PREVALENCE OF THE USE OF SUPPLEMENTS IN ELDERLY PRACTITIONERS OF WEIGHT TRAINING IN GYM CLUBS OF A CITY IN BRAZIL JOEL PINTO DE JESUS JÚNIOR BRUNO DANIEL SANT’ANA MARYANNA OLIVEIRA LUIZ MARCOS VINICIUS FOLI FACULDADE PITÁGORAS – GUARAPARI-ES [email protected] ABSTRACT Regular physical activity can prevent decrease physical strategically. Food that can take effect. Objective: The objective was to survey the elderly who use sports supplement. Methodology: This was a descriptive one research interviews in ways and forms, to quantify the data. Results: The reason that lead seniors to practice bodybuilding will search for a better quality of life, almost all of you a healthy diet. We conclude and sports supplement intake by elderly Guarapari-ES is still not widely accepted, and most afraid of consumption. Keywords: Elderly, sports supplement, Food. Revista Carioca de Educação Física, nº 8, 2013