Recovery Supplement

That's a good old trick but unfortunately few people have the stomach to handle it, wouldn't want anybody to soil themselves in the gym Probably need a bit more than a teaspoon for the effects, dosage would vary for different people.

 

Supplements aside, the best thing you can do for your recovery is to make sure you have plenty of carbs beforehand and plenty of water. It's not exciting but if you're doing it right you'll notice more of a difference than anything you could gain from supplements.
Post workout it's good to have protein (probably wouldn't want to be eating tuna everyday- mercury) and fast acting carbs, if I were you I'd have something more sugary with your protein.
Some people find that things like Creatine and Glutamine help. Personally I haven't been able to notice any difference using them.

Nothing beats a good diet, the more intense your workouts the more you'll have to eat. I've noticed that lots of people tend to eat less when they workout more as they are in the 'doing the right thing' mode, the self discipline mode. Unfortunately those people tend to burn out soon and fall off the bandwagon since they don't have the fuel they need.

 

Creatine.

 

Sounds good mate. Here in Australia we have a powder drink called sports sustagen, I think the equivalent in the UK and US is 'Nestle high protein boost energy drink' or something like that... I rate the stuff, it has a good ratio of protein and carbs. If I have a heavy day of training I down a few glasses to make sure I have enough energy. It seems that preworkout nutrition is more important for recovery than postworkout...

With other supplements you'll probably have to experiment to see if they work for you, good luck with it :good

 

It seems you're expecting too much. Post workout nutrition is to help your body recover. I don't know if you're expecting to feel all hyper and feel able able to do another workout after you take these supplements or what but there's nothing wrong with what you used.

 

i really get great results from BCAA. you don't necessiarly need extend perse, but rather any form of BCAA sources. extend has alot of electrolytes in it as well if you want that. but look for any type of source that has BCAA's and with a good diet should be good enough results.

 

You are almost right! a teaspoon morning and night works . Milkshakes (a racing term) have use for a very long time. Although in the racing industry there is now a limited amount of baking soda that can be used. The reason it is limited , it is very good at masking drug use!

 

http://www.exrx.net/Nutrition/Supplements/BovineColostrum.html This also works well but there was some controversy with the NCAA having banned it .

 

I have had both Xtend and straight up BCAA's, and the bcaa's are annoying as hell to mix and taste like ass; but if I recall correctly they were a bit cheaper BCAAs are more of use to me to fuel my workouts, I just use a standard carb-protein ratio post workout for recovery as well as a scoop of creatine (and glutamine when I have it, supplements add up in my wallet)

also recovery is not JUST right after workout (but an important chunk of it is), it's all day so make sure your diet is solid and you sleep well