"Food for thought" on sports supplements
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To supplement means to aid or assist.No dictionary defines supplement as miracle.Protein powder is protein in powder form to put it simply.
These areas must be fulfilled first.
1)Diet to feed the muscles adequately
2)Good training for best results
3)Proper rest for maximal human growth hormone release
You can take all the protein powders or pills like a pumped lab rat but if these 3 areas are not satisfied.No results would be seen. -
Just feel like mentioning that number 3 is hard to achieve sometimes. Not everyone has a lot of time. 8 hrs of sleep or more can sometimes be a luxury purely due to workload.Originally posted by Simon Dean:To supplement means to aid or assist.No dictionary defines supplement as miracle.Protein powder is protein in powder form to put it simply.
These areas must be fulfilled first.
1)Diet to feed the muscles adequately
2)Good training for best results
3)Proper rest for maximal human growth hormone release
You can take all the protein powders or pills like a pumped lab rat but if these 3 areas are not satisfied.No results would be seen. -
You can compensate by having a better 1) or 2) but i feel that 1 needs at least 7 hrs.
Even if you do not gym, this can affect general health. -
Btw this is the same for steroids, many people think that they are the easy way out.
I know a national bodybuilder who takes it and complains how much harder he has to train and how much more he has to eat. -
But when you have a test on wed, a test on thursday, and an important FYP report to submit by Friday, along with many modules, 7 hrs of sleep a day for that week is almost impossible.Originally posted by Simon Dean:You can compensate by having a better 1) or 2) but i feel that 1 needs at least 7 hrs.
Even if you do not gym, this can affect general health.