Amidst the Advent of High Caffeine Dosage in Pre Workout Supplements, Arnold Schwarzenegger Explains Why It Might Not Work for You

Counting on pre-workout supplements has become a trend in the fitness world. It generally consists of a high level of caffeine, which keeps you awake and ready to go but on the other hand, caffeine does have certain very well-known drawbacks. Now, while the majority of people talk about its benefits, 8 Mr. Olympia, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has something different to offer. His newsletter, Pump Club, recently talked about how people with a certain genotype can benefit from it. Should one test their gene before relying on pre-workout supplements?

Does Pre-workout actually work for you? 

Pre-workout supplements are associated with various potential benefits, such as enhanced physical performance, lower risk of diseases, prevention of type 2 diabetes, mood enhancement, and so on. However, PumpClub asks whether someone has a caffeine gene or not. If a person is blessed with that caffeine gene, he or she can get more health benefits from it. Only some people can benefit from it. 

According to the newsletter, one’s gene has the potential to determine how much caffeine boosts one’s physical or exercise performance. Research revealed that people with an AA genotype can experience greater improvement in exercise performance compared to those with a different genotype AC or CC.

The newsletter says, “People with genes metabolizing caffeine at an intermediate or fast pace saw the most benefits. Meanwhile, the slow metabolizers saw little or no benefit, or — in some cases — they even saw a decrease in performance.” 

Before choosing caffeine as part of your routine, ensure to test your genes first, suggested the newsletter as not all people experience the same boost. In case, someone is confused about whether they should consume caffeine or not because it doesn’t offer many benefits, then, it could be because you don’t have the genes for it. PumpClub revealed that there are many methods to test the gene and one of them is 23andme.  As supplements often come under the scrutiny of many, The Austrian Oak once unveiled the dark reality of supplement manufacturers.

Arnold Schwarzenegger on supplement

Arnie has revealed that supplements are not preferable for good health in the long run as they are associated with various side effects. They can impact the hormones and maximize the risk of various potential diseases and even went on to suggest that people shouldn’t trust them blindly.

Schwarzenegger wrote in the newsletter that the supplement industry has more issues than most people can “imagine.”  The most egregious is that supplement companies are not required to test their products for the presence of these banned substances. The FDA also allows supplement companies to self-manage the claims on their labels.

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