WARNING: Supplement Industry!
October 8th, 2008 · Filed Under: Uncategorized
A couple of days ago I watched the documentary Bigger, Faster, Stronger, which is about the use of steroids in America. It is a great documentary and it makes you question a lot of things and you can really see how fake and misleading a lot of people are (not to mention not having a clue about what they are talking about), from politicians, doctors, athletes, etc.
I won’t give you my whole thought process on the subject but what I will do is share my thought on the supplement industry. If you watch the movie you will see how much of the supplement world is nothing but a scam. Many of the fitness magazines that market supplements more than they provide content, have before and after pictures that are complete scams and really can’t be regulated. Here is a snap from the movie where some truth is revealed.
Hydroxycut huh?
You have to be smart and use common sense and not fall for all the marketing and hype and get information from good sources. The truth is there are supplements that should be staples in our nutrition and there are supplemnts that will help us get to our goals faster. Remember that nothing is more important than having good nutritional habits. If you eat like crap but take a bunch of supplements then you are doing absolutely nothing for yourself! Get your nutrition straight first………
Here are the supplemets that I think should be a staple with anyone trying to improve performance, gain muscle, lose weight or just improve their health (so basically everyone!):
- A good multivitamin
- Fish Oil - Omega 3’s
- Whey Protein
And some other’s that have great benefit and have years of positive research to back it up:
- Creatine
- BCAA’s (Branched Chain Amino Acids)
And I’m also intrigued by some of the research coming out on Beta-Alanine, but only time will tell whether it is here to stay.
With all of the marketing out there, I can count proven and very useful supplemets on my hand. With that said, you have to pay even more attention to getting your eating habits in check. I have wrote about this before but there are so many athletes just eating plain crap and buying hundred’s of dollars worth of supplements, hoping to get amazing results.
I am a big fan of John Berardi’s Precision Nutrition System and I use it with all of my athletes as it very applicable and it covers everything from A-Z of applying proper nutrition into your lifestyle. If you are serious about improving your performance, health and body composition, then you need to stop looking for short cuts and change your lifestyle.
Let me know what you think about supplements and steroid use and post it the comment section.
October 9th, 2008 at 2:03 am
Like Luka allready said: Don’t fall for it, it’s nothing but a scam and a lot of people is making some good money on it. It’s true- you won’t look like him eating pills, besides who wants to look like Connan the Barbarian??!! My personal opinion is : healthy nutrition, hard and constant workouts and adding whey, omega-3 and multivitamin. It’s the lifstyle not a matter of a few weeks like everyone hopes it is….
October 10th, 2008 at 2:19 am
I will have some real before and after pictures from my athletes soon…..just hard training,good programming and sound consistent nutrition will get you incredible results.
October 10th, 2008 at 8:23 am
you called it bro….my favorite part of the movie is when he picks up a bunch of Mexicans of the street to help him with packaging his supplements. I think he said it cost him less the 3 dollars a bottle to make and he could sell that shit for 60 bucks….and oh yeah don’t forget about the secret ingredient “proprietary blend”….the supplement industry is a fucking joke. They should have to prove the supplement works before they sell it …not the other way around.
October 13th, 2008 at 7:34 am
Magazines, movies, promotional videos etc. show these athletes (who probably take stereoids)in a real time, currently they are shown as idols, heroes. But can these athletes stay like that for longer period? The consequences of taking stereoids are always hidden to the public. I am really curious how will this “athlete” from a clip look like when he will be 40-50? How will his body react on a long term on this artificial hormones consumption? Like Uki said, it’s a lifestyle to become and look like a real athlete, not just fast overnight transformation.