rhaas

Hello everyone. I am new here as it looks like alot of us are. I thought I would say hello to all.

For years I have only taken Nucare creatine mono and glutamine with bcaa's and protein drink. I somtimes would use various preworkout energy too.

After doing alot of research and reading, I decided to order NO shotgun for preworkout and xpand for post workout. I am using ON gold along with a good diet and a good training program. I always do a simple carb and high protein shake right after a work out. Now after doing a little more research and after ordering I am wondering if I should still take the xpand post workout or just take it in the morning and get some creatine mono to add to my shake for post workout.

Or would xpand and shotgun be enough without the mono?What do you guys think?

1quick1

I think that stack is fine but could be overkill. Peronally to save some money I would do your NO Shotgun 10-30 minutes pre-workout and do 3-5 grams of mono post workout. Then just do 3-5 grams of mono first thing in the morning on non-workout days. One NO product is enough. Two would be overkill and pricey.

BTW NO Shotgun is some good stuff for a pre-workout energizer. You won't be disappointed.

Kal-L

1quick1 once again shines with his input. Take head and follow his well thought out advice.

rhaas

Thanks guys for the info. Reps to both! All these new NO and different versions of creatine along with all the proprietary blends of half a million ingredients makeit so much harder to supplement. That and the many companies with crappy products and great marketing doesnt help either.

I have always used Nucares mono. What else would you all suggest that is easier to find and inexpensive?

1quick1

I'm glad we can help. The thing that helped is you attempted to do some research on your own and you actually appeared to think it out rather then just posting "which NO/creatine product should I use?"

Also I hear you on the sea of products out there. The best thing to do is do your research and get it narrowed down to ones that have good feedback and go from there.

As for creatine.... but if you have a credit card bb.com always sells creatine mono for really cheap, like $20 for 1000 grams or similiar and best price nutrition sells NO Shotgun the cheapest I've seen at anywhere but I'd recommend buying something else with it because they have a fixed shipping rate of like $7 but even with that it's still cheaper then I've found.

NO Shotgun 1.78 Lbs - VPX - Best Price Nutrition

Welcome aboard

rhaas

Thanks again for the info. I found no shotgun for cheap at mass nutrition. That was the cheapest I could find. I will check out your suggestion too.

Is there a specific brand at BB.com you would suggest?

rhaas

P.S. I know it should be miconized and creapure. As long as is contains that are most brands pretty equal?

1quick1

Yup

I'm sure you can't go wrong with any of these. Scroll down and it has a nice price breakdown.

Bodybuilding.com - Creatine Monohydrate Information and Product Listing! Creatine Monohydrate FAQ!

rhaas

Thank you for all the valuable info. I cant wait to get my shotgun in tomorrow. I will just save the xpand for emergencies.