Basic Supplement Strategy

Using sports nutrition supplements should not be as confusing as it appears. First things first: The average user does not need to take that many different products at one time. The use of too many different supplements adversely affects both short-term and long-term manageability. One of the problems is a lack of conceptual structure. Basic vitamins and minerals for proper internal organ function are paramount, and should take precedence over any sports nutrition based products. Failure to properly prioritize in this area will result in micro-nutrient deficiencies, which in turn will contribute to suboptimal sports nutrition supplement performance. Again, even the body's biochemical chain for recovery is only as strong as its weakest link. Therefore, a basic multi-vitamin and mineral formula, such as the Men's or Women's Natural Vitamin formulas from Irwin Naturals will keep your bases covered. It doesn't end there; macro-nutrient management using anti-oxidant based repartitioning agents such as R-Alpha Lipoic Acid (R-ALA) should be implemented concurrently with meal consumption. This is to ensure that calories are consistently placed into muscle via repartitioning, which will in turn avert fat storage. Over a long period of time, the body's composition improves, thus lowering the justification for drastic changes in eating patterns for fat loss. The core reason is that the calorie consumption process is managed for fat loss, on a year around basis.

People like to look at products, but here only relativities exist. Products should be assessed in relation to bodily processes and current physiological circumstances. This need not be complicated. If one has a deficiency in a certain vitamin and/or mineral base, then take care of that set of deficiencies first before considering any other type(s) of supplements. Most of the time, when such areas are addressed it enhances the latter situation, in which users can assess more sports nutrition products to further their goals. A basic rule of thumb is that a multi vitamin and mineral should always come first, and should be used even when not training (This goes for sedentary individuals, as well.) After this area is taken care of, then consideration of sports nutrition products should be undertaken only when highly specified purposes for body recomposition and development have been defined. This is a simplified approach to supplement use that can benefit anyone who really needs to understand a basic and critical point about how to approach the situation, without having to do extensive research. It also has other perceptual advantages in terms of allowing users to assess different constituents based on where they should be properly positioned in terms of the body's basic functional mechanisms for survival (notice that I didn't say improvement above baseline levels, only survival as the body's paramount objective in nutrient intake). This last point is an important guide for users, when reviewing supplements.


Recommended Product(s):

MHP Activite - Potent Multi Vitamin and Mineral Formula

R-Alpha Lipoic Acid

Chromium Picolinate

HMB

Micronized Creatine Monohydrate


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