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Muscle Milk Light and Stacker 3 XPLC

stiorne Posts: 2 Joined: 2009/04/20	2009/04/20, 12:15 AM Hey, I am a 19 year old male and I'm trying to build muscle and be a little toned, while loosinf some unwanted baggage. I'm not increadibly fat, but I am a little chubby. I am 6 ft 180 lbs. I started using MM a few weeks ago, the light kind, and I do see nice results, but I still have a big stomach that seems no amount of sit ups will make go away. So I bought Stacker 3 XPLC recently and take 2-3 througout the day, one before a workout for the nice energy boost. It does curp my apetite and help me get motivated to workout, and hopefully drop some of this weight. I was just wondering if it is safe or a good idea to use both of these products at the same time. MM to gain the muscle, and Stacker to burn the fat. Thanks.
returnofplex Posts: 801 Joined: 2007/10/26	2009/04/20, 12:15 PM Oh boy....Okay, you're still young which is a huge advantage to you right now. Drop the supplements. Period. Work on your Diet first and foremost. You won't get a flat stomach with just sit-ups or crunches. It takes a very smart diet to reduce enough body fat to have your abs show through. Second, you are going to have to choose either putting on muscle, OR dropping the weight(to have appreciable gains in either). It takes a specific diet for each of these goals. Right now you are taking one supplement to help put on weight(muscle milk), and another to help shed weight(stacker). Do you see what I'm getting at? Because you are young, you should have really good results for either goal without any kind of supplementation. You just need to get a good diet and strength training routine for whichever you choose.
stiorne Posts: 2 Joined: 2009/04/20	2009/04/20, 09:57 PM I do see what you mean. I have just began training in MMA figthing, so I beleive muscle is a more important to me at the moment than dropping a few pounds. I talked to a friend who is a workout fanatic, and he said to do what I wanted to alternate between working cardio and muscle training daily. I have no clue when it comes to exercising, so does this sound like a good plan for my goals? Thanks.
returnofplex Posts: 801 Joined: 2007/10/26	2009/04/21, 01:13 PM If you're trying to gain muscle mass, the cardio is going to prohibit that. See, it takes a lot of extra calories above your "maintainence level" to build large amounts of muscle. Cardio burns a lot of those calories, so you have to take in even more to compensate for that. The muscle milk would be fine for post workout recovery, but you'll need to be eating as cleanly as possible for the best results, and no supplement can replace real food in the long run.