Supplement Questions

• baseball4

  

  I am looking for some sort of supplement for working out. I want something that is that helps with weight loss/toning. I do not want to body build. I'm not looking to get huge. I just want to cut some weight and maybe get my athletic look back. I don't know a lot about these kind of things anymore. I used to take creatine when I was playing ball, but I don't think that's something that'd be necessary for what I want right now.
  
  Anyone know of/take anything that you would recommend?
• dlazz

  binge/purge
• I Wear Pants

  Um, if you just want to lose weight/get more toned you would probably be better off just getting the diet and working out part down first.
  
  And creatine is only useful if you're lifting.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  I want a supplement that will allow me to lose weight whilst I sit in my chair drinking beer.
• I Wear Pants

  ernest_t_bass;823685 wrote:I want a supplement that will allow me to lose weight whilst I sit in my chair drinking beer.

  Meth.
• Devils Advocate

  

  I would suggest a small suppliment as they are easier to stick up your ass.
  
  
  
  
  
  Edit : I thought this was a thread about suppositories
• BR1986FB

  I Wear Pants;823683 wrote:Um, if you just want to lose weight/get more toned you would probably be better off just getting the diet and working out part down first.
  
  And creatine is only useful if you're lifting.

  
  Agreed. Not that the OP said he desires to have them but there's a saying..."six pack abs start in the kitchen." Tighten up your eating and the rest will come. Nutrition is about 90% of the battle. No "wonder pill/supplement" will overcome a shitty diet.
• I Wear Pants

  ccrunner609;823696 wrote:whole body cuircut 3 days a week and run about 40 miles a week and you will be cut in no time.
  
  Supplements are for pussies and people that are looking for an easy way out of the hard work.

  You're a moron.
• BR1986FB

  I Wear Pants;823712 wrote:You're a moron.

  
  No shit. Just like I could say "distance runners are anorexic little bearded clam snatches!"
• I Wear Pants

  Well that'd be dumb mostly for using the phrase "clam snatches".
• BR1986FB

  I Wear Pants;823722 wrote:Well that'd be dumb mostly for using the phrase "clam snatches".

  
  Yeah, kinda redundant.
• sleeper

  

  Supplements aren't necessary and for the most part are a waste of money. The people that use them having nothing but anecdotal evidence that they actually work better than just eating a healthy, well balanced diet.
• I Wear Pants

  sleeper;823737 wrote:Supplements aren't necessary and for the most part are a waste of money. The people that use them having nothing but anecdotal evidence that they actually work better than just eating a healthy, well balanced diet.

  Well a lot of supplements (like protein) are things that you can get in a good diet. The thing about it is that it's much easier for me to drink 40g of protein sometimes than get that in a meal.
  

  ccrunner609;823741 wrote:Or someone that knows what he is doing. I can rip out in 30 days with nothing but my running shoes and a few dumbells from the weightroom.

  Yes that does work. But things like protein and creatine when used correctly can definietely help and don't make one lazy or a pussy.
• sleeper

  

  I Wear Pants;823742 wrote:Well a lot of supplements (like protein) are things that you can get in a good diet. The thing about it is that it's much easier for me to drink 40g of protein sometimes than get that in a meal.

  
  Exactly. I think whey protein is one of the few that actually makes sense.
• BR1986FB

  ccrunner609;823743 wrote:you wouldnt last 5 minutes with me.

  
  Haha...bunch of"skinny fat" distance runners. LMAO Have NO respect for distance or CC runners. Bunch of stick figure pussies.
• I Wear Pants

  ccrunner609;823745 wrote:protein isnt a supplement moron. Its a nutrient. Taking more then the RDA doesnt make it anything special.

  Yes it is. It is something you use to supplement your diet with added nutrition.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  ccrunner609;823741 wrote:Or someone that knows what he is doing. I can rip out in 30 days with nothing but my running shoes and a few dumbells from the weightroom.

  
  you're probably 130 pounds of lean wuss too.
• gorocks99

  

  So many hardasses up in here, jeeeeez
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  ccrunner609;823757 wrote:what does 130 pounds have to do with it? I have a brother in law that was 130 pounds as a bantom weight body builder? He didnt know what he was doing?

  
  Apples and oranges. You're comparing running to hardcore weight lifting (which you don't do. )
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  gorocks99;823758 wrote:So many hardasses up in here, jeeeeez

  
  Rock is gone...shit gets boring man.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Only supplement worth taking is Protein. Will help your muscles recover so you can have hard work outs each time.
• wkfan

  ccrunner609;823757 wrote:what does 130 pounds have to do with it? I have a brother in law that was 130 pounds as a bantom weight body builder? He didnt know what he was doing?
  
  I am 170 at age 38 and still look like a HS kid with his shirt off.

  
  You are 38 years old?
  
  Really??
  
  You act like you are 12.....
• OneBuckeye

  

  All depends on what your goals are and what you have been doing. I think creatine is just as improtant for recovery as protien. However nothing can replace a good diet and sleep.
• BR1986FB

  Raw Dawgin' it;823763 wrote:Only supplement worth taking is Protein. Will help your muscles recover so you can have hard work outs each time.

  
  I'd also say creatine is a worthy supplement along with BCAA's to prevent muscle wasting.
• I Wear Pants

  ^^^ This.
  
  Things like creatine can help with recovery and such. But like anyone who knows what they're talking about will tell you the overall diet and your workout routine itself are far more important.