Let’s eat, let’s grow Or why do I need supplements?

We eat, we grow. Complete focus on food, supplements and training. In this article we will try to answer the question: do supplements help you achieve your goals faster? So, let’s look at the benefits of supplements and their impact on muscle growth.

Supplements: help or harm? For many who want to maintain their weight and health without the use of supplements, it is necessary to understand that the industrial revolution was driven by a sedentary lifestyle (reduced need for physical labor) and refined/processed foods that reduce the ability to manage body weight. Our environment has changed faster than we have been able to adapt, many of us are storing excess energy (in the form of fat) as if to prepare for a time when we will not be able to find food, thus hoarding food as our ancestors did thousands of years ago.

But the fact is that we spend most of our time on our backs, thanks to technology, and this is harmful to our health. As much as I’d like to complain about the health costs of sports injuries that require surgery, I can’t deny the facts that show that the biggest health costs are heart disease and cancer, and many of the leading causes of these complications are obesity. So, if technology has caused our health problems, why not fight them with the same method: technology?

I’m not talking about dependence on medications/medications to maintain health. I’m talking about the supplement industry’s ability to increase motivation in sports, shed unnecessary weight, increase body recovery and regulate calorie intake. I consider studies conducted on college-age men and women who supplemented their diet with dietary supplements or just weight-loss products.

For anyone who is a supplement guru or lives bodybuilding lifestyle 1 in 10 people don’t believe in or are afraid of supplements. Actually yes, only one in ten truly understands the purpose of supplements and how their use affects the body. What is the fear of supplements? I don’t mean to say that there is a general fear towards all products, it’s just the belief that over time using supplements will damage your health and cause many side effects, and in some cases, using supplements will cause you to gain too much muscle mass.

Judicious use of supplements is the key to getting the best results. Therefore, first, about the most common mistake: making your own supplements stack we simply take too many stimulants or caffeine…”can I combine these two energies?“O”can I get this energy with fat burners?” Just to be completely… Throughout the history of supplements, stimulant supplements have been combined with non-stimulants and under no circumstances have non-stimulants with stimulants.

Part of the evil stack’ų it is the result of advertising, but even if advertising can do a lot overcome on the product performance, underestimating it True Indeed, thinking that taking multiple supplements regardless of their composition is a good idea is a really bad idea.

So, now for those who don’t believe supplements work, you should know that many ingredients and amino acid analogs are based on substances derived from food. Yes, from the food lying in your refrigerators or cupboards, on store shelves.

Let’s eat, eat, grow, grow? The fact is that there are very few supplements that have a direct relationship with muscle growth, other than protein, BCAA and creatine products. In principle, amino acid products and gainers can be added to the products already mentioned, but preference should be given to supplements from the previously mentioned product groups.

Most supplements, if you look closely, are related to increasing training intensity or body recovery, which provide assistance in increasing muscle mass. With all the research done on supplements and steroids one thing that cannot be forgotten is this muscle growth has a direct relationship with training. Even if you take steroids but sit at home doing nothing, there is no question about muscle growth.

For those who don’t believe in supplements and believe they have a higher level of education that refutes most scientific research, I suggest trying L-Arginine, which increases muscle pump and therefore training performance.

Are you saying that studies show the lack of effectiveness of supplements? However, studies are still too often conducted only with single ingredients to test how body weight changes in just a short period of time (4-8 weeks). And these results are used as evidence against the benefits of supplements. Another interesting case is when scientific research is conducted to determine the effectiveness of gainers and attempts to demonstrate some correlation between this type of supplement and training intensity, despite the product being mainly intended for recovery.

Very often, pre-workout supplements (pre-workout energy boosters/nitrogen boosters) are criticized. Although caffeine interferes with the effectiveness of creatine when taken at the same time, this is not enough to discredit the use of energy boosters before training. Strength is highly dependent on the central nervous system, so caffeine’s ability to reduce exercise-related pain and produce acute increases in strength is quite real.

Another common downside to supplements is excess protein, which can lead to dehydration. However, the actual daily protein requirement is rationed, so only excessive consumption can cause negative consequences. Recommendations that the amount of protein per serving cannot exceed 40 g are becoming increasingly popular (today it is usually limited to 30 g).

This has been demonstrated several times recommended supplement rates It does not cause any negative factor. Therefore, supplements can also be important for beginners to help them deal with physical stress.

But you always want more. How true the saying “too much is not good for your health” is is widely studied when it comes to supplements. The most concerning research supplements are fat-soluble vitamins (such as A, D, E and K), due to their known level of toxicity, as well as excessive consumption of an amino acid, such as L-leucine, which can interfere with the absorption of other amino acids.

After all, you can go on and on about the pros and cons because for every study that discredits a supplement, there is at least one that proves that this ingredient is worth adding to your diet.

So, combine supplements according to their composition and have no illusions about quick results. In our sport there are no quick results, patience and the constant pursuit of the goal win!