i use various preworkout drinks to jakk up my workouts,and creatine seems to help for strength,only noticed weight gain the first time i used it,also vitamins are good for what they are intended for,but healthy eating is more important for that.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: flipper5470 on August 02, 2012, 05:26:03 PM
Healthy eating?  Fuck that, where's the shortcut?
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: andreisdaman on August 02, 2012, 06:08:41 PM
MET-RX! ... I spent about $1000 on that POS before I realized it was all nonsense.  The marketing behind that product was ingenuis though... good old Bill Phillips (I hope he dies a miserable death!).  All Met-Rx is was a protein drink with some food gums to add texture and thickness.  The program was based on eating less calories, less carbs and working out 5-6 days a week... how revolutionary! -lol

I know Cybergenetics was another one that bilked many young nyophytes out of lots of money too.  The marketing was huge, but not as creative as Met-Rx.  Bill Phillips had many people in the industry pushing Met-Rx... especially his golden boy Dr Scott Connelly (if I ever meet him I'm going to punch him in the mouth).

It's amusing to look back on my teens and early twenties to realize how much I DIDN'T know.  I see the same thing with kids in the gym today... I want to reach out and shake some sense into them, but they would never listen anyway.

Don't get fooled kids... BBing supplement marketing adds are just a bunch of lies.  Your BBing heroes do not take any of these supplements... they save their money for real supplements like roids and GH.

I remember some of those ads...Troy Aikman who was the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys back then was in one commercial claiming he used it and it had creatine in it....(creatine  was new then)
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: andreisdaman on August 02, 2012, 06:11:58 PM
I bought some glutamine once  :-\

Glutamine is garbage....so is carnitine, boron, Chromium Picolate, Ribose......

I am really ashamed that I bought two bottle of smilax...$35.00 a pop!!!!...was supposed to be some kind of test booster and extreme muscle builder.....I still wince all these years later when I think about it
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: andreisdaman on August 02, 2012, 06:17:08 PM
Creatine did work for me in that I looked bigger and it got me harder....but the gains went away quick when I stopped using it and now it does nothing for me....Protein powder has been good for me but again I got the same results eating food.....

I remember believing Nitro-Tech's claims....didn't do shit.....and cell-tech used to burn my asshole every time I took a shit
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: DroppingPlates on August 02, 2012, 06:26:15 PM
been taking supps. since 1981,over the years what i have found to work is a good protien powder,multi species are best,but a good whey does have its place,beverly and labrada seem to be the best around,quality liver tabs are good for adding extra protien when on a restricted diet,i use various preworkout drinks to jakk up my workouts,and creatine seems to help for strength,only noticed weight gain the first time i used it,also vitamins are good for what they are intended for,but healthy eating is more important for that.

I never understood the use of liver tabs. Yes, they contain some protein, vit B & iron, but there are more efficient ways to get these nutrients.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Dr Dutch on August 03, 2012, 03:33:25 AM
Sounds disgusting, "liver tablets".... :-X
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: DroppingPlates on August 03, 2012, 06:32:32 AM
Sounds disgusting, "liver tablets".... :-X

I used them in the past and their smell was bad, but it was just a matter of taking them with a large glass fruit juice. BTW, many supps smell horrible, fish oil is also disgusting.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: orion on August 03, 2012, 07:11:54 AM
Creatine did work for me in that I looked bigger and it got me harder....but the gains went away quick when I stopped using it and now it does nothing for me....Protein powder has been good for me but again I got the same results eating food.....

I remember believing Nitro-Tech's claims....didn't do shit.....and cell-tech used to burn my asshole every time I took a shit

I am convinced that the early creatine had something more than creatine in it.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on August 03, 2012, 07:15:44 AM
Just imagine how many massages with happy endings you could have had for all the money spent on supps.
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Donny on August 03, 2012, 07:18:16 AM
Over the years?  $0.00.  ::)
X2
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: HavoX on August 03, 2012, 08:15:44 AM
Just imagine how many massages with happy endings you could have had for all the money spent on supps.

 :'( truth of peace
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: bigmikecox on August 03, 2012, 08:21:23 AM
I even fucking dieted using Met-Rx....WTF
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: njflex on August 03, 2012, 08:37:42 AM
I even fucking dieted using Met-Rx....WTF
ME TOO,,GREAT STUFF MADE PUDDING WITH IT,,,
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: andreisdaman on August 03, 2012, 09:51:17 AM
I am convinced that the early creatine had something more than creatine in it.

never thought of that...could be.............. ::)
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: balzac on August 03, 2012, 06:00:18 PM
  :-\

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Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Megalodon on August 03, 2012, 07:51:26 PM
 :'(
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Powerlift66 on August 04, 2012, 03:23:40 AM
I remember MuscleMag pushing this crap in the 80's...

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Mumie (pronounced moo-mi-yo)
Mumie has been used in folk medicine for thousands of years, but became 'recognised' in Russia in 1910, when it was used as a performance enhancer for their armed forces as it is supposed to have an anabolic physical and mental effect. Mumie is found in rare plants which only grow in specific temperate zones of Russia and is rich in vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll and tribulus saponins. It was fashionable in bodybuilding mags in the 1980s and mumie can still be purchased today, but you rarely hear of it. Doses of 150mg three times per day were recommended which would improve recovery by 30%. Although there have been studies, these are very poor in design and anecdotally no one recommends it.

Read more at: http://articles.muscletalk.co.uk/article-supplements-of-yesteryear.aspx
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Dr Dutch on August 04, 2012, 04:29:13 AM
I remember MuscleMag pushing this crap in the 80's...

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Mumie (pronounced moo-mi-yo)

Haha remember that one. Because they even made clear how to pronounce it, it had to be serious business, right ?   ;D
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Dr Dutch on August 04, 2012, 04:30:00 AM
And all the crapp with "warnings" on them not to exceed the recommended dose.... :D
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: flipper5470 on August 04, 2012, 05:07:35 AM
I tried that craze stuff last night around 7pm....used two scoops instead of one...I was up until 4 am and got 45 minutes of sleep.   Reminded me of the ADD drugs I scammed a few years ago.

Any man who eats Sly Stallone's protein pudding is..by definition..a homo
Title: Re: Money wasted on bodybuilding "supplements"
Post by: Purge_WTF on August 04, 2012, 11:53:02 AM
I tried that craze stuff last night around 7pm....used two scoops instead of one...I was up until 4 am and got 45 minutes of sleep.   Reminded me of the ADD drugs I scammed a few years ago.

  I love the stuff. Tried it for the first time and bought a second jug the next day. I dread the day it gets banned.