TweetYes, I have been using Athletic Xtreme Gym Juice and it has been improving my lifts since I have added 40 minutes of cardio. I also put in 5 grams of L Leucine in the mix (it does not taste as good). My lifts have actually improved. If you are not doing cardio and lifting for an hour or hour and half, I dont think intra workouts are as beneficial.

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Originally Posted by LittleTom

Wondering what peoples thoughts on intra-workout supplements were. I have always just had a shake after however, as my workouts get longer (hour and a half sometimes two hours) I have been reading about intra-workout supplements. Would love to hear what you guys think.

got you three options that will change the world in which you train in:

prime nutrition intra md
prime nutrition intra md eaa (carb free)
vitargo w/ whey or casine hydroslate.

you can watch the videos and research the science about all the products above. i will do a quick break down on how i understand how they work. with periworkout nutrition, you are going to cut your recovery time big time. so look at it this way, you are going catabolic while you are training and then you have to pull yourself out of that catabolic state and then up and into the anabolic state when you leave the gym. so why not lower how far you get into that catabolic state while you train? when i added the vitargo combo and then went over into the intra md, i have been able to train each muscle 2x per week and still recover and grow. so i was sold at that point and havent stopped using the products since. another great thing about using these products is that i am not in a huge rush to have a shake and or a meal immediately post workout. i am already primed so i can wait 20-30 mins and then eat or i can eat immediately post, it is completely up to me. i would say give it a go and toss out all your bcaa and other products because you wont need them any more. you can even get rid of your protein shakes unless you are using them as meals or at other times of the day when you are time cruched. check it out man, it is well worth it in the long run

TweetSo vitargo is a really good post whey? let me do some reading up on this.

I currently use syntha 6 for post and meal replacements during the day.

** dont mean to hijack**

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Originally Posted by hicktown

So vitargo is a really good post whey? let me do some reading up on this.

I currently use syntha 6 for post and meal replacements during the day.

** dont mean to hijack**

not just any whey hick, it has to by a hydroslate. they dont hang out in your stomach and are pretty much processed into your blood immediately. that's the concept behind this process is to get them in there while you are training and not cause gut distress or other problems. do a bit of research on peri workout from john meadows and scott stevenson. they both break down the process and setup barney style

Tweeti have been using chaos and pain mercury recently. it's a bcaa/carb blend. not sure if it has anything else in it, i think it may but i forget. i like it a lot. it makes a big difference, and i was a huge skeptic. i have read that leucine is better than bcaa's tho, so i'm on the lookout for something with leucine and carbs, if possible.

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Originally Posted by bossman

i have been using chaos and pain mercury recently. it's a bcaa/carb blend. not sure if it has anything else in it, i think it may but i forget. i like it a lot. it makes a big difference, and i was a huge skeptic. i have read that leucine is better than bcaa's tho, so i'm on the lookout for something with leucine and carbs, if possible.

prime's intra md. i am about as non supplement buyer as they come but the stuff is legit. do some research on it for real, it will change your recovery like nothing else. most know that i have been working with john as a coach and it is his product but he gave me the breakdowns to use with other products and or to build my own. so he wasnt just trying to sell his product to me. for a while i was making it myself but out of convience i went over to the intra and it is awesome.

TweetThanks guys you gave me some great options. Going to look into those suggested and probably give it a go. Lot's of good science behind the intra-workout as well.

TweetI dont use an intraworkout now, but when I was in high school, I used to carry a bottle of milk with me in the gym lol I remember my gym teacher asking me what the hell I was doing with a bottle of milk in the gym. I told him "My muscles need the protein!"

TweetGood stuff ill research those two fellas.

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Originally Posted by hicktown

Good stuff ill research those two fellas.

here are a couple promo vids hick:

intra carb free



intra md with carbs (this is the one i have used from when it came out)



their are better videos and the actual research out there, i just dont have the time right now to dig it up and post it haha

TweetNecessary? Not 100%.

Worth while? Yes.

I've used iForce's Compete intra-workout for as long as it was released and love the inclusion of the electrolytes and other goodies like carnitines. I sweat more when I use it and can definitely push more from my workouts.

Prior to that I'd used just BCAA products and home made mixes; this has been my go-to ever since.

Tempted to use ANS's Amino-HP intra, but I'm still set on Compete but have been using the Amino-HP first thing upon rising since I lift fasted and that's really helped with muscle preservation during the cut and also not feeling super weak without any food (since I hadn't lifted fasted in about 8 years LOL).

TweetIt's very important and I swear by it. I mix bcaa and preworkout to gv more push half through or sip during


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Originally Posted by Dzone

I dont use an intraworkout now, but when I was in high school, I used to carry a bottle of milk with me in the gym lol I remember my gym teacher asking me what the hell I was doing with a bottle of milk in the gym. I told him "My muscles need the protein!"

I used to drink a gallon of skim milk ed lol.

I used to drink sizeon for intra. I like to do long workouts so I always eat a snack during. At least a protein bar or something.