Summary: The supplements I use. In this podcast, help I talk about the importance of dietary supplementation. Taking supplements will speed your recovery and muscle soreness will decrease faster than normal. I have found these all to be a huge benefit for multi-day climbing trips and training for climbing. The convenience of using these supplements versus eating real food is worth it to me. The protein powder I use is Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey The carb/protein powder I use for post workout is Dymatize Elite Mass The branch chain amino acids I use to reduce muscle soreness is USP Labs Modern BCAA Do any of you use supplements? Have you found that they help you?