[BoostedBMW]

I have a pretty decent sized supplement stash, but I stick to the basics. Whey, whey/casein/egg blends, creatine, fish oil, multi, green tea extract, glucosamine, etc. Whey is not magical... its a convenient way to take in protein. The only time that you can really argue that its better than lean meat or fish is PWO really, and even then you can eat whole foods and be fine (assuming that your pre-wo nutrition is in place).

Aside from the few basics (fish oil, glucosamine, etc) creatine has been proven to be effective, and is really one of the only supplements to be shown time and time again in REAL studies (ie. not funded by the supplement company themselves) to actually work. It has shown to be safe on your kidneys with adequate water intake, but I still prefer to cycle my creatine use despite common practice out of personal preference. BTW, you can eat red meat all day long, but you won't get anywhere near the recommended 5g per day that people supplement with.