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BigGuns29
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I once read somewhere, "America has the healthiese toilets in the world." Implying all the vitamins and supplements people take are found in the sewer systems. Most people do not even digest the stuff they take. I just take the protein powders since they are already broken down. I am not a scientist or anything but hell, some of the supplement companies dont even know what a scientist is either. Some of them are ran out of a basement and they steal research that someone has done on a certain product and somehow tie it to their product and try to push it that way. Just my 2 cents.
Here is a clip of one of the online books George Spellwin sells and I bought it. It basically says the supplement industry is built on deception and fraud.
"This is a story that had to be told. As most everyone who has been involved with bodybuilding for any appreciable amount of time knows, the business of supplements has a history fraught with deceit and deception. The very term "snake oil," a colloquial expression used to describe any fraudulent product, stems from the days of the traveling salesman of the nineteenth century who sold "tonics" and "elixirs" to gullible townsfolk with the promise of increased vigor and vitality. The marketing strategies of today's hucksters may be more sophisticated, but the message is the same. If you want more (fill in the blank... Muscle? Hair? Stamina? Sex?), then BUY THIS PRODUCT! When people are hopeful to the point of desperation for a specific desire, they are willing to take desperate measures to obtain that desire. That often means paying "any price." And the people doing the selling know this. That's why they pay famous athletes millions to endorse their products. But isn't it dumb to believe a new product is responsible for the athletes past successes? Nevertheless, the ploy works.
Nowhere is this premise more prevalent than in the industry of bodybuilding supplements. We've seen them come - and we've seen them go. Ambiguous terms like "adaptagens" and "metabolic optimizers" that were major "buzz words" just a few years back, appear amusingly quaint compared to the more scientific terminology currently in vogue. Then again, it's a good bet that ten years from now, we may all be laughing at how seriously we debated the superiority of ion-exchanged ultra low temperature bio-available micro-encapsulated protein with non-denatured triple cross flow filtrated long chained oligopeptide bonded enzymically hydrolyzed protein isolate! "
Try this: Stop all supplementation -- eat and train as you normally do -- and every week use $100 worth of one supplement. Keep it up for 6 weeks. Then get back to me on how much muscle you put on.
Bottom line: Most bodybuilding supplements are a joke. Having said that, I should say, I'm a big believer in supplementing vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, but it's mostly for health purposes. I also sincerely believe that many herbs can be useful for specific conditions. But the only substance that builds muscle is protein. And that comes in a tasty and convenient version called food. Try it sometime. You'll like it.
Here is a clip of one of the online books George Spellwin sells and I bought it. It basically says the supplement industry is built on deception and fraud.
"This is a story that had to be told. As most everyone who has been involved with bodybuilding for any appreciable amount of time knows, the business of supplements has a history fraught with deceit and deception. The very term "snake oil," a colloquial expression used to describe any fraudulent product, stems from the days of the traveling salesman of the nineteenth century who sold "tonics" and "elixirs" to gullible townsfolk with the promise of increased vigor and vitality. The marketing strategies of today's hucksters may be more sophisticated, but the message is the same. If you want more (fill in the blank... Muscle? Hair? Stamina? Sex?), then BUY THIS PRODUCT! When people are hopeful to the point of desperation for a specific desire, they are willing to take desperate measures to obtain that desire. That often means paying "any price." And the people doing the selling know this. That's why they pay famous athletes millions to endorse their products. But isn't it dumb to believe a new product is responsible for the athletes past successes? Nevertheless, the ploy works.
Nowhere is this premise more prevalent than in the industry of bodybuilding supplements. We've seen them come - and we've seen them go. Ambiguous terms like "adaptagens" and "metabolic optimizers" that were major "buzz words" just a few years back, appear amusingly quaint compared to the more scientific terminology currently in vogue. Then again, it's a good bet that ten years from now, we may all be laughing at how seriously we debated the superiority of ion-exchanged ultra low temperature bio-available micro-encapsulated protein with non-denatured triple cross flow filtrated long chained oligopeptide bonded enzymically hydrolyzed protein isolate! "
Try this: Stop all supplementation -- eat and train as you normally do -- and every week use $100 worth of one supplement. Keep it up for 6 weeks. Then get back to me on how much muscle you put on.
Bottom line: Most bodybuilding supplements are a joke. Having said that, I should say, I'm a big believer in supplementing vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, but it's mostly for health purposes. I also sincerely believe that many herbs can be useful for specific conditions. But the only substance that builds muscle is protein. And that comes in a tasty and convenient version called food. Try it sometime. You'll like it.
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