Make Your Own Supplements (For Dirt Cheap)
Spending big money on supplements recently?
Supplements can get expensive, very expensive. But don’t get mad, get smart. Make your own supplements for dirt cheap. How? It’s actually very easy – simply buy the ingredients separately.
Most supplements (creatines, fat burners, amino acids) contain very similar (and cheap) ingredients. But when supplement companies combine these very basic ingredients into so-called “proprietary formulas” they charge a much higher price. Good for them, bad for you.
How Do I Make Them Myself?
Step 1: Select a product type below (Fat Burner, Creatine, etc)
Step 2: Buy ingredients separately (most are in pill form)
Step 3: Take half to one of the recommended dosages for each ingredient printed on the bottles
Weight Gainer
Combine the following ingredients and use blender:
- 2 cups Milk
- 1.5 scoops Vanilla Whey Protein
- 1 cup Oats
- 2 tbsp Natural Peanut Butter
Description: The ultimate and only weight gainer shake. A combination of high quality ingredients, excellent taste, and solid caloric value. No powder weight gainer will ever compete with this.
Fat Burner
Take 1 serving of the following daily:
Description: A simple, yet effective way to boost your metabolism. Green tea extract with caffeine and yohimbine combines healthy anti-oxidants with powerful stimulants to aid in fat loss.
Cost of Fat Burners for 30 Servings:
MuscleTech Hydroxycut Hardcore:$25.80
VPX Redline Caps, 120 Gel Caps:$27.90
MAN Scorch: $16.20
Homemade Fat Burner: $7.50
Creatine
Take 1-2 servings of the following 1 hour before workout:
Description: Creatine Monodrate is the most studied muscle supplement of all time and has mountains of data to support its effectiveness
Cost of similar Creatines for 30 servings:
MuscleTech Creakic:$20.94
Controlled Labs Green Bulge: $25.98
Homemade Creatine: $4.80
Creatine + Nitrix Oxide
Take 1-2 servings of the following 1 hour before workout:
Description: The two most popular ingredients in most all creatine formulas. Creatine monodrate and AAKG will help deliver the muscle “pump” everyone talks about.
Cost of Creatine + N.O. products for 30 servings:
MuscleTech Nitro-Tech Hardcore: $29.10
Xyience NOX-CG3: $38.99
BSN CellMass: $27.71
Homemade Creatine: $7.80
Pre Workout
Take 1-2 servings of the following 1 hour before workout:
Description: 3 very effective compounds, a moderate amount of caffeine for initial energy, AAKG for promoting blood flow, and beta alanine for boosting muscle endurance.
Cost of similar products for 30 servings:
MuscleTech NaNO Vapor, 2.2 Lbs., Blue Raspberry Fusion: $33.74
Controlled Labs White Flood: $31.18
VPX NO Shotgun: $44.89
Homemade Pre Workout: $14.40
Branch Chain Amino Acid (BCAA)
Take 1-2 servings of the following
Description: Save money with a bulk, yet very affordable, BCAA supplement. Add citrulline malate for extra endurance!
Cost of similar products for 30 servings:
Controlled Labs Purple Wraath, 2.39 Lbs., Juicy Grape: $32.47
SciVation Xtend: 19.79
Homemade BCAA: $15.99
Disclaimer
Be careful and use at your own risk. I am not a doctor and do not recommend you combine these powerful ingredients if you are not comfortable with it. Lastly, don’t rely on supplements for results - they are only useful when your diet and training are setup perfectly.
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January 14th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
wuts the price comparison on the weight gainer shake? it sounds delicious…
January 14th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
@CRAZYAZKID: I’ll make a price comparison on those asap.
The price of whey/milk/pb/and oats depends largely on the brand you choose at the grocery store - but I’ll add up what the average costs so you can see how much money you’ll save by making your own.
July 15th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
will taking 8oz of water for aakg pills and taking at the same time an energy drink like redbull work? or will
the aakg won’t get absorbed or degrade even if you took water as recommended on any supplement? thanks
July 15th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
if you take aakg pills with an energy drink like redbull for preworkout, even if you take water with it for the aakg, will the aakg get absorbed? thanks