Original BCAA Powder Blue Raspberry Ice, Sugar Free Post Workout Muscle Recovery Drink with Amino Acids for Men & Women

I’ve just started recumbent cycling due to my chronic back pain and I was looking for something for my extensive bike ride for 1 hour every day and this thing really really helped me build my endurance plus the flavor is so amazing and it mixes with water like charm. Can’t wait to buy another soon.

Tastes great and really helps with recovery! I’ve been using XTEND BCAA for a few weeks now, and I love it. The blue raspberry flavor is actually delicious—super refreshing, especially during or after workouts. It mixes easily with water and doesn’t leave any weird aftertaste. I’ve noticed less muscle soreness and better recovery overall. Definitely one of the best BCAA powders I’ve tried. Great value too!

Scivation's Xtend BCAA's are the best on the market, hands down, in my opinion. They come at a low price point, generally below $20 for 30 servings, and have the most l-leucine per serving out of any product that I could find on amazon. Leucine is the most important BCAA, and the more you can get of it, the better. The 3.5 Gram dosage is very high compared to most other products. Topping it off with the addition of glutamine and citruline malate are nice additions, though both are too low to do a ton of work on their own. Citruline normally needs at least 2-3 (sometimes 4) grams to be effective, and glutamine should be around 8-12. Assuming you take an extra glutamine product, this is a nice extra, though not needed. The extra citruline can aid you in getting a pump if you already take a nitric oxide boost as a preworkout that has citruline in it as well. Just a little icing on the cake, nothing to ride home about though. I use this product intra workout on training days, and thoughout the day on non training days. Generally I'll mix in 2 scoops (2 servings), and maybe a third if I'm training, but that's just me, do what you want. Now for the stuff that doesn't matter but everyone cares about. Taste is really good. I've tried a lot of the flavors and my favorites are lemon lime and green apple. Blue raspberry isn't bad, but sometimes stains your teeth like Gatorade. The product mixes fairly well but expect some foam. This is actually a good thing because leucine, generally, doesn't mix well, so you know you're gettting what they claim you are. Overall, again, I believe this to be the most cost effective, most potent BCAA mix possibly on the market. A competitive option would be Rich Piana's "All day you may".

UPDATE 5/1/17 The new grape flavor isn't bad. This product is still the best around as far as BCAAs go. The mango flavor is really good, my favorite so far. HOWEVER, the Watermelon flavor is TERRIBLE. Pass on that one. Still a great product overall. Helps with muscle recovery and less soreness, especially when restricting calories! I miss the old formula. The old refreshing grape tasted amazing to me. This is incredibly sweet, even watered down. It is a good value for BCAAS though. I take this because I train fasted most of the time. It helps preserve muscle loss. I am going to give the grape flavor a try next, but I am not a fan of this artificial blue raspberry. As I drank it during my swim workout my mouth got dry and sticky, it was awful. Way too much or a horrible artificial sweetener. I think that the added potassium and electrolytes is a nice touch, but I can not get over the taste. I craved the old formula like water, the new stuff I choke down. It works though... UPDATE 1/1/13 This product is growing on me. The BCAAs definitely help and as long as you add A LOT of water the taste isn't as bad. My body is starting to crave this stuff instead of water like I used to with the old "refreshing grape."

If you like Blue Raspberry blow pops, you'll love this stuff. Flavor is spot on. Great stuff. I previously purchased the Watermelon, which is fine-to-good, but I couldn't fathom drinking it more than once a day. It was WAY too faux-sweet for me. I'd give that flavor 3 stars. With the Blue Raz, I look forward to drinking four of them. (Yes, four. I'm following the Lean Gains intermittent fasting protocol where I exercise early in the morning, but don't break my 16 hour fast until noon.) Also worth mentioning is that this product (in conjunction with their watermelon version and the Optimum Nutrition unflavored version) are my first exposure to BCAAs. I have used them daily now for 3 weeks and I can tell you they do make a NOTICEABLE difference in gym performance. Finally, another reviewer somewhere suggested mixing these Xtend products with the unflavored Optimum Nutrition BCAAs to lessen the cost per serving. (The OptNut BCAAs are 10g per serving vs. 7 for Xtend, and the scoop size is WAY smaller for the ON, so you're saving a good percentage of $$$ to do this.) I decided to try this, not to save money, but to lessen the sweetness per serving. I could not be happier with that decision. The ratio I use is about 13g of unflavored to 7g of Xtend and I am very happy with the results. The saved money is a nice bonus. An even nicer bonus is the reduction in sucralose and dyes you'll be ingesting.

I'll admit, this is a strong taste, but I really like it. It's refreshing and I stay hydrated during and after my workout when I add this to my water bottle. I've been using this product for about a year and a half and I really feel like it makes a difference in recovery and I have far less cramping in my muscles, which is the biggest benefit for me. I've turned a few of my running partners on to this as well. I always have this on hand! The lemon lime and glacier grape are tasty too.

This is no go-to for electrolytes. The flavor is point on and taste so much better than Gatorade. I highly recommend it.

Good product to buy

Muy buena calidad y sabor

XTEND's BCAAs are considered as world's one of the finest. XTEND doesn't incorporate unnecessary and trivial vitamins like B12, E and what nots in it, hence more room for the BCAAs. All you get here is the real stuffs, the stuffs which really matters i.e Lucene, Iso-lucene and Valine in the ratio of 2:1:1. The perfect combination for muscle growth and endurance. As for the flavour and the authenticity of this product, this product is 100% real and authentic. Also, it entertains a huge range of flavors, "BLUE RASPBERRY" being my personal favourite. So, all the best guys for purchasing this amazing product. God Speed!

BCAAドリンクの中でもXTENDシリーズはどれも美味しいがこれが個人的に1番飲みやすい。 リピートします。

nice flavour and value for money