Is Prime right for me???

[CraigMac]

Just recently, about 3 months ago, I started getting into lifting weights to drop some pounds and build as much muscle as possible by October 2009. In October I will be getting married and going on a honeymoon in the Carribian. When I walk down the beach I want to be as cut as possible.
My fiance and I have gone through several bottles of Recreate and are very satisfied with the results so far (espesialy my fiance... dropped 2 dress sizes in 1 month). Being satisfied with the results from Recreate/USP Labs I'd like to try another product to help me reach my "swollen by October" goal.
I'm not a large guy, only 5ft 8in and about 170lbs. After 3 months of training, I'm finally starting to see an increase in my muscle definition. Mostly my arms and chest. After starting to see some results, that pushes me even harder to reach my October goal and to contiue for many years after. Im just looking for something to speed up the process like Prime or perhaps Anabolic Pump. Just not sure which is right for me.
Besides the Recreate Ive only supplemented with 2 products... Cytogainer for protien (which I think may be making me gain fat) and Nitrix NO booster which I was really happy with just not so sure if its safe or not with my high blood pressure and the medicine I take for it. So I stopped taking it.
With all that said, this leads me the a multitude of questions:
-Is Prime or Anabolic Pump safe for someone taking blood pressure medicine? (I also have high cholesterol too ;-)
-Is there a large amount of caffine in Prime or Anabolic Pump like there is in for example NO Xplode (400+mg.. wow!!)
-The brocure for Anabolic Pump states that it helps cut fat while building lean muscle. Will Prime help cut just as much fat?
-If I choose to start taking Prime or Anabolic Pump should I stop taking the Recreate or is it safe to stack it. (Remember I have high blood pressure. I work in a hot shop all day and sweat profusely. I'm also a smoker too..., so shoot me.)
-How does Prime work, is it a NO booster? Is it creatine? Hormone booster? Not sure...
-This question might make you laugh and sound pretty stupid but hey, like I said I'm new to all this stuff. Will either Prime or Anabolic Pump cause any of the side effects I've heard about with other hormone or testosterone pills like "shrinkage" or "man boobs". After all I'm trying to gain muscle and loose fat, not have my most favorate muscle shrink and have to wear a man bra.
-Finaly, a question I wonder about all the supplements out there, is it right for me. I wonder if all the NO boosters, hormone pills, testosterone increasers, creatines etc.. are for the experianced "Arnold like" body builders who have much more muscle to feed than I do. I'm not a toothpick by anymeans but I damn sure aint swollen yet. Is it okay to take this stuff if your not huge?
This may seem like a long and too detailed post but I have many questions and a pretty ambisous goal. I dont expect to be HUGE by October by any means but to have some nice sholders, bulky chest and big guns would be great... I'm hoping that with the help from USPlabs I can find something to drasticly increase the likelyhood of walking down the beach on my honeymoon and turning some heads. All by October.
Here's a little info about me and my workout regimen...
Age= 27
Height and weight=5ft8in, 170lbs (last I checked any way)
Workout schedule=4 day split, pairing oppisite muscle groups. Each day begining with 5-10min's cardio on the eliptical.
Workout time=6:00-7:30pm (whenever I get home from work. I work out at home with a decent setup)
Diet/Mealtimes=Granola bar for breakfast, tuna for lunch, some kind of protien around 3:00, protien shake after work out at about 7:30 followed by supper around 8:30 or later. Not the best diet I know but its the best I can manage with my time and work situations for now.

Again, this may all seem a little too long or perhaps packed with alot of usless information and for that I apologise. I do appreciate you taking the time to read it all and I will also appreciate any helpful info I can get. After all has been said with my goals in mind (loose fat, gain lots of mussle mass) which pill is best suited for me, Prime or Anabolic Pump? I would like to take one of these pills, whichever works best, push the weights hard, and drink my protien shake afterwards. Thats it. Rather not stack multiple things, just keep it simple. I would just like the best help I can get. Based on the results from Recreate I feel as I trust USPlabs has good products.
Thank you, Craig

[snagency]

Originally Posted by CraigMac

My fiance and I have gone through several bottles of Recreate and are very satisfied with the results so far (espesialy my fiance... dropped 2 dress sizes in 1 month).

thx for the feedback!

I'm not a large guy, only 5ft 8in and about 170lbs. After 3 months of training, I'm finally starting to see an increase in my muscle definition. Mostly my arms and chest. After starting to see some results, that pushes me even harder to reach my October goal and to contiue for many years after. Im just looking for something to speed up the process like Prime or perhaps Anabolic Pump. Just not sure which is right for me.
Besides the Recreate Ive only supplemented with 2 products... Cytogainer for protien (which I think may be making me gain fat)

cytogainer for protein? yeah, depending on the rest of your diet layout, this can most def pack the pounds on in the wrong places. this is a weight-gainer, not specifically a protein drink..

and Nitrix NO booster which I was really happy with just not so sure if its safe or not with my high blood pressure and the medicine I take for it. So I stopped taking it.
With all that said, this leads me the a multitude of questions:
-Is Prime or Anabolic Pump safe for someone taking blood pressure medicine? (I also have high cholesterol too ;-)

yes, Prime & AP both safe, non-stimulants, no interactions..

-Is there a large amount of caffine in Prime or Anabolic Pump like there is in for example NO Xplode (400+mg.. wow!!)

no, no caffeine..you can find the ingredient profile in these products by clicking on each individual item and reading the overview/ingredients..

-The brocure for Anabolic Pump states that it helps cut fat while building lean muscle. Will Prime help cut just as much fat?

2 different products & modes of operation..Prime is not meant to duplicate what AP already does..

-If I choose to start taking Prime or Anabolic Pump should I stop taking the Recreate or is it safe to stack it. (Remember I have high blood pressure. I work in a hot shop all day and sweat profusely. I'm also a smoker too..., so shoot me.)

safe to stack all these products..the line is all-natural, and designed to be synergistiac to achieve goals when used together.

-How does Prime work, is it a NO booster? Is it creatine? Hormone booster? Not sure...

none of the above..again, read the overview, found here:
http://www.usplabsdirect.com/prime/

-This question might make you laugh and sound pretty stupid but hey, like I said I'm new to all this stuff. Will either Prime or Anabolic Pump cause any of the side effects I've heard about with other hormone or testosterone pills like "shrinkage" or "man boobs". After all I'm trying to gain muscle and loose fat, not have my most favorate muscle shrink and have to wear a man bra.

again, I stress these are all-natural products, not prohormones/prosteroids/or steroids.
seriously, you need to educate yourself to the products.

-Finaly, a question I wonder about all the supplements out there, is it right for me. I wonder if all the NO boosters, hormone pills, testosterone increasers, creatines etc.. are for the experianced "Arnold like" body builders who have much more muscle to feed than I do. I'm not a toothpick by anymeans but I damn sure aint swollen yet. Is it okay to take this stuff if your not huge?

yes! that's what these products are designed to do, aid the all-natural lifter, no matter how experienced, in achieving their goals.

This may seem like a long and too detailed post but I have many questions and a pretty ambisous goal. I dont expect to be HUGE by October by any means but to have some nice sholders, bulky chest and big guns would be great... I'm hoping that with the help from USPlabs I can find something to drasticly increase the likelyhood of walking down the beach on my honeymoon and turning some heads. All by October.
Here's a little info about me and my workout regimen...
Age= 27
Height and weight=5ft8in, 170lbs (last I checked any way)
Workout schedule=4 day split, pairing oppisite muscle groups. Each day begining with 5-10min's cardio on the eliptical.
Workout time=6:00-7:30pm (whenever I get home from work. I work out at home with a decent setup)
Diet/Mealtimes=Granola bar for breakfast, tuna for lunch, some kind of protien around 3:00, protien shake after work out at about 7:30 followed by supper around 8:30 or later. Not the best diet I know but its the best I can manage with my time and work situations for now.

Again, this may all seem a little too long or perhaps packed with alot of usless information and for that I apologise. I do appreciate you taking the time to read it all and I will also appreciate any helpful info I can get. After all has been said with my goals in mind (loose fat, gain lots of mussle mass) which pill is best suited for me, Prime or Anabolic Pump? I would like to take one of these pills, whichever works best, push the weights hard, and drink my protien shake afterwards. Thats it. Rather not stack multiple things, just keep it simple. I would just like the best help I can get. Based on the results from Recreate I feel as I trust USPlabs has good products.

you picked the right products for sure!
if you would rather not stack multiple things, then start with AnabolicPump. I feel this will give you the best results as you are looking for in a single product..
understand, tho, that stacking (such as AP, RC, and Prime) will get you to your goals quicker and with better results.

[CraigMac]

Thank you for the reply Snagency.
I think I will give AP a try. As you said I really should educate myself on the products I take and I have been trying my best. It just seems like you have to be a bio-chemist to understand all theese different supplements and what they do. I will try it and perhaps its a better product for me since I dont have the best, low carb diet. From what Ive read in other post's it works with the carbs and the more you have the merrier.. If thats true then Im stoked. I'm a little curious though about the gastro intestinal side effects some people have had. I've had gastro problems for years (acid reflux and IBS) and go to the bathroom enough as it is, especialy after drinking all my protien. I'll still try AP and if the trips to the bathroom get to be a problem then I'll worry about that later. Maybe Ill just eat a lot of yogurt or something and hopefully prevent any side effects at all.

On a different note, what protien shake would you recomend to not promote belly fat? I buy cytogainer because it has the most protien I can find, and a lot of low fat calories. (Its my understanding you need lots of good quality calories to build muscle) I checked the label and it has 74g of carbs though... WOW, maybe thats where my bellyfat is coming from. Or, maybe once I start taking the AP, all those carbs will feed my muscles and not fat. I have tried a GNC 60g protien shake with only 7g carbs but the taste was horrible and it made my stomace upset. What do you recomend? ( I do add Glutamine to my shakes, dont know if thats relevent or not) Maybe Cytogainer tastes so good because it has so many carbs...Any way, thank you for your help

[snagency]

i think you will love AP..

cytogainer not only has 75g carbs -- it's the type that these carbs are where the problem lies..maltodextrin is garbage. your carb sources should be from complex sources (oats, brown rice, sweet potatoes, beans, etc.) and fibrous veggies.

sounds like you used Wheybolic 60 from GNC..solid protein that one..try looking at ProComplex by optimum nutrition, or for more of a full MRP (meal replacement) look at their NitroCore24.

[CraigMac]

wheybolic 60 is right... The several weeks I took it along with the Recreate I started thinning out. I switched back to cytogainer because it tasted better..
What do you think of DarkMatter? I think its the same thing as taking a protien shake but with alot of extra goodies like creatine etc. Would it be fine if I took the Recreate, Anabolic Pump, and finished my work out with some Dark Matter. Or should I just stick with the ProComplex instead.
Thank you again, you've been really helpful.

[snagency]

Originally Posted by CraigMac

What do you think of DarkMatter? I think its the same thing as taking a protien shake but with alot of extra goodies like creatine etc.

dude..you really must learn to read labels and seperate protein drinks from postworkout recovery drinks..
Dark Matter has 12g protein, 48g carbs (10 of those dextrose) along with their Maltoplex-18 'glucose polymer' [read: maltodextrin]. at least postWO, there are some benefits to using these ingredients (def not pre), but it is still not something you'll ever find in my cupboard.

Would it be fine if I took the Recreate, Anabolic Pump, and finished my work out with some Dark Matter. Or should I just stick with the ProComplex instead.

if using DarkMatter, don't use AP.
one of my fav postWO meals is 1 cup oats, 1 large banana, and 2 scoops of protein (like ProComplex).
if you want a decent straight muscle-gaining type postWO drink in powder form, I personally use Beverly International's Mass Maker when needed. altho it does contain some malto, it's a highly effective supplement -- stuff is da bomb, tasty too..

Thank you again, you've been really helpful.

no problem.

[CraigMac]

I'll give ProComplex a try and forget about the DarkMatter.. I may seem clueless about all the work out supplements, scratch that, I am clueless. I admit that. I do however try my best to research what all I can about the products. Thats why Im talking to you
The problem out there is that all the information I can find about any supplement is more of a sales pitch than anything else. I done know what to believe. DarkMatter for example.... I have seen the label for it and it does say 12grams protien but the marketing for it says (quoted from their website:600% increase in protein synthesis- equal to 40 grams of protein) I figured it reacted with my body the same way 40g protein would with the added benifits of their fancy creatines.
Like I said at the very beginning, I just want to keep it simple so I'm gonna take your advise. No DarkMatter, Just ProComplex, Anabolic Pump, Recreate and lots of hard work.
Again, Thankx
Craig Ross

[snagency]

ahh, not trying to be harsh dude..marketing descriptions can be tiresome.
you can roll with the Dark Matter man, like I said tho just don't frontload that w/ AP, and only use it for postWO. then, use ProComplex for your other protein needs (before bed, etc.)
Dark Matter at postWO timeframe is not a horrible choice, in line with your goal of adding size. esp if you're dropping the Cytogainer.

[CraigMac]

Im gonna forget about the dark matter for now. I just got turned on to it flipping though some muscle magazine while on the crapper. That was before I leaned about the AP and Prime though.
I still have one bag of the Wheybolic 60 left so I'm gonna switch to that and put the Cytogainer out of sight. When the Wheybolic runs out I'm gonna try the Procompex (if the Vitamin Shoppe has it) and see how it does.
I'm probaly gonna order some AP today and try to get this thing started.

[oufinny]

AP is your friend! I have the same goal you do, or did when I started AP back in Feb., and could not be happier. Definitely picked up some quality muscle (easily 10-15 pounds worth) and dropped at least that much fat as well running two full bottles. Taking a break until August now with the AP but you cannot go wrong with the recommendations that Snag told you. He has been drawing my road map since I got started with USP products and I could not be happier with his advice, all of it has panned out. The one thing I cannot stress enough though, get your diet in order!!!!!!!!! Once I did that, the results started to get seriously noticable and I continue to gain strength even though I am cutting calories and carbs right now because I have proper macros. Good luck and congrats on the wedding; make everyone on that beach jealous of who your wife is with .