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[ckcrown84]

Alright everyone. I feel like it is always a good idea to list your favorite Supplements, and explain why they are your favorite.
Always nice to see what others are taking, get some constructive criticism, and well some new ideas!

For me:
ON Whey Protein

ON Nitro Core 24 (blended protein, slow and fast digesting)

ON BCAA and Amino Acids (these are a new addition to me, not sure if they are worth it. They are cheap and handy to pop throughout the day and night when I get up to piss. Makes me feel like my muscles aren't starving which makes me happy haha)

Universal Storm and Shock Therapy. These are great (well to me at least) Creatine and Pre-workout Supplements. Why are they great? Well 1) they take like ass, so you tend not to take any more of it then needed and 2) there are lots of servings

Raw Eggs. Cuz I like to be like Rocky bitch! Haha, naw seriously they are cheap as hell, and very digestible. I haven't gotten sick yet!

That is my supplement regime. Only thing I am unsure about is the BCAA and Amino Acid pills, cut em or replace em with something else. I haven't decided

 

[so1970]

i usually boil my eggs and pitch the yolks about a dozen a day, is there a benefit you think taking them raw is doing for you?

 

[ckcrown84]

i usually boil my eggs and pitch the yolks about a dozen a day, is there a benefit you think taking them raw is doing for you?

No benefit (that I am aware of). I just like the convenience.

 

[juicespringsteen]

1) Dymatize Whey protein
2) Gaspari Myofusion Whey/Casein blend
3) Jack3d preworkout (nice for days when i need an extra push like legs/back, plus i got it for 37 cents)
4) Micronized Creatine
5) Glutamine (not sure of the actual benefits, but would rather be safe than sorry)

Would love to start taking BCAA's but can't seem to find any that are very price effective.

 

[juicespringsteen]

No benefit (that I am aware of). I just like the convenience.

Im with you on the raw egg thing. Been doing it every morning for as long as i can rememeber. Just waiting for that case of salmonella to show up one day haha. scary thought

 

[banker23]

top 5 supplements:

1. whey protein 5 lb bag at sam's club (4-5 servings a day 2 for breakfast and 2 post workout)

2. musclepharm assault PWO (contains con-cret, NO booster, BCAA, so three for the price of one there) -for PCT and off cycle only

3. fish oil from sam's club (about 2.7 g of omega 3's a day)

4-5 (actually 4-7) TRS from primordial performance (actually 4 products in there, DAA, trans-reveratrol, endo amp and tocotrienol) the daa and resveratrol (TCF-1 and Sustain alpha respectively) are good for PCT while the toco-8 and endo amp are good all the time for general health.

I don't use any other vitamin supplements or joint care supplements right now.

 

[ckcrown84]

banker -- I probably should start taking some joint support haha. I also take Fish oil, not sure why i didn't add it in my supplement regime. I guess I just didn't think about it.

Muscle Pharm sounds pretty legit. Looked it up on bodybuilding.com -- might have to give this a shot sometime.

I really like Storm though- 28 dollars and 80 servings 4 forms of creatine (for whatever that is worth--i have no clue)
Shock therapy = 50 servings


Juice--
30 cents...I hate you. I did that pennysupps thing and just got dicked outa 12 bucks haha. Never again!!!!!
Jack3d isn't bad a bit expensive for me because I guess I am a stimulant junky and use way too many scoops throughout the day.

 

[Kenny Croxdale]

i usually boil my eggs and pitch the yolks about a dozen a day, is there a benefit you think taking them raw is doing for you?

The yolk is the best part of the egg and your throw it away. Don't be stupid.

Kenny Croxdale

 

[Powermaster]

Ditto ^^^^ about the eggs yolks. That's where all the good stuff is.

Top 5 supplements for me:
1) Whey isolate
2) Vit D
3) Fish oil
4) Glucosamine/chondroitin
5) Magnesium Citrate

My Pre w/o: a 20oz dark roast coffee with 3 grams gaba.

Simple/cheap/effective & no proprietary blends & everything is from whole foods.

 

[ckcrown84]

Ditto ^^^^ about the eggs yolks. That's where all the good stuff is.

Top 5 supplements for me:
1) Whey isolate
2) Vit D
3) Fish oil
4) Glucosamine/chondroitin
5) Magnesium Citrate

My Pre w/o: a 20oz dark roast coffee with 3 grams gaba.

Simple/cheap/effective & no proprietary blends & everything is from whole foods.

Why Vit D and Magnesium Citrate?

 

[Powermaster]

Why Vit D and Magnesium Citrate?

Vit D because it's winter here and i don't get enough sun for my body to make it on it's own.

Magnesium Citrate because most foods contain very little or none of it. It helps me sleep and has been proven to be vital to many body functions.

 

[ckcrown84]

Vit D because it's winter here and i don't get enough sun for my body to make it on it's own.

Magnesium Citrate because most foods contain very little or none of it. It helps me sleep and has been proven to be vital to many body functions.

That's whats up.
I fake bake so i think I am good on the D

 

[chucky1]

whey iso
creatine
fish oil
liv 52
vit c
jack3d

 

[MDR]

Whey protein
Multi-vitamin
Creatine
That is all

 

[packers6211]

Myofusion Protein, APS Creatine Nitrate, Scivation's Xtend, DP Craze, and BPS Endosurge.

 

[Anabolic5150]

Advanced Cycle Support
creatine
glutamine
EAA's
fish oil

Would have added whey as well, but I consider it more of a food then a supplement.

 

[hypo_glycemic]

NOW Liver Support
Dymatize ISO 100
Omega 3-6-9
Vitamin D-3
BCAA's/Glutamine

 

[ckcrown84]

I should look into more liver support supps

 

[JUSTRIGHT]

ON WHEY
VPX Synthesize(protein ,creatine, and BCAA'S)
Fish oil(i'm old)
Taurine
TUDCA (Liver support)
Vitamin c

 

[ckcrown84]

ON WHEY
VPX Synthesize(protein ,creatine, and BCAA'S)
Fish oil(i'm old)
Taurine
TUDCA (Liver support)
Vitamin c

Nice
I take the fish oil also. Good for you!

 

[ebn2002]

whey protein
Multi vitamin
Fish oil
vitamin c
tribulus

 

[twitch712]

1 super dmz 2 superdmz... seriously 1 dymatize elite whey 2 creatine 3 liver support 4 multi vitamin 5 erase

 

[ckcrown84]

^^^ Not bad I liked that Erase. Made my joints hurt tho.

 

[ThreeGigs]

Raw Eggs. Cuz I like to be like Rocky bitch! Haha, naw seriously they are cheap as hell, and very digestible.

Raw eggs are NOT very digestible. They have a lower absorption rate then every other protein source I know of. You absorb more protein per hour from PEAS for heaven's sake. Worse, raw eggs contain ovomucoids, which are a trypsin inhibitor. Trypsin breaks down protein in your intestine so you can absorb it. So not only are raw eggs a terrible protein source, they also inhibit your body from breaking down and absorbing *other* protein you ate along with them!

But don't just take my word for it. Google raw versus cooked egg protein bioavailability. And hit the Wikipedia article for ovomucoids and trypsin inhibitors. Screw eggs, eat chicken.

And my top 5 supps:
Whey
Creatine
BCAAs
Multi vitamin
Fish oil caps 33%/22% EPA / DHA

Currently trying a combo of HMB, Arginine, and DAA. Seems to be helping recovery noticeably, speeding things up from about 4 days to 3.

 

[ckcrown84]

Great info, thank you for the time to explain this.
Unfortanetly I, in all honesty, will not heed your wisdom--I did some googlin and well while I will agree on your overall point I am not sure about the tripsin inhibitor aspect.
What I will agree on: Cooked eggs have higher bio availability than raw eggs.
I ended up perusing this journal:
Digestibility of Cooked and Raw Egg Protein in Humans as Assessed by Stable Isotope Techniques

In any case, i have to weigh:
1) Convenience of raw eggs vs cooked eggs.
2) How I get oh so sick of eating scrambled eggs (and I dislike the taste of all other egg forms.
3) Boiled eggs are manageable to me, but I can't eat the yolk when boiled so I lose many proteins and nutrients there.

That being said i can live with ~50% bio availability.

Raw eggs are NOT very digestible. They have a lower absorption rate then every other protein source I know of. You absorb more protein per hour from PEAS for heaven's sake. Worse, raw eggs contain ovomucoids, which are a trypsin inhibitor. Trypsin breaks down protein in your intestine so you can absorb it. So not only are raw eggs a terrible protein source, they also inhibit your body from breaking down and absorbing *other* protein you ate along with them!

But don't just take my word for it. Google raw versus cooked egg protein bioavailability. And hit the Wikipedia article for ovomucoids and trypsin inhibitors. Screw eggs, eat chicken.

And my top 5 supps:
Whey
Creatine
BCAAs
Multi vitamin
Fish oil caps 33%/22% EPA / DHA

Currently trying a combo of HMB, Arginine, and DAA. Seems to be helping recovery noticeably, speeding things up from about 4 days to 3.

 

[chucky1]

I could never down a raw egg, props to you bud...

 

[ThreeGigs]

Great info, thank you for the time to explain this.
Unfortanetly I, in all honesty, will not heed your wisdom--I did some googlin and well while I will agree on your overall point I am not sure about the tripsin inhibitor aspect.
What I will agree on: Cooked eggs have higher bio availability than raw eggs.
I ended up perusing this journal:
Digestibility of Cooked and Raw Egg Protein in Humans as Assessed by Stable Isotope Techniques

In any case, i have to weigh:
1) Convenience of raw eggs vs cooked eggs.
2) How I get oh so sick of eating scrambled eggs (and I dislike the taste of all other egg forms.
3) Boiled eggs are manageable to me, but I can't eat the yolk when boiled so I lose many proteins and nutrients there.

That being said i can live with ~50% bio availability.

If you dig into the reason why cooked eggs have a higher bioavailability *and* higher absorption rate, you find that it's the trypsin inhibitor's doing.

And here's one of my "bibles" of information about protein digestion and absorption:
http://home.exetel.com.au/surreality/health/A%20Review%20of%20Issues%20of%20Dietary%20Protein%20Intake%20in%20Humans.pdf

That same paper is available elsewhere.

Look at raw egg white protein absorption rate. It's 1.3 or 1.4 grams per hour. A large egg white has about 3.6 grams of protein (on average). So it would take 5 hours to absorb the protein in 2 raw egg whites.

There are 24 hours in a day. If you ate nothing but raw egg whites, your body would manage to absorb about 32 grams of protein a day, no matter how many you ate. If you ate only cooked egg whites, it would be maybe 75 to 80 grams of protein a day, no matter how many you ate.

Like I said above: Screw the eggs, eat the chicken.

 

[ckcrown84]

Chicken is good stuff.
Thanks for the additional info bro.
Breakfast time for me

 

[ckcrown84]

I could never down a raw egg, props to you bud...

blend them into a protein shake and you can't even taste it, but perhaps they aren't as useful as many think. Read Threegigs post.
I don't know I am going to continue with my eggs. they make me happy inside

 

[Sabrina21]

It helps me sleep and has been proven to be vital to many body functions

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