$200 per month in supplements

[nondualism]

What do you buy, in order of importance? Whey protein is part of the $200.

This is gonna be a real-world exercise for me, although I may have to make it $150/month.

[Mr. Aries]

start with a whey/casein blend, add in some creatine mono, and then comes the fancy smancy stuff.

[nondualism]

start with a whey/casein blend, add in some creatine mono, and then comes the fancy smancy stuff.

Sorry, I should have added that whey and creatine are a given.

Maybe I should tell you what I'm currently taking:

Green Magnitude
White Blood
ON whey and also complete protein
Blue Up
6-OXO
DMAE (ADHD thing)

[cal62887]

Protein - 5 lbs - $35
Creatine SizeOn - $45 http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/sd/creatine.html
Multi - $10 http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/tl/daily.html
X Factor - $90 http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/mn/xfactor.html

$ 180 and 20off150afflat = $160

[lilpinki]

$200......... groceries

[lalala-elf]

use it to pay rent duh!!11

[DinoT1985]

A great casein/whey blend, price determined by the brand. And 11lbs WPC for 30GBP which I add with 1 scoop of the brand. Then creatine monohydrate or my choice of branded pre-workout supp. Multi, fish oil and then luxuries.

[nondualism]

I know the basics. Protein, creatine, multivitamin, fish oil.

Which luxuries, though?

[ericgonzalez]

Start with whey, add the rest of the basics (stick to creatine mono in bulk and such).

When you're done, try to figure out what "luxury" item best fits your goals. Is it test booster? fat burner? etc. Figure out the category then pick what you think is the best in that group. repeat as necessary.

[Interlocutor]

What do you buy, in order of importance? Whey protein is part of the $200. This is gonna be a real-world exercise for me, although I may have to make it $150/month.

3 month/200$ proposal:

presuming your diet is good, your workouts well thought out, you have some experience, etc. i would consider the following (unless you want to go the bulk route, which may be the better option):

personally, to me the most important item is a good supply of a decent protein. you probably want 2 servings/day, meaning you need roughly 10lbs. instead of casein, i'd try to eat more cottage cheese, though.

Example: 2 x http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/un/supreme.html = $46

then, you want a decent, iron-free, not-to-expensive multi for 90 days.

Example: 1 x http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/tl/daily.html = $14

another staple you may consider is fish oil - to many positives to list them all. again, 90 days supply.

Example: 2 x http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/now/om.html = $15

the next item on my list would be a supply of EAAs or BCAAs (i'm pretty undecided here). the CL PW is, the horrible taste aside, a pretty decent product with an interesting ingredient profile beyond "simple" BCAA powders (such as Xtend), with BA, CM and TMG covered.

Example: 1 x http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/clabs/purple.html = $51

generally, creatine would also be considered to be an important add-on. there are countless such products with low cost/serving.

Example: 1 x http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/univ/storm.html = $27 (since this also contains BA, CM and TMG you may consider to use Xtend instead of PW).

IMHO you have covered the basics with this, for about $153, which leaves you with $47 everything else. again, there are countless pre-workout energizers to select from, and selection is mostly left to personal preference, flavouring, and cost per serving.

Example: 1 x http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/univ/shock.html (only used on training days) = $30

this leaves you with $17 for http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/sf/hmb.html or http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/now/zma.html or similar stuff if you want to experiment a little.

alternatively you may add another $5 and try an AI based test booster cycle instead, which IMHO would yield much better results than the two above:

Example: 1 x http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/sns/in.html = $22

sample cycle week 1-3 = 3 caps, week 4 = 2 caps, week 5 = 1 cap, week 6 = EOD, do this from week 4 to week 9 of your 12 week timeframe.

edit: i actually have used most of the example products, with the exception of the HMB and the specific protein and multi.

THE INTERLOCUTOR

[zaeltart]

What do you buy, in order of importance? Whey protein is part of the $200.

This is gonna be a real-world exercise for me, although I may have to make it $150/month.

30 days in a month

3 scoops of syntha 6 a day

= 3 tubs of syntha-6 a month

so thats 75 dollars a month for syntha-6

then you can add on a ~dollar a day for multi-vitamin

some pennies a day for vitamin b-5 (anti-acne. creatine increases my acne and b-5 counters acne)

and then add on pennies a day for bulk creatine monohydrate


that sounds about right.

thats about 100 bucks a month per supplements, including shipping.

[antish]

we are in the 21st century , so beta-alanine is a staple.Gakic on leg days might also be a staple.lol

[SurfOnSilver]

A great casein/whey blend, price determined by the brand. And 11lbs WPC for 30GBP which I add with 1 scoop of the brand. Then creatine monohydrate or my choice of branded pre-workout supp. Multi, fish oil and then luxuries.

is the WPC you get any good, or are you compromising for price? Because thats extremely cheap... If you could PM where you get your stuff from (if they have a site) I'd be extremely grateful =) (I think I've found a fairly decent site but there's always a better one if you shop around enough)

[Xetenor]

Honestly dude, use that $ for real whole foods. Those will give you real results. Don't just waste so much $ on supplements. They aren't going to give you magical results without REAL good food.

[future_wrestler]

N.O. Limits
CreaForm
ADAM
Nighttime Herbs
Syntha-6

All you need right there for about $105 less.

[Musclefever]

trinity staxk $124
protein $25
creatine $30

[naturalguy]

You haven't stated your goals. Kinda hard to give you recommendations without that info.

[nickrut]

Cit Mal./ BA/ Bulk Creatine Mono/ Activate Xtreme/ X-factor

110 a month or something like that.

[j_neatherlin]

depends on your goals bro.

me, i'm a stim junkie so there's always gotta be a little something in there to get me before a workout.

[user98511001541]

trinity stack $124
protein $25
creatine $30

the summer deal is still running, its a sweet deal

[Interlocutor]

the summer deal is still running, its a sweet deal

interesting. i'd really like to compare gains for a full trinity stack at $ 124.- with a simple Inhibit-E (ATD) cycle for $ 23.-, or possibly a 2-bottle run for $ 46.-?

THE INTERLOCUTOR

[DinoT1985]

is the WPC you get any good, or are you compromising for price? Because thats extremely cheap... If you could PM where you get your stuff from (if they have a site) I'd be extremely grateful =) (I think I've found a fairly decent site but there's always a better one if you shop around enough)

PMed.

[user98511001541]

interesting. i'd really like to compare gains for a full trinity stack at $ 124.- with a simple Inhibit-E (ATD) cycle for $ 23.-, or possibly a 2-bottle run for $ 46.-?

THE INTERLOCUTOR

i'll run inhibit-e after my trinity stack if you sponsor me (yes e-whore)

[Lifthard3]

As said your goals would help out a lot!!

I would cut that budget out from 200 down a bit. Stick with the Whey, Fish Oil, Vitamins, creatine/Pre-workout formula .... the rest of the money you need to budget into your groceries (thats where I know most of moeny goes)

Good Luck!

[Random Letters]

Fish Oil $15
Creatine Mono (Creapure at Swanson) $20
10lbs Whey $70
Multi $15

Spend the other $80 on whole foods, a decent blender, or maybe a "treat" supplement. Personally, I think it is getting rediculous all the supplements people are taking at any one time.

[alex.p]

A whey/casein mix, and isolate/concentrate mix..
Multi, oils and creatine..
Then I tend to go for a good pre-workout supp (no-shotgun etc)
Bulk powders as well are always handy..Some aminos (always have a bottle of water mixed with incase wake up at night), carnitine, vitargo (for post workout)...
Then the list really should just go by what you think could help you..Nothing will give you instant magical results but may help you recover or get through an extra tough workout etc

[nondualism]

Honestly dude, use that $ for real whole foods. Those will give you real results. Don't just waste so much $ on supplements. They aren't going to give you magical results without REAL good food.

Get it through your heads, guys - I already have an AMPLE budget for food.

This would be my supplement (and only supplement) budget. Don't assume I'm skimping on the food.

[kelso]

can always go the 50day route with xfactor and then after 20 days, start activate x, lots of good things ive been hearing about that stack.

[Hansolo261]

Whey, creatine mono, Multi, fish oil, and I would say scratch the 6-oxo for now and just grab some ZMA Its a lot cheaper. If you are looking to add like an N.O go with six star its 20 bucks. And the just get some food: tuna, chicken breast, eggs, cottage cheese a source of fiber and you should be under 200 bucks easily. A lot of times we get caught up in supplement companys, the cheap stuff can work .

Right now Im on.
Whey protein 5pd. 35Bucks
twinlad creatine mono ( left over from a friend, he like CEE)
ZMA(20 bucks)
Flax oil blend from twinlab(like 22 bucks)
Drug store multi mens formula( 9 bucks)
Six Star N.O( at wal mart 20 bucks. Luxury)

Im well under 200.

[nondualism]

the summer deal is still running, its a sweet deal

I don't know what 'Trinity Stack' is. I searched it in the bb store and nothing came up.