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Title: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Matt C on March 18, 2007, 11:38:05 AM
Discuss.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Bluto on March 18, 2007, 11:40:55 AM
you used supplements for 3 years and it didnt do anything for you? it took you that long to figure it out?

and so you 'feel' fuller, so what does that mean? that your strength increase? that you carry more muscle mass?
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: robcguns on March 18, 2007, 12:04:03 PM
size on and superpump 250 are 2 great supplements.and i have tryed most and these worked best for me.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Andre Nickatina on March 18, 2007, 12:09:03 PM
Elite-K works great. If you want a great creatine get some of that.

Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: knny187 on March 18, 2007, 12:13:23 PM
protein & some form of caffenie pills


other than that....no


I stopped wasting money about 5 years ago
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: columbusdude82 on March 18, 2007, 12:14:48 PM
Protein, amino acids, creatine...
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: TheAnimal on March 18, 2007, 12:18:44 PM
Yes, I do and I don't care if it's 'uncool' - protein, creatine   ;D
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Your MAAAAaaaa on March 18, 2007, 12:21:08 PM
I'm natural and thought I had peaked and then plateaued, i took supplements etc then I got pissed off with the lack of progress and began training in a completely different way to normal.

Then I put on 7lbs in 6 months without supps! This is when I realised how thick I was being thinking that this shit was any better than food.

I take no supplements nowadays and am easily at my heaviest strongest and I eat cleverly rather than by the bucketful as before

Supplements are gayer than me


ta ta
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 18, 2007, 12:25:06 PM
SUPPLEMENTS ARE USELESS.


Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: The True Adonis on March 18, 2007, 12:29:56 PM
You are an idiot.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Your MAAAAaaaa on March 18, 2007, 12:31:50 PM
Send Chris Mason all your personal information and he will send you some free supplements.

Discuss.

You Orgasm when they arrive, don't you? Go on admit it! hahaha

They are a rip off dickhead


ta ta
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: CARTEL on March 18, 2007, 12:32:03 PM
I use a few supplements and I look sweet!
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Bluto on March 18, 2007, 12:34:19 PM


Bluto - do you use supplements?  If so, what do you think of them?

i use protein and multivitamines.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: CARTEL on March 18, 2007, 12:35:58 PM
With all due respect, you sound like a man in a straitjacket trying to convince the world that he is, in fact, the only one who is sane.

He supplements his diet with ice cream and Oreo's so he is guilty of using them also.  ;D
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 18, 2007, 12:39:51 PM
Supplements are useless.


Hope this helps.




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Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: SWOLETRAIN on March 18, 2007, 12:43:02 PM
pre workout supplements are awesome. They wont get you huge but they sure kick up the intensity. My personal favorite is Horse Power by Ultimate nutrition. Its stimulant free and causes some gnarly volumization.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 18, 2007, 12:46:10 PM
When Jimmy was 40 pounds heavier (presumably before he came down with TEH AIDS) was he using supplements?


I heard he took supplemental protein...  straight from the tap!
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: SteelePegasus on March 18, 2007, 12:52:35 PM
I drink pussy juice straight from the tap first thing in the morning before my 45min cardio session

on a personal note, I usually spend 5 minutes just running by nose in it letting the juice and scent marinate on my face
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Your MAAAAaaaa on March 18, 2007, 12:54:36 PM
I drink pussy juice straight from the tap first thing in the morning before my 45min cardio session

on a personal note, I usually spend 5 minutes just running by nose in it letting the juice and scent marinate on my face


aaahhhh bless what a thoughtful Son you are....


ta ta
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Stavios on March 18, 2007, 01:24:07 PM
You are an idiot.

well.... the idiot has a better physique than you  :-\
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: MisterMagoo on March 18, 2007, 01:29:58 PM
i always have three on hand.

bsn no-xplode because the shit just works. first time i tried it i expected nothing, but damned if i didn't have more energy at the end of the workout than i ever do. stronger? not particularly, but the pumps are good and it definitely makes you more alert.

bsn cell-mass, just because creatine does work and the GNC around here has retarded sales like 35% off then buy one get one 50% off on top of that.

some kind of protein, mostly because if you add up the calories you'll never have a cheaper source than protein powder. i got a tub of weight gainer, 730 cals a pop, 18 servings, for about $25. there's no other area where you can get 18 730 calorie meals for under $30.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Livewire on March 18, 2007, 01:31:01 PM
I drink pussy juice straight from the tap first thing in the morning before my 45min cardio session

you sound very flexible.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Buttsuck on March 18, 2007, 01:32:29 PM
You are an idiot.
Hahahah can you believe these guys? Supplements? Wtf.... total waste of money. You can get all the same nutrients from natural sources like meats and cheeses. Drink some dry collection of flavored crust or eat a nice juicy hamburger? Decisions decisions.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Buttsuck on March 18, 2007, 02:13:02 PM
Supplements do work.  The debate I had in mind was exactly how effective they are.

 :-\
No... they don't you are wrong once again
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 18, 2007, 02:14:42 PM
Supplements do work. 


No they don't.



Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: MisterMagoo on March 18, 2007, 02:19:31 PM

No they don't.



Hope this helps.

they aren't magic, but they do indeed have an effect on the body. claiming they don't kinda flies in the face of thousands of case studies.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: CARTEL on March 18, 2007, 02:20:40 PM
I agree with Magoo.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: CARTEL on March 18, 2007, 02:26:33 PM
Now I also agree with MattC.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: beatmaster on March 18, 2007, 02:31:34 PM
No... they don't you are wrong once again


proof please....... real one!
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: MisterMagoo on March 18, 2007, 02:32:18 PM

proof please....... real one!

you mean buttsuck's herculean physique isn't proof enough that you can be world class without supplements?  ::)
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Knives on March 18, 2007, 02:40:30 PM
when these guys are saying supplements don't work....what they are implying is that they do so little, it's practically nothing so you may as well not waste your time/money

I personally use whey/multi/creatine/bcaa/glutamine, but i'm doubting the effectiveness.  i think i might just run out and just use whey and a multivitamin in the future
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 18, 2007, 02:45:59 PM
when these guys are saying supplements don't work....what they are implying is that they do so little, it's practically nothing so you may as well not waste your time/money

I personally use whey/multi/creatine/bcaa/glutamine, but i'm doubting the effectiveness.  i think i might just run out and just use whey and a multivitamin in the future


Whey isn't a "supplement" it's a food.  Protein is protein whether is comes from whey or a steak.  Multivitamins you should take anyway, but they don't do anything special for bodybuilding.  Don't bother with the rest.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: AVBG on March 18, 2007, 10:40:49 PM
I had three people tell me that NO XPLODE gives them better pumps than gear.  They would have no reason to lie about that.  I don't care if I make 0 gains directly off it, I would take it just for the improved pumps.

I have used NO XPLODE for the last 3 months..

Did help get a good pump? - Yes

Is it better than gear? Not even close.

Noticable anabolic benefits? ummm marginal at best.

Will I use again?... probably not.. might try some Gaspari stuff next.

Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Rami on March 18, 2007, 11:29:01 PM
The best supplements, the only one that will work in the long run, are whole foods. Could it be because our bodies have evolved around it for millions of years? Just a hunch...
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: mental_masturbator on March 19, 2007, 01:01:57 AM
Sure:

1. creatine (Pfanstiehl Labs)
2. protein (ProteinFactory)
3. multivitamin/mineral (SuperSpectrim)
3. vitamin C (SuperSpectrim)
4. glucosamine HCl (Now Foods)
5. maltodextrin (Now Foods)
6. flax oil (Barleans)
7. valerian (grocery store brand)

Others I've used from time to time include: IP6 (I had cancer at the time), tyrosine (as a pre-training aid), glutamine (waste of cash), inosine (waste of cash), free-form amino's (waste of cash), eleuthero (interesting herb, seemed to help with stress), BCAA's (waste of cash).  I keep an open mind about supplements and refuse to write them off as completely worthless. 
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Matt C on March 22, 2007, 12:19:55 AM
I'm up five pounds in one week from using Gaspari SIZEON grape blast.  My diet has not changed and I don't know what is going on, but this stuff is definitely working.  I do NOT gain five pounds in a week even with muscle memory.  At the fastest, muscle memory will be half that speed for me.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: gh15 on March 22, 2007, 12:44:28 AM
only supplement over the counter that works is called EPHEDRINE,, it is used for many many years with caffeine aspririn to reduce bodyfat% and water too! and prep you for a show wether you are natural or hormonized,,any bodybuilder to ever steped on any stage anywhere anytime used/use those products some way or another in some kind or form,,some added narcotics but that was when no one knew shit about shit back in pre historic days of bodybuilding,,or when the bodybuilder is extreme such as a number that come to my mind during these days in the years of 2000

in the usa it is easily found over the counter and it is called bronkaid,,since ephedra is band substance in usa,,but as you know in usa you can always bend the system and say you got astma and get the ephedrine this way in your local walmart or amazon.com on the internet,,,you add it to caffeine and aspirin and you will get down to 6% bf in no time,,

this is the only "supplement" that works,,all the rest are garbage

the way to maintain 200lb+ while reducing your bodyfat% to 5-6% is by using the right aas while on the ephedrine caffeine and aspirin,,

sooner you learn it better you will be,,

protien powders are ok for added protien intake/day but thats about it when it comes to supp
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: gh15 on March 22, 2007, 12:52:40 AM
what are the ingredients in there? if it doesnt have ephedrine caffeiene and aspirin,,it dont do nothing,,

same as creatine,,5lb extra water that will be diminished within 30 days after  dropping the thing,,
the human body is distibuting water differently from person to person,,,some get the water in the gut area or love handles as call it,,some get it evenly disributed everywhere icluding arms and thats why they add 1/4 of an inch on creatine and such,,,it is diff from person to person but!! it is water that the body hold between the muscle and the skin and not within the muscle,,thus waste and no benefit what so ever
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: gh15 on March 22, 2007, 01:09:10 AM
dianabol is a hormone,, it puts majority of the water into the muscle,,it blows you from within the muscle,,yes there is water between skin and muscle but the % is low,

im not talkng her about pumps,,you can get pumps from anything,,hell you inject straight ba or aa and ou will get a pump,,doesnt even have to be a hormone,,pump is blood pushed into the muscle,,

the question is what this pump do at the end result,,and supp cant and wont give the same effect of hormones,,you look for swole look that comes when the muscle push the skin because majority of water isin the muscle,,supp give you a PUFFY LOOK where it looks like you been eating too much sugar,,very similar to overweight people with diabetes,,soft and smooth,,the water is between the muscle and skin,,

it doesnt mean you cant get stronger,,,any addition of weight on your body,,especially water weight,,will result in you being a little stronger,,,both placebo effect and reality after a while

to your question in the other post,,
no hormone will hurt you at the end process unless you abused it for year over years in mega doses and combined it with narcotics and pain killers,,

if you had any health defects that you were not aware of,,that could mess you up too,,but most people dont have them,,and if they do they are very aware of it and you wont find them in the gym much
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: whitewidow on March 22, 2007, 01:14:36 AM
No reason to be mixing all those creatine drinks when you can do a small IM injection. creatine is not as safe as people say it is. Id even go as far as saying testosterone enanthate is safer. the problem is you have to ingest too much by mouth and the pills suck. Only creatine I had luck on was vnutrex vitargo cgl. but too many nasty drinks easier to inject and pop dbol or tbol.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: AVBG on March 22, 2007, 02:36:42 AM
what are the ingredients in there? if it doesnt have ephedrine caffeiene and aspirin,,it dont do nothing,,

same as creatine,,5lb extra water that will be diminished within 30 days after  dropping the thing,,
the human body is distibuting water differently from person to person,,,some get the water in the gut area or love handles as call it,,some get it evenly disributed everywhere icluding arms and thats why they add 1/4 of an inch on creatine and such,,,it is diff from person to person but!! it is water that the body hold between the muscle and the skin and not within the muscle,,thus waste and no benefit what so ever
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exactly.. within 2 weeks of stopping no explode, I dropped 5 or more lbs of water.. true
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: the shadow on March 22, 2007, 02:39:56 AM
sissies use supplements..got the guts...go natural with out supplements...
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Petrucci on March 22, 2007, 05:49:19 AM
i will not discuss the rest of supplements, but protein powders are for a lot of people the ONLY way to get a right % or protein during a day...Most people dont have time or oportunity to have real food intake all the time...(wich is my case )
 If the strenght, size and other things you gain are because of the protein powder itself OR because of the higher intake of protein (no matter from how source) i will not discuss...but there is a gain nevertheless
 
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Devon97 on March 22, 2007, 05:52:32 AM
Are Fish oil caps worthless?

Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Fletch on March 22, 2007, 06:13:41 AM
christ mattc you are a fucking tool. if you dont know the difference between testosterone based steroids and worthless bullshit supps like creatine and protien shit.

fucking hopeless. keep making the supp companies rich retards.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: finurface on March 22, 2007, 06:24:46 AM
Hahahah can you believe these guys? Supplements? Wtf.... total waste of money. You can get all the same nutrients from natural sources like meats and cheeses. Drink some dry collection of flavored crust or eat a nice juicy hamburger? Decisions decisions.
thats why u have an empty jug of supps near your bed on your night table?


idiot.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 22, 2007, 06:30:52 AM
The new monthly offerings are usually wastes, based on theory and coincidentally, are discovered in regular intervals just in time for prescheduled marketing campaigns.

Whey protein is food.  It's useful.

Creatine does make your muscles fuller, and it might give you an extra rep or two.  It's a variable 2%.  Makes a slight difference if you have everything else nailed down.  Low ceiling, and ain't gonna win any contests for you.

I'm undecided on glutamine. 
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: ToxicAvenger on March 22, 2007, 07:12:22 AM
vanadyl suphate..

and a tiny bit or creatine...
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: rockyfortune on March 22, 2007, 07:15:17 AM
Protein daily..used to take some fat burner then i realized all it made me do was sweat...so now just good old fashion protein...all that other stuff tasted like ass...
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: tom joad on March 22, 2007, 07:41:08 AM
what are the ingredients in there? if it doesnt have ephedrine caffeiene and aspirin,,it dont do nothing,,

regarding ECA:  is the aspirin really necessary?  or will you get the same results just taking ephedrine & caffeine?  why is aspirin part of the stack? 
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Big N on March 22, 2007, 08:42:01 AM
With all due respect, you sound like a man in a straitjacket trying to convince the world that he is, in fact, the only one who is sane.


Dude didn't you make a thread before that you've tried the brutal "adonis principles?" which gave you monster gains and now you guys ripping on eachother   ::)
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Dingleberry on March 22, 2007, 10:48:10 AM
Although I agree many supplements are garbage, I do find some to be worth it to me personally. This is my list….

Protein powder (post workout and supplement with some meals)
BCAA's  (Throughout the day with meals, post workout)
Glutamine (post workout)
Uni-Liver tabs (throughout the day but don’t use them if cutting)
Animal Pack (once a day in the morning with my first meal)
Vitamin C (Throughout the day, 4 to 6k mg a day)
bsn no-xplode (pre workout)
bsn cell-mass  (pre workout)
flax seed oil / fish oil (once a day)
ECA stack (when cutting, also used as a pre-workout supplement to energy. I cycle on and off this)
Tribulus (taken throughout the day when clean)
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Buttsuck on March 22, 2007, 10:59:19 AM
Although I agree many supplements are garbage, I do find some to be worth it to me personally. This is my list….

Protein powder (post workout and supplement with some meals)
BCAA's  (Throughout the day with meals, post workout)
Glutamine (post workout)
Uni-Liver tabs (throughout the day but don’t use them if cutting)
Animal Pack (once a day in the morning with my first meal)
Vitamin C (Throughout the day, 4 to 6k mg a day)
bsn no-xplode (pre workout)
bsn cell-mass  (pre workout)
flax seed oil / fish oil (once a day)
ECA stack (when cutting, also used as a pre-workout supplement to energy. I cycle on and off this)
Tribulus (taken throughout the day when clean)

Looks like you buy up everything on the market. All looks like junk to me.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Dingleberry on March 22, 2007, 11:04:03 AM
Looks like you buy up everything on the market. All looks like junk to me.

Then don't buy any. I could give a rat's ass what you or anyone else thinks.

Let me know if I can be of further assistance.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Board_SHERIF on March 22, 2007, 11:14:40 AM
I received free samples of NO Explode and Sizeon - after I read all the warnings on the labels I threw them in the rubbish where they belong... ;)
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: troponin on March 22, 2007, 12:33:45 PM
I may be late here, but I'll give my input. 

Supplements are greatly misunderstood....
You have to differentiate between "marketable gimmicks" and other supplements.

BCAA's are a supplement....do BCAA's have any benefit in bodybuilding?  YES, many studies have shown this to be true. 
Does L-leucine have benefit as a supplement, yes....many studies have shown the benefit of this as well.

Does creatine work?  Of course, study after study has shown this.

You have to be careful of the overpriced "gimmick" products.  Unfortunately, these supplements are going to be the largest profit margin for the company....the "kitchen sink" supplements are great.  You can throw a million cheap ingredients in a product, base it around one basic effective supplement (eg: creatine), and up the price 20 fold. 

I find that most of the companies that base their product line around protein powder and basic, time proven supplements are the best companies to focus on. 

There are a few companies that still do this.  Perhaps at their own expense, because they can lose out on the 16 year old high schooler gimmick product market.....
Optimum Nutrition still bases their supplement line around protein powders, and on improving on the supplements that have shown benefit.  (eg: you can get just about any form of protein there, BCAA's, all forms of creatine, etc., etc.)

Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 22, 2007, 12:51:44 PM
how important is the aspirin in ECA?

What function does it serve?

thanks!
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: gh15 on March 22, 2007, 01:03:56 PM
to the couple aspririn remarks along this thread,,dont know how to quote them all together,,

when i talk about anything on this board,,i always take to consideration the use of hormones is part of it,,
the use of hormones i the long run thickens our blood,,if you go to the hospital after couple of year of hormone use and they will try to take out your blood you will see that it is thicker and if they dont check it fast in lab they will have to stick you with the needle again and again because if they dont do it fast,,the blood will thicken on them too much for the machine to analize it,,

aspirin should be a part of eca because it thin the blood thus making everything else flowing through more effecivly,,it is not something that will make or break a natural,,but for the hormonied bodybuilder it should be part of the effedrine caffeine stack,,it will work very well together,,,and soon there after  abs show up and all that other good stuff you see when you are peeled off lots of fat and water,,

just make sure you got the muscle under so you dont get dissapointed,,dont have  to be 250lb of muscle machine,,that take a lot more time and experience,,210-220lb 13-15% 5'10 5'9 is a good nice  time to add in the effedrine caffeiene and aspirin so you can finally say and look 200lb 7%

hormones is a part of the above as i always mention!

Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: gh15 on March 22, 2007, 01:16:41 PM
 :D

dont know,,i was too shy to check on it those years,,didnt have time either because didnt party much those years,,girls came on to me a lot when i was 200lb single digit bodyfat% 6-9,,

it started turn women off when i was 240-250,,people around me didnt like it or considered it my job with out talking about it much with me because they knew i would get pissed,so they learned to accept it,,

i didnt tell them what to do with their lives,,they didnt tell me what to do with mine,,kept it nice and good as long as we accepted eachother and enjoyed time together,,both females and me and family and me,,well family had to accept me they are family after all ;)

i also never went around naked with wife beaters and no shirts to attract girls,,if you got the muscle you got the muscle,,women can see it through 5 shirts and 5 pair of pants,,they have infra red eyes :D
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: Petrucci on March 22, 2007, 01:20:21 PM
...if you got the muscle you got the muscle,,women can see it through 5 shirts and 5 pair of pants,,they have infra red eyes :D

LOL its true...Ronnie its Ronnie even with tons of clothes on top of him!
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: pumphard on March 22, 2007, 01:22:52 PM
I may be late here, but I'll give my input. 

Supplements are greatly misunderstood....
You have to differentiate between "marketable gimmicks" and other supplements.

BCAA's are a supplement....do BCAA's have any benefit in bodybuilding?  YES, many studies have shown this to be true. 
Does L-leucine have benefit as a supplement, yes....many studies have shown the benefit of this as well.

Does creatine work?  Of course, study after study has shown this.

You have to be careful of the overpriced "gimmick" products.  Unfortunately, these supplements are going to be the largest profit margin for the company....the "kitchen sink" supplements are great.  You can throw a million cheap ingredients in a product, base it around one basic effective supplement (eg: creatine), and up the price 20 fold. 

I find that most of the companies that base their product line around protein powder and basic, time proven supplements are the best companies to focus on. 

There are a few companies that still do this.  Perhaps at their own expense, because they can lose out on the 16 year old high schooler gimmick product market.....
Optimum Nutrition still bases their supplement line around protein powders, and on improving on the supplements that have shown benefit.  (eg: you can get just about any form of protein there, BCAA's, all forms of creatine, etc., etc.)


Trop, i agree with the creatine, bcaa, but what glutamine, people are starting to say that it does jack, whats your opinion?
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: tom joad on March 22, 2007, 01:23:35 PM
to the couple aspririn remarks along this thread,,dont know how to quote them all together,,

when i talk about anything on this board,,i always take to consideration the use of hormones is part of it,,
the use of hormones i the long run thickens our blood,,if you go to the hospital after couple of year of hormone use and they will try to take out your blood you will see that it is thicker and if they dont check it fast in lab they will have to stick you with the needle again and again because if they dont do it fast,,the blood will thicken on them too much for the machine to analize it,,

aspirin should be a part of eca because it thin the blood thus making everything else flowing through more effecivly,,it is not something that will make or break a natural,,but for the hormonied bodybuilder it should be part of the effedrine caffeine stack,,it will work very well together,,,and soon there after  abs show up and all that other good stuff you see when you are peeled off lots of fat and water,,

just make sure you got the muscle under so you dont get dissapointed,,dont have  to be 250lb of muscle machine,,that take a lot more time and experience,,210-220lb 13-15% 5'10 5'9 is a good nice  time to add in the effedrine caffeiene and aspirin so you can finally say and look 200lb 7%

hormones is a part of the above as i always mention!



Thanks for this reply.  So as a natural, if I try this "fat burning" stack then i'm just going to do the E and C (and drop the A.)  Don't want to be poppin a daily aspirin if it ain't necessary.  
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: troponin on March 22, 2007, 01:38:12 PM
how important is the aspirin in ECA?

What function does it serve?

thanks!

I don't think it 'really' serves much benefit. 
But acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), like other acids can inhibit prostaglandin release, which can potentially prevent the inhibition of norepinephrine release (brought on by the ephedrine).

It also can serve benefit in blood thinning, with the blood pressure elevated effect of ephedrine and caffeine. 

I don't know if the first reason is the actual reason it was originally added, but it could be.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: troponin on March 22, 2007, 01:42:49 PM
Trop, i agree with the creatine, bcaa, but what glutamine, people are starting to say that it does jack, whats your opinion?

Glutamine is tricky...
I love when people say glutamine is useless orally, as if it isn't absorbed.  It would be lovely if a particular amino acid, or any food product could just "not be absorbed."  Would certainly make dieting easier if you could eat something all day, and you ingested no net calories from it...

Glutamine has been shown to have some cool benefits....like increased fatty acid oxidation after taking in elevated levels of glutamine orally.  Whether or not that is enough of an increase to cause any noticable effect could be questioned though. 

For me.....I don't typically use glutamine in the offseason, but I DO notice that I get sick less when I'm using it.  Seems as though EVERY contest prep, I run out of glutamine, and because I assume it isn't doing anything, I don't get more...and I seem to always get sick soon after.   Whether that is a coincidence, and the likelyhood of getting sick deep in a prep would outweigh any usefulness of that information, could be debated.  But, it is something I notice.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: pumphard on March 22, 2007, 02:24:16 PM
Glutamine is tricky...
I love when people say glutamine is useless orally, as if it isn't absorbed.  It would be lovely if a particular amino acid, or any food product could just "not be absorbed."  Would certainly make dieting easier if you could eat something all day, and you ingested no net calories from it...

Glutamine has been shown to have some cool benefits....like increased fatty acid oxidation after taking in elevated levels of glutamine orally.  Whether or not that is enough of an increase to cause any noticable effect could be questioned though. 

For me.....I don't typically use glutamine in the offseason, but I DO notice that I get sick less when I'm using it.  Seems as though EVERY contest prep, I run out of glutamine, and because I assume it isn't doing anything, I don't get more...and I seem to always get sick soon after.   Whether that is a coincidence, and the likelyhood of getting sick deep in a prep would outweigh any usefulness of that information, could be debated.  But, it is something I notice.
Thanks Trop...........By the way, finally received your DVD today, looks real good.  I just skimmed through righ now, tonight, I'm going to watch it with a nice cup of Starbucks.  Good luck with it, wish u all the best. 
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: troponin on March 22, 2007, 02:28:13 PM
Thanks Trop...........By the way, finally received your DVD today, looks real good.  I just skimmed through righ now, tonight, I'm going to watch it with a nice cup of Starbucks.  Good luck with it, wish u all the best. 

Thanks.
I appreciate it.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: SteelePegasus on March 22, 2007, 02:39:55 PM
only supplement over the counter that works is called EPHEDRINE,, it is used for many many years with caffeine aspririn to reduce bodyfat% and water too! and prep you for a show wether you are natural or hormonized,,any bodybuilder to ever steped on any stage anywhere anytime used/use those products some way or another in some kind or form,,some added narcotics but that was when no one knew shit about shit back in pre historic days of bodybuilding,,or when the bodybuilder is extreme such as a number that come to my mind during these days in the years of 2000

in the usa it is easily found over the counter and it is called bronkaid,,since ephedra is band substance in usa,,but as you know in usa you can always bend the system and say you got astma and get the ephedrine this way in your local walmart or amazon.com on the internet,,,you add it to caffeine and aspirin and you will get down to 6% bf in no time,,

this is the only "supplement" that works,,all the rest are garbage

the way to maintain 200lb+ while reducing your bodyfat% to 5-6% is by using the right aas while on the ephedrine caffeine and aspirin,,

sooner you learn it better you will be,,

protien powders are ok for added protien intake/day but thats about it when it comes to supp

gh, your knowledge is out dated..you need to spend some time on the supplement board or talk to Princess L (she know more than you)
the aspirin is totally optional..some would even argue that it does more damage than good

Gh didn't mention that after 2 weeks you need to switch off from ECA and switch to clen
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: troponin on March 22, 2007, 02:59:54 PM
I'll post the rest of these later but the DVD was damn good.  Plus a one hour bonus disc on nutrition!

Thanks Matt!
Excited to see the review.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: youandme on March 22, 2007, 03:09:12 PM

the aspirin is totally optional..some would even argue that it does more damage than good



True that was on MSNBC actually yesterday.
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: gh15 on March 22, 2007, 04:11:42 PM
gh, your knowledge is out dated..you need to spend some time on the supplement board or talk to Princess L (she know more than you)
the aspirin is totally optional..some would even argue that it does more damage than good

Gh didn't mention that after 2 weeks you need to switch off from ECA and switch to clen

huh? princess lea? who is princess lea? i talk here about what works and what dont,,i dont sell you bulshit and got nothing to gain from protien sites or supp sites or any other $ sites,,never do i give any hormone sites either if you take notice,

my knowledge is very updated  because i have my face and/or body on couple of those supp you talk about,,they do pay well and that is also part of the reason i am ANNONYMOUS ON THIS BOARD,,

i didnt say aspirin is a must for any bodybuilder,,,read again carefully and you will see i said FOR THE HORMONIZED BODYBUIDLER ASPIRIN IS A MUST IN MY OPINION,,HORMONIZED!! BODYBUILDER!!

you wanted real talk truth with no bullshit,,i give it to you everytime i post here,,some like to hear it and some dont,,but i assure you there is NO ONE that knows better than me ANYTHING that concerns bodybuilding hormones or supp to that matter,, 99% of supplements are GARBAGE,,bcaa,, flax seed powder are um well what can i say they are okkk,,but it all can come from real solid nutrition with enough sleep,,vitamin c is all good but its something i dont consider as supplement its just something you got around you in your wallmart take 3 gram a day it will help with less water retention,same for lemon juice and lime juice


also clen and t3 are nice and good but no one knew nothing about it 40-50-60 years ago,,,ephedrine and caffeine and aspirin all the way can be taken with no break and doesnt do any damage as long as you keep it at normal dose in relashion to your bodyweightnot exxessive dose,,,only thing it will do is shed fat% off you,,nothing else is needed for fat loss,,

people like to complicate things and this is exactly! why there are so many gyms rats and not so many competitors

think less do more,,take whats needed (hormones!!) ,,eat right during prep,,and train right with less ego,,pay attention to every muscle group and develop it and you will go along long way and win your class in sunshine state or colorado state or ny state bodybuilding championships first place,,mark my words

it aint no rocket science my friend



Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: SteelePegasus on March 22, 2007, 04:23:09 PM
thanks GH15..

what are your thoughts on the whey/malto/leucine/creatine stack post work out?
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: gh15 on March 22, 2007, 04:38:09 PM
everything good when not preping,,when you try to add size i dont care what you take,,you can go to china town and eat 1000 calories of carry chiken and eggrolls and noodles post training ,,,or you can go and drink this protien with maltodex and all that stuff,,dont matter when you bulk,,everything is under water and extra fat anyway,,when preping i wouldnt touch malto! and at specific time i would completely drop the protien powders

during a bulk,,and when want to add size in general,,what matters is to remember to take the hormones so the food utilized better by the body,,to remember to take digestive enzymes for the extra calories,,this is a supp i would add!,,and to remember to eat big so you can bulk to new dimentions,,it is also a must to lift heavy and increase your lifts during this phase because if you eat a lot you better lift a lot,,lift alot as in heavy ass weight,,you shouldnt have any excuse on high calorie diet with bulking hormones

by the way lifting heavy doesnt mean lifting with bad form,,it means to lift as heavy as possible for you specifically and it should go heavier every couple weeks if not couple sessions

*wouldnt use creatine if using hormones,,wouldnt use it even if didnt use hormones but thats me
Title: Re: Do you use supplements?
Post by: SteelePegasus on March 22, 2007, 06:57:32 PM
GH, why not start a thread with one of these tiny tits

we will give 16 weeks..let us see what you can do...kind of like what the "gaydonis syndrome" is doing.

I recommend you take either Alexxx or Alex23..get them shredded but only on US legal stuff