ill criticize what you said for starters, then offer better alternatives. 'Fish oil. Hands down, fish oil rocks for everyone. Omega 3 has been in the news recently from its ability to improve concentration. It also helps reduce inflammation so is great if you are coming back from injury. Finally it helps you keep muscle and lose fat if you need to. The easiest way to get your dose is to take capsules like these. You can also get fish oil from fresh oily fish in your diet like salmon'it has been in the news, but it does not neccesarily maintain concentration, and even so, it aids it a degree where 0.000001g extra in your food would provide0 .000001g extra of carbs, there is a massive range of things you do to increase concentration, this is just one of them. this comes from macronutrients called EFA's, which can easily be picked up elsewhere, heck, a teaspoon of virgin or olive oil will benefit you practically the same. 'Workout Drink. The right drink taken during your workouts, practices and play can make a difference to reactions, sprint speed and accuracy. It�s hard to eat during play or training so a workout drink is a great supplement that meets my rules. I use the customiser here to get a balance of fast acting proteins and carbs. Here is the formula I use (based on Biotest Surge):'the right drink can make a difference, correct. however, i am a customer of myprotein, and PULSE will do a great job to stimulate and provide focus, you should check that out. fast acting sugars will keep you on a high for 30 minutes and then 'deflate' you, whilst paltinose in pulse keeps you going for at least 3 hours.'Creatine. Creatine is one of the most well research supplements ever. It boosts your ATP-CP system which as you know is perfect for cricket. It�s safe, cheap and can be used every day. While not essential, the potential boost to your training and playing when combined with a proper exercise plan is hard to ignore. Read more here and pick some up here.'creatine is very good, however for cricketers i suggest CEE from myprotein, it does not bloat you and you need it in small amounts to work. trust me on this.protein, especially whey has no bad reputation, it has the highest biological values ever at 140+, and you should buy some isolate and casein to use for differet parts of the day.

Great feeedback fs quayum."Fish oil is amazing for so many reasons I don�t want to get bogged down in detail. Everyone should be getting some. Suffice to say there is research into fish oil and concentration levels in both adults and children with positive results. Fish is brain food, I�m sure you agree."You are correct, fish is brain food, but just standard EFA's, if your diet plan is already geared towards giving youenough EFA's, fish oil is not really neccesarily. However, if you have problems, virgin/olive oil is perfect and cheap.You seem to put a lot of emphasis on fish oils, if you do your research, fish oil contains EFA's which are linoleic and lilelic acids(spelling is wrong) and these are neurotransmitters, so by increasing the amount of these neurotransmitters in the body,you can inevitably increase your concentration, but not to that of a great standard unless your diet is very poor. For cricketers,I would recommend a nutrition plan, so fish oil is not really needed but to give that extra BOOST, instead of trying to meet your RNI for the day."PUMP seems to be a stimulant and contains AAKG where the jury is out on it�s effectiveness in a sport performance environment. PUMP contains no complete protein and not enough fast acting sugar which is what you body needs after a hard workout to restore glycogen levels. Hydrolysed whey is the fastest acting which is why I recommend it (and more importantly John Berardi) but any liquid complete protein will do to be honest."Pulse is a pre-workout drink, it blasts you for 3 hours, this is PERFECT for cricketers, regardless of whether it gives youa pump or not, this is not the aim. The aim of this product is to keep your focused and on the ball throughout the game, thishas before severely improved my game and my training. AAKG is the pump ingredient which is irrelevant right now. As I've said, this is pre-game or pre-workout, and the post-game/workout nutrition will aim to replace glycogen, althoughI wouldn't recommend dextrose but WMS, beacuse after 3 hours(20/20 games) you need a very quick acting one. In terms of keepingyour body anabolic throughout the match, I would recommend Casein, it will provide a slow steady drip throughout the game andis what I take before I go to sleep. After the match, the type of whey does not really matter unless you really want to beconsistent and aim for a 5-minute digestion, instead of a 10-minute digestion, cricketers are not bodybuilders, therefore WPC80should suffice IN WATER. WATER, why? because in water it provides the greatest absorption as compared to milk. John Beradi, I havemy own opinions about him but he seems to be all over the bloody place, I suggest you speak and look for James Collier. "I have also never heard of Palitnose so would not recommend PULSE overall. I would be happy to stand corrected if someone can point me to relevant studies."Whether you've heard of Paltinose does not matter, however, I can only give it my own personal badge of recommendation forcricket games and weight-training. I suggest you ask MP for a sample and try it, first at 10g, 15g then 20g to measure its effectiveness. I assure you, it has kept my focus, endurance, and increased my power. You've forgot to mention it contains CEEand CEE is by far the most effective creatine ever for a cricketer. "Other than that I don�t mind what creatine or protein a cricketer chooses. I�m sorry to say most cricketers think protein is for bodybuilders and will make them too bulky to play. I wish I could wipe that misconception from people�s minds."For cricketers the best creatine is CEE, beacuse it does not cell volumise, and protein? Well any protein is fine, all ofthe ones at MP stock good ones depending on your taste and with a correct nutrition plan, it will not make your bulky. Its not for just bodybuilders, its for everyone whether its a ballerina or the elderly.Furthermore, nutrition is very important and can make the difference in your game, many cricketers do not really value this.Please keep posting, I think this is getting somewhere, and I have 100% faith in everything I'm writing, its just for you to try it.

Oh yes, and it's pretty tough to get enough EPA/DHA from any other source than fish, especially when you consider how imbalanced most diets are to getting Omega 6 fats. Reference from here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/members/showthread.php?t=10479

Basically what I am saying is this: fish oil is good!

"Oh yes, and it’s pretty tough to get enough EPA/DHA from any other source than fish, especially
when you consider how imbalanced most diets are to getting Omega 6 fats. Reference from here:
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/members/showthread.php?t=10479

Basically what I am saying is this: fish oil is good!"

Correct, it is difficult, hence supplements were produced. Of course fish oils are good, your just putting far too
much emphasis on them for improving your concentration, they are just one small piece, for example 0.5% of the total picture.
This is the only cricketing help website on the internet, so when you base your opinions or 'facts' on any of that when
it comes to nutrition, I hope your using a far wider audience other than John Beradi, to produce better nutrition JUST
for the cricketer.

I just thought of another:

4. Diet and exercise are far more important than any supplement.

When taking sources of omega 3, they should be in a 1:1 ratio with Omega 6 .. and you should also make sure you eat fruit and/or veggies and grains with it.. a good source of anti-oxidants (A,C and E) Omegas can convert to free radicals if your not getting enough A,C and E

I read your post with interest - I play table tennis and have recently started supplementing my diet with creatine and nitric oxide.

I have noticed awesome improvements in performance shortly after.

One thing that I wanted to add - it's a common misconception that creatine needs to be loaded at roughly 15g per day for a week, and then cut down to 5g per day. My doctor who also coaches me, has advised that cycling is unnecessary and is basically a waste of money.

Keep the great info coming!