Re: the supplement quandry

February 18, 2006

There are no guidelines. It's just a matter of personal preference. No

supplement is going to make a really huge difference. Nutrition is by

far the biggest factor. You might like glutamine for recovery. Plenty

of people start creatine or Betagen at much higher body fat

percentages than you have. In a round-about way, creatine can help you

to lose fat because it allows you to train harder, recover faster, and

burn more calories during your workouts. Plus, the added muscle helps

you to burn more calories even when you're not exercising.

When people are iffy on whether or not they're lean enough to start

taking creatine/Betagen, I always point them to Heyrman who

dropped from 30% body fat to 14% in 12 weeks while taking Betagen.

On 2/18/06, Diane <dmiller91@...> wrote:

> okay, what are the guidelines for supplements?

>

> I bought some Betagen but it sits in the cupboard. My weight is still too

> high that I don't really care about " pumping " my muscles or adding weight

> right now, even if it's just water weight. I have good muscle definition,

> my need is to peel the rest of the fat.

>

> That said, what about glutamine? I like the idea of easing muscle

> recovery, although not at the expense of added weight.

>

> What is usually recommended, peel the fat first before adding supplements,

> or what? Are there guidelines? I do want lovely defined muscles when I

> get to my ideal fat percentage... I think I'm at about 20% bf right now.

>

> Diane

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