I neglected to mention milk at night, casein proteins digest slowly and decrease anabolism overnight.
I neglected to mention milk at night, casein proteins digest slowly and decrease anabolism overnight.
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This study seems to say that creatine only helps with high intensity activities.
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/17/1676_50653.htm
I've read other places that creatine helps improve endurance
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Logically one would imagine that creatine works for all activities because of creatine phosphate's role in energy delivery to skeletal muscle. I'm admittedly not very well read when it comes to exercise variations effecting energy pathways, but I was under the impression that all activities use the muscle's existing ATP stores (and thus creatine) before seeking it from other sources like muscle glycogen or oxygen.
You certainly know more about the subject than me, I was just stating what the doctor said in the article. I don't know if I agree or disagree.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arginine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffiene
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inositol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnitine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panax_ginseng
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_vitamins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C
(These are the ingredients to my favorite energy drink)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitric_oxide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amino_acids
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutamine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucosamine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whey_protein
other informative links
http://whfoods.com/foodstoc.php
http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/foru...ad.php?t=43201
benefits of glutamine and arginine other than athletic:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/17/1676_51467.htm
creatine can boost brain performance:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/72/81723.htm
Stimulants discussed:
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=1117947
Last edited by bodhitree; 10-29-2006 at 01:24 PM.
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I feel it would be omega-3.
Supplements are best tailored for your specific goals. I practice Tai Chi and Bodybuilding with 30-40 minutes of time dedicated to Cardio 6 days every week.
If your goal is overall health, a diet of vegetables, low-fat meats, fruits and a multi-vitmain is likely enough to keep you feeling well. I'd toss in Omega-3s such as Barleens Flaxseed also.
For putting on tons of mass and size (like a bodybuilder) youll want to lift heavy at least 4 days a week and use creatine, l-arginine, whey protein based shakes (my favorite is Muscle Milk and CytoGainer) and high calorie intakes of low-fat foods (cottage chees, lean meats, etc)
I take:
- Max Blast Cycle (creatine + NO2 + a bunch of ingredients)
- Glutamine powder
- Muscle Milk (protien shakes and RTDs)
- NO2 pills with time release
- Century Mens Multi-Vitamin
- Cytogainer (High calorie shake/drink with protein)
- Oatmeal - Breakfast
- Lowfat Cottage Cheese, Lowfat milk
- Smoked Red salmon
I used to take Optimum Whey 100% but I found Muscle Milk tastes 100x better and mixes well with water and milk.
It was the cover story of the November 2003 Reader's Digest, "The New Pill That Can End Aging" http://www.juvenon.com/news/articles-rd.htm and it's been in the press lots recently (lots of good info at http://www.juvenon.com). It boosts energy at the cellular level (the mitochondria) and helps eliminate free radicals.
You can buy the capsules at Juvenon but I buy the supplements separately (and for much cheaper) and take 200 mg alpha lipoic acid and 500 mg of acetyl-L-carnitine twice daily. I'm surprised it's not more popular in the States:
And the old rats loved the stuff. Within weeks, they appeared re-energized, and their biochemistry was running more smoothly. There was a problem, however. As the Alcar improved mitochondrial health, it also appeared to increase the level of free radicals. Ames decided to add another nutritional supplement to his rats' diets, the anti-oxidant alpha lipoic acid. Another naturally occurring chemical, lipoic acid, he thought, should work by tuning up mitochondrial function, thereby lowering free radical oxidation.
The results were staggering. Said Ames earlier this year, after the findings of his research team were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences:
"With these two supplements together, these old rats got up and did the Macarena. ... The brain looks better, they are full of energy. Everything we looked at looks more like a young animal."
Last edited by ShaolinGirl; 11-26-2006 at 01:27 AM. Reason: typos and adding info
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And everthing else listed so far is great too.
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i'm nobody...i'm nobody. i'm a tramp, a bum, a hobo... a boxcar and a jug of wine... but i'm a straight razor if you get to close to me.
-Charles Manson
I will punch, kick, choke, throw or joint manipulate any nationality equally without predjudice.
- Shonie Carter
Cool, now a serious question:
We know that creatine works because so many studies have show it to work and you don't need much time to see it work if you take it yourself ( couple of weeks usually, if not sooner).
But what of the other stuff like ZMA and tribulus Teterus (SP?)
Psalms 144:1
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He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
There are some studies on ZMA, mainly that it increased testosterone levels, maybe I'll be 'not lazy' enough to look them up for you!
My experience with zma are that I do sleep better when taking it, I have crazy dreams every night when I take it, and I wake up with supper stiff morning wood!
I take it in cycles, a month on, a month off....
as for the other stuff
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The other stuff is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribulus_terrestris
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !