All you Need to Understand about Bodybuilding Supplements

By William Frank


The bodybuilding supplements market is a very rich industry which invests millions of dollars in aggressive advertising campaigns each year. All this has bought novice bodybuilders to think that taking supplements is a vital part of bodybuilding. The fact is that some of these supplements can be really helpful however not as beneficial as a well balanced diet and proper training. An even more comprehensive analysis of what the supplements do, will help you choose if you would like to use them or not.

Basically you have vitamins and minerals that help your cells along in numerous processes, then you have supplements that improve your protein building capacity, supplements that help you burn fat and natural testosterone boosters.

Taking a daily multivitamin complex can be helpful for all types of reasons and bodybuilders sometimes shun the vitamins thinking that they will not actually be helpful, on the contrary, Vitamin A is required for cell strength and reproduction, the Vitamin B is necessary to metabolize protein, calcium is needed for contraction and blood flow, and Vitamin D is required for strong bones, which are just as necessary as sturdy muscles! Of course vitamins and minerals are essential for a variety of tasks in the body, however they are directly related to muscle growth also and so are really essential.

There is a little controversy about whether vitamin tablets are properly absorbed by the body. Some researches seem to recommend that vitamins in tablet form are not taken in and are passed through in the urine, or are built up in the body organs. It is not the function of this post to go in-depth into this topic however we recommend that you Google search the subject and choose for yourself whether it is worth your while to take a day-to-day supplement or not. Many people who do not like the tablet form have relied on juicing. If you eat well balanced meals and have juices daily, you can most likely do without the supplement. Your everyday juices ought to be made of: 1 freshly squeezed orange juice (drink within 5 minutes of squeezing), 1 carrot and apple juice, one "green" juice with salad, celery, cucumber, raw green spinach or anything else you like .

A very popular bodybuilding supplement is protein powder. It is absolutely essential to consume some protein within 60 minutes of having actually completed your workout and because many people are not at home by then, they find it more practical to just consume a shake. However, you can just as easily consume a little tub of cottage cheese or a hard boiled egg. Protein powders have the benefit of being pure protein without any fat, but you should make sure you are getting a type that is not heavily processed and full of sweetener and artificial flavorings. Potentially avoid 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 particularly beneficial for muscles as it helps in protein synthesis and makes nitrogen readily available for anabolic procedures.

The L-carnitine helps break down fat into energy, and the caffeine "burns" the fat by boosting the metabolic process. There are likewise lots of fat burning "cocktails" on the market. You can shop around however make certain you do not purchase anything containing chemicals.

The most typical testosterone boosters are Devil's Weed, Tribulus, ZMA (aspartate, zinc and magnesium) and D-aspartic acid. They actually have the extra advantage of supporting the libido. A diet that includes twenty to 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 beneficial if utilized appropriately but not utilizing them will not jeopardize you bodybuilding in any way.




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