226. Best Supplements for Building Muscle or Losing Fat

Make It Simple

Andrea Allen

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Education, Fitness, How To

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In this episode, Andrea dives into the often-confusing world of supplements, answering a question from a listener about the best options for building muscle. She breaks down the differences between collagen, whey protein, and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), explaining which supplements truly support muscle growth and which play more of a supporting role. Andrea also introduces an exciting new feature for the podcast—listeners can now submit voice questions for future episodes! Plus, she s...

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0:00.0	Well, hey there, I have a really, really amazing topic for you today and some awesome news that we've decided to add to the podcast. So today we're obviously going to be talking about supplements and understanding supplements and the best bang for your buck when it comes to building muscle. And the best thing about today's episode is it actually was born because one of my
0:23.3	girlfriends from college who I've known forever and were still really good friends sent me a
0:27.8	voice memo asking me about different supplements and my thoughts on them. So I'm going to go ahead
0:32.7	and play it right here. Hey, Andrea, I have a question. I'm wanting to put on more muscle, but I'm very
0:38.7	confused on the supplements. I used to use collagen powder, but then I read that it didn't have all
0:45.8	the proteins that you needed to be able to be absorbed. And so then I stopped taking it. And then I
0:51.7	also was looking into branch chain amino acids and then also
0:57.1	a labored slimming BCAA. And I'm just wondering, I'm a little lost in the supplement world and I'm
1:04.2	wondering if you could fill in the gap and tell me what is helpful and what isn't helpful. And if I
1:10.0	should be taking collagen, if there's other benefits to it besides't helpful. And if I should be taking collagen, if there's other
1:11.7	benefits to it besides the protein, and if I should be adding in amino acids and all the things.
1:17.8	It's a very confusing world. And I'm just wondering if you could clarify which ones are the most
1:22.8	helpful and the difference between collagen and weight protein.
1:28.3	So I think Michelle, my friend's question is really, really valid, but more so it made me
1:33.3	realize that I want all of my listeners, all my friends to the podcast to be able to send
1:38.7	in their questions on a voicemail. So for now on, if you have a question that you want me to answer in the podcast,
1:45.8	you can go to my show notes and there is a voice speaker there that will be labeled
1:51.0	SpeakPipe. And you can literally just record a message just like my friend Michelle did
1:55.7	and send it into the podcast. And then I can do an episode where I can play your message
2:00.2	and then I can answer your question. I can play your message and then I can answer
2:02.0	your question. I do ask that you keep those messages kind of short so I can get to the points
2:06.2	to really sum them up. But that's going to help me better serve you and make sure that you're
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