The Weightlifters Thread

#578
#578
chavisut said:
Buy stuff online, much cheaper.
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I've been looking online. Not gonna spend $60 on protein. Got any suggestions? I'm flying blind here.

chavisut said:
I effed my neck up doing front squats today.
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I've never done front squats before. I did 3 sets of regular squats today. Still sitting comfortably at 125, hoping I can bump it up in the next week or so. It's demoralizing to go from repping ~300lbs in HS to 125 at 23 y/o.
 
#580
#580
VOLatile said:
I've been looking online. Not gonna spend $60 on protein. Got any suggestions? I'm flying blind here.



I've never done front squats before. I did 3 sets of regular squats today. Still sitting comfortably at 125, hoping I can bump it up in the next week or so. It's demoralizing to go from repping ~300lbs in HS to 125 at 23 y/o.
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I like ON Whey, you can get about 80 servings for $43. ON Whey's not the cheap stuff either, so you can find something for less than that.
 
#581
#581
VOLatile said:
What protein do you guys use? I stopped by Max Muscle on the way home and was looking at protein and some appetite suppressants. I was looking at Triple Whey.
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The cheap kind. Though some protein is better than others, protein is still protein. I think being able to afford 4 scoops of cheap protein/day is better than 2 of the quality stuff. That's just me.
 
#582
#582
VOLatile said:
I've been looking online. Not gonna spend $60 on protein. Got any suggestions? I'm flying blind here.
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prosource.net is my vendor of choice. Their house brand, NitroWhey Elite is about the best out there. I also use Vectron, contains ProLibra, a fat burner, and is hands down the easiest mixing and best tasting out there.

jmo fwiw
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#583
#583
I bought a few things yesterday and was wondering what the board's opinion on the supplements were. I've been pretty active in weightlifting for about the last 5 or 6 years, but I've never really taken any supplements or protein shakes or anything. I'm basically clueless on the matter, but I went with what seemed like pretty popular items. This is what I got:

Muscle Tech NaNOX9 Hardcore (180 tablets).
Optimum 100% Whey Protein (Vanilla, 2 lbs.).
SciFit ZMA (90 tablets).

It says I'll be taking around 8-10 tablets a day of the NO. I was planning on taking one serving in the morning and one serving before workout. Then I was going to take the serving of Whey Protein after my workout. And then take 3 tablets of the ZMA about an hour before bedtime. Sound reasonable? If that's not the proper order in how to take the stuff or if I shouldn't mix certain stuff together please let me know.

Also for like a Nitric Oxide/Pre-Workout I went with the NaNOX9 because my roomate takes the popular JACK3D and wasn't a huge fan of it. And I wasn't sure about Protein flavor (there were like 20 flavors) so I just went with the Vanilla. Let me know if another flavor is better.
 
#584
#584
flowd82 said:
I bought a few things yesterday and was wondering what the board's opinion on the supplements were. I've been pretty active in weightlifting for about the last 5 or 6 years, but I've never really taken any supplements or protein shakes or anything. I'm basically clueless on the matter, but I went with what seemed like pretty popular items. This is what I got:

Muscle Tech NaNOX9 Hardcore (180 tablets).
Optimum 100% Whey Protein (Vanilla, 2 lbs.).
SciFit ZMA (90 tablets).

It says I'll be taking around 8-10 tablets a day of the NO. I was planning on taking one serving in the morning and one serving before workout. Then I was going to take the serving of Whey Protein after my workout. And then take 3 tablets of the ZMA about an hour before bedtime. Sound reasonable? If that's not the proper order in how to take the stuff or if I shouldn't mix certain stuff together please let me know.

Also for like a Nitric Oxide/Pre-Workout I went with the NaNOX9 because my roomate takes the popular JACK3D and wasn't a huge fan of it. And I wasn't sure about Protein flavor (there were like 20 flavors) so I just went with the Vanilla. Let me know if another flavor is better.
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I take Optimum protein my favorite flavor is Tropical Punch it taste a little sweet than some other protiens... sorry I don't have much info on the other stuff I usually come on here to get help with my other supplements as well....
 
#585
#585
Visited some friends this weekend. One of them was clearly a lot bigger and told me he was using Animal Pak? Any of you guys know much about it?
 
#587
#587
JoshTheVol12 said:
Visited some friends this weekend. One of them was clearly a lot bigger and told me he was using Animal Pak? Any of you guys know much about it?
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It's a multivitamin. I've got a cheap line on them but for most people they're more expensive than their actual worth. They are still the best thing on the market, but yeah...
 
#590
#590
JoshTheVol12 said:
Is there one protein you guys stick with, or just buy whatever is on sale?
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Off the shelf I tend to go with Muscle Milk and Myoplex just for the taste...when ordering bulk, I go with True Protein...you can customize your own "formula" and the options seem limitless in what you can mix and match and they have some nice flavors as well you can throw in there.
 
#591
#591
LLcoolDave said:
Off the shelf I tend to go with Muscle Milk and Myoplex just for the taste...when ordering bulk, I go with True Protein...you can customize your own "formula" and the options seem limitless in what you can mix and match and they have some nice flavors as well you can throw in there.
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Ah ok cool, I will have to look at that.
 
#592
#592
Jwill10ut said:
I take Optimum protein my favorite flavor is Tropical Punch it taste a little sweet than some other protiens... sorry I don't have much info on the other stuff I usually come on here to get help with my other supplements as well....
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Ok thanks for the information. I would have ordered the Tropical Punch, but that was the only flavor they were out of stock in online. How do you like the Optimum Protein? Does it work pretty good?

And on a seperate note has anybody tried or heard anything about the ZMA by SciFit?
 
#594
#594
flowd82 said:
Ok thanks for the information. I would have ordered the Tropical Punch, but that was the only flavor they were out of stock in online. How do you like the Optimum Protein? Does it work pretty good?

And on a seperate note has anybody tried or heard anything about the ZMA by SciFit?
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ZMA is snake oil developed by Victor Conte, aka BALCO. I think its a waste of money.
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#595
#595
Volst53 said:
I know, I was asking how he hurt it? I love front squats. They are amazing for core and back strength too.
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I'm not really sure. I think I just kinda jerked my head back real quick for some reason. Weight and form were fine. First time I have done them in a while. Do you use a clean grip or cross your arms?
 
#597
#597
Seems like front squats would screw up my shoulder more. Maybe. Never done them before. How are they inclined to not screw up your back?
 
#599
#599
VOLatile said:
Seems like front squats would screw up my shoulder more. Maybe. Never done them before. How are they inclined to not screw up your back?
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It's hard to do to much weight with front squats and if you lose it just falls straight down instead of pushing your back over while you are fighting it.
 
#600
#600
Yeah, I used clean grip because I'd actually like to start power cleaning again soon. Squatting with 225 like that had my wrist on fire though.
 
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