Nine's Reviews

I take a very wide array of supplements for a few reasons:

With that being said I searched out a supplement that would help me maintain higher levels of endurance during a low carbohydrate pre-contest diet. I have to admit that this is a very unique supplement as the effects have a way of sneaking up on you. The primary ingredient in IntraXcell is Beta-alanine. Beta-alanine is an amino acid (the only naturally occurring beta amino acid. The actual properties and benefits are enormous, especially from an athletic aspect. I will elaborate on my specific applications and experiences. Well what I read on the bottle and in the description was that it would help me improve my anaerobic and aerobic conditioning by increasing carnosine which acts as a hydrogen ion buffer. Hydrogen ions cause your pH to drop (become more acidic) which in turn leads to fatigue in the muscle itself. This is all very compelling but the overall question is does it deliver? So I put it to the test. Most research states that you will feel the effects at about the 3 week point and sometimes you will begin to feel it at 1 week. I am usually very skeptical of supplements that say that you have to take this product for 4-8 weeks so that you have to buy 2-3 bottles of the product at $59.99 each then to have absolutely nothing happen except for the loss of about $180.00. I was looking for a happy medium of about 2 weeks. One bottle was all that I was prepared to buy as that would last a full 30 days if taken as directed. Well at about the 1 week and a half period I started to notice that my usual 3 running mile route was becoming easier and easier. I was breathing easier and my legs were not sore at all. I was stuck at a plateau for about 2 months and could not break that 24 minute barrier so this was actually a very good gauge for the product. At about the 3 week point I had broken my 24 minute barrier. At 5 weeks I was down to a 21minute 3 mile with little or no fatigue. As a matter of fact one time I continued on for 1 more mile to see if I could maintain the pace and sure enough I ran 4 miles in 28 minutes. My reps in the gym also increased exponentially. I always feel like I can do more. The days of 10 reps to burn were gone. It seems as if my lactic acid build-up is non-existent. That was MY personal experience and 10 out of 10 of my testers experienced similar results during cardio and in the gym. This is the real deal. There are now several Beta-alanine supplements out there but I will say that IntraXcell is still hands down the best one out…………..PERIOD!!! PROS - Aerobic conditioning will improve greatly. I experienced a greater ability to breathe and utilize oxygen within my body especially while running long distances or sustained long duration cardio.- Anaerobic performance also improved greatly. Using 225lbs as a guide on the bench press I was able to do 10-12 repetitions consistently for my starting work set. After 4 weeks of supplementation my repetitions increased from the 10-12 range to the 18-20 range at 225lbs. The same quality of results could be found in all exercises that I performed.- From a bodybuilding perspective you will have to be careful as your normal workout will not seem like its enough. Just increase your weight and enjoy the progress!!! You will become harder and slightly more vascular as well. I think that the hardening is due more to the increase in weight and reps and the vascularity is a result of the increased fat loss. CONS - The smell of the pills!!! They smell horrible however I haven’t actually had any supplements in pill form that smell pleasant. These just happen to smell worse than the rest. Take them fast and they will not have an adverse effect on your breath.- The tingling sensation that you will get. It is definitely dose dependent but it can be strong, very strong and will last for 15 minutes or longer sometimes. I actually have grown to like it and look forward to it as it shows me that it has indeed hit my system. Some of my testers had to break the dose down to less capsules more times throughout the day to keep the tingling effects low. I personally think that’s a good idea for sensitive individuals. If you are looking for a supplement that will improve every aspect of your performance and work *synergistically with your existing supplementation then this is definitely it. You will not be disappointed. Buy more than one bottle (you wont hear me say that often) as you will not want to run out of this product!!! * Synergy - refers to the phenomenon in which two or more discrete influences or agents acting together create an effect greater than that predicted by knowing only the separate effects of the individual agents. It is originally a scientific term.