The main purpose behind taking supplements is to increase your serum testosterone and growth hormone levels to their optimum level, and manipulate insulin production so as to create the best anabolic environment for the body. But there are three other major reasons why supplements should be strongly considered by the bodybuilder. The first is to help your body
make up for any deficiencies it may already have. Because of
the strict nutritional practices and the stress of training for bodybuilders,
the strict nutritional practices and the stress of training for bodybuilders,
they may have an increased need for certain vitamins and minerals.
Large quantities of potassium and zinc, for SUPPLEMENTATION 51
instance, can be lost through sweat and urine. Magnesium,
sodium and iron may also be severely affected in the athlete who trains for prolonged periods of time in hot weather. Our environment can
also contain pollutants or otherwise fail to provide for our needs. Poor agricultural
practices, industrial waste dumping, and indiscriminate disposal of urban
wastes can have a greateffect on the quality of food you get in your diet.
Soil erosion can also impactthe nutrients received in the food you eat. In a
high fat diet, where you’re eating plenty of meat, the quality of grazing
conditions for cattle can also influence the nutrients
you’ll receive.By using vitamin and mineral compounds, we hope to clear
up any deficiencies that may arise in this area. As such, they serve as a
kind of nutritional insurance policy. If you do have
deficiencies, supplements will clear these up. If you don’t, the compounds you’ll be
supplementing won’t hurt you, and they’ll give you the security of
knowing you’ll have no nutritional problems that will affect growth and overall health.
Another area important in the decision to use supplements is that of preventive
nutrition.Many of the compounds we’ll talk about below are provided to minimize
the kinds of serious illnesses that affect North Americans.
You’ll also want to protect yourself from some of the nutritional pitfalls that can
come from heavy training. Potassium is one of the essential dietary minerals,
and it canbe lost in sweat.This can be especially important to the bodybuilder,
because even mild potassium deficiency can lead to fatigue and decreased
performance.Similarly, chromium has also been shown to be essential in
carbohydrate and fat metabolism. Since the need for chromium increases
with exercise, and modern refined diets provide little
chromium, there may be a big need for it in a number of cases. Whether chromium
also providesfor other anabolic effects has yet to be proven, but I prescribe it in the
Anabolic Diet as aprecaution against any possible deficiency.......
instance, can be lost through sweat and urine. Magnesium,
sodium and iron may also be severely affected in the athlete who trains for prolonged periods of time in hot weather. Our environment can
also contain pollutants or otherwise fail to provide for our needs. Poor agricultural
practices, industrial waste dumping, and indiscriminate disposal of urban
wastes can have a greateffect on the quality of food you get in your diet.
Soil erosion can also impactthe nutrients received in the food you eat. In a
high fat diet, where you’re eating plenty of meat, the quality of grazing
conditions for cattle can also influence the nutrients
you’ll receive.By using vitamin and mineral compounds, we hope to clear
up any deficiencies that may arise in this area. As such, they serve as a
kind of nutritional insurance policy. If you do have
deficiencies, supplements will clear these up. If you don’t, the compounds you’ll be
supplementing won’t hurt you, and they’ll give you the security of
knowing you’ll have no nutritional problems that will affect growth and overall health.
Another area important in the decision to use supplements is that of preventive
nutrition.Many of the compounds we’ll talk about below are provided to minimize
the kinds of serious illnesses that affect North Americans.
You’ll also want to protect yourself from some of the nutritional pitfalls that can
come from heavy training. Potassium is one of the essential dietary minerals,
and it canbe lost in sweat.This can be especially important to the bodybuilder,
because even mild potassium deficiency can lead to fatigue and decreased
performance.Similarly, chromium has also been shown to be essential in
carbohydrate and fat metabolism. Since the need for chromium increases
with exercise, and modern refined diets provide little
chromium, there may be a big need for it in a number of cases. Whether chromium
also providesfor other anabolic effects has yet to be proven, but I prescribe it in the
Anabolic Diet as aprecaution against any possible deficiency.......
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