Building Muscle Tips Newsletter #4

Dear Fellow Muscle-Builder,

Nothing is more confusing in the world
of bodybuilding than the all-too controversial topic of muscle-building
supplementation. Just flip open any muscle magazine and you
will be instantly flooded with endless advertisements for
all kinds of pills, powders and liquids that promise dramatic gains
in minimal time.

Health & fitness supplements are
a multi-billion dollar industry, and their carefully planned
out marketing campaigns have been sucking in good, honest people just
like you for years.

Before I go any further, I want you
to truly understand one important fact…

There are no shortcuts to any
place worth going!

If your goal is to achieve a strong,
muscular body, I guarantee that you will not get
there by pounding back bodybuilding pills and powders. If supplements
actually followed up on the promises that they made, everyone
would be huge and muscular.

You might be thinking by now that I
am completely against the use of supplements.

This is definitely not the case!

All I want you to realize is that supplements
are just that: supplements. They are there to supplement
your diet and fill in those missing gaps that whole food simply cannot
provide.

If you’re training hard and eating properly,
supplements can definitely help you reach your goals faster than you
would without them. However, supplements are not there to replace
anything. They are simply there to give your program an extra
boost.

The important thing is for you to learn
which supplements are worth your money and which ones are not. But
with the endless number of products out there and all of
those greedy marketers trying to get their hands on your money, how
can you possibly know who to listen to?

Luckily for you, that’s what I’m here
for!

Here are a few supplements that make
the cut on my “approved” list…

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Multivitamins

While it may be true that natural foods
contain all of the vitamins and minerals necessary for an average
person to stay fit and healthy, those who train intensely with weights
have much higher nutritional requirements.

Intense workout sessions place heavy demands on the body, and therefore
greater amounts of vitamins and minerals are necessary to allow for
optimal performance and recovery.

Taking a high-potency
multivitamin everyday is a great way to make sure that you’re receiving
all of the vitamins you need. Vitamins perform literally thousands
of functions within your body that are not only important to overall
health but are critical in the muscle-growth process.


Protein Supplements

If you’re looking to add a considerable
amount of muscle to your frame, you will need to eat roughly 1-2 grams
of protein per pound of bodyweight every day, which should be spaced
out over 5-7 meals. This is extremely difficult to do using strictly
whole-foods, and this is where protein supplements come in handy.

Whey shakes, meal replacements
and protein bars will allow you to easily boost your protein intake
and consume a quick meal without endless preparation and cooking.



Creatine

Creatine is found naturally in fish
and red meat, but in order to obtain a significant amount you’d have
to eat a lot of these foods. Creatine is the most researched
sports supplement available and has been shown time and time again
to be both safe and highly effective. 

Creatine will aid you in building muscle
by hydrating your muscle cells, increasing your short-term energy
stores, buffering the effects of lactic acid and by improving your
recovery.

For the best results,
use 5 grams daily.


Essential Fatty Acids

Otherwise known as the “good fats”,
essential fatty acids are highly beneficial to the muscle growth process.
Among their many positive effects on overall health, EFA’s can help
to speed up your results by increasing testosterone levels, improving
your metabolism and volumizing your muscle cells. Flax seed oil and
extra virgin olive oil are great sources of EFA’s.

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These are just a few of the basic, proven
supplements that will help to enhance your gains. Just remember, supplements
will NOT do the work for you! They are just one small piece of a much
larger puzzle.

You can find some more detailed advice on these supplements by checking
out a great little video article I put together for you….

- Bonus Video Lesson - “The Only 4 Muscle Building Supplements You REALLY Need!” Click Here To View This Video Lesson

It’s also very important to remember
that there are far more worthless supplements out there than
there are legit ones. Every month a new company comes out with some
new “revolutionary breakthrough” that promises huge gains. You must
be aware of this and not allow yourself to get sucked into the never-ending
mass of marketing B.S.

Here are a few supplements that are
marketed heavily but that you should definitely avoid…

Citrulline
– Considered “the next big thing in bodybuilding”, citrulline supposedly
works by increasing the body’s levels of nitric oxide, which translates
into greater power output and muscle growth. Sounds great, except
for the fact that there isn’t a single study out there that supports
its benefits.

Ecdysterone – Ecdysterone
is what is known as a “plant sterol”: a compound found in plants that
is structurally similar to anabolic human steroids such as testosterone.
After various tests and studies, most scientists concluded that ecdysterone
simply did not have any anabolic effect on humans whatsoever.

N02 – Although still
a very popular muscle building and strength gaining aid that continues
to fly off the shelves, anyone who pays attention to the latest research
knows that N02 has basically been “debunked” at this point.

Not only is there no clear-cut evidence that arginine (the active
ingredient in N02 supplements) raises nitric oxide levels in the body
(the claimed benefit of these products)… but there is also no evidence
that increased nitric oxide levels even have any positive effect on
muscle growth or strength increases in the first place.

Make sure to choose your supplements
carefully. Here are a few other products that I would generally suggest
steering clear of…

The supplementation issue is a tricky
one, and that’s why I took the time to personally review and evaluate
24 of the most popular muscle building supplements on the market today.
These reviews can be found in chapter 5 of my complete e-book, The
Truth About Building Muscle.

All of the products are separated into
4 organized categories that rank each product based on its effectiveness.
This could potentially save you hundreds or even
thousands of dollars of your hard-earned money by allowing
you to only spend it on products that are going to have an appreciable
effect on your results.

The e-book contains a full review and
detailed look at all of the following products:

Click Here for more details.

We’ve now outlined 4 of my “approved”
muscle building supplements and we also talked about a few products
that are marketed heavily but should be avoided.

Lesson #5 should arrive in about 72
hours and will teach you some proven, step-by-step methods for naturally
increasing your body’s production of a highly anabolic substance that
is considered to be the “holy grail” of muscle growth.

Talk to you soon,

Best regards,

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