Archive for May, 2010

supplement or complement, not – that is the question on more bodybuilder’s lips than ever before. Are they safe? Have you ever wondered what works and what does not?

Lets take a look at the essentials.

There are various reasons why athletes may be interested in supplementation.

* The concern about adequate nutrients from our food
Care.
* Suspected drugs.
* Belief that diet alone will not achieve optimal nutrition

Surcharges are:

* Vitamins
* Minerals
* Amino acids
* Herbs

This is the thing about supplements that nothing is classified as food supplements not required to meet FDA or other standards! Think about it! There are no regulations in place to sell the security or something to guarantee the purity of the supplement.

They are also not made to meet similar safety requirements as prescription drugs or other production standards to meet. You are not required to meet product potency or purity assessments and are not required, the effectiveness of the health claim is made to prove that.

Studies suggest that there are a number of extensions to deliver on advertising. However, trainees are large sums of money on products that have been little or no benefit.

Personally, I find the use of supplements over rated, and as with strength training, supplementation, asks the same question

“If something is good, then maybe more has to be better”

Supplementation and steroids started to proliferate when volume strength training became the training system of the day. Young strength trainees slaving in the gym for five six days a week, considered normal. All this without any progress or create any size whatsoever.

She then turned to the latest supplement or steroid thinking that this is the magic solution was added to this muscle if they were all the time is simply uploaded

“Overtraining”

The cold, hard facts are that the majority of the regular trainees in your gym overtraining. The sad reality is that the type of education that you find in bodybuilding books and magazines (and of the stars) are irrelevant to the majority of
the population and has a high failure rate.

If more bodybuilders started with rare, short, high intensity weight training sessions by the required amount of time and followed to recover stronger. . .

“Most of the muscle building supplements and steroids available today would not be necessary”

. The last line adds to the weight gain

* Before you try to make an addition to changes to your
Diet that could achieve the same goals.
* Choose only products that show the amount of active
Ingredients on the label required.
* Be aware that “natural” does not mean “safe”
* Some herbal supplements can be unpleasant side-effects.

Here are some of the popular bodybuilding supplements on the market today are available:

Creatine monohydrate

Creatine was first introduced on the market eight years ago and has since become the most popular body building supplement ever.

Creatine is to increase significantly, said the muscle mass, improve performance, increase energy levels and speed up recovery rates.

Creatine also promotes the absorption of amino acids in the proteins, which means that the more that it is the muscle that can be grown longer be used.

Dosage: A loading phase of 20grams a day for the first five days then a maintenance phase of 5grams one day from now on.

Whey protein isolate

The highest yield of protein is available and is made from milk. This is another popular supplement for athletes and bodybuilders for its high content of amino acids.

It should be high in potassium which is essential
for muscle growth and is an antioxidant and a good immune system builder.

Dosage: 20gms – 100g per day.

Tribulus Terrestris

Tribulus terrestris, a plant that grows in many tropical and temperate regions of the world and is very rich in chemical compounds such as saponins, flavonoids and alkaloids.
Tribulus terrestris is supposedly a testosterone enhancer and increases sex drive in men and women.

Dosage as per bottle.

Glutamine

Is a non-essential amino acid which makes up to 60% of the amino acids in the body muscles. Glutamine containing products are protein shakes and good quality protein powder, it can also be added to protein shakes for added potency.

Dosage: 5grams to 15 grams per day.

So there you have it, add an additional something to make the food for a nutrient deficiency or imbalance, they are not intended to substitute for a balanced diet. Will they ever be taken into account, they should only be used to supplement the diet and not be replaced.