Supplements. What the heck is pharmaceutical grade?

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Some moron at gym was telling me how good his supps are because they are p-grade.

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There is your problem.

Do you even lift bro?

Sounds like he's taking the stuff that actually works. lol

I take pharmaceutical grade pills when im banging your mom

What kind of supplements are you talking about?

Even with protein, most lie about their protein content

There was an interesting Frontline on this. Basically, they skimp on the levels of whatever it's supposed to be and it's frequently comingled with crap like sawdust. This is referring to all supplements and herbal foolishness, not just Joe Weider's BIG weight gain powder.

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No they contain what they say they contain. It is just that the contents can't be utilized by the human body the way the marketing makes the meathead think they will be utilized. You are basically paying for really expensive bowel movements and piss.

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Motherfricking this^ been trying to tell people this for years. One thing I'll add is the famous "proprietary blend" gimmick is a way of them hiding the fact that they don't have enough of whatever to be effective. It's promoted as a way to hide their super secret revolutionary barely legal genetics altering recipe

Buy ingredients, not concoctions
Ex: buy Creatine not "Super Tiger Pump Creasplosion"

Pharmaceutical grade makes your upper teeth go numb and makes your throat contract.

Oh I don't doubt that. There is a QC agency that supp companies can align themselves with. It's voluntary & not sure how it works. Assume it's kinda like a school being accredited. I don't mess with a lot of different supp companies. I have one that we use for our basic needs(protein, bcaa, glut, crea, CLA). Get multis from 1st step