What Exactly Are The Best Weight Gain Supplements
A lot of weight gain supplements that are in the
market do not work, there's only a few that actually
do. There are a few supplements that I have taken
that I fully endorse, don't get me wrong, but
there are a lot of sales pitches around from big
multi-million companies and people are falling
for them and it needs to stop.
You can search around the net or in the shops
to find the best weight gain supplements for each
goal you have, whether it be losing fat, gaining
muscle, or gaining weight.
Some of the best weight gain supplements I've
tried and have been successful with are:
DHEA - DHEA is an acronym for the hormone dehydroepiandrosterone.
In men 50% of testosterone comes from DHEA and
it's the most plentiful androgenic hormone that
is produced by the adrenal glands. As you can
see it's very important to bodybuilders and athletes
alike, women even get 75% of their estrogen from
it, and it goes up to nearly 100% after menopause.
Your levels of DHEA are very high at birth, they
drop through childhood, and peak to their highest
levels during young childhood. After that the
levels continue to drop throughout life. Luckily
however this product is available in supplement
form. As a building block hormone it is proven
to help towards the production of several other
hormones as well, and it's been shown to help
people lose weight, burn fat, and build muscle.
Using DHEA as a dietary supplement will help
maintain adequate levels in the body and improve
a person's general well being. Medical professionals
in America have discovered that DHEA levels in
people who are depressed are lower than in those
of a normal mental state, and when given DHEA
supplements it reportedly improved their state
of mind. There are plenty of good names for DHEA,
some what I use and have used are; AST DHEA, Ultimate
Nutrition DHEA, and High Power DHEA.
Protein - This supplement is one of the major
nutrients responsible for growth and repair of
muscles. People who lift weights and are undergoing
heavy training will need more protein than the
average person. Protein should be the number one
nutrient taken for people who are trying to build
muscle and gain weight.
There are several different protein sources you
can buy, some of the best I recommend are whey,
casein, and soy. Whey is well and truly the best
protein available for the body as it utilizes
it better than any other.
Some of the best protein brands I know are Best
Isopure, Optimum Whey, and Met-Rx Whey.
Creatine - This for me is without doubt one of
the best supplements for weight gain. It is a
must for people who are weight training and are
looking to gain strength, muscle mass, and also
endurance.
Creatine is a naturally produced compound which
is produced in our own bodies to help supply the
muscle with energy. Why do we need an extra supplement?
you ask. Well you need it because we don't produce
enough of it from whole foods on their own. It
will increase endurance, overall power, and will
also increase muscle size, so you can see why
it is very useful to bodybuilders and people looking
to gain weight and build muscle. It does these
things by forcing water into the muscle cells,
which forces the muscles to hold water within
themselves instead of under the skin.
Creatine overall, is very safe and easy to use,
and is one of the best weight gain supplements
you can buy. It has definately served me very
well over the years and it will continue to do
so I'm sure. Some of the best brands for creatine
are; Prolab Creatine, FSI Creatine, and High Power
Micronized Creatine.
These are just a few of some of the best weight
gain supplements that I have tried and use till
this day. Please remember though, that there is
no miracle cure, no magic pills, or no substitute
for a good solid 6 meal a day diet and a quality
weight training program and nutritional regime
to gain weight or build muscle.
If the supplements are taken properly and often
(which means consistently and not too much) then
products like protein, creatine, and meal replacements
will help you no-end in reaching your goals faster
and more effectively than not taking them at all.
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