Mini Reviews 14 [11]
The other file was getting too big, so here’s this…(updated 07/06/09)
Scivation Dialene 4/Sesamin stack: I ran this recently. Dialene 4 is an energy thief ala CEL’s N-Cinerate, but this seems to be a very effective stack. I still had Sesamin leftover, so I’m taking that until it’s gone, but it is somewhat less effective solo. There were no real sides here, except towards the end of the bottle of Dialene 4, when the pills were sweaty. I still like AMP2 better.
Blender Bottle: All the hype is real. Everything else in the shaker bottle category is a piece of **** next to this. Everything. The only thing that came close was my beloved old GNC shaker, that I finally wore out.
Turbo Shaker: This cap will never come off, which makes it kind of convenient and it’s very easy to clean. However, unless you have something that mixes readily and easily, such as my PWO formulation, this thing is hopeless.
RPN Gut Health: This is much like DS Vigor in that it doesn’t seem like much, but you have no idea how much you’re missing it until after you start taking it for a while. Digestion is better on the order of about a thousandfold and I feel overall much better and healthier than I did before…hopefully, this will mean I will never get sick again.
ZizZazz Extreme Energy: This is sort of like a powdered version of Twinlab’s Energy Fuel in how it acts, both in curve to energy and dropoff. This one gives a slightly higher energy charge than Energy Fuel. I will update how it tastes once I’ve tried all the flavors. Lemon Fizz is excellent. Tangerine Tango is ok, but not as good as Lemon. Pom Mango is junk and Cherry Lime is average, at best. If you’re going to go with this (and I might, as it is more convenient than Energy Fuel at the moment), stick with the Lemon Fizz.
Optimum Nutrition Lift Bar Peanut Butter: Very good tasting, decent texture. Profile is very suspect.
DZL Gear Fitness Drink: Flavoring is pretty decent…sort of like a very expensive protein drink with not very much protein for the price…decent array of vitamins. Worth trying, but I wouldn’t make a habit of it.
Zantrex 3 Energy Shot: I’m coming to the belief that all shot-type energy drinks (ErgoPharm ClearShot does not count as it is not really a "shot", per se) are basically bull****. This one does nothing to disprove it, from the toxic and vile "orange-kinda" taste to the ramp-up time (not particularly fast), to the energy charge itself (minimal, at best).
Fusion Shut-Eye: Have not had enough time or samples to really tinker with this. Usually I have no problems sleeping. Lately I have. This does not seem to induce slumber, but I do wake up feeling generally rested, so I think it has some value. Seems to work better with 2 caps rather than 4. I will mark this for future testing possibly.
Vault Zero: Coke Zero is great. Regular Vault is crap and gives me headaches. I had to buy this in 12 pack cans, but I did it. Taste is better than regular Vault, but sort of a lighter, more noxious version of Diet Mt. Dew. Better than Diet Mt. Dew in a can, worse than Diet Mt. Dew in a bottle. There is no real energy gains and no real point to bothering with this.
Full Throttle Zero: Taste is tolerable. Energy gain is weak but detectable. My favorite zero calorie carbonated energy drink by a long way.
Dymatize Elite Whey Shots: I enjoyed these. Taste is excellent and they are very handy. Price is a bit higher than I would like, but not completely out of line, either. Worth a shot.
