USEFUL: A Primer On Muscle-Building Supplements: Which Work and Which Don’t?

Keep in mind, supplements are nowhere near as important as diet, exercise, and sleep. Those three are your foundation. Without supplements, you’ll still build plenty of muscle, assuming your exercise routine is consistent, your diet is healthy and contains enough protein, and you get enough quality sleep. Supplements are just the icing on the cake. They’ll help you push yourself a little harder.

So which supplements actually work?

Related, from the same source: Do Testosterone-Boosting Supplements Work? “When your testosterone levels go up, so does your libido. Unfortunately, the inverse is not true — your libido levels can go up without your testosterone levels also going up. And that’s how most supposed T-boosters ‘work’: they make you feel ornery, leading you to think that your T levels are appreciably higher, when they actually aren’t.”