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[Personaltrainer]

Muscle Building Trap

As soon as you ask what supplements you should be taking
you have been caught up in themulti-million dollar barrage
of advertising and pseudo science presented in 90 page glossy
magazines that are nothing but one giant advertisement.
Seriously, there is not one supplement thatexists (nor will there
ever be) that is so high tech that you need 90 pages to sell a
pill or powder. By the way this is actually not an exaggeration
as there is a supplement that hasan insane 90-page brochure.
The brochure for an $80 million dollar Lear jet is probably smaller.

The bottom line is that supplements despite all their claims
are not magic. There is an incredible amount of junk out there
that it just defies description. The outrageousness of the
claims is beyond belief. Even the better companies can stretch
their claims a little. This doesn't invalidate their products as
long as they are backed by solid research but whenever looking
at supplements it is wise to be very sober and critical in your
assessment.

The key is to independently research and educate yourself about
supplements. Do your research and learn about what good hard
scientific evidence looks like. Companies should provide
independent scientific research to back their claims. Beware of
the plethora of "in house" research studies, as these are as
good as useless for obvious reasons. In general solid science
will be published studies in sports, nutrition and medical
journals. Tests should ideally be with a significant number of
subjects that have some degree of training, since novices will
get great initial results simply by training.

Beware, some of the favorite buzzwords such as `drug-like'
effects or any comparisons to anabolic steroids. There is
nothing over the counter that even comes close to
pharmaceuticals in terms of potency. Don't kid yourself, these
mythical products simply don't exist. Also watch out for
products that name themselves after anabolic steroids but with
slightly different spelling, as these are likely to be the
shonkiest products on the market.

The bottom line is this: there are only a select handful of
useful supplements that really do work and enhance performance
both in the research lab and out in the real world. As we
clearly show you in our Ultimate Body Success Program, you
simply need to be educated in order not to get ripped off. You
need to know the game and play it on your terms. Until you learn
about exactly what types of supplements there are and what they
can and can't do, you are prey - simple as that.