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"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare." - Juma Ikangaa

Physical challenges consist of preparation for an event, participation in the event and recovery to prepare for the next challenge. Whether you are a student who is bound to a wheelchair or a star football quarterback, the principals of physical movement and injury prevention and recovery apply to all of us.

"What supplement is safest supplement that I can buy myself legally for bulking up?"
According to the American Family Physician Journal, Creatine seems to have some effect in producing muscle energy, endurance, strength and lean muscle mass. Side effects are noted to be mild but there are no long term data on this substance for review.
American Family Physician 2001; 63:913-922.

"What supplements are listed as legal in the United States for strength and endurance?"
Antioxidants, arginine, ornithine, lysine, aspartates, asprin, avena sativa, bee pollen, boron, caffeine, carbohydrates, carnitine, choline, chromium, chrysin, coenzyme Q 10,12, creatine, fat supplements, folic acid, genseng, glucosamine, glutamine, glycerol, guarana, HMB, inosine, iron, leucine, magnisium, multivitamins, niacin, phosphates, phytosterols, protein, pycnogenol, pyruvate, d-ribose, selenium sodium bicarbonate, tribulus terrestris, tryptophan, vanadyl sulfate, thiamine, riboflavin, pyridoxine, cyanocobalimin, dimethylglycine, vitamin C and E, yohimbine, zinc.
American Family Physician 2001; 63:913-922.

"What if I just went to the local health food store and got a whole bag of supplements and started taking them, what would happen?"
You would get sick and put yourself at risk for damage to your liver and kidneys as well as possibly create heart rhythm disturbances by upsetting the balance of chemicals in your blood.

Athlete's Foot
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