Beginner with Supplements (a lot of questions)

[MarioDRio]

Wow... This is the first time I realized that I'm taking so many supplements, or so it feels like!

I've been on and off so much since I was 13. Slacking off this past year, I've actually turned some muscle into a tiny bike tire around my waist.

I did start my first consistent week of exercising, I'm currently doing the p90x + insanity hybrid workout to get back into it. I feel like it's a good starting point, don't you think?

Anyways, the supplements that I've started to take or have taken a while is this...

PRE-WORKOUT
1 Scoop (26g) of 6 star Pro Nutrition Professional Strength Whey Protein Plus Elite Series
1 Scoop (5g) of ******** 100% Pure Creatine Monohydrate

Post Workout:
6 Tables of GNC's Pro Performance Amplified Glutamine Microfusion (Only affordable thing they have, geez. This site sells everything a whole lot better and cheaper.)

1 Tablet Equate Complete Multivitamin.
Spring Valley 3 Per Day Enteric Coated Fish Oil (1200mg w/ 360 mg Total Omega-3)



I need your help, anybody, is this good? Do I need more? Is there something around my budget, $25? Is there stuff I should really save up on?

I did decide to go a little more and purchase NO XPLOD, I did some research, and I'm going to see if my body can handle it, but when I used to hit the gym with my father I looked great and all I did was eat and drink protein shakes. I figured, though, if I can that good with not much supplements, why not give supplements a try? Who knows, I'm sure they will assist me a whole lot better in my recovery and will give me improved results.

I know this post is really long, so bare with me... I only have a few questions...

1) Creatine... The Creatine that I am taking, is that ok to take every day, or should that be cycled?

2)If I start taking NO XPLOD, which has four types of Creatine in it, will that ruin the point of cycling my original Creatine powder?

3) Can I take my Whey Protein Shake with NO XPLOD for preworkout, or will I be xploding in the bathroom?

4) P90X does show results, however, is it enough to where I can eat 6 wholesome meals for muscle mass or definition a day as long as I adjust my weights accordingly?

My father is very old school about the fact that Creatine may hurt your liver or anything in general really.

There's possibly a ton of effective supplements out there, but what is more natural, less endangering, and highly beneficial for your body, and won't plunge your wallet?

I need some kind of assistance. I want to get into my peak physical shape, I'm in my last teen year now, so I have so much time to grow, I want to take advantage of it.

[KJEnriquez16]

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[or_yourlivingtodie]

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read up.

[mdef]

Diet
Training
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Switch it around

Pre - Use the No Xplode, and multi before you workout

Post - Protien (You will not be needing xtra creatine mono since the xplode takes care of that)

and if u wish, take a max of 5 grams of mono on ur offdays

P90 X is solid. I would suggest getting into the gym and start hitting up squats, bench, rows, and what not. You can find a lot of routines on this site..

[Seroph4x]

These are the usual 4 supplements nearly everyone uses:

Whey protein
Creatine
Multi vitamin
Fish oil

Drink lots of water on creatine and in general.

[Retrotiger]

Ok. Here's my suggestion. Go to shadar's thread, read the threads about the supplements so you would know what you need and what supplements that you have wasted your $ on(glutaminezz)

You're 19, you don't need preworkout boosters. You should have great natural energy out of you in that age. The strength you're getting would only be a placebo effect.

The greatest supplement stack for you are these:

• Multivitamins
• Fish Oil
• Protein
• Creatine

By the way, drinking a gallon or more of water would actually supplement your supplements.

[Appledrink82]

You could take all the supplements in the world and they wouldn't offer you the same gains as proper nutrition and a good diet will.

[MarioDRio]

Thank you so much everybody for your responses.
Yeah, I tend to forget that 19 is a young age and not an "end of the world" age.

All of your suggestions and inputs are very appreciated.

[Seroph4x]

Ok. Here's my suggestion. Go to shadar's thread, read the threads about the supplements so you would know what you need and what supplements that you have wasted your $ on(glutaminezz)

You're 19, you don't need preworkout boosters. You should have great natural energy out of you in that age. The strength you're getting would only be a placebo effect.

The greatest supplement stack for you are these:

• Multivitamins
• Fish Oil
• Protein
• Creatine

By the way, drinking a gallon or more of water would actually supplement your supplements.

This is very true, I remember how much more energy I had at 19 compared to just 23...but I'm still fine at 23. Heaps of water really helps and if you are bulking eat heapsssssssssss Good luck man!

[MarioDRio]

This is very true, I remember how much more energy I had at 19 compared to just 23...but I'm still fine at 23. Heaps of water really helps and if you are bulking eat heapsssssssssss Good luck man!

--Yeah, I've been a waterholic for a while, at least until about three weeks ago. It saves you so much money rather than buying Soda and junk....... but I do love Soda and junk....

Thanks to this website, and its info on Creatine Monohydrate, it helped me understand Creatine a lot better. Since again, my father is old school bodybuilder, Creatine will destroy your liver if you take more than 5g.
Conditioned into fear of Creatine intake, I now learned that Creatine isn't as bad as my father says, and I just read about loading (for begginers) 25-30g's in one day? That sounds scary, I just take 5g a day... But since I already started working out, is it too late to load? Or should I just stick with 5g's a day.