Review: Will Brink’s The Sports Supplement Bible
By Dr. Peter Chiang
Author Will Brink’s The Sports Supplement Bible dives into what matters in the vast supplement business and clarifies what really works and what does not, and presents it in an easy to read format. With all the “new” and “improved” supplements available, it’s often overwhelming for anyone who walks into a store or browses online looking for an effective product to enhance performance, or strength, or recoup from tough workouts. Without any knowledge of the products and the ingredients used in these products, it’s easy to buy into the hype, or the bodybuilder posing on the packaging. But will it work? What do the studies reveal? Will Brink breaks down the facts and recommends what works, and what is just a waste of money.
Back in the day, I too was guilty of following some friends’ advice without taking the time needed to research if it was even worth using, or if there were better alternatives that would save time and or money. When a person is training competitively or just working out, we have this competitive drive to be the best; one more rep, few more pounds; I too made the mistake of looking to the top guy as to what I should be taking. It wasn’t until I did my own research and realized that majority of the supplements I had used were just a waste of money. Doing my own research involved too much time and effort going through large databases and stacks of studies, and all the more frustrating was the fact that I either could not find anything, or one study showed promise, and another showed it was irrelevant!
Will took the time and did the research and presented it in his book. The Sports Supplement Bible and set it up in an easy to follow format. Each supplement covered is set up like so:
