Hi,
This is my first post and I’m not sure if I’m the right place but here goes.
I wanted to get some advice from people who no more about this subject than I do. Also, whenever I search the Internet I find it increasing difficult to get un-biased opinions.
I am a 25 yr old male who plays rugby at a reasonable professional level. I have decided this year to take things a little more seriously and so have started a program in the gym combining cardio work with mainly upper body strength training. I am using the gym 4 times a week for approx 1-2 hours each time. This will eventually (in 1 month) drop to 2/3 times a week and will only be for weights work as I will do cardio outside the gym.
I weigh 90 kilos and would estimate I am 4 kilos over what I should be given my body build.
I have also starting taking the following supplements that I would like people’s opinion on.
Tribulus Terrestris – 500mg 2 per day
Conjugated Lineolic Acid – 1000mg 4 per day
I know very well that there are no quick fixes to weight loss and muscle gain but I would like to know what people think about these supplements (good or bad) and if you would recommend anything alternative (both weight loss aids and strength and training/lean muscle aids)
My short term goal is to lose the amount of excess fat I have (cardio and the CLA) whilst working to my longer term goal of adding at least 5 kilos of lean muscle (weights and Tribulus). Not sure if I have the wrong idea and if I’m going about it in the wrong way.
Would appreciate any advice as I really am a beginner at all this level of training and the use of supplements.
This is my first post and I’m not sure if I’m the right place but here goes.
I wanted to get some advice from people who no more about this subject than I do. Also, whenever I search the Internet I find it increasing difficult to get un-biased opinions.
I am a 25 yr old male who plays rugby at a reasonable professional level. I have decided this year to take things a little more seriously and so have started a program in the gym combining cardio work with mainly upper body strength training. I am using the gym 4 times a week for approx 1-2 hours each time. This will eventually (in 1 month) drop to 2/3 times a week and will only be for weights work as I will do cardio outside the gym.
I weigh 90 kilos and would estimate I am 4 kilos over what I should be given my body build.
I have also starting taking the following supplements that I would like people’s opinion on.
Tribulus Terrestris – 500mg 2 per day
Conjugated Lineolic Acid – 1000mg 4 per day
I know very well that there are no quick fixes to weight loss and muscle gain but I would like to know what people think about these supplements (good or bad) and if you would recommend anything alternative (both weight loss aids and strength and training/lean muscle aids)
My short term goal is to lose the amount of excess fat I have (cardio and the CLA) whilst working to my longer term goal of adding at least 5 kilos of lean muscle (weights and Tribulus). Not sure if I have the wrong idea and if I’m going about it in the wrong way.
Would appreciate any advice as I really am a beginner at all this level of training and the use of supplements.