for all you guys who work out

I had success with Muscle Milk. It also tasted good (chocolate).

going back to the gym tonite after 2 mos, I never used any kind of supplement. I am psyched, will probably only go for 1/2 hour and do 1/2 what I normally do but just need to get my muscles stretched and feel good again. Will start slowly

Caffeine can be irritating to a sensitive gut. I'd proceed carefully.

Make sure you're using a whey protein isolate, not a concentrate. The isolate is easier on the digestion. If you find whey bothers you, you might try an egg white protein. I've been using Jay Robb's egg white protein. L-glutamine is a good supplement to add... the pure powder is good for muscle building AND for gut healing and it's tasteless.

I've been lifting and using supplements daily for about 5 years.

My "normal" daily supplements are as follows:

(1) serving of Scivation Xtend during my workout and post workout (BCAA's)

5g of creatine mono post workout

aprox. 40g of protein 15-20 minutes after my Xtend post workout

MHP Active multi

Now Ultra Omega3 (best fish oil imo) check out the EPA & DHA per serving

I recently added Real Gains for between meals at the office to help gain some of my weight back. My recent flare knocked 10lbs off me :(

those are my daily supps

Now when I feel like it I take NoXplode pre-workout (good stuff imo)
I also like to supplement with an Arginine supplement as well if I got it (Nitrix, NO2 or Blitz Cycle fan)
Sometimes I'll take a bucket of Glutamine too if I have some. I like taking this with some extra vitamin c during cold season

When I got diagnosed with UC, I stopped everything. Just recently I talked to my dr about this and he said he see's no problem at all with what I've listed. Take it for what it's worth I guess. All I know is I like to work out and I love my supplements.

Thanks a lot for all the posts guys, hopefully I can get back into some good shape .

/joe

Probiotic said...
My biggest gripe is that I can't gain weight worth a dxmn. I am extremely lactose intolerant and although I do eat some essentially lactose-free dairy including homemade yogurt (high fat stuff at that), I need a lot of it to gain weight (and weight is needed to get muscle mass and move on to heavier resistance). I have cautiously tried some of these weight building supplements but don't seem to tolerate any of them well. Glutamine I can tolerate except that it constipates me in more than very small doses.

Low-carbing helps my gut alot (avoidance of starches, sugars etc) but without traditional carbs it is hard for me to gain weight.

I found it helpful to supplement with omega3 oils so that good fats help replace some of the calories lost when avoiding starchy carbs. I use Udo's, olive and flax oils and take 'em by the tablespoonful. Nut butters and avacado are also good sources of healthy fats and calories.

You may be interested in a weight training and diet program developed specifically for hard gainers called the Gaining Mass program by Anthony Ellis. It helped me put on weight in the form of healthy muscle for really the first time in my life. It's a great program. Seems like alot of the members have food sensitivities and issues... made us wonder if it's not pretty common for hardgainers/ectomorphs to have digestive problems. Anyhow, check out the program at: http://www.skinnyguy.net/

Thanks princesa for the links- I will check out the articles in there. I guess I am definitely a "hard gainer," even moreso since becoming low carb. Not that I'd trade that for a moment, as the LCing tangibly helps my IBD.

pb4 said...
...it's said that you can do thousands of stomach crunches but if you don't have enough of a genetic component you won't likely have really ripped abs.

The cliche "great abs are made in the kitchen" is probably more important than genetics. You gotta watch the diet and remove the layer of fat before you can expose the ab muscles.

Sara14 said...

princesca - Is it better to take powder l-Glutamine or capsules? I just bought some powder stuff from Wal-mart, but I'm not sure if it's a good brand or not (Body Fortress). It has 4,500 mg per serving.

I prefer the powder. You'd have to choke down a ton of capsules to get the amount you can get in a teaspoon or so of a pure, high quality powder. I mix it with my powdered probiotics and water two or three times a day.

Good thread. All I can say on glutamine is- be careful and start with a low dose because it can be (is for me and most I know) VERY constipating. Even a teaspoonful, i..e a few grams, can block me up all day. If this 'normalized' the stool it would be one thing, but it just makes for a more blocked up D later in my case. In low doses it can be helpful for me getting out and about if I am having an urgent D day though.

the best egg protein powder imo:
http://www.dpsnutrition.net/get_item_on015.htm

tastes good too