Sports Supplements Will Get Your Performance
To A Higher Level
Sports supplements come in different
forms such as protein powders,
creatine, and essential
vitamins and minerals. The supplements
that you should take depend on your
goals and desires. If you are a bodybuilder
looking to increase your muscle mass,
you should be taking protein supplements
and/or creatine (there are many other
bodybuilding supplements, but these
are just a couple of the most effective
ones). If you are looking for more energy
and overall health, sticking to a vitamin
plan is recommended, along with some
herbal products.
Sticking to these two categories of
sports supplements (building muscle
mass, and the type for increasing energy
and health), this page will give a quick
breakdown of some products to use. For
the vitamins,
we will list the recommended vitamins
and minerals that should be taken for
athletes.
Muscle Building Supplements
Protein - used
to rebuild broken down muscles increasing
muscle mass. It is the building block
for muscles. Every athlete that uses
one or more of their muscle groups vigorously
should be on a protein supplement program
to give the body what it needs for reparing
and growing the muscles.
Creatine - builds
muscle mass and strength very quickly
(within the first week of use). Typically
first-time users will see an increase
in weight by about 7 - 10 pounds in
the first week. If you participate in
a body intense sport such as football,
baseball, or basketball - you may consider
using a creatine supplement. This is
one of the most popular sports supplement
for building muscle mass and strength.
Vitamin Supplements
The following list of vitamins and
minerals are recommended for overal
daily health. If you are an athlete,
you need to make sure that your body
gets the proper amounts of these nutrients
on a daily basis. The other sports supplements
above, for building mass, are secondary
to a good vitamin and mineral plan.
Here are the recommended vitamins and
minerals: Vitamin
A, Carotenoids, B
Complex, Vitamin
B6, Vitamin
C , Vitamin
D, Vitamin
E, Calcium,
Copper, Chromium,
Iodine, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese,
Phosphorus, Selenium,
Zinc, and Fish Oil
Summary
Your plan for taking sports supplements
may simply be making sure that you get
all of the daily recommended intakes
of all essential vitamins and minerals
above. Far too many people do not eat
properly - it is very difficult
to have a perfectly balanced diet
every single day.
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