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NutraBio Natural Series Intra Blast: The Best EAA Gets Better
In the latest addition to NutraBio’s Natural Series, Intra Blast is here for a ‘cleaner’ alternative… and the Sweet Tea flavor tasted better than the original!
For the athletic masses who enjoy intra workout supplements and sports drinks but prefer to avoid artificial sweeteners, fake colors, and artificial flavors — but still want it to […]
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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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RedCon1 Grunt: Military-Grade EAA Formula for Military-Grade Gains
There’s been a slow, but steady shift in the amino acid supplement market over the past year or so, and it’s one we’re glad to see and take part in pushing. We’re talking about ditching those BCAA-only supplements in favor of the more comprehensive (and effective) full essential amino acid formulas.
We’ve witnessed a […]
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Muscle Elements Post Pro: Post-Workout Recovery in a Hurry
Since launching in 2013, Muscle Elements has been synonymous with top-notch quality supplements, as evidenced by their 3rd-party lab-tested protein powder, T.R.U.T.H., and monster pre workout PreCre (or PreCre XS if you’re into higher caffeine).
It’s been awhile since we’ve discussed M.e., but we had a couple of cool interviews on our YouTube channel with […]
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ProSupps HydroBCAA: A BCAA with All the Essentials!
We’ve been touting the superiority of EAAs over BCAAs heavily lately as most of the recent research indicates that BCAAs are altogether inferior for stimulating muscle protein synthesis and preventing muscle protein breakdown.[1]
That being said, the vast majority of companies out there are still only making BCAA-only amino acid supplements due to the cheaper […]
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Keto Connect with Mike: Supplements for Keto | Episode #004
In the fall of 2017, I had the honor of being one of KetoConnect’s first podcast interviewees!
Matt and Megha, the champions of all things keto food and keto recipes, asked me to come on and discuss supplements on the keto diet.
Matt found me due to my video testing creatine on the keto diet […]
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VMI Sports Aminogex Ultra — Not Your Standard BCAA
A while back, we introduced you to VMI Sports and their high-stim pre workout K-XR. On that note, if you haven’t used K-XR yet and you love your caffeine, then it’s a must-try high-energy pre workout – some of it’s the smoothest-feeling 400mg of caffeine we’ve ever felt. Anyway, we’ve been tracking things behind the […]
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Sparta Hydra8 BCAA (Discontinued, Hurry and Get It!)
We’ve covered the burgeoning energy aminos market here on PricePlow over the past couple of years, and for the most part, most of these products are about the same — a few grams worth of amino acids (hopefully primarily BCAAs) and a hit of caffeine (usually around 100mg).
But releasing the same thing as everyone […]
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EVL BCAA Lean Energy: Energy Aminos for Dieters
Sometimes there are days when you’re just dragging and need a little boost in energy, but you’re not in the mood for the typical cup of coffee or sickly sweet (and carbonated) energy drink. Doubly-so if you’re dieting!
When these occasions spring up, it’s useful to have a tub of energy-enhanced BCAAs at your side. […]
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NutraBio BCAA 5000 Re-Ignites with New Flavors!
NutraBio has long been known as the leader in quality and transparency throughout the supplement industry. We’ve covered it rather extensively before, but one thing you might not think about with the brand is their innovations with flavoring.
The pioneer in full disclosure has updated the flavor lineup of its basic branch-chain amino acids product […]
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