I used to compete taking nothing at all not even protein actually first show was on 60 grams of protein a day mostly from pasta. I still won. as I added more supplements things got easier and I got better. I remember my first effedrine in my earlyu 20's boy thats changed everything. 400$ a month on supplements. I take way more then that every month of course its all sponsored but if I had to buy it would be way over that so its easy to see spending 400.