Groundbreaking Xtend Study Results Are In!

[Scivation]

Xtend is now Scientifically Proven Two Times More Effective than Whey Protein!

The first supplement ever proven to double your fat loss, double your muscle gain and double your strength when compared to whey protein!


Has Xtend Made Whey Protein Obsolete?

In a groundbreaking, double blind independent study led by Jim Stoppani, PhD, Scivation Xtend was scientifically proven to be 2 times more effective than Whey Protein. The Xtend subjects experienced 9lbs of lean muscle growth in 8 weeks. That is 2 times more than the whey protein group. The Xtend subjects lost 2 times more fat than the whey protein group. The Xtend subjects more than doubled their strength gains over the whey protein group. Imagine naturally gaining 9lbs of lean mass, losing 4 pounds of bodyfat and experiencing a massive increase in strength gains in just 8 weeks!

All of these groups were on the EXACT SAME diet and training programs provided by Jim Stoppani, PhD along with Chuck Rudolph, MEd, RD and Team Scivation (www.TeamScivation.com).

There you have it. Xtend is scientifically proven in a controlled study to be better than whey for lean mass growth and to lead to significant LEAN MASS GAINS and FAT LOSS! No other supplement can claim this!

The bottom line is that if you can afford only one supplement, Xtend is the only supplement you need. Xtend has made whey and every other supplement obsolete.

The groups and the results:

Quoted from Jim Stoppani, PhD

"The Xtend guys dropped their body fat % by 2%, gained 9 pounds of lean body weight (I call that muscle!), increased their bench press by about 15 pounds and squat by 25 pounds!

The Whey group dropped their percent body fat by 1%, gained 5 pounds of lean body weight, increased their bench press by about 5 pounds (7 pounds) and squat by about 10 pounds (11 pounds).

The Gatorade group dropped their percent body fat by less than 1%, gained 3 pounds of lean body weight, increased their bench press by almost 5 pounds (4 pounds) and squat by almost 10 pounds (8 pounds)

I round up the bench press and squat weight because you can't increase bar weight in reality by anything other than 5 pound increments."

"The Xtend group lost an average of 4 pounds of body fat.

The whey group lost and average of 2 pounds of body fat.

Gatorade group lost 1 pound of body fat."


When Will it be Presented and published?

Dr. Stoppani is going to present the study at this year's NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association) meeting in July. Then it will be submitted for publishing through various journals.

Training

Training periodization was:

Week 0: Baseline testing
Weeks 1-2: 4-5 reps
Weeks 3-4: 6-7 reps
Weeks 5-6: 8-9 reps
Weeks 7-8: 10-11 reps
Week 9: Final testing

The Diet

Designed by Chuck and Team Scivation at a 35/35/30 P/C/F ratio. All diets for each group were controlled and exactly the same. this was a hypercaloric diet. Per Chuck:

When I was doing the macro calculations, I used the Harris Benedict Equation with an activity factor related to the training program that was designed to GAIN LEAN BODY MASS, there fore these subjects were all in a HYPERcaloric state. Protein grams were figured out first with them being 2.2-2.4g/kg body weight. Due to the load and repetitions of the training program and the fact that the study was based on 10 reps (week 0) then 10 reps (Week 9), not a 1 rep max test, the typical macro ratio for each subject to gain LBM and prevent/lose bf was 30% Carb, 35% Protein and 35% Fat. The goal of the nutrition plan was to priovide calories for Lean Body Mass Gain yet BALANCE INSULIN levels with each meal. Theory being, if you balance insulin you significantly reduce any chances of storing body fat, better yet lose BF.

Each subject had the option to chose from the following protein, carbohydrate and fat sources that were already weighed properly for them. They simply had to physically weigh foods and eat:

Proteins: Egg white, NF cottage cheese, grilled boneless.skinless chicken breast, 96% Fat free LEAN sirloin/ground turkey, tuna canned in water, fresh halibut/tilapia.

Carbohydrates: Oatmeal (plain), brown rice, sweet potato/yam, whole grain pasta and whole grain bread, broccoli, asparagus, Lettuce/tomato/Cucumber, green beans, spinach, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries and bananas

Fats: Almonds, peanut butter, avocado, light salad dressing, Olive oil, walnuts


The Groups
12 per group=36 total
- males 18 - 32 years old
- minimum of 2 years consistent training
- currently not taking any supplements other than regular vitamin/minerals and regular protein shake
- Average age ended up being 26 years old.

The Parameters

Groups were:
1) 4 Scoops Xtend = 14 g BCAAs (During Training)
2) 28 grams Whey (During Training)
3) 28 grams Carbs as Gatorade (During Training) = Equal calories as the whey protein


There you have it. Xtend is the supplement that you NEED during training!

[haiz69]

Very cool marc.

[MovinFe26]

very interesting

[SPACECLOWN]

Impressive. Can't wait to see the full study.

[canecorso2009]

Great study Marc!

[Lando33]

This study showed what many of us have already known. It is really amazing to see the results on paper.

[Scivation]

The big part for me is the diet and training FOR LEAN MASS for all groups as well as the fact that these were trained individuals.

This is a study for bodybuilders and those wishing to improve their physiques, not marathon runners or obese, middle age women.

[bigla2004]

The big part for me is the diet and training FOR LEAN MASS for all groups as well as the fact that these were trained individuals.

This is a study for bodybuilders and those wishing to improve their physiques, not marathon runners or obese, middle age women.

Marc, not sure if you remember but you and I had talked about this a while ago.. very excited to see some of the final results coming to light.

Now with a study behind you, you don't sound as crazy .

[ssouthbeach14]

i always liked it and best of all it tastes good..

[easye7]

Interesting stuff indeed, I've only got so much money for my next order of supps, and I was teetering between getting another 10lb tub of whey or Xtend/Vasocharge combo. I have decided

[str8flexed]

BCAAs BITCHES!

[blumnblam]

It says all three (Xtend, Whey, Gatorade) were taken intra-workout. How about post-workout?

Because Xtend is in free AA form so it'll hit hte muscles quickly, but whey protein is just that -- a polypeptide. It'll take longer to break it down into its constituent amino acids; thus, making it not as useful for usage intra-workout as Xtend would be.

Regardless, Xtend is f*cking awesome.

[Superfly1]

as pointed out by my freind jeremy
there are a ton of questions that need to be asked

what constitutes training consistently?
how was BF% estimated
were the Xtend users also using Whey?
were the users white or black?
how good was compliance?
how did they ensure the study was double blind...especially considering the consistency of Xtend?
Would they see the same results if they had 36 32 year olds, instead of having 36 subjects through a wide range of age groups?
how much bias was brought into this study, if any?

[ChuckRD]

It says all three (Xtend, Whey, Gatorade) were taken intra-workout. How about post-workout?

Because Xtend is in free AA form so it'll hit hte muscles quickly, but whey protein is just that -- a polypeptide. It'll take longer to break it down into its constituent amino acids; thus, making it not as useful for usage intra-workout as Xtend would be.

Regardless, Xtend is f*cking awesome.

Our goal was to try to replicate as closely as possible what the current trends are with regard to nutrients for LBM growth. The subjects were blind to what they were taking so we had to make the consumption as standard as possible. No matter what the study is or its methodology, there will always be people to question the study. Which is good, that is what science is all about. The fact here is we indicated SIGNIFICANT muscle and strength increase WITH FAT LOSS in a HIGH CALORIC STATE (which many say is impossible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time). We are very happy with our results, hell the nutrition plan alone (balancing insulin via food intake) gave great results even for the Gatorade group. Just imagine, if you combine our Nutrition Theories with Xtend, all the LBM you can gain.

[getbustered]

were the users white or black?

lol wut?

[will-work4ANDRO]

lol wut?

can't take research done on one race and apply it to everybody...physiologic differences between race on some things....especially cardiovascular...is there a difference here, idk...maybe, maybe not?

[str8flexed]

It says all three (Xtend, Whey, Gatorade) were taken intra-workout. How about post-workout?

Because Xtend is in free AA form so it'll hit hte muscles quickly, but whey protein is just that -- a polypeptide. It'll take longer to break it down into its constituent amino acids; thus, making it not as useful for usage intra-workout as Xtend would be.

Regardless, Xtend is f*cking awesome.

doesn't matter, if you were measuring acute changes then this would be a valid critique, since they measured body composition over time, it is not a valid critique.

and my research shows that whey is rapidly absorbed, 30-45 minutes after consumption plasma levels of amino acids are already at their peak

[getbustered]

can't take research done on one race and apply it to everybody...physiologic differences between race on some things....especially cardiovascular...is there a difference here, idk...maybe, maybe not?

I guess that just wasn't the first question that popped into my mind...

A couple of his questions were on target, but it seemed like he was going just a little too far in the questioning and kind of losing the relevance. What % of the subjects from a particular race is acceptable?

brb, synthesizing mah proteinz like us white boyz do.

[Lando33]

as pointed out by my freind jeremy
there are a ton of questions that need to be asked

what constitutes training consistently?
2 years on consistant training in a gym
how was BF% estimated
calipers, taken by the same individual
were the Xtend users also using Whey?
no
were the users white or black?
I don't know why this should matter at all
how good was compliance?
as good as can possibly be
how did they ensure the study was double blind...especially considering the consistency of Xtend?
If you had never tasted Xtend, could you tell? The fact of the matter is that they could have had vanilla Xtend and Grape Whey.
Would they see the same results if they had 36 32 year olds, instead of having 36 subjects through a wide range of age groups?
Impossible to tell
how much bias was brought into this study, if any?
None whatsoever. Just consider that we used Scivation Xtend versus Scivation Whey

Answers in bold above.

[user1111]

doesn't matter, if you were measuring acute changes then this would be a valid critique, since they measured body composition over time, it is not a valid critique.

and my research shows that whey is rapidly absorbed, 30-45 minutes after consumption plasma levels of amino acids are already at their peak

Impressive!

curious if the carbohydrate in gatorade was from with High frutose corn syrup?

A protein/carb group would of been a cool addition.

[Scivation]

Impressive!

curious if the carbohydrate in gatorade was from with High frutose corn syrup?

A protein/carb group would of been a cool addition.

Gatorade = fructose and glucose

It would have also been cool if we compared it to everything else and used 14,000 people, but budget ya' know.

The study combos are endless. Bottom line = 9lbs in 8 weeks and 4lbs fat loss.

[bigla2004]

This is very interesting.. all this science between this study and laynes really makes me want to design an intricate bcaa protocol with most coming intra and then another 2 drinks between certain meals.

[History in Effect]

in for affirmative action testing....



not really..

[yourname2221]

in for affirmative action testing....



not really..

lulz

[The Solution]

The study combos are endless. Bottom line = 9lbs in 8 weeks and 4lbs fat loss.

Hmmm. I like what i see!

[carpet1456]

just got three tubs of x-tend yesterday

(serious)

[AWD_TURBO]

Great study. Love what you guys are putting out.

[Hat_EKU]

is the diet posted on the website?

[|ceman]

Good stuff Marc, Chuck and company.

[AllGenetix]

why was there no control group. thats like breaking the first rule of scientific studies.