Nutritional ergogenic aids for muscle mass increase in athletes, Products available on the market

Use of sports supplements, which occupied the minds of many athletes, Sometimes puts them at a Crossroads to consume or not the supplements. Powders, pills and drinks that are claims they are really effective in enhancing athletic performance some of these products are Famous to cause obesity, impotence or performance enhancing during exercise. Research has clearly shown that athletes that do not ingest enough calories and/or do not consume enough of the right type of macronutrients may impede training adaptations while athletes who consume a good diet can help the body adapt to training. Moreover, maintaining an energy deficient diet during training may lead to loss of muscle mass, increased susceptibility to illness, and increase prevalence of overreaching and/or overtraining. The purpose of this review is to examine the usefulness of the commercially available supplements used for increasing muscle mass and according to the International Society of Sport position categorized them to four distinct category: Apparently Effective, Possibly Effective, Too Early To Tell and Apparently Ineffective to separate myth from scientific documentation.