which of the following products helped you and which ones are a waste of money?

(also please tell me brands that worked for you)

Creatine

Fat Burners

Aminoacids / BCAA

Protein

Weight Gainer

NeedToImprove said:

which of the following products helped you and which ones are a waste of money?

(also please tell me brands that worked for you)

Creatine

Fat Burners

Aminoacids / BCAA

Protein

Weight Gainer

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As far as these supplements go, I would scratch all of them except protein powder.

Sams club has a good deal on whey protein powder, 20 bucks for the 5 lb can, tastes decent.

What you should focus on is eating quality meals with real food. Lots of milk, juices, water, cheese, eggs, chicken, fish, cottage cheese, vegetables, fruits, potatoes, pastas. Eat as much quality food as you can before you start putting strange pills and powders in your body.

Tip: Drink a shake made with 1 cup cottage cheese, 40 grams of whey protein, 1 1/2 cup milk and 2 tbl spoons peanut butter before bed. It will help your body stay out of the catabolic (muscle burning) state while you sleep, because the casein in the cottage cheese is a slowing burning protein.

Thats about 80-90 grams of protein and 800-850 calories.

protien. Weight gainer protien if you can get it, great after a workout. Creatine won't help much when you're starting out, wait till you're alittle more advanced.

Glutanime is great if you're working out more than 3-4 times a week.

Multivitamen and Omega-3 fatty acids won't directly increase your strength size, but they'll contribute to your health, and you'll be able to workout and recover better.

I think energy boosters a waste of money. You're energy should come from food, not from sugars and caffine.

Exactly what do you want to do to your body. How can you chose supplements correctly if you don't define your goal?