Trusted brands, Who to trust these days

[RHK89]

MYprotein, NOW foods, and Cellucor

[AMeyer9]

A lot of Universal/Animal mentioned but they never get the love in "what _____ should I get"

[DasBiceps]

a better and simpler question would be: where was I NOT touched?! ಠ‿ಠ

[CanadaBBOY]

Thanks to those who mentioned SAN, many people don't know just how diverse of a lineup of products we have.

My picks (in addition to SAN, duh)

Controlled Labs
Universal/Animal

Do any companies actually do extensive QC testing of their raw ingredients, which almost all come from china? I mean, I would imagine heavy metal contamination would be huge, which would require something like ICP-MS.

PS does SAN make a natural test booster, and if not, does anyone? I'm an old **** now so maybe I need one.

[Farley1324]

A lot of Universal/Animal mentioned but they never get the love in "what _____ should I get"

Clearly you have never clicked on a thread asking about joint support.

[naturalguy]

Do any companies actually do extensive QC testing of their raw ingredients, which almost all come from china? I mean, I would imagine heavy metal contamination would be huge, which would require something like ICP-MS.

I can't speak for other companies but when we get in raws they are quarantined, internally tested and then 3rd party tested before they are released to go into production then they are tested again once they are put into a final product.

[allieninja]

Do any companies actually do extensive QC testing of their raw ingredients, which almost all come from china? I mean, I would imagine heavy metal contamination would be huge, which would require something like ICP-MS.

PS does SAN make a natural test booster, and if not, does anyone? I'm an old **** now so maybe I need one.

HPLC & FTIR tested, GMP certified.

And yes, SAN has Free-T, which is DAA & some other goodies, as well as MyoTest.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/san/free-t.html
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/san/myotest.html

[dknatural74]

VPX, Met-Rx, and I haven't seen AST Research mentioned. IMO...they have the highest quality protein out there. Its the only protein supp I'll consume when getting close to a show date...

[CanadaBBOY]

That is cool, but neither of those techniques would give any indication of heavy metal contamination.

HPLC & FTIR tested, GMP certified.

And yes, SAN has Free-T, which is DAA & some other goodies, as well as MyoTest.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/san/free-t.html
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/san/myotest.html

[AMeyer9]

Clearly you have never clicked on a thread asking about joint support.

I'm usually one of the people suggesting Flex. Just sort of meant in general though.

[Farley1324]

I'm usually one of the people suggesting Flex. Just sort of meant in general though.

They don't have a protein powder known for taste (I haven't even tried their protein yet) and the initial hype that accompanies all new pre workouts has died down since they don't just pump out new products/formulas constantly.

I don't even buy that much from Universal even though they are in my top-4 list. Currently just Animal Flex and my creatine are from them. I've done Animal Omega, PM, and Rage in the past, as well as Torrent (green apple avalanche, yum), but most of what I (and many others) buy is protein or support stuff like vitamins and joint. I guess I'm saying...they just aren't the sexy hip constantly-'new' option?

[Denzelfan]

Cellucor
Muscle Pharm
Dymatize
ON
Controlled Labs
Top Secret Nutrition

[AMeyer9]

They don't have a protein powder known for taste (I haven't even tried their protein yet) and the initial hype that accompanies all new pre workouts has died down since they don't just pump out new products/formulas constantly.

I don't even buy that much from Universal even though they are in my top-4 list. Currently just Animal Flex and my creatine are from them. I've done Animal Omega, PM, and Rage in the past, as well as Torrent (green apple avalanche, yum), but most of what I (and many others) buy is protein or support stuff like vitamins and joint. I guess I'm saying...they just aren't the sexy hip constantly-'new' option?

I recall seeing something about them putting out a new product soon iirc. Or at least saw something they were sending out to testers and assumed it was a pre-workout. I think I saw Richard Hawthorne mention it being a pre-workout in a video or post on ******** but I could be wrong.

[dirtdickens]

Muscle Pharm

[Farley1324]

Trunutrition Science
Muscle Pharm
Muscle Tech
USP Labs
Driven Sports
Muscle Gauge Nutrition
Gaspari

[iamjeffrey]

Trunutrition Science
Muscle Pharm
Muscle Tech
USP Labs
Driven Sports
Muscle Gauge Nutrition
Gaspari

I c wut u did dere

[xLGx]

Trunutrition Science
Muscle Pharm
Muscle Tech
USP Labs
Driven Sports
Muscle Gauge Nutrition
Gaspari

lol

[Swamp Dog]

Trunutrition Science
Muscle Pharm
Muscle Tech
USP Labs
Driven Sports
Muscle Gauge Nutrition
Gaspari

[LoudyRowdy]

I trust these guys...

[eatyourspinach]

I trust these guys...

I love the Please Recycle and the GMP tags on it.

[AMeyer9]

I'm not with them anymore but I know TSN got a lot of flack for the new protein being spiked, and was even mentioned recently in lobliners video that was up for a few hours but saw this on stack3d today. Confirmed 25.5g Protein.

http://www.stack3d.com/2014/08/top-s...e-protein.html

[eatyourspinach]

I'm not with them anymore but I know TSN got a lot of flack for the new protein being spiked, and was even mentioned recently in lobliners video that was up for a few hours but saw this on stack3d today. Confirmed 25.5g Protein.

http://www.stack3d.com/2014/08/top-s...e-protein.html

If Lobliner says it's bad it automatically sounds a lot better to me.

[AMeyer9]

If Lobliner says it's bad it automatically sounds a lot better to me.

so you're saying you're okay with companies protein spiking their intra workout? This is an outrage. They use cheap fillers like LCLT

[CanadaBBOY]

If Lobliner says it's bad it automatically sounds a lot better to me.

Lobliner/Layne used to be gods around here like 5-10 years ago, along with scivation. What did they do to piss people off? I've been off these boards for years.

[DasBiceps]

If Lobliner says it's bad it automatically sounds a lot better to me.

He said glutamine was bad


Your move spinach

Lobliner/Layne used to be gods around here like 5-10 years ago, along with scivation. What did they do to piss people off? I've been off these boards for years.

He became a douche and nobody likes a douche, with loudy and PC being exceptions of course

[powercage]

He said glutamine was bad


Your move spinach



He became a douche and nobody likes a douche, with loudy and PC being exceptions of course

I can take Loudy in a douche-off

[Bigdumogre]

I'm not with them anymore but I know TSN got a lot of flack for the new protein being spiked, and was even mentioned recently in lobliners video that was up for a few hours but saw this on stack3d today. Confirmed 25.5g Protein.

http://www.stack3d.com/2014/08/top-s...e-protein.html

Thanks

Hope it gets rid of anyone's doubts. Really do try to deliver honest good products

[LoudyRowdy]

Thanks

Hope it gets rid of anyone's doubts. Really do try to deliver honest good products

Hopefully people who saw his first video DID see the follow up video....if not then

did Marc even contact TSN regarding to this before he went bonkers?

[eatyourspinach]

He said glutamine was bad


Your move spinach

Glutamine can help GI tract .

[Bigdumogre]

Hopefully people who saw his first video DID see the follow up video....if not then

did Marc even contact TSN regarding to this before he went bonkers?

No he did not but we contacted him as soon as this report was made aware to us.
Just a shame how someone can point out a company and make a statement about it without tests to prove anything. In the video he is just repeating what he read from somewhere else can't really blame him. And i knew our new formula would catch heat but still think the formula is great and unique.