Everything you Should Understand about Bodybuilding Supplements

By William Frank


The bodybuilding supplements market is an extremely rich market which invests millions of dollars in aggressive advertising campaigns each year. The reality is that some of these supplements can be really beneficial but not as useful as a well balanced diet and appropriate training.

Essentially you have vitamins and minerals that help your cells along in various processes, then you have supplements that enhance your protein building ability, supplements that help you burn fat and natural testosterone boosters.

Taking an everyday multivitamin complex can be great for all types of reasons and bodybuilders in some cases reject the vitamins thinking that they will not truly be useful, on the contrary, Vitamin A is necessary for cell strength and reproduction, the Vitamin B is essential to metabolize protein, calcium is necessary for contraction and blood circulation, and Vitamin D is needed for strong bones, which are simply as necessary as sturdy muscles! Of course minerals and vitamins are required for a variety of tasks in the body, but they are directly related to muscle growth also and so are actually essential.

There is a little controversy about whether vitamin tablets are properly absorbed by the body. Some researches appear to suggest that vitamins in tablet form are not absorbed and are passed through in the urine, or are accumulated in the organs. It is not the purpose of this short article to go extensively into this topic but we suggest that you Google search the topic and choose for yourself whether it is worth your while to take a daily supplement or not. Many people who don't want the tablet form have relied on juicing. If you consume balanced meals and have juices daily, you can most likely do without the supplement. Your day-to-day juices must be made of: 1 freshly squeezed orange juice (consume within 5 minutes of pressing), 1 carrot and apple juice, one "green" juice with salad, celery, cucumber, raw spinach or anything else you enjoy.

A very popular bodybuilding supplement is protein powder. It is definitely necessary to eat some protein within sixty mins of having finished your workout and since many people are not home yet, they find it more convenient to simply consume a shake. However, you can just as easily eat a little tub of cottage cheese or a hard boiled egg. Protein powders have the advantage of being pure protein without any fat, but you should make certain you are getting a type that is not heavily processed and full of sweetener and artificial flavorings. Potentially stay clear of whey and soya protein for this reason and rather have hemp protein or rice protein.

On the protein building side you have your Creatine, Glutamine and various other amino acids. Glutamine is an amino acid which is especially beneficial for muscles as it assists in protein synthesis and makes nitrogen available for anabolic procedures.

The L-carnitine helps turn fat into energy, and the caffeine "burns" the fat by accelerating the metabolism. There are likewise lots of weight management "cocktails" on the market. You can shop around but make certain you don't purchase anything containing chemicals.

The most common testosterone boosters are Devil's Weed, Tribulus, ZMA (zinc, aspartate and magnesium) and D-aspartic acid. They have the added benefit of supporting the libido. A diet that includes twenty-twenty five percent fat (ideally from fatty fish, nuts and seeds) will also normally increase testosterone levels.

So, in a nutshell, food supplements can be useful if used appropriately but not utilizing them will not jeopardize you bodybuilding in any way.




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