Great work, Sean!
I came into possession of a bunch of supplements recently from a friend who was selling them dirt cheap and unopened. I've been lifting for close to a year now but all I've been taking is creatine and protein powder. I'm looking gain more muscle mass and shed these last 15-20 lbs. This is what I bought
NOW Creatine Monohydrate NOW L Glutamine Syntha 6 chocolate protein powder Optimum Nutrition BCAA 5000mg Powder Legion Pulse Pre Workout Supplement NOW Whey protein isolate unflavored Legion Phoenix Weight Loss Pills
I bought the NOW whey mainly for shakes. I'd appreciate any help as to how to stack this and timing to achieve my goals or if I need anything else.
Thanks!
Creatine: any time during the day take your 3-5g
Protein: if you aren't eating enough, supplement with a shake
BCAA: Completely useless unless you lift FASTED (8+ hours no food)
Pre-workout: Before your workout
Glutamine: 10-15g daily between 3 doses, timing up to you
Weight Loss Pills: I've never heard of success stories. Most contain higher amounts of caffeine and Carnitine. I would rather take a Vitamin B supplement for the metabolism boost over both tbh.
There's nothing there that's a necessity, IMO, except creatine, which you were already taking. Nothing there is "stackable", either. Just take your daily doses. Timing is going to be largely irrelevant.
Goals: if you want to gain mass, gain mass. If you want to lose fat, lose fat. If you're looking to ditch 15-20lbs you'd be hard pressed to gain mass at the same time. Focus on one or the other, IMO. There's no magic bullet that allows for any substantial movement in both directions at once so you will get most people recommending go one way or the other, usually bulking to cutting.
