The Strength Log16 Sep 2024

The Best Supplements for Your Fitness Goals

Which supplements are worth your money, and which are not?

In this episode, we'll examine what the science actually says about fitness and strength-related supplements, to give you our list of the best ones.

When all is said and done, not many supplements remain that are worthy of your money—the opposite of what supplement companies want you to hear. However, we hope you'll be interested in this knowledge.

But! There are a few that will help you become bigger and stronger. And they are mostly quite inexpensive.

We'll discuss six different ones (see the timestamps below), how they can improve your training, and to what degree they are worth investing in.

Next week, we'll cover overhyped supplements to avoid!

Timestamps:

07:00 – Protein supplements
18:00 – Creatine monohydrate
26:00 – Caffeine
31:50 – Vitamin D
35:40 – Omega 3 fatty acids
41:20 – Beta-alanine

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