Why Testosterone Boosters Are A Waste of Money

The supplement industry is notoriously suspect. Whether it is the selling of protein-powders spiked with saw-dust, or the selling of pre-workouts that contain meth-like compounds, both of which only to be taken off the shelf by the FDA by the time it is too late, the supplement industry is the economic wild-west — as is the fitness industry in general. This unregulated industry has an extensive track record of getting away with selling useless and sometimes dangerous products.

Where a lot of this trouble derives from, is from the selling of produces that are not substantiated by evidence, or, by selling products which are substantiated by evidence, but not at doses that are anywhere near being effective. In both cases, supplement companies spend the majority of their money on marketing their products, by making claims for them that supersede reasonable expectations as to what one should expect from ingesting a supplement.

In the former group, a predominant form of supplements that are big money makers are “natural” testosterone boosters. That is to say, all of the major testosterone boosters are essentially a big waste of money. Yet, these supplements make some of the biggest claims for themselves within the supplement industry. These big claims — some of which include steroid-level progress (i.e. huge increases in strength, muscle mass, and “masculinity”) — yield big results, as, testosterone supplements constitute by themselves a multi-billion dollar industry within the supplement industry. With the endorsement of a large number of fitness “influencers”, such as pro-bodybuilders and Instagram models, it is simply the case that there is a growing industry with many influential people involved that are preying on insecurities. They are feeding off of the fact that, in general, male testosterone levels have been at considerable a decline over the past 100 years. Regardless of the causes of such a decline, it is clear that the success of testosterone booster sales is a direct result of the common utilization of human vulnerability by the supplement industry.

In light of this, the evidence should be made very clear. None of the common ingredients in testosterone boosting supplements actually boost testosterone, nor do they result in any of the purported benefits that such a boost in testosterone…