This is a topic that is an interesting one mainly because of all the hype and advertising we see from the supplement companies .
I have given this advice before over the last few years here at Getbig, and that advice is: Dont waste your money on most supplements-------put that money in a savings account instead !!!
Training is of course the most important thing to building muscle.
I have been training since I was 11 years old (35 years of training), and I have seen a lot of people working out over the years in the gym who only ate regular meals and couldnt tell you what a supplement was---and made great gains.
I myself have used protein powders, liquid protein, vitamin tablets, dessicated liver tablets, creatine, and I can truly say that only creatine made any difference in my gains !
I was taking up to 350 or so grams of protein a day at a body weight close to 200 lbs at 5'6" tall--during one of my training binges.
I was eating the 6 meals a day blah blah blah---------and I did gain weight, but it was mainly just fat weight------my stomach gained a few inches, my face got bloated, I was just distributing fat all over my body.
The best thing I can say about that high protein diet was that I rarely ate any junk food at all (and I love junk food), and the reason I wasnt eating any junk food was because I was too full from stuffing my face every couple of hours !!! So I did not crave sweets.
I have made just as good gains when I paid absolutely no attention to my diet--------there were days when I was maybe only getting only 50 or 60 grams of protein, and days when I was getting 150 grams -----whatever I ate, I ate. My gains were still the same.
The one supplement that I always see results from is Creatine !!!
No matter what I say, People are going to have to see for themselves, because even I get caught up in the hype--------if I was going to do all out training, I sure as heck was going to make sure I did absolutely everything I could (not steriods) to ensure the best gains possible----and of course I bought in to hype that maximum gains are not possible without supplements !!!
So I've been there done that numerous times.
I have learned that protein supplements make my wallet lighter, and more trips to the bathroom too, but I have learned that I see results within days from using Creatine !!!
Just me 2 cents-----but I have the experience and trial and error to justify my thoughts !!!
