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EAA is the New BCAA: 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 — and somewhat questionable — research, along with a lot of savvy marketing, BCAAs quickly […]
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Study: Pomegranate Juice Improves Recovery and Reduces Soreness
There’s no better feeling than the sense of accomplishment, brute strength, and machismo after a grueling workout where you simply left everything in the gym, no reps saved, no sets half-assed. The immediate sense of gratification is like nothing else. However….
Come a day or two later you’re left with crippling soreness from pushing yourself […]
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Grains of Paradise: Fat Fighting Spice of the Goddesses
Grains of Paradise is a spice routinely used in many styles of cooking to deliver a bit of “pop” to a dish. So why are we seeing it in fat burning supplements lately? Put simply: because it works – and there’s now legitimate weight loss studies performed on actual humans to verify those claims.
Also […]
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Laxogenin: Can a Plant Sterol Safely Boost Strength?
5-Alpha-Hydroxy-Laxogenin (Laxogenin) is a natural anabolic supplement derived from plants that’s been sold for years with mixed success by supplement companies, yet only recently by any that we trust with third-party lab tests. Despite the incredible potential, Laxogenin hasn’t gained popularity for reasons we’ll address and try to solve later in this […]
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Betaine: A Safe, Natural Muscle Builder
Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen an ingredient added to all kinds of muscle-builders, creatine powders, and pre workouts: betaine.
Is this the “next creatine”? Is it worth taking?
TL;DR Yes, take it. Betaine works similarly to creatine, but differently enough that we suggest taking both for size and strength gains.[…]Continue Reading →
MetabolAid: New Weight Loss Ingredient Chases PPAR-alpha
MetabolAid is a patented fat-burning and cholesterol-reducing blend from Monteloeder, a Spanish company best known for their PLX muscle enhancer and for Nutroxsun (a UV light damage reducer for exposed skin that is actually ingested rather than applied topically.)
As with PLX, MetabolAid is based around lemon verbena extract, but also adds Hibiscus […]
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Phosphatidic Acid – The Next Great Muscle Builder?!
There’s a new, all-natural ingredient that is making waves in the bodybuilding world and it could be a very big deal! Yes, we’re bamboozled with countless new products each and every year that promise unreal muscle gains but are really nothing but hyperbole.
The researchers at Chemi Nutra (A subsidiary of Italian pharmaceutical company ITALIFARMCO) […]
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The Top 5 Anxiety Supplements
Looking to relax?
Here are the top five supplements for relaxation: L-TheanineIf you’re a Type A individual and you’ve ever wanted to know what it feels like to be a relaxed, carefree “Type Bro” without using recreational drugs, 200mg of L-theanine will do you good. This might be especially beneficial because L-theanine can take […]
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