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To download Dr. Mauro's latest Elite Performance Newsletter, go to: www.eliteperformancenewsletter.com DEAR MAURO: My dad has been using your Testoboost as you suggested and things are going well for him. I was considering using your supplements for myself for competitive powerlifting, combined with the anabolic solution for powerlifters. However, my concern is that over time my body will become less responsive to the supplements (even basic supplements like creatine) and as a result the gains from them will not be at the same level. I realize that taking a lot of effective supplements now will increase the amount of muscle I’m building in the short term, but if the effectiveness decreases over time I would be better off to wait before using them to maximize my performance and muscle size in the long term, and allow me to be bigger and stronger in the end. Is there any evidence that would support such a concern? If not, then I might as well start using the supplements now so I can receive faster growth and results now and have it continue on later. I’m not sure if I properly explained my concern, so I included the following example with weight/muscle gain. There are two identical powerlifters, both weighing 220 pounds, and one decided to take creatine while the other did not. Obviously, the one taking creatine (powerlifter A) would make more progress in the short-term than the one not taking creatine (powerlifter B). Let’s say that in the same amount of time, A got to 240 pounds (using creatine), while B got to 230 pounds (without creatine), and now they have both hit a plateau. Since A has already been using creatine, his body has adapted to the supplementation and therefore the creatine doesn’t help him to progress past this point, while B adds in creatine to his regimen and quickly blasts through his plateau and reaches 250 pounds, 10 pounds more than bodybuilder A who took creatine from the beginning. Is this example plausible? I realize that A could have then added in another supplement to break through his plateau, but I left out such things to simplify this example. If I remember correctly, creatine is made from three amino acids and so the likelihood of your body adapting to it would likely be the same as that of protein. Also, in my example I used creatine as an example, but my concern is not only with creatine, but with all supplements in general. I guess a few specific examples would be Testoboost, GHboost, Metabolic, and Resolve. My plan would be to first start using the Anabolic Solution for Powerlifters, and then add in the basics such as Amino and Power Drink. Once the basics are covered I would then build on these things by using Creatine Advantage, possibly GHboost and Testboost, and others. All this depends on my training phase and budget. What do you think of this plan? Any help would be great. Thanks a lot and God bless. John JOHN: It’s a good idea to just follow the diet at first and build up a base. Once you’ve done that, you can include a few basic supplements and then more as needed. Even when you start using a number of supplements, you don’t need to take them all the time.