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About PricePlow Staff

PricePlow is a team of supplement industry veterans that include medical students, competitive strength athletes, and scientific researchers who became involved with dieting and supplements out of personal need.

The team's collective experiences and research target athletic performance and body composition goals, relying upon low-toxicity meat-based diets.

DHEA Banned For Athletes: Meet ProtoTest, the Natural WADA-Friendly DHEA Booster

DHEA Banned For Athletes: Meet ProtoTest, the Natural WADA-Friendly DHEA Booster

The 2025 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited substances list makes it crystal clear: DHEA is banned for all competitive athletes, military personnel, and anyone subject to drug testing protocols.[1] Listed under anabolic androgenic steroids as “Prasterone (dehydroepiandrosterone, DHEA, 3ß-hydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one)”, DHEA carries harsh penalties as a non-specified substance prohibited at all times – both […]
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How Educated Consumers Are Transforming Retail Supplement Shelves: The NNB Nutrition Revolution

How Educated Consumers Are Transforming Retail Supplement Shelves: The NNB Nutrition Revolution

Walk into any GNC or Vitamin Shoppe today, and you’ll witness something remarkable happening on the supplement shelves. Gone are the days when pre-workouts consisted of nothing but caffeine, beta-alanine, and citrulline. The era of fat burners relying solely on green tea extract and underdosed ingredients is officially over. Instead, nowadays you’ll find sophisticated formulations […]
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Formulator’s Corner #18: The Women’s Performance Stack Powered by effera™ Lactoferrin + Creatine + HMB

Formulator's Corner #18: The Women's Performance Stack Powered by effera™ Lactoferrin + Creatine + HMB

In today’s installment of our Formulator’s Corner Series, we create a hypothetical supplement for women seeking performance enhancement, recovery, and iron status support. Will some brand take us up on the idea?

The Perfect Storm for Women’s Fitness, and The Female Athlete Paradox

Something extraordinary is happening in women’s fitness. Female athletes are finally embracing […]
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Hosstility RTD: Ready-to-Drink Pre-Workout Power with Cognizin Citicoline

Hosstility RTD: Ready-to-Drink Pre-Workout Power with Cognizin Citicoline

The ready-to-drink pre-workout market has exploded in recent years, yet most RTD formulas make significant compromises to achieve shelf stability and convenience. But Hosstile Supplements didn’t get that memo.

Founded by IFBB Pro Fouad Abiad, Hosstile has built its reputation on refusing to take shortcuts. The new Hosstility RTD delivers the same aggressive stance […]
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Formulator’s Corner #17: Sleep Without Compromise – goBHB Transforms the Sleep Aid Category… With No Melatonin!

Formulator's Corner #17: Sleep Without Compromise - goBHB Transforms the Sleep Aid Category... With No Melatonin!

The sleep supplement category stands at a crossroads. While Americans spend billions annually on various sleep aids (such as supplements, devices, and pharmaceuticals), many consumers remain frustrated with existing options that either leave them groggy, create dependency concerns, or simply fail to deliver the restorative sleep they desperately need. The industry has long been dominated […]
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Why Creatine and HMB Work Better Together: The Science Behind Animal Creatine HMB+

Why Creatine and HMB Work Better Together: The Science Behind Animal Creatine HMB+

When it comes to muscle building supplements, few combinations have been as extensively studied as creatine monohydrate and HMB. While each ingredient delivers impressive results on its own, groundbreaking research shows that when combined, they create something even more powerful… true synergy that delivers results neither ingredient can achieve alone.

Animal Creatine HMB+[…]
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Amino Acid Absorption Enhanced by Peak ATP®! New ATP / Protein Research Coming

Amino Acid Absorption Enhanced by Peak ATP! New ATP / Protein Research Coming

New human research shows that PEAK ATP® significantly enhances amino acid uptake from both whey and plant proteins, changing how we think about protein utilization and supplement formulation.

The supplement industry has spent decades focused on delivering protein to consumers. But what if we’ve been missing half the equation? New groundbreaking research suggests that […]
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Formulator’s Corner #16: The MalTor Mito-Recovery Pre-Workout That Needs to Exist

Formulator’s Corner #16: The MalTor Mito-Recovery Pre-Workout That Needs to Exist

Most pre-workout supplements force you to choose: immediate performance or long-term recovery. Traditional formulas excel at delivering energy and pumps for your current session, but they ignore what happens afterward: the muscle damage, inflammation, and delayed recovery that can derail your training consistency.

This creates a fundamental problem in supplement design. The very products meant […]
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Ghost Hydration Drink ‘Merica Pop: The Patriotic Rocket Pop Flavor is Here!

Ghost Hydration Drink ‘Merica Pop: The Patriotic Rocket Pop Flavor is Here!

The summer heat is officially here, and Ghost Lifestyle is bringing the perfect cooling solution with their latest ready-to-drink hydration flavor. Today marks the official release of Ghost Hydration Drink ‘Merica Pop, a patriotic rocket pop-inspired flavor that captures the essence of summer celebrations in convenient RTD format.

This isn’t Ghost’s first patriotic rodeo […]
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GHOST Legend ALL OUT ‘Merica Pop: Red, White, and Blue Power for the 4th of July

GHOST Legend ALL OUT ‘Merica Pop: Red, White, and Blue Power for the 4th of July

The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and GHOST is celebrating American independence with the perfect pre-workout companion. Their beloved ‘Merica Pop flavor – inspired by those iconic red, white, and blue rocket pops that defined countless summer days – is now available in GHOST Legend ALL OUT, their most powerful pre-workout […]
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