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Originally Posted by TexanTA1996
Theres no such thing as an essential supplement.
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Originally Posted by snoops
Eating enough chicken, beef, etc, to get enough protein in a bodybuilders diet is very difficult without supplementing.
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Originally Posted by IainDaniel
Really kind of a general statement. Painting everyone with the same brush.
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Originally Posted by Gazhole
IMO the only essential is a Multi-Vitamin.
Protein is a convenience because you can get it from your diet, and Creatine is 100% optional and not really needed at all. The only other thing i personally would consider essential is some sort of joint maintenance supp like Fish Oils or Glucosamine Sulphate, because i have joint issues like tendonitis a lot when i dont take them. The bottom line is that supplements are supplemental to your diet, everything you want in terms of muscle mass and bodyfat can only be achieved through diet management. Supplements are there to take care of things that can't easily be done through regular diet (like vitamins and minerals for example). |
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Originally Posted by IainDaniel
Really kind of a general statement. Painting everyone with the same brush.
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Originally Posted by snoops
I just hear views like this all the time now. Basically everything said about how protein is a convenience and how it just supplements the diet can be said about multi-vitamins. To me, with all the supplements out there today, it seems that the "cool" (I cant think of a better word) answer for a question like this is to say a multi-vitamin is the most important supplement to take for weight lifting, which I do not think is true. If I had to throw out all of my supps and only keep one, Id keep my big bag of protein. In the end though, none of this really matters because the best thing to do is use supplement with protein and a multi. If you can maintain a good diet, than you dont need any supplements, but that would be too difficult for me.
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Originally Posted by Built
and it's cheaper than regular ground beef.
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Originally Posted by snoops
but so is getting your daily dosage of vitamins through a decent diet.
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Originally Posted by Smoke
I have the basics covered...Protein, Creatine, Multi-Vitamin. With the goal being to gain lean muscle mass is there anything else I could add?(Supplement wise, obivously)
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Originally Posted by Gazhole
Then you're a fool.
Heavy weightlifting depletes the body of vitamins and minerals that ARE essential for many biological processes. Without those things, you will get deficiencies and all sorts of health concerns can stem from that. Protein can easily be taken in large enough quantities to gain mass without a supp, i've done it myself, and recently too. But whatever, you do what you like. I'll save money, and enjoy my chicken breasts rather than a few glasses of liquid strawberries. |
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Originally Posted by workingatit43
A multi and fish oil I will not go without these
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Originally Posted by Built
Ground buffalo is cheap where I live - nice clean meat and really lean. Our extra lean ground beef has 10g fat per 100g. Buffalo has 4g per 100g, and it's cheaper than regular ground beef. Redder, too.
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Originally Posted by Nate K
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