Sports Nutrition Media: The New Branding Channel

Now that users have incredibly wide access to sports nutrition information, the challenge will be the organization of knowledge at the presentation layer of the web for optimal user benefit. There are a lot of web sites with supplement content out there, but there are only a few with novel ways of organizing that information in a simplistic manner to maximize user knowledge and product value. This is where the emergence of sports nutrition media will come into play, and this doesn't refer to the magazines, which are essentially static bases of information. The new value will be real-time interactivity that offers users unique information access and knowledge configurations based on a chosen fitness direction.

Some sites do this now, but their value is more linear using algorithms that calculate caloric amounts, aerobic times, and anaerobic loading intensities. And while these are invaluable variants necessary in the spectrum of fitness-related technologies, the ability to manipulate factual product, nutrition, and training information at a higher level of abstraction (beyond current linear models) that gives the user near instantaneous insight will rule the future of sports nutrition media. This is where product value is headed within the branding channel: Sports Nutrition Media brands will have their value based on the insights they provide to users, from analysis of factual information. But the results of that analysis should lead to actionable purchases of highly effective products.


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Product Selection Is Critical

The biggest mistakes are made here. The problem is that without awareness, which is usually accompanied by the realization of poor results from a long series of past investments, no signals will present themselves to alert users. Mistakes will be made, and it's part of human nature. But the responsibility needed to actively minimize their number and effect over time cannot be relinquished, since results are based on truthful application (of nutritional habits, proper training, rest, and the most effective supplementation as an option). However, it's not entirely the user's fault, for the reason that many times, one may not know how to approach product selection when in a store filled with presented choices one may not understand.

Start with a simple objective, such as wanting to lose 25-30 pounds of fat within a 3-4 month period. This is where it gets dicey: Store personnel will recommend certain brands over others, which most likely may not reduce user uncertainty. Ask about product ingredients and ignore the brand for the time being. Also ask about the ingredients of similar products that may not have been presented as viable choices. Supplement users with ingredient knowledge can leverage that information to unearth the truth about how certain products may interact with their systems as well as how effective they may be over time. This is the analytical weapon one needs to defend the integrity of her or his purchase process from possibly inaccurate information given by store personnel, whose intention is to sell specific brands instead of specific ingredients within the best brands for that user.


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Time Release of Amino Acids Decides Anabolism

If this concept was really understood to the point of sheer focus on the quality of protein selection over the amount taken, then users would experience complete assimilation, more efficient byproduct release, and most importantly faster anabolic growth. One of the problems behind subpar results from protein supplementation stems from the assumption that one will grow faster if more protein is consumed. But some supplement users forget that diminshing returns are reached very quickly within genetic limits and metabolic constraints. For example, if food is consumed within 2-3 hours of the next serving of protein, then the body won't be able to metabolize as much protein as opposed to that same consumption if no protein was consumed 5 or more hours beforehand.

The amount of necessary protein will obviously differ from person to person, but the principle is still the same: Anabolism is determined by amino acid release patterns, not protein consumption by quantity alone. All protein consumption does at the execution stage is get viable concentrations of amino acids into the system. But those same aminos have to be released at varying patterns into the bloodstream in efforts to reach muscle cells. This is really a reminder of basic information, but the value herein lies in keeping an eye on the concept as applied through supplement purchasing habits and usage. In a nutshell, focus on the quality of consumption, even if one has to lower the number of instances per 24 period. Results will still come, as long as the minimum threshold of protein consumption is met.


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Spend Your Energy Wisely During Training

Some things in life require calculation, at least to a reasonable extent. Those who believe that they can train without paying any attention to how their energy is spent doing productive movements in their most beneficial manner are in serious trouble. Notwithstanding experimentation with various exercises - which is always encouraged - the ability to commit to a set of movements with progressive consistency that allows for sufficient rest between sessions and body parts is crucial to success. Pay attention to available movements when assessing short-term application towards long-term fitness objectives. People claim to do this, but haphazard selection of random movements is usually witnessed a significant portion of the time. In the end, results are adversely affected, and cannot be blamed solely on nutrition or supplementation. The body forms its muscle mass and lean conditioning in direct response to the type and intensity level of stimuli placed upon it.

However, there's an inherent trap in perception. If the effects of training occur over time and over a consistent number of sessions, then each instance by identification can be seen in its isolated context - to the extent of incorrectly divorcing the impact of each training instance on the long-term condition. This is why one should pay close attention to exercise selection all the time - the instances of not carefully monitoring exercise selection and loading intensities add up very quickly, and worse yet, the adverse effects can be masked by incorrect attributions to other components related to nutrition and supplementation. Awareness of this fact can encourage supplement users to be more selective in training movements and methodologies, which will lead to greater rewards in progress.


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Rapid Size Gains Through Cell Volume

For those who want to gain size fast, understand that any supplement that elicits or supports a fast size enhancement that can be seen with the naked eye is essentially redistributing fluid into muscle cells, and thus altering its current allocation of fluid among skeletal muscle and the rest of the body. The importance of being aware of this fact cannot be understated, as too many supplement users confuse this with native muscle gain. Muscle has water, and needs intra-muscular fluid to start and facilitate the protein development process. But it is not water in and of itself. This is the confusion that supplement users won't admit to, but showcase when they embark on a regimen of cell volumizing supplements only to prematurely stop just when the body is getting adjusted within an escalated mode of anabolism from pre-optimized conditions.

If one commits to acquiring size within a shorter period of time than what is expected via normal intense training, strict nutrition, and effective supplementation, then one has to consider rapid cell volumization supplements and commit to using them for the duration of time necessary for contractile proteins to accumulate. This means that these supplements should be cycled every 6-12 weeks or so with anti-catabolics that strongly protect the existing amino acid pool, while supporting the entry of new amino acids into the pool.


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