I don't get the hype with all these supplements.
Why do some pick protein powders/gainers over real food?
The supplement industry has been having a massive growth these past years.
My theory is that beginners buy supplements because they think that it is an easy route to what they want to achieve, but all they do is spending insane amounts of money on """crap""".
It was uncommon to do bodybuilding 10-15 years ago, at least from my experience, and I think that supplement companies convince beginners who are new to the sport that supplements > real food.
I bought all kinds of shit when I first started but now my diet is 100% real food that I prepare for a week at a time.
Pros with real food:
>real food
>better shits
>know exactly what i put into my body
>cook for 2-3 hours on sunday and have food for 7 days
Cons with real food:
>somewhat more expensive protein compared to protein powder
>comments on "its not healthy to eat the same food all the time *glugs down processed gainer with 13 unknown ingredients, for 30 days in a row* "
>its easier to chug a protein shake/gainer than to sit down and eat a meal for 5-10 min
Pros with protein powder:
>cheap
>lots of alternatives
>easy to drink
Cons with protein powder:
>the shits
>unknown ingredients
>processed
>what are vitamins and minerals?
What supplements do you take? Do you agree with me? Why/why not?
I only take pre-workout and omega-3 as my supplements.