BSN Amino X Muscle Recovery & Endurance Powder with BCAAs, 10 Grams of Amino Acids, Keto Friendly, Caffeine Free, Flavor: Fruit Punch, 30 servings (Packaging may vary)

I didn't enjoy the feeling of being runned down days after a …

From an average person. I was tired of being at my weight and wanted to drop some pounds. Anytime I tried however I could never keep to it partly because I would feel so tired or sore after. I didn't enjoy the feeling of being runned down days after a workout. Also had a bad habit of feeling too lazy to get back to it after a day of recovery. So I'd take a day off, and then another. Eventually I'd stop doing exercising all at once. Enter BCAAs. Specifically this product. When I began I was near 288lbs at 6'1. After just 6 weeks I was down to 265 and 8 weeks in down to 258. My diet, consisted of keeping everything the same but just reducing my sodium intake from whoknowswhat mg, to just 1500-170mg daily. No more laziness after a workout, no more stiffness or feeling groggy the next day. Performance: I would feel less sore for sure. Even after 6 days of working out doing body weight exercises 4 days and 2 days of cardio, I still felt like i could go another day without issue. I would rest of course one day just to relax. Taste: Fruit punch is the flavor I got. For my taste preference I went with one scoop in 12-16 oz of water. The recommended level was just too sour for me. Fruit punch was so good, I reduced drinking sugary drinks, even when it wasn't part of my diet plan. It was that tasty. If you're one of the people like me, who couldn't seem to just stick to it, give it a try. If you're looking to step up your intervals of training, give it a go. It certainly helped me out and I'm sure it will for you too

141 persons found it helpful

Formula and Packaging Has Changed & Not For the Better

I have been using this brand for the better part of 5 years, so you could call me a brand loyalist. However, recently BSN changed the formula and product packaging at the same time. Let's break these two points down: *Formula: The formula before was fine, although formulated with artificial sweeteners and dyes. I was OK with it, but not super thrilled. The product has always worked for me and my muscle recovery was great. Now, the formula has changed and the product has a bitter dirt-like taste during and after consumption. This makes it hard to consume during my workouts, and often I am finding that I don't finish most of my blender bottle after my workout which is just money down the drain. *Packaging: BSN's packaging engineers decided it was a good idea to poke a series of holes in the top of the induction seal, likely to help the bottle deal with pressure changes during shipping (through mountain ranges, flying at 35k feet, etc.). This critical seal is designed not only to keep the product fresh by disallowing air and other contaminates to be introduced into the bottle, but also designed to protect the product from adulteration after the manufacturing process. This was introduced into consumable goods packaging after Tylenol batches were purposefully contaminated in 1982, resulting in multiple deaths. These two changes are a perfect storm of bad product quality from a consumer perspective. Think about it start to finish: I receive a bottle of freshly produced BSN intra-workout. I open the bottle, and find holes in the seal - fine. Then I take a drink and notice an odd flavor. My mind instantly connects the two and I think "has this product been altered?". OK - I work in consumer products, I understand everything that has happened here. However the typical consumer will not understand and your brand will suffer as a result of these changes. Please reconsider your decisions and in the future I recommend in home use testing before you commercialize these very important changes

87 persons found it helpful

Boosts stamina decreases soreness

After reading a bunch of Amazon reviews I decided to go with this one and I'm glad I did. I noticed a huge difference in my stamina during workouts and the level of soreness post workout. Two year gym hiatus due to multiple back injuries, I was practically bed ridden (joking) after the first week back. Now I take this twice a day (on lift days) before and after my workout and I can actually move the next day without swearing/limping/looking like an extra from The Walking Dead. One of the main perks of AminoX is it's stimulant free. I'm very sensitive to anything like that including bad reactions to Thermogenics, so for me this is a win, no dizziness or stomaches what so ever

58 persons found it helpful

Much better than Amino Energy

This is one of three amino acid supplements I've tried with the other two being Controlled Labs Purple Wraath and Optimum Nutrition Amino Energy. This one was comparable with Controlled Labs as far as effectiveness, maybe not quite as good but it's a better price. I would take this 10x over ON Amino Energy though, which I feel like is a complete scam. I felt like Amino X gave me an energy boost, and I felt like it helped with focus. A little warning about this product though, it builds pressure quickly when you start shaking it a blender bottle and will blow the top off. Scared the hell out of me the first time

52 persons found it helpful

Tried dozens of brands and this one continues to be my favorite

I've tried dozens of aminos and keep coming back to this brand. This brand by far dissolves the easiest, tastes the best and doesn't dye my mouth disgusting colors. While Im sure I've fallen victim to the placebo effect on some health products, I actually do feel like this one contributes to a faster workout recovery and immune protection. I drink this consistently throughout the winter and find that I'm more resistant to the sicknesses that go around the office. Favorite flavors: Watermelon, blue raspberry and tropical Least favorite: fruit punch (I've tried all the flavors and this one is the least appealing of the bunch... it has a very noticeable chemical aftertaste in my opinion

34 persons found it helpful

Not bad at all

I bought this product to help me with my workouts. Like with most bcaa's i sip on it during my workout, if you want to you could also drink it before and after as well but i prefer during .Overall I'm very satisfied with the results. Here are the pros and cons. Pros - More energy Not sore as much after my workouts Stimulant free Cons - - It tastes really swee

33 persons found it helpful

Awesome!

Watermelon flavor is really good. Just like a watermelon jolly rancher, as others here have said. It is sweet, though. I shutter to think what the even sweeter grape would taste like. More water is better with this powder. As for effectiveness, I did a workout that left me sore for two days again, and the only thing that changed was me drinking this supplement during and after my workout. With the supplement, I was only a little sore the next day, the good kind of sore. This stuff is great! 1/26/17 update Tried the green apple flavor, and it's awesome, too! Again, just like jolly rancher candy

30 persons found it helpful

Holy strength, & tachycardia

First let me start off by saying I've been using Optimum Nutrition Amino Energy for over two years, but recently decided to give this a try since lately I've felt that it wasn't giving me that extra boost during my workout. I ordered this in the Blue Raspberry flavor and to me, it tastes like a sweet tart so no complaints there! Im a female that has been lifting heavy for about 4 years now and currently weigh in at 126 lbs. As far as mid-workout energy goes, HOLY CRAP! I noticed a major increase in strength as soon as I sat down and completed my first set of leg press; it felt like ten pounds?!! Upped a 45 on each side and it still felt like nothing. Craziness. So here's the downside (for me anyways) After about 20 minutes of my workout, I was pretty sure my heart was going to explode. Resting pulse was 160, taken manually by myself (I'm an RN.) I actually dumped out the rest from my shaker bottle and switched to water. I noticed the more I worked out the faster my heart rate got so I called it quits for the day. Bummer. All in all I'd say this product is awesome, I'm just going to need to dial back the scoop size to find a good amount for me where I don't feel like my heart is going to explode! Haha That's where I preferred the Amino Energy from Optimum Nutrition because it gave you a chart on the side to show you how many scoops to use for the type of result you wanted. This stuff just states "one scoop". I'm sure I'll grow to like this stuff just as well once I figure out my scoop size

25 persons found it helpful

Good product – would be good to know how much is actually in it…

I like BSN, and this is a great product I plan to continue using. The main reason for three stars is simply not specifying the exact amounts of ingredients contained. What is the BCAA ratio (which is of lesser importance but not even listed)? When adding sodium bicarbonate (aka baking soda which works GREAT), there should be a clear dosage indicated. Source: best5supplements.com "Baking soda possible risks: Baking soda is a salt, so it can cause problems for people who are on a low-sodium diet. If you consume a lot of calcium and/or dairy, be aware that baking soda may increase risks for kidney stones" Well it might be nice to know how much baking soda one is actually ingesting then... There are way too many top supplement companies not disclosing what dosages are in their product blends, and they need to actually list their amounts for safety reasons. What do they just know everything about the human body now? Apparently so, how is a doctor supposed to evaluate safety for their patients when they don't even know what's in a product? It's laughable this product actually says consult with your doctor, even though they won't tell you exactly what they put in it... Oh there's some baking soda, eh? Interesting, might be nice to know the actual amount... I am just amazed that it's legal for these companies to be selling random blends with any amount of ingredients and not even list the actual dosages, absolutely pathetic, shame on these companies and the lack of regulations due to not being evaluated by the FDA

18 persons found it helpful

Bad Batch

I've ordered this twice now. Both Grape flavor. The first one I received was AMAZING, the taste was out of this world. Something I'd never experienced with supplements before. Close to a week after receiving that one, I put in another order because I didn't want to risk running out. Once I finished the first container, I moved on to the 2nd. I get to the gym and give my bottle a big squeeze expecting the same great taste but instead, I was greeted with the taste of old candle wax. I'll order it again and pray that the next one tastes like the first, and if it does I'll change this to 5 stars

18 persons found it helpful

BSN Amino X

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86 Reviews

I didn't enjoy the feeling of being runned down days after a …

Formula and Packaging Has Changed & Not For the Better

Boosts stamina decreases soreness

Much better than Amino Energy

Tried dozens of brands and this one continues to be my favorite

Not bad at all

Awesome!

Holy strength, & tachycardia

Good product – would be good to know how much is actually in it…

Bad Batch