: Which supplements to go for? Im from South Africa and here we don't have that much wider selection of supplements and I've been looking for one that works. here we have USN (Ultimate Sports Nutrition) and by far it is the

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First of all, supplements are not mandatory. They can help if you don't have the time to cook/eat, they are substitue to food, not magic to grown muscles.

So before take supplements (which are pricy, etc..) asks you these
questions:

how many proteins do you take everyday ? Around 1.5/2g per kg is
enough
how many many meals do you take ? If you can eat 3-4 times a day, with at less 2 meals with proteins, more is not mandatory.
your diet is composed of what ? If you eat a lot of junk food, start by replace often as possible with healhty food.

They are supplements which are more beneficial for grow muscles than proteins if you have already around 1.5/2g per kg, for example :

creatine : can help to gain strengh in low rep 6-15. They give to you more energy in short exercice (30s - 1 min). And gain strengh will help to grow.
omega 3 : they help in so many differents situations, feel free to consulte doc on the subject.
vitamins : better health lead to better muscle grow