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Bodybuilding Supplements: Be Careful Before Buying
By Jim O'Connor
Bodybuilders and other fitness minded individuals are spending upwards of 40 billion dollars each year on quick fix bodybuilding supplements. Due to the loose regulation on bodybuilding supplements, consumers, in most cases, are wasting their money, and may even be harming their health.
This huge drive for added muscle, and less body fat has lead to a bodybuilding supplement buying bonanza. Many weightlifting enthusiasts, who decided to not consider using steroids, are blindly turning to bodybuilding supplements for instant muscle building alternatives.
Once bodybuilding supplement manufacturers know how eager bodybuilders, and fitness buffs deeply desire fast muscle gain, they tend to market with extreme vigor to this results happy market. Watch out - not everything you read in their marketing material is valid. As a matter of fact, most of their claims are simply untrue. Pick up a muscle magazine. Look at all the huge claims. Don't they sound way too good to be true?
The fact is most bodybuilders, fitness buffs, and weight loss enthusiasts are so desperate for results they tend to buy into anything and everything they read. As a result of this behavior in helping you, I have listed five crucial points to consider before ever purchasing another bodybuilding supplement. Refer to this checklist listed below as a nutrition supplement consumer awareness guide that should be utilized before purchasing a bodybuilding, or dietary supplement.
To determine if your gym supplements are really legit, follow my 5 recommendations below. By doing so, you will be confident the claims are in alignment with the results you are anticipating.
1. Don't Buy Resulting From Word Of Mouth Or Advertising Claims - When inquiring on new bodybuilding supplements, don't trust what advertisers are claiming. Do your complete due diligence prior to purchasing it. Be a bit skeptical. Also, please be aware of your fellow fitness enthusiast wishing to help you develop bigger muscle, and lower your body fat by recommending specific potions they claim will work. Don't believe everything that is said! A few minutes of research will tell you the whole story. Don't be a follower, but a thinker.
It is crucial to understand that some bodybuilding supplement companies own and manage the fitness magazines they promote. Thus, the articles within can be directed at promoting their own bodybuilding supplements.
When reading bodybuilding supplement ads, please read the fine print. If they are referring to a specific research study, investigate that study further. It is well worth your time. Once again, don't believe everything you read!
2. Check To See If The Bodybuilding Supplement Is Banned - It is important to research the IOC, NFL, and NCAA banned substance list to see if your intended gym supplement is banned by any of these. If so, they can possibly be considered dangerous, and would not be considered a good idea to use.
3. Think Safety First - Is your muscle, or weight loss supplement really safe to take? Why would you want to risk your health attempting to achieve quicker results? Please consider the risk-to-benefit ratio for all bodybuilding supplements. Don't jeopardize your long term health in favor of adding five more pounds of muscle. Look for safety data on your particular supplement of interest. You should also refer to your physician by asking if there are any risks associated with a particular bodybuilding supplement.
4. Look For Scientific, Placebo-Controlled Studies - Do the studies refute or concur with the bodybuilding supplements claims? Have the research results been duplicated by other studies?
It is wise to know bodybuilding supplements are not required to undergo the same rigorous testing as pharmaceutical agents do. This lack of regulation results in the creation of worthless products back by highly stretched claims, all funded by large advertising budgets.
I highly recommend looking in well respected, peer-reviewed, scientific journals for the truth on bodybuilding supplements. You can find most well respected journals on the internet at PubMed, a resource brought to you by the National Library of Medicine.
5. Make Sure To Follow Recommended Doses - If the supplement is backed by numerous placebo-controlled studies, don't exceed the recommended dosages.
I remember one bodybuilder years ago ingesting upwards of forty amino acids each day. More may not be better, but possibly a risk to your long-term health.
It is also a good idea to discuss your bodybuilding supplement regimen with your physician. If you are taking prescription medications, certain nutritional supplements may interfere with the positive action of the medication.
As a result of the quick-fix bodybuilding and fitness mentality, bodybuilders are being taken advantage of by a great percentage of bodybuilding supplement vendors. To determine if a supplement does what they say it will, check off the 5 steps I presented above. Your results, pocketbook, and health will thank you.
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