Ok, so I’m gonna make my first order from the Biotest store. I’m a beginner, weight 180lbs bf 19% (highly inaccurate), 20yo, 6’, and I’m not new to weights. My problem is that I live in Israel, so I want to make a big batch that will be enough for a few months. My main needs are fishoil and protein powders. But I might want to get other supplements.
I read here and there about Creatine, will I need it in the next few months? my diet is dialed in and I am training to one of Waterbury’s programs. I would also like to get HOT-ROX at some point to help me lose weight. And maybe BCAAs as well. I know I might be overkilling, but I don’t want to recieve my order wishing I put X and Y in as well. My budget is about 350$ without shipping.
Thanks alot for all the help I really appreciate it.
Stick with the basics until you need something “special” when you are trying to cut fat.
For now, I would recommend a large order of Metabolic Drive and/or Grow! Whey protein, Surge and Flameout.
Creatine is optional. It’s cheap enough that you could go ahead and order a couple bottles to hold you over for a while. You really only need 5 grams per day, so the one bottle should last you 100 days.
I would save the HOT-ROX until you are ready for a cutting cycle and have already spent time dialing in your diet and training perfectly for several weeks beforehand. Once you’ve spent 4-8 weeks on the beginning of your cutting cycle (slowly lowering calories each week and adding more cardio/GPP), then I would add HOT-ROX.
Thanks alot for the great info So I would go Surge para workout and Metabolic Drive during the meals when I need a bit more protein, then?
Does Creatine make a difference?
Surge is strictly post-workout. If you workout hard four times a week, each bottle will last one month.
Metabolic Drive can be used however you wish! As part of a meal, as a snack, at night, in the morning, etc.
Personally, I try to get as much whole food as I can and get my protein from eggs, chicken, beef, fish, cottage cheese and then I use Metabolic Drive to fill in the gaps (usually as a snack with other food) and sometimes as a meal (when I make a Super Shake a la John Berardi and Precision Nutrition). I’ve cut back on how much I use each day so it will last longer by eating more whole food. So I use only 1-2 scoops per day.
Creatine works according to the research. I have used it off and on for more than 12 years, and I’m someone who doesn’t respond to it (at least nothing noticeable). I don’t get huge pumps or gain a lot of weight (water in muscles), and I don’t notice anything extra when using it.
But I still use it because it has been proven to help in a variety of ways, even if I can’t “feel” it. And it’s cheap enough that I’ll take the chance.
There are other supplements I won’t buy because they are expensive and you can never tell if they really work or if it’s a placeabo effect or just hard training and good nutrition.
So I would go Surge para workout and Metabolic Drive during the meals when I need a bit more protein, then?
Did it anyway, hope it’s good 
