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Article #10: The health supplements you need if you're a professional athelete

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Phosphatidylserine - This phospholipid is especially right after a hard exercise
a powerful cortisol blocker. It has been session since glutamine stores in muscle
clinically proven to help control can be depleted up to 40% after
damaging cortisol levels. Since higher exhaustive exercise. A trick is to load
cortisol levels have been linked with by taking 35 grams of glutamine daily (5
abdominal fat, it may be a good idea to grams one hour before training, 15 grams
block this catabolic hormone when trying right after training, and then 15 grams
to get lean abs. before bed time) for 7 days at the
Insulin mimickers/Blood Sugar regulators beginning of the program. Then cut back
- An ‘insulin boosting’ cocktail to to 15 grams daily (10 grams after a
help balance blood sugar levels while workout and 5 grams before bed time). Try
maximizing nutrient absorption into not to consume too much sodium with your
muscle tissue and minimizing fat storage glutamine as sodium entering the muscle
can be very helpful in a fat loss cell actually causes glutamine to be
program. These nutrients include chromium released into the blood stream (out of
polynicotinate (200 mcg 4 times daily the muscle cell).
including 400 mcg right after weight Rhodiola Rosea - This adaptogenic herb
training), alpha lipoic acid (100 mg really helps reduce muscle breakdown and
three times daily), d-pinitol (250 mg helps increase workout performance. 100
twice daily), and gymnema sylvestre (250 mg three times daily, one dose after a
mg twice daily). It is very important to workout, is a good dose.
take these nutrients with meals. Milk Thistle (Standardized to 80 %
Vitamin C and E - These antioxidants are silymarin) - This herb has been used to
essential for optimizing recovery and support liver function and help with
lowering damaging free radicals. A good detoxification. Having a healthy and
dose is 250 mg of vitamin C five times optimal functioning liver can also allow
daily. Some research shows that the body for other supplements you take to work
can only absorb around 250 mg of vitamin more effectively, as most supplements are
C at one time. Taking 400 IU of Vitamin E processed in the liver. A good dose is
twice daily can also be beneficial (look around 250 mg two times daily.
for the d-alpha tocopherol form). A good Multi-vitamin/multi-mineral formula -
time to take Vitamin C and E is one hour This is an important safety net for hard
prior to training to reduce post workout training athletes as vitamins and
inflammation. minerals have numerous important effects
Multi-vitamin/multi-mineral formula - in the body.
This is an important safety net for hard Essential fatty Acids (EFA's) - From fish
training athletes as vitamins and oils, sunflower oil, olive oil, and flax
minerals have numerous important effects seed oil.
in the body. Wannabebig recommends SILVER package Creatine - We all know the
Multi-Plus from AtLarge Nutrition. research clearly shows that creatine
SILVER package Protein Powder - Protein boosts muscle mass, strength, and muscle
is the building block of muscle tissue size. It is good to consume a creatine
but also has many benefits in a fat loss supplement (Vitargo CGL from Nutrex or
program. It can be considered the base to TRAC from MHP) post workout and first
any good program. A mixture of soy thing in the morning on non-training
protein isolate, whey, and casein would days. Studies show the best time to take
be good for this goal. creatine is AFTER a workout for maximum
Thermogenic/Fat burner - Using products absorption into muscle tissue. You should
containing nutrients such as ephedra, probably eliminate creatine the last 4
synephrine, caffeine, green tea, and weeks of a diet to really get super lean.
coleus forskohlii can help with fat loss Natural Hormone Modifiers - Supplements
while maintaining lean body mass. The that help boost testosterone and growth
recommended dose is one serving 45 hormone levels can promote muscle growth.
minutes before cardio and another dose 45 Good ingredients include tribulus
minutes prior to weight-training. Two terrestris, Zinc, and acetyl l- carnitine
doses on non-training days as well (one (Acetabolan II by MuscleTech) for
morning and one afternoon). testosterone levels (one dose 30 minutes
Guggulsterones - This underrated before bed time) and Alpha GPC from Chemi
supplement helps boost metabolism by Nutraceutical for boosting GH levels (300
normalizing thyroid hormone allowing you mg one hour before training and 200 mg
to continue burning fat even after long before bed time). The amino acid
periods of dieting. An added benefit is L-arginine for anti-catabolic/GH boosting
its beneficial effects on acne (always a effects 30 minutes before bed time may
good thing as a lean body and acne also be a beneficial supplement.
don’t mix). L-Glutamine - This is the most abundant
Multi-vitamin/multi-mineral formula - amino acid in muscle tissue and can have
This is an important safety net for hard powerful anabolic effects. Use a
training athletes as vitamins and glutamine (preferably the better absorbed
minerals have numerous important effects glutamine peptide form) supplement
in the body. especially right after a hard exercise
BRONZE package Protein Powder - Protein session since glutamine stores in muscle
is the building block of muscle tissue can be depleted up to 40% after
but also has many benefits in a fat loss exhaustive exercise. A trick is to load
program. It can be considered the base to by taking 35 grams of glutamine daily (5
any good program. A mixture of soy grams one hour before training, 15 grams
protein isolate, whey, and casein would right after training, and then 15 grams
be good for this goal. before bed time) for 7 days at the
Thermogenic/Fat burner - Using products beginning of the program. Then cut back
containing nutrients such as ephedra, to 15 grams daily (10 grams after a
synephrine, caffeine, green tea, and workout and 5 grams before bed time). Try
coleus forskohlii can help with fat loss not to consume too much sodium with your
while maintaining lean body mass. The glutamine as sodium entering the muscle
recommended dose is one serving 45 cell actually causes glutamine to be
minutes before cardio and another dose 45 released into the blood stream (out of
minutes prior to weight-training. Two the muscle cell). Glutamine Peptide by
doses on non-training days as well (one Sports Science Research is a good
morning and one afternoon). product.
Supplements for Muscle Gain GOLD package Multi-vitamin/multi-mineral formula -
Creatine - We all know the research This is an important safety net for hard
clearly shows that creatine boosts muscle training athletes as vitamins and
mass, strength, and muscle size. It is minerals have numerous important effects
good to consume a creatine supplement in the body. Opti-Pack by Super Nutrition
(Vitargo CGL from Nutrex or TRAC from is an excellent product.
MHP) post workout and first thing in the BRONZE package Creatine - We all know the
morning on non-training days. Studies research clearly shows that creatine
show the best time to take creatine is boosts muscle mass, strength, and muscle
AFTER a workout for maximum absorption size. It is good to consume a creatine
into muscle tissue. You should probably supplement (Vitargo CGL from Nutrex or
eliminate creatine the last 4 weeks of a TRAC from MHP) post workout and first
diet to really get super lean. Wannabebig thing in the morning on non-training
recommends Creatine 500 from AtLarge days. Studies show the best time to take
Nutrition. creatine is AFTER a workout for maximum
Phosphatidylserine - This phospholipid is absorption into muscle tissue. You should
a powerful cortisol blocker. It has been probably eliminate creatine the last 4
clinically proven to help control weeks of a diet to really get super lean.
damaging cortisol levels. Since higher L-Glutamine - This is the most abundant
cortisol levels have been linked with amino acid in muscle tissue and can have
abdominal fat, it may be a good idea to powerful anabolic effects. Use a
block this catabolic hormone when trying glutamine (preferably the better absorbed
to get lean abs. glutamine peptide form) supplement
Natural Hormone Modifiers - Supplements especially right after a hard exercise
that help boost testosterone and growth session since glutamine stores in muscle
hormone levels can promote muscle growth. can be depleted up to 40% after
Good ingredients include tribulus exhaustive exercise. A trick is to load
terrestris, Zinc, and acetyl l- carnitine by taking 35 grams of glutamine daily (5
(Acetabolan II by MuscleTech) for grams one hour before training, 15 grams
testosterone levels (one dose 30 minutes right after training, and then 15 grams
before bed time) and Alpha GPC from Chemi before bed time) for 7 days at the
Nutraceutical for boosting GH levels (300 beginning of the program. Then cut back
mg one hour before training and 200 mg to 15 grams daily (10 grams after a
before bed time). The amino acid workout and 5 grams before bed time). Try
L-arginine for anti-catabolic/GH boosting not to consume too much sodium with your
effects 30 minutes before bed time may glutamine as sodium entering the muscle
also be a beneficial supplement. cell actually causes glutamine to be
L-Glutamine - This is the most abundant released into the blood stream (out of
amino acid in muscle tissue and can have the muscle cell).
powerful anabolic effects. Use a Essential fatty Acids (EFA's) - From fish
glutamine (preferably the better absorbed oils, sunflower oil, olive oil, and flax
glutamine peptide form) supplement seed oil.






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