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Posted: 7/25/2013 2:32:51 PM EDT
After looking at the 'pre-workout' thread I got to thinking of supplements..
I myself don't use...never really have. The only thing i'll do is from time to time grab a protein bar or muscle milk at the 7-11..
Now a friend of mine, and obviously a good amount of you guys seem really into them..
So I ask the question, do you feel that the use of supplements is cheating to an extent?


Link Posted: 7/25/2013 2:44:11 PM EDT
[#1]
Cheating how?  Would you consider eating cheating?
Link Posted: 7/25/2013 2:51:19 PM EDT
[#2]
Do you consider running a mile cheating because it's not 3 miles? The idea that supplementing is cheating is ludicrous.


















Let's define it first:











Noun




















Something that completes or enhances something else when added to it.












































Supplements just enhance your normal diet. That's it. Now, if you're taking juice and you're competing and it's against the rule, THEN you're cheating.










ETA- for the record I take BCAAs, protein, creatine, and caffeine.


 

 

 
Link Posted: 7/25/2013 3:06:43 PM EDT
[#3]
My .02...

My gym time takes me away from my wife and newborn daughter, so I will make every effort to maximize results from my time away from them. A big part of that is my overall nutrition plan. A nutrition plan assisted by natural supplements; creatine, glutamine, protein, pre workouts sometimes, and BCAAs. You can't out exercise bad nutrition, I don't care what people tell you.

Not supplementing while lifting is like trying to run a top fuel dragster on pump gas. You won't see the full potential of your hard work, not as fast at least.
Link Posted: 7/25/2013 3:08:33 PM EDT
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druggie!!!!!!
Link Posted: 7/25/2013 3:11:57 PM EDT
[#5]
Jabbing a needle full of a labs best shit into your quad isn't cheating.
Link Posted: 7/25/2013 4:22:58 PM EDT
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Goodsauce, my ninja.  

Cheating?  Who am I cheating?
Link Posted: 7/25/2013 4:31:30 PM EDT
[#7]
Epistane.



End of thread.
Link Posted: 7/25/2013 4:47:01 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 7/25/2013 4:53:39 PM EDT
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Quoted:
After looking at the 'pre-workout' thread I got to thinking of supplements..
I myself don't use...never really have. The only thing i'll do is from time to time grab a protein bar or muscle milk at the 7-11..
Now a friend of mine, and obviously a good amount of you guys seem really into them..
So I ask the question, do you feel that the use of supplements is cheating to an extent?
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Supplements are a scam. They are a multi BILLION dollar industry, and there is not a single study that proves any of them work.

Studies have shown that protein and creatine work. Everything else is junk.

Most pre workout supps are heavily loaded with caffeine. Want a pick me up? Drink coffee.

The only "supplements" that really work are illegal. They are steroids.
Link Posted: 7/25/2013 5:22:39 PM EDT
[#10]
Epistane/havoc are dirty prohormones..   they work ... are weak steroids... but... work.
Link Posted: 7/25/2013 5:52:27 PM EDT
[#11]
Better living through chemistry bro.
Link Posted: 7/25/2013 5:56:13 PM EDT
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Supplements are a scam. They are a multi BILLION dollar industry, and there is not a single study that proves any of them work.



Studies have shown that protein and creatine work. Everything else is junk.



Most pre workout supps are heavily loaded with caffeine. Want a pick me up? Drink coffee.



The only "supplements" that really work are illegal. They are steroids.
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Quoted:

After looking at the 'pre-workout' thread I got to thinking of supplements..

I myself don't use...never really have. The only thing i'll do is from time to time grab a protein bar or muscle milk at the 7-11..

Now a friend of mine, and obviously a good amount of you guys seem really into them..

So I ask the question, do you feel that the use of supplements is cheating to an extent?





Supplements are a scam. They are a multi BILLION dollar industry, and there is not a single study that proves any of them work.



Studies have shown that protein and creatine work. Everything else is junk.



Most pre workout supps are heavily loaded with caffeine. Want a pick me up? Drink coffee.



The only "supplements" that really work are illegal. They are steroids.
Bcaas and caffeine also have studies backing them. Many are scams, but you can't make sweeping generalizations like that.

 
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