Help me help a friend...

[ShiftyCapone]

A little background first... I convinced my cousin to start lifting with me a few months back. He's been coming with me pretty religiously and I manage to do a good job kicking his ass yet be a positive influence at the same time. He's 21 (almost 22) y/o, 6'3, 170 (soaking wet) and the majority of his BF is carried in the mid-section.

He's looking to start taking some supplements now to help improve his gains. I know he's still relatively new to lifting so I'm gonna keep it simple for him right now. I'm thinking:

Protein (he's already got some but I just had to throw it in there)
Beta-Alanine
BCAAs
Multi
Creatine (start out with a bulk mono powder to see if he responds to it?)

Let me know if you guys have any other thoughts or ideas...

[bmoremade26]

looks like u got a solid arsenal for him to start out with

[ShiftyCapone]

Thanks. I'm keeping it simple since he's still relatively new, yet I still wanna help him notice a difference you know?

Since he's such a scrawny shit, what about weight gainers? That's like venturing off into uncharted waters for me seeing as i've never had a problem gaining weight... But from what little i've read, they're pretty much worthless and its more advisable to just add in good whole food carb options, right?

[usf97j4x4]

A little background first... I convinced my cousin to start lifting with me a few months back. He's been coming with me pretty religiously and I manage to do a good job kicking his ass yet be a positive influence at the same time. He's 21 (almost 22) y/o, 6'3, 170 (soaking wet) and the majority of his BF is carried in the mid-section.

He's looking to start taking some supplements now to help improve his gains. I know he's still relatively new to lifting so I'm gonna keep it simple for him right now. I'm thinking:

Protein - must have
Beta-Alanine - wouldnt hurt
BCAAs - must have
Multi - garbage
Creatine - must have, pick up some smash or greenmag. Mono is for poopies.

Let me know if you guys have any other thoughts or ideas...


See my thoughts above

[ShiftyCapone]

So you're an ACES fan?

[usf97j4x4]

So you're an ACES fan?

Just not sure if its necessary... i think i get everything i need w/o it. Why spend the cash