Thread: Best supp for strength?

I think your set if your already taking - creatine, whey, and weight gainer.

Only respsonses your gonna get are small things like multi-vitamin and other products like that.

at your age I do no think you should use any other supps, continue with the creatine and whey protein.

Originally posted by Prince
at your age I do no think you should use any other supps, continue with the creatine and whey protein.

i'm trying to look for any edge. i play high school football and i'll be entering my senior season so i need to get faster and stronger before the season.

I also take a multivitamin but i forget to take it half the time.

Prince is right. At your age creatine & protein are the best supps you need.

However, nobody has mentioned diet & hydration. Through an aquaintance I know a member of the English Rugby team and they drink water constantly. I hope that you steer clear of McDonalds and concentrate on a healthy diet. I'm trying to get my son to eat dairy and his veggies, but had little success so far.

As for football training I would advise to concentrate on exercises which help you with balance. These involve the exercises to work the "inner core" muscles. Squats and bent over rows are my favourite. Experiment as everyone is an individual, with slightly different preferences. I'm sure Barry Sanders (hope I spelt his name correctly, the Detroit RB) could have played any position on a football field. He wasn't huge, but he was a great athlete.

For endurance you need to concentrate on efficient exercise, don't go too heavy with the weights, concentrate on many reps with good form. You don't need to lose fat so do cardio to warm up, I use the cross trainer as it is a lower impact than the treadmill, and the last thing you want to do is aggravate injuries that would keep you out of a game. Then do your weights, short rest periods will train your body to recover quicker which will definitely give you that edge on the field.

What position are your trying for? This may help others on the board direct you to some good routines.

I think this year i will be starting at cornerback but i'll probably play some wide receiver too.

you can add gluatmine to ur list of supplements, i mix it in with juice after a work out.

" Through an aquaintance I know a member of the English Rugby team and they drink water constantly. [/QUOTE]


English Rugby - World Cup

May I ask who you know from the team?

The best supplement you can take at your age is Glutacene by PRD (there are few other generic versions of this formula). Essentially, it is a blend of glutamine plus branched chain amino acids (BCAA's). You are going to mix about 35 g of this powder with water and begin sipping it right before your workout and continue all the way through the workout. It will prevent muscle breakdown, improve protein synthesis and decrease recovery time (very important for football). Follow that up with 50 g of whey protein hydrosolate and 100 g of dextrose along with 5 g of creatine within 30 minutes of finishing your workout. Again, diet is going to be key. Absolutely no fried foods!! Make sure you are getting at least 6 g of EPA each day, preferably from fish oil. I have made great gains with this supplement stack and it is perfectly safe for a high school athlete.

As far as training advice, focus on the following lifts: power clean, incline bench press and the full olympic squat (not these half squats to parallel that we see so often these days). Focus on improving the strength of your posterior chain. Exercises like snatch grip dead lifts, romanian dead lifts, glute ham raises, reverse hypers, good mornings, split squats, etc.

Hope that helps!

your diet is probably the most important factor as was stated above. I know how hard it is to get a good diet having to eat at school, but just make sure you stay away from the fast food get plenty of proten. You look like your on track for a good season... good luck

byrddog,
Stuart Abbott, he is a reserve centre, was in the World Cup squad but never played. He plays for London Wasps, and sponsored by Greene King Abbot Ale.

He got injured when we beat the Barbarians but he'll be back for the Wasps, pushing for the championship again.

cult_status,

We have to settle for replays on Fox Sports World over here. Thought maybe I saw your mate play in the Cup. BTW, the finals were amazing. Sorry to get off topic, just don't get to talk rugby much.

byrddog