{"id":8818,"date":"2014-02-09T17:38:16","date_gmt":"2014-02-09T21:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/the-truth-about-pre-workout-supplements\/"},"modified":"2014-02-10T19:44:10","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T23:44:10","slug":"the-truth-about-pre-workout-supplements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/the-truth-about-pre-workout-supplements\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth About Pre-Workout Supplements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hands down the most popular category of supplements to hit the market in recent years is<br \/>\n<em><U>&#8220;Energy Boosters&#8221;<\/em><\/u>. <\/p>\n<p>Just go visit your local supplement store and the shelves will be lined off with Pre-Workout drinks, powders, and stimulants all claiming to get you Jacked, make you Explode, go Crazy, Scream, Expand, Rage, and blow your freakin mind! <\/p>\n<p>Take a quick visit to your local gas station and on the front counter you&#8217;ll see everything from caffeine pills, Red Bull, 5 Hour Energy Shots, to God knows what else&#8230; In addition to those gigantic bottles of caffeine spiked energy drinks in the soda cooler.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s almost to the point where you&#8217;re expected to get buzzed out of your head on stimulants just to get through the day. <em>Does anyone even go to the gym &#8220;sober&#8221; anymore?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<strong>Do You NEED Pre-Workout Supplements? Watch the video below to find out&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/m5t5Ts-6HWY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<I><U>Note:<\/u> if you can&#8217;t watch the embedded video clip above,<br \/>\nyou can watch it right on my YouTube Channel by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m5t5Ts-6HWY\" title=\"Do You NEED Pre-Workout Supplements?\" target=\"_blank\"><U>Clicking Here<\/u><\/a><\/i><br \/>\n<HR width=400><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Most pre-workout energy boosting supplements contain some form of stimulant, which is basically a substance that stimulates the central nervous system and revs up the metabolism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some Popular Pre-Workout Energy Supplement Stimulants Include:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Caffeine<br \/>\n&#8211; Guarana<br \/>\n&#8211; Yerba Mate<br \/>\n&#8211; Kola Nut<br \/>\n&#8211; Taurine<br \/>\n&#8211; Ginseng<br \/>\n&#8211; Green tea<br \/>\n&#8211; Capsaicin<br \/>\n&#8211; Bitter Orange<br \/>\n&#8211; Ephedrine<br \/>\n&#8211; Ephedra<br \/>\n&#8211; Ma Huang<br \/>\n&#8211; Etc&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"+1\"><strong>The Grand Daddy Of Energy Boosters &#8211; <em>Caffeine&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>The number 1 stimulant of all time is <strong>caffeine<\/strong>. If you were to compare the labels of all the fancy energy supplements and herbal concoctions on the market you&#8217;d find that virtually all of them have caffeine listed as a major ingredient.<\/p>\n<p>And while many of the energy boosting supplements may have over a dozen different ingredients listed on the label. The one that you&#8217;re feeling the most is caffeine. The other ingredients may help a little and can sometimes work synergistically with caffeine to either enhance or prolong the stimulant effect, but by themselves they usually have little stimulant effect on the body.<\/p>\n<p>Caffeine is the most widely used stimulant in the world. It&#8217;s found mostly in coffee, tea, chocolate, soda pop and many non-prescription medications. The average caffeine consumption in North America is about 200 mg per day, or the same amount of caffeine that&#8217;s found in 2 cups of coffee. However, approximately 10% of the population will consume in excess of 1000 mg per day <em>(i.e. the same a drinking 10 cups of coffee!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Caffeine is referred to as an ergogenic aid, but it has no nutritional value. Once ingested caffeine is quickly absorbed from the stomach and peaks in the blood in 1-2 hours. <\/p>\n<p>Studies from as far back as the 1970&#8217;s have shown that caffeine enhances exercise performance by increasing the release of adrenaline into the blood and stimulating the release of free fatty acids. The working muscles then use this extra fat for fuel during exercise, thus reducing the need to use as much muscle glycogen <em>(i.e. carbohydrates)<\/em>. The sparing effect of muscle glycogen means that there is more available energy for later in exercise and this delays fatigue.<\/p>\n<p><U><strong>Bottom line:<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\nEnergy boosting stimulant supplements do work. They rev up the metabolism and give you that <em>&#8220;mental pick me up&#8221;<\/em>, mostly from the caffeine. Will these supplements work any better than a simple cup of coffee? <em>Probably Not&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><HR><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"+1\"><b>The Pro&#8217;s Pre-Workout Drink&#8230;<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p>A few years ago IFBB Pro Bodybuilder, Branch Warren, was a guest poser at one of our local bodybuilding championships. Just in case you never heard of him, Branch is among the top pro bodybuilders in the world, winning the Arnold Classic a couple times and placing as high as 2nd at the Mr. Olympia.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\nWhile Branch was visiting he wanted to hit the gym for a workout. And my friend Rob, who owns a supplement store in town, told Branch that if he needed a pre-workout drink or any supplements at all, that he was welcome to have whatever he wanted.<\/p>\n<p>I thought that was pretty cool, just imagine having your pick of anything in an entire supplement store &#8211; for FREE!<\/p>\n<p>However, Branch just said:<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Nah, I don&#8217;t need any pre-workout drink.<br \/>\nAll I need is a large coffee&#8230;&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I was shocked, but it really drove the message home. If one of the world&#8217;s top bodybuilders doesn&#8217;t need a <em>&#8220;pre-workout drink&#8221;<\/em> and can get a kick ass workout with a simple cup of coffee&#8230; Maybe that&#8217;s good enough for you and me as well.\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/branch-warren-web.jpg\" alt=\"Branch Warren - IFBB Pro Bodybuilder\" width=\"322\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/branch-warren-web.jpg 322w, https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/branch-warren-web-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Have you ever taken a Pre-Workout Energy Boosting Supplement Before?<br \/>\nIf so what did you take and what kind of results did you experience?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nPlease share your feedback in the comments section below&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hands down the most popular category of supplements to hit the market in recent years are Energy Boosters. Just go visit your local supplement store and the shelves will be lined off with Pre-Workout drinks, powders, and stimulants all claiming to get you Jacked, make you Explode, go Crazy, Scream, Expand, Rage, and blow your freakin mind<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-supplements"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p36tGh-2ie","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8818"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8838,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8818\/revisions\/8838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}