| I was recently looking at my supplement stash and | | | | space, not from you buying the magazine. And, |
| realized I hardly have anything. I mean, here's what I've | | | | another thing. Take a look at the articles they publish. If |
| got: Vanilla Creme Muscle Milk, Vanilla Whey protein | | | | you have some magazines handy you might want to |
| powder, Creatine, Glutamine, Vitamin D, Fish Oil, and | | | | do a little comparison among a few of them. Can you |
| CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid). After I was shocked | | | | identify a common theme??? I certainly can. They tend |
| by how little in the way of supplementation I had (I don't | | | | to all have the same types of articles from one issue |
| even take a multi-vitamin or fat burner like all the | | | | to the next. You might see cover page headlines like: |
| muscle mag bodybuilding shills tell me to). Quite simply, | | | | 'Build Massive Quads', 'Huge Arm Training', 'Get Ripped |
| though, what I've got is all I need. While I pondered upon | | | | For The Summer', or some derivation thereof. These, |
| that I got to remembering how I never used to be a | | | | of course, are to get you to buy the magazine. You |
| purest, meaning I used to have all kinds of supplements | | | | could read every article published in today's issues of |
| that I'd try. I wouldn't even research before I bought. I'd | | | | the latest muscle mags on the market and pretty |
| read in a bodybuilding forum or website that such and | | | | much find that information in past issues of the same |
| such will do wonders for gains, or here's what you can | | | | magazine (or for free on the internet). I mean, come |
| look like after taking such and such for this short period | | | | on, how many articles does it take to tell you how to |
| of time. I'd be seduced by the before and after shots | | | | grow your biceps??? So, don't waste anymore of |
| of guys who supposedly took this such and such | | | | your money enriching the lives of the magazine |
| supplement. I was training hard but, of course, I was | | | | publishing families. |
| looking for help in achieving more gains. I'd go out to | | | | Ok, back to my main point of how to become a |
| the popular vitamin store chains looking for the latest | | | | supplement purest. As I mentioned in my story above I |
| and greatest supplement, buy it, try it, and then read, | | | | wasn't always a purest in this regard. I tried a lot of |
| oh, it even works better if you stack it with this other | | | | supplements, but they were just that, a replacement |
| supplement, which by the way, we also manufacture. | | | | for hard work in the gym - A crutch to rely on thinking I |
| So, I'd get on a supplement buying binge and then $200 | | | | could slack off in the gym as long as I have my full |
| or $300 later I'd find out that, yeah I maybe did make | | | | range of vitamins, pills, whatever. You want to have |
| some progress but maybe I could have made those | | | | your basics like those I listed in the beginning of this |
| gains simply through doing what I've always been doing | | | | post. You'll want creatine for muscular energy and |
| - training heavy and hard and going all out in the gym. | | | | explosive power, glutamine for faster recovery and |
| Pick up any muscle magazine at your local bookstore | | | | energy, vitamin D, CLA for fat burning acceleration, |
| and count how many pages are devoted to | | | | muscle mass building and retention, and fish oil for, |
| supplement ads, and then compare that number to the | | | | again, muscle building and retention and fat loss. You |
| number of actual training articles (minus the stupid | | | | may already have these, may need to get some, or |
| female bodybuilder/swimsuit articles and centerfold pull | | | | have your own set of supplements that you feel are |
| outs they now insert to get guys to buy this crap). I'll | | | | tried and trued according to your standards and results |
| bet you will have counted more advertisements than | | | | achieved. If so, by all means continue doing what |
| actual helpful, relevant articles. Why would the | | | | you're doing if its working for you and you're not going |
| magazines carry all those advertisements??? | | | | broke trying to keep up with the latest product to hit |
| Obviously, to seduce you into buying their crappy | | | | the market. The point is to get the maximum amount |
| magazine, crappy and expensive supplements, and to | | | | of results with whatever supplements you feel work |
| make you poor! Yep, the magazine publishers make | | | | for you. I find these, in combination, work the best for |
| most of their magazine revenue by selling advertising | | | | me. I hope they do the same for you. |