Whatcha guys taking? [Archive] - The Lacrosse Forums

chslax29

11-15-2005, 04:32 PM

hey i was wondering about a few things:
What, if any, performance enhancers do you guys take? whether it be whey protien, muscle builders, or just a good all purpose vitaman.

If possible please list what you guys take, the price per bottle/container, and waht benefits you think is has... also any side affects.... thanks!!

ViennaLAX16

11-15-2005, 04:34 PM

I dont personally take it but creotine(sp) works and just lifting alot and eating lots of protein after. peanutbutter sandwichs and tons of milk.

fallingupstairs

11-15-2005, 04:34 PM

the seacrch can do wonderful things

chslax29

11-15-2005, 04:49 PM

i knew someone was going to tell me that.... i did search but theres alwasy new stuff that comes out and i want to know if anyone buys it plus i was to know all the different benefits of the differnt ones without having to read 100 diffenret threads so chill...

LaXDaVe

11-15-2005, 04:54 PM

Dont worry about what they tell you

www.bodybuilding.com, go to teens section, go to forums and read, or go to the search bar at the top and type in sports or something like that, and find what you need.

Viperlaxer132

11-15-2005, 05:28 PM

He wasn't asking what supplements to take, he was asking what supplements we take. I personally take whey protein which costs just under 30 bucks per 5 pound container on bodybuilding.com. It helps rebuild your muscles after lifting plus many other things. I also take a daily multi-vitamin. I have been reading up about creatine for a while and am seriously considering buying some and trying it out.

franks2089

11-15-2005, 07:25 PM

Everything I take including prescriptions:
Creatine
Whey
Multivitamin
advair for asthma
zyrtec

Visirale

11-15-2005, 07:29 PM

I just take Creatine.

One spoonfull after a workout, or one in the morning on a non-lifting day.

I just use the GNC monohydrate stuff... it works quite well.

I justify my use of creatine because I don't eat any red meat, and that is where creatine occurs in nature. So I use the supplement to augment my intake of it. Good stuff.

-Ted

Dadabhoy_Muzzi

11-15-2005, 09:22 PM

I take:
Whey Protein
Creatine
Glutamine
Multi-Vitamin/Mineral.

chslax29

11-15-2005, 09:57 PM

what exactly does creatine and glutamine do ?

Dadabhoy_Muzzi

11-15-2005, 10:04 PM

Creatine fills your muscles with water mass allowing you to lift more. The moment you stop taking it, the effects wear off. Glutamine helps repair your muscles after a long and hard workout/practice. Correct me if I am wrong.

Diesel4958

11-15-2005, 10:27 PM

franks2089

11-15-2005, 10:49 PM

shiftylax

11-16-2005, 09:30 AM

I cycle creatine, I take whey protein, a multi vitamin, and my bro is getting me this sick new supplament from xience. I have had water retention from creatine, and alot more energy. with protein i re coup faster.

Oh, man. Don't bother with the xyience. I have never taken a supplement that was a waste of money until I took the Xyience Nox-CG3. The stuff is garbage. The ultimate fighter guys get PAID to use it. It's grainy and gets stuck in your teeth.

And its more creatine than NO2 anyway. Just get some NO2 and phosphagen creatuine - that stuff dissolves completely. Xyience = complete waste of money (way too expensive for what you get and its not even top notch.)

MaKiMaKi13

11-16-2005, 09:39 AM

hmm im an all natural kind of guy but i would suggest whey protein and creatine from what other people say i just never really trusted all the enhancement stuff

WHEELAX2

11-16-2005, 10:11 AM

crazylegs

11-16-2005, 10:42 AM

Ya when I came out of HS I was getting recruited for football also, and I had a visit to one school with the coach. He showed me around campus and the whole 9 yards, then took me down to the training room where they had creatine stacked up by the case. To make a long story short this coach basically said (in a nice way), all his players are REQUIRED to take creatine during workouts. Now this was about 5yrs ago, but still :WTF:

Diesel4958

11-16-2005, 02:47 PM

ummm.. I'm pretty sure that Creatine is banned by the NCAA and I would guess high school too.. don't quote me just yet, but I can remember hearing that at some coaches convention.. I'll investigate further...

btw... 1500 posts.

.... scratch that.. it's not banned, it's on the block to be banned...

So wait you're telling me we can't eat meat any more, oh no. It's natural ther is no reason it should be banned, that is just plain stupid.

Diesel4958

11-16-2005, 02:48 PM

Oh, man. Don't bother with the xyience. I have never taken a supplement that was a waste of money until I took the Xyience Nox-CG3. The stuff is garbage. The ultimate fighter guys get PAID to use it. It's grainy and gets stuck in your teeth.

And its more creatine than NO2 anyway. Just get some NO2 and phosphagen creatuine - that stuff dissolves completely. Xyience = complete waste of money (way too expensive for what you get and its not even top notch.)

My bro was using the creatine, No3, and amepha something and he said he has gotten great results from it.

WHEELAX2

11-16-2005, 02:49 PM

So wait you're telling me we can't eat meat any more, oh no. It's natural ther is no reason it should be banned, that is just plain stupid.

uh.. duh.. creatine is only found in small quantities in meat and fish

"just plain stupid" << I think u need to work on your social skills

steroids and othe anabolic chemicals are natural as well.. < is it stupid to ban them??

if you want to get into a war of wits, I believe you will lose..

Viperlaxer132

11-16-2005, 05:46 PM

ummm.. I'm pretty sure that Creatine is banned by the NCAA and I would guess high school too.. don't quote me just yet

Where did you hear that? From what I've heard its impossible to ban creatine not only because its naturally occuring in meat (about 1 gram per pound of beef and more in fish I believe) but because there isn't a way to test for it. And if I'm wrong about the testing part it doesn't matter because if they did test everyone but vegetarians would test positive. Oh and sorry for quoting you.

Spoon's

11-16-2005, 10:09 PM

I take whey protien, L-glutmine, CLA, Thermo-gain, and a multi vitamine.

And no creatine is not banned, if it was that would be like saying, ok lets take out your liver and a couple other organs that produce it in the body.

I dont know what peoples beef is with creatine, its natural, its not bad for you, IT WORKS, and its inexpensive. Its not a cheat suppliment. It doesnt mess with hormones or anything like that. Its a verry popular body building supplament that i am seriosly thinking about taking once i hit a plateu.

marflax33

11-16-2005, 10:30 PM

no offense to anyone here who takes it, but the people around here who take creatine and steroids are all little girls who dont want to go lift because they're lazy. They think it will just magically make their arms bigger with no work.

kamikaze0188

11-17-2005, 01:09 AM

No one here said they take steroids, and Im suprised how misinformed you are to think that creatine and steroids have the same effect on your body.

alexhawk

11-17-2005, 06:39 AM

The only thing I have is a multivitamin supplement, that's just because I don't eat well!

RottingMind13

11-17-2005, 03:42 PM

i take some of Rafael Palmeiro's vitamin B-12 shots *sarcasm*

Diesel4958

11-17-2005, 03:54 PM

uh.. duh.. creatine is only found in small quantities in meat and fish

"just plain stupid" << I think u need to work on your social skills

steroids and othe anabolic chemicals are natural as well.. < is it stupid to ban them??

if you want to get into a war of wits, I believe you will lose..

I know creatine is only found in small amounts, and whats wrong with me saying "just plain stupid"? Would you rather me say There is utterly no point in doing so, or that is really incomprehensible? Steroids are a completely different matter, that is like describing an apple while talking about an orange; exactly it doesn't make any sense. It wouldn't be "a war of wits", it would be pure opinion, and even if you were to "win" wow good job you out spoke a fifteen year old, not something to be proud of.

laxpro83

11-17-2005, 04:50 PM

all you need is a good diet with plenty of protien. You dont need any supplements, they are just an easy way out.

Diesel4958

11-17-2005, 05:16 PM

Marflax, and laxpro, you are wrong. It is not "the easy way out" if you say that you truly don't know what you are talking about. It is not a steroid, and should never be even compared with a steroid. While taking creatine you have to work hard, harder than either of you do on any given day. And marflax who wants there arms to be bigger? Wow no comment. Do either of you even know what creatine does? Well in short what I am trying to say is read up. Sorry for the harshness but it had to be said.

Spoon's

11-17-2005, 09:28 PM

all you need is a good diet with plenty of protien. You dont need any supplements, they are just an easy way out.

Nah,, not an easy way out. I guess if your goal is simply to become stronger than people you know for bragging rights, than yea, they are an easy way out. But as far as body building and power lifting goes, its a major part, it enables you to see how strong you can get, how far you can push yourself. You set importance on getting stronger and stronger, or looking better. Rather than having importance on being able to outlift someone.

and as far as steroids go, ok they work. realy well, realy realy well. Not advized to take them because of all the screwed up side effects, which arent realy knoticable until after long periods of use. But even with steroids you still have to lift. Not quite as much, but you still do. If you dont know how they work, it basicaly tells your body to keep growing. Like when you lift, your body tells it to grow and strengthen to be ready for the next time you lift. With steroids, when your body tells your muscle to grow, it will give it a much higher dosage of hormones so your muscles grow faster, repair faster, and strengthen faster so you get used to the weight..faster. mabe after even 1 workout.

W.e Lax

11-25-2005, 11:57 PM

yeah diesel is right , lets say i work out HARD and lets say in a 2 months i gain 5 pounds of muslce and i get like 15 pounds stronger in everything , with creatine i may be able to gain 7 pounds , and get 20 pounds stronger , it doeasnt magicllly make you bigger but it helps if you put in the hard work

bruamable

02-02-2006, 08:50 PM

there is only one way to build real muscle.HARD WORK. creatine fills your muscles full of water, and while you look,feel, and work like you have accually lifted weights for more than two hours a day, as soon as you stop you shrink, if you want to be if you want to be tom cruise tough take creatine, but nothing beats real muscle if you want to be jean claude van dame tough. then the only way is the hard way. whey protien however works excellent. no enhancers are nessesary ive done the creatine thing many times and wished i had worked out. for football i put on thirty pounds with it and it worked righteously, but heres lacrosse season. and ive had to work out hard to earn it all back. the only way to go is by bad assing it, and working out. or take horse steriods.

SachemsGoalie40

02-02-2006, 08:54 PM

tried creatine for a little while but couldn't bare the taste of it(lemon lime) so stopped but i take ON's protein $30 on ebay and a GNC multi vitamin $30 at GNC, but i don't even really take any of that any more, i just take it here and there

but yea diet is really important and HARD WORK...i enjoi hard work

Lurch22d

02-02-2006, 09:25 PM

yea i havent taken anything....i've just lifted and worked my *** off....im thinking of maybe getting some protein stuff but i dunno.

noseslidesam

02-02-2006, 09:31 PM

NO-Explode it works really good. It tastes really good too, I'd drink it just for the taste...it's tasty

AttackSniper#12

02-02-2006, 10:41 PM

lifting makes you lose weight right? but my problem is i need to gain weight cuz im really skinny.. what can i do so i gain more muscle but dont lose weight?

wrwarrior19

02-02-2006, 10:56 PM

I've just started taking some creatine and I shot up like 10 pounds in a week in a half. I forgot to take some protein though so when I got a cold I lost it all in like a couple days. Most of it was water weight, but that's alright I guess.

I just took some monocreatine from GNC which i don't suggest taking because it doesn't mix well at all with any juices or drink. So everytime I take it, my drink is all grainy and I have to continually re-shake it. Even though the taste kinda sucks I suggest a full drink mix. Ideally I just picked mine out for the best value b/c you get the most servings (100 servings x 5g) for the least price (around $20).

You can quickly feel the effects though. My weight shot up quickly and I was much less sore after working out. Monday I was sick and Tuesday I squatted, but I forgot to take it and today (Thursday) I'm still feeling sore. Although I didn't see as much of an energy 'boost' as I expected though.

Dadabhoy_Muzzi

02-02-2006, 11:02 PM

lifting makes you lose weight right? but my problem is i need to gain weight cuz im really skinny.. what can i do so i gain more muscle but dont lose weight?

Try using a weight gainer along with lifting. That might help you gain weight but also muscles.

Diesel4958

02-03-2006, 05:56 PM

wrwarrior, most of the immediate weight is water, stick with take it everyday wile you are on it, or else it won't stay in your system, it gives me a great pump, and has helped me a lot. Good luck, stick with it.

All of you that say all it does is add water weight you are wrong. All of you that say you "deflate" you are also wrong. You just simply loose the water weight, but yuo keep the muscle yuo have gained from your increased strength.

robi

02-03-2006, 06:37 PM

I drink protein shakes, take a sports multivitamin twice a day, and I pop 2 fish oil pills a day.

Oh yeah, and steroids of course.

bruamable

02-05-2006, 11:40 AM

lifting makes you lose weight right? but my problem is i need to gain weight cuz im really skinny.. what can i do so i gain more muscle but dont lose weight?

any thing that offers an easy alternative to becoming stronger is probably not good for you. if you want to beef up wieght lifting does help. if your already skinny then you wont loose any more then youre excess, but you will gain more muscle ...definatly take protien...i recommend whey chocolate flavor..it seems the least disgusting

Hackstall

02-05-2006, 01:20 PM

If it doesn't have a picture of a horse on the bottle and if the pills aren't the size of my pinky finger, I don't take it.

LaxBoy92

02-05-2006, 01:22 PM

Everything I take including prescriptions:
Creatine
Whey
Multivitamin
advair for asthma
zyrtec
I thought the bolded ones don't require a prescription. Or do they?

Captain Cool

02-05-2006, 01:39 PM

whey protein and multivitamins for me.

Diesel4958

02-05-2006, 07:01 PM

If it doesn't have a picture of a horse on the bottle and if the pills aren't the size of my pinky finger, I don't take it.

Exactly me feeling... :wow:

bruamable

02-05-2006, 09:58 PM

yeah. horse steriods work great....just make sure to use liver pills to get rid of unsightly hair and acne.

BuckWyld

02-06-2006, 10:05 AM

The amount of misinformation in this thread is astounding. The very basic description of what creatine does is this (as far as I understand), the energy that your muscles use is created by a breaking one phosphate atom off ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) and turning it in to ADP (Adenosine Diphosphate) supplimenting your diet with creatine supposedly makes it easier for your body to convert the ADP back to ATP inorder to be used again.