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[crash1929]

i've seen some weight lifters with those big buckets of muscle powder. has anyone tried them? do they work? do they taste like crap?

[cncretecwbo]

muscle powder? you mean protein? Its a supplement for people who feel they want a convenient form of protein or do not already get enough in their diet.

[maverick66]

i've seen some weight lifters with those big buckets of muscle powder. has anyone tried them? do they work? do they taste like crap?

Are you lifting everday really hard? Or do you play tennis for hours at a time at a pace that makes you wanna pass out? If not its not gonna do much for you.

[r2473]

Instead of buying and ingesting a bucket of crap, I strongly suggest simply flushing your money down the toilet. The money is gone either way, but this way you don't have to ingest that garbage.

[Fedace]

TriFlex i buy at GNC has helped my Knee a Great deal over the years. It is much better than the Glucosamine you buy at the local drug stores..

[SystemicAnomaly]

i've seen some weight lifters with those big buckets of muscle powder. has anyone tried them? do they work? do they taste like crap?

Are you talking about whey protein (isolate, concentrate, etc) or a creatine product?

[crash1929]

well i've been lifting 2-3 times per week about 45min per session for the past 2 years. last year i think i was lifting at least 3 times per week. how often do you have to work out for the protien, creatine, or what ever...to work? if anyone has had success or failure with these products share here.....

[Kobble]

well i've been lifting 2-3 times per week about 45min per session for the past 2 years. last year i think i was lifting at least 3 times per week. how often do you have to work out for the protien, creatine, or what ever...to work? if anyone has had success or failure with these products share here.....They all suck. It is the work of hustlers who decided they should be making more than they were, and chose to hustle people out of their money. Part of getting older is learning how to spot these people and their work. I was a sucker when I was younger for this stuff. It does nothing substantial. Don't get caught up in the wonder of adding and extra 1.2 lbs. to your bench press. This has no relevance to sports performace, or getting girls. Learn as much as you can about relevant sports training. Go to a college library and pick up academic books on strength training. If you can't check them out, bring a still camera and take pictures of the pages you are interested in.

Some authors to search: Zatsiorsky, Mel Siff, Bill Starr, Verkhoshanksy, Yessis, Fleck and Kramer, and Prilepin. These guys are the real deal, and the sources for much of the other trainers. Once, you understand terminology search google scholar.

[cncretecwbo]

well i've been lifting 2-3 times per week about 45min per session for the past 2 years. last year i think i was lifting at least 3 times per week. how often do you have to work out for the protien, creatine, or what ever...to work? if anyone has had success or failure with these products share here.....

protein is protein, try to get it from actualy food if possible.

creatine works, but people get dragged into hype and dont realize that the small increase it gives you isnt like you got stuck with some steroid all of a sudden or something.

It helps strength and endurance a bit.

They all suck. It is the work of hustlers who decided they should be making more than they were, and chose to hustle people out of their money. Part of getting older is learning how to spot these people and their work. I was a sucker when I was younger for this stuff. It does nothing substantial. Don't get caught up in the wonder of adding and extra 1.2 lbs. to your bench press. This has no relevance to sports performace, or getting girls. Learn as much as you can about relevant sports training. Go to a college library and pick up academic books on strength training. If you can't check them out, bring a still camera and take pictures of the pages you are interested in.

Some authors to search: Zatsiorsky, Mel Siff, Bill Starr, Verkhoshanksy, Yessis, Fleck and Kramer, and Prilepin. These guys are the real deal, and the sources for much of the other trainers. Once, you understand terminology search google scholar.

Protein is needed to build muscle, and creatine does work... theres just too much hype surrounding them i think.

[martywebster]

They all suck. It is the work of hustlers who decided they should be making more than they were, and chose to hustle people out of their money. Part of getting older is learning how to spot these people and their work. I was a sucker when I was younger for this stuff. It does nothing substantial. Don't get caught up in the wonder of adding and extra 1.2 lbs. to your bench press. This has no relevance to sports performace, or getting girls. Learn as much as you can about relevant sports training. Go to a college library and pick up academic books on strength training. If you can't check them out, bring a still camera and take pictures of the pages you are interested in.

Some authors to search: Zatsiorsky, Mel Siff, Bill Starr, Verkhoshanksy, Yessis, Fleck and Kramer, and Prilepin. These guys are the real deal, and the sources for much of the other trainers. Once, you understand terminology search google scholar.

"Studies in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that muscle fibers grow when a person takes creatine"
I found that quote on the mens health site and im sure that the people that write the wrote the journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise would have done there research.

Creatine is quite different to Protein so before you go and buy one make sure you know what each is going to or "suppost" to do to you. Basically creatine assists in explosive movements by providing you with more energy and with more energy it allows for more time to do stuff like goto the gym. However it will make you put on a fair bit of weight in the first week but that's predominately water and then after that its up to you in the gym to pack on the muscle or maintain your muscle. On the other hand protein will help build and repair muscle.

[cncretecwbo]

in case anyone is wondering you can also eat 1kg of steak to get the recommended dose of creatine a day haha (2.2lbs)

[Ken Honecker]

They might do something for some people and that is about all IMHO. I've tried a few different things and it probably is a good idea to take Protein if you are working out and not getting enough in your regular diet. However I've never taken anything, vitamins included, where I could tell a difference.

[Kobble]

"Studies in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that muscle fibers grow when a person takes creatine"
I found that quote on the mens health site and im sure that the people that write the wrote the journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise would have done there research.

Creatine is quite different to Protein so before you go and buy one make sure you know what each is going to or "suppost" to do to you. Basically creatine assists in explosive movements by providing you with more energy and with more energy it allows for more time to do stuff like goto the gym. However it will make you put on a fair bit of weight in the first week but that's predominately water and then after that its up to you in the gym to pack on the muscle or maintain your muscle. On the other hand protein will help build and repair muscle.It is a shame you have to be careful of that material, too. I've read studies backed by supplement manufacturers that wound up on PubMed. I think the stuff published for ZMA might be total ********. There are liars in research, too, unfortunately.

[LafayetteHitter]

It depends who hires the researchers. Protein supplements are normally intended as meal replacements for people that are trying to take in protein every few hours.