Sensible Supplementation

There are literally thousands of products on the market that claim to burn fat and help you lose weight. Do they work? Well I think the best way I can put it is like this – If your house was on fire, would you use a thimble to put it out? Here’s what I mean; the small amount that some of these products might affect your metabolic rate, or ability to burn bodyfat will be far overshadowed if you don’t have a proper nutrition plan in place. Eating cheesecake and popping a pill is not going to get it done!

That being said, there is such a thing as “Sensible Supplementation”.

Let me explain.

Supplementation gives your body the nutrients it needs without adding calories.  It is virtually impossible to satisfy your body’s nutritional needs with the number of calories recommended to lose fat. In addition, due to a typically busy lifestyle, it is difficult to eat perfectly every day for the rest of your life. Therefore, when following a fitness program, muscles become undernourished, causing your body to shed the muscle it can’t feed.  By supplying the body with the nutrients it needs without additional calories, (e.g., a multivitamins), you can help satisfy all your nutritional needs for repair and growth without exceeding the amount of calories your body needs to maintain the mandatory deficit for fat loss.

The benefits of using supplements as low-calorie nutrition during an exercise program are well researched.  The daily use of a multivitamin formula has been found to be the most inexpensive nutritional insurance

The reason behind adding supplements to your daily meals is to supply the body with calorie-free nutrition and select compounds that have the potential to improve health, alter body composition and increase performance and metabolic rate.

The Categories and Uses of Supplements

A multivitamin formula is the foundation of any complete fitness program.  Additional vitamins and minerals will boost your nutrient intake beyond what is available through the foods you eat.  These additional nutrients allow cells to reach their potential creating the ideal environment for positive physical change. Taking other supplements before creating a nutritional foundation is like adding expensive accessories to a car that doesn’t run properly.

Altering Body Composition

It is difficult to get enough nutrients from your normal diet to support your fitness goals.  Any time there is an increase in cellular activity, as during exercise, the body increases its use of nutrients.  By supplying these nutrients without additional calories, the attempt is made to satisfy all nutrient needs for repair and growth without exceeding the amount of calories needed to sustain the mandatory deficit for fat loss.  When undernourished, the body must shed the muscle it cannot feed.

Increasing Performance and Metabolism
Specific nutrients and combinations of nutrients have been found to improve exercise performance and increase the calories burned during and after exercise. Supplying the body with calorie-free nutrients can improve performance and, therefore, assist with fat-loss and muscle-gain goals.

Sensible supplementation is recommended in order to supply the body with the right combination of calorie-free nutrients and compounds that have the potential to enhance performance, reduce body fat, increase muscle and/or improve health.  Proper supplementation creates the environment your body needs to get maximum results.

So what do I take?

There are two primary supplements that I recommend be taken for the purposes discusses above. A multivitamin, and an essential fatty acid product, such as fish oil, krill oil or flax seed. There are dozens if not hundreds of options on the shelves, but we recommend taking a whole food supplement, such as the one our partners at Prograde Nutrition manufacturer. There core product is called VGF 25+, which is a whole food multivitamin that comes in separate formulas for women and men. Prograde also produces their own EFA, called “EFA Icon”.

I recommend you visit the Prograde site and take a kook art which of these products is right for you.

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