Supplement for a 17 year old

[benn7]

Im 17 and have been lifting and going to the gym for about a year. I have seeen a lot of really great gains but lately things have slowed down. What kind of pre workout would be safe and the best choice?

[true_miscer]

At 17, you really just need to eat a lot and sleep a lot.

If you are feeling tired before your workouts, pick up some caffeine pills are have 1 before a workout.

[ohsigmachi]

Im 17 and have been lifting and going to the gym for about a year. I have seeen a lot of really great gains but lately things have slowed down. What kind of pre workout would be safe and the best choice?

Buy some unflavored Creatine Mono powder (its cheap) mix it with some juice of your choice (I like red grape juice) pre and post workout.

Like the other poster said. Eat...a lot, but try not to eat crap either. Sleep is your friend.

The other end of this equation is the work your putting in at the gym. Change your workout.

Lookup Madcow 5x5 or the Rippetoe on Google, or one of the other seemingly infinite other workout programs. Change is good.

At the gym I workout out at one of their mantras is "what get's measured gets improved" keep a log so you can actually track your progress over a long period of time. I just went over my log from 2 years ago and had a pretty good laugh. It's motivating to see how far you've come sometimes.

[AmericanJambo]

Food + protein.

[EDcellent]

The ever so classic multi + food + protein powder combo.

[leBUFF]

steak and potatoes

and a multi

[davidearle]

Im 17 and have been lifting and going to the gym for about a year. I have seeen a lot of really great gains but lately things have slowed down. What kind of pre workout would be safe and the best choice?

POST workout is more important.
Make sure you're getting your protein and going on creatine for 2 weeks, off for 2 weeks always helps.

Magnum quattro is an excellent protein - it has whey, casein, egg, and milk sources, no artificial sweeteners or lactose and tastes really good.

The best creatine out there is Magnum's Big C... it has a blend of several kinds of creatine and Magnum's the only company out there that guarantees it's products are made with exactly what it says on the bottle

[benn7]

thanks to everyone that was really helpful

[RosieCheeScott]

Im 17 and have been lifting and going to the gym for about a year. I have seeen a lot of really great gains but lately things have slowed down. What kind of pre workout would be safe and the best choice?

Just adding onto what everyone else has said, you don't need a preworkout product - and if your gains have slowed down, then you need to look at your nutrition and/or training, especially if you've been training the same way or been following the same programme for all of that year.

At 17 years old, you do not need any supplements but the Basic Staples (creatine, multivitamin/antioxidant, good fats, protein, and BCAAs) - at your weight, you can almost get all your good fats, protein, and BCAAs requirements from your diet. I don't recommend using anything else until you're older and have built up a solid training base. NUTRITION AND TRAINING are what are going to get you results.

If you want gains, then you need to eat enough for them, and no supplement is going to help you gain muscle if you're not eating for it, period! At your age NUTRITION and TRAINING are the two factors that you need to focus on. FOOD, FOOD, and MORE FOOD is going to be IMPORTANT - if you want muscle gains, you needs to EAT for it!

Next to nutrition for mass is training. You have to be training correctly for mass - check out the article How To Maximize Mass Through Weights And Adaptation for an idea of how to train correctly for mass. And although The Essential 8 is in the fat loss section, the same exercises that are best for fat loss are also the best for gaining muscle! You also need to NOT lift almost daily - your body NEEDS recovery, since it's in your RECOVERY that you GROW (if you are eating enough).

I recommend having a training programme (AND nutrition plan - can't forget your nutrition, since that's what is going to make or break your success with gaining muscle mass!) written specifically for YOU for your goals and needs. If you can't afford a professional trainer, then take some time out to research and look around, because there is a TON of information on training for mass!

~Rosie~
The Primordial Woman

[ka3s3r]

i hate workingout without a preworkout..to me its the thing i look foward to during the day getting that solid pump while im workingout

[roberts299]

creatine is your best bet. also whey protein is good.

[ONtop888]

Creatine, whey + casein protein, and multi-vits. Trust me, you will put on some good muscle at your age with those supplements. I used to always want to do pro-hormones when I was your age to get the "quick fix," but little did I know that my testosterone was incredible at that age.