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do you really need to take supplements if you weight train or can you just work really hard and train your balls off in the gym and eat the perfect guy and get great results. I had this discussion the other day with a group of guys at the gym and one guy said that he never takes any supplements and he looks amazing
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They're insurance so you can be the most healthy you can be. If that isn't worth spending a minute to take them and the few cents a day it cost, then don't use them.
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I think all of us need supplements, I take supplements daily and I make sure to have my clients do the same.
bro banned nutrition and n2bm got the best supps
it makes more sense to use steroids
Your friend looks good externally, he is probably young, how about internally? Does he get necessary amount of vitamins and minerals from food? Unlikely. Body starts falling apart after 30 and it is a gradual process. when you realize you need supplements, it will be too late and by then you will need medications. I started taking supplements from 22 years old and I recommend, especially because of food quality we get these days
Proven by a very big official US Gov organisation to have less nutritional value than it did in the 50's.
Every and I mean EVERY nutritionist worthy of the title (and it's cos that's what they've been taught and MUST say) will say 'eat optimally, healthily and get the majority of your nutrition from a healthy diet'. EVERY SINGLE ONE.
Now go find a perfect diet. Grass fed, organic, fresh etc etc. Can you do it, afford it, find it? Or are you an average Joe? Buying your food from a supermarket with all the other bills, family, work and time to deal with?
problem is the quality of the soil. when you farm land, the nutrients get used up so the next season there are less in the soil and so on. my garden at home i bury bones, old food, rotten food, etc. it allows the soil to have the minerals and vitamins again to produce a good crop. farmers though obviously don't do that, they fertilize with chemicals which drops the food quality even more but produces a good harvest. the USA had dust bowl in the 20's from over use of lands, only thing that fixed it was a economic depression combined with the discover of underground aquifers. however that still does not fix the poor food quality and once that aquifer goes dry look out
now the next problem becomes supplementing to make up for these deficiencies. unfortunately your body does not have the means to magically absorb what is deficient in a lot of cases. you can sit in the sun and get vitamin D from the sun, but if you take vitamin D supplements they will almost always just go through our bodies and get pissed out. and once that domino effect happens
now the next problem becomes supplementing to make up for these deficiencies. unfortunately your body does not have the means to magically absorb what is deficient in a lot of cases. you can sit in the sun and get vitamin D from the sun, but if you take vitamin D supplements they will almost always just go through our bodies and get pissed out. and once that domino effect happens
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Absolutely to maximize your results yes you need to supplement.
It's hard to get results without supplements....if you have the courage...go for it...
It depends on your diet, not how hard you train. If there are gaps in your diet, you can supplement to fill them in.
They definitely help!
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Funny things is, the guy in the gym is probably full of shit. [emoji23]
Health = #1
Genetics + Diet = #2
Work ethic in training = #3
Rest and lifestyle = #4
Drugs = #5
This is my scale of importance until today.
Keep it in mind and you will always make the right decisions.
