besides protein.. if u could only use 5 single ingredient supps, what would they be?

[hazelaero5]

Besides protein.. if u could only use 5 single ingredient supps, what would they be?

[RVAPump]

ArA
LCLT
TMG
creatine
KNO3

[Bigdumogre]

Creatine
ARA
Arginine
Hmb
PA

[LarsBoyd]

Creatine
Caffeine
Beta-alinine

and probable some BCAA if cutting

[COUNTRYMIKE]

Creatine
PA
ARA
HMB
LCLT

[hazelaero5]

Arginine alphaketoglutarate
Creatine ethyl ester
Beta alanine
Betaine
Taurine

[COUNTRYMIKE]

Arginine alphaketoglutarate
Creatine ethyl ester
Beta alanine
Betaine
Taurine

Creatine Mono is the way to go, I myself use to be a firm believer in CEE years ago until I became more educated and knowledgeable of the forms of Creatine and how they work.

[VO2Maxima]

Creatine
Caffeine
F95
HICA
TMG

[Rob1882]

Creatine
PA ( Soy Lecithin )
Caffeine/Ephedrine
Nitrates

[Gwyndane]

caffeine
caffeine
caffeine
caffeine
caffeine

[myProgress]

Creatine
Fish oil
Vitamin D
zinc
"Creatine"

[jer52]

creatine
caffeine
beta alanine
l-citrulline

[RunningTall]

caffeine
creatine
fish oil
vitamin D
betaine

[hazelaero5]

caffeine
caffeine
caffeine
caffeine
caffeine

i forgot caffeine haha

[blokpost]

Creatine
Caffeine
PA
Citrulline
Yohimbine

[hazelaero5]

Creatine Mono is the way to go, I myself use to be a firm believer in CEE years ago until I became more educated and knowledgeable of the forms of Creatine and how they work.

im currently using on micronized creatine, which is micronized creapure. It is a great product. I never liked plain mono. I use to use MRI-Performances CE2 and loved it, but they stopped making it. Ive tried other companies ethyl ester creatines but they werent the same. My on creatine will be done within a week so ill be switching up

[NEBinAK]

Cissus
Forskolin
Yhcl

I dunno on the other ones I guess maybe ara and pa, or lclt or something

[kovalchuk71]

Creatine
Betaine
L-Citrulline
HMB-FA
HICA

Runner up: PA

[myProgress]

im currently using on micronized creatine, which is micronized creapure. It is a great product. I never liked plain mono. I use to use MRI-Performances CE2 and loved it, but they stopped making it. Ive tried other companies ethyl ester creatines but they werent the same. My on creatine will be done within a week so ill be switching up

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/sp...1zxhoCqm7w_wcB

[aaronuconn]

im currently using on micronized creatine, which is micronized creapure. It is a great product. I never liked plain mono. I use to use MRI-Performances CE2 and loved it, but they stopped making it. Ive tried other companies ethyl ester creatines but they werent the same. My on creatine will be done within a week so ill be switching up

CEE isn't as effective as creatine mono.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2649889/

Drop the arginine as well.

[iamjeffrey]

Creatine
ARA
Arginine
Hmb
PA

Lmao....do tell...

[ebunch12]

Creatine
ArA
Forskolin-95
Caffeine
Nitrates

[MuscleUpCrohns]

If we're talking muscle/strength related supplements:
-Creatine monohydrate (micronzied)
-Beta Alanine
-Betaine
-Citrulline
-PA (soy lecithin granules to save money, high-dosed PhosphaMuscle if cost is not a factor)

If we're talking non-muscle-related stuff, things for general life (cognition, stress, etc):
-ALCAR
-Ashwagandha
-Rhodiola
-Bacopa
-Caffeine (+theanine, although that makes 6 ingredients)

I've been moving towards prioritizing on the latter type of supplements more recently. It'd be difficult to pick only 5 total from the 11 supplements I listed above though.

[hazelaero5]

CEE isn't as effective as creatine mono.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2649889/

Drop the arginine as well.

the ce2 i was taking prior was pretty effective for me at the time. And why drop the arginine? Ive tried aakg, agmatine, citrulline and the aakg does its job

[Bigdumogre]

Lmao....do tell...

I have hypertension

[hazelaero5]

If we're talking muscle/strength related supplements:
-Creatine monohydrate (micronzied)
-Beta Alanine
-Betaine
-Citrulline
-PA (soy lecithin granules to save money, high-dosed PhosphaMuscle if cost is not a factor)

If we're talking non-muscle-related stuff, things for general life (cognition, stress, etc):
-ALCAR
-Ashwagandha
-Rhodiola
-Bacopa
-Caffeine (+theanine, although that makes 6 ingredients)

I've been moving towards prioritizing on the latter type of supplements more recently. It'd be difficult to pick only 5 total from the 11 supplements I listed above though.

i was leaning more towards muscle/strength related. Good list tho

[forresterac]

Great thread

Creative (obvious)
Caffeine (energy)
Citruline/nitrates (pump)
4 BA (endurance)

5 LCLT/HICA (recovery, don't know how they work)
6 TMG (always have, not really sure what it does, strength via absorbing water into the cells?)
7. HMB-FA (in my Ergonine, not really sure what it does)
8. Taurine (energy? Not really sure how it works, but in a lot of things I take)
9. Glucogenerate (spelling?), b-phenylalanine

However, this thread has opened my eyes a little. I know what things I take regularly and what things I look to always have in my products, but not really sure why or how they work (I'm type A and hate not understanding everything). Could anyone give a brief summary of the 5-9 if you know anything about them?

I'm also curious about PA. It's on here a lot and I've seen people have good results with it. What is it and what does into?

Thanks bros

[Gwyndane]

i dont get it.. why do you list them if you dont even know what they do? o.O

[forresterac]

If we're talking muscle/strength related supplements:
-Creatine monohydrate (micronzied)
-Beta Alanine
-Betaine
-Citrulline
-PA (soy lecithin granules to save money, high-dosed PhosphaMuscle if cost is not a factor)

If we're talking non-muscle-related stuff, things for general life (cognition, stress, etc):
-ALCAR
-Ashwagandha
-Rhodiola
-Bacopa
-Caffeine (+theanine, although that makes 6 ingredients)

I've been moving towards prioritizing on the latter type of supplements more recently. It'd be difficult to pick only 5 total from the 11 supplements I listed above though.

Agree with you on this. I have my lifting supplements and then things I like more for daily, non workout related use. One supplement I've used that makes a noticeable, measurable difference in my mood/focus is ALCAR. Firm believer in it and will keep taking it. I also like theanine and caffeine di-Malate? Or whatever is in white Rapids. I enjoy the smoothness of it and the lasting affects. I'm also becoming a big believer in just caffeine tabs, no fancy hard to pronounce supplement names. A 200mg caffeine tab at work does more for my focus and energy than almost any preworkout I've taken. Except Neurosurge. Love that stuff.

[forresterac]

i dont get it.. why do you list them if you dont even know what they do? o.O

I have a general idea and know what the broscience says they are supposed to do. Just looking for more information.