Best Supplements for Muscle Growth

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What are best supplements for muscle growth? There are a lot of supplement products for muscle growth, which may include liquids, powders, or pills (capsules)! And this condition may make you confused on making decision to choose the best one of them that you should buy! The right choosing one of them may give different result for your muscle gain project. 

You might also like to read the previous posts about how to build muscle fast and how to increase metabolism, before continuing!

However, a supplement for muscle growth may not be as complicated or tricky to understand as it may seem -- talk with your professional dietitian or doctor first before choosing any supplement product for better result!

What is a kind of best supplement product you should choose?

Muscle growth supplement products are usually offered as ‘dietary supplement’ -- unlike medications! Therefore, these supplement product don’t need to get FDA (Food and Drugs Administration) approval. This condition may lead to more products that are not safe to use.

And to minimize this risk, all dietary supplement products must be qualified with the term of DSHEA in 1994, which include:

1. The products are intended to supplement diet (not intended to replace nutritious foods).
2. Have one or some ingredients, which may include amino acids, herbs, vitamin, etc.
3. Generally, these products are intended or able to be taken by mouth.
4. These products must use ‘dietary supplement label’.

But on Augustus, 24, 2007 -- the FDA’s new regulations were made, which include:

1. All supplements must be produced with a high quality standard (in a quality manner).
2. These products are not allowed to contain or have impurities or contaminants.
3. These products must be accurately labeled!

Best supplement products for muscle growth or muscle gain should not only be powerful to encourage the process of your muscle building, but also must be safe!

Furthermore, there have been issues of certain products being contaminated or adulterated with unfriendly substances (like heavy metals). Therefore, you should prioritize some of them that come from trusted brands!

Consider carefully the claims! Don’t be fooled by ‘too good to be true’ slogan! For instance, don’t believe to a certain product that promises to pack on many pounds (like 20 pounds) of muscle in a week!

Best supplements for muscle growth

There are some best supplements for muscle growth that are pretty popular in these days, which may include:

1. Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs)! They are a kind of combination from some forms of amino acids. About 35 % of muscle tissue is derived of BCAAs -- according to The Huntington College of Health Sciences. Therefore, taking BCAAs in moderation will help for muscle growth & muscle gain.
2. Fatty acids! It can be one of positive elements to help the better performance of your body to digest and absorb proteins. More protein that can be absorbed by your body -- the better result for your muscle to grow!
3. Multivitamins! They can be one of good options to supply adequate vitamin for your body. However, for better result, you can eat more fresh fruits and vegetables in their natural form.
4. Creatine! It can be helpful to provide appropriately energy to nerve cells and muscles. With high-intensity workout and taking creatine properly -- you may be able to improve the mass of your muscle in short -- according to a study at the McKinley Health Center at the University.
5. Whey protein! It is one of great choices to help your muscles rebuild and repair after working out. There is a positive link between whey protein and muscle growth in athlete -- according to a study at the University of Illinois.
6. Magnesium and zinc! They are also familiar known as testosterone booster. If you choose them for one of your best supplements for muscle growth, you should take them at night (particularly for zinc), because zinc can make someone sleepy.
7. Protein bars! If you are looking for a kind of supplement to provide and supply a high level of protein after workouts and in between meals, protein bars are one of popular choices. Be careful, some protein bars may contain high sugars and calories!
8. Glutamine! Basically, you body can make glutamine but when you are doing an exercise (especially heavy exercise) then you are more likely to get under extreme stress. And in this condition, your body may not be able to produce adequate glutamine. Furthermore, glutamine also has vital function to support the immune system.
9. Vitamin C! We all agree that vitamin C is important for the immune system. Many studies found that it has important function to prevent some diseases!

What else you should remember?

With all best supplements and great workouts that you have, but this may be useless or not enough to reach your goal if you don’t consider what you eat! Eating properly healthy foods is so important to supply adequate vitamin and mineral for your body.

And minerals and vitamin are optimally absorbed (at best level) through food that you eat rather than supplements. Don’t forget also to have adequate rest!

If you seriously want to have properly muscle building program, talk and consult with a professional exercise or professional dietitian! You can ask to him /her for more detailed information about best supplements for muscle growth and best exercise that you should choose!



Dear friend, 

Hi… I am Dave Ruel. When I was in denial and could not stick to a well-balanced diet habits, I wasn't going anywhere and couldn't have the results I dreamed and wanted in the gym - until I found the answer! Muscle building is not only associated with exercise. You need to consider what you eat to boost more muscles. You can use my experience to get the best result of your muscle building!

Read more my true story in here!