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Question: Supplements. Good? Bad?
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Anyone know if these supplements are healthy?MuscleTech® naNO VAPORMuscleTech® naNOx9GNC Pro Performance® 100% Whey Protein - ChocolateMuscleTech® Musclebuilding Stack MuscleTech® GAKICCreATINE tabletsI am a 15 year old and I want to gain some weight (muscle mass and weight) I am getting a membership to a gym and I am wondering if any of these would be good for me.
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Answer#1: Brandon, the only supplement on this list that I would even consider at your age and training level would be the whey protein. There is documented value in consuming whey protein immediately before and after your workout, and it can help you ensure that you're ingesting enough protein to support muscle growth. Provided that you are healthy and don't have kidney disease, a scoop or two a whey can help you meet your daily protein requirements -- which should be around 1 gram per pound of lean body mass. Try to get most of this from whole food sources like chicken breast, lean beef, seafood, fish, eggs and dairy, and use the whey around your workouts when it's fast digestion is most beneficial.Make sure to read the ingredients, and avoid whey powders labeled "Gainers" or whey powders that contain other supplements like creatine. Gainers will contain tons of sugars which drive up their calorie content. You don't need that many calories to build muscle. Look for a 100% whey product -- Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey is my favorite, but Isopure is good as well (though a little pricey, IMO.)The other supplements are either snakeoil or in the case of creatine, not appropriate for a beginning weight lifter. For the next couple of years concentrate on building your foundation through solid nutrition and hard work -- which will always get you much further and will be more satisfying. Save your money and use it to buy good food -- remember, food is the most natural anabolic (and safe) supplement there is. Best of luck!
Answer#2: Do you know what all that's for and in combination how it will work?Pro Athlete's use a company called www.advocare.com/01087563 and don't pay big bucks!Of course you can take GNC, BUT you can do better. Advocare has a shake that is several things which you have multiple listed.Dr. Volkvof (sp) formulated Creatine which was part of this medical board of Adovcare and so you get a better formulation. From what I have heard, the protein will clog up the GI track, and you'll belch and fart, where as advocare is so absorbency that you don't get all that. Hope this helps
Answer#3: You're wasting your money and endangering your life. Stop.
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