1. Be careful when you use these, don't use them to replace your usual meals. Also remember that when working out intensively, your body burns a lot more calories and requires more nutrients to replenish those lost through exercise. Additionally if you find your sweating a lot, drink an isotonic drink (you can buy them in most shops or make your own by simply adding salt and possibly potassium if you can found in low salt). All that's lost in sweat is urea, ammonia, (which your body doesn't particularly need replenishing, though you should regulate your acidity level because loss of ammonia - which is alkali can make your body over-acidify. However if you pace your exercise and build up to intense exercise your body is more experienced and will still allow aerobic respiration as a pose to undergoing anaerobic respiration which burns up carbohydrate in your muscle. With building up to intense exercise, aerobic respiration becomes more possible and allows you to oxidize fatty acids - which of course are acidic and therefore your body can automatically regulate its own acidity and also not burn up your muscle) salt and water. Therefore as long as you are an experienced exerciser and drink isotonic/hyper-tonic (salt enriched) drinks during or after exercise you should be fine.

   Concerning supplements, your body of course needs materials to build muscle from, and supplements provide the carbohydrate and protein you will need for this. If you drink or consume these supplements after intense exercise, your body will have a source of nutrients and resources to build up and repair broken or new muscle tissues.

   Therefore I suggest you eat your usual daily meals, supplements foods after or shortly before you finish exercise, drink the usual 8 glasses of water a day (and add 1-2 glasses {isotonic} for moderate exercise and for intense exercise lasting longer than an hour, add 2-3 glasses {hyper-tonic}).

   HOPE THIS HELPS!

2. ok first off this is a complicated subject with multiple right answers, because although we all use calories and nutrients the same, everyone's body is different and will react in different ways. with that aside, I usually have one with breakfast, to help restore nutrients to my body since it hasnt had a steady supply for 8 hours, then I have a high protein high carb shake after workout. to replensih the carbs I used while working out and to supply my muscles with protein to begin rebuilding. I have another shake before bed, so that my body has caloires for a few hours of the night, basically trying to lessen the time that I do not have a steady supply of nutrients. I take 3 creatine capsules about mid morning, and a glutamine capsule a few hours after workout.

   also these are great for supplementing but should NOT replace meals. you need to eat real, whole, heathy foods for the best possible result, then use these type of products to add to your diet. you should eat 6-8 meals a day as well. and drinking lots of water.

3. You want to keep your metabolism at peak operation while simultaneously maintaining a vigorous workout/exercise regimen. If you are planning and eating 5-6 "meals" per day, two of those can be your supplement shakes/drinks. These can be consumed, say, between breakfast and lunch and between lunch and dinner. Another method would be do use them for breakfast and directly following an evening workout.

Tags: body building forum, man body building, best body building supplement