Three-time Mr. Olympia runner-up and three-time Arnold Classic victor — Kai Greene — once offered up this bit of wisdom: “Bodybuilding is an art; your body is the canvas, weights are your brush, and nutrition is your paint. We all have the ability to turn a self-portrait into a masterpiece.” But there’s definitely a third piece Greene forgot to mention: sports supplements as the palette. It takes a perfect blend of all three to build an … [Read more...]
20+ Protein Supplement Industry Statistics & Market Trends
There’s an ancient proverb in the Swoly Bible that reads; “Proteins are like LEGOS. Protein is the building block of muscle; LEGOS are the building blocks of building blocks. Ipso facto, you can never have enough of either.” – The Brofessor That one’s Confucius-level deep and — perhaps unintentionally — dead-on accurate. (The protein part, not the LEGO bit; anybody with a soul knows you can’t have too many LEGOS.) The protein … [Read more...]
What is the Difference Between Protein Powders?
Is all protein made equally? And, why are there so many different forms of whey protein? I thought I knew the answers to these questions, but when I formulated all of the products for Ladder, I quickly learned that there’s a dark side of the supplement industry that has nothing to do with illegal ingredients or dangerous products. In many cases, the “good” supplements you take might not be giving your body what you think. … [Read more...]
Redcon1’s Product Total War Causes a Heart Attack!
Yes you read that correctly, a product called Total War by Redcon1 causes a heart attack. But when the CEO of Redcon1 is under 14 federal indictments for lacing dietary supplements with drugs it’s to be expected. Shame on Aaron Singerman for putting money before people’s health. Watch the video below. SOURCE: Supplements – IronMag Bodybuilding Blog - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]
Does Fish Oil Supplementation Impact Recovery?
Fish oil supplements have many proven health benefits, so scientists are researching to ascertain if fish oil can aid in muscle soreness and recovery. Fish oil supplementation has gained a lot of attention for its health benefits. Specifically, supplementation of omega 3 fatty acids has demonstrated positive effects on blood pressure, triglycerides, and heart rate.1 read more SOURCE: Breaking Muscle - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]
30 Surprising Fitness Supplement Industry Market Statistics
Beeline to the health & fitness aisle at your local supermarket or chain retail store, and you’ll find yourself in a “magical wonderland” that many lifters describe as “heaven.” Rocket freeze pre-workout powders for a caffeinated jolt. Birthday cake-flavored protein bars to rebuild those pythons. Horse pill fat burners that slim down the gut you owe to pizza roll binges. It’s a fitness junkie’s playground! But if you explore a little … [Read more...]
Using Ascent Pre Workout for More Gains (Review)
When you add a tagline like the “Official Sponsor of Hard Work” to your brand, you’re practically setting yourself up for failure. High expectations. Globally-known professional athletes agreeing to sponsorships. Results! Miraculously (or not), Ascent Protein has managed to do the unthinkable — all three of those things and then some. But is Ascent Pre Workout the cure to lagging gains or gloomy plateaus? We’re tired of the garbage … [Read more...]
The Best Time to Take Creatine
When I was hired by LeBron James and Arnold Schwarzenegger to create the formulas for Ladder, the first products we worked on were a protein powder and a pre-workout. Every product started with a specific focus on the best ingredients. For us, “best” was not about new or different. We primarily measured ingredients based on three factors: Ingredients that had the most evidence. Ingredients that delivered real results for real people … [Read more...]
Vitamins That May Help Grow Hair
Loss of hair, or baldness, can be the result of not having enough vitamin B supplements. Vitamin B is very important, as it contains B3 niacin, which is very important for growing hair. Vitamin B6 is another important vitamin, containing nutrients such as sulfur, biotin, magnesium, and zinc. Without these vitamins, your body won’t be […] SOURCE: Fitness Tips for Life - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]
All About Vitamin A
Vitamin A was first discovered back in 1912, by a Polish biochemist named Casimir Funk. He came up with the word vitamine, which was later given the name vitamin. Funk was the first to discover vitamins as we know them today, although vitamin A was actually the first one discovered, hence the letter “A” in […] SOURCE: Fitness Tips for Life - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]
Ascent Native Fuel Whey Protein Powder Review
A trip to the Vitamin Shoppe (or even the fitness aisle of a retail store) is supposed to be exciting. Dozens of options, flavors galore, and almost guaranteed gains on the horizon. But then … you flip those 4-pound tubs around and scan the labels. 80mg of cholesterol? Maltodextrin? 190 calories per serving? Choosing a new whey protein powder winds up being a “lesser of two evils” scenario. If you want the mass, you have to make … [Read more...]
Discover Supplements That Benefit Your Specific Needs With Supplement Advisor
Should I take fish oil? Isn’t it good for reducing inflammation and heart health? What’s better? Pill form or liquid? Discover supplements that benefit your specific needs with Supplement Advisor The supplement industry sometimes seems like the wild wild west, where you’re left feeling like there are more questions than answers: Should I take fish oil? Isn’t it good for reducing inflammation and heart health? What’s better? … [Read more...]
Does Creatine Break a Fast? (And Does it Matter?)
One of the greatest things about the fitness industry is how it constantly adapts throughout the years, never afraid to change its standards based on new information or techniques that are discovered. While in years past you’d have heard bodybuilding great Arnold Schwarzenegger touting the use of supplements such as creatine, you’d likely have associated concepts along the lines of fasting more with holy men, like the Dalai Lama. In the … [Read more...]
My Experience with Chlorella
My latest health food supplement is Chlorella. I have heard of Chlorella for about a year now and started looking around for it and reading up about it for the last couple months. Finally a couple of weeks ago I picked up bottle of 150 tablet of 500mg of Chlorella. If you know nothing about […] SOURCE: Fitness Tips for Life - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]
Betaine: The Other Beet Supplement
New dietary supplements enter the fitness space all the time, but they rarely pan out and make the jump from promising to reliably effective. While betaine, also known as trimethylglycine, is anything but new, it has yet to become a household name in the world of fitness-oriented supplements, and research investigating its effects on human performance and body composition is finally beginning to accumulate. While much of my recent writing has … [Read more...]
7 Best Organic Pre-Workout Supplements (2020 Reviews)
Here are the best organic pre workout supplements to increase your gym performance. Need a little boost before your workout? You’ve probably been doing your research, comparing all these supplements, but your main concern is… “Are they natural?” Hey, we get it. Putting a bunch of foreign chemicals in your body, regardless of the intended muscle-building benefits seems questionable. That’s why we did … [Read more...]
Feeling Headachy After Taking Melatonin? Doctors Explain Why There Could Be a Link
While sleep aids like melatonin shouldn't be taken long-term, there's no denying its power to help you get through a particularly rough patch of sleeplessness or even jet lag. As with any supplement or medicine, though, you might experience side effects while taking melatonin. POPSUGAR asked doctors about melatonin-induced headaches, specifically. Here's what you need to know. Can Melatonin Cause Headaches? The data on this is mixed. Neha Patkak, … [Read more...]
‘Spiking’ (not Replacing) Suboptimal Amounts of #Whey With #EAAs Yields Increase in Net Protein Balance, Yet not(!) Protein Synthesis in Muscle -…
You will probably have read about the results of this recent study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences elsewhere already - hopefully in an article that applied the same rigorous scrutiny as this one."Wait: EAAs are better than whey?" If that's your overgeneralized and essentially wrong (there was no comparison of EAA vs. Whey, but one of EAA+whey vs. whey 😎) take-home message from the abstract of a recent study in the Journal … [Read more...]
The Lifter’s Guide to Caffeine
Prefer to listen? Check out the podcast episode on this topic. Want to hear Eric and Greg discuss the key takeaways from the caffeine literature? Check out the podcast episode they recorded about caffeine and health and sex-based caffeine differences. The episode also contains an interview with IPF World Champion Natalie Hanson. Listen below, or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. … [Read more...]
BCAA’s Alone Won’t Build Muscle
by Matt Weik There seems to be some confusion in the sports nutrition industry on whether BCAAs are good as an intra or post-workout supplement. Many people use them intra-workout to help with recovery as well as reduce soreness post-workout. However, researchers are now saying that BCAAs have a very limited role on building muscle SOURCE: Supplements – IronMag Bodybuilding Blog - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]
I Drank Wellness Shots For a Week and Felt Unstoppable, So I Asked RDs If They’re Legit
Lots of brands have introduced wellness shots to the market, claiming they'll improve sleep, boost immunity, and more. But do they actually work? That's the question I posed to dietitians after experiencing their magic - or what I thought was magic - for myself. It's a tough sell, the idea that you can buy health in a (teeny, tiny) bottle, but when my whole family fell under the weather, I decided to throw back Suja's Immunity Shots, hoping the … [Read more...]