What are the fitness supplements?

In daily fitness activities, in order to improve the growth ability of muscle tissue and to improve the effect of fitness, you can take some supplements. These supplements have the effect of preventing muscle damage and promoting muscle endurance. For example, glutamine is very important in building muscles. In addition, Tribulus terrestris is also popular among fitness people, which can play a certain role in improving fitness results.

1. Tribulus Terrestris

This is the first testosterone booster to appear on the market, and it is quite popular. Many people feel its power after taking it. Tribulus terrestris is a healthy herb that is a good libido booster that can boost your libido.

If the body's testosterone levels are high, Tribulus terrestris will increase libido, but the opposite is not true. An increase in libido does not mean that testosterone levels are elevated, a fact that has been repeatedly demonstrated in rats and humans. Therefore, it does not have the effect of increasing testosterone, but it is still very popular in the market because it can arouse the sexual desire of the consumer.

2. Glutamine

Glutamine is a readily available amino acid and an important component for muscle building. In fact, the more glutamine that gets into muscle cells, the stronger the muscles grow. But in real life, when you take glutamine, it is almost always stored in your intestines and never has a chance to enter your muscles.

For most people, the glutamine intake from the diet is sufficient to meet the body's needs, and taking glutamine does not increase muscle building. But for vegetarians who often have insufficient intake, or if your body is in a state of burning, unless your whole body is burned, supplementing with glutamine will be helpful. This means that glutamine helps with gut health, but it won’t make you bigger!

3. Glucosamine

Glucosamine is not recommended for actual muscle building, but when someone complains about their joint aches and pains, someone always suggests taking "glucosamine"! In fact, there is no evidence that glucosamine is effective for joint pain! The only major study on glucosamine is on osteoarthritis (also known as "degenerative arthritis") in the elderly. You may think that joint pain is the same as degenerative arthritis, but it is completely different.

4. Conjugated Linolenic Acid

For people who are losing weight, CLA is known as a fat that can burn fat, allowing you to prevent muscle loss when losing weight. It sounds pretty good, and some people even cite scientific studies to back up their claims. In fact, the results for CLA are mixed. The results of the study were obtained on mice, and we all know that not all results applicable to mice are also applicable to humans.

In fact, there’s even a study that shows CLA can lead to fat gain, so keep an eye out for that!

5. Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs)

This time, I want to clarify. BCAAs are only extremely useful in certain situations. First, BCAAs can be found in most protein sources, and are also found in high levels in most dairy protein sources (ala whey and casein). So when you're already consuming a lot of protein, you're already getting a pretty good amount of BCAAs.

If you are doing fasted training or intermittent fasting, BCAAs become useful, but the leucine metabolite HMB may be even better. If your goal in taking large amounts of BCAAs is to get stronger, whey protein may be a more appropriate product for muscle synthesis and effectiveness.

If you just want the pure muscle building effects of BCAAs, it would be cheaper to buy leucine (although it does taste like shit). BCAAs themselves are actually quite important, but you can easily get them through diet without the need for additional supplements.

The above information is provided by the author of the "Supplement Goals Reference Guide". Please read the full text rather than quoting it out of context.