The Supplement Starter Pack | Beginner's Guide

If you’re just starting out on a fitness journey, you may have started looking into supplements to help support your training. With so many available, it can become confusing knowing which ones are suitable for you and your needs. Simply cleaning up your diet and eating healthier is great and will have an incredible impact on your health and performance, but these key supplements will add further benefits.

In this article, I will go over some of the key supplements that will hugely benefit your health and performance right from the start. These supplements are true staples in my own nutritional structure and will be kept in for life.

1). Super Strength Omega 3 Oil

Omega 3 has a plethora of benefits on human health. It is found naturally in oily fish such as salmon and mackerel, however, to consume the dosage required for optimal benefits, it’s likely oily fish consumption isn’t sufficient. So a good quality omega 3 supplement is extremely beneficial.

- Improve your ratio of omega 3: omega 6 within the body. Omega 6 is rich in modern day diets, whilst Omega 3 isn’t. Omega 6 is pro-inflammatory, meaning it can lead to chronic low-level systemic inflammation which is linked to many illnesses and diseases. Omega 3 is anti-inflammatory, meaning it will neutralise any inflammation caused by omega 6 if the ratio is balanced and help protect you from things such as cardiovascular disease, some cancers, arthritis plus many more.

- Improved mental focus. The super strength omega 3 supplement is high in both EPA and DHA. EPA regulates blood supply to the brain which is essential for delivering nutrients to the brain and promoting good mood and concentration. DHA helps keep brain membranes healthy and therefore ensures we have good memory and cognition.

- Increased fat loss. By turning on genes responsible for fat mobilisation and turning off genes responsible for fat storage (lipolytic and lipogenic genes, respectively). So when trying to burn body fat, omega 3 will assist with this process providing your nutrition and training is in the right place.

2). A Multivitamin

Vitamins and minerals are essential for so many systems and processes within the body. Vitamins and minerals not only support good health but massively benefit training performance and recovery. Meaning your fitness journey will benefit hugely from adding in a multivitamin supplement.

Although they are found in vegetables and fruit, due to farming processes and cooking methods, the quantity is often limited. So adding in some extras is often a good idea.