Jerry Brainum

In part 2 of our interview, Jerry tells us his thoughts on the need to supplement, the supplement companies he recommends, what he thinks of steroids and competitive sports, and why he thinks certain supplements only work due to a placebo effect.

Jerry Brainum was a competitive bodybuilder who trained alongside the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger. He started working out as young as 11 years old and has trained consistently for over 54 years. Anyone who has read fitness and bodybuilding magazines in the past 35 years will surely recognize him. He wrote and edited for various mainstream fitness magazines such as Muscle and Fitness, Men’s Fitness, and Ironman magazine.

Applied Metabolics is a newsletter written to provide practical research on nutrition, exercise science, ergogenic aids, longevity research, women’s health, and general preventive medicine.

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jerry Brainum, and anyone who has read bodybuilding magazines over the past 35 years will likely recognize my name. I've had over 5,000 magazine articles published under my own name and various pen names.

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