-MBS- On an Intense Cut...This is the AfterMath (ErgoGenix)

**MBSowards** · 03-20-2010, 06:10 AM

I would like to start off by thanking ErgoGenix for the opportunity to test Aftermath. Aftermath is your ultimate post-workout replenishment complex and is designed to be taken immediately after your workout, before you consume any other shake or meal.* Each serving in ErgoGenix Aftermath contains 23g protein, and 13g high-glycemic carbohydrates.

This log will last through 20 workouts. I will be using AfterMath after each weight session (3 per week) and on non-weight days I will probably be using it after my cardio exercise, which lately has been very intense and the extra recovery would be quite welcome.

**MBSowards** · 03-20-2010, 06:16 AM

I will probably wait and start this on Monday, just wanted to get the log up so I could get some followers before it started. I know some of you are following my unsponsored log that I put up on my own to help me keep on the right track toward meeting my goals. My progress in that log (which I will link to if Ergogenix is okay with it) has been great, but my body is definitely holding it against me. When I saw this opportunity pop up and looked at the profile I knew I had to try this product. The profile isn't carb heavy like most post workouts and it's definitely a no-nonsense formula. I expect this will help my recovery which will allow me to continue to reach my goals.

I am currently sitting at 269 on my way to the goal of 250 by June 26th (that is the day I'm getting married).

Anyway, I have been at 400lbs before so the progress is pretty good so far. This review will focus on the taste and recovery aspect of the product, as well as the normal protein aspects that are reviewable (mixability, etc.)

**ERGOGENIX** · 03-20-2010, 06:18 AM

Subbed

Feel free to link to other log.

**MBSowards** · 03-20-2010, 06:19 AM

Originally Posted by ERGOGENIX

Subbed

Feel free to link to other log.

Awesome you found this without me even sending a PM.

EDIT: Oh wait I linked to it in the company promo thread. :fail:

The packaging is really cool, the single serving packets are going to be a huge hit with people imo.

**TheUnderdog** · 03-20-2010, 08:07 AM

i like the profile. anxious to see what you think of the taste.

**MBSowards** · 03-20-2010, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by TheUnderdog

i like the profile. anxious to see what you think of the taste.

I am a huge, huge fan of the profile. I don't use any of the products out there "designed" for post workout because of the 40-60 carbs per serving. I am a carbophobe, but at the same time I am probably 50-100lbs heavier than everyone else who says "don't be scared of carbs brah"

I have found I have to keep them pretty low or I can't seem to lose any weight.

**TheUnderdog** · 03-20-2010, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by -MBS-

I am a huge, huge fan of the profile. I don't use any of the products out there "designed" for post workout because of the 40-60 carbs per serving. I am a carbophobe, but at the same time I am probably 50-100lbs heavier than everyone else who says "don't be scared of carbs brah"

I have found I have to keep them pretty low or I can't seem to lose any weight.

i am the same way....its broscience...sort of....but I like to keep all my carbs in my first meal and in the 4 hours post workout.

I like the vit C and E added...I use them post workout everyday would be nice to have them already in there

**SIRT1** · 03-20-2010, 08:25 AM

GL bud. I'll be following

**MBSowards** · 03-22-2010, 06:44 AM

Day 1 In Review

Initial Impressions: After my first serving of AfterMath I am thinking it will end up being a pretty solid product. The taste is pretty good, the mixability isn't an issue, and so far I haven't had any negative digestion issues or anything like that.

Taste: Pretty good blue raspberry flavor. A mixture between real blue raspberry taste and a cotton candy taste. Doesn't really hit either enough to consider it one or the other. It is sweet for the most part, with a hint of tart imo. I mixed it with 11 ounces of water and some ice cubes.

Mixability: Considering the large amount of powder it mixed pretty flawlessly. A couple of re-shakes after first mixing it and there were no problems. The only issue was it was a bit foamy.

Other: A bit of a whey aftertaste, but nothing too bad and definitely something that would be consistently drinkable. Hopefully I will be able to update on my recovery soon. I did biceps/back today (It is my favorite lift of the week because I like doing deadlifts).

**ERGOGENIX** · 03-22-2010, 06:56 AM

Originally Posted by -MBS-

I mixed it with 11 ounces of water and some ice cubes.

I use 6-7 oz of water plus ice cubes - I like the flavor a bit more intense.

**MBSowards** · 03-22-2010, 06:57 AM

Originally Posted by ERGOGENIX

I use 6-7 oz of water plus ice cubes - I like the flavor a bit more intense.

Interesting. I will give this a try, the flavor was still pretty good at 11 ounces. I went with the middle ground of the label recommendation.

**manofmany** · 03-22-2010, 10:11 AM

Subbed. Looking forward to seeing your opinion on AfterMath.

**ERGOGENIX** · 03-22-2010, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by -MBS-

Interesting. I will give this a try, the flavor was still pretty good at 11 ounces. I went with the middle ground of the label recommendation.

The ice cubes you added probably add 2-3 oz of water when the dissolve.

**ERGOGENIX** · 03-24-2010, 12:31 PM

Bump for Micah

**MBSowards** · 03-24-2010, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by ERGOGENIX

Bump for Micah

No weights yesterday and I worked out later than usual today since it was an off day.

Day 2 In Review

Taste: Went with 8 ounces of water and a couple of ice cubes. Flavor was about the same, a little bit stronger. I am not sure if I will do less than 8 ounces of water because there is a lot of powder and I am not sure how the mixability would be. Might try it just to give some feedback and then add more water if necessary.

Mixability: Not as easy as with more water but still no problems other than the foam.

Other: Not sure what else to say. I was potentially less sore after my back/biceps workout from the other day so that could potentially be attributed to the product. Today was a nice chest/tri workout along with some solid time spent running/playing basketball.

**MBSowards** · 03-25-2010, 06:39 AM

Day 3 In Review

Taste: 6 ounces of room temperature water plus a lot of ice. I didn't have any water cold so I thought I'd try it with the 6 ounces like recommended for heavier taste and I put a lot of ice in it to try and make it cold. The taste this morning was easily the best so far. Strong blue raspberry taste with minimal whey taste after effect. Definitely an easily drinkable product.

Mixability: Put my shaker bottles in the new dishwasher and ruined all the lids so I wasn't sure what to do. I have an old vortex mixer that I used to mix it up with. Worked fine initially then a few drinks in I noticed a lot of powder at the bottom. With no way of mixing it up again I used a fork to stir it which worked fine.

Other: This drink is "heavier" than other protein products I have used, probably due to the carb content. I think this is the most carbs I've used consistently in a protein drink so I might be a bit biased. It is much lighter than Dark Matter which is really my only consistent comparison tool. The flavor is not as good as Dark Matter but I like the profile better than Dark Matters.

I also noticed my muscles felt a bit more full this morning than usual, and breezed through my morning run a little easier than normal. Also, for anyone following my progress I am down to 267 this morning, which is awesome coming from 400+.

**ERGOGENIX** · 03-25-2010, 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by -MBS-

Day 3 In Review

Taste: 6 ounces of room temperature water plus a lot of ice. I didn't have any water cold so I thought I'd try it with the 6 ounces like recommended for heavier taste and I put a lot of ice in it to try and make it cold. The taste this morning was easily the best so far. Strong blue raspberry taste with minimal whey taste after effect. Definitely an easily drinkable product.

Mixability: Put my shaker bottles in the new dishwasher and ruined all the lids so I wasn't sure what to do. I have an old vortex mixer that I used to mix it up with. Worked fine initially then a few drinks in I noticed a lot of powder at the bottom. With no way of mixing it up again I used a fork to stir it which worked fine.

Other: This drink is "heavier" than other protein products I have used, probably due to the carb content. I think this is the most carbs I've used consistently in a protein drink so I might be a bit biased. It is much lighter than Dark Matter which is really my only consistent comparison tool. The flavor is not as good as Dark Matter but I like the profile better than Dark Matters.

I also noticed my muscles felt a bit more full this morning than usual, and breezed through my morning run a little easier than normal. Also, for anyone following my progress I am down to 267 this morning, which is awesome coming from 400+.

Quite often, I just throw it in a shaker cup and stir with a spoon - it mixes really easily

Great job on the weight loss -- working my way down as well!

**MBSowards** · 03-25-2010, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by ERGOGENIX

Quite often, I just throw it in a shaker cup and stir with a spoon - it mixes really easily

I was really shocked. For those following that are not in the know, a serving of this is quite a bit of powder but it mixes very easily.

**ERGOGENIX** · 03-25-2010, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by -MBS-

I was really shocked. For those following that are not in the know, a serving of this is quite a bit of powder but it mixes very easily.

It took us a while to get it just right - the first versions clumped quite a bit.

**MBSowards** · 03-25-2010, 07:41 AM

Originally Posted by ERGOGENIX

It took us a while to get it just right - the first versions clumped quite a bit.

Good work. No clumps at all in the final version.

Also worth noting if you throw the ice cubes into the mix after it mixes up it helps some with the foaming.

I am definitely thinking even after just a few servings that I will probably buy this after the log and use it as my PWO.

Maybe a citrus flavor in the future?

**ERGOGENIX** · 03-25-2010, 07:44 AM

Originally Posted by -MBS-

Maybe a citrus flavor in the future?

We actually have one ready to go - as soon as the movement gets to the level I want, the 3rd flavor will be released.

**MBSowards** · 03-25-2010, 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by ERGOGENIX

We actually have one ready to go - as soon as the movement gets to the level I want, the 3rd flavor will be released.

Haha, that's funny that I guessed it. For some reason though, with the blue raspberry flavor...the way it tastes...I dunno I can just see citrus being a good flavor for this.

Definitely hope it catches on. I see people complaining about so many carbs in products all the time so this should catch on for people like me who want to avoid that many carbs pwo.

Being someone that really likes to eat I need to keep my carbs down, so I definitely want as many of them as possible coming from real, great tasting food sources.

**manofmany** · 03-25-2010, 08:07 AM

Congrats on the the weight loss, you've come a long way. Never knew you had lost that much weight.

Great log thus far.

**MBSowards** · 03-25-2010, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by manofmany

Congrats on the the weight loss, you've come a long way. Never knew you had lost that much weight.

Great log thus far.

Thanks man. I think that once you mess around with the water a little bit you can get this product to be awesome. So far it has tasted pretty good all three days but the 6 ounces + ice was money. Probably gonna stick with that. I like that it's low in calories enough that I don't feel bad if I eat a PWO meal soon after. (with the 50+ carb formulas out there I'd feel terrible about myself if I had the shake and then had a meal soon after tbqh)

**ERGOGENIX** · 03-25-2010, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by -MBS-

Haha, that's funny that I guessed it. For some reason though, with the blue raspberry flavor...the way it tastes...I dunno I can just see citrus being a good flavor for this.

Definitely hope it catches on. I see people complaining about so many carbs in products all the time so this should catch on for people like me who want to avoid that many carbs pwo.

Being someone that really likes to eat I need to keep my carbs down, so I definitely want as many of them as possible coming from real, great tasting food sources.

If you are going to buy some, we have a coupon code for $5 off - 5offErgoGenix - expires March 31.

**TheUnderdog** · 03-25-2010, 09:16 AM

citrus flavor would be fantabulous!

**ERGOGENIX** · 03-25-2010, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by TheUnderdog

citrus flavor would be fantabulous!

Blue Raspberry & Fruit Punch both taste really good

**ERGOGENIX** · 03-28-2010, 06:21 PM

Sunday evening bump

**MBSowards** · 03-28-2010, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by ERGOGENIX

Sunday evening bump

Weird timing...

Was about to come in here and say that I would have my next update tomorrow. Fiance was in Sat and today so that is why there were no updates.

**ERGOGENIX** · 03-28-2010, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by -MBS-

Weird timing...

Was about to come in here and say that I would have my next update tomorrow. Fiance was in Sat and today so that is why there were no updates.

I guess that you have been busy updating your ejaculoid log

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