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Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov
Series IX: Sciences of Human Kinetics Vol. 14(63) No. 1 – 2021
https://doi.org/10.31926/but.shk.2021.14.63.1.28
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS AND THEIR USE
WEIGHTS AMONGST THE AMATEUR
BODYBUILDERS
1
Gabriel Stănică LUPU
Abstract: In bodybuilding, the physical training takes different aspects, in
particular the relationship with a specific diet and a substantial contribution
of nutritional supplements. The diet for amateur bodybuilders is usually
poor, having a negative impact in achieving sportive performance, because
the muscle strengthening is closely bounded to vitamins, proteins, carbs,
minerals, etc. In this study we have tested the hypothesis according to which
in bodybuilding, achieving a good physique and sportive performance is not
possible without nutritional supplementation.
The study revealed that the athletes manifest a great interest into diet,
corroborated with a protein supplementation in different concentrations.
Key words: performance; nutritional supplements; bodybuilding; doping;
training;
1. Introduction people deploying sedentary activities
discover, to their satisfaction, that by
Bodybuilding, as body shaping physical training with weights they can increase
activity, as close to what it currently their working capacity [12]. Bodybuilding
represents in the sports system, is the training can be practiced by anyone,
result of the evolution of the human anywhere (at home, in specially arranged
society, and, in particular, it appeared bodybuilding clubs), and with simple
from the structure of the professions, means.
which are more and more static [1]. There is also the perception (and there
Longing to be healthy and tonic is innate is no doubt about it here, especially when
in every human being. Lifting weights in it comes to professional bodybuilding)
the daily gymnastics is an acknowledged that you can't achieve performance
without the help of steroids, which are
means, that ensures health and
harmonious muscle development [8]. The banned at the Olympics and is contrary to
1 University „Vasile Alecsandri” in Bacău, Faculty of Movement, Health and Sports Sciences, Department of
Kinesitherapy and Occupational Therapy, *E-mail: gabi.lupu@ub.ro
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the Olympic spirit [9]. overcompensation the body’s energy
The fitness bodybuilding industry is reserves [5].
increasingly developing, there are gyms Training’s contents require to have an
providing full services for body training, adequate diet [7], both to sustain the
cardio and strengthening equipment, effort and to enable appropriate recovery
nutritional supplements, entertainment following effort. Physical efficiency is
options, their goal being to meet as directly related to the energy released by
closely as possible the needs of the food, which is the underlayer of the
practitioners looking for an environment body’s energy potential [11].
as pleasant as possible in terms of space Conducted between October 2019 and
and provided services [10]. March 2020, our study aims to validate
the hypothesis according to which it is
Bodybuilding practitioner’s weights
lifting training is not dangerous but, on impossible to attain sports performance in
the contrary, it strengthens the health and bodybuilding without supplementing daily
it may be done by anyone who does not food intake with nutritional supplements,
suffer from serious organic disorders. The both by professional athletes, who
muscle speed and coordination of those participate in the competitions, and by „de
trained with weights are higher than of loisir” practitioners, such supplementing
those not trained with weights [4]. being a frequent practice in bodybuilding
Athletes hold multiple knowledge about clubs to enhance performance.
the theory of sports training as well as
about nutrition, medication and even 2. Material and Methods
doping, although their diet is many times
deficient, due to lack of time or financial The subjects of the study were 104
resources, which has a negative impact on practitioners of fitness bodybuilding. The
achieving sports performance [6], for subjects practiced or practice fitness or
muscle hypertrophy, strength and muscle bodybuilding activities in 6 locations.
defining are closely related to vitamins, There were surveys and discussions had
proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, etc. with the individuals directly involved in
Nutritional supplements are conditioned the sports activities deployed there.
preparations in the form of pills, capsules, The research methods were the Method
gumdrops, powder or liquid, which of documentation, the Method of
contain nutrients (macronutrients and observation, the Sociological inquiry – the
micronutrients) and/or other edible survey.
agents, that are consumed in well-defined In the current study, the survey was
quantities, additionally to the usual food designed to ask the subjects’ opinion from
intake [3]. various points of view.
Effort supporters are natural or
synthetic physiological compounds, that
interfere with energy-release reactions in SURVEY
the athletes’ body [2]. They are a specific regarding the role and intake of
group of natural or synthetic physiological nutritional supplements in the sports diet
products, that usually act to compensate
the metabolism, by replenishing up to
G.S. LUPU: Nutritional Supplements and their Use Weights amongst the Amateur Bodybuilders 219
1. Are you a legitimate athlete or do you ☐ I don’t think they help
practice bodybuilding as a hobby? 10. How much money do you spend in a
☐Athlete month to buy these products?
☐Hobby ☐ less than 100 lei
2. Do you use nutritional supplements in ☐ between 100 and 200 lei
your diet? ☐ between 200 and 300 lei
☐ Yes ☐ more than 300 lei
☐ No 11. Are you able to ensure your daily
3. If yes, how many times calories requirement without these
☐ Once nutritional supplements?
☐ Twice ☐ Yes
☐ 3 times ☐ No
4. What type of supplements do you use? 12. How well informed are you about
☐ Solid (bars) doping substances (and their impact on
☐ Liquid the body)
☐ Powder ☒ Very well ☐ Well ☐ Satisfactory
☐ Pills ☐ At all
5. What mix of supplements do you use? 13. Have you ever taken doping
☐Amino acids substances in your sports activity?
☐Protein ☐ Yes ☐ No
☐Based on carbs
☐Mixed The discussions with the subjects under
6. Do you use fat burners? study (trainers and managers of the
☐ Occasionally companies or clubs where the athletes
☐ In the period before competition were working), as well as with other
☐ Weekly / monthly specialists, took place before the actual
implementation of the survey, being
7. In your opinion, nutritional
supplements are harmful to your body? necessary to ground our scientific
☐ Yes endeavour.
We hereby specify that the number of
☐ No surveys performed was varied, depending
☐ I don’t know on the number of subscribers to the clubs.
8. How well informed are you in terms of The surveys were filled-in within 5 to 8
origin, ingredients and effects of the minutes, and the answers only asked for
supplements you use? those aspects referring to motivation in
☐ Very well sports activity or to improvement of the
☐ Well conditions in the clubs in the field.
☐ At all
9. In what extent do you consider that 3. Results and Discussions
supplements help you to achieve your
training goal The answers collected from the
☐ to a large extent respondents have been centralised as
☐ to a small extent tables and plots, for a better view of the
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aspects under study. because they understand their
scientifically proven role and therefore,
Are you a legitimated athlete or are you they respect the instructions of the
practicing bodybuilding as a hobby? manufacturers of those supplements,
well, the other practitioners, for some
reason, they approach this
supplementation as something optional,
1 10.58% 89.42% without having a strict discipline.
If yes, how often?
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 35
Legitimated athlete Hobby 31
30
Fig. 1. Weight of answers to question no. 1 25
20
Out of total 104 respondents, 11 are 15
legitimate athletes in the specialized clubs 10 7 8
6 5 6
in Bacau (approx. 10,6%) and race in 5 22
national competitions, and 93 are amateur 0
Before and after the After training only Before training At least once, in
practitioners (of passion, hobby) of this training exercise-free days of
week
discipline (approx. 89,4%). Athletes Amateurs
In case of question no. 2, it is obvious Fig. 3. Weight of answers to question no. 3
the confidence that athletes put in the use
of these nutritional supplements and we Considering the training in the gyms, as
understand that, at list in their view, the far as we observed in almost every club
supplements are essential to obtain sports where we have initiated this survey, many
performance. focus on powder protein supplements,
either due to taste or to faster absorption
Do you use nutritional supplemements in in the body or because of their
your diet? instantaneous preparation and, not lastly,
due to their better price, which explains
Amateurs 54.84% 45.16% the percentage obtained.
What type of supplements do you use?
Athletes 9.09% 90.91% 5
37
Amateurs
11
7
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
No Yes 6
8
Athletes
Fig. 2. Weight of answers to question no. 2 3
1
As far as question no. 3 is concerned, we 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
may highlight that, while athletes stick to Pills Powder Liquid Solid (bars)
their caloric intake as a daily ritual,
Fig. 4. Weight of answers to question no. 4
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