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Nutritional supplements for runners improve performance, speed up recovery, and support health. Find out which supplements are worth including in your training.
The dietary supplement Arginine (L-arginine) or its variations such as Arginine-alpha ketoglutarate (AAKG), which is a compound of L-Arginine and alpha ketoglutarate (keto-acid), remains a popular dietary supplement in the world of sports nutrition, both for endurance athletes and bodybuilders. This amino acid is associated with a number of key processes in the body, from hormone production to improved blood flow to working muscles. But what do scientific sources say about its actual effectiveness? Is there any point in supplementing it at all?
Creatine is a globally popular food supplement and today ranks among the best-researched substances in sports nutrition. Although its effectiveness is beyond debate, athletes often grope in the dark about which dosing protocol to choose and whether creatine needs to be discontinued after a while. What does modern sports science say?