[whipyourasstyle]

Is vitamin shoppe brand stuff any good, or does it pay to go the extra mile for the name brand supps.

Also i take fish oil (carlsons liquid), a protien (onwhey), creatine (vitamin shoppe), and greens (vibrant health). Would you suggest any other supps.??

[King Kabuki]

I'm honestly not sure about VS products, a label would help.

What I do know is that you need to change your Av, assfloss is not allowed.

[whipyourasstyle]

Originally Posted by King Kabuki

What I do know is that you need to change your Av, assfloss is not allowed.

But I took that pic yesterday morning. . . . . .OK I'll change it

[whipyourasstyle]

Ok these are the ingrediants. What do you think??

Amount per 11.5 gm Serving
Nutrient Dense, Healing and Support Foods
Spirulina (certified organic)
1,500 mg.
Alfalfa grass juice powder (certified organic)
500 mg.
Barley grass juice powder (certified organic) 500 mg.
Oat grass juice powder (certified organic)
500 mg.
Wheat grass juice powder (certified organic) 500 mg.
Hydrilla verticillata (wild crafted) 500 mg.
Alfalfa sprout powder (certified organic) 440 mg.
Kamut® grass juice powder (certified organic) 400 mg.
Chlorella, pharmaceutical grade, soft cell 350 mg.
Parsley powder, freeze dried (certified organic) 250 mg.
Zucchini powder, freeze dried 250 mg.
Beet juice powder (certified organic) 200 mg.
Royal jelly powder (6% 10 HDA) 150 mg.
Midwestern bee pollen 150 mg.
Green bean powder, freeze dried 120 mg.
Carrot root powder (certified organic) 120 mg.
Broccoli sprout powder (certified organic) 100 mg.
Spinach, freeze dried (certified organic) 100 mg.
Cell Membrane & Nerve Support
Lecithin powder (Soy, non-GMO), 98% oil-free 750 mg.
Vitamin E (water dispersible d-alpha-tocopheryl succinate) 150 i.u.
Policosanol (60% Octacosanol; from rice bran wax) 5 mg.
High-Fiber Foods & Prebiotics
Larch arabinogalactan (FiberAid™ AG) 500 mg.
Stabilized Brown rice Bran 500 mg.
Fructo-oligosaccharides 500 mg.
Whole Apple powder (certified organic) 250 mg.
Milled Flaxseed concentrate (certified organic, de-oiled) 200 mg.
Antioxidants and Circulatory Support
Acerola berry juice powder
(25% natural vitamin C, certified organic) 200 mg.
Silymarin milk thistle extract (80% silybin: Silibum marianum) 60 mg.
Ginkgo biloba extract
(24% gingkoflavonglycosides, 6% terpene lactones) 20 mg.
Green tea standardized extract
(95% polyphenols, 80% catechins, 45% EGCG) 20 mg.
Grape seed standardized extract
(95% polyphenols, 90% proanthocyanidins) 20 mg.
Adaptogens
Schizandra berry extract (2% schizandrin) 100 mg.
Suma powder (Pfaffia paniculata) 60 mg.
Eleutherococcus senticosus extract (0.8% eleutherosides) 60 mg.
Immune Support
Astragalus membranaceus extract (70% polysaccharides) 60 mg.
Larch arabinogalactan (ImmunEnhancer™ AG) 30 mg.
Beta 1,3 - 1,6 glucans (yeast) 30 mg.
Sea Vegetable Complex
(providing 231 mcg. Iodine + trace minerals)
Nova Scotia Dulse (certified organic) 360 mg.
Bladderwrack (wild harvested) 360 mg.
Rockweed (certified organic) 180 mg.
Probiotic Blend
Twelve (12) Dairy-free Probiotic Cultures (25 billion total at date of manufacture)
Lactobacillus rhamnosus HA-111 2.5 billion
Lactobacillus rhamnosus B, HA-114 2.5 billion
Lactobacillus acidophilus HA-122 2.5 billion
Bifidobacterium bifidum HA-132 1.25 billion
Bifidobacterium breve HA-129 2.5 billion
Bifidobacterium longum HA-135 2.5 billion
Lactobacillus helveticus HA-128
.5 billion
Lactobacillus paracasei HA-108
2.5 billion
Lactobacillus plantarum HA-119
2.5 billion
Lactobacillus lactis HA-136
2.5 billion
Streptocaccus thermophilus HA-110
.75 billion
Propionibacterium shermanii HA-182
2.5 billion
Enzyme Complex
Protease 4.5, (Aspergillus oryzae) 110 HUT
Protease 6.0, (Aspergillus oryzae) 110 HUT
Lipase (Aspergillus niger) 150 FCCLU
Amylase (Aspergillus oryzae) 6 DU
Invertase (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) 1 SU
Cellulase (Trichoderma longbrachiatum) 7 CU
Phyto-Minerals
Phyto-Boron (patented, from calcium fructo borate) 3 mg.
Phyto-Chromium (from Indian mustard, hydroponically grown) 80 mcg.
Phyto-Selenium (from Indian mustard, hydroponically grown) 50 mcg.
Tonics
Ginger root powder (certified organic) 20 mg.
Cayenne pepper powder (Capsicum fr.; certified organic) 2 mg.
Palatability
Mango powder (freeze dried) 100 mg.

[King Kabuki]

Eh, I'm not too big on fruit blends and such unless a person eats no fruits and vegetables. Mg's of fruits don't tell you the vitamin content. If this is just for fruit/veggie supplementation then alright.

[whipyourasstyle]

Originally Posted by King Kabuki

Eh, I'm not too big on fruit blends and such unless a person eats no fruits and vegetables. Mg's of fruits don't tell you the vitamin content. If this is just for fruit/veggie supplementation then alright.

Yes I def. don't eat enough fruit and veggies, that was the idea behind taking it. Thanks for the info.

[XTrainer]

Originally Posted by XTrainer

What's the real deal as far as glucosamine? Hydrochloride or sulfate?

Not trying to be a jerk, KK, but did you see this? After pub-medding for awhile, I would guess sulfate, but I figured you would be more in tune with actual usage cases.

[johnsic]

Why is Muscle Milk so expensive in Canada?

[King Kabuki]

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately guys. With my own training ramping up, and developments in the store, things have been pretty hectic.

Alright, so any of you who have stepped in a Corporate GNC lately have probably been nauseated by the amount of signs, horseshit sales no one can interpret, and overall lack of product. Well, all of that is on purpose. We thought the sale of the Company could possibly usher-in a more user-friendly approach to operating a large supplement chain, but quite the opposite, it's turning into pure and utter bureaucratic chaos. Products are being discontinued as soon as they're released, GNC is going Fascist on all products non-GNC, even if those products make them money. The reason you see signs that span whole entire shelves (signs you nor anyone else are going to even read) is because of the lack of sku's in every store. Meaning their drastic cut of products.

GNC is no longer going to be a GENERAL Nutrition Center, where you have a broad array of products from which to choose to suit your nutrition, they're turning into a "we'll tell you what to buy and you'll like it" Corporate Machine.

Put it like this. Right now they train their corporate employees to sell herbs based on a "good, better, best" system. But they don't address the different PURPOSES of the herbs. They sell Cranberry, which can clear up a urinary tract infection, but by their training material, Milk Thistle is better...despite that it's for something else entirely. It's their "hot" item. So...got urinary tract problems? MILK THISTLE! Losing sleep? MILK THISTLE!! Brilliant.

They're also pulling Nazi tactics. As of right now I'm working to make our store look more "Corporate", because they're threatening to pull my store-owner's Franchise. Funny thing is he's increased his business 20% more in the past year, where even the best and largest Corporate store saw a 3% increase. In other words, he's kicking their asses by not following their model, because it doesn't work...and they're declaring war.

So as of right now, the plan is to make them happy by next month, get them to approve a move to a bigger store (which we were planning anyway, bigger space in our shopping center), then once we do let them kick us out of the system, and sail our ship...without the GNC flag. Meaning, my store owner will be Independent. Sounds risky probably, but we have such a good client-base, reputation, and even rapport with vendors and advertisement mediums alike, that on his own he could still continue to kick GNC's ass in-terms of Growth, minus having to pay Royalties and kowtow to Corporate Fascism.

But if anyone has any questions on the horseshit going on in Corporate GNC's I'll continue to answer as best I can as long as I'm in the loop. Once we go Indy, though, we're through.

Couple quick notes:

1) GNC will NOT price-match. If you read their new price-match Ads, the number of hoops you have to jump through to actually get a successful price-match makes it nearly impossible. If you can find something somewhere else cheaper, get it from there.

2) Yes GNC online prices are stupid-low right now, and no stores won't match those either. This actually violates the Franchise Agreement, but right now there's shitloads of web-only offers because GNC online is getting their asses handed to them.

[hardheart]

Thanks for the update, I Had been wondering where u went.