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Consumer Review: After Trying Several Supplements From Companies Who Claim Their Products Are The Best On The Market, EAS, Weider, Universal, And GNC, I Have Concluded That Nothing Works Better Than Steroids.
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| I have taken supplements for the past two years and have tried just about everything. Sadly, nothing really lives up to its expectations. After trying and experimenting with several supplements from companies who claim their products are the best on the market, EAS, Weider, Universal, and GNC, I have concluded that nothing really works better to build muscle than steroids.
I train four times a week each day working a different muscle group. I do aerobics at 5:30 a.m. 3 times a week and have managed to take off about 20 pounds in the past two years. My nutritional intake is as follows: I have a designer protein shake for breakfast. After aerobics and throughout the day I consume about 5-6 meals all off which are very low in fat (ex. chicken, turkey, tuna, boiled eggs). I take in about 140-150 grams of protein a day.
My problem is that I have gone from 218lbs to 189lbs and have lost some mass and size. Like I stated earlier after two years of experimenting with supplements I have also educated myself on diet and nutrition and now more then ever at the age of 31 I am committed to building a better body. I really don't want to have to take steroids. What should I do?
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Response #1
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I would definitely up your protein intake to at least 300 gms a day, 140 is waaaay to little. Try a lite stack of 100 to 200mg of deca-durabolin a week and I promise you'll see some results. Make sure to train really hard, taking a week off for every four straight weeks you train. This keeps you fresh and helps improve recovery. Steroids work, and they aren't as bad as the media would have you think.
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Response #2
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Sounds like you need to up your calorie intake and your protein. You should be eating about 20-25 cals per lb of body weight. About 30-40% of that should be protein. Keep fat down to about 10%.I don't know what you eat 5-6 times a day,but if you are only eating 140-150 grams of protein you are way off. There are 4 calories for every gram of protein so at 140-150 that's only 600 cals max. You need to be at a total of about 4000 cals a day. And 1600-2000 of those cals should be from protein. Use a good protein powder to help meet this demand if you have to. Keep the diet strict and day to day. Don't miss days. If you do this along with a good 3-5 day workout with your aerobics you should see some good results. Good luck.
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Response #3
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If you are a hard gainer, I suggest you do more power lifting. Focus on squats and deadlifts. For diet, try to have your last meal right before you go to bed. Don't sleep on an empty stomach so you wont switch from anabolic stage to catabolic stage. Also, try to consume your Essential Fatty Acids (EFA) and CLA. You can get enough from 3 tablespoons of Flax oil and Borage oil or any EFA capsules. Don't waste money on steroids and supplements that don't work. Don't allow yourself to feel hungry. Eat a heavy meal as soon as you wake up, especially when you are on an empty stomach. If you can, try to wake up half way through your sleep and consume a meal replacement drink. Just give it some time and never give up the natural way.
Good luck
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Response #4
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I would just like to say that response #3 has put forward one of the most pathetic suggestions I have ever heard, waking yourself up to take a meal replacement drink is not a good idea. I find a lot of uneducated people seem to support this view point, on the premise that they do not think the body should go 8 hours without food. Sounds plausible, however without going into the science of it, when you are sleeping your needs are different, and training 4 days a week means your body requires as much recovery time and REM as possible.
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Response #5
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Hmmm...response #4: I know an ex-pro bodybuilder and he was incredibly big, and he set his alarm every 2 hours to eat! So, I don't see why his suggestion (#3) is so ridiculous. Your body's needs may be different when it sleeps, but a bodybuilder has to have a big supply of fats and sugars while off-season (not entering competitions) to have enough in his body to grow fast with all the roids that are taken.
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Response #6
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There are many other factors you didn't mention. How long are your cardio sessions, how intense is your weight training, how active are you when out of the gym (perhaps you need more calories, definitely more protein)? It sounds to me like you're not really fighting an ultra high metabolism by saying you needed to lose excess body fat. Without knowing your exact training regimen, it sounds like maybe you're happy with your body fat levels, so cut back a little on cardio. Train a little heavier with the weights, and definitely, double your protein intake. You may or may not want to drink a shake before bedtime. I did, with great results, but my metabolism is ultra high. Try it and see how it works. Perhaps your body cannibalizes itself too much while sleeping.
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