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BY MAG. VILLE ISOLA, PROFESSOR OF THE IFBB
COLLEGE l PHOTOS: CLAUS WILLEMER l
ILLUSTRATION: ANDRÉS VAQUERO
THE STRATEGIC
USE OF
SUPPLEMENTS
IN COMPETITIVE FITNESS
AND BODYBUILDING:
Insights and Evidence
In the competitive strict competition
world of fitness guidelines.
and bodybuilding, Recent research
dietary supplements by Jiménez-Martínez
are critical allies for et al. (2024) into the
athletes striving to enhance their supplementation habits of
performance, muscle growth, and bodybuilders on the international
recovery. With many options and stage offers valuable insights into
bold claims flooding the market, the patterns and preferences
identifying the supplements that guide supplement use in
that offer real benefits while this demanding sport. Drawing
staying within the bounds of from a broad international
health and anti-doping rules cohort, this study peels back the
presents a significant challenge. layers of supplement selection
This challenge is particularly among these athletes, revealing
pronounced in IFBB athletes, a landscape where evidence-
where athletes push their bodies based practice is paramount for
to the limit while adhering to achieving peak performance.
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