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What supplments to take?

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  • 26-10-2011 8:24pm
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    Johnny Bitte
    Registered Users Posts: 1,099 ✭✭✭


    Hey lads,
    Just trying to understand what is ok to take when tryig to build muscle.
    What I mean by ok is not steroids or potentially damaging products.

    I ve being drinking protein shakes and eating bars the past year, in the gym 4 days a week with my program speading out over different areas during the days.

    Any looking at a site whih has Creatine drinks, Muscle builder drinks, Weight gain drinks etc.

    Obviously I want to get the most from my work outs but dont want to go down the route of pouring something down my neck that might harm or cause other side effects.

    Any advice?

    Thanks


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    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    Eat more to build size. Half price chickens just before the deli closes followed with a pint or two of milk, bargain.


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    Johnny Bitte
    Registered Users Posts: 1,099 ✭✭✭Johnny Bitte


    So natural sources of protein like, eggs chicken and steak and ignore all other products!!

    I guess if I want the results the diet will have to match the work in the gym.

    Nothings ever easy!

    Thanks Squod


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    paulmclaughlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭paulmclaughlin


    The_Goose135 wrote: »
    So natural sources of protein like, eggs chicken and steak and ignore all other products!!

    I guess if I want the results the diet will have to match the work in the gym.

    Nothings ever easy!

    Thanks Squod

    Diet is, by far, much more important.


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    Eldoco
    Registered Users Posts: 458 ✭✭Eldoco


    Hi,

    just as you are talknig about diet, how importnat is it to eat veg when going training as i do not like any veg wats so ever, could this decrease my chance of building strenght?


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    Antisocialiser
    Registered Users Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭Antisocialiser


    Eat your greens to get big and strong, thats what my mammy says! Also look at the jolly green giant he's ripped.

    I don't know about you but thats all the proof i need :rolleyes:


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    Eldoco
    Registered Users Posts: 458 ✭✭Eldoco


    yes my mammy also says the same but unfortunately I don't like any them so was just wondering if it would have a negative effect or would high protein die of chicken etc be okay?


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    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6G_7V8syrw


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    {^Syntax^}
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    Problem I'm having is that with all of the protein intake I'm putting on fat too.. I train every 2nd day.


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    kbyrnsie13
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    Antisocialiser wrote: »
    Eat your greens to get big and strong, thats what my mammy says! Also look at the jolly green giant he's ripped.

    I don't know about you but thats all the proof i need :rolleyes:

    the jolly green giant is the reason i started lifting


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    Nervous Wreck
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    {^Syntax^} wrote: »
    Problem I'm having is that with all of the protein intake I'm putting on fat too.. I train every 2nd day.

    Are you also taking in shit lots of fats, carbs and sugars?


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    Burkatron
    Registered Users Posts: 1,877 ✭✭✭Burkatron


    {^Syntax^} wrote: »
    Problem I'm having is that with all of the protein intake I'm putting on fat too.. I train every 2nd day.

    The problem is excess calories not excess protein! Figure out your daily calorie requirements & then divide your protein:fat:carbohydrate intake into it! If you want to gain weight add 500kcal's if you want to lose weight take away 500-1000kcal's!


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    kbyrnsie13
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭kbyrnsie13


    just google how to calculate your macros
    if to eat enough protein you hav to exceed daily calories or fat intake
    try to find lower calorie lower fat leaner sources of protein


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    ray jay
    Registered Users Posts: 881 ✭✭✭ray jay


    If you want to put on muscle at a decent rate you're probably going to add some fat too. A common approach is to bulk up and then diet off the excess fat later. Now would be a good time to start, you could get a few months of gains in and still have time to drop the excess fat before Summer arrives.


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    kevpants
    Registered Users Posts: 2,863 ✭✭✭kevpants


    paulmclaughlin wrote: »
    Diet is, by far, much more important.

    Sorry but it really isn't. People who can talk to you endlessly about macros and calorie splits etc are ten a penny. People who have actually achieved what all this supplementation and food weighing is supposed to result in are not.

    It's completely evident by the overwhelming tidal wave of advice in every diet/supplementation thread vs any meaningful advice on training that's based on results.


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    Hanley
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    kevpants wrote: »
    Sorry but it really isn't. People who can talk to you endlessly about macros and calorie splits etc are ten a penny. People who have actually achieved what all this supplementation and food weighing is supposed to result in are not.

    It's completely evident by the overwhelming tidal wave of advice in every diet/supplementation thread vs any meaningful advice on training that's based on results.

    Good post.


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