Thinking about supplements, what are the best brands you guys go for??
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UFTriGator posted 37 weeks ago.
Supplements don't boost training. The ONLY thing that makes you faster at swimming, biking, and running is to go swimming, biking, and running (well...some core work helps, too, but I digress). Most supplements are designed to help you recover faster. Unless your recovery time is hindering your workouts, supplements are a waste. Being a little bit sore the next day doesn't count as "hindering". If you're training less than 20 hours a week or so (with LOTS of intensity), you don't need any supplements.
What supplements increase stamina? None. Longer, harder, more frequent workouts do. When you get to the point where going longer, harder, and more frequently becomes impossible (this is starting to sound like a Viagara ad), then certain supplements will help you train more/harder, which will make you faster. Even then, the supplements are only INDIRECTLY making you faster...the TRAINING is the direct contributer to any performance gains.
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Triguy98 posted 37 weeks ago.
Matt speaks the truth. Your only supplements should be multivitamins. Other commercially available substances may claim to help you, but they are all lies. The only chemicals that you can put into your body and actually improve stamina are things like HGH and EPO, which are neither legal or ethical in the use for sports.
The sooner you realize that you are your best resource for getting fast and being able to go longer, the sooner you will start seeing gains.
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Warrior posted 30 weeks ago.
6 pints of Guinness followed by a whiskey chaser will make you go faster than anyone on the planet, in fact you will be faster, more frequent, and certainly feel pretty well boosted.
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Hey i'm interested in taking some supplements to boost my training.
What sort of brands do you recommend for increasing stamina?!