1. Whey protein powder: You can choose 80% concentrated whey protein powder imported as a food raw material, which is the raw material for making canned protein powder. The main ingredients are the same as canned protein powder (canned protein The difference with powder is that it will add some non-essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals, etc.), but the price will be much cheaper. This kind of whey protein powder is usually 20 kilograms or 25 kilograms per bag. I have asked some foreign trade companies, and the quotation is generally 40-60 yuan per kilogram. Calculated at 60 yuan per kilogram, if the daily intake is 50 grams, the cost is 3 yuan. You can buy a bag yourself, make a small opening in the bag, pour part of it out and put it in a sealed jar, and then seal the opening. A 25kg bag can be used for nearly two years; you can also buy a bag together with several people.
2. Thermal energy powder: It is the thermal energy drink provided by supplement production companies. To put it bluntly, it is carbohydrate powder. The trick to saving money is to buy maltodextrin as a food ingredient. This tip is provided by Lee Hayward and Brian Conan in Bodybuilding Supplements Revealed. After a rough survey of the price, the lowest price is more than 3 yuan per kilogram, let's say 4 yuan. Calculated based on a daily intake of 80 grams, the cost is 0.32 yuan.
3. Creatine: The American EAS Company is the earliest manufacturer to produce creatine, but basically all creatine is the same, so just choose a regular product. Therefore, you don’t necessarily have to buy expensive imported creatine products. There are also many domestic manufacturers that produce creatine used as raw materials for food and medicine. The purity is over 99% and the price is low. The raw material used in bodybuilding supplements is generally creatine monohydrate. The price of domestic products is about 30-40 yuan per kilogram (no detailed investigation, rough price), and the packaging size is generally 25 kilograms. Based on 40 yuan per kilogram and 10 grams of daily intake, the cost is 0.4 yuan. Isn’t it incredibly cheap?
4. Glutamine: Same as creatine. It is produced by many domestic manufacturers and is used as a food and drug additive.Additives. The raw material used in bodybuilding supplements is usually L-glutamine, and the price of domestic products is about 90-100 yuan per kilogram. Calculated at 100 yuan per kilogram and 20 grams per day, the cost is 2 yuan. www.jirou.com recommends this for professionals, and amateur bodybuilders may not consider it.
5. Vitamin C and E: There are different opinions on how much vitamin C should be consumed every day, ranging from one hundred milligrams to several thousand milligrams. Bill Brink's recommended dosage in "Bodybuilding Nutrition" is 500-1000 mg. The recommended dosage of vitamin E is 400-800IU per day, a safe and effective dosage. As for the price, synthetic vitamins are very cheap. You can buy a large bottle in a drug store for a few dollars, but they may not be suitable for long-term use. There are many natural vitamin manufacturers with different prices. You can divide the selling price of each bottle by the number of tablets in each bottle, and then divide it by the vitamin content in each tablet to calculate the price per milligram of vitamins. Then make a comprehensive comparison and choose The cheapest, of course, provided the quality is reliable. The same principle applies when purchasing multivitamins and minerals.
The above are the most important nutritional supplements that a bodybuilding practitioner needs to take every day. Except for vitamins and minerals, the total cost of the remaining ones is only 5.72 yuan - anyone who loves bodybuilding can accept it. Numbers!