Xtend XTEND Original BCAA Powder 7g BCAA and 2.5g L-Glutamine, Sugar Free Post Workout Muscle Recovery Drink with Amino Acids for Men & Women, 30 Servings

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!

The flavor is delicious. Just enough BCAA to make my muscles not hurt and cramp up as much after an intense workout. I also use it for hangovers.

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.

UPDATE 5/1/17The 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 1/1/13This 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."

A lot of supplements make claims about effects that are not immediately, if ever, observable. This is not one of them. When I first started taking this, I immediately noticed that I could go longer during cardio/strength oriented routines such as P90x and Insanity. I continued to drink this as my workouts evolved to running and weight lifting. Despite always being a terrible runner (I simply never felt that "runner's high", was never able to run very far, and was usually miserable) my runs, while never really increasing too far in distance, seemed to require less effort, making them more tolerable.But the real difference, came in my weight training. Being 44 years old, I was surprised at how quickly I went up in weights, how muscular I was getting, and how little soreness I had. I've lifted weights on and off for nearly 30 years, and suddenly I was lifting, in some cases, more than I ever had. Now, full disclosure: shortly before I started using Xtend, I also began taking creatine. This absolutely resulted in a strength and muscle gain. So once I started taking Xtend, I wondered how much of my performance gains I could attribute to the creatine. I felt the cardio-related gains were definitely the result of the Xtend, but the strength gains could have been the continuing results of the creatine.UNTIL I stopped taking Xtend. That was about a month ago, in part due to budgetary restraints and partly because I wasn't sure anymore if Xtend was really helping my time in the gym all that much. In the past month, however, the weight I lift in many of my exercises has slowly dropped, my endurance has decreased (I'm more sluggish and my workouts simply seem more daunting), and worst of all, I'm feeling my age. My elbows and knees in particular are sore for days after a workout, whereas before there was virtually no soreness.I believe in supplements, but rarely have I found one that has shown so much observable evidence of its effectiveness. This past month, much to my surprise, has proven to me just how effective this product is, and I will absolutely be including this in my next supplement order with Amazon.UPDATE 2-6-14: I purchased this again, and sure enough, my workouts are easier, I am much less sore, and am considerably stronger. This confirms what I already believed. This stuff just works.

Great taste and keeps you hydrated.

Giving it 3 stars because the taste is awful. Productive was delivered fast and in perfect condition. I just can’t get past the taste.At first it’s fine, but it lingers as if you’ve sucked on medication until it disintegrated. I drank this once and almost got sick. I’m sure others love this product, but my tastebuds said no! If you’re a super taster, definitely not for you.

Work very good for the workout