Thursday, August 24, 2017

They’re Called Supplements, Not Substitutes.


Most of us have seen that guy at the gym who spends an hour or less just gabbing with people, who as he leaves, stops to spend $100 or more on supplements.

I see guys on Instagram mixing up batches of everything from pre-workout to post-workout supplements that they credit their gains to. I don’t buy it, and not just because of the absence of scientific proof.

The current mindset created by supplement companies is that what’s keeping you from attaining your desired result is the absence of their products in your nutritional plan.

What’s actually keeping you from attaining your goal is a lack of effort, both at the gym, and in your off-hours when you should be vetting YouTube videos rather than watching crap.

In my younger years I was guilty of thinking that “homework” was the last thing I wanted after spending a grueling 90 minutes at the gym, and thus I made little headway. It was not until I embraced the self-educational aspect of fitness, meaning learning from others, that I began to excel.

The only supplement you need is protein, as it is difficult to get all that your challenged muscles require just from conventional food. I have researched dozens of other supplements over the years, but nothing other than creatine makes any sense for me, as creatine allows your muscles to retain their vital water, making them fuller.

Spend your money as you wish, but nothing will benefit you more than learning and applying proper technique and good form to your chosen exercises.

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