Optimum 's ESSENTIAL AMINO ENERGY

[feverinlove]

What do you guys think about ON 's new product?

http://www.optimumnutrition.com/prod...rgy-p-275.html

* 30 Serving per Container
* 5 g of Micronized Free-Form Amino Acids
* Beta-Alanine
* 0 mg of Caffeine from Green Tea
* Green Tea Extract
* Green Coffee Extract
* 10 Calories
* Zero Fat & Sugar

[rhizome]

Lame.

[MoPhat]

i saw that also...

too expensive for what it is.

[SShred32]

underdosed and could last you about a week

[eldawg]

Underdosed prop blend with a lot of non-essential components.

[ebongo91]

it probably will not give much energy and has a lot of unesesential amino acids thrown in to the BCAAS

[feverinlove]

There are way too many people bashing ON right now

You know we are the ones that took them to the top...

[quank]

underdosed

[ON1]

Underdosed compared to what? (Not sure where the OP cut and pasted from but caffeine is 50 mg per serving). How is 5 grams of essential amino acids underdosed?
This is an essential amino acid product that is designed to be taken throughout the day to support muscle recovery. Yes it has additional ingredients (beta-alanine, caffeine, antioxidants, etc.) but this is deliberate as this product is intended to be taken throughout the day - in addition to - not replacing - your current supps to support them and your recovery.
It was never intended to be a pre-workout energy product.
That's an entirely different category altogether.
Jay

[sloop]

Underdosed compared to what? (Not sure where the OP cut and pasted from but caffeine is 50 mg per serving). How is 5 grams of essential amino acids underdosed?
This is an essential amino acid product that is designed to be taken throughout the day to support muscle recovery. Yes it has additional ingredients (beta-alanine, caffeine, antioxidants, etc.) but this is deliberate as this product is intended to be taken throughout the day - in addition to - not replacing - your current supps to support them and your recovery.
It was never intended to be a pre-workout energy product.
That's an entirely different category altogether.
Jay

Good post. I notice none of these people claiming "it's under dosed" have chimed back in??

This stuff looks pretty good to me.

[ON1]

Good post. I notice none of these people claiming "it's under dosed" have chimed back in??

This stuff looks pretty good to me.

Hey sloop,
You just got yourself a free bottle of Essential Amino Energy - pm with your mailing info so I know where to send it.
And maybe when you have a chance to try it you'd be kind enough to share your opinion?
Jay

[rangerkid2187]

^^^^^ Lucky bastard! I want to try a bottle of Amino Energy!

[ON1]

^^^^^ Lucky bastard! I want to try a bottle of Amino Energy!

I'll be posting for testers sometime soon...

[rangerkid2187]

Will keep a watch out! Thanks!

[chachi1984]

would this be a competitor to xtend

[sloop]

Hey sloop,
You just got yourself a free bottle of Essential Amino Energy - pm with your mailing info so I know where to send it.
And maybe when you have a chance to try it you'd be kind enough to share your opinion?
Jay

Heck yeah, thanks bro! PM sent.

[DerReise]

would this be a competitor to xtend

I just saw this in the store and am about to make an order tomorrow and am 50/50 between this and my usual Xtend.

I'm considering trying it out because my Xtend is about to end and this looks promising, but if there's going to be a test Jay can you get me on that instead?

I'll write a review either way seeing it's new. I wouldn't normally try stuff like this out for that reason alone but since it's from Optimum Nutrition it's the equivalent of not trusting Costco or something if I was to be skeptical...haha.

[TheFugitive]

This could be a solid choice for intra...has anyone tried the grape flavor yet?

[DGreekStallion]

It is underdosed.

BA is obviously the culprit.

[dr3amth3ater44]

I had been using it during the day and pre but it didn't do much, then I started takin AMP NO from GNC and it helped more than essential amino, I was tired as he'll a few days ago so I took AMP NO with two scoops of essential amino and a scoop during training......... It was an amazing workout!

[antihero]

This could be a solid choice for intra...has anyone tried the grape flavor yet?

I've seen some reviews for it. I personally have a review up of the Fruit Fusion which is the most delicious fruit punch I have ever tried (and I don't like most fruit punch supplements).

[quank]

would this be a competitor to xtend

i doubt it.

[rhizome]

would this be a competitor to xtend

Only if the xtend container is empty.

[TomMutaffis]

I know that this thread is about a month old, but for those who are interested I had a chance to try Amino Energy and would say that it is a good product.

Other Amino / BCAA products that I have used:

- Xtend (Multiple sizes and flavors, at least 5 containers)
- Purple Wrath (90 serving container of Grape, sample packet of Lemonade)
- ON BCAA's (one container, unflavored)
- Infinite Labs BCAA's (one container, unflavored)
- Bulk BCAA's (two pounds, orange flavor and samples of grape)
- CytoSport Monster Amino (two containers, fruit sour flavor)
- Universal Nutrition BCAA stack (one container, grape flavor)

I will say that the original ON BCAA product tasted horrible, it was unflavored and extremely bitter; did not even mix well when added to other supplements such as pre-workout drinks. That is not the case with Amino Energy, in fact because it is instantized it mixes very well and the flavoring is good and also quite potent (I watered it down a little bit because I wanted to sip on the drink throughout the day).

It is a completely different product than Xtend; comparing the two would really not make sense.

For an EAA/Beta Alanine product Purple Wrath is a good option, but if you are looking for something for diet support that has a bit of caffeine and also tastes good then Amino Energy would be a great choice.

Here is my review/log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=128511213

[Crazyeyes221]

Can Amino Energy be used as a BCaa? I have it and this is what I thought to be sufficient to use as a Bcaa supplement.

[shadar]

Can Amino Energy be used as a BCaa? I have it and this is what I thought to be sufficient to use as a Bcaa supplement.

Not if you actually want any decent quantity of BCAA's...

This is such a lame product.

[ON1]

Not if you actually want any decent quantity of BCAA's...

This is such a lame product.

Given that Essential Amino Energy is in the Top 10 out of over 12,000 products at bodybuilding.com it's quite clear that your opinion is not shared by many.
Jay

[everglide123]

Not if you actually want any decent quantity of BCAA's...

This is such a lame product.

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[jdaring]

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hahahahahahahahhahahaha. repped for sure.

[jdaring]

I know that this thread is about a month old, but for those who are interested I had a chance to try Amino Energy and would say that it is a good product.

Other Amino / BCAA products that I have used:

- Xtend (Multiple sizes and flavors, at least 5 containers)
- Purple Wrath (90 serving container of Grape, sample packet of Lemonade)
- ON BCAA's (one container, unflavored)
- Infinite Labs BCAA's (one container, unflavored)
- Bulk BCAA's (two pounds, orange flavor and samples of grape)
- CytoSport Monster Amino (two containers, fruit sour flavor)
- Universal Nutrition BCAA stack (one container, grape flavor)

I will say that the original ON BCAA product tasted horrible, it was unflavored and extremely bitter; did not even mix well when added to other supplements such as pre-workout drinks. That is not the case with Amino Energy, in fact because it is instantized it mixes very well and the flavoring is good and also quite potent (I watered it down a little bit because I wanted to sip on the drink throughout the day).

It is a completely different product than Xtend; comparing the two would really not make sense.

For an EAA/Beta Alanine product Purple Wrath is a good option, but if you are looking for something for diet support that has a bit of caffeine and also tastes good then Amino Energy would be a great choice.

Here is my review/log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=128511213

Wow, actually using a product before crapping all over it? What a novel concept. Good writeup, I have 2 bottles from the b1g1 free sale on another site last week, looking forward to trying it out. Some people may bash them, but every product I have tried from optimum has been a quality product so far.