To Supplement or Not To Supplement?

I get asked a lot what supplements I take.  And my answer is always the same.  “None really”.  There are some people who swear by supplements.  Some who feel they have to take a ton of powders and pills to get the most out of their workouts.

While I don’t think all supplements are bad, I don’t think they are really necessary.  I think we can all probably benefit from a few, but overall, there are just a lot of supplements that aren’t needed.

For me I take a post-workout shake and it includes, a protein blend, I love Jim Stoppani’s blend “Gym”, it is a blend of egg, casein, and whey protein.  Straight whey protein isn’t really helpful.  Our bodies can’t process that amount of protein all at once, which is why the blend is so much better, because the casein is slowly digested after the initial spike of whey.  I also put a scoop of BCAA’s or Amino Acids, in it.  And lastly I put dextrose in the shake as well, it goes straight to the muscles after a workout.

That’s it.  I don’t do any other supplements.  Again, I’m not saying don’t do supplements, if something works for you, then go for it, but just know you don’t have to have them.