Extreme gains: how the sports supplement industry bulked up

The Shayna Jack saga has thrown the spotlight on supplements in elite sport. But young male gym junkies are their most avid consumers Not so long ago, shopfronts filled with rows of gaudy coloured plastic barrels boasting the potential of “extreme gains” and “shredded” or “ripped” physiques were a high street rarity. In 2019, they are as common as the corner store, replete with a dizzying array of products promising to dissolve body fat, build muscle and help