{"id":35274,"date":"2023-01-16T11:56:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T10:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/?p=35274"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:23:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T15:23:02","slug":"episode-11-supplements-that-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/episode-11-supplements-that-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 11: supplements that work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIn many cases, it is worth paying more attention to nutrition and rest, because improving them will deliver far greater benefits than using supplements.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When it comes to taking our <\/span><b>sporting performance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to the next level, supplements should not be our first choice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once our <\/span><b>nutrition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is under control and tailored to our needs and goals, and our <\/span><b>sleep<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is sufficient and restorative, we can consider using <\/span><b>sports supplements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But be careful! Not all of them will have a positive effect on our <\/span><b>sporting performance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2026 or even our <\/span><b>health<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That is why today&#8217;s episode features not one, not two, but three <\/span><b>sports nutritionists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. An extra dose of knowledge for a well-rounded episode covering everything you have always wanted to know about <\/span><b>sports supplementation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this episode, <\/span><b>Carlos Soler<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Rub\u00e9n Ballesteros<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, athletes and <a href=\"https:\/\/getindya.com\/\">sports nutritionists<\/a>, join <\/span><b>Javi Guerrero<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, INDYA&#8217;s technical director, and <\/span><b>Clara Montesinos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, presenter and journalist. What a team!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We discuss the <\/span><b>ABC(D) of supplements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, whether they benefit athletes, which to use and which to avoid. Are all supplements the same? What is a medical supplement? And a sports food?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your questions, answered.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do athletes need supplements?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What types of supplements are there? How are they classified?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are supplements safe? What scientific evidence supports them?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is the A B C D classification? How does this system work?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is a medical supplement the same as a sports performance supplement? How do they differ, and when should you choose each one?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What are sports foods?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do endurance athletes and strength athletes use the same supplements?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Which supplement brands are getting things right?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can underage athletes use sports supplements?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Press play and listen on your<\/span><b> favourite platforms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1XpzIeyWcy07coCJIRhSDP?si=c2a5821a50b942e8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/es\/podcast\/suplementaci%C3%B3n-que-s%C3%AD-funciona\/id1635355506?i=1000594473140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvNTYwODIyMC9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk\/episode\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvNTI0MzAzODE?hl=es&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjzxejm6Mv8AhULSEEAHUs_D0wQjrkEegQICBAF&amp;ep=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Google Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.es\/podcasts\/5a5bcb54-51e3-4768-a05f-8dcb4305680f\/episodes\/7431585d-c280-47d0-a1c5-b5f4739e0007\/empieza-un-reto-el-podcast-de-indya-suplementaci%C3%B3n-que-s%C3%AD-funciona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amazon Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VNdmBpE-d_k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go.ivoox.com\/rf\/101519212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">iVoox<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hear from us again soon!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new episode of Empieza un reto, the INDYA podcast, exploring sports supplementation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17291,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categoria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35274"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35275,"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35274\/revisions\/35275"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}