Guides on PricePlow
This page lists our notorious “mega posts” – extremely well-researched articles ranging from scams to avoid to buyer’s guides to in-depth ingredient analyses.
We publish one or two of these per month, and they are brutal to work on, so we hope you appreciate them.
Buyer’s Guides
Each of these includes a Top 10 list, but we actually like the choose your own adventure guides where we recommend products specifically tailored for you and your needs:
Best Protein Powder
Best Pre Workout
Best Fat Burner
Best BCAA Supplement
Best Sleep Aid
Best Ephedra Pills
Men’s Fertility Supplements
The PricePlow Podcast
Some of our most in-depth information can be found in our long-form podcasts. Join us and subscribe to the PricePlow Podcast on your favorite service (or watch on YouTube).
Critical Information
The Amino Acid Protein Spiking Scandal
Read and understand this before ever buying protein powder!
Proprietary Blends
Understand the risks of encountering a “Batch-to-Batch Bait and Switch” when buying a proprietary blend!
Ingredient Analyses
Muscle Building Supplements:
- EAA vs. BCAA
- Betaine
- Phosphatidic Acid
- Epicatechin
- Arachidonic Acid
- Tongkat Ali
- Peak ATP
- Cordyceps
- Tomatidine
- Spilanthes Acmella
- Velositol: Enhancing Muscle Protein Synthesis for Protein Powders and Aminos
- See the common Pre Workout Supplement Ingredients in our best pre workout guide
Creatine is “Broken”: And your Pre Workout is to Blame
(this is a rant against underdosed creatine in pre workouts causing confusion for beginners)- Laxogenin
- Post Cycle Therapy
Stimulants
- See our DMAA Legal Updates
- Ephedra (hint: the ephedrine alkaloids have been removed and replaced with other ingredients)
- Higenamine: The Underrated Appetite Supressant Stimulant
- DMHA / Octodrine / 2-Aminoisoheptane / 2-Amino-6-Methylheptane – 2016’s Stimulant?!
- Dynamine
- Eria Jarensis Extract / N-phenethyl-dimethylamine
- Theacrine
- BMPEA
Other Weight Loss Ingredients
Nootropics (cognitive focus and brain enhancers)
Joint Supplements
Protein
- Pea Protein vs Whey Protein
- See the main Protein Powder Ingredients in our best protein powder guide
- Protein Powder Recipes
Other Scams / Scandals / Potentially Unsafe Ingredients
- Arecoline (Potentially carcinogenic ingredient in new pre workouts and fat burners)
- AMP Citrate (banned)
- SARMs
The Controversial (and likely illegal) Muscle-Builders of 2015 (see also the SARM Lawsuits - Isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO Fiber): A Fraudulent “Fiber”?
- Maximum Shred (Scam: $87 Product with $4 of Ingredients)
- Instant Knockout (Is this questionably-dosed fat burner worth $59?!)
- Labz Supplement Brands
- Soylent (see also the Soylent Lawsuit)
Keto Diet
Contact us if you have ideas / requests for new ones.
Three Hot Muscle Building Ingredients to Look For in 2019
Innovation is what truly drives the growth of the supplement industry. While that innovation often comes in the form of marketing, models, and fancy packaging, we’re interested in real innovation – as in the science, research, and ingredients put into[…] Continue Reading →
Supplement Facts vs Nutrition Facts and Protein Powder. NutraBio Was Right (Again).
Last week, when I was reviewing the new Strawberry Ice Cream flavor of NutraBio’s 100% Whey Protein Isolate, I stumbled on something “odd” when I was going over the label. I couldn’t find fat!
What gives? Where is the […] Continue Reading →
The Best Nootropic Stack for Beginners (Expert Shawn Wells)
In our second podcast episode, Optimizing Brain Performance with Shawn Wells, the master formulator dropped so much information it was tough to keep it all straight.
But one of the most important pieces was around the 40-minute mark, where […] Continue Reading →
Buying Whey Protein Isolate? Consider This Label Trick…
In our last article, we put together a quick whey protein buyer’s guide, discussing what type of whey protein you should look for (if at all!), depending on your lactose sensitivity.
For those who are quite lactose intolerant but […] Continue Reading →
A Quick Whey Protein Buyer’s Guide
For the vast majority of consumers, dairy-based proteins taste the best. By far.
The alternatives (such as vegetable-based pea + rice protein blends) are improving, but let’s be real: if you want a real-deal shake, it’s gotta be milk-based […] Continue Reading →
Why EAAs are the New BCAAs: Essential Amino Acids Stage a Coup
“BCAAs vs. EAAs?”
For quite a while, that was the big argument. Over the decades, branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplements have been some of the most popular (and profitable) products on the market. Catapulted into the spotlight by some early […] Continue Reading →
Dynamine: A Neuroactivating “Stimulant” by Compound Solutions
Compound Solutions is regarded as one of the premier companies on the market, known for innovation, effectiveness, and a commitment to scientific research. Chances are, you’ve probably used several of their patented compounds before, yet never even realized it. The […] Continue Reading →
Best BCAA Supplement Buyers Guide with 2018’s Top 10
So many BCAA supplements… only so many you can try! PricePlow’s got you covered in this guide.
When hunting for the best BCAA supplement (or best intra-workout / amino acid supplement), there was never a single good resource out there… […] Continue Reading →
Keto Diet Benefits: What The Actual Research Says
When attempting to change your life and lifestyle, you must always yourself ask one question: Why?
Why should I adopt this new way of living? Why have my previous approaches failed to get me to my destination?
The keto diet […] Continue Reading →
Bait and Switch: The REAL Reason to Hate Proprietary Blends
Over the past decade, the supplement industry has made a serious shift towards open labeling practices and away from proprietary blends. Nearly all new brands on the scene are opting to disclose the dosages of all active ingredients, while the […] Continue Reading →
