Supplements I'm Unsure Of

Nutrition
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I don’t know if this applies to everyone, but in the years I’ve been training, I’ve fallen victim to a lot of marketing hype. Sometimes I just get sucked in by the brand’s claims and sometimes there are supposedly independent articles that endorse a chemical (like AAKG) but turn out to be total crap. Sometimes different articles contradict each other…

Have you guys been suckered in like me? I guess I had the silly attitude that if I threw more money at the situation, I’d achieve better results.

Well here are some supplements/individual chemicals that I’m unsure about and I was hoping you guys could all share your views on whether or not they’re any good. Obviously protein and creatine should be on everyone’s list.

L-Leucine
A-AKG
L-Glutamine
BCAAs
Beta-Alanine
Colostrum
Rhodiola Rosea
HMB
D-Aspartic acid
5-methyl-7-methoxyisoflavone

Maybe you could give me a verdict along the lines of ‘Yes’, ‘No’, ‘Yes, but costly for minimal gains’ or something like that?

Are there any others that we could add to the list?

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Firstly protein powder and creatine shouldn’t be on everyone’s list. Protein powder should be used to supplement your diet depending on how much protein you consume and your macro targets for a given time period. Creatine doesn’t agree with everyone. IMO most people should consider these as they are realitively cheap. Fish oil would be first on my list but only cause I’m not the biggest fan of sea food.

From my very limited knowledge:
L-Leucine depends
A-AKG no
L-Glutamine no
BCAAs depends
Beta-Alanine yes, i really like this stuff
Colostrum dunno
Rhodiola Rosea gives me a calming affect, not sure if it directly helps with training, maybe indirectly
HMB no
D-Aspartic acid dunno, but i’m thinking no
5-methyl-7-methoxyisoflavone no

I’m no expert, just my opinions.

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I don’t understand people who picture of their «physique» and of their asses on the internet. What is wrong with you? Do you want other people to tell you that you are hot? What the fuck. But I can understand since only not very intelligent people write on the internet.

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For me: no to all except whey, ZMA, multivitamin and pharmaceutical grade fish oil. All the rest doesn’t matter in the long run.

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[quote]jasmincar wrote:
I don’t understand people who picture of their «physique» and of their asses on the internet. What is wrong with you? Do you want other people to tell you that you are hot? What the fuck. But I can understand since only not very intelligent people write on the internet.[/quote]

HAHAHAHA was wondering about this too…

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[quote]jasmincar wrote:
For me: no to all except whey, ZMA, multivitamin and pharmaceutical grade fish oil. All the rest doesn’t matter in the long run.[/quote]
For MYSELF it’s whey and fish oil. I don’t take anything else regularly (anymore) although I do like to treat myself to some Biotest stuff once in a while.

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DAA works well with certain individuals.

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[quote]jasmincar wrote:
I DON@T UNDERSTAND people who picture of their «physique» and of their asses on the internet. What is wrong with you? Do you want other people to tell you that you are hot? What the fuck.

BUT I CAN UNDERSTAND since only not very intelligent people write on the internet.[/quote]

You don’t understand but you can understand. Ok

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L-Leucine - Can be used to signal muscle protein synthesis but if your nutrition is on point anyway, it’s not a necessity (unless maybe when training fasted or if you are on an aggressive cut, so the signaling essentially assists in sparing muscles from being burned for energy)

A-AKG - No.

L-Glutamine - No. Theoretically glutamine makes up much of the AA profile of muscle tissue but there’s also a lot of glutamine making up the lining of your gut, so most likely much of the free form glutamine you supplement with probably ends being absorbed into the lining of your gut.

BCAAs - What I’ve noted about leucine can more or less be applied to BCAAs as well with the addition that you can treat BCAAs as an alternative energy source that are not carbs.

Beta-Alanine - I really like this ingredient. I’ve noticed endurance benefits from supplementing daily with BA.

Colostrum - There’s benefits in the peptides contained in colostrum but if your diet and protein intake is in check, I don’t really see a need for colostrum.

Rhodiola Rosea - I’ve never used this ingredient on it’s own but seen it listed in some of the supps I’ve used. I honestly don’t think it does much of anything appreciable but the science is still out on this ingredient.

HMB - What I said about leucine applies here.

D-Aspartic acid - Unlikely you will actually feel much of anything off this but just like with most natty test boosters, I personally use them more for peace of mind than anything. Plus a lot of natty test boosters (which happens to contain DAA these days) do give me some good wood, so that’s a positive effect.

5-methyl-7-methoxyisoflavone - There doesn’t seem to be any promising studies on this ingredient and I’ve never taken it personally so, guess other people can answer this one :stuck_out_tongue:

Protein I don’t consider a supplement, that’s part of your food bill (you decide if you want the protein in powder or whole foods). Same goes for fish oil (either you eat the fish or you take the fish oil).

Multi-vitamins I would always consider to be first and foremost in a supplementation plan, no matter how meticulous you are with your veggies intake, it’s unrealistic to believe that you have all your micronutrients covered on a day to day basis, thus multi-vitamins come into play.

Hope that helps OP.

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My pic is just for jokes bros, my girlfriend was less than pleased with what I did with her bra. Thanks to the guys who actually answered, it’s better to get some more opinions. Of course fish oil too, I only forgot to list it because I just take it with my pills (which I don’t consider as physique-building supplements)

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[quote]kissdadookie wrote:
BCAAs - What I’ve noted about leucine can more or less be applied to BCAAs as well with the addition that you can treat BCAAs as an alternative energy source that are not carbs.
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BCAA = protein. I’m not sure how people are screwing this one up? It’s just protein…

btw, for a solid fact-checker : www.examine.com