I've rededicated myself to working out at the gym and have been doing so for the past month and a half. I went to GNC yesterday and bought myself the ISO XP 45g of Protein. The guy said it was the best seller. I also intended to buy Mega Man Vitamins, but he sold me something called GNC Pro Performance Mega Multi which is Rich in Antioxidants. It's a black box with a red background and has a guys back on it. Is this the right product?
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See the problem is I don't want to gain weight until I actually tone down (lose the lovehandles/belly). I'm noticing because of the cardio i'm doing I am slimming down and I don't really want to do that but I have no choice. I have to lose tons of body fat. I'm not overweight, I'm 6'0 and 180lbs, but have a high percentage of bodyfat. I guess as soon as i'm toned/defined i'll go on the creatine cycle.
Most of the time, in most workouts; the diet is the key. But....
is weight loss your goal or do you want or need to add more strength training into this?
Let's see - here's the Coles noted version of a workout that worked for me.
-eat 6 to 8 small meals per day -carb light towards the end of the day.
-nothing white -no white bread, no pasta, no potatoes, no white rice - substitute with brown or if you can cut it out add anything green.
-hold the supplements for now.
-morning workouts - cardio to start (20 minutes), weights then end with cardio (30-60 minutes)
-for weights -the workout is super easy ...3 days of weights -cardio everyday is you want (the more you do the more you lose)
-weights...day 1 - olympic bar squats, lunges with dumbells, hack squat or leg press...day 2 - olympic bar deadlifts, reverse grip barbell rows, lat pulldowns or chins...day 3 - bench press, incline dumbell press, dips. All first movements to be done to your 2-3 rep max (if it can be done safely). Don't worry about your arms or shoulders -these movements will take care of those parts.
- for supplements : a good multivitamin, vitamin C and E, glucosamine, for protein products go low calorie (Designer Protein is good for this) -twice a day. Creatine tends to add water weight -the gains tend to go if you come off of it. Creatine will help if you decide to push heavy weights later on.
- if you want to cheat -ephedrine based supplements will help -watch your blood pressure though.
Good Luck
is weight loss your goal or do you want or need to add more strength training into this?
Let's see - here's the Coles noted version of a workout that worked for me.
-eat 6 to 8 small meals per day -carb light towards the end of the day.
-nothing white -no white bread, no pasta, no potatoes, no white rice - substitute with brown or if you can cut it out add anything green.
-hold the supplements for now.
-morning workouts - cardio to start (20 minutes), weights then end with cardio (30-60 minutes)
-for weights -the workout is super easy ...3 days of weights -cardio everyday is you want (the more you do the more you lose)
-weights...day 1 - olympic bar squats, lunges with dumbells, hack squat or leg press...day 2 - olympic bar deadlifts, reverse grip barbell rows, lat pulldowns or chins...day 3 - bench press, incline dumbell press, dips. All first movements to be done to your 2-3 rep max (if it can be done safely). Don't worry about your arms or shoulders -these movements will take care of those parts.
- for supplements : a good multivitamin, vitamin C and E, glucosamine, for protein products go low calorie (Designer Protein is good for this) -twice a day. Creatine tends to add water weight -the gains tend to go if you come off of it. Creatine will help if you decide to push heavy weights later on.
- if you want to cheat -ephedrine based supplements will help -watch your blood pressure though.
Good Luck
What he needs to do first and foremost is correct his diet. Once that is taken care of get on a good circuit training program.
As far as creatine goes, anything with the Creapure lable will do.
If you choose to by supplements, don't go back to GNC. It's the biggest rip off in the city, and their selection isn't even very good.
As far as creatine goes, anything with the Creapure lable will do.
If you choose to by supplements, don't go back to GNC. It's the biggest rip off in the city, and their selection isn't even very good.
