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Supplements do have their place, we all use them on here. But from an overall standpoint, do you think most lifters and aspiring bodybuilders in the gym rely too heavily on Supplements? For example I've heard questions thrown around such as "Can I live off of protein shakes?" Or "What happens if my pump product runs out?"
First of all as you know carbs play a role in muscle glycogen. The best way to achieve a pump is to load up on carbs before a workout. If you do not have carbs in your system, your pump is not gonna be nearly as good as when you have a nice carb loaded meal prior to your workout. You may not even achieve a pump at all if you are too carb depleted.
Protein powder has its place, but no way would you only want to consume protein powder over real food for the majority of your meals.
Secondly, do you absolutely need to drink a post workout carb supplement or even a scoop of whey protein? **** no. Eat a banana and drink some chocolate milk instead. Throw in a cliff bar while you are at it.
Its amazing to me when I'm at the gym and I see young people talking about this supplement and that supplement like they are necessary to achieve gains or get a monster pump. All you need is solid whole foods and plenty of water to make productive gains. No fat burner is gonna do **** either unless you are doing productive cardio with a solid diet.
Have one guy invest all his money into food and gallons of water for a month. Have the other guy spend all his money on supplements. I guarantee you the guy who has his diet down with whole foods makes much better gains than the guy who relies heavily on supplements as long as his training is good.
First of all as you know carbs play a role in muscle glycogen. The best way to achieve a pump is to load up on carbs before a workout. If you do not have carbs in your system, your pump is not gonna be nearly as good as when you have a nice carb loaded meal prior to your workout. You may not even achieve a pump at all if you are too carb depleted.
Protein powder has its place, but no way would you only want to consume protein powder over real food for the majority of your meals.
Secondly, do you absolutely need to drink a post workout carb supplement or even a scoop of whey protein? **** no. Eat a banana and drink some chocolate milk instead. Throw in a cliff bar while you are at it.
Its amazing to me when I'm at the gym and I see young people talking about this supplement and that supplement like they are necessary to achieve gains or get a monster pump. All you need is solid whole foods and plenty of water to make productive gains. No fat burner is gonna do **** either unless you are doing productive cardio with a solid diet.
Have one guy invest all his money into food and gallons of water for a month. Have the other guy spend all his money on supplements. I guarantee you the guy who has his diet down with whole foods makes much better gains than the guy who relies heavily on supplements as long as his training is good.