Creatine and Amino Acid

[Zippeyrude]

I popped into the Local Holland and Barrett and their 3 for 2 offer sounded tempting.

Basically these were on offer:-

Amino capsules:-
190 capsules, 1000mg, £9.99
150 capsules, 1500mg, £11.99
400 capsules, 1500mg, £27.99

Creatine capsules

120 capsules, 700mg, £14.99
240 capsules, 700mg , £28.99

I was thinking of getting a 400 of the Amino and 2x 240 of the creatine whilst the offer is active (ends on Friday). It would save me £27.99 as i would only pay for the 2 highest priced items.

What do you reckon on the deal ?

[Roach-Rampino]

Well I prefer to bulk buy the powders as opposed to capsules as that way I can control my intake more specifically. I guess you could just take more or less capsules but pre and post training the powders would be faster acting than capsules, which could be a major difference.

[CzarJunkie]

There's a reason they are priced so low. In terms of quality Holland & Barratt in my opinion, sell some of the worst supplements available in the UK. You might as well keep your money in your pocket.

Supplements are no different to anything else you buy, you get what you pay for.

Obviously, my personal opinion only.

[Zippeyrude]

Well I prefer to bulk buy the powders as opposed to capsules as that way I can control my intake more specifically. I guess you could just take more or less capsules but pre and post training the powders would be faster acting than capsules, which could be a major difference.

I would probably prefer the powders as well but their powders were flavoured and included aspartame which i choose to avoid taking. The absorbtion rate is a valid point tho'.

There's a reason they are priced so low. In terms of quality Holland & Barratt sell some of the worst supplements available in the UK. You might as well keep your money in your pocket.

I checked out the labels and the creatine said 'x'mg pure creating monohydrate so how far could they go wrong and sell bum supplements ?

Any recommendations as to alternative outlets to buy this stuff ?

[super mike]

buy creatine powder, much cheaper, quicker release. generally better than the wank at h+b.

[Fresh]

Heres a couple of pointers I picked up at uni when we were studying vitamin design and release [basically powder in a liquid vs tablet]:

Taking tablets or capsules isnt an effective way of delivering supplements. The intestine will actually not take in the majority of a supplement provided in tablet form. Much is passed, because the intestine and surrounding transport mechanisms cannot cope with the high dose delivered all at once.

The more effective way of taking the supplement is to ensure food is in the stomach, mixing the supplement in a high volume liquid and drinking slowly over a period of time, so that the intestine is able to cope. The supplement is absorbed and delivered more effectively throughout the body this way.

Basically try and avoid capsules and dont down mixed liquid based supplements if you can help it.

[Roach-Rampino]

Any recommendations as to alternative outlets to buy this stuff ?

Here's 4 that I use for all my supplements and powders:

http://www.bodykind.com/

http://www.musclefinesse.com/

http://www.myprotein.co.uk/

http://www.creatinestore.co.uk/

[tips]

I started using www.myprotein.co.uk a few weeks back after seeing it posted in here.

They are very competetively priced (the unflavoured whey was the cheapest i could find by some whey. ) they also have a fast delivery time.

You can add various flavourings and sweetners if you so desire.

I am on my 3rd order of Whey, l-Glutamine with them and am very impressed.

[Roach-Rampino]

I bought some of My Proteins drink shakers and they are shit. They leak as they are mishapen and the tops never screw down completely. I don't know what I expected for £0.69p??

I got 3 of these and they are a million times better
http://www.reflex-nutrition.com/spor...ment_64_67.php

[Zippeyrude]

Many thanks for the info people, much appreciated.

http://www.myprotein.co.uk/bulk-powd...atine/creapure
creapure looks interesting

their amino acids are listed separatly,
http://www.myprotein.co.uk/bulk-powders/amino-acids/
i must admit im a bit lost here.... the only one i would be inclined to buy is L Glutamine. Should i be looking at others as well ?

[Roach-Rampino]

I would normally take a combo of Creapure and L-Glutamine, with complex carb powder, whey protein powder, fruit juice and or water & flax seed oil depending on time of the day and training regime.

[toto67]

H & B are absolute n complete rubbish with regards to their products m8....I couldnt care if there was 90% off its just cheap n nasty supps and a marketing ploy to boot...Buy some decent supps and get what you pay for,simple...creatine powder aint that dear m8 and you can get cheap unflavoured whey from the places mentioned above..
But the question I would like to ask is,how long have you been training? Many days you train a week? What is it you want to achieve? What is your diet like ??
These are IMPORTANT pieces of the jigsaw m8 and hope you dont think supps are the only way to go without the above info ...You will be sorely disappointed m8...

[Zippeyrude]

Agree mate, i didnt realise that the supplements could be so cheap from the online stores above. I am currently training 5 / 6 days a week, basically doing a 4 split routine with the other days maxing on CV work and stretching.

I have been training for a few years but stopped and restarted about 6 months ago, the mission was to lose the barrell i had acquired from somewhere !
My diet is good, basically loads of chicken, fish and pasta / rice. I cant seem to stop eating !

My physique is coming along nicely but I get the feeling that i need a little extra in the diet to help me maximise my efforts.

I think I'll lok at getting the Creapure and L-Glutamine. Im not sure whether i need to go for the protein / whey supplements tho... still need to do some reading on that.

[super mike]

my advice would be to go for a whey supplement before creatine. Protein is the basic nutrient needed to add muscle, whey is especially good for quick release, like morning and post workout.

[Zippeyrude]

just placed an order at my-protein

1kg Dextrose
Plastic Scoop (Large)
10lb of Whey Protein Concentrate 80 (NZ)
1kg L Glutamine
1kg Creatine Monohydrate
Plastic Scoop (Small)
1btl Flax Seed Oil Organic Non GE
Daily Vitamins x 180 Tablets

I'll report back in a couple of months on my experiences

cheers for the comments fellas

[pheonixsingh]

try www.bulkpowders.co.uk

they have alot of good stuff too