Is supplementing beneficial ?
Strictly speaking, supplements are not necessary to build a muscular body. After all, there are no natural miracle products, despite what countless marketing websites try to make us believe. And the same goes for whey proteins.
The most important thing is to get the basics right, and there is absolutely no need to compromise on that!
- follow a balanced and consistently maintained diet, adjust if necessary
- follow a balanced and consistently maintained training programme, adjust if necessary
- avoid stress
- avoid physical overload (is not the same as overtraining)
- get enough sleep
Make sure the above factors fit perfectly into your work-life balance and you’ll be fine for the long term.
Deal pragmatically with all the information you are inundated with and listen to your body. Only if you can do that will you get quick results.
Growing muscle mass at 60 is not an easy task, but neither is it impossible. It just requires a bit more dedication and focus on the right exercises and protein consumption. Seniors face a phenomenon called anabolic resistance, which reduces their body’s ability to break down and synthesise protein. Our chemical pathways are less tuned to muscle growth.
Quantifying training load is also important so that overload and injury can be avoided. So the supplements in this article(and used by myself) are more likely to have the beneficial effect of optimising the body and metabolism.
| Supplement | Always | Contest prep |
|---|---|---|
| Beta Alanine | Spread over the day | |
| Creatine | Before and after training | Before and after training |
| Whey | After training only | After training only |
| Casseine | Bedtime | Bedtime |
| Citruline | Spread over the day | Spread over the day |
| Omega 3 | Bedtime | |
| Serrapeptase | Spread over the day | |
| Isomaltulose | After training only | During and after training |
| Multi vit/min | Morning | Morning |
| Essential amino | Spread over the day | |
| Electrolytes | Spread over the day |



