N.O. XPLODE and CELL MASS

[Mason47]

I want to get stronger and put on alot a muscle fast. Should I take N.O. XPLODE before and CELL MASS after my workouts? Can both be used together?

[Dingus]

They can be used together, but you'd be better off spending your money on protein, weight gainer, creatine etc.

[Tom Mutaffis]

I want to get stronger and put on alot a muscle fast. Should I take N.O. XPLODE before and CELL MASS after my workouts? Can both be used together?

If your goal is immediate muscle and strength gains I would not use a stim pre-workout and creatine only as my PWO.

A better plan would be to use Results or Creapure + Dextrose pre-workout as your energy source, perhaps add in a capsule stimulant or 1/2 serving NO-Explode if you need caffeine. Post-workout you need a protein shake, the most effective PWO shakes will be balanced with whey protein (fastest acting), carbohydrates to replenish glycogen, and some fats to maintain hormone levels. One company has designed a product specifically for optimal muscle gain, ironically enough it is called "Opticen" and made by AtLarge Nutrition.

BSN products are good for the most part (with the exception of their CEE issue last year), but they do not offer anything designed for post-workout muscle gains. Syntha-6 is the closest but it is not at all the same and would not yield the same results (more fat, less carbs, protein blend instead of whey).

The combo that I suggested above will serve you well and enable you to train with great intentity, the training is what will build the muscle (well, break it down) - the supplements help you recover and regroup so that you can do it all over again and keep making progress.

[Mason47]

I checked out that stuff that you suggested and it looks like some good stuff. But I found this stuff called CELL-TECH HARDCORE and it is a creatine mixture that is 26x more powerful than pure creatine. The add also said that you can gain 7lbs of muscle in 7 days. What do you guys think?

[Southern Beast]

I checked out that stuff that you suggested and it looks like some good stuff. But I found this stuff called CELL-TECH HARDCORE and it is a creatine mixture that is 26x more powerful than pure creatine. The add also said that you can gain 7lbs of muscle in 7 days. What do you guys think?

I think it sets off my Bull S--t alarm. :)

[Bako Lifter]

I checked out that stuff that you suggested and it looks like some good stuff. But I found this stuff called CELL-TECH HARDCORE and it is a creatine mixture that is 26x more powerful than pure creatine. The add also said that you can gain 7lbs of muscle in 7 days. What do you guys think?

Wow, 26x more exactly? Sounds hardcore.

It's impossible for your body to build 7lbs of muscle in a week.

Don't listen to shiny wrappers with big letters and huge bodybuilders flexing on them.

[Mason47]

Thanks for lettin me know about that bull. However I'm not sure I am even going to use creatine anymore because of an article my dad showed me about a 15 year old football player that died while running wind sprints while he was on creatine. I also saw some other articles that said creatine causes kidney and liver failure. It also said that creatine is all mental power an doesnt even help(I don't think that part is true though). But I too am 15 and play football and am worried about these side affects. What are your thoughts? Any expierinces with these problems? And can it negatively affect you while conditioning and "hell week" in football? I need some answers please, I just don't want to die during "two a days".

[Mercuryblade]

Thanks for lettin me know about that bull. However I'm not sure I am even going to use creatine anymore because of an article my dad showed me about a 15 year old football player that died while running wind sprints while he was on creatine. I also saw some other articles that said creatine causes kidney and liver failure. It also said that creatine is all mental power an doesnt even help(I don't think that part is true though). But I too am 15 and play football and am worried about these side affects. What are your thoughts? Any expierinces with these problems? And can it negatively affect you while conditioning and "hell week" in football? I need some answers please, I just don't want to die during "two a days".

You search long enough and everything you can imagine has been linked to something dangerous.
Drink water, you'll be fine.
http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/creatine.htm

It's very long, but worth the read.

[Southern Beast]

Thanks for lettin me know about that bull. However I'm not sure I am even going to use creatine anymore because of an article my dad showed me about a 15 year old football player that died while running wind sprints while he was on creatine. I also saw some other articles that said creatine causes kidney and liver failure. It also said that creatine is all mental power an doesnt even help(I don't think that part is true though). But I too am 15 and play football and am worried about these side affects. What are your thoughts? Any expierinces with these problems? And can it negatively affect you while conditioning and "hell week" in football? I need some answers please, I just don't want to die during "two a days".

Can you link us to that article?

I have used creatine off and on since I was about your age and have never had any negative issues with it. The kids who have died during "Hell Weeks" usually have coaches that are trying to prove how tough they are and that's resulting in heat strokes. As long as you stay properly hydrated, you will perfectly fine.

Edit: Here's a resource site for you: http://www.creatinemonohydrate.net/

There's a whole sticky thread dedicated to creatine as well (where I got the link).

[Mason47]

http://www.nutritionalsupplements.com/workgnc.html (http://www.nutritionalsupplements.com/workgnc.html)

[Mason47]

http://http://www.nutritionalsupplements.com/workgnc.html

[redwolf4k]

Since your just getting started, stay away from red bottle BSN products, your going to blow so much money. Get food with that money. As dingus said, if you want a supplement, you can use plain old creatine not some expensive cellmass blend, its a waste of money IMO.

[Masako]

I checked out that stuff that you suggested and it looks like some good stuff. But I found this stuff called CELL-TECH HARDCORE and it is a creatine mixture that is 26x more powerful than pure creatine. The add also said that you can gain 7lbs of muscle in 7 days. What do you guys think?http://www.dineoxford.com/pics/img/1927/f09t0105qcsp/82.gif

Sounds like a bunch of nonsense to me. If this were the case, I think there would be far more talk about this product. :)

[kumar1244]

I have previously taken N.O. xplode and I will say that I got mixed results from the product. First the pumps were insane but, the days that I did not lift or if I didn't take N.O. I felt as though I were going to fall asleep at the gym or wherever, just soo tired from the lack of caffine that I got from N.O.