If you are reading any magazine which claims to teach you how to build muscle, you could be forgiven for groaning every time you turn the page to be met with an advert for a pre-workout supplement claiming to be the difference between success and failure in the gym. In today's article we are going to show you how effective, or ineffective, these products can actually be.
If you are to believe the hype, which supplements want you to do of course, then you'll expect to be able to see life changing results within a week. Naturally, things don't work out that way.
While the last three decades has seen countless improvements in our knowledge of fitness and nutrition, the basic rules of building a leaner, more powerful physique have remained largely untouched.
It is very, very easy to get lost in the world of bodybuilding supplements and so many fitness enthusiasts get caught up in the craze of buying the latest powders and shakes to enhance their results, but so few see returns to warrant the massive expenditure they are making.
So, what is a pre-workout supplement actually designed to do for you?
When it comes to pre-workout supplements you have one very simple task at hand. They are created to increase your energy before a gym session, that's it.
How are you supposed to know which one is the best with all of the choices available to you?
The basic rule of marketing is that every company believes in their own product. As a result, every company is going to hype up their latest product by labeling it as the best in it's niche. As a consumer this can lead to confusion. The ingredients will tell you just how effective it actually is.
Ingredients usually contain substances like caffeine and nitric oxide boosters, otherwise known as N.O. boosters, which basically give your body a rush of energy. Will it make you lift heavier than you could before? No, you'll simply have a considerable amount of energy for about an hour, it's up to you to use that energy correctly.
You have undoubtedly already seen the products which claim that they will give you skin splitting workouts and increase your raw power by over 250%.... The sad fact of the matter is, however, they have very little scientific research to back up their claims. Testing a particulal pre-workout supplement can become a case of trial and error, with something really pumping up one individual yet having very little effect on another.
Our body adapts, of course, so you generally have to change pre-workout supplement every three months otherwise you will notice it has less impact each time you take it. Since the discovery of creatine monohydrate products in the late 1980's, the bodybuilding industry has been set on finding the next big breakthrough. Pre-workout supplements are not 100% necessary in order to get results. If you want to know how to build muscle, you can certainly do it without taking one of these before you hit the gym.
If you are to believe the hype, which supplements want you to do of course, then you'll expect to be able to see life changing results within a week. Naturally, things don't work out that way.
While the last three decades has seen countless improvements in our knowledge of fitness and nutrition, the basic rules of building a leaner, more powerful physique have remained largely untouched.
It is very, very easy to get lost in the world of bodybuilding supplements and so many fitness enthusiasts get caught up in the craze of buying the latest powders and shakes to enhance their results, but so few see returns to warrant the massive expenditure they are making.
So, what is a pre-workout supplement actually designed to do for you?
When it comes to pre-workout supplements you have one very simple task at hand. They are created to increase your energy before a gym session, that's it.
How are you supposed to know which one is the best with all of the choices available to you?
The basic rule of marketing is that every company believes in their own product. As a result, every company is going to hype up their latest product by labeling it as the best in it's niche. As a consumer this can lead to confusion. The ingredients will tell you just how effective it actually is.
Ingredients usually contain substances like caffeine and nitric oxide boosters, otherwise known as N.O. boosters, which basically give your body a rush of energy. Will it make you lift heavier than you could before? No, you'll simply have a considerable amount of energy for about an hour, it's up to you to use that energy correctly.
You have undoubtedly already seen the products which claim that they will give you skin splitting workouts and increase your raw power by over 250%.... The sad fact of the matter is, however, they have very little scientific research to back up their claims. Testing a particulal pre-workout supplement can become a case of trial and error, with something really pumping up one individual yet having very little effect on another.
Our body adapts, of course, so you generally have to change pre-workout supplement every three months otherwise you will notice it has less impact each time you take it. Since the discovery of creatine monohydrate products in the late 1980's, the bodybuilding industry has been set on finding the next big breakthrough. Pre-workout supplements are not 100% necessary in order to get results. If you want to know how to build muscle, you can certainly do it without taking one of these before you hit the gym.
About the Author:
Creator: Russ Howe PTI is a popular fitness coach. See how to build muscle with our new video guide giving the 5 steps to a more muscular body and creatine.
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