Hi everyone,
I wanted to start off by saying I've only recently discovered these forums and have greatly appreciated the wealth of knowledge that seems to be available here. I'm still a long ways away from understanding a lot of the science and lingo that's being thrown around, so I'll do my best to keep up but I may have some follow up questions if the terminology gets too technical or abbreviated.
For starters, I'm looking for opinions on my current supplement plan (and I can go into my fitness/health background in more detail if it's needed). I've only gotten back into regular weight training about 8 weeks ago (prior to that it was on-again off-again with weights, weekly games of hockey, soccer during the summer months, and working a semi-physical job in construction). Here are my general stats and goals:
6'2"
186 lbs (17.8% bf according to my scale)
41 YO Male
Diet: 5-7 meals per day plus snacking (raisins & peanuts). Meals are mostly corn tortillas, chicken, veggies, eggs, salad and some fruits. Minimal whole grain breads and pastas during the week. No processed white flour or pastas. No white rice. No beef. No sugary anything. Only water, Plazma, and almond milk whey protein shakes for liquids.
Training: 5 days per week (M,T,W,F,Sa) of 45-90 minutes of weight training, followed by a 1.5 mile jog
Supplements:
Biotest Carbolin-19 (4 caps per day, 2 at 6am, 2 at noon)
Biotest Res-V (2 caps per day at 6am)
Biotest Micellar Curcumin 95x (1 cap per day at 6am)
Multivitamin (1 serving per day at 6am)
Omega-3 (3 caps per day with meals)
Biotest Micro-PA (4 caps pre workout on training days)
Biotest Plazma (1 serving during lifting on training days)
Whey Protein Powder (50g following lifting, prior to jog on training days)
Creatine Monohydrate (4g mixed with protein powder)
Goals: Improving body comp (not bad, but always could be better) and prepping my body for the "back 9" as I'm calling the next 20-50 years, or whatever God has planned for the time I have left.
I've only been on this current supplement plan for about 10 days, so any opinions I have about my progress would probably be highly anecdotal, and I'm sure I still have quite a ways to go before I reach my full physical potential based on my genetics. Unfortunately I found this site after I'd purchased my supplements, but I figure it's better to post this now and get some honest feedback so that I can get the most out of my diet and my time lifting.
Any and all feedback and criticism is welcome and appreciated. I'd be happy to answer any questions that may help, and if anyone has any articles or links that I can take a look at to get a better grasp of the terminology used frequently around the site, and gain a better understanding about the chemical forces at work during strength/hypertrophy training, I'd appreciate them.
Thanks for taking some time to read (and hopefully respond) to this!
I wanted to start off by saying I've only recently discovered these forums and have greatly appreciated the wealth of knowledge that seems to be available here. I'm still a long ways away from understanding a lot of the science and lingo that's being thrown around, so I'll do my best to keep up but I may have some follow up questions if the terminology gets too technical or abbreviated.
For starters, I'm looking for opinions on my current supplement plan (and I can go into my fitness/health background in more detail if it's needed). I've only gotten back into regular weight training about 8 weeks ago (prior to that it was on-again off-again with weights, weekly games of hockey, soccer during the summer months, and working a semi-physical job in construction). Here are my general stats and goals:
6'2"
186 lbs (17.8% bf according to my scale)
41 YO Male
Diet: 5-7 meals per day plus snacking (raisins & peanuts). Meals are mostly corn tortillas, chicken, veggies, eggs, salad and some fruits. Minimal whole grain breads and pastas during the week. No processed white flour or pastas. No white rice. No beef. No sugary anything. Only water, Plazma, and almond milk whey protein shakes for liquids.
Training: 5 days per week (M,T,W,F,Sa) of 45-90 minutes of weight training, followed by a 1.5 mile jog
Supplements:
Biotest Carbolin-19 (4 caps per day, 2 at 6am, 2 at noon)
Biotest Res-V (2 caps per day at 6am)
Biotest Micellar Curcumin 95x (1 cap per day at 6am)
Multivitamin (1 serving per day at 6am)
Omega-3 (3 caps per day with meals)
Biotest Micro-PA (4 caps pre workout on training days)
Biotest Plazma (1 serving during lifting on training days)
Whey Protein Powder (50g following lifting, prior to jog on training days)
Creatine Monohydrate (4g mixed with protein powder)
Goals: Improving body comp (not bad, but always could be better) and prepping my body for the "back 9" as I'm calling the next 20-50 years, or whatever God has planned for the time I have left.
I've only been on this current supplement plan for about 10 days, so any opinions I have about my progress would probably be highly anecdotal, and I'm sure I still have quite a ways to go before I reach my full physical potential based on my genetics. Unfortunately I found this site after I'd purchased my supplements, but I figure it's better to post this now and get some honest feedback so that I can get the most out of my diet and my time lifting.
Any and all feedback and criticism is welcome and appreciated. I'd be happy to answer any questions that may help, and if anyone has any articles or links that I can take a look at to get a better grasp of the terminology used frequently around the site, and gain a better understanding about the chemical forces at work during strength/hypertrophy training, I'd appreciate them.
Thanks for taking some time to read (and hopefully respond) to this!