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What supplements should I start with ?

Canuck311 Posts: 4 Joined: 2008/05/20	2008/05/20, 03:29 PM hi everyone... I am 6'1" 166lbs .. I am starting back at the gym .. with a short term goal of putting on 5lbs of muscle.. and a long term of 10lbs of muscle.. what supplements do you guys recommmend? I am not to sure about weight gainers I am 29 now... and I am not to sure that I need that fat clogging my arteries... some help from someone who has been in my situation would be nice. thanks steve
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2008/05/20, 03:43 PM Why are you even concerned with supplements when you have not even allowed your body to respond to the stimulus of training in any way yet? So many people want to use supplements just beginning, and therefore diminish what little effects many of them do have by not allowing for any natural gains to take place first. -------------- Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer
Canuck311 Posts: 4 Joined: 2008/05/20	2008/05/21, 08:18 AM ok?!??!?!???! should i take this seriously?!?? doesnt sound to sure.. ============ Quoting from bb1fit: Why are you even concerned with supplements when you have not even allowed your body to respond to the stimulus of training in any way yet? So many people want to use supplements just beginning, and therefore diminish what little effects many of them do have by not allowing for any natural gains to take place first. =============
	2008/05/21, 08:20 AM Yes you should ============ Quoting from Canuck311: ok?!??!?!???! should i take this seriously?!?? doesnt sound to sure.. =============
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2008/05/21, 08:21 AM What doesn't sound too sure? Why would you not take this seriously. Re-read the post, maybe the light bulb will go off. :) -------------- Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2008/05/21, 08:40 AM Dude, 10 pounds is easy just eat. You don't need supplements for 10 pounds especially if you're just starting back to working out.
Canuck311 Posts: 4 Joined: 2008/05/20	2008/05/21, 03:33 PM DUDE! hahaha 10lbs is hard for me.. when i was playing jr hockey ...Jr A for the Barrie Colts... of the OHL.. i was on a 4175 calorie a day diete.. and the entire season i gained 2lbs. so yes... 10 lbs is hard for me.. thanks boys steve ============ Quoting from ecle5c: Dude, 10 pounds is easy just eat. You don't need supplements for 10 pounds especially if you're just starting back to working out. =============
Dowd48 Posts: 50 Joined: 2008/04/17	2008/05/21, 03:59 PM Well "dude" you cant just take supplements and gain 10 pounds by next week. its going to take time maybe you dont eat the right food or lift the right weights -------------- -Dustin Never let todays disappointments over shadow tomorrows Dreams
docksideguy05 Posts: 90 Joined: 2008/05/15	2008/05/22, 03:10 AM I'm an extomorph and just increasing the amount of calories i was taking in and working out(no supplements whatsoever besides protein) I gained about 12 lbs in 2 months. It's really not that difficult to gain weight initially if you just start working out and eating right. I went from 150 to 162 and I'm 6'1 also
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2008/05/22, 09:50 AM You didn't gain weight while playing hockey because you were doign the equivalent of several hours of cardio each day, effectively burning the extra calories. Try lifting weights and eating, that tends to work for most people. If you try now, and 4000 calories still doesn't do it, then get 4500 calories. Supplements won't give you nearly the boost as 500 extra calories. -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
brook311 Posts: 2 Joined: 2008/05/21	2008/05/22, 03:30 PM awesome ... thanks for the great feedback guys .. i didnt learn anything that I already didnt know. I was just searching for something else i guess.. thanks again steve ============ Quoting from wrestler125: You didn't gain weight while playing hockey because you were doign the equivalent of several hours of cardio each day, effectively burning the extra calories. Try lifting weights and eating, that tends to work for most people. If you try now, and 4000 calories still doesn't do it, then get 4500 calories. Supplements won't give you nearly the boost as 500 extra calories. =============
brook311 Posts: 2 Joined: 2008/05/21	2008/05/22, 03:31 PM btw this is Canuck... i was unable to log in under my own account , so i logged in under my wifes. ============ Quoting from brook311: awesome ... thanks for the great feedback guys .. i didnt learn anything that I already didnt know. I was just searching for something else i guess.. thanks again steve =============
docksideguy05 Posts: 90 Joined: 2008/05/15	2008/05/25, 02:02 AM some peoples kids... ============ Quoting from brook311: awesome ... thanks for the great feedback guys .. i didnt learn anything that I already didnt know. I was just searching for something else i guess.. thanks again steve =============
docksideguy05 Posts: 90 Joined: 2008/05/15	2008/05/25, 02:03 AM oh yeah btw in my earlier post i meant ectomorph not extomorph haha
merrillj Posts: 197 Joined: 2007/06/28	2008/05/28, 11:32 AM ============ Quoting from brook311: i didnt learn anything that I already didnt know. I was just searching for something else i guess.. thanks again steve ============= Are you looking for a magic potion? I have one for sale. I call it "milk." Another one I can sell you is called "eggs." For a limited time you can also purchase "oatmeal."
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2008/05/28, 12:26 PM You ask a question to those of us with no incentive to lie to you. We give you our honest opinion, which isn't what you want to hear, and get all pissy about it. You are obviously looking for a specific answer, or one that says "yes, take this and it will work." But the truth is that besides the advertisers and those with a large incentive to you guying it, not many folks will recommend most of those products if you are starting out/getting back on track.
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2008/05/28, 12:27 PM *to you buying it
Canuck311 Posts: 4 Joined: 2008/05/20	2008/05/30, 09:33 AM excellent .. thanks for taking the time to reply. -s ============ Quoting from ecle5c: You ask a question to those of us with no incentive to lie to you. We give you our honest opinion, which isn't what you want to hear, and get all pissy about it. You are obviously looking for a specific answer, or one that says "yes, take this and it will work." But the truth is that besides the advertisers and those with a large incentive to you guying it, not many folks will recommend most of those products if you are starting out/getting back on track. =============