What can I take to get bigger and more ripped?

[squale]

I am 25 years old, 6'3" tall, 175lbs, in pretty good shape but I want to put on about another 20 lbs of muscle. I lift about 4 times a week alternating different muscles. I have been taking protein for a while but it really doesn't seem to have much of an affect at all. I am looking for another product that will help me get some more muscle mass and keep me very ripped as well. Is there anything that increases your testosterone sorta like steroids but in a legal and healthy sense?

Thanks

[PBX4Sho]

some people i know use either 100% Whey protein or Creatine Monohydrate.

[Hazerboy]

An excess in calories may help you with putting on another 20lbs of muscle.

[squale]

are any of these products like ripped fuel, etc. worth it?

[spencerjrus]

are any of these products like ripped fuel, etc. worth it?



No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no, no, no.


Excess calories, compound movements and plenty of rest are the ONLY things that are going to put on 20 lbs on muscle mass. Anything else is simply someone desperately looking for easy answers to a hard problem.

Creatine is one of the few supplements that does actually work in a meaningful way and as such it couldnt hurt to use it, but it alone will not make the difference between being 175 and 195. Sorry folks, there are no get rich quick schemes when it comes to bodybuilding.

[Shao-LiN]

I have been taking protein for a while but it really doesn't seem to have much of an affect at all.


Protein supplements are food in a bottle. You can easily get protein from chicken, beef, etc. You talk about it as if it is some sort of steroidal substance. It is powdered milk for lack of a better generalization. Protein supplements are meant to aid in boosting your protein amounts for the day if you need help in that department, or, in the case of whey protein, be taken pre/post workout.

If you are not seeing gains, there is a very simple explanation...you are not eating enough. Right now your problem is that you are looking towards supplementation as a primary way to gain mass. What you really need to do is research correct dieting and training methods. You don't seem to know anything about how to diet properly.

[Paul Stagg]

I am 25 years old, 6'3" tall, 175lbs, in pretty good shape but I want to put on about another 20 lbs of muscle. I lift about 4 times a week alternating different muscles. I have been taking protein for a while but it really doesn't seem to have much of an affect at all. I am looking for another product that will help me get some more muscle mass and keep me very ripped as well. Is there anything that increases your testosterone sorta like steroids but in a legal and healthy sense?

Thanks

Lifting, good food, and time.

At your height and weight, you need to worry about those first.

[squale]

what do you mean by compound movements?

can anybody recommend some good diets?

[Adam]

For you the SeeFood diet would be an excellant choice.

See Food, eat it.
Pretty simple.

[PBX4Sho]

i recommend eatting more protein and maybe even have like a carb day. get some creatine mono. and bust your ass when you go to the gym.

[spencerjrus]

what do you mean by compound movements?

can anybody recommend some good diets?



Deadlifts, squats, bench, chin-ups, dips.

www.exrx.net is a great site if you need more info.

[Canadian Crippler]

I'm sort of a newbie at this myself.

So please don't quote me on this.

But I THINK, I just think..

that maybe you should consider taking....





Food.

[Holto]

It's nice to know the following two things:

1) Total Calories each day
2) Total protein each day

Once you actually know what you are ingesting you can adjust up and down until you see the results you desire.

[sCaRz*Of*PaiN]

What can I take to get bigger and more ripped?A proper diet will help you look "ripped" and pack on the pounds.



I'm sort of a newbie at this myself.

So please don't quote me on this.

But I THINK, I just think..

that maybe you should consider taking....





Food.:withstupi

[cphafner]

I am 25 years old, 6'3" tall, 175lbs, in pretty good shape but I want to put on about another 20 lbs of muscle. I lift about 4 times a week alternating different muscles. I have been taking protein for a while but it really doesn't seem to have much of an affect at all. I am looking for another product that will help me get some more muscle mass and keep me very ripped as well. Is there anything that increases your testosterone sorta like steroids but in a legal and healthy sense?

Thanks

Do you keep track of your daily calorie intake? If not, start right now. Once you knowyour maintenance level, you can then bump it up 300-500 calories a day until you find the level needed to add mass.

[arnoldsclone]

see if you can find some pro hormones online anywhere, look up 1ad from ergopharm. i haven't used it before myself but a friend did and it really works! i am currently taking t3, my strength is going up quick, also eat alot of healthy fats, like nuts and good cholesterols in eggs to boost test levels. just lift!

[cphafner]

see if you can find some pro hormones online anywhere, look up 1ad from ergopharm. i haven't used it before myself but a friend did and it really works! i am currently taking t3, my strength is going up quick, also eat alot of healthy fats, like nuts and good cholesterols in eggs to boost test levels. just lift!

Thats pretty bad advice. PH's were banned for a reason. Work on your diet, first and foremost.

[Paul Stagg]

see if you can find some pro hormones online anywhere, look up 1ad from ergopharm. i haven't used it before myself but a friend did and it really works! i am currently taking t3, my strength is going up quick, also eat alot of healthy fats, like nuts and good cholesterols in eggs to boost test levels. just lift!

Please don't post 'advice' in this forum.

Thank you.

[Isaac Wilkins]

see if you can find some pro hormones online anywhere, look up 1ad from ergopharm. i haven't used it before myself but a friend did and it really works! i am currently taking t3, my strength is going up quick, also eat alot of healthy fats, like nuts and good cholesterols in eggs to boost test levels. just lift!

You're the one bitching about juice but now are recommending people use pro-hormones? Christ.

[Jasonl]

see if you can find some pro hormones online anywhere, look up 1ad from ergopharm. i haven't used it before myself but a friend did and it really works! i am currently taking t3, my strength is going up quick, also eat alot of healthy fats, like nuts and good cholesterols in eggs to boost test levels. just lift!
Do you even know what T3 is, or that PH's are banned and have been for some time?

[Slim Schaedle]

Please don't post 'advice' in this forum.

Thank you.
Complete smackdown by Paul. Wow.

And yes, I agree with the others.....food. Don't make my mistake from years ago of looking for that magic supplement or routine.

[jkirkpatrick]

Milk...cheap.

[HoTShoT_KiD]

Search these forums up and down, you will find the answers that you need. That's all I've got to say.

[Shao-LiN]

see if you can find some pro hormones online anywhere, look up 1ad from ergopharm. i haven't used it before myself but a friend did and it really works! i am currently taking t3, my strength is going up quick, also eat alot of healthy fats, like nuts and good cholesterols in eggs to boost test levels. just lift!

You should not be giving advice.

[bschatz88]

For you the SeeFood diet would be an excellant choice.

See Food, eat it.
Pretty simple.


Haha, well said.

[arnoldsclone]

what, prohormones don't work extremely well? :spam:

[Shao-LiN]

If you know nothing about how to diet and train properly...nope.

[Slyvan Buck]

I agree with slim schaedle, I looked for that magical supplement when it was sitting in my freezer all the time...chicken. or perhaps tuna, brown rice, beans, peanut butter, etc.

But, if your looking for supplements, try r-ALA post workout. Acetyl-L-carnitine is good for strength/endurance.

Food, rest, proper form, and taxing the muscles are the most important.

[CarlP]

I am 25 years old, 6'3" tall, 175lbs, in pretty good shape but I want to put on about another 20 lbs of muscle. I lift about 4 times a week alternating different muscles. I have been taking protein for a while but it really doesn't seem to have much of an affect at all. I am looking for another product that will help me get some more muscle mass and keep me very ripped as well. Is there anything that increases your testosterone sorta like steroids but in a legal and healthy sense?

Thanks

Drink milk as if you have a cow in the backyard. And track your calories.

[Jasonl]

Drink milk as if you have a cow in the backyard. And track your calories.
Forget proper diet and exercise, r0idz are da answ3r d00d!!!1

[RickTheDestroyer]

what, prohormones don't work extremely well? :spam:

TROLL HUNGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



OP- Follow the advice of everyone who said to eat and do heavy compounds. Don't buy into the supplement hype in magazines.

[Hatred]

Has anyone said "Food"?
6'3" 175?
I say eat food. Has that been said?


TO Arnold's clone:
Steroids won't even do a damn thing without food let alone prohormones.

Eat food.


eat food.
Diet is nothing without training.
Training is nothing without diet.

[sCaRz*Of*PaiN]

:withstupi

Damn skippy. Diet and Training (plus anything else you may decide to take) go hand in hand.