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SUPPLEMENTS
Bodybuilding
supplements are taken by athletes who are involved in weight training
or other sports to help aid in the building of muscle mass or aid fat
loss. Bodybuilding supplements may also be used to improve and increase
sports performance and improve recovery from events and training.
Also, a distinction is sometimes drawn between dietary and exercise
supplements, while this method of classification is not followed by all
those who use supplements. If a distinction does exist, dietary
supplements are often defined as those supplements that aim to give the
body more of the nutrients that it ought to get from diet, but isn't
for whatever reason. Protein, meal replacement and amino acids (in
smaller quantities) based supplements are usually considered to be
dietary supplements. Exercise supplements, however, involve raising a
particular nutrient level far beyond what is typically consumed by a
human for the explicit purpose of experiencing a positive side effect
when combined with weight training. Creatine is a good example of an
exercise supplement in that, while it is found in the body naturally,
users typically ingest far more than is usually needed in order to
saturate their muscles and achieve a much greater muscle gaining
benefit.
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