[CaptainBubba]

Listen to me. Listen hard.

You have been working out seriously for maybe 8 months.

Nothing you have done or heard or gained means anything right now. Its gonna take you maybe a year or two to figure that out if you keep on excersising that far into the future. You like math right? Think good and hard about how many thousands of variables factor into biological muscular growth. Weightlifting takes periods of YEARS to see growth after your first 6 months or so. Putting that together one cannot logically attribute any particular dietary plan or excersise routine to one's growth unless you've been doing tjhe same one for about the entire span of how long you've been working out.

And mark my words. Supplementation is largely unnessecary for most people with a regular diet plan consisting of a good amount of fiber, omega fatty acids and protein. No supplement will help you in the long run and none of them are worth the exorbitant prices they charge for them. You do not need anything more than probably .8g of protein per lb of bodyweight. Most people can get that without some foul shake that cost 4 dollars.

Just working out for a long time on a split routine program changing your routine roughly every 2.5 months or so and eating well is enough.