Help with my supplement stack

[Xanthus[RoMe]]

Hey guys just wondering if any of you know something bout supplements and can help me out.

I'm carbin' up and taking a protein shake about an hour before workout (MuscleMilk), taking xpand just prior to work out, taking a glutamine product with 5g per serving just after, and following that another protein shake (muscle milk again), another scoop of glutamine and a MAX ZMA test booster before bed.

The rest of my diet is pretty good as well.

I was wondering if:

Is the glutamine product necessary? I don't know what the rate of absorption the different chemical compositions engender, but I know the muscle milk has an undetermined amount of the compound (L-glutamine) and xpand has 1g of the compound alpha-glutamine. So I was wondering if the extra 5g of glutamine twice a day was needed. Should I cut one or both of the servings, or keep it the same?

I was also wondering if any of the products are counteracting with each other, or stifling each others effects. Should I take the glutamine at a different time, not just prior to the protein shake?

Another question, I was wondering if the amount of creatine in the xpand product is enough, as it is primarily a NO2 product, used for preworkout boost. However it does have traces of creatine. I've heard of people taking a scoop before and after - any ideas on that? Should I look into taking another creatine product to maximize results?

Another, and final thing - Before this, I was on a stack with NO-xplode and Cellmass from BSN, and was making huge gains. I heard that the caffeine in NO-Xplode restricts blood flow - contradicting the NO effect, witch's goal is to increase blood flow. However I got a better pump from that then I am from Xpand, and was wondering as to your thoughts on that.

Again I'd like to reiterate I'm not some punk kid who takes a bunch of supplements just to sound cool - I'm in the gym 7 days a week, doing cardio on my off days, and I work out hard. I just want to know what I'm putting into my body, and how to optimize my performance.

[pu12en12g]

Is the glutamine product necessary?

I'm no expert, but in my experience whey protein contains plenty of glutamine. Others, like Derek / Beast are leaner and they do use / like glutamine (and I respect that).

Simply put, results will vary (good luck and welcome to BB.COM !! )