Originally Posted by ChrisSmith (Post 14440547)

My thought is that if the supplement works, then yes, you could be hurting your gains. Your body responds to stress by adapting to better deal with similar stresses--the stress is what causes the results. There are a lot of studies and trainers now that suggest several tactics that speed up recovery actually prevent optimal gains. There have been several studies on antioxidants--which are promoted all the time now--that suggest the damage caused by free radicals in your body actually spurs your training progress. Meaning that taking antioxidants after exercise can be detrimental.

But I also think its likely that the supplement doesn't work or hardly works. I know some people endorse it but I'm always skeptical of non-nutritional supplements. If the supplement doesn't work much in the first place, I doubt it could be detrimental to progress.



I'm not a doctor or a trainer, just a guy who reads a lot of articles and some books. What I think it open to criticism and questioning.