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The Best Creatine Supplements for Men for Muscle Growth and Enhanced Recovery

Creatine is a popular muscle-building supplement, and for good reason. It’s one of the most research-backed supplements for muscle growth and recovery. While some people associate creatine with ... Continue Reading

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The Best Protein Powders for Weight Loss, According to a Certified Nutrition Coach

When someone says they want to lose weight, what they really mean is they want to shed excess body fat. However, without a well-designed plan in place, a calorie deficit leads you to lose both fat ... Continue Reading

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The Best Whey Protein Powders of 2025, According to a Certified Sports Nutrition Coach

Whey protein powder is a popular supplement because it’s a simple and effective way to increase daily protein intake. Whey is a complete protein that contains all nine essential amino acids our bodies ... Continue Reading

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Best Pre-Workouts for Building Muscle, Running, Taste, and More

Pre-workout is a commonly utilized and diverse dietary supplement that may provide benefits to your workout via focus, energy, blood flow, and muscle gain. You may find ingredients like high-quality BCAAs, ... Continue Reading

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Supplements, Seriously?

In history books, nutritional deficiencies have usually been found in the wake of wars, droughts, and the wide-spread famine that results. These days though, most of us have the time and the resources to ... Continue Reading

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Do Runners Need a Multivitamin?

I’m sure we’ve all had them in our medicine cabinet at one time or another. Multivitamins are a staple in most people’s kitchens, but they’re not cheap! I’m sure we’ve all had them in our ... Continue Reading

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Can MCT Benefit Your Training

Medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil has been shown to boost your metabolism and turn your body into a mean, lean, fat burning machine. However, despite its popularity on the health scene, you may not fully ... Continue Reading

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Exploring the Androgenic Herb Butea Superba

If you've never heard about the herb Butea Superba, you're not alone. It's quite likely that most people you talk to don't know what it is either. However, in Thailand, it is an extremely popular and ... Continue Reading

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The Best Amino Acid You’ve Never Heard Of

When it comes to supplements, most people have heard of the standards, like whey protein and creatine. Most people haven’t heard of glycine, which is surprising, because it’s not new, and the research says ... Continue Reading

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Leverage the Power of CoQ10 for Longevity and Physical Performance

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10 or Ubiquinol) has become quite a popular supplement in the past decade or so, especially in aged populations who stand to benefit the most from its consumption. However, many people ... Continue Reading

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Pump Up the Volume: Alternative Pre-Workout Boosts that Spare Your Wallet

When it comes to pre-workout boosters, you can bet that there is a cult following at your gym over the latest expensive designer supplement. These flashy supplements may work (or not), but one thing is ... Continue Reading

Creatine Isn’t Going to Kill You

The paint was still fresh on the “Welcome to 2017” sign when several major news sources decided to kick off a fresh New Year with stale old news: “Kids are taking creatine!” Cue the scary ... Continue Reading

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Beetroot: A Performance Enhancing Superfood

Athletes are perpetually looking for an edge, something to give them a competitive advantage in their race, sports game, or competitive event. Performance-enhancing supplements of all types exist, from ... Continue Reading

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Winterize Your Brain with Vitamin D

If your brain does not work optimally, you do not work optimally. It is plain and simple. All of our brains need a variety of things in order to function properly, like fuel and oxygen. The next big one ... Continue Reading

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The Fallacy of Supplements

It’s hard to watch sports these days without getting bombarded by commercials for supplements. Gatorade insists you need their products to recover. Advocare shows ripped athletes doing incredible feats of ... Continue Reading

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The 4 Key Supplements for Athletes

Walk in to any supplement store and you’ll immediately see images of super lean physique athletes. This might make you think supplements are only good for the bodybuilders and hard-core fitness people. ... Continue Reading

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5 Inexpensive Supplements to Jack Up Your Performance

In my last article, I discussed supplements that assist with overall nutrition and wellness. These supplements focused on building a foundation of overall health - simple vitamins and minerals that help ... Continue Reading

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5 Health-Based Supplements to Build Your Strength Platform

Over the years I have fielded a lot of questions regarding supplements. Everyone seems to be looking for that training edge and for a magic pill that will allow them to achieve all of their training goals ... Continue Reading

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How to Save Time and Money on Groceries and Supplements

When it comes to sticking to a structured nutritional plan - whether for health, physique, performance, or all of the above - the two biggest obstacles to success time and money. A diet focused around ... Continue Reading

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Your Supplements Are Killing Your Gains

Multivitamins and antioxidants are, by far, the most commonly used dietary supplements in the world. They're cheap, ubiquitous, and you don't even have to buy them from a supplement store. You can ... Continue Reading

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Carb Powders and the Strange World of Supplement Economics

Over the past few years, we've seen a ton of new carbohydrate powders hitting the dietary supplement market. There are probably a few reasons for that, but if I were to paint them all with the same brush, ... Continue Reading

How to Fend for Yourself in the Wild West, a.k.a., the Supplement Aisle

At some point, most of us have taken a dietary supplement. The industry for these products is huge, and with it comes controversy. There is a lot of great research on some supplements, and a select few ... Continue Reading

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The Perfect Supplement Cocktail

I am a bartender, so like to think I know a thing or two about great cocktails. You need a balance of flavors, the right amount of dilution, and please - for the love of Zeus - keep that smashed fruit pulp ... Continue Reading

Blonyx HMB+ Creatine (Product Review)

HMB has been a controversial topic in supplement news, so it’s hard to know what to think about it. I recently tried Blonyx’s HMB+ Creatine to give it a shot myself. RELATED: HMB+ATP = More Strength ... Continue Reading

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