You don’t need supplements to be strong, but the right ones can definitely help – LEGION AthLetics

A balanced diet and rigorous training regimen are paramount in the pursuit of optimal health and fitness. However, even with the best nutrition and exercise plans, gaps can hinder progress. This is where supplements come into play. Supplements are designed to enhance your diet, fill nutritional gaps, and support your body’s needs for improved performance, recovery, and overall wellness.

Why Consider Supplements?

1. Nutrient Deficiency: Despite a healthy diet, you might still lack essential nutrients due to factors like soil depletion, food processing, or individual absorption issues.
2. Enhanced Performance: Supplements can provide that extra edge by boosting energy, endurance, and strength, helping you perform at your peak.
3. Improved Recovery: Post-workout recovery is crucial for muscle growth and repair. Supplements can speed up this process, reducing soreness and downtime.
4. Convenience: For those with busy lifestyles, supplements offer a quick and easy way to meet nutritional needs without preparing multiple meals.
5. Targeted Health Benefits: Certain supplements cater to specific health goals, such as improving joint health, boosting immune function, or enhancing cognitive performance.

Ok, honest moment here. I have been using various supplement brands for the last four years. I have honed in on Legion Athletics for several reasons:

1. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
   1. If you don’t like the product, they’ll give you your money back and you can keep the product, no questions asked!! They believe in their product and put their money where their mouth is.
2. 3rd-party tested
   1. The FDA doesn’t require supplement companies to accurately list their supplements. It’s crazy; many companies out there lie to us. Legion is third-party tested, meaning another company tests its dosage claims and certifies that you’re getting what it claims.
3. Clinical Dosages
   1. You’re getting the perfect dose (or as close as we understand it). Legion uses the best studies and researchers to determine the optimal dose so you’re not wasting money on nutrients your body can’t process or, worse, not getting a high enough dose.
4. Natural Ingredients
   1. Nothing is synthetically produced. All ingredients are naturally sourced.
5. Made in the USA
   1. Go ‘Merica! Nuff said.
6. Sales and discounts
   1. This stuff isn’t cheap. You can get cheaper supplements at Costco or on Amazon, but with your health, you definitely get what you pay for. Legion constantly has sales, and you can use code ‘bitlife’ for 20% off your first order and double rewards on every order.

I am a Legion Athlete, which basically means fan and affiliate. I’ve been using their supplements for the last four years and a Legion Athlete for the last year. This means I can regularly do giveaways on my Twitch channel and Instagram.

To get the biggest discount, use THIS LINK and code ‘bitlife’ at checkout. You’ll get 20% off your first order and 6% rewards back on every order. Also watch out for the BOGO 50% off sales every few months. With my code you can actually maximize the discount and get about 45% off your entire order. It’s crazy when it all stacks up.

The Supplements I Use and Recommend

Here is a list of the supplements I take, in order of their importance to my training and overall health.

Protein Powder

• Why: It is hard to consume the amount of protein we need in a day, whether that’s 130g, 160g, or 200g. We likely all need some help with protein. Essential for muscle repair and growth, protein powder helps ensure you get enough protein, especially post-workout when your muscles need it the most.
• Product I Use: Salted Caramel Whey or Plant+ by Legion
• How I Use It: There are so many fun ways to consume this: one scoop in water, a scoop in a fruit smoothie, bake some treats with it, and add it to your evening frost.

Creatine Monohydrate

• Why: Proven to enhance strength, power, and muscle mass by increasing the availability of ATP (energy) in your muscles. This is one of the most researched supplements along with protein and caffeine. It IS NOT a steroid or anything synthetic, it is in a lot of food like meat and fish and even synthesized by your body. It’s good, you should take it.
• Product I Use: Post-Workout with Creatine, or Creatine Monohydrate by Legion
• How I Use It: I take 5 grams daily, in my post-workout, or mixing it into my post-workout shake or a glass of water.

Pre-Workout

• Why: The right supplements can help boost the efficacy of your workout. This has caffeine for energy and other ingredients to: boost muscle endurance, recovery, reduce soreness, boost strength, and a lot more.
• Product I Use: Pulse, various flavors by Legion
• How I Use It: I take one scoop of the caffeinated Pulse with one scoop of the caffeine-free in the morning about 30m – 1hr before my workout. I mix down my caffeine so I’m only getting a half dose.

Multivitamin

• Why: To cover any potential gaps in my diet and ensure I get all the essential vitamins and minerals my body needs for optimal function.
• Product I Use: Triumph by Legion
• How I Use It: I take four tablets with breakfast to kickstart my day with the necessary micronutrients and four tablets in the afternoon. It’s a lot of tablets, but Legion spreads them out for maximal nutrient absorption.

Omega-3 Fish Oil

• Why: Omega-3 fatty acids are crucial for heart health, reducing inflammation, and supporting brain function.
• Product I Use: Triton by Legion
• How I Use It: I take two soft gels with breakfast and one in the afternoon.

Vitamin D+K

• Why: It is essential for bone health, immune function, and mood regulation, especially important if you have limited sun exposure. Vitamin K assists in vitamin D absorption, so it’s better to get them together.
• Product I Use: Vitamin D+K by legion
• How I Use It: One soft gel with a meal that contains fat for better absorption.

Probiotic

• Why: It will improve nutrient absorption, reduce stomach pain and bloating, and decrease intestinal and whole-body inflammation. A good probiotic is worth its weight in gold. Ideally, with a great diet, you don’t need this, but with the types of food that are common in the US, we need a lot of help.
• Product I Use: Biome by Legion
• How I Use It: Two soft gels in the morning with breakfast.

Choosing the right supplements for you

Now that I’ve shared all the supplements that I love and use regularly, I want to caution you. Supplements should be thought of as an insurance policy: insurance against not getting all the nutrients you need in your diet alone. They will not single-handedly improve your life but can definitely supplement or fill in the gaps.

With supplements, I recommend you try one out for a month and see if you can tell the difference. Test everything and keep what is good. Our bodies are different and react to and need different things so, in the words of Levar Burton: “Don’t take my word for it” test it for yourself! Except protein and creatine monohydrate… everyone will benefit from those two 😉