Bodybuilding Supplements
Bodybuilding Supplements
Being a bodybuilder is probably one of the most difficult life choices out there. It takes alot of discipline if you want to build muscle, it also takes alot of knowlege. Bodybuilding is becoming more of a science than a hobby or sport. You see you have to find a balance between your social life and your bodybuilding life, because life style, is exactly what it is. So forget about your protein for now and lets talk basic nutrition and exercise.
Your going to have to supplement you daily nutrional intake. You will need the right Vitamins or muilti-vitamin. Check out our vitamin section. The basic program is just insuring you have enough protein, enough sleep, and a good qualty workout. Ofcousre we can amp it up with some NO, some Creatine and maybe a good testbooster. If your a hardgainer you will obviously need a gainer, but be careful theres alot of crap out there.
You need protein to build muscle. You can train as much as you want but if you don't have that essential building block, you've got nothing. You need protein synthesisers like UNI-Liver, and also knowlege of the right minerals, once again you can check out our specialy section for that. ZMA is one of the better all inclusive mineral products.
When you train your going to usually find that you will have heavy and light days so your going to look into some Joint formulas, if you get injured, you can't workout, if you can't workout well you know.
We will quickly talk about creatine for muscle energy, glutamine for recovery and good old fashioned test boosters, oh i almost forgot fat burners. Creatine will supply your muscles with energy, for more information I'm going to once again direct you to our creatine section. Glutamine is essential to help you in your recovery and i find it best to take at night time before you goto bed, after all, sleep is when the recovery happens. Later on if you've reached a plateau, i would reccomend a good test booster (Raising your testosterone helps you to gain muscle, enhance your mood, support healthy libido).
Your going to want to keep that body healthy so I am also going to reccomend some EFA's (Essential fatty acids (EFA) cannot be made by the body, thus must be supplied through the diet. They are essential for rebuilding and producing new cells).
Weightloss, well not much to say here, you have to keep a pretty strict diet to begin with, but if you want shed some pounds we have, yes, an entire section on weight loss. So lets look at some bodybuilding supplements.
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Top 20 Body Building Supplements
MultiVitamin
Animal pack won best Multi-Vitamin fo the year from 2004 - 2009.
The only negative thing we can say about this product is that the amount
pills and size of the pills for each serving, is quite large.
Partial Ingredients List:
Vitamin C,Vitamin E,Folic Acid,Potassium,Zinc,Chromium, Lysine,Phenylalanine,Proline,Serine,Threonine,Tryptophan, (BCAA),L-Carnitine,Alpha-Ketoglutarate,Siberian Ginseng,Oriental Ginseng,Choline Bitartrate,Coenzyme Q10,Grapesee Extract
Milk Thistle, ALA (Alpha Lipoic Acid)
Also with calcium and digestive enzymes
Animal Pack our Number 1 Multi-Vitamin
PrimaForce CLA 90 Soft gel Pack
These soft gels are very easy to swallow. The price point for this product is great a little over 14 candaian dollars per
90 soft gel pack. This is a one month supply as you will be taking 3 soft gels per day. Below i have outline each individual gel cap. Only 9 calories per gel cap.
Each soft gel contains the following:
Sunflower Oil, Conjugated Linoleic Acid 700mg, Cis-9, Trans 11 Isomer, Trans 10, Cis-12 Isomer
PrimaForce CLA was ranked our Number 1 CLA product.
Well CLA purports to be a POTENT ANTIOXIDANT and it improves overall health. So after listing 5 specific types Primaforce got the number one position. CLA is a naturally occurring free fatty acid. You can normally find this in meat and dairy products. CLA has been used to help with weight gain for over decade.
PrimaForce CLA was ranked our # 1 CLA product
Weight Gainers
Muscle Juice is one of the most popular Weight Gainers on the Market. The problem we see with this supplement is the amount of sugar per serving. Price point is great, you will pay an average of 54 dollars canadian per 10 lb tub.
Partial List of Ingredients:
Comes in 4.96lb (2.25kg) , 10 lbs, 13.2lb (6.0kg)
55 grams protein(Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate,Calcium Caseinate, Egg White Albumin
162 grams carbohydrates, 17g MCT oil, 13,000mg BCAA's,10 grams of Glutamine, 1.4 grams Arginine
Muscle Juice our Number 1 gainer
4EverFit Iso-Gainer was one of the Whey Protein Isolate Gainers to hit the market. This a great tasting product with amazing mixability.
Per serving we have 920 calories, 40 of which come from Fat.
Fat 5g, Saturated Fat 2g
You get a whopping 177 grams of carbs per serving. With 14 grams of dietary
fiber and only 4 grams of sugar.
How much Protein 50 grams, here is the Amino Acid Profile:
Alanine 6,Arginine 2,Aspartic Acid 11,Cystine 2
Glutamic Acid 14,Glycine 1,Histidine 1,Isoleucine 5
Methionine 2,L-Phenylalanine 2,Proline 6,Serine 6,Threonine 4,Tryptophan 2,Tyrosine 6 and you BCAA's
The 4EverFit Iso-Gainer was ranked our Number 2 Weight Gainer.
ABB XXL, this is definitely one extra large gainer, it mixes wonderfully and has amazing taste. Cost is on average 30 dollars canadian for 6.07 lbs.
Each serving comes with 1040 calories, 35 from fat,total carbs is an amazing 208 grams per serving, with only 17 grams of sugar, and 42 big grams of protein. Here is a list of some of the Vitamins and minerals:
Vitamin A,Vitamin C,Vitamin D,Vitamin E, Thiamin,Riboflavin
Niacin,Vitamin B6,Folic Acid,Vitamin B12,Biotin,Pantothenic Acid,Calcium,Iron,Phosphorus,Iodine,Magnesium,Zinc,Selenium,Copper,Manganese,Chromium,Molybdenum,Sodium,Potassium
It also come with 820 mg of Creatine Monohydrate per serving, and 400 mg of Glutamine peptides, and 400 mg of L-Glutamine.
ABB XXL ranked our Number 3 Weight Gainer
Liver Protector
Uni-Liver this an amazing product each Tab contains, heme iron, riboflavin, folic acid and B12. As well as 1950mg of liver which equates to 1600 mg of protein. This product is also Certified BSE-free.
Each serving has: 14 Calories, 3.2 grams of Protein.
Riboflavin,Niacin,Vitamin B6,Vitamin B12,Phosphorus,Choline
L-Alanine,L-Arginine,L-Asparagine,L-Aspartic Acid,L-Glutamine Acid,L-Glycine,L-Histidine,L-Isoleucine,L-Leucine,L-Lysine ,L-Methionine,L-Phenylalanine,L-Serine,L-Taurine,L-Threonine ,L-Trytophan,L-Tyrosine,L-Valine
Suggested serving is 2-4 caps with each meal, so 6-12 per day
The average price point was 10 dollars canadian for 250 tabs.
UniLiver ranked our Number 1 Liver Protectant.
Vitamin C
NOW Vitamin B-6 , well this is on of the worlds most popular B vitamins. This is the one that you primarily find in fresh vegetables. It is supposed to regulate homocysteine levels. Now foods appearently screens all their vitamins for purity.It is also supposed to reduce the risk of Heart Disease. Like all claims however, their are no conclusive tests.
Each bottle contains 100 tabs, a serving size is one chewable tablet. Each tablet is five calories, 1.5 grams of carbohydrates, 1.7 grams of sugar alcohol, 30 milligrams of sodium, and five hundred milligrams of Sodium Ascorbate and Ascorbic Acid (or vitamin C). It also contain one hundred milligrams of orange juice powder.
Vitamin C can be found in most fruits (Oranges, strawberries, even red peppers) and is considered a water soluble vitamin. This means that the body doesn't store it in its fat cells like the fat soluable vitamins. Whatever the body doesn't use is immediately excreted.
Price point is approx. 5.99 Candaian per 100 caps.
OMEGA 369 Fatty Acids
Triple Strength Fish Fats by SAN
Each bottle comes with 60 soft gels. A soft gel contains 12 calories, of which 12 are from fat. Total fat is 1.35 grams. Saturated fat equals twenty seven milligrams. It also contains 1350 milligrams of of higly concentarted Nordic Fish Oil
Here are some of the SAN's product claims: 100% safe and free of cholesterol, pesticide, mercury, PCB & heavy metals.
250% more EPA & DHA content over regular fish oil capsules.
The price point for this product is 19.99 dollars Canadian per 60 cap bottle.
S.A.N. Triple Stregth Fish Oil was rated # 1 OMEGA Supplement.
ZMA
Allmax Nutrition ZMA
ZMA is supposed to increase Anabolic Hormone Levels And Muscle Strength. Allmax's ZMA was voted our number one. It seemed that out of the 20-25 other brand names, time and time again the Allmax Brand came ahead.
The Allmax ZMA comes in mens and womens packaging.
Mens: 30 mg of zinc, 250 mg of Magnesium 10mg of Vitamin B6
Wommens: 20 mg of zinc, 300 mg of Magnesium 07 mg of B6
Price point is approx. 25 dollars Canadian for 90 caps.
Allmax Nutrition ZMA Rated the #1 ZMA Supplement
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