Make sure you get enough protein, 1 gram for every pound of body weight, keep the animal fat content low. Plant fat, like olive oil is good. I don't do any suppliments other than a protein shake or a Speed Stack for energy at the gym, a couple of guys are into bodybuilding there, the stuff they do with their diet makes me cringe, green beans & tuna when they're cutting. Ehh, couldn't live on that, but it works for them. Here's Tim, he won his event. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLbprPU3RZ4&feature=related Here's Randy, he's 64 had a triple bypass and is still in better shape than most of us will ever get. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pouLhb7cUTA Don't pay any attention to Randys wife, she gets a little too excited. They use Creatine, some swear by it, I've never used it, but they say you need to drink a lot of water with it as it dehydrates you. Really though, for the most part supplements are just a percentage point thing. Unless you're really going for 110% like those guys they're not going to do much of anything, unless you're talking steroids or HGH and that shit can fuck you up even if you're careful. The most important things by far are Lift, Protein, Sleep. As far as lifting goes, start with the big 3. Bench, Squat, Deadlift on three different days. Use the right technique, lifting out of form WILL fuck you up, especially on the Deadlift, having a pulled back muscle hurts like a motherfucker. From there you can add different lifts that compliment whatever you're working that day, for instance, if you're doing bench, you're mainly working the chest and triceps, so you'd want to do lifts that hit those, like Dips, Tri Extensions and Dumbbell Flys or the pec deck. On squat days, that's legs, so Leg Presses, Leg Extensions, Leg Curls and Calf Raises. On Deadlift days, you're hitting pretty much everything, but more on the ass & back, so Straightleg Deadlifts, Good Mornings, Pull Downs, Pull Ups and Bent Rows. Since doing most anything back also hits the biceps, may as well get some curls in then too. I like to put shoulder day in with legs, since they'll be fresh when I hit them, Arnold Presses, Upright Rows, Lateral Raises and Shoulder Shrugs. Here's a good site with animated gif's for each lift and tells you what they hit. http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html