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Do Supplements Really Improve Performance?:::
by Eddie Lomax
The choice to use supplements is personal... But in my opinion
the greatest amount of performance improvement is still made by
proper physical training.
Have you ever looked at a Muscle/Bodybuilding magazine or
website to get workout tips?
Assuming you have... you know that you can't turn a page without
some type of ad for supplements.
It almost makes you feel that you cannot achieve any level of
strength, conditioning or fitness without taking one or more of
these miraculous, and expensive, supplements.
Obviously, all your physical shortcomings are due to improper
supplementation.
Or are they?
If you believe the supplement ad, the reason you don't look like
that fitness model in the picture is because you have not been
drinking your $40 power shake after every workout.
But most likely it is your choice of physical training methods,
stresses, intensities and the frequency of your training that is
keeping you from reaching your goals.
Let's take a look at the word supplement for a minute...
These power mixes and concoctions are meant to supplement your
daily diet... suggesting that strength, conditioning and fitness
cannot be achieved through a regular healthy
diet.
Oh, really?
I find it hard to believe that in a society that grossly
overeats that the bodily changes that occur because of physical
training cannot be supported by proper nutrition and diet...
That the daily intake of food needs to be further supplemented
by a power shake.
Well, I'm not going to dwell on the effectiveness or uselessness
of these products... Ultimately, the choice to use supplements
or not is a personal one.
I just want to give you something to think about...
Let's say that there is a liquid formula that you pour into the
gas tank of your car that will increase the output of the engine
by 10%.
Sounds great... right?
Well, let's also say that your car also has two flat tires, a
dead battery and bad breaks.
What do you think will improve the performance of your car
more... pouring the liquid formula, "supplement", into the gas
tank, or fixing the tires, battery and breaks?
The truth is, using supplements is no substitute for proper
physical training... and more strength, conditioning and fitness
improvements can be made by proper physical training than the
use of supplements.
Your time and energy, not to mention your money, will be best
spent
by participating in an effective, interesting, modifiable
and sustainable physical fitness program that focuses on the
improvement of the 10 physical abilities needed for strength,
conditioning and fitness excellence.
If you are like me, you physically train to improve performance
in the physical abilities that will enable you to meet the
challenges of sport, work and life with excellence.
These type of improvements do not come in a bottle or powder...
but are the result of proper physical training that reinforces
your strengths and focuses on improving your weaknesses.
If you really want to become a better human being through
physical training... concentrate on your choice of training
methods, stresses and intensities.
My advice...
Focus on proper fitness training first... and then decide
whether or not you need supplements.
Most likely you will exceed your expectations... without the use
of supplements.
About the author:
Coach Lomax is a strength, conditioning and fitness coach
dedicated to building better humans for sport, work and life.
Learn more at Optimum
Physical Training or take his FREE Tabata Calisthenics
Workout Mini Course.
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