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337: Which Supplements Should I take Ft. Alex Jamal

Get Leaner & Live Longer

Nate Palmer

Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.9300 Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

If you want to get leaner and live longer check out https://milliondollarbodylabs.com

 

Are you wasting money on "miracle" supplements while ignoring the simple habits that actually build muscle, protect your brain, and help you live longer?

 

I talk with Alex Jamal. We discuss fitness. Alex explains bodybuilding. I ask about peptides. We cover health. We talk about supplements. Alex mentions creatine. We discuss brain function. We talk about sleep. Alex shares thoughts on amino acids. I mention my experiment with leucine. We talk about pre-workout drinks. We discuss blood flow. I share my experience using baking soda. We focus on consistency. Alex describes her background. We provide a guide for people.

 

Key Takeaways

  • Peptides and unverified supplements often lack long-term data and third-party testing, making them risky compared to established options.

  • Creatine provides significant benefits for brain health and may reduce the risk of dementia or Alzheimer's.

  • Essential Amino Acids (EAAs) are more effective for muscle protein synthesis than taking branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) or leucine alone.

  • Sleep is a highly underrated factor for muscle recovery and hormonal health, especially for men.

  • Stimulant-free pre-workouts allow for better blood flow (vasodilation) compared to high-caffeine options that constrict vessels.

  • Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) can increase endurance by about 30% during high-intensity isometric or endurance activities, but requires careful dosing to avoid digestive issues.

  • Consistency for at least six to eight weeks is necessary to see real physiological changes in the body.

 

Resources




Nate Palmer:

The founder of The Million Dollar Body and author of "The Million Dollar Body Method", Nate has been coaching for over 15 years and has worked personally with over 1,000 clients.

Transcript

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Have you ever wondered which supplements you should be taking?

0:03.0

Which ones are going to provide the biggest bang for your buck? What's going to give you the results that you're looking for? And which ones are just largely not going to help you out at all? Well, today I'm joined by my guest, Alex Jamal. Alex is a natural bodybuilder. He's got 20 years of experience in the fitness and bodybuilding space. And he is a wealth of knowledge around supplementation. He's done a lot of research on what works and what doesn't.

0:22.5

And I'm not talking about research that your mom does on Instagram. and he is a wealth of knowledge around supplementation. He's done a lot of research on what works and what doesn't.

0:22.5

And I'm not talking about research that your mom does on Instagram.

0:25.7

I'm talking about research in a lab with reputable organizations.

0:29.3

So he is very, very fun to talk to about this sort of thing because I got a lot of questions.

0:33.9

I've seen stuff that works for myself, but hearing from him, the actual facts of the

0:38.9

matter about what is going to give people results, how much of specific compounds you should be

0:42.9

taking was absolutely fascinating. So we dive into a lot of supplementation questions in this 30-minute

0:48.3

episode. So I'd love if you have any questions about supplementation, check this out.

0:52.9

And then if you want to know specifically

0:54.8

what supplements you should be taking, go to free nutrition audit.com and give me a little bit of

1:00.6

information on your goals, your background, any issues that you have going on right now. And I'll

1:05.7

give you a fully customized idea of what supplements you should be taking, what time of the day, and I'll give you a little bit like a kind of a brief schedule that you could use if you wanted to get a little bit more dialed in with that. Go to free nutrition audit.com, fulfill out the quiz. It's going to take you about two minutes there. And then I'll get back to you with supplement recommendations for your life, your goals, your background, your history, et cetera, so that you can you can try out or even just change up what you're taking to make sure that you're getting at the right time that's going to give you the best results. So free nutrition audit.com. We're listening to Get Leener and Live Longer, podcast for busy people who want results without any of the BS. I'm Nate Palmer. Been in the fitness since 2008. Helped over 1,200 people getting the best shape of their lives. So if you're interested in learning a little bit more about supplementation, what's going to work, what doesn't work, and how to get amazing results, well, jump in with us as we get into this info. Welcome back to Get Leener and Live Longer. Alex, I'm so glad you're here. I've been looking forward to this episode. How are you doing today, brother? I'm doing great. Thank you. Excellent. So for anyone who's not familiar with you, can you just give us a little bit of rundown who you are and how you got to be in the position that you're in? How long have you been in fitness? My name is Alex Yamada. I've been in the industry for 20 years. I've also competed for 10 years in my career

2:18.1

by fitness and bodybuilding.

2:20.7

And I'm very passionate about exercise science in general.

2:25.8

So I went further more in my studies to go to Oxford University

2:30.7

to study more about human performance and sports nutrition. And then 14 years ago,

2:37.0

I moved to Los Angeles and I stayed in Los Angeles. This is where I'm based, mainly now in

2:42.5

Converse City, where I trained my clients in my studio. Some of them are celebrities. Some of them

2:49.0

are just business men and women. And some are just average people who would like to feel better and get better and understand health and be higher performers.

2:58.6

Very cool.

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