I'm sure this has been asked before but the other thread on supps got me thinking based on the responses.
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View Poll Results: How much money do you spend on supplements each month?
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$0
12 6.12% -
$1-49
46 23.47% -
$50-99
59 30.10% -
$100-199
56 28.57% -
$200-299
10 5.10% -
$300+
13 6.63%
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02-14-2010, 10:26 AM #1
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02-14-2010, 11:15 AM #2
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02-14-2010, 11:21 AM #3
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02-14-2010, 11:24 AM #4
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02-14-2010, 12:01 PM #5
I honestly think that the whole supplement thing is over marketed and over done. IMHO eating protein and having the body assimilate it naturally is much better than relying on the latest powders or 'wonderfuel'. I don't think there is any substitute (unless you juice ) for naturally occuring proteins for building a body. Probably opened up a whole different debate from those who swear by supplements, but for the vast majority of BB's, particularly newbies, I think they would be far better served by developing a lifestyle which incorporated the habits, rather than relying on powders and pills.
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02-14-2010, 12:01 PM #6
I placed a sup order this week and figured that if I ordered the same things for a year, I would spend a little over $800 for twelve months of supplements.
That's roughly $70. a month, or $17.50 a week. When I look at $17.50 a week compared to what I spend on groceries, it's really not that much.
Oh, and in before a bunch of guys without avis brag about not taking sups.
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02-14-2010, 12:14 PM #7
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02-14-2010, 12:43 PM #8
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02-14-2010, 01:38 PM #9
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I have taken supps since my first year of training.
these days though I have tried to become a bit more educated about what to buy.
I try to stay away from the "everything including the kitchen sink" type supss.
for instance I stay away from the creatine mass builder proprietary blands and go with your basic creatine mono.
instead of a big expensive jug of NO powder with aspartame and artificial fruit flavors I get some beta-alanine and arganine capsule, which combined are a fraction of the drink powders cost with the same benefits.
So while I use quite few supplements, I am able to star in the $50-$99 range, including my fish oil tabs.
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02-14-2010, 02:08 PM #10
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02-15-2010, 05:08 AM #11
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02-15-2010, 12:25 PM #12
Try living in Australia where almost ANY supplement tends to be around the $100 maark
Ie protein, which I'm not using this year, is about 170-200 per 3 kg tub
Fish oil is relatively cheap as is creatine
But any of the new you beaut supps sold here get marked up thru the arse and it makes me sooooooo friggin pissed off.http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=154678393
If a guy's working harder than me - doing more than me - he fking well deserves to beat me.
Simple plan.
"Conceive. Believe. Perceive. Achieve", RMW
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02-15-2010, 12:28 PM #13
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02-15-2010, 12:31 PM #14
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02-15-2010, 12:31 PM #15
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02-15-2010, 12:34 PM #16
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02-15-2010, 12:34 PM #17
about 150
1. Protein 3 flavors
2. Kre-Alkalyn just swtiched from green mag
3. Xtend just switched from Intrabolic
4. Multi- Orange Triad
5. Some kinda of pre workout. Xpand at the moment.My bike has an unfair advantage, I'm on it.
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02-15-2010, 12:36 PM #18
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02-15-2010, 03:50 PM #19
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When I first started training at a real gym I looooved to experiment with supplements. I then decided to just make sure that I kept a few "staples" around the house. I keep a good powdered protein around to mix with water or skimmed milk. I keep MRPs for when I dont want to cook (even with the microwave), I keep a glutamine powder around to take after a workout, powerded vitamin C for recovery, some kind of fatburner with ephedra and all the other goodies and a liquid calcium supplement as well as a liquid multi vitamin. That's pretty basic and keeps down the spending.
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02-15-2010, 05:17 PM #20
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Between my wife and I, about 50-75 a month depending on whether we need to buy whey protein. Sometimes, I'd like to try something, but most everything is the next big thing until it fades away after it releases. So, the older I get, the less I spend. But, if something seems like it would help me reach a goal, I will give it a shot.
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02-15-2010, 05:31 PM #21
I may have voted much higher then I thought. I had put 100-200 but im thinking its less then that...i hope. I take a protein, multi, omegas, joint supp, saw palmetto and did buy milk thistle which i dont take often. lot of those pills i think last 60 days or so. the protein i do take like 2 serving a day though so they are a month im guessing.
i am looking to add least glutamine too in all that.Used to be fat, now just fat with a lot of muscle.
come check out my latest log: Layne Nortons Carbon line http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=169447773
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02-15-2010, 06:33 PM #22
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02-16-2010, 05:50 AM #23
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02-16-2010, 06:34 AM #24
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02-16-2010, 07:10 AM #25
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Supps aren't necessary but some can definitely give you an edge. Are whole foods better then taking in Whey? Sometimes, but not post workout. How many lbs of meat do you need to get 400 grams of protein a day? Whey makes getting my daily intake much easier.
I use a NO pre workout drink
Whey
Vitargo (Karbolyn) post workout
Milk Thistle
Saw Palmetto
Multi VitIf this were easy, everyone would do it!
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02-16-2010, 07:18 AM #26
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02-16-2010, 07:21 AM #27
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02-16-2010, 09:00 AM #28
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02-16-2010, 09:10 AM #29
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