Research
Adherence
Bodybuilders who consume dietary supplements do so primarily to increase performance, meet increased nutritional needs from exercise, and prevent injury/improve recovery.
If you are using supplements to enhance performance or meet nutritional needs, ensure you are also focusing on proper training, nutrition, and recovery. Supplements should complement, not replace, these foundational habits.
ModerateSupportsMEDIUM confidence
The three most important reasons to take DS were increasing performance (54.34%), increasing the need for DS through exercise (53.62%), and preventing injury and improving recovery (36.23%).
Why this rating
Self-reported motivations, potential for social desirability bias.
Source
Evaluation of nutritional knowledge and consequences of consuming dietary supplements among expert bodybuilders
Yasaman Bajool et al. · Research Square · 2023
DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3749776/v1
cross_sectional · n=160
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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