Top 3 Muscle Building Supplements available from James Schofield Training

Top 3 Muscle Building Supplements available from James Schofield Training

Many people ask me where to actually purchase muscle building supplements, what supplements I'd recommend, especially whey protein, and why. I source my muscle building supplements from a wide variety of sources, and have tried most whey proteins out there now you can take the supplements I take and recommend, that many of my training partners take.

For now though, all I ask of you if you DO purchase from MyProtein is that you use my referral code 'MP51873'. Not only will this make me warm and fuzzy inside and also make my ears tingle a little, it'll also SAVE YOU 5% off your order. Yes 5% is only 5%, but it's better than getting punched in the face right?! (Muay Thai specialists and boxers need not answer that.) After becoming well known originally for offering good quality whey protein and other muscle building at a frankly unbeatable price, they have now branched out into many (many) products, as well as (unfortunately) some increased prices, but there are still good deals to be had, and the Impact Whey Protein is my muscle building whey protien.

Here are my Top 3 picks from MyProtein, for those of you that want muscle building and general well-being; I can recommend them to just about anyone - products male, female, young and old will find useful:

1. Impact Whey Protein - High quality whey protein, pure and simple. Relatively low in carbs and with almost no fat, the flavoured whey protein powders not only taste great, but they also mix well and even taste fine in water. You can't really go wrong here! My whey protein of choice (always) is chocolate. Just a personal choice.

2. ZMA is a trademarked supplement comprised of Magnesium, Zinc and Vitamin B6. Famous in the muscle building world, it was developed by Victor Conte, founder of BALCO Labs in California. If you remember I think in 2002, BALCO was involved in a scandal accused of supplying steroids to Major League Baseball stars in America, most notably MLB all time great, Barry Bonds. Bonds however, never tested positive.

In simple terms, ZMA is useful for anyone who wants to up their zinc uptake and generally help their overall well-being. For you muscle building freaks that are training consistently hard with big weights, (which is what you'll want to be doing to see muscle gain) then zinc supplementation helps. Shown in both US SEAL trainees after 5 days of continuous physical and psychological stress and a (BALCO funded) study of over 250 NFL players, including the Denver Broncos Super Bowl team and the Miami Dolphins, conclusions were drawn that levels of zinc and magnesium were between 23% and 33% lower than the normal range' in over 70% of those studied. A study on NCAA players taking ZMA showed 30% increases in testosterone levels after 8 weeks. The placebo group found their testosterone falling by 10%.

The importance of zinc is that it facilitates muscle building by increasing the production of testosterone by the body. As we all know, more testosterone equals more muscle.

Another bonus of ZMA is that it helps many people with sleep, though results depend greatly on the user. For example I often take my ZMA in the morning as it gave me such vivid dreams I'd wake up all the time. However, if you want a restful nights sleep, consider ZMA.

3. The last of the three was harder to choose, because all supplements depend most importantly on what you as a person need or require. It's for those reasons I've chosen the above two ^ and on that note, supplement 3 is creatine.

Creatine is probably the most studied sports supplement ever. Good, bad, good, bad, good, bad, it's had more than it's fair share of ups n downs. I'm going to make this simple, and succinct.

Creatine is produced naturally by the body. Supplementing it simply increases your creatine levels, to a point where saturation is reached and extra creatine is just waste. It can or can not be cycled, however personally I feel everything (aside from protein) should be cycled to stay as natural as possible. Creatine is available in monohydrate, and creatine ethyl ester (CEE), in both powder and tablet form. There is scientific evidence that creatine use can increase maximum power by 5%-15%. Now, the science:

Adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP) is what everything is broken down into to use as 'energy'. When you work hard, you use ATP. Bench pressing, squatting, running 200 metres, anything that requires a large force output and work from the body needs ATP. Muscle cells can unfortunately only hold a small amount of ATP, and it runs out quickly - Creatine basically makes more ATP available, which means you can work harder, and for longer, which, if training properly, results in the muscle fibers growing back bigger than before.

So, next time someone lectures you about creatine just 'giving you water bloat', just walk off, smug knowing that you know better. We live in an ignorant world. Happy muscle building Christmas!

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