Supplements

Deedsie wrote: »

Oh very good, I am glad I asked now. I got the chocolate mint flavour the last time and I thought it was very nice. Will the impact whey taste similar to the true whey?

Would people here take protein shakes every day of the week and not just on gym days?

My diet is terrible and I do require the supplementation of protein into my diet.

Better off posting an example of your diet for a standard day so you can get help with tidying that up first and foremost! All the supplements in the world won't make much improvement if your diet isn't in check to begin with!

After that if you're training regularly protein shakes are a great convenient way to get your daily requirement if its too much of a struggle to hit with real food! They are also ideal after training when a fast digesting protein will help to aid in muscle recovery.

Blacktie. wrote: »

Spend a few days tracking your food with myfitnesspal or a similar app. This means weighing it as well. A protein shake is just a means of getting in an easy source of protein. It's just like eating a chicken breast really. Supplementing with a protein shake is not going to make a bad diet good. Supplements are there to aid a decent diet not as a crutch for a bad one.

+1 for weighing your food! Ever since i started its made keeping my diet in check a hell of a lot easier.

What supplements "should" i be taking?

I'm getting back into training again, before Christmas i trained 3 times a week (2 strength, 1 cardio), as well as swimming one night and playing a round of golf at the weekend. I'm hoping to get back to that amount again.

Previously i was taking 1 scoop of ON Whey every day with 1 scoop of ON Casein at night. But i cut that back to only using it on the days i worked out. And on occasion i'd use caffeine free BSN No-Xplode if i was going to the gym late in the evening.

I presume i'll continue using the ON Gold Standard Whey, but is it best to use it every day or just after training?

Looking around, there's talks of using Garlic Tablets, Vitamin D3 Tablets every day for general health, as well as Green Tea tablets to help burn off the belly. Or there's a thing called, CLA, which is supposed to promote fat burning too. Are these all a bottle of smoke, or do they help in conjunction with a balanced diet?

Thanks

hades wrote: »

What supplements "should" i be taking?

I'm getting back into training again, before Christmas i trained 3 times a week (2 strength, 1 cardio), as well as swimming one night and playing a round of golf at the weekend. I'm hoping to get back to that amount again.

Previously i was taking 1 scoop of ON Whey every day with 1 scoop of ON Casein at night. But i cut that back to only using it on the days i worked out. And on occasion i'd use caffeine free BSN No-Xplode if i was going to the gym late in the evening.

I presume i'll continue using the ON Gold Standard Whey, but is it best to use it every day or just after training?

Looking around, there's talks of using Garlic Tablets, Vitamin D3 Tablets every day for general health, as well as Green Tea tablets to help burn off the belly. Or there's a thing called, CLA, which is supposed to promote fat burning too. Are these all a bottle of smoke, or do they help in conjunction with a balanced diet?

Thanks

Read GEMs post, its the very first post in the thread!

A good protein shake (isolate if you can afford it), a multi vitamin for general well being and some form of omega 3 should be all you really need! Creatine would be the next big one but i find no matter which type i take i feel no benefit from it so don't bother anymore, however i know people who swear they get a good strength increase from it so i guess it's hit and miss for different people!

After that there are so many supplements that marketing geniuses would have you part with your hard earned cash on to get that perfect body but unless you plan on taking to the stage i would say your better off spending the extra cash on your weekly shop and get in some good quality cuts of meat. There is no magic pill, eat clean train hard.

My order from MyProtein was put in on Monday and it arrived today.

Trying to figure out what protein I should be taking if any as there seems to be a lot of contradicting info out there. I'm currently trying to lose weight but also build some muscle at the same time. I'm doing a programme that's 2 cardio, 3 weights a week. My diet consists of 3/4 meals a day plus fruit snacks. Meals are basic enough breakfast: porridge/wheatabix. Lunch: tuna sandwich or something similiar. Dinner: meat, veg, spuds or rice. And also maybe something like soup if I'm hungry.

My question is about whey protein. I want to add it to my diet but don't know if I should take it before or after workout. Should I only take it on weights days or only days I workout.

My main goal is weight loss so maybe I shouldn't be taking any but I feel I don't get enough protein and I don't think the calorie difference of one shake would have that big an impact. Thanks for any help and I do apologise if this has been answered but there is a lot of info out there it's hard to decide what's relevant

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

My order from MyProtein was put in on Monday and it arrived today.

I got an email from track pack who ship the items to an post who seem to be the courier but I rang an post and they said they still havnt received it, they've received confirmation from them that it's coming alright though.

Today is the 5th working day, I'll have to contact them.

bodybuilder11 wrote: »

What supplements you use from myprotein?

Just a small amount of BCAAs to experiment with in order to see if it helps my recovery.

I get enough protein in my diet and I just wanted to see if they have any effect. I suspect the effect will be minimal but we'll see.

bodybuilder11 wrote: »

Maybe you will feel that your body (muscle) recover faster after workouts. How much cost, how many servings?

Maybe, maybe not.

500g pouch of powder and they threw in a bottle of 90 tablets that'll last 10 days, eff oh see.

runawaybishop wrote: »

The powder will last forever because it is mank and will sit on your shelf :pac:

It's not. It's 'Tropical' flavour so it's bound to taste like Lilt but with gainz.

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Lilt with gainz lol

L.I.L.T.

Look, I Lift Tonnes.

I bought L-Carnitine aminos from myprotein. i just have to say in all honesty a shockingly bad quality of product.

The pills dissolve in your hands ! you literally have to put them straight in your mouth and swallow and twice they've been caught in my throat. I also purchased leucine pills and tbh there not far behind either.

I waited 7 days for my order which was my first order in about 4 years now I remember why I steer clear of these cowboys, very poor quality of products.

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

I bought L-Carnitine aminos from myprotein. i just have to say in all honesty a shockingly bad quality of product.

The pills dissolve in your hands ! you literally have to put them straight in your mouth and swallow and twice they've been caught in my throat. I also purchased leucine pills and tbh there not far behind either.

I waited 7 days for my order which was my first order in about 4 years now I remember why I steer clear of these cowboys, very poor quality of products.

Most of the issues you have with what you got had nothing to do with MP.

Ordered from Bulk Powders on Monday morning and just received a text saying DPD will be delivering it between 12 and 2pm. Good service, although you do have to spend €75+ for it to be free.

AlanDeGenerous wrote: »

The 2 products complained about were of "bad quality" and this has nothing to do with MP? If the products aren't up to scratch then who's fault could it be but the manufacturer's?

The issues were that they started to dissolve in the poster's hands so you had to put them straight in your mouth and that they stuck in his throat.

I'm not really sure why having to put a pill straight into your mouth as opposed to holding it in your hand means it's bad quality. Otherwise the Maltesers I had yesterday were appalling.

And a pill being caught in the poster's throat is hardly indicative of bad quality either.

Unless I'm missing something?