Friday, May 21, 2010

Amino Acids And Weight Training

By Douglas Yates

As time goes on more and more supplements are available for bodybuilding and the question arises as to the value of these supplements.

Before we explore what you should look for in bodybuilding supplements, let me start by saying this: when starting a muscle-building program, remember that good nutrition should be the first thing you choose to work on. Taking handfuls of supplements and drinking shake after shake won't do a thing if you are eating processed garbage.

If you do believe in using supplements only, in your body building program, you are not going to see that cut and ripped physique that you are pursuing. Both are required for best results.

Now, in order to decide which supplements you may want to add to your diet, you need to think about what you want to achieve in your muscle gain goals. Just because all the guys at the gym are taking a particular supplement, does NOT mean it is the be-all and end-all of bodybuilding supplements, and it doesn't mean that you need to take it. The same goes for all the glossy ads you see in bodybuilding magazines.

Once you have decided how cut or ripped you want to be, do some research, and then, and only then, decide which supplements to incorporate into your program.

Your mother probably told you that there is no substitute for hard work and body building is no different. No supplement in the world will do it for you alone.

Upping your intake of Amino Acids may be the one best thing you can do to actually build muscle. Every heard of them? If not you better find out pretty quick because the chances are that you are not getting sufficient amounts in the food you eat. Amino Acids are very important to your success.

Amino Acids can be taken as a direct supplement or you can get them from body building products like Whey protein. If you don't like the taste of Whey then take the pills. Taking the supplement once or twice a day will get the results you want.

If you want to continue to add more and more weight as your program progresses you will nee to take Creatine which is a nitrogenous acid. This will give you the energy to push yourself.

Here's the bottom line - if you want to change your body and gain lean, hard muscle, then you need to use your head first. Eat right, drink plenty of water, remember to rest you body in between workouts, and be sensible when it comes to incorporating the good kind of bodybuilding supplements into your diet.

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