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    by Matt Weik
    For the most part, bodybuilders are simple human beings. They eat, sleep, and train. However, it’s nice to splurge every once in a while, in order to help keep you on track and enjoy your passion—all while making life just a little bit easier. So, for that reason, I’ve composed a list of some of the top five supplement accessories for bodybuilders to keep you on track year-round.

    1. Blender Bottle


    If you don’t have some type of shaker bottle, such as a Blender Bottle, then there’s no way I believe you when you say you’re a bodybuilder. I’m pretty sure that 99.99% of bodybuilders have a shaker bottle (any brand, any size, any color). Sure, you may have some people who just drink right from the blender or put their liquid and powder in a cup and stir it with a spoon, but majority find it much easier to use a shaker bottle.
    Not only does something like a Blender Bottle mix up your protein shakes, but many people also use them to keep track of their water intake throughout the day as well. In addition, shaker bottles are extremely easy to take with you and travel with.
    2. Fill N Go Supplement Funnel


    Personally, I love these things. You don’t need a special name brand like mentioned here, as any will do. The concept is you have a funnel that you can pour your powder through in order to get it into a shaker bottle or water bottle without spilling the powder all over the place. That being said, they also put a cap on the top (large opening side) and bottom (small opening side). What this does is allows you to put your powdered supplement into the funnel (make sure the bottom has the cap on) and then screw the lid on the top to keep it contained. You can then toss it in your gym bag or briefcase and take it anywhere you wish without making a potential mess in your bag.
    Then when you need to use the product, you simply unscrew the bottom cap and pour the contents direction into the bottle or shaker. It makes taking supplements with you extremely easy and convenient. No longer do you need to take the entire container of protein or pre-workout with you just to have one scoop throughout the day. Now, you scoop it in the funnel, screw on the lid, and you’re good to go.
    3. ScoopMate


    You’re going to have gimmicky products that are dumb, and then you’re going to have gimmicky products that make sense. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve opened up my supplement lid and wondered where the heck the scoop went. I then dig around trying to find it and end up with powder all over the place—on my hands, on the table or desk, on the floor. It’s a pain.
    This product simply uses magnets and a plastic holder. You put the small piece of the magnet on the top of the lid, and the larger piece that has the plastic holder on the underside of the lid. The magnets keep the product from moving around. From there, the plastic holder is universally shaped so that it can accommodate a wide range of scoop handle sizes. All you do is slide the scoop handle into the plastic holder and that’s all there is to it. Now every time you unscrew your powdered supplement, your scoop is right there under and connected to the lid. No digging or searching needed.
    4. Pill Organizer


    Multivitamins, creatine, BCAAs, fish oil, cinnamon, curcumin, prescription drugs, you name it. Having a pill organizer makes things a whole heck of a lot easier when you are on the go than carrying around multiple bottles of your supplements or medications. Many brands have a screw on top or a pop top. Whichever you choose will work just fine.
    But, being able to separate your supplements in a fashion that makes it easy to know what you need to take and when, can free up your mind to focus on more important things, like your workout and your job. Some pill organizers come separated as days of the week—this is convenient if you travel a lot. Others simply have dividers in them that you can either put specific pills in or use it as a place to put all the pills you need to take at one time. The way you want to organize your pills is completely up to you and personal.
    5. Six Pack Bag


    While not exactly only for supplements, if you want a place to store all of your essentials, including your meals, grab yourself a 6 Pack Bag. These things are great for keeping your meals cool until you are ready to eat them. From personal experience, I did a lot of traveling when I worked for MET-Rx. I used a 6 Pack Bag to store my meals when leaving the hotel each morning. All I needed to do was unzip the front, grab whichever container with food I wanted to consume, zip it back up, and eat. Very simple, yet extremely thought out.
    You can store your supplements in the bag (pills and powders), your shaker bottle, utensils, water, protein bars, whatever you want or could think of. They come with little ice packs to keep your food nice and cool throughout the day and each bag has a handle or strap that you can use to carry it around. It easily fits behind a seat in your car, allowing you to use the seat area for either work related materials, or even to have someone sit in while your bag is between their feet.
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    LMAO, believe me when I tell you, you can be a bodybuilder without the shaker bottle lmao, those things get so fucking dirty and nasty and stinky when left unattended for even a few hours after drinking that wife and I gave up on those long ago! Now the pill bottle plastic holders, im all for!

    The only thing that is truly needed is a big old gym bag to carry all your sit.

    Lastly, and in my humblest of opinions (which means your an idiot if u dont use one) is the Note book! If were talking about bodybuilders, and keeping track of water and such as the article implies above, then you should have note books, I suppose today people use their smart phones and note apps on them, but im an old schooler, and my wife and I have piles of note books rubber banded together , it is essential to know when you peaked, how you peaked, and how u responded to what carbs and aunt of water before spilling over when you did your trial runs etc...

    Matt Week is a solid writer just as Josh Hodnick who was just trashed here the other day, but they both have helped a lot of bodybuilders learn , however I have to say, the shaker bottle doesn’t make you any more of a bodybuilder lol and in fact theyre a real pain in the fucking ass when your consuming so much protein shake daily! Now if your rich like me and can afford to throw the shaker bottle out every time you use it, and then use a new one from your stacks and stack of them then sure, its a good idea! Wait, im not rich and those bottles suck balls!

    Where is the Fanny Pack? come on, everyone knows your not a real bodybuilder without the many pack lmao
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    that scoop mate might fall off in transit, and you'd still have to find the scoop upon opening the container. i usually just use a butter knife, if i don't find it i use the scoop from the previous container until i find the new one. those whisk balls work great in pint jars, which i've used as shakers as well.
    all that you read here is only for entertainment purposes.

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    Back in the 80's you had to wear clown pants. Yep...guilty as charged..lol
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    Bring back the fanny pack and clown pants!!!
    Get It Done!

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