If you are reading any magazine which claims to teach you how to build muscle, you could be forgiven for groaning every time you turn the page to be met with an advert for a pre-workout supplement claiming to be the difference between success and failure in the gym. In today's article we are going to show you how effective, or ineffective, these products can actually be.
If muscle building magazines are to be believed, then it's hard to get any results in the gym unless you are packing the latest in pre-workout stimulants. Of course, this is more marketing hype than actual fact.
The basic principles of getting bigger have remained largely unchanged over the last twenty five years.
With pre-workout supplements costing an average of 30 for a month's supply, getting hooked on finding the next big thing can turn into a very expensive bad habit. It's a craze which has really taken off in the last two years in gyms around the world yet, despite the huge financial outlay involved, most people complain at a lack of physical results.
So, what is a pre-workout supplement actually designed to do for you?
Despite all of the scientific claims and references you might see on the flashy packaging, the actual job of a pre-workout supplement is really simple. It's there to get your body pumped up before you hit the weights.
The hardest part, of course, is being able to tell which one is the best for you.
The basic rule of marketing is that every company believes in their own product. As a result, every company is going to hype up their latest product by labeling it as the best in it's niche. As a consumer this can lead to confusion. The ingredients will tell you just how effective it actually is.
Ingredients usually contain substances like caffeine and nitric oxide boosters, otherwise known as N.O. boosters, which basically give your body a rush of energy. Will it make you lift heavier than you could before? No, you'll simply have a considerable amount of energy for about an hour, it's up to you to use that energy correctly.
One area where this particular niche of products are not so great is science. There isn't a whole lot of scientific data to back up the need for a fitness enthusiast to take this kind of supplement, with a lot of exercisers using them purely through personal choice.
Our body adapts, of course, so you generally have to change pre-workout supplement every three months otherwise you will notice it has less impact each time you take it. Since the discovery of creatine monohydrate products in the late 1980's, the bodybuilding industry has been set on finding the next big breakthrough. Pre-workout supplements are not 100% necessary in order to get results. If you want to know how to build muscle, you can certainly do it without taking one of these before you hit the gym.
If muscle building magazines are to be believed, then it's hard to get any results in the gym unless you are packing the latest in pre-workout stimulants. Of course, this is more marketing hype than actual fact.
The basic principles of getting bigger have remained largely unchanged over the last twenty five years.
With pre-workout supplements costing an average of 30 for a month's supply, getting hooked on finding the next big thing can turn into a very expensive bad habit. It's a craze which has really taken off in the last two years in gyms around the world yet, despite the huge financial outlay involved, most people complain at a lack of physical results.
So, what is a pre-workout supplement actually designed to do for you?
Despite all of the scientific claims and references you might see on the flashy packaging, the actual job of a pre-workout supplement is really simple. It's there to get your body pumped up before you hit the weights.
The hardest part, of course, is being able to tell which one is the best for you.
The basic rule of marketing is that every company believes in their own product. As a result, every company is going to hype up their latest product by labeling it as the best in it's niche. As a consumer this can lead to confusion. The ingredients will tell you just how effective it actually is.
Ingredients usually contain substances like caffeine and nitric oxide boosters, otherwise known as N.O. boosters, which basically give your body a rush of energy. Will it make you lift heavier than you could before? No, you'll simply have a considerable amount of energy for about an hour, it's up to you to use that energy correctly.
One area where this particular niche of products are not so great is science. There isn't a whole lot of scientific data to back up the need for a fitness enthusiast to take this kind of supplement, with a lot of exercisers using them purely through personal choice.
Our body adapts, of course, so you generally have to change pre-workout supplement every three months otherwise you will notice it has less impact each time you take it. Since the discovery of creatine monohydrate products in the late 1980's, the bodybuilding industry has been set on finding the next big breakthrough. Pre-workout supplements are not 100% necessary in order to get results. If you want to know how to build muscle, you can certainly do it without taking one of these before you hit the gym.
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About the Writer: Russ Howe PTI is a popular fitness coach. See how to build muscle with our free video guide showing the five principles to a more powerful physique and creatine.
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