What supplements do you take?

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-ON amiN.O. energy preworkout
- 2 scoops ON Gold Standard whey in 16oz 1% cow juice post workout or twice daily (when I don't get 2 workouts in or on my rest day)
-5g creatine monohydrate with the first post workout protein shake of the day
-900mg epa/dha
-ON opti-men multivitamin full serving of 3
-emergen c + immunity packet with added vitamin d and zinc (this also helps cut down on my occasional acid reflux for some reason)

I didn't really mean to use so much ON stuff, but it was cheapish and easily available. If anyone has a nitpick with one I'd be fine to switch.

oldTireWater said:
Damn dude. Have you considered just gritting up instead of trying to find shortcuts?

Seriously though, unless your income directly depends on professional body building, or throwing down in a cage, there's no real reason to use supplements. You're the only one who might notice a difference. Chicks won't care any more than we do about lipstick colors.

Bear in mind I'm an incompetent, yet smug, asshole.
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Lifting abd working out is almost entirely personal for you, especially once you hit a certain size around 3/4 way through being a novice. I know your comment is a joke but it shows a total lack of understanding of the culture.

MichaelScott said:
What are your thoughts about creatine? I want to try it to.. you know, train harder and grow more, but I am concerned about side effects. I was thinking in consume 3 gr per day for like a month and then stop 1 month and so on and so forth.
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Perdectly safe everyone should take it. There's no need to cycle unless you're cutting for a beach trip or something in which case stop 3 or 4 weeks or so before the trip. Your thing about taking it for a month like that wouldn't even load you properly (when taking 5g a day it takes a month to load). Don't believe your boomer mom or whoever. The stuff has been studied and used extensively for over half a century. Just do 5g a day in perpetuity when you wake up or after your first workout of the day.

It isn't some miracle drug. You get out what you put in. It helps you push an extra rep or two, but more importantly for me I find it helps recovery btwn workouts.

Slappy McGherkin said:
I don't even lift, bro.

But I do take some supplements for my health. tard cum thistle for my liver, Vitamin D (shown low on blood work and connected to all manner of things that might be ailing you), Apple cider vinegar/cayenne capsule (digestion and weight loss, it works), and more recently, T injections because I'm an old fart with low levels. The boost to my overall mood has been well worth it.
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You really should try it if you're getting t injections. You would be amazed at the knock on effects and strength training is extremely useful in keeping older people fully independent.
 
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I tried Maximuscle Lean Protein Powder and it tasted good, had 25g of protein per serving (servings were only like 37g of powder) but was low in carbs and fat. It also had caffeine in it. Doesn't last too long.

I then tried Maxinutrition extreme mass and size and it tasted bad, but had 40g of protein in it per serving (about 150g of powder or something like that) and has a lot of carbs and fat. No caffeine. One 1.5kg tub only lasts for 10 servings.

Both of those aren't too cheap but not too expensive either. I think for my next powder I'll try Serious Gainz powder from The Bulk Protein Company. It has 30g protein and a decent amount of carbs and fat. It's a 5kg tub and should last 40 servings so much better value.
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Just a quick update, I'm on my second 5KG tub of Serious Gainz from The Bulk Protein Company and I think I will stick with that from now on. Great value, seeing some gains and it mixes well enough and tastes decent, especially compared to the other two I mentioned. I like the strawberry flavor.
 
I will never disclose any good supplement for free, but I can assure every one of you that you are killing and/or chemically castrating yourself. Anyway adding beneficial stuff through supplementation is maybe 1% as impactful as removing harmful stuff consumed daily in massive quantitites due to shitty diet (primarily polyunsaturated fats giving you the metabolism of a 70 year old and endocrine disruptors making you a tranny).
 
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Is there any real benefit to protein powder for people who don't body build as a profession, and even then? If I get protein from meat and other stuff why do I need to spend so much money on tubs of the stuff in powdered form? I try not to rely on supplements and get my macros/micros from food. I do take a daily multivitamin and zinc/magnesium on workout days.
 
Protein shakes and cocaine.

I've been using total war pre workout lately but in the past I used MR Hyde, both are really good. Other than that just the REDCON Isolate protein.
 
Underestimated Nutria said:
Multivitamins, occasionally other vitamins/minerals as needed cuz I regularly go three or four days at a time without eating (it's done some pretty amazing things for my blood pressure/cholesterol/glucose and other things).

Most of my "supplement" money goes to defeating father time's depredations on my skin. Hydroquinone whenever I start to see freckles, which is pretty much a week after stopping application, tretinoin, pretty regular TCA peels, occasionally botox before I get a peel, pretty regular microneedling, i've had a couple small acne scars subincised and will try once more before i call it a day.

obviously regular moisturizer. not too commonly, snail moisture masks, or polyvinyl alcohol peels.

and few more outre treatments to that i won't describe because they aren't very healthy.

oh and minoxidil and finasteride, just in case. my testosterone levels are so low, i'm worried I'd be balding if they weren't so I don't treat it.
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Sunscreen is the most important way to prevent ageing of the skin. 90 percent of visible ageing on the skin is photoageing/photodamage caused by the sun. Hydroquinone risks are overblown but it is harsh and has serious dangers associated with it. It can cause Exogenous ochronosis. Vitamin C is a much safer skin lighter than hq and in a lot of products at all pricepoints. There is also topical niacinamide which is very effective and safe. You can find affordable forms of these in brands like The Ordinary.

Are you male? I don't know many men that put so much effort into skincare. Good for you. :) There is a really good blog by a chemist who goes into the science and evidence behind beauty products. It's called Lab Muffin beauty science.

As for the OP question, I am more into skincare than supplementing and don't really consider myself a fitness person but I try to get regular low impact excercise. I know resistance training is important for your health but I just feel lost and don't know if I could do lifting with the right form on my own.
I take NAC, l-carnitine, multi-vitamins or b-complex and magnesium, probiotics, b12 not in the cyano form if possible. I once took cordyceps and I found it really increased my libido. I just wanted more energy but not THAT kind of energy. I get the Ensure with HMB and extra protein for my dad bc he has COPD and I worry about him getting weak and undereating. It does seem to help him.
 
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- D3 once per week because its winter
- 5g creatine per day
- 1 fish oil capsule per day
- sometimes a multi if i ate not that properly a few days in a row

whey is food and not a supplement
 
- Melatonin, 2x 3mg because sleep issues
- L-Glycine, 2x 500mg for sleep
- Magnesium, 2x 250mg for restless movement
- Iron, 325mg for anemia (though this is prescribed)

Also considering throwing in a B12 supplement, just because a deficiency can cause anemia from what I've heard.
 
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I still value myself too much to give you a list of extremely potent obscure supplements for free, but since I feel benevolent right now I will give you some good free tips:

1. NEVER buy any stacks and multi-ingredient supplements. Only use single-ingredient supplements. Chances are, a multi-ingredient supplement will contain an ingredient that ruins the whole thing. Some of the best multivitamin packs on the market contain absolutely haram things like stevia, rice bran powder, copper etc., which makes them completely redundant. There's this one obscure substance that's likely the most potent prescription free DHT stimulant but most of the supplements of it on the market also contain a full-on DHT inhibitor as a cap filler. There's plenty of examples like that.

2. The only supplement that you absolutely need is D3. It's a must if you share the tragic unpleasantness of living on the northern hemisphere. 5000UI is the minimum.

3. Creatine is still one of the most workable supplements, but the bodybuilding creatine routine is dumb as fuck. The whole preload shit, creatine "cycles" and stuff is dumb. I come from a combat sports background and our approach to creatine is objectively better. Just use it as an all year long supplement, 5-10g every day.
 
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Magnesium, flaxseed oil, and some plant protein I get for cheap. Also vitamin C at the end of the night to flush my system out.
 
Whey protein isolate and creatine- 1 scoop each on off days during breakfast; 1 scoop each before and after lifting
 
This is my main one. If nothing else, I take this every day.

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What foods naturally boost testosterone or reduce estrogen converted from testosterone?
 
Multivitamins and L-arginine shot directly into my dick.
 
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