Testacore / Primal Shock's "Man Stack"?
My local radio station has been bombarding me with ads for the "Man Stack" (as if there were no other...) for
Low-T at these retail stores. Its a stack of "Testacore" and 2 others I can't remember. I just turned 38 and do have some Low-T symptoms, so out of curiosity I stopped in last week while I was in the same shopping center. I know NOTHING about these sorts of things, but I'm also no idiot, and after the sales pitch which was pretty good, I asked about side effects. The kid said there were NONE, as if it weren't possible at all, and that set off my bs detector.
Does anyone know anything about this brand Primal Shock and the ingredients in these formulas? Is it really possible that jacking with your hormones could in no way ever have an unwanted side effect?
Thanks in advance!
Apparently no one but me has actually tried this supplement, it works.
For all of you doubters out there, fear not.
After poking around at various reviews of the supplements that are sold by Total Nutrition (my local store I absolutely love), I have found this thread. I wanted to get a feel for what other people thought about these stores and their supplements since I regard them highly. Maybe other stores weren't so good, maybe ones out of state have other brands they carry or products they sell, etc.
For starters, most of their stores have trained or certified nutritionists on staff. Which is a hell of a lot better than uneducated people talking on forums; or your local GNC 50 yr old woman trying to sell you something "that's great for putting on muscle!" when she/he has never worked out a day in their life.
Secondly, they can carry whatever brands they want. The guy at my local one always talks about if a supplement was good that they would bring it in the store.
Now to get to all you naysayers: get off your butt before spewing ignorance about something you have no idea what you are talking about.
Here is a link to Primal Shock research's Testacore (spoiler alert: the ingredients are right on there): primalshock.com/portfolio-view/testacore[/url]
Now to get on to my main point, Testacore actually does work. As does another product that they sell called Testrolean - very similar ingredients and usage.
I know what some of you will say, "Come on bro, you're like 25! How the heck do you know if this will boost testosterone?!"
And this is where I am one step ahead of the bb.com trolls. I get my testosterone levels checked each year with my yearly check up. "Hey doc, I've been feeling tired lately, I know testosterone has a direct effect on energy and libido levels, will you put that on the blood work check list to make sure we can rule it out?" - "Sure"
So the paperwork I have is for 2012 and 2013. 2012 was my standard year where I took no testosterone boosters, PH, or anything that had to do with my hormones.
Testosterone: 676, Free Test (direct): 12.6
Pretty good levels as they should be for a young guy like myself.
The next year I was doing a bodybuilding competition and since I knew I was going to be cutting calories to lean out that would mean it would lessen my ability to repair as effectively as I had done during my gaining phase. So I decided I'd give both the Testrolean and Testacore a shot. Jan- Testacore, Feb- Testrolean, March- Testacore, April- Testrolean, off for the month of May. Got my levels checked on May 29.
Guess what? I was as surprised as you probably will be. Total testosterone: 1185, Free test: 140.9!
Yeah I couldn't believe it either. Almost double total testosterone and a LOT more free test. I have the test results in hand to prove it.
Bottom line... don't knock it before you try it.