…The Female Guide To Supplements…

The Female Guide To Supplements – Why ‘For Her’ Products Aren’t All That

When you go shopping for supplements, do you immediately seek out the ‘For Her’ options? You have a very specific look that you want to attain with your physique.

You want lean, toned muscles that give a look of strength yet femininity. The last thing you want to do is end up looking bulky or like a man. As such, you figure the normal supplements designed for men are not where you should be looking.

The fact is, you may want to reconsider. You’ll often pay a premium to purchase the ‘For Her’ products when you really don’t need to be.

Here’s why.

Protein Is Protein

The first thing you need to realize is that many supplements are very basic.  For instance, protein powder is essentially just protein.  Just like men don’t need different chicken breasts than you need to eat, the same applies for many products.

For instance a product such as whey protein can help both men and women meet their everyday protein requirements. Because both genders use protein in the same manner, there does not need to be any difference between the two varieties.

The same applies to other like supplements such as BCAA’s as well as glutamine.

Women Have A Different Hormonal Profile

Now, you might still be wondering though – isn’t your body different than his? It is, and that’s precisely why you don’t need different products.

Men have a high amount of the hormone testosterone in their body, which is something you don’t have. It is because of that hormone that he is able to build up the significant level of muscle bulk.

Even if you used all the same products as he did, you would still not be able to develop this level of muscle size. Your body simply isn’t designed for it.

Creatine for instance, which many women stay away from for fear it will make them look manly, could actually help you lose body fat.  If you are able to work harder in the gym because of it and build a few more pounds of lean muscle mass, that will increase your resting metabolic rate, making it easier to burn fat faster.

If you remain scared to use these basic, well-researched supplements, you’ll never reap these benefits.

Where Differences Do Matter

Now, all of this said, there are two key supplements where you do want to be more careful of.

The main ones?

First are multivitamins. You can find specific multivitamins that are designed for women and these may be worth buying. The reason being that they have increased levels of iron, which is a key mineral you need since you lose iron each month with your menstrual cycle.

Men and women will differ slightly in certain micronutrients and a targeted multi-vitamin can address this.

The second product you won’t want to use as a woman is any sort of products designed to boost testosterone levels. Here again, since you do not have that much of this hormone (and you aren’t meant to), you don’t want to use a supplement that is specifically intended to increase it.

If it states clearly on it that it’s a testosterone booster, walk away. That one would be a male-only product.

Beyond that, feel free to use all the same products he uses. This includes protein powders, creatine, glutamine, BCAA’s, pre-workout supplements, as well as any fat burners on the market as well.

You don’t need a special Hers formula in order to use them. The regular formula will work just fine – and save you money over the long term.