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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
Best Gaming Supplement
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
- 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)The “More Aggressive” Muscle Building Stuff:
- Post Cycle Therapy
- SARMs
The Controversial (and likely illegal) Muscle-Builders of 2015 Prohormones
- 1-Andro / 1-DHEA / 1-Androsterone – 2016’s strongest legal prohormone?
- SARMs
- Laxogenin
Stimulants
- See our DMAA Legal Updates
- Ephedra (hint: the ephedrine alkaloids have been removed and replaced with other ingredients)
- DMHA / Octodrine / 2-Aminoisoheptane / 2-Amino-6-Methylheptane – 2016’s Stimulant?!
- Dynamine
- Eria Jarensis Extract / N-phenethyl-dimethylamine
- Theacrine
- BMPEA
- AMP Citrate (effectively banned)
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
- Isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO Fiber): A Fraudulent “Fiber”?
Other Scams / Scandals / Potentially Unsafe Ingredients
- Arecoline (Potentially carcinogenic ingredient in new pre workouts and fat burners)
- 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)
- SARMs Lawsuits
Keto Diet
Contact us if you have ideas / requests for new ones.
Buying Whey Protein Isolate? Consider This Label Trick…
When it comes to whey protein isolates, these two topped Stack3d’s Protein Wars. But they also passed another test we learned about… come see an isolate-based supplement that didn’t.
In our last article, we put together a quick whey protein […] Continue Reading →
A Quick Whey Protein Buyer’s Guide
For the vast majority of consumers, dairy-based proteins taste the best. By far.
We’ve been reviewing whey protein for a long time, and have a few general buying tips before just grabbing one. It depends on lactose sensitivity!
The […] 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
Dynamine (methylliberine) is a caffeine derivative developed by Compound Solutions that’s touted to be a faster-acting theacrine (TeaCrine).
Compound Solutions is regarded as one of the premier companies on the market, known for innovation, effectiveness, and a commitment to scientific […] Continue Reading →
Best BCAA Supplement Buyers Guide with 2018’s Top 10
What’s the Best BCAA Supplement… for YOU? Turns out that the best ones for most of us are the ones with all of the EAAs alongside the BCAAs!
So many BCAA supplements… only so many you can try! PricePlow’s got […] 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
You know about pixie-dusting, but have you ever thought about the “batch-to-batch bait-and-switch”?!
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 […] Continue Reading →
Best Fat Burner Buyer’s Guide, with 2018’s Top 10
Taking Lipodrene’s old seat… if you’re into the aggressive stimulants like DMHA, then we have a new Best Fat Burner for Q1-2018!
To the casual consumer, fat burners are intimidating and confusing. With good reason, too — 99% of them […] Continue Reading →
Best Pre Workout Supplement Buyer’s Guide for 2018
Ready to get ROCKED? Then keep reading or click the image above!
Everyone loves to talk about their favorite pre workout supplement, but everyone is different. You probably want different effects or are doing a different workout than the […] Continue Reading →
Keto Supplements: Mike’s Ketosis Supplement Experiment
Keto Supplements like these are talk of the town – but will they really help keto dieters, and if so, how and when?
The keto diet has been exploding in popularity, which meant that the supplement industry would soon follow. […] Continue Reading →
