What are supplements? Basically, they are a compound or nutrient
that is
taken in addition to your diet. Supplements include vitamins, minerals,
herbs, etc. There's a lot of them out there. Below are the
one's I take. If
you get a chance, check out the book called "Sports Supplement Review"
by Bill Phillips. He's put together just about everything you want
to know
about supplements - all types of supplements, what they do and don't do,
what to take, what not to take, etc. Good stuff!
Vitamins
Take your daily vitamins! I use Ultra Mega vitamins which I purchase
from
GNC.
Protein Shake
To build muscle, it's important to give your body lots of protein.
I
supplement my diet with protein shakes (like "Designer Protein" or
"Myoplex" available at GNC). This type of protein is derived from
whey or
soy products. I try and get an extra 80 grams of protein per day
from these
supplements.
Creatine
This is today's wonder drug in the bodybuilding world. I've taken
it before
and am impressed by how well and quickly it works to increase weight and
muscle size. I've used Phosphagen and Phosphagen HP from EAS (both
available at GNC).
HMB
I tried HMB for about 3 months. My verdict is still out on this one.