weight lifting supplements, what do you take? Options

[Seeker]

What do you take? How much and when?

I take:

1. Ultimate Nutrition's whey isolate protein powder.
2. Some BCAAs (branched chain amino acids) from Optimum Nutrition pre/post workout for muscle recovery.
3. L-Glutamine for muscle recovery.

I've seen some amazing gains in the past few weeks just using these plain jane supplements. I try to avoid all the fancy flavored shit with additives like no-xplode, xceed, etc.

I might however try out some creatine in a few weeks.

[chook]

When I took Creatine I felt that it helped a bit. We have natural amounts of creatine in our bodies that help with ATP production from ADP in the lack of oxygen. The only problem is that it degrades quickly and the body does not put the same amount in as a suppliment. I took 10 g daily then stairstepped it down. Helped with the initial soreness from lactic acid.