Designed to reduce coritsol levels, HMB to me has been one big waste of time.

I’ve tried it and it gives a mild anabolic effect, if anything.  Nothing compared to l-glutamine or creatine.

The fact it’s chemical worries me also, so I stopped taking it.

Big thumbs down.

I’ve found some of the vitamins from UK manufacturers (small outfits making creatine) seem to definitely have a variance in their supplement strength.

I wouldn’t say they were fake, more substandard.

My next load of creatine will probably be from a main brand.

As such Omnium can be classed at a vitamin pill.

Emphasis on b-vitamins means it relieves stress and gives your body what it needs after heavy training.

Balanced also with other multi vits, it really is a powerful supplement that will aid in recovery from training.

I know pro-hormones are difficult to classify as a supplement, but they are not a drug like steroids.

In fact they hook into the source of your hormone production and crank it up.  Great!

But they still have the side effects of steroids or excess testosterone - high cholestrol, aggression, acne etc.

Also, when you stop taking them your testosterone production will fall very low as you body has relied on the pro-hormones to ’switch on’ the hormone production process.

So my advice is stay clear and try good diet, protein drinks and zinc tablets on an empty stomach.  L-glutamine and creatine should give you good gains also.

I tried the latest protein bars from Weider and can say that they are best I have tried

- the best taste

- easy digest

- easy to eat

 - cheap

- 32g of protein.

In a nutshell try them!  Sorry it’s a plug but so many protein bars are awful, chewey and hard to digest.  Since finding these at my local Costco I’ve just been amazed.

Flax oil is an excellent supplement.  In small quanties (2 teaspoons per week) it will ‘feed’ the brain with the omega 3 it needs.

You’ll feel brighter and more positive.  Think clearer.

However too much and you start suffering from anxiety etc.

I recommend the more expensive oils that don’t taste so good.  The cheaper brands are like rotgut.  It’s the same as olive oil - extra virgin is the best etc.

Flax oil has also been used to combat gyno induced by steroids when testosterone converts to estrogen and forms ‘bitch tits’.

Protein powder has moved on a lot from the expensive undigestable farty type protein tubs.  Great big tubs of EAS protein can be purchased relatively cheaply now and digest well…no aspartame either.

I suggest drinking slowly in a shaker, giving your body time to absorb the drink.  Too fast and it might not digest.

I’m not sure if 19-nor-andro can be defined as a supplement - it is essential a pro-hormone like a steroid with ephedrine.

I noticed when taking it that my bodyfat went down to the tune of 3 cardio sessions without doing 3 cardio sessions.  Weight lifting sessions were fast and furious.  But I also found some ‘roid rage’ type effects when driving home from the gym.

In addition, felt very flat the next day.  2 pills a week resulted in my sperm count falling also.

Basically it was shutting my testosterone production down.

After that I stopped taking them and would not recommend - they have similar side effects to steroids such as increased aggression, cancer causing, cholestrol increasing etc.

A good after-workout drink, it packs 25g of protein.

I still preferred the other ones they had a few years back, they only had 15g of protein but they had some carbs in them…and that really helped recovery and hardening up.

I got a special deal on them with free glutamine….and use sparingly.  Only on training days or if I’m stuck for a snack.  Much easier to drink that a full powdered/milk shake.

Got my EAS L-Glutamine in full swing - 1  big tea spoon with water pre-training…what a difference.  I don’t feel catabolic this week.  Great!  My muscles are defo growing better and feel fuller, even though my calories aren’t super-high.

 I forgot what a great supplement this is, without the unneccessary bloating of creatine, it gives a similar catabolic effect.  Creatine is the daddy though, so I will use post-training if needed.