I am trying to cut up. I am on a low carb high protein diet and an intense superset lifting/cardio workout. A trainer recommended me to take mag10 with the Tribex and M on the off weeks to help recover and cut. Everything I read says Mag 10 will help you gain lean muscle mass, but you also have to eat a lot of carbs. I also take ribose to help recover. Will this combination of products help me lose fat while maintaining muscle?
Along the lines of the above poster, after reading the T-Dawg diet I had some questions Will taking something such as Mag 10 help? Money isn’t a huge factor, but I’d rather not spend money on stuff I don’t need. Also, I tend to get a grilled chicken sandwich on whole weat after I lift, am I killing myself by not having something like Surge or is that sandwich going to be ok? It’s much easier for me to eat regular food than supplements, but if it will make a big difference I can change things up.
To give credit where credit is due, it was Patricia would made the original recommendation to strength train and do HIIT.
Thanks, Thunder. I read that, and went “huh?” and, “geez, I guess what I say really doesn’t matter”. 
maximus: don’t take MAG-10 while cutting. What a utter waste of a fine product that should be used for bulking or gaining. You have Tribex, M and now HotRox at your fingertips to use. Of course there’s always food and yes, food is STILL important even while dieting.
And you should seriously consider ditching the long steady-state cardio and begin performing HIIT. THAT will save your LBM as you diet down.
I see someone else asked this same question: Taking MAG10 while dieting. Answer (again): NO
Let me “elucidate” further why conditioning is still important while training for strength. Speed is a necessary component for strength. When you have matching strength/speed - you’ll be able pull/press/squat a decent amount of weight. What I have found is that my conditioning levels affect my strength training. Some of you may know that I have asthma. When I can’t breath, my lifts suck. Literally. When I’m breathing well and my conditioning is good, I continue to make gains in my lifts.
That is why GPP, HIIT are rather important. I like to perform a light and easy session of HIIT the day after a intense session. Combine that with stretching, it gets the blood moving and blood pumped into the muscles helps speed recovery.
As for long steady-state cardio, let me say this. Once you’ve completed a max effort or even dynamic effort day of lifting - the LAST thing on your mind is to perform 30-45 minutes of cardio. Get the HELL out of the gym, rest - recovery. The next day perform some light HIIT, the day after perform a intense HIIT. Or perform GPP. Train intensely - when training for optimum gains in either strength or hypertrophy, recovery is very important.
Patricia, Thanks for the info. So instead of Mag 10/tribex/M how and what cycle should I take HotRox/Tribex/M. Also, I follow HIIT 3 times a week, but for two days I also use a sprint cardio workout where after a two minute warm-up I will sprint at a very high level for 1 minute then completely get off the treadmill and rest for 1 minute. I will do this for 10-12 sets. Is this sprint workout effective for cutting and increasing my metabolism?
TNX
Research published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology compared the fat-burning effects of two different interval training workouts, both lasting 40 minutes [2].
The first consisted of short intervals lasting 6 seconds, with 9-second rest periods. The second workout involved long intervals lasting 24 seconds, with 36-second rest periods.
It’s important to note that the treadmill speed was identical during both the short and long interval workouts. Moreover, the ratio between work and recovery bouts was also the same, meaning that the total amount of time spent running on the treadmill (16 minutes) was also identical.
Despite the fact that exercise intensity and duration were kept constant during both trials, there were large differences in fat oxidation.
In fact, the number of fat calories burned was approximately 3 times LOWER during the long (24 seconds) interval workout.
Basically saying that your 1 minute sprint might just be too long a sprint. Experiment with shorter sprint times and more frequent intervals.