Best Overall Joint Support Product?

[kcurran]

Don't invest in expensive glucosamine supps. There are plenty of very recent studies that show the supp. involved in endurance athletics, bodybuilding, and moderate activity. It has never showed a difference, hardly even a placebo (mental) effect. I think people fall for it because it looks like Glutamine but Glutamine has proven its worth and I take it after long runs and races.

[Mk3supra]

Originally Posted by kcurran

Don't invest in expensive glucosamine supps. There are plenty of very recent studies that show the supp. involved in endurance athletics, bodybuilding, and moderate activity. It has never showed a difference, hardly even a placebo (mental) effect. I think people fall for it because it looks like Glutamine but Glutamine has proven its worth and I take it after long runs and races.

You can also argue that glutamine supplementation is pointless and a placebo. If your a long distance runner most likely you starve your body of fuel and you notice it's effects more then the average person. Same with glucosamine. If you don't have joint issues which you shouldn't at your age you wouldn't notice anything from it. Many people swear by it. I find source naturals glucosamine works well.

[Kurt Hustle]

Well I just decided to give Orange Triad a shot...was pleased with the green mag/white flood combo so I figured I'd at least give one bottle a shot and see how I feel compared to the Animal Flex.....


quick question tho....can I take alll 6 pills in the morning to get it over with....or will it lose any potency if I don't split the dosage in half throughout the day? thanks

[CONTROLLED LABS]

Originally Posted by Kurt Hustle

Well I just decided to give Orange Triad a shot...was pleased with the green mag/white flood combo so I figured I'd at least give one bottle a shot and see how I feel compared to the Animal Flex.....


quick question tho....can I take alll 6 pills in the morning to get it over with....or will it lose any potency if I don't split the dosage in half throughout the day? thanks

great choice and it will save you a ton of money and be more convenient to get everything in one bottle of orange triad. you can take them all in one shot, but its best to break it up into two 3 tablet servings or three 2 tablet servings to maximize potential absorption

[Intuitive_Edge]

seems to be a few products worth looking at in here. My joints are cracking every hour for the last couple weeks.. ive never had this in my life. Aye.

[Inama]

Schiff

[enswalters]

Originally Posted by jamted_12

yes but also you havent realised that super cissus rx has a form of testosterone steroid as one of its key ingredients called ketosterone, which is why i havent taken it. i dont want my dht levels rising, nor do i want to take a steroid, let alone should yoube buying this for your WIFE!!!!??? its mean tto ba anabolic aswel
Congrats to USPLabs for this. She is actually smiling and happy again

LOL - how uninformed. Cissus isn't a steroid, nor will it make your DHT levels rise.

It's got some analgesic effects and can help ligaments, joints, even bones. Good stuff that stacks well with either Orange Triad or Animal Flex.

[CONTROLLED LABS]

Originally Posted by enswalters

LOL - how uninformed. Cissus isn't a steroid, nor will it make your DHT levels rise.

It's got some analgesic effects and can help ligaments, joints, even bones. Good stuff that stacks well with either Orange Triad or Animal Flex.

correct, cissus and orange triad go together like peanut butter and jelly

[godfatherdist]

super cissus hands down the best

[enswalters]

Originally Posted by godfatherdist

super cissus hands down the best

I just started taking super cissus yesterday.

Actually got turned onto cissus after trying Blue Gene, when I noticed that my joint pain just kinda went away. I've taken MSM/Glucosamine products for a long time but never did the pain just completely go away like it did on Blue Gene.

I cycle Blue Gene 2 months on, 1 month off, so since this is my off month I'm adding in Supercissus to see how it works.

For anyone NOT seeing results with other joint products, try Blue Gene or Supercissus instead.

[Universal Rep]

Originally Posted by Technik

Two words my friends: ANIMAL FLEX ! ! ! I've never tried a joint supp that would get rid of my shoulder pain as fast as FLEX did ! Two weeks of using it and i can finally lift my arm over my head! Thanks Universal!

Thanks brother. Just a few things...

1. Animal Flex is award winning--has won every single BB.com award for best joint supp

2. Animal Flex is geared specifically towards lifters--bodybuilders and powerlifters--not granny

3. Animal Flex is a specialized joint supplement and nothing but a joint supplement

4. Animal Flex is the best-selling joint product at BB.com, consistently in the top 35 or so overall products--outselling a lot of snazzy, hyped up bodybuilding supps with no advertising--just word of mouth from believers of the product who have actually used it

5. Animal Flex comes with a full 100% guarantee

6. Animal Flex has support on BB.com forum itself--there are those on the forum side who are critical of "best-sellers" on the BB.com store side. Flex has tremendous following and loyalty among guys on the forum side as well as the store side

Dont' take my word for it, see the ranking http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/top50.htm and read the feedback:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...ht=animal+flex

http://forum.animalpak.com/showthread.php?t=3029


Long story short, great choice and thanks for the confidence you place in Animal Flex.

[YoungEx20]

Originally Posted by CONTROLLED LABS

correct, cissus and orange triad go together like peanut butter and jelly

How about buying some Supplement Direct Cissus Quadrangularis and adding 750 MG into a protein shake and taking Orange Triad with that? If this is good, pre or post workout? Thanks for your help!

[CONTROLLED LABS]

Originally Posted by enswalters

I just started taking super cissus yesterday.

Actually got turned onto cissus after trying Blue Gene, when I noticed that my joint pain just kinda went away. I've taken MSM/Glucosamine products for a long time but never did the pain just completely go away like it did on Blue Gene.

I cycle Blue Gene 2 months on, 1 month off, so since this is my off month I'm adding in Supercissus to see how it works.

For anyone NOT seeing results with other joint products, try Blue Gene or Supercissus instead.

awesome, glad you enjoyed Blue Gene, its our most underrated product

Originally Posted by YoungEx20

How about buying some Supplement Direct Cissus Quadrangularis and adding 750 MG into a protein shake and taking Orange Triad with that? If this is good, pre or post workout? Thanks for your help!

that is fine, but better to cap it as it tastes pretty bad

[Gotta_get_Goin]

I noticed in fitnessman's message that he has a degenerative disk in his neck and takes glucosamine. I, too, have been diagnosed with a dd in my lumbar along with one that has ruptured and has scar tissue. I, unfortunately have to live with these sciatic symptoms for life, because I was told they never go away. After a few months of therapy, I felt great and got back to 100%. Even though it won't go away, that was an awesome time. I was out of work for months and now that I am back, I have been working so much that my energy levels have dropped from all the OT and weird hours and I have been broke and haven't taken my supplement for two weeks. I started to feel symptomatic again, do you think it is the fact that I haven't been taking my glucosamine???

[Universal Rep]

BB.com has been giving out awards for the best joint supplement for the past 4 years, including this year. Once again, you, the consumer, has voted Animal Flex as the "Joint Supplement of the Year".

For 4 years straight now (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), Animal Flex has won this award and we are very honored to be selected. Animal Flex is a specialized joint supplement that is targeted for serious bodybuilders and powerlifters, with it's comprehensive and potent formula.

While Corporate can make great supplements, ultimately, no supplement is truly great unless it has a loyal following. Without advertising and only through word of mouth, Animal Flex has become that product. Thanks to all of you who have made Animal Flex the #1 joint supplement again.


Animal Flex: http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/univ/flex.html

[naturalguy]

Originally Posted by Universal Rep

BB.com has been giving out awards for the best joint supplement for the past 4 years, including this year. Once again, you, the consumer, has voted Animal Flex as the "Joint Supplement of the Year".

For 4 years straight now (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), Animal Flex has won this award and we are very honored to be selected. Animal Flex is a specialized joint supplement that is targeted for serious bodybuilders and powerlifters, with it's comprehensive and potent formula.

While Corporate can make great supplements, ultimately, no supplement is truly great unless it has a loyal following. Without advertising and only through word of mouth, Animal Flex has become that product. Thanks to all of you who have made Animal Flex the #1 joint supplement again.


Animal Flex: http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/univ/flex.html

[mrdead]

Originally Posted by Universal Rep

BB.com has been giving out awards for the best joint supplement for the past 4 years, including this year. Once again, you, the consumer, has voted Animal Flex as the "Joint Supplement of the Year".

For 4 years straight now (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), Animal Flex has won this award and we are very honored to be selected. Animal Flex is a specialized joint supplement that is targeted for serious bodybuilders and powerlifters, with it's comprehensive and potent formula.

While Corporate can make great supplements, ultimately, no supplement is truly great unless it has a loyal following. Without advertising and only through word of mouth, Animal Flex has become that product. Thanks to all of you who have made Animal Flex the #1 joint supplement again.


Animal Flex: http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/univ/flex.html

Great stuff, right there!!!

[Saint_James]

Just a couple of quick questions, never really done must research or even looked up joint supps before. I've had shoulder pain for a while now since throwing a baseball 100+ times a day 5 days a week the wrong way. And my ankles and knees have been cracking for like 4 years. Lately since pulling my quad twice in the last 4 months, both of them took around weeks to heal fully i have had some pains in my knees.

Will one of these supps help a good amount? sorry if this is a very obvious question, i just haven't really thought about it until now.

[CONTROLLED LABS]

its possible, depends on many variables. look into cissus and orange triad as a good combo

[naturalguy]

Originally Posted by Saint_James

Just a couple of quick questions, never really done must research or even looked up joint supps before. I've had shoulder pain for a while now since throwing a baseball 100+ times a day 5 days a week the wrong way. And my ankles and knees have been cracking for like 4 years. Lately since pulling my quad twice in the last 4 months, both of them took around weeks to heal fully i have had some pains in my knees.

Will one of these supps help a good amount? sorry if this is a very obvious question, i just haven't really thought about it until now.

Animal Flex is the best formula however we don't recommend Animal products to those under 18, it wouldn't be ethical.

[Joel H]

I just wanted to give Animal Flex my own little testimony. I'm 43 and have lifted off and on for 20 some years. I used to do auto body work and all that sanding cars, lifting, + injuries have ruined my shoulder. I do contracting work now, and just hammering something over my head is very painful. I have not lifted for almost two years now, due to a shoulder that that sometimes hurts so much I have to lift my hand onto the desk to operate the mouse, then lift it again to the keyboard to type.

I could not watch tv with my arm over my head. It would hurt like crazy when I lowered it back to my side. Same way with sleeping, I'd have to tuck my arm into the blankets and leave it by my side or pay the price later if I would fall asleep with it above my head. It clicked and popped all the time. Some days it felt ok with just some pain if I raised it overhead to push something, other days it hurt like hell even lowered. Lifting weights made it worse. Towards the end of my training in early 2008, I had already completely modified my routine to try and avoid pain when lifting.

I have tried all kinds of various joint supplements in the past too, like flax oil, glucosamine condroiten, msm powder, and various others I cannot remember the name of. Nothing did squat, even after months of loyal use, hoping for some kind of improvement.

Anyhow, just three weeks ago I bought some animal flex, as it was recommended to me from a lifter I trust. Almost immediately I felt some results, yet I figured it was simply a placebo effect. After a week, there was about a 30% improvement. I could watch tv with my shoulder over my head for a little while with reduced pain when lowering it back down.

On the second week, it continued to improve each day. Range of motion increased. I noticed the clicking had reduced. By the end of the second week I was sure that the healing was real, and it was not a "good two weeks", and it was not a placebo effect.

On the third week, the healing had slowed down some, but I still noticed improvements every other day. I started lifting and got two workouts in with no regression.

I just started my fourth week and its more about what I am not noticing. There are times where I actually am starting to forget I am injured. Range of motion is good. I can sometimes do things where there is no shoulder pain. If I move it in a large circle I still catch some uncomfortable feelings but I'd say its at least 80% better.

Anyhow, I give it a huge thumbs up. Hopefully I can make a nice comeback to my training and feel like a bodybuilder again, instead of a half crippled up nothing, lol.

Oh and one other benefit, my knees are pretty good, but before I noticed in the mornings going down the stairs to leave for work my knees would be a little stiff and it would hurt a little. Now I roll down the stairs without any problem again, so it has helped there too. My lower back even feels better, it has bothered me for 10 years now. A hot shower and a few hours of work was needed to warm it up, otherwise It would hurt the first half of the day or longer.

[BananaFoster]

I think if you give Animal Flex a try you will really see results. On the other hand, you will hate the amount of pills you have to take. Sometimes, I dread to take them but need to do better because they do work. I have tried everything...trust me. Try a can..for real.

[andrewwww]

does anyone know of a joint support that has glucsmine,msm,chrondtin and cissus all in 1 product?

[CONTROLLED LABS]

Originally Posted by andrewwww

does anyone know of a joint support that has glucsmine,msm,chrondtin and cissus all in 1 product?

cissus shouldnt be used daily, so supplement it separately from the other 3. this is why we didnt add it to OT and instead suggest a cycling stack with it

[andrewwww]

ok thanks, OT + Blue gene should be awsome for joints ?

[CONTROLLED LABS]

Originally Posted by andrewwww

ok thanks, OT + Blue gene should be awsome for joints ?

hell yes. that is awesome and Blue Gene is so much more than cissus, so expect many additional benefits

[nastyimpulse89]

Taking OT right now but I'm thinking of switching back to animal pak and just getting animal flex but think I will be spending to much when I just can get OT all in one But idk if OT joint is string enough

[DragOn133]

Originally Posted by CONTROLLED LABS

cissus shouldnt be used daily, so supplement it separately from the other 3. this is why we didnt add it to OT and instead suggest a cycling stack with it

Why shouldn't it be used daily?!?! I have been taking it for months and months :/

[CONTROLLED LABS]

Originally Posted by nastyimpulse89

Taking OT right now but I'm thinking of switching back to animal pak and just getting animal flex but think I will be spending to much when I just can get OT all in one But idk if OT joint is string enough

I think you answered your own question. orange triad FTW (FYI orange triad is fully dosed for joints and other complexes)

Originally Posted by DragOn133

Why shouldn't it be used daily?!?! I have been taking it for months and months :/

some of the compounds present in it have not yet been fully discovered, so its better safe than sorry.

[naturalguy]

Originally Posted by nastyimpulse89

Taking OT right now but I'm thinking of switching back to animal pak and just getting animal flex but think I will be spending to much when I just can get OT all in one But idk if OT joint is string enough

Animal Pak and Animal Flex will never be the cheapest however other joint supplements don't add up.

Animal Flex is much more comprehensive, it has patented ingredients that other formulas don't like CMO:

WHAT IS CETYLMYRISTOLEATE ?
Cetyl Myristoleate is an all-natural medium chain fatty acid found in only a small number of very select species of animals. Clinical experience suggests that Cetyl Myristoleate acts as an anti-inflammatory, as well as a surfactant and lubricant for damaged joints. Basically, it makes them more "slippery." This substance holds the promise of being the most effective solution to joint problems of any product ever introduced into the market. It is not habit-forming and contains no harsh chemicals or drugs that can cause side effects. It works in a natural manner by acting at the site of inflammation, is highly resistant to oxidation, it has a relatively long life in the body.

Plus:

Joint Support Complex
Ginger Root Extract (Gingerols, Shogaols)
Turmeric Extract (Curcumin)
Boswellia (Boswellic Acid)
Quercetin
Bromelain

Animal Pak & Flex are both award winning formulas