Supplements per bodyweight

[Str8shutr]

Jordan,

Thanks for all the info and knowledge that you pass on here. I have been following your advice re: supplements, and have begun to use BCAAs, beta alanine, l-carnitine, and ZMA.

My question is are your recommended amounts geared toward a specific weight class? I weigh in at 272, at 6'2", 36 y.o. It seems that your recommendations are pretty much the same across the board, but I want to ensure that I am getting a maximum benefit from the supplements I take. I am following your guidelines as set forth in the sticky.

Thanks, Joe

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

It's not so much that it varies by weight class per se, but more about overall goals when it comes to certain supplements.

I like creatine for everyone, protein if you need it help you reach your macro goals, and vitamin D/fish oil/betaine HCl for "health"

For fat loss/management, I really like Yohimbine HCl, Sesamin, and r-Alpha Lipoic Acid.

[Str8shutr]

Sorry, I should have said I just started taking BCAAs, beta-alanine, l-carnitine, and ZMA. I have been using 5g creatine p/day since I began SS, along with about three 40g protein shakes for overall protein intake of 250-280g per day.

I was doing a whole foods high protein no starches kind of diet, and went from 305 down to 238 over nine months. At that point I started SS, and have been eating geared towards increasing my strength. I have incorporated starches back into my diet, mostly rice, potatoes, and sweeet potatoes on WO days, pre and post WO. On nonWO days I am pretty much following my previous eating pattern, except I have increased my daily intake of calories by a factor of two ie double servings of everything. My squat has gone from 85x5x3 to 280x5x5.

I want to keep up the strength gains, and I wanted to make sure that the recommended doses for BCAAs etc were sufficient for someone my size.

Re: fat loss, I know how to do it, and I will do it eventually, but right now I want to get stronger than fuck.

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I like that last goal and congrats. I generally recommend 3-5g of BCAA between meals and 10-15 PWO. Anything more than that is overkill for 99% of people.