Disclaimer: Although I do feel that these supplements can help you build muscle, they are not at all necessary. You can certainly build a decent amount of muscle without any of these supplements or any supplement for that matter as long as you take care of your nutrition. Treat these as their name suggests: supplements. Also, if you are concerned of the effects of any of these supplements might pose to your own health, then please ask a healthcare professional before deciding to add them to your regimen. Good luck!
Accidentally had coffee AND pre-workout before the gym a couple of days ago. My body was torn between “I can rule the world!” and “Holy shit, I’m going to die!”
Jeanne Dunn I did the same 3 days ago and felt nothing 🙁, even when I'm not a regular coffee drinker. Maybe my body doesn't react to the caffeine, I guess the only answer to this is the infamous "it depends"
Actually I think that the sleeping part is the hardest.. :D You can always squeeze in a glass of water but going to bed early takes way more discipline (which I totally lack) and you don’t have a lot of Free Time after work…
Tuckpoint Paint abused * them, you shouldn’t have any problems if you know what you’re doing, use a responsible dose and of course you need good quality stuff (kinda hard to not get fucked over when it’s illegal)
Way back in my younger days, I used Whey Protein and Creatine, and what I noticed most was that my recovery time was much shorter. I didn't have the post-workout soreness when hitting heavy at the start of the cycle. Being an easy gainer helped, but the extra protein didn't hurt.
Really all you need is whey. I’ll give it to you on creatine, it is useful. Or rather can be. It’s good for restoring muscle and increasing gains to some amount, but at the cost of getting stretch marks and gaining all that water weight for no reason. Depending on what you do, the water weight may not matter to you but to a wrestler or any weighted sport, it’s important.
@@julianharrison8048 omg yess im a wrestler and had to stop taking creatine cuz it literally prevented me from cutting to a nice weight class it also made me look fatter to not bulkier i mostly take pre workout and sometimes protien on heavy weight days but yea creatines a no go for me i even got a pre workout without it just for that purpose
@@julianharrison8048 actually you don’t need whey unless you’re some heavy ass dude who needs hella lot of protein to reach recommended amount for your bodyweight. If you choose creatine hydrochloride you’ll get the same benefit and no side effects like water gain.
Been taking these three supps for the last few years, and I'm quite happy about em. Also worth a mention is the Multi Vitamins if you have a hard time figuring out a complex diet. Fish oils from Omega 3 capsels are also a must for me beacuse of the low fish in my eating routine. Live healthy, stay fit!
Most fish oil are not good quality, upset my stomach and have fishy burping. Good quality Krill Oil doesn't do that. It has lower DHA and EPA but it's supposed to be much more absorbable.
I take all of these plus L-citruline, L-Argenine, L-carnetine-L-tartrae, L-Glutamine and Beetroot powder. They give me massaive hard ons throughout the night. I take her down 3 times per night, 7 days a week…straight up!
It’s not 100 percent going to make you lose hair, I’ve been taking it for years hydrochloride and Monohydrates and neither really bothered me but everyone is different
When I heard that I immediately thought "whatever lol, i'd rather be beautiful young and old and hairless later than ugly now and ugly later still but with hair"
mwhhd 1 in many countries, supplementation is recommended even if you go 2 hours to the sun, its like protein powder, you can live without it, no doubt about it, but that doesnt mean you cant get extra benefit from suplementation
Should have included the warnings of creatine, if you don’t drink enough water you can create liver damage since you would be very dehydrated during your workout ( creatine moves water weight to the muscles so you get stronger), and only to use it in intense workouts since it has been proven to only work in high muscle stress workouts
You don’t need to spend money on all this unnecessary junk. Just eat CLEN, TREN hard, ANAVAR give up, and from time to time make sure to TEST your limits to DBOLish your goals.
I'm sport scientist and I love what you are doing, I don't think there is another one producing the same contents as you and in this fashion. I like to watch your videos because I recall things and learn a lot more. But, I want to encourage you to be more critical to the study's supporting your ideas, for example, the main problem with sport sciences, the studies with beginner populations and its consequences in our industries. Just saying. Keep the good work!
I love your videos! I can tell you put a ton of time, effort and research into them. Could you please make one on isometric training for strength? There's not much information I could find out there and I haven't found anyone who puts information together as amazingly as you do. Thank you!
Soy is very cheap here in India. Whey proteins are very expensive. The all around fear of estrogen from Soy generally deficit guys from protein here who cannot afford branded Whey. Thanks to you PictureFit, now I have my complete nutrition. Not to mention that you have a slight tone indicating "It is all about balance".
100% agree with picturefit like always, but unfortunately i've to let go of creatine. The rise in DHT levels due to creatine(-phosphate) leading to hair loss is true. I already have androgenic alopaecia at 19 and creatine only seemed to accelerate it.
As someone with DHT associated hair-loss, I rationalised it cannot be stopped. Weight lifting, higher protein intake, proper vitamin D and zinc intake etc...will ultimately improve and maintain healthy if not statically higher testosterone over that of a general population. Maintaining higher or a healthy range of testosterone will inevitably lead to increased DHT conversion and thus hair-loss. So bodybuilidng/exercise/etc = hair-loss.
AFSamizdat Completely letting go of training/lifting and high protein meals seems quite radical. And you'll lose the hair anyway, just that the process wont be as accelerated. Your call tho
Awesome video. I'm using all 3 and have been making regular gains. I was researching other supplements when I found your other video about the supplements that essentially do nothing. Along with vitamins and a healthy diet I think i'm good.
Fair warning guys, check with your physician before taking creatine. I only say this because when i was taking it (3g a day) I had swelling in random places and felt awful. I got a blood test a few months later and my liver count was near 2000 and had to stay in the hospital for 3 days flushing my system out. While the odds of this happening to others is close to none, theres some of us like me who produce more than enough of it naturally and taking any dosage of it can cause adverse effects.
Nick Benedetto you're right. I had a similar situation with whey protein. After taking it for a month one time doc said my liver was high and I just stopped using whey protein(the one I took was body fortress from Wal-Mart) and started just eating food taking vitamins and getting protein from peanut butter, lean beef, milk, chicken, or fish. I don't use any supplements besides vitamins for men 1 a day brand and I don't use creatine or pre workout. I just drink water and or eat a little carbs an hour or 2 before working out
Save yourself some time 1. Caffeine 2. Whey Protein 3. Creatine (5g a day) And imho, 4. Fish Oil 5. Beta Alanine (atleast 3.2-5g a day) Creatine does not require a loading phase, and (along with Beta Alanine) must be consumed every day
hitting up popeyes tommorow, out of pre workout and protein! Perfect timing! After watching a lot of your videos Caffeine, Whey and Creatine is all I pick up these days! Nice to see it in one video though, keep up the awesome videos!!!!
Also the raise in dht and igf1 from creatine will give you bad acne if your prone to having acne already. I still have the scars from creatine and know other people that had the same problem. It's still the best supplement you can buy imo if you don't have acne
You are right, I take those 3 supplements and in addition to them, I take Fish oil capsules, Zinc tablets, Magnesium, Selenium, vitamin D3, vitamin C or lemon juice and sometimes vitamin B12 ampules.
If creatine is an amino acid, why would you need to supplement it over just eating protein? Can't the body just synthesize what it needs? I took it in college and didn't notice any strength increase. I just gained about 5 lbs water weight, which was unpleasant.
@Slinky TV creatine is the most or 2nd most used enhancing supplment among athletes and bodybuilders it clearly works, and there are tons of evidence that it works, creatine is the most studied supplement btw
sad picture fit you said whey is a good supplement, its just for lazy people who dont want to make real food. no shake is better than real food, its a bullshit supp if you have some dicipline for the sport and for your food. its a shame that you recommend protein shakes. i expected better from you to be fair.
They never say to replace food with Whey. It's a supplement which means it supplements your diet if you so wish. Because protein is usually consumed from meat, it takes the longest to prepare and people occasionally need a quick source because working out is not everyone's "sport".
Mete Oguz fish is often contaminated with heavy metals so it's not good to eat it every day, except maybe from small fish but that can still be contaminated, so fish oil that is molecularly distilled, and fresh can have great benefits not only for training but overall mental and physical health.
I'm all in for overall health supplements like omega 3, vitamins and minerals but, in my experience, an adequate amount of protein from the diet is more than enough to build muscle..
jack p First of all: It’s made from milk and can easily replace other protein sources in your meals. Second: Flour is a food, but you wouldn’t just start chewing it down as if it were a bowl of oatmeal.
Mr. Schrader protein powder is a supplement because you are supplementing it for whole food just as vitamins are supplements because you are supplementing them for micronutrients found in whole food. Simply by definition, protein powder is a supplement
Broh, ur channel is amazing... I'm having this knee problem. Could you make a vid about the collagen, glucosamine and others impact in the cartilage. Got my injury in an accident, my knee is just not the same... Would love it!
I saw in a video of yours that caffeine doesn't help much in muscle hypertrophy and now your are saying it does. You said that is is good for cardio exercises and it can boost 20% of the actual performance. Please do a research again on that
Watch it again. It comes back to tolerance. That's the reason the athletes saw strength performances in that video. I addressed tolerance in this video as well. If anything, the research was more in-depth in this video than the other one, which was like the third video I ever made.
PictureFit okay. You talked about cycle and said weeks to month. I did not understand that well. Can you simplify please. Like how many weeks to take and how many not to take it
Favorite Supps: Whey (ON Gold) CLA (BulkSupps) Caffeine/Beta Alanine/L-theanine (Vapor x5 PW)(also good for taking exams lol just make sure you use the restroom before the test) Creatine MH
How much coffee should a 70kg man need? Also when do you cycle off coffee after how many weeks and ive also heard you shouldnt drink it back to back days like monday and tuesday?
Between 3mg to 6mg per kg. Experience for yourself different doses use a log to jot down what you feel with different dosage. One day try 3mg per kg another day maybe 6mg to kg. Don't go overboard.
Here soy protein powder is much cheaper than whey, compared to a whey powder that has the same amount of protein per serving, and it also has no carbs. The dowside is the taste, ppl say it's terrible.
I'm new to the channel, loving it so far, but thoughts on whey vs pea protein? (More in terms of inflammation and bioavailability?) I'm lactose intolerant and had hella bloating/cramps with both whey and casein, so I've been using pea protein as of late... Always looking to improve :)
in a low protein diet context they help, but if you are on low protein you are failing from the start Useless for perfectly normal people that can consume enough animal protein? Yes
Fish is the best protein a man can ingest. It also boosts testosterone. Fish makes you strong af if you work out. Much more than whey, soy and what not. I eat 500 g of fish every day.
David Ramirez He doesn't have to. Plant blends can make complete proteins comparable to whey. This is known by everyone. So if whey gives you bad shits just have that.
About whey (and casein) I agree 100%. Caffeine depends on the person and his/her habits and goals. Same for the creatine: some people swear it works, others say the opposite. On me personally, it never worked (all kinds). So at the end, IT ALWAYS DEPENDS on your body. Symply put, researches aren't the Bible. I love your vids and I'm subscribed to your channel long time. However those 2 last vids about supplements, are partially misleading, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION. Ok? Why I say so: there were, there are and there will always be new researches that will disprove the old ones. You may not say to your subscribers "I can't suggest to them to listen to their bodies", but I can, since you don't become responsible for what I say: besides well balanced, healthy diet and well planned exercises & schedules, when it comes to supplements, listen to your body first, how it responds to it. My 2 cents. Peace and love.
Yes, you always want to listen to your body first and what's best for you. Me recommending things based on research shouldn't take away from that. However, the point of looking into the research is to find a general understanding of factors that have shown to play a role in certain benefits we're interested in, such as enhancing muscle growth. If creatine or caffeine or whatever else simply doesn't work for you, then that's your inter-personal relationship with the supplement. There is no intent to mislead people when all I'm doing is relaying the information found within the research. If you simply disagree, that doesn't mean I'm trying to mislead.
As for telling people to take supplements based on "listening to their bodies," of course I cannot do that. Someone can easily have a "positive" response to a certain supplement. But if there are plenty of research that also indicates its potential adverse effects, then of course I can't just say "don't worry about it, listen to your body." Same goes for supplements that have no effect. I cannot advocate for people to spend their hard-earned dollars on products that have no use outside of personal confirmation biases. However, if you choose to forgo my advice, then that's up to you. I'm not the bearer of your life. You don't have to listen to everything I say.
Its important to cycle creatine because your body naturally produces creatine. When taken for a long duration your body could stop producing your creatine. You could do 3mo on 1-2mo off.
What is the best way to go about cycling caffeine? I dont drink coffee but do take caffeine pill(200 mg) as a preworkout. One month on one month off? Please don't say "it depends " 😅😅
Just make sure you are properly hydrated while supplementing creatine. I have been supplementing it for 2 years without cycling and recently got a blood test showing high liver enzymes. I don't drink alcohol ever and have no other reason for it to be high, so I am sure it is the culprit.
Good video. My research came up with the same conclusion, creatine and whey protein, and are an additive to my water right after my workout. Smart discussion, just subscribed. Also, since so many uninformed folks are spending hundreds of dollars per month on supplements, including anabolics, why not take a test, a "micronutrient test" to discover what areas that your body is lacking in minerals and vitamins. The test is only a few hundred dollars, but worth every penny to discover the added nutrients your body is lacking.
Creatine is NOT worth taking especially you have balding genetics in the family. The gains are minimal while on it. I've stopped taking it weeks ago and my strength is still going up which make me question if it's a plecebo.
Shouldn't you cycle the creatine bc is naturally produced in your liver so to avoid the posibility of not being produced anymore? You are the first person to tell that you don t need to cycle it!
Timmi Maher what he means is the natural production of creatine might stop in the body when you take it from outside sources. Even if it does who cares. You're good as long as you keep taking it.
