Although taking diatery supplements can have a very good effects on our health and our performance during training, we can't be ignorant to the fact that by midless use of supplements can badly affect our health. Taking supplements is not so simple as many people could think, as overdosing or mixing wrong supplements can bring much harm to our body. A great example is a vitamin all of us know - vitamin D. Too much of this vitamin can harm our kidneys(kidney stones) or cause muscle pain. Overdosing calcium isn't a good idea either. Calcium is connected with vitamin D, as if we take too much calcium without adequate vitamin D to help absorb it, the extra calcium settles in the arteries instead of the bones. Many specialists say, that excessive usage of creatine can result in dehydration as well as kidney damage. What's more, it can worsen the symptoms of people who suffer with asthma. Although taking supplements can improve our performance and our health, overdosing it may h...
Many people often wonder how big impact taking supplements can have. In this post I'm not mentioning any steroids, just supplements as creatine, pre-workouts or whey protein. The difference can easily be seen,as taking pre-workout supplement can basically determine on how your workout goes. First of all, you get the energy needed for making additional reps, e.g. 2 or 3 per set, which drastically increases muscle and strength progress. Taking supplements also can change one's attitude to working out and motivate them to train harder. Moving on to whey protein, there comes a question : Can we build muscle without it? Of course, as we can provide protein needed for building muscle from our meals, but when we need additional protein that we simply are not able to provide from normal meals, whey protein comes to our aid. And taking whey protein doesn't just come down to making a shake and drinking it when we want, as we can maximize muscle gains by timing of their consumption. ...