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Originally Posted by HOOT
What are you talking about though?
How do Protein, Amino Acids, Creatine fall under ergogenic aids?
If someone asked you to explain these three products what would better describe them? Supplements or ergogenic aids?
If someone asked you to explain steroids what would better describe them? Supplements or ergogenic aids?
It feels like you are trying to lump everything into one big category and basically saying anything that falls into this category is a rip off and people are victims for taking them.
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Creatine is an ergogenic aid (bodybuilding supplement). Steroids too, obviously.
Protein powders and amino acids are dietary supplements; but may be confused as ergogenic aids. Like if someone is getting their dietary requirements but thinks that they need a protein supplement to build muscle.
You're right, I've been using the term "supplement" ambigiously; I apologize. I mean that most of all supplements, bodybuilding (ergogenic aids) and dietary are likely bull. That includes things like creatine, but also things like GNC vitamin/mineral supplements that have something like 1300% of your RDA of B6 with 500% of your magnesium, or some such ridiculous combination that you just piss out a couple hours later.