Im not talking about me…I do 3-4 meals a day plus a shake or two…but I am no longer doing certain things that some of my friends are, and often many of them cannot do what the bodybuilding crowd “my life revolves around my food stuff”-period…as well there are factors that would lead some to benefit from taking more than the standard supplements, so was looking for some input on those and ranges of doses, timing, etc…Im not debating your points of view and totally appreciate your input, if this is a priority folks can get it done most of the time if it truly is their goal…however there are stretches of times in certain careers (whether it be days/weeks/months), especially add in family responsibilities on top of insane work hours that change everyday, that are not ideal for the strict bodybuilding type lifestyle eating…some folks gotta do what they gotta do for their jobs and family first.
And when “deployed” whether certain jobs here stateside on call or in the sandbox, its certainly a different animal getting 4 meals in of anything let alone the “right stuff”. Add in numerous other variables that could come into play, like lack of sleep or changing sleep schedule on a regular basis, high stress physically or emotionally, adrenaline dumps, nagging injuries you “play through”, age, whatever stress there could be at the home life, etc, additional anti oxidants and supplements can help for sure…
Maybe this was the wrong place to ask if its primarily bodybuilding types with civilian jobs who do a good job of eating strict and getting what they need mostly from foods. I admire that about BB for sure, the discipline how you guys eat is remarkable. Many high level college and pro athletes, and those in the professions I am speaking of, just dont prioritize the diet as much as BBs may, so assisting them in some supplement advice might be the best thing you can do because you cant force people to prioritize it. And I didnt read Alpha IIs posts, just skimmed the first few, and he does look and perform like a beast so it seems.
Im glad there are dudes on the front lines like him. However its not a great example as for what others should or could do easily, because I know guys who could eat and train like him, juice their balls off, and still never look or perform like him…as well Ive played with and coached athletes who smoke dope every night, eat at the Golden Arches, drink heavy, sleep little, and wake up with a 6 pack running a 4.3 and benching 375 on test day no problem…and as you enter the professoional ranks in many sports the training,diet, nutrition gets worse…guys are there despite their training and nutrition, not because of it. Genetics is a beautiful thing…all the folks I would be asking these questions for cannot/wouldnt juice ever so thats out of the equation as well…natural ways to combat stress, stay in the fight as optimal as possible even if all the other conditions surrounding one are suboptimal…
Want to read up more on Dr Mark Houston and Poliquin and some of what they are doing with supplements, Dr Jose Antonio is a class act who backs up everything with solid research but keeps it practical and in laymens terms, and there are others to learn from…I was just seeing if there were some of those in the trenches playing with some of the aforementioned supplements and what protocols they were using…