How to Use Bodybuilding Supplements To Burn Fat And Build Muscle

Mar 1
09:39

2011

Martin Cooper

Martin Cooper

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Supplements are not a substitute for a good diet, but, when combined with a good diet and a regular exercise program, can burn fat, build muscle, and contribute to overall good health.

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Bodybuilding is an increasingly popular sport because it may be one of the fastest ways to burn fat and build muscle. Not only does the average person look better,How to Use Bodybuilding Supplements To Burn Fat And Build Muscle Articles sometimes remarkably better, after only 12 weeks of consistent dieting and exercising, but also feels "like a new person."

Somewhere on this journey, the bodybuilder will come to realize that eating a regular diet is not enough. He or she discovers that their muscles do not recover fast enough from the high exertion of the sport, and that they are sore for a long period of time. This is when they come to realize the value of bodybuilding supplements.

A bodybuilding supplement will provide that extra burst of nutrients necessary to heal the micro-lesions in the muscles cause by lifting weights, the soreness caused by a build-up of lactic acid in the muscles, and the fatigue caused by tapping into the body's energy reserves.

A bodybuilding supplement will make it easier to enjoy measurable gains in the gym, week after week. Supplements not only make it easier to recover from workouts, but also easier to lift more weights and do more cardiovascular exercise than before.

What Supplements Do Personal Trainers Recommend

Although you will find numerous bodybuilding supplements in magazines, not all of them work as advertised, nor are a large number of them necessary. You will not look like Mr. Olympia of Ms. Fitness even if you take the same supplements that they take. They are doing much more than taking the supplements that they claim gave them their superb physiques and the edge in competitions.

Those personal trainers who do recommend supplements have a basic list of what has worked for their clients.

This list consists of 3 basic, necessary or core supplements:

• A multivitamin and mineral supplement.

• Whey protein.

• Vitamin C.

These provide the body the fundamental micronutrients of vitamins and minerals, as well as an additional dose of the macronutrient protein. Additional Vitamin C will help the connective tissues heal and repair. This supplementation will burn fat, build muscle, and help stimulate a complete recovery between workouts.

In addition, for that extra edge, the following are the most popular supplements:

• Creatine Monohydrate

• Glutamine

• BCAAs

• Nitric Oxide

Taken individually, or as a "stack," they will build size and strength, enhance endurance and cardiovascular recovery, and boost overall performance during a workout and help recovery after it. Each one alone will work well, but you will enjoy optimum results by taking all of them.

Benefits of These 7 Supplements

Here is a short description of the benefits of each of these supplements:

• Multivitamins and mineral supplementation helps the many systemic and cellular functions in the human body to recover from exercise. In our modern world of over-processed and packaged foods, as well as the poor mineral content in the soils, these provide nutrients that are only found in low amounts in regular foods.

• Whey protein supplements are derived from milk and it provides a high level of branch chain amino acids. They help muscles recover from exercise and assist in the process of building stronger muscles.

• Vitamin C supplements after a workout provide the 3 grams that were lost during the workout. Vitamin C helps speed muscular recovery after a workout. In addition, it supports the immune system.

• Creatine Monohydrate supplements provide cellular ATP energy (adenosine triphosphate), to build size and increase strength.

• L-Glutamine supplements increases cellular fuel and heals micro-lesions in muscles caused by lifting weights, and optimizes performance.

• BCAAs builds muscles, burns body fat, improve physical endurance, reduce inflammation in muscles, protects the immune system, and accelerates recuperation. The most important branch chain amino acids are leucine, isoleucine, and valine, which work in synergy.

• Nitric oxide supplements, formed when L-arginine, an amino acid breaks down. Nitric oxide is a gas in blood vessels that increases blood flow. Using it a bodybuilder has a great pump. As blood flow increases, more nutrients are supplied to the muscles.