The Worst Supplements Everyone Takes For Muscle Growth (Science Explained)
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Date: 2022-08-03
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Clive
The thing is with Jeff.
He talks good game but he don t physically look that healthy.
Secondly pharma lie and say many things isn t scientifically proven because they don t want you to use actual natural products that will help you.
So what weight does scientifically proven actually hold?
For example:
Soursop is blatantly proven to kill cancer cells, they say it s not scientifically proven (obviously)
I m not saying he is wrong with the claims in this video
It s the same story with many natural superfoods etc.
Basically science is a name anyone can use to distract you from the truth, or tell you some truth.
Not everything that works is scientifically proven and not everything scientifically proven actuality works.
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The thing is with Jeff.
He talks good game but he don t physically look that healthy.
Secondly pharma lie and say many things isn t scientifically proven because they don t want you to use actual natural products that will help you.
So what weight does scientifically proven actually hold?
For example:
Soursop is blatantly proven to kill cancer cells, they say it s not scientifically proven (obviously)
I m not saying he is wrong with the claims in this video
It s the same story with many natural superfoods etc.
Basically science is a name anyone can use to distract you from the truth, or tell you some truth.
Not everything that works is scientifically proven and not everything scientifically proven actuality works.
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Patrick
Love all your content and have been a sub for a long time. One of the last comments you make in the video about reps should be 6-15 most of the time for hypertrophy leaves me wondering though. I thought there was pretty good consensus that 5-30 reps builds pretty much the same amount of muscle as long proximity to failure is the same. And by working with 20-30 reps with a slow controlled eccentric or even just when using intensity techniques I could easily see and often do see the work being more than a minute, thus making a a case for beta alanine. I don't use it though, tried it and find the magnitude of effect to be irrelevant
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Love all your content and have been a sub for a long time. One of the last comments you make in the video about reps should be 6-15 most of the time for hypertrophy leaves me wondering though. I thought there was pretty good consensus that 5-30 reps builds pretty much the same amount of muscle as long proximity to failure is the same. And by working with 20-30 reps with a slow controlled eccentric or even just when using intensity techniques I could easily see and often do see the work being more than a minute, thus making a a case for beta alanine. I don't use it though, tried it and find the magnitude of effect to be irrelevant
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BaresarkSlayne
I am not a huge guy or anything, but I used to buy all the latest supplements. I currently take no supplements at all. I know that things like Creatine are effective, but I never found the boost from it to be worth the money. I am in my 40s now, I'll never be a body builder, but I'm real strong and come in at around 250lbs with about 19% bodyfat. I'm perfectly happy with my limited physique, I'm healthy, that is all that really matters to me. I wouldn't consider buying any supplements ever besides maybe a multivitamin, but mostly I just eat nutritious, whole foods and never have any issues with nutrients.
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I am not a huge guy or anything, but I used to buy all the latest supplements. I currently take no supplements at all. I know that things like Creatine are effective, but I never found the boost from it to be worth the money. I am in my 40s now, I'll never be a body builder, but I'm real strong and come in at around 250lbs with about 19% bodyfat. I'm perfectly happy with my limited physique, I'm healthy, that is all that really matters to me. I wouldn't consider buying any supplements ever besides maybe a multivitamin, but mostly I just eat nutritious, whole foods and never have any issues with nutrients.
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FitLabb
The efficacy of supplements in general is greatly overstated, but the ones in this list are little more than a waste of money IMO. On the other hand, while supps like protein & creatine can certainly offer some benefits, they also require that many others factors are being done properly (ie. working hard enough, getting enough rest/recovery time, training frequency, proper nutrition, etc, and even then the benefits aren t going to be anywhere near as much as the supplement industry wants people to believe.
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The efficacy of supplements in general is greatly overstated, but the ones in this list are little more than a waste of money IMO. On the other hand, while supps like protein & creatine can certainly offer some benefits, they also require that many others factors are being done properly (ie. working hard enough, getting enough rest/recovery time, training frequency, proper nutrition, etc, and even then the benefits aren t going to be anywhere near as much as the supplement industry wants people to believe.
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Armend
You mentioned how one of the ingredients in the test boosters is the most likely to help with testosterone levels, but you primarily take it because of its other effects on the body, such as reducing stress levels. Considering how related stress and testosterone levels are, is it possible that the mentioned ingredient's effect on testosterone is a side benefit to the reduced stress? This still gives the desired effect, but it's important to know how it works just as much as knowing if it works or not
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You mentioned how one of the ingredients in the test boosters is the most likely to help with testosterone levels, but you primarily take it because of its other effects on the body, such as reducing stress levels. Considering how related stress and testosterone levels are, is it possible that the mentioned ingredient's effect on testosterone is a side benefit to the reduced stress? This still gives the desired effect, but it's important to know how it works just as much as knowing if it works or not
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Raj
The problem is that each supplement cannot exceed your natural state. A body has feedback systems in place to ensure anyone doesn't exceed their maximum potential. This is why you will see two people taking the same diet, supplements and exercise routine and one person will far exceed the other. My brother and I are genetically similar however my brother is much stronger and taller than me. I'm skinny and don't put on muscle easily while my brother puts on muscle and fat equally.
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The problem is that each supplement cannot exceed your natural state. A body has feedback systems in place to ensure anyone doesn't exceed their maximum potential. This is why you will see two people taking the same diet, supplements and exercise routine and one person will far exceed the other. My brother and I are genetically similar however my brother is much stronger and taller than me. I'm skinny and don't put on muscle easily while my brother puts on muscle and fat equally.
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Iliya
Good job Jeff! I've been following for quite a while. Love that you always say there is evidence behind everything you say, and even though I've never checked the legitimacy of it I choose to believe. I would like to hear your opinion about creatine hydrochloride! I tried one in the us and it was a rocket! The tried another brand in europe and it had no effect whatsoever. the brand I tried was beyond raw.
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Good job Jeff! I've been following for quite a while. Love that you always say there is evidence behind everything you say, and even though I've never checked the legitimacy of it I choose to believe. I would like to hear your opinion about creatine hydrochloride! I tried one in the us and it was a rocket! The tried another brand in europe and it had no effect whatsoever. the brand I tried was beyond raw.
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Nova
To be honest, Greg probably won't make a response video to this. Turkesterone is under too much heat right now, and he's being quietly shoving the Turk in to the background more and more (two months ago you couldn't get through one of his videos without him pushing it by name in front of his other supplements, now he won't even mention it. Having said that, thank you for the informative video, Jeff.
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To be honest, Greg probably won't make a response video to this. Turkesterone is under too much heat right now, and he's being quietly shoving the Turk in to the background more and more (two months ago you couldn't get through one of his videos without him pushing it by name in front of his other supplements, now he won't even mention it. Having said that, thank you for the informative video, Jeff.
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jeffnippard
5: 29 yes but you get your ecdysteroids it is not what is on the label but if this Supplements work we still dont know which compounds of this complex actually work or not so it is nor really a red flag. The problem is limited research but not the quality problems which greg doucette and derek have by their products in my opinion.
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5: 29 yes but you get your ecdysteroids it is not what is on the label but if this Supplements work we still dont know which compounds of this complex actually work or not so it is nor really a red flag. The problem is limited research but not the quality problems which greg doucette and derek have by their products in my opinion.
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Joe
The only one of these that I've ever purchased were BCAAs, but that was over 1. 5 years ago and it was because it was recommended by a fitness content creator I no longer watch. Thanks to quality fitness content creators such as you (& Sean N, & GVS, , I haven't felt an urge to throw money away on these worthless supplements. Thanks!
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The only one of these that I've ever purchased were BCAAs, but that was over 1. 5 years ago and it was because it was recommended by a fitness content creator I no longer watch. Thanks to quality fitness content creators such as you (& Sean N, & GVS, , I haven't felt an urge to throw money away on these worthless supplements. Thanks!
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Will
2: 35 I just want to add, for those who don't know, that the normal range for testosterone is very wide (240-950 ng/dl in adult males, and the level varies at different times of day.
This might help understand why raising the level just a little bit with a supplement doesn't do much. You're just going from normal to normal.
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2: 35 I just want to add, for those who don't know, that the normal range for testosterone is very wide (240-950 ng/dl in adult males, and the level varies at different times of day.
This might help understand why raising the level just a little bit with a supplement doesn't do much. You're just going from normal to normal.
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Ryan
Could you do a video on protein quality? Like the DSCAA of different foods. I know you did the video on protein misconceptions but I feel this information would be insightful to many people as they don't even realize how 30g of certain proteins are absorbed less than 30g of other proteins. Anyway great video as always.
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Could you do a video on protein quality? Like the DSCAA of different foods. I know you did the video on protein misconceptions but I feel this information would be insightful to many people as they don't even realize how 30g of certain proteins are absorbed less than 30g of other proteins. Anyway great video as always.
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Recreational
Absolute gold, Jeff. I visited our local GNC one time and their staff were such high pressure sales people, pushing random supplements onto me I didn t trust. I was just there to get some creatine monohydrate. They didn t care though, so I ended up just leaving and buying the monohydrate online.
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Absolute gold, Jeff. I visited our local GNC one time and their staff were such high pressure sales people, pushing random supplements onto me I didn t trust. I was just there to get some creatine monohydrate. They didn t care though, so I ended up just leaving and buying the monohydrate online.
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