{"id":366333,"date":"2026-04-06T13:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/366333\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:56:28","slug":"can-supplements-help-with-muscle-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/366333\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Supplements Help With Muscle Growth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s not enough evidence that they offer benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 BCAA. This stands for branched-chain amino acids, which your body needs to build muscle. But if you\u2019re eating enough protein from dairy, eggs, and meat, you don\u2019t need extra BCAAs, says Barnhart. If you\u2019re vegan, these may be worth considering.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 CoQ10. Your body makes this antioxidant, which is used to produce energy. At the moment, there\u2019s simply not sufficient evidence to back up any claims that, in its supplement form, CoQ10 can really help build strength or make workouts better.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Preworkout Pills. Many of these contain niacin, a B vitamin that hasn\u2019t been shown to improve strength. They may also have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/health\/caffeine\/caffeine-in-coffee-a2519854957\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">caffeine<\/a>, but high doses of caffeine can trigger insomnia and anxiety. A simpler option to boost power: Have a cup of coffee about a half-hour to an hour before exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Editor\u2019s Note:\u00a0This article originally appeared in the March 2026 issue of Consumer Reports On Health<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s not enough evidence that they offer benefits. \u2022 BCAA. This stands for branched-chain amino acids, which your&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":366334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[152812,192327,1146,134,29425,192326,111,139,556,69,192328,76220,48659,3695],"class_list":{"0":"post-366333","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-bcaa","9":"tag-coq10","10":"tag-creatine","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-muscle-building-supplements","13":"tag-muscle-growth-supplements","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nutrition","17":"tag-nz","18":"tag-pre-workout-pills","19":"tag-protein-powders","20":"tag-protein-supplements","21":"tag-vitamin-d"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}