Supplement Do's & Don'ts

There’s a lot of confusion out there as to what supplements we should take, and which one’s we shouldn’t.

Let’s get this clear first:

Our goal is to get ripped FOREVER.

To get ripped for a photo shoot is useless – who cares? You get ripped for a couple days, then you get fat again – that’s useless.

And so, rule #1 for supplementation to get RIPPED:

Don’t take fat burners.

They raise your HR, make you burn more calories in a day, but when you’re off them, and your HR is back to normal, your body’s used to burning more calories, so you pack on fat once again.

Not to mention the fact that they’re terrible for you. They’re absolutely crap for your heart. So please, don’t take any fat burners to get ripped.

Here’s what you SHOULD be taking though…

How to Get Ripped Forever: Supplement Guide

 There are a few things that supplements should help you do when trying to get ripped (not trying, getting – sorry, we’re not trying anything here, we’re doing).

1. They should help you maintain muscle mass when you’re eating fewer calories.

Muscle helps us burn fat. We need it. So if a supplement can help us maintain muscle even on a caloric deficit, then we should be using it.

2. They should help boost our metabolism.

Another thing about supplements, is that they help us save $$$.

If we were to eat only whole foods, still getting the nutrients that the following supplements give us, we’d have to spend a ton of money. We’d also have to eat far too much food to stay lean and get ripped.

The RIGHT SUPPLEMENTS help us…

• Consume Less
• Spend Less &
• Get Better Results…

The following supplements help us do both – or one of those prerequisites.

Protein Powder

Protein powder fits in here for a number of reasons. For one, it makes life easier. It’s a help of a lot easier to get a shake in post workout – within that 15 minute window after a workout – than it is to cook and eat a chicken breast, or some other form of lean protein.

The Low Carb protein powder that BioTrust has produced is also a better protein than we find in a lot of our foods. It’s ushered to our muscles immediately, it’s easily absorbed, and it helps repair muscle tissue right off the bat.

You should also have a source of protein with every meal. Having a protein powder just makes that easier. Having a high quality source of protein makes it more effective.

Find out more info on how protein helps you burn more fat by clicking the video above.

BCAAs

I won’t go into it too much in this article, there’s a lot better info if you click the video above…

But BCAAs basically help us maintain muscle even when we’re eating nothing. That is, they force us to burn fat instead of burning muscle which normally happens when we’re in a caloric deficit.

Tip: take up to 4 times what they tell you to take. Take them before, during, and after a workout to get the best results.

Leptiburn

As you now know, leptin is the most important hormone for fat loss (along with HGH and Testosterone, but I’ll be covering that next week). This is the only supplement that helps you make the most out of this powerful hormone.

IC-5 (Post Workout Carbs)

We need carbs after a workout to burn fat. We need it to maintain muscle. And we need them to make sure that our protein is going to our muscles.

The thing is, it’s nearly impossible to get the best carbs from food sources. And if we do, we’d have to eat a ton of different ones, spend much more money, and we’ll be too full to have our post workout meal an hour or two later.