While everyone needs a basic nutritional program for good health, the athlete requires more. Fortunately there is a proven sports nutrition product line not only for world-class athletes, but for the weekend exercise buff, as well.

Bodybuilding is one of the fastest growing national pastimes. A huge expanding industry, bodybuilding has spurred the introduction of a great many products and a massive amount of information. Because of this, it’s essential that you know how to build your body without damaging it.

Stay away from steroids. They are illegal, and they can cause some side effects that range from embarrassing to fatal.

Most athletes know about these problems because they have seen friends develop various side effects. Some of the so called “minor” side effects are personality changes. This is usually a development of very bad mood swings called “roid rages”. Users have ended up in jail due to these rages. Then we have sleep disturbances, altered libido, acne, breast development in men, growth retardation, baldness (men and women).

Some of the major side effects are extremely high cholesterol levels, hepatitis, liver tumors, leukemia, heart failure and death.

The risks of these products far out weigh the benefits. Life is too long to risk short term goals. After your youthful sports years, you have the rest of your life to live. Steroids can make this a life of misery.

Let’s discover some healthy alternatives:

One important ingredient necessary to aid in bodybuilding is a broad spectrum natural protein supplement that will provide the body with needed building blocks to increase strength and muscle size without risking an excessive amount of any single amino acid. Nutritional experts prefer complete protein supplements which supply all of the essential amino acids in concentrated form.

Look for a sports nutrition supplement that is designed to help maximize the results of your hard work every time you train or compete. Whether you are a strength athlete involved in weight training, bodybuilding, or football – or an endurance athlete competing in running races, triathlons or cycling a proven sports nutrition supplement gives your body the nutrients it needs for rapid recovery and the repair and rebuilding of muscle tissue.

Find a sports nutrition supplement that offers a unique blend of carbohydrates and protein called Bio-Build, clinically proven to help maximize recovery after training or competition. Bio-Build’s nutrients are used by the body to trigger the secretion of insulin into the bloodstream. Insulin is the body’s natural recovery hormone, promoting the uptake of carbohydrates and amino acids into muscle cells.

For strength athletes, the amino acids taken up into muscle cells help in the repair and building of new muscle that results from strength training.

For endurance athletes, insulin drives glucose into muscle cells where it gets stored as muscle-fueling glycogen. Insulin is the body’s number one anabolic or building stimulator. It is the key to recovery, strength, bulk and energy. It is the main anabolic off/on switch. It sets the bodybuilding mechanism into motion.

Insulin allows nutrients to get into the muscle cell. Without a good supply of insulin, the recovery and rebuilding of the cell cannot take place. Therefore insulin stimulation is the number one job of a good protein/carbohydrate muscle recovery drink.

Information obtained from Dr. Bruce Miller, The Winning Edge Sports Nutrition and From the Field.

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