Finding effective, value for money supplements can be difficult. So many label claims are hard to believe and it seems as though the manufacturers have free licence to write what ever they want. Not so with the products from ALR Industries. There's no outlandish claims on the label and their product ingredients are backed by hard scientific data.
At the moment I am trialling the ALR Mass Stack, thanks to the people at Planet Max. You can check out more about these products at the ALR site. There's some very comprehensive science there, albeit a little heavy to read all at once. So, I'll attempt to break it down a bit in a brief summary.
The supplements in the Mass Stack (Bad Ass Mass, Jungle Warfare, Pro-Anabol and Restore) are concentrated plant extracts called sapogenins and lignans. These compounds have a strong anabolic effect on the body, meaning they make you bigger and more muscular by increasing testosterone levels, increasing the rate at which new muscle is made and speeding recovery rates. So, in effect, the science indicates that the supplements are ideal for bodybuilding purposes.
The recommended cycle is 10 weeks in length which is a good length of time to dedicate to some hard core training and strict, hard core eating. Which is what I have embarked on.
This is me at week 1 at 103kg.
Right now I'm at the end of week three and weighed in this morning at 105kg. In order to know that the ALR products are working, I'm not using any other supplements of the same nature. My diet is also remaining the same (low carb / high protein) as usual and I'm utilising a pre-workout and postworkout drink like I always do. For the duration of the 10 week experiment I'm training with high intensity, utilising giant sets, drop sets and rest pause techniques. Yes, the workouts are brutal but I want to see if this stuff works. At this point I'm up two kilograms, I'm definitely stronger and I'm not as sore as I'd expect from the workouts - I'm impressed!
