Are you drowning in a sea of fitness supplement hype? Social media is packed with influencers pushing the “next big thing” in performance boosters, but what’s real, and what’s just marketing manipulation? In this video, we’re cutting through the noise and diving into the Proven to Work category of endurance and fitness supplements.
🚨 What You’ll Learn:
How social media confuses and manipulates the fitness community.
The supplements that are backed by science to improve endurance and recovery.
Dosages, benefits, and even why some people hesitate to use them.
From caffeine to creatine and beetroot juice to beta-alanine, I’ll break down the ones that are worth your money and how they actually work.
💡 Coming Soon in Part Two:
We’ll tackle the Promising, Overhyped, and Pure Snake Oil categories, exposing the myths and misconceptions about supplements that don’t live up to the hype.
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📚 References & Research:
Links to all studies and resources mentioned are below. Dive deeper into the research and make informed choices about your supplements!
💬 What’s Your Experience?
Tried any of the supplements I mentioned? Drop your thoughts in the comments—I’d love to hear what worked (or didn’t) for you.
📖 Additional Resources and Research
Caffeine
International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: Caffeine and Exercise Performance
https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12970-020-00383-4
The Effect of Acute Caffeine Ingestion on Endurance Performance: A Meta-Analysis
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-018-0939-8
Beetroot Juice (Nitrate Supplementation)
Effects of Beetroot Juice Supplementation on Intermittent High-Intensity Exercise Efforts
https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12970-017-0204-9
Effects of Beetroot Juice Supplementation on Cardiorespiratory Endurance in Athletes
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/9/1/43
Beta-Alanine
Effects of Beta-Alanine Supplementation on Performance and Body Composition in Collegiate Wrestlers and Football Players
https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1550-2783-3-1-21
Beta-Alanine Supplementation in High-Intensity Interval Training: Effects on Performance and Body Composition
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3618021/
Creatine Monohydrate
International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: Safety and Efficacy of Creatine Supplementation in Exercise, Sport, and Medicine
https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12970-017-0173-z
Creatine Supplementation and Exercise Performance: An Update
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407788/
Sodium Bicarbonate
Practical Issues in Evidence-Based Use of Performance Supplements: Supplement Interactions, Repeated Use and Individual Responses
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-017-0687-1
Supplements and Nutritional Interventions to Augment High-Intensity Interval Training: A Narrative Review
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/2/390
Collagen with Vitamin C
Collagen Supplementation in Sports and Exercise: Current Evidence and Future Directions
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6110052/
Vitamin C and Collagen Synthesis: Relevance in Muscle, Tendon, and Bone Adaptation
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5490611/
0:00 Teddy
0:19 Look What The Cat Dragged In!
2:49 The Problem With The Industry
5:26 Why Supplements?
8:48 Caffeine
14:10 Beet Root (Nitrate) Supplements
16:36 Beta-Alanine
19:05 Creatine Monohydrate
22:50 Sodium Bicarbonate
24:25 What About PR Lotion?
27:37 Collagen
30:30 We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Program
