5 Reasons to Take Supplements (AND WHEN YOU NEVER SHOULD!)

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One of the most common questions asked is whether someone needs to take supplements in order to build muscle and see results. It is a good question and one that has two completely different answers depending on the person asking it. In this video, I explain to you 5 reasons you need to take supplements and when you never should take them. If you can’t deal with brutal honesty however, I would advise you not to watch, as some feelings may be hurt.

To determine whether or not you are a candidate for supplementation you have to start with your experience level and current condition. If you are just starting out and are relegated to lifting 5 pound dumbbells for most of your exercises, you are likely not ready for supplements. You can gain far more benefits focusing on building up your strength and foundation while learning proper form and the best way to train than with stuffing your face with supplements.

The same can be said if you have allowed your diet and nutrition to put you grossly overweight. Supplements are not your savior. You first must figure out how to rededicate yourself to your nutrition so that you can lose enough weight to make supplements a viable part of the discussion once again to take you and your results to the next level.

Next you have to ask yourself if you are motivated enough to take supplements. Some people view supplementation as a way to be lax with the rest of their fitness and nutrition plan. They figure that as long as they are taking the supplements that they don’t have to worry much about everything else. Couldn’t be further from the truth. On the other hand, sometimes the act of supplementing makes you much more accountable for the rest of your actions. In this case, it can be a great advantage to helping you stay on track.

If stress is a big part of your life, be it from your work or family, supplements can become even more necessary to help keep you on track and combat that. We all know that proper nutrition and fueling can go a long way towards helping your body fight fatigue and breakdown. If stress is heavy in your life then you would particularly want to look into supplements to help keep you healthy and consistent with your nutrition in the face of schedule disruption.

Finally, ask yourself if you think that you can get all the benefits of supplements from food alone. If you think so, I can tell you in most cases you are wrong. For instance, there is simply no practical way to get as much creatine as you would need to experience its benefits from food alone. I said practical. Sure, you may be able to do it in theory, but when you consider the roadblocks that I present to you in the video you quickly realize this won’t work.

[matthewdelia]

• Creatine is good.
• Protein powder is just food.
• Multivitamin probably isn't completely necessary if you're eating enough, but it also covers your bases just in case (b vitamins, vitamin d, and certain minerals). Most multivitamins have plenty of vitamin D, which is good if you don't get a lot of sun. If yours doesn't have vitamin d, it's a really cheap stand-alone.
• Amino acid supplements and BCAAs are expensively pointless, just eat more.
• Fish oil are a great idea if you aren't eating fish often.
• Pre-workouts are caffeine with niacin, arginine, beta alanine, citrulline malate, and b vitamins. Don't rely on them for every workout, and even for heavy workouts
I'd recommend avoiding them.
• Joint supplements are just glucosamine and biotin. If you have joint problems or pain, just get those 2 things separately; they're cheap as hell.
• Post-workouts are garbage, just eat something or make another protein shake.
• Glutamine is pointless, unless you're vegetarian or don't consume dairy.
• Lysine is good for cold sores, but that's about it.
• Mass gainers are just maltodextrin and protein powder. If you absolutely don't want to eat your carbs, feel free to drink them with mass gainers.
• Testosterone boosters are all, without exception, bullshit.
• ZMA is zinc, magnesium, and B6. Generally you don't need to take a separate ZMA pill because you're getting these through a multivitamin, but if you're eating less to lose weight and don't have a vitamin with enough Z and A, a ZMA capsule could help with recovery and sleep.
• Sleep aids are melatonin and valerian root, both of which are dirt cheap and can be purchased separately.
• Weight-loss pills are usually caffeine, green tea (caffeine), green coffee bean (caffeine), and a fibre to suppress appetite. Any claims about metabolism boosting is bullshit. Just eat veggies and take a caffeine pill to replicate 99% of weight-loss pills.

[blazayblazay]

i take pre workout right before bed so i can go heavy in my dreams

[yndoden]

My mom thinks my protein shake is what is going to make me look like Arnold and eventually going to kill me...

[dakotahrivers]

It's crazy that even when he's doing a video that's supposed to be plugging his product, he's still not bullshitting us saying "just buy it" to make money. Good guy this Jeff.

[slaei]

I take my pre workout post workout to confuse the body

[tylerh]

Whenever there's an edit cut mid-sentence, I imagine Jeff got interrupted and had to fight off a group of P90X ninjas real quick.

[dillsbruv]

I find taking pre work out improves my kdr in COD.

[miniroll]

Legend has it, Jeff was using that dumbbell during the foetus stage.

[hvf]

"you have to earn the right to take supplements" fuck, this hits the nail on the head.

[athleanx]

190th?!? How the hell did that happen? I'm the one that put the video up!!

[dukem]

When he got close thought he was gonna ask about my sex life....

[mannymanny]

I take my pre work outs before working out and never work out.

[CosmoxYRik]

You have twins? That's perfect because you'll be able to try out different training and diet plans with them and compare results. You have two genetically identical test subjects.

[deriklerman]

Jeffs the kind of guy to feed his newborns muscle milk.

[stephenhartley]

jeff you need to go on joe rogan. so much misinformation about creatine sources. his interview style would really help unearth any uncertainty's people have with your work

[Pegathor]

i just started your program and took my day 1 picture a few days ago, I can't wait to see my 30, 60, and 90 progress pictures! Thank you so much for everything you do and changing my life!

[PaulDowsettUK]

To clarify, you'd have to eat 450g of tuna to get 4.5g of creatine

[MuscleNMind]

Love how you spread knowledge brother.

[rodgerbenson]

Is cannibalism ok for body muscle gain ??

[felsal]

"you have to earn the privilege to start taking supplements." Such a profound statement when you break it down!