Hey guys.
I've been away from the gym for about five months now, due to a back injury. I started back yesterday and all went well. I'm not going to go 100% till my body's more accustomed to the training again. Therefore, I've structured a plan for supplementing my training over the next few months.
In the first month I'm going to rely purely on muscle memory and 4000 cals (usual 1.5g protein per lb body weight/high carbs/appropriate fats etc) a day (will bump that up when training intensifies).
After a month of getting back into the swing of things, I was going to start introducing some supps. Now, I have quite a few (everything is for a two-month supply): BCAAs, L-Glutamine, HMB, ZMA, Trib and Creatine.
Initially, I was going to start taking all of them (except the creatine) in the second month, but I wasn't sure if this would be too much, too soon.
With those supps. lasting two months, I was then going to add creatine to the lot in the third/fourth month.
So, overall, the plan was looking like this:
Month 1:
Just food (4000+ cals)
Month 2:
4000+ cals
BCAAs
L-Glutamine
HMB
ZMA+Trib
Month 3:
4500+ cals
BCAAs
L-Glutamine
HMB
ZMA+Trib
Creatine
Month 4:
4500 cals
Creatine
What do you guys think? Is this a bit of an overkill? Will muscle memory and a sufficient diet alone be enough to make gains over the first few months? If you have any suggestions, that'd be helpful.
Cheers.
I've been away from the gym for about five months now, due to a back injury. I started back yesterday and all went well. I'm not going to go 100% till my body's more accustomed to the training again. Therefore, I've structured a plan for supplementing my training over the next few months.
In the first month I'm going to rely purely on muscle memory and 4000 cals (usual 1.5g protein per lb body weight/high carbs/appropriate fats etc) a day (will bump that up when training intensifies).
After a month of getting back into the swing of things, I was going to start introducing some supps. Now, I have quite a few (everything is for a two-month supply): BCAAs, L-Glutamine, HMB, ZMA, Trib and Creatine.
Initially, I was going to start taking all of them (except the creatine) in the second month, but I wasn't sure if this would be too much, too soon.
With those supps. lasting two months, I was then going to add creatine to the lot in the third/fourth month.
So, overall, the plan was looking like this:
Month 1:
Just food (4000+ cals)
Month 2:
4000+ cals
BCAAs
L-Glutamine
HMB
ZMA+Trib
Month 3:
4500+ cals
BCAAs
L-Glutamine
HMB
ZMA+Trib
Creatine
Month 4:
4500 cals
Creatine
What do you guys think? Is this a bit of an overkill? Will muscle memory and a sufficient diet alone be enough to make gains over the first few months? If you have any suggestions, that'd be helpful.
Cheers.