Just to give you some ideas about what supplements are hot right now, I have listed the 50 top selling supplements from bodybuilding.com for the month of May 2008.
Why do we show you the top 50 products that we sell? Because this can help you make a smart buying decision! The most popular products are usually the ones that work the best! People are buying them over and over and telling friends about them everyday.
You can see the entire top 50 list here, but I have decided to highlight some of my favorite products that I have personally used and recommend; no wonder they are aslo in the top ten out of the 50!
Coming in at #2 on Bodybuilding.com’s list -but #1 on mine, is BSN’s
NO-Xplode
Amplify Mental Focus, Performance, Strength, & Training Intensity!
Here is what BSN is advertising:
N.O.-XPLODE™ is BSN’s #1 selling extreme pre-training energy and performance igniter. From the very first serving you will experience elevated physical and mental energy, muscle-expanding pumps, unparalleled strength and stamina; not to mention tunnel-vision like mental focus, allowing you to zone in and have the best training session possible. By combining all of these benefits in one knock-out formula, you will experience a level of training intensity that you never thought was imaginable, getting you physically and mentally dialed in for the training session that lies before you; leaving those days of lackluster workouts behind. Once you train with N.O.-XPLODE™, you will never train without it!
Well, they are right about that-Once you train with N O-XPLODE™, you will never train without it!
Basically, this stuff gets you pumped up, dialed in (to the zone), and tuned out to anything but training. If you take some NO-Xplode and hit the weight room, you are sure to have a better work out than you would with out it.
N O-Xplode will increase your fatigue endurance and your drive to stay in the gym & continue lifting weights.
N O-Xplode’s Key ingredients that drive the ‘Pump’ are L-Arginine AKG and L-Citrulline Malate.
As far as the ‘Pump’ is concerned, Arginine relaxes blood vessels-resulting in increased oxygen and blood to the muscles, this in turn should help create the pump quicker and make your lifts a little more solid. Citrulline Malate is a lactic acid buffer that shuttles built up toxins out of the muscle during exercise, increasing rep capacity. The infusion of Citrulline Malate into the muscels aslo results in a major decrease in soreness.
N O X-Plode also contains a high quality creatine matrix.
*It is also a great hang over remedy (Maybe BSN should advertise that as well-Ha!).
No Xplode has won
Nitric Oxide Product Of The Year 2005-2007
as well as
Muscle Builder Product Of The Year 2005-2007
and for good reason too.
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The next two products, coming in at #’s 3 and 4 are CytoSport’s Muscle Milk & BSN’s Syntha Six.
Both Products are protein powders. Why are they a best seller and ranked 3rd and 4th? Because they are f-ing delicious! Seriously, they are probably the best tasting protein powders available, hence why everybody is buying them.
2 scoops of Muscle Milk has 32 grams of delicious protein &
2 scoops of Syntha-6 has 44 grams of equally delicious protein.
If you are wondering about the fat content of these products, don’t be dismayed, read on:
Leading scientists assessing the true role of fats in increasing lean muscle growth have shown all fats are not created equal. The type of fat determines whether you use it for muscle energy or store it as body fat! The LeanLipids™ used in Muscle Milk® promote fat loss three ways:
Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs), the predigested “fast burning fats,” are more likely burned for muscle energy and heat than stored as fat. 20% of Muscle Milk lipids are MCTs.
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are also less likely to be stored as fat. Special enzyme engineering makes these lipids even more functional and enhanced mineral retention.
So, while Muscle Milk may contain slightly more fat than low-fat high-carb products, our Lean Lipids™ are designed to help you get leaner.
Basically they both share similar product profiles and mission towards developing growth:
Muscle Milk is the first product patterned after Nature’s ultimate anabolic food—human mother’s milk. Locked within the composition of human mother’s milk are long-held secrets to muscle growth potential. We took the next step and actually duplicated these important muscle growth factors into Muscle Milk. Muscle Milk helps you grow muscle like never before.
Product Highlights
Sustained Release (up to 8 hours of amino acid nitrogen delivery)
Multi-Functional A.M.-P.M. Protein Blend
6 Different Ultra-Premium Proteins (nutritionally complete/complete amino acid profiles)
Active Protein Utilization Enzymes (Aminogen® and Papain)
Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Essential and Non-Essential Amino Acids
Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs), a fast-burning energy source
Glutamine Peptides
Great Source of Fiber
Aspartame Free
‘ridiculously’ delicious flavors
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We all must have a multi vitamin to complete your nutritional regimen when your delivering intense stress and fatigue to your body through weight training…but not all Multi Vitamins are created equal. Thats why Universal Nutrition created the Animal Pack. (Make sure to check out AnimalPack.com to see different types of animal packs other than the multi vitamin)
The #1 selling training pak in the world for twenty three years straight. Since 1984, more competitive bodybuilders have cut their teeth on the Animal Pak than any other bodybuilding supplement in history. Why? Simple. Animal Pak gets the job done. It works. First time. Last time. Every time.
These guys are serious about training and serious about supplementation.
The Animal Pack multivitamin is superior to most other multi’s.
Check out the product profile here:
Here are some profile high lights:
Mega-Vitamin/Mineral/Antioxidant Complex
Key Amino Acid Blend
Performance Optimizers
Joint & Bone Support
EFA Complex
Digestive Enzymes
* Having digestive enzymes in a multi is very important. Many times, especially with cheaper Wal Mart kind of vitamins, your body will pass them with out ever being able to break them down; so you are literally shitting your money and vitamin down the pot.
As the “foundational” supplement, Animal Pak should be a part of every bodybuilder’s regimen.
I agree!
The only thing that you may not like about the Animal Pack is that each pre packaged pack (comes in containers of 44) contains 11 stinky pills. I can down the whole pack in one gulp, but some people just can’t eat a lot of pills, so that may pose a problem. They stink? Yes. But at least you know they are potent right!? Its not that bad.
Recent research reveals calories with engineered lipids taken before and during workouts promote leanness. It is thought that these calories are used for workout energy, with less deposited as fat.
