Should body builders skip supplements?
There was an interesting article published online at American Chronicle.com about whether or not bodybuilders should?skip supplements in 2007.
The basic idea behind the article was to dispel any rumors that bodybuilders absolutely need to take supplements. They don’t. Like the article details, you can still gain muscle with proper diet and exercise without ever touching a supplement. However, using supplements can in fact, do as they say, and “supplement” your diet.
The supplement quandary is along the same lines of when people try to go to the far ends of the earth to find the perfect workout?routine or diet. If you have the money, the basic supplements can offer a great boost to your overall workout gains. Just don’t get caught up in all the hype of having to have the “latest and greatest”.
The American Chronicle article highlights the five basic supplements that bodybuilders should consider if they want to maximize their workout gains:
1) Whey Protein?
2) Creatine?
3) Glutamine?
4) High-Potency Multivitamin?
5) Essential Fatty Acids?
To see the full article, click here.?
Wow, That goes against everything we were ever taught. I’m sure the supplement industry would certainly object….
You’re right big, the supplement industry would object to people actually using their heads instead of following the marketing hype. Most companies could careless about the true efficacy of their products. They know every few years there is another group of green youngsters looking for that magic supplement. And these companies will spend 10 – 40,000.00/month on ads to get unsuspecting people to buy there trash.
A great way to tell if a supplement is worth taking is to see what happened to it after 2 – 3 years of being on the market. Does the supplement fall of the face of the earth or is it still hot.
The next best way is to not expect results when trying a new supplement. Always be skeptical. Train hard, eat right, and be objective. The placebo effect is real.
I will add my own .02 here.
Supplements are used and abused for “mircale”
hopes and dreams. Personally I find there are 4 you need in order to maximize your chances.
1. Protein (not just whey) egg, whey, casein
2. Creatine Ethyl ester
3. NO (argintine)sp*
4. EFA
Diet is 85% of anyting.
Lifting, rest, routine, supplements make up 15% together.
You want to grow eat the right food, you want to burn fat the right food.
We as a whole are always looking for the next mircale pill or powder and forget the basics.
Look at the old school boys, Arnold, Oliva, Franco, Larry Scott they did it with little help other than nutrition.