07-10-2014, 07:30
(This post was last modified: 07-10-2014, 07:42 by Jaded Jade.)
The reviews on amazon contain some good commentary:
http://www.amazon.com/BodyTech-BCAA-GLUTAMINE/dp/B002WO0NU4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1412661537&sr=8-4&keywords=BCAA+bodytech
(Though the people that say it tastes bad are not wrong, but I don't drink it for the taste.)
A short article (Livestrong is a great site for health, exercise, and workout information):
http://www.livestrong.com/article/145446-the-best-workout-supplements-for-women/
Another one, they list allot of other stuff too, keep in mind some of these products only make sense once you are working out VERY hard. Start slow, and don't just take a ton of junk unless you really need it. Always try and google and read up on any new supplement to see how people with a body type like yours and a workout level like yours use a given thing:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/girls-guide-to-supplements.html
I usually add the BCAA's&Glutanine if I am working out hard enough for it to hurt for days afterward. (Good exercise hurt, not bad sports injury hurt.) I never use any of this stuff except in conjunction with a hard workout. Once a workout becomes easy I add heavier wrist and ankle weights to escalate it, adding ~1-1.5 pounds to the wrists and ~2-2.5 pounds to the ankle weights. I step the hand weights I use by 5 pounds per incriment. For a crazy workout you can work to exhaustion with you current maximum safe*** level of weight, then drop down a notch in weight and do it again till you have no added weight left. Make sure to work the opposing muscle groups, and consider doing super sets.
***(If you cannot maintain proper form and control through the full range of motion of an exercise, your weights are to heavy for you and you WILL hurt yourself.)
Also, since we all here are taking other things as well, make sure that all of the supplements that you are using together do not have interactions, and do not overlap. Usually the container or WebMD will say. Make sure that the total number of things that stress the liver or anything else is considered. So if you are drinking alcohol or taking Advil, that too counts towards your total capacity. (You probably won't be near this, but it is a consideration. Allot of people just take a ton of supplements beyond what they need. After a certain point you are just buying expensive pee or kidney stones if you are not careful.)
Please post back with how it works out for you. Your results will probably be more interesting to many people here than mine!
- Jaded Jade
http://www.amazon.com/BodyTech-BCAA-GLUTAMINE/dp/B002WO0NU4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1412661537&sr=8-4&keywords=BCAA+bodytech
(Though the people that say it tastes bad are not wrong, but I don't drink it for the taste.)
A short article (Livestrong is a great site for health, exercise, and workout information):
http://www.livestrong.com/article/145446-the-best-workout-supplements-for-women/
Another one, they list allot of other stuff too, keep in mind some of these products only make sense once you are working out VERY hard. Start slow, and don't just take a ton of junk unless you really need it. Always try and google and read up on any new supplement to see how people with a body type like yours and a workout level like yours use a given thing:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/girls-guide-to-supplements.html
I usually add the BCAA's&Glutanine if I am working out hard enough for it to hurt for days afterward. (Good exercise hurt, not bad sports injury hurt.) I never use any of this stuff except in conjunction with a hard workout. Once a workout becomes easy I add heavier wrist and ankle weights to escalate it, adding ~1-1.5 pounds to the wrists and ~2-2.5 pounds to the ankle weights. I step the hand weights I use by 5 pounds per incriment. For a crazy workout you can work to exhaustion with you current maximum safe*** level of weight, then drop down a notch in weight and do it again till you have no added weight left. Make sure to work the opposing muscle groups, and consider doing super sets.
***(If you cannot maintain proper form and control through the full range of motion of an exercise, your weights are to heavy for you and you WILL hurt yourself.)
Also, since we all here are taking other things as well, make sure that all of the supplements that you are using together do not have interactions, and do not overlap. Usually the container or WebMD will say. Make sure that the total number of things that stress the liver or anything else is considered. So if you are drinking alcohol or taking Advil, that too counts towards your total capacity. (You probably won't be near this, but it is a consideration. Allot of people just take a ton of supplements beyond what they need. After a certain point you are just buying expensive pee or kidney stones if you are not careful.)
Please post back with how it works out for you. Your results will probably be more interesting to many people here than mine!
- Jaded Jade