Hubby is no stranger to supplements. In fact, since I have known him, he's always had a tub or bottle of something that he took in the morning, took before workouts, after workouts, before bed...You get the point. So when I got the chance to try out a pre-workout powder from Dalvia Wellness Labs L-Arginine Amino Acid Complex Powder (and when I say "I" tried it, I really mean HE tried it), I said "You betcha".
Unfortunately it was all downhill from there. From here on out, you'll be hearing from Hubby. Have at it, Hubby:
I'm no stranger to powder drink mixes for preworkout or post. I've tried many different flavors and blends from all the top companies. This is NOT one of those. While I could definitely choke it down, I saw no benefits from the endeavor. No added energy, no extra pump, no "umpf" to crank out that last set after a long day. I'm coming from a tried and true pre-workout mix named after a certain plastic explosive. It's worked very well, for a long time. I took 2 weeks off my previous mix to reset my body, then tried this Dalvia L-Arginine powder for 2 more weeks. To say I was disappointed was an understatement. To start, my god was it sweet. While the label says it contains 0g of sugar, the ingredient list has an artificial sweetener, sucralose. Along with FD&C blue #1, red #40. I think they're grossly overstating the "premium quality ingredients" on the Amazon order page. The taste is horrible to boot. A horrible, bitter aftertaste. Yuck. 12g per serving, and no scoop. When I let the company know the taste was off, their response was "Use less". Alllllrighty then. The container also claims to be a "best selling amino acid formula". Uh...based on what metric? I've never heard of this product before, and a quick google search only gives you one place to buy it: Amazon. There's just so much wrong with this product. Look, I appreciate getting to try it for free. I wanted to like it. I add l-arginine to my pre-workout mix periodically. But there are no positives for this product. For me, it just didn't work. Your $36 is better spent almost anywhere on just about any other reputable product.
Not for nothing, but my test for this product happened to coincide with routine blood work ordered by my doctor. I have never had issues with my thyroid, but my T3 levels were spiked, indicating hyperthyroidism. I had no other symptoms. After stopping this product, my T3 levels were back to normal. I can't say for certain this product had anything to do with this irregular result, but why take chances? I would recommend avoiding this product.
Price Point: $36.00 for a 12.7 ounce container via Amazon and comes with a 100% Money Back Guarantee.
Ouch. The ref takes a point away! Hubby is not the kind to bury a company or product this way, but I will say that one wet fingertip was all I could bear, and I spit it out. It was terrible tasting, and turned my finger reddish. He's got a much stronger stomach than I do. I couldn't have done 2 weeks of that. I guess they can't all be home runs.
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