The Best Muscle Building Supplement
“Is whey protein the best muscle building
supplement on the market today?”
I get a lot of questions asking what I think is the best musclebuilding supplement, so I thought that it might be a good idea to give my opinion and explain what I believe to be the best bodybuilding supplement geared primarily towards muscle building. I’m also going to be explaining why I like this particular supplement and exactly how I’ve used it in the past to get some amazing muscle gain results.
Before I jump in and give my 2 cents, I think it’s really important that everyone understands that I really don’t use a lot of bodybuilding or nutritional supplements. I don’t like replacing nutrients that I could be getting form nutritious whole food sources with pills or powders, it fights against your body’s natural ability to burn calories and stay lean. But I do like the convenience of some of the supplements on the market these days. And occasionally I’ll use the supplements that I’m going to discus below.
While there are literally thousands of supplement on the market these days, it can be tricky to narrow the list down to the single best muscle building supplement, so I’m not going to even try. Instead I’m going to list a supplement stack that includes 2 supplements that I believe in unison can be combined to create the best muscle building supplement stack in existence today.
What Makes Up The Best Muscle Building Supplement Stack?
In my opinion, there are only a few supplements that even measure up and actually help you build muscle mass. Those supplements are creatine monohydrate and whey protein. Nothing too flashy here, just the “good old boys” of the supplement industry for the past 10 years or so. While each of these supplements have been on the market for awhile now, and not a lot of people are too excited by hearing about them any more, when you combine in the right proportions and with the right weight training routine and nutrition plan, you have the recipe that makes up the best muscle building supplement stack hands down.
Why Is Combining Creatine And Whey Protein So Effective?
To be completely honest with you, I’m not really sure other than to say that creatine monohydrate allows more fluid and nutrients to be transported into your muscle cells and it increases your strength levels at the same time. And whey protein is a very convenient way to get extremely high quality protein into your body quickly during and after your workouts.
When you combine these muscle building supplements, you create a feedback loop where you hit the gym harder and heavier with each and every workout and you simultaneously flush muscle building protein into your body at the precise times it needs it the most to start repairing damaged muscle cells. This allows you to tear down and rebuild your body in a very efficient manner. When you combine all of that with the fact that more of the muscle building protein is being flushed into your muscle cells in a more efficient manner, you have a recipe for serious muscle growth.
Think about it…with this muscle building supplement stack you’ll…
1. Gain Strength
2. Instantly Gain Muscle Volume and Size
3. Hydrate Your Muscles More Efficiently
4. Recover From Workouts Quicker
5. Flood More Protein Into Your Muscles
6. Ultimately Build Some Serious Muscle Mass
How Much of Each Should I Use In This
Best Muscle Building Supplement Stack?
This is going to take a bit of trial and error on your part, but in my past experiences I‘ve always had good luck with using creatine monohydrate for a 1 week loading phase followed by a 3 – 6 week maintenance phase. When it comes to dosing out the exact amount of creatine monohydrate for your loading phase and your maintenance phase, I recommend following the advice and dosing instructions in Dr. Franco-Obregon’s Creatine A Practical Guide. Again, experiment with different doses based on your lean body mass and body weight and see what works well for you.
As far as the whey protein goes, I like to use AST’s VP2 mixed with milk and a banana as a killer post workout recovery meal. If I feel like I need more protein in my diet than I’m currently getting via my muscle gain diet, I’ll also use a high quality whey protein concentrate or isolate / concentrate blend a few times each day (typically when I wake up in the morning and right before bed and once in a while at some point in the afternoon).