why does everybody buy xtend. purple wraath is the same thing but cheaper and u get 90 servings per container. or 45 in the smaller one and u don't dose it according to your weight cause that's just pointless
First of all lets look @ price
PW: $53 @NP
Xt: $39 @NP
$14 difference
Lets look carefully At the Ingredient Profiles
Purple Wraath
Servings:90
Niacin (as Niacinamide) 10 mg 50%
Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCL) 10 mg 500%
Potassium (as Citrate) 67 mg 2%
PurplEAA Complex 7,000 mg **
L-Leucine, L-Valine, L-Isoleucine, L-Lysine, L-Arginine, L-Histidine, L-Threonine, L-Methionine, L-Phenylalanine
PurplEndurance Complex 2,700mg
Beta Alanine, Citrulline Malate, Betaine Anhydrous, Ginger (from root), L-Norvaline
So what useful things do we have here. (some is approximated b/c of proprietary blending)
2.5g Leucine is a very generous guess. It probably is 2g.
2.5g Leucine - Useful
1.25g IsoLeucine - I believe IsoLeucine has the same properties as Leucine so useful
1.25g Valine - (Useless if high protein diet)
2gs of the other (mostly useless if you have a high protein diet) BCAAS
1g BA (underdosed)
1g CM
20mg Norvaline (Useful to get pumped but not much else)
Xtend 90 servings
Vitamin B6 (as Pyroxidine HCI) 10mg 167%
L-Leucine 3.5g **
L-Glutamine 2.5g **
L-Isoleucine 1.75g **
L-Valine 1.75g **
Citruline Malate 1g **
ONE FULL GRAM MORE Of Leucine per serving. 1.5g if you count more Isoleucine.
Also Xtend contains Glutamine which enhances absorption in the gut, if im not mistaken.
Only taking one scoop of PW is a severly underdosed amount of Leucine.
Also "Dosing to weight is pointless" ? What?
If you have more muscle, you need more leucine there to prevent that greater amount of muscle from catabolism. I agree with you only if the person is severly overweight (fat not muscle)
In other news,
Try Extreme Streching after your workouts. It really does help w/ recovery.