....You do know his name is spelled Alex KIKEL
Apparently not. Now I do. Thank you.
Not ]Kickel
If you even click on the link it states:
ALEX KIKEL, The Prep Coach
I'm not sure if you were genuinely interested in helping me with this, or just being critical (as I don't see the relevance in correcting someone's spelling), but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
he may not be an employee but he must be an affiliate since he has his own coupon code:
(SPECIALITY SUPPLEMENTS) www.masupps.com___use discount code “alex20” to save off your order!
Are you saying he is lying about his opinion because he has a code? Are all the reps here lying about the companies/products they rep for? I don't think so. After all, wouldn't that include you? Don't you review supps in exchange for FREE supps. There probably hasn't been anyone in the history of forums that has received more free product than you, all in exchange for reviews. Does this make you inherently dishonest or untrutworthy? I don't belive that.
I posted his review because I was happy to hear positive feedback. I didn't know what he was going to say...and was worried that if he didn't like it, there would be thousands of people hearing him say that. So, I was relieved to hear him say positive things. He also sent me a personal email with his views on it. If you would like to see the email, I can guve it to you. You will see his opinion is the same as in his podcast. So, I don't think he is lying. He was only the 2nd person to post feedback, so I posted it up.
Regardless of whether you hold the same opinion of Insuligen (regarding its effectiveness) or not, Alex provides a lot of factual info regarding the product's ingredients and how they work, as well as the differencess betwen Insuligen and AMK-based GDA's. I never once asked Alex to even post a review on Insuligen, let alone do a podcast on it. He told me after the fact. I was happy about it and wanted to post it here.
So, why do I get this weird feeling that I am being attacked for posting a podcast link? Unless you have something personal against Alex or know him to be dishonest (in which case I would like to know), I would assume his feedback would be taken just like anyone else's, but for some reason you are being very critical of me...for no other reason than posting a podcast and spelling Alex's last name wrong.
Are you criticizing me because I didn't send you a free product when you asked for one (in exchange for a review, of course)?
Personally, I would never come out and infer someone is being dishonest simply because he has a rep code or received free products, as you fall into the same boat (more than anyone, actually). Does this make your feedback dishonest or untrustworthy? Again, I don't think so, as I have no reason to think that. If you think Alex is being dishonest, you are entitled to that, but I would hope you at least have some evidence for that. Otherwise, it is kind of like the pot calling the kettle black. Of course, I am not saying that in a mean way, but just being truthful and logical here. You are no differnet than him, my friend. You have built yourself a supplement review dynasty...and have amassed quite the collection of free supps over the years (certainly in the several $1,000 range at this point), which is more than many reps get paid over an equivalent period of time. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt until they prove me otherwise. Just like you haven't proven otherwise, neither has Alex...at least in my interactions with him. I have now spoken with him 4-5 time and he seems like a good, genuine guy--smart and interested in learning as much as possible.
Aside from all that, does anyone really need someone's review to make a decision regarding whether or not a product does what it says it does? I sure don't. I would never...in a million years...develop a product based on the opinions of others...and I've developed some bad-ass products (not patting myself on the back, just being honest). Why? I look at the research...see what it says...and then formulate a product based on what I am trying to achieve. In this case I wanted to make an Insulin Secretagogue...and I did. All of the ingredients in the product have a massive amount of irrefutable data to back up their efficacy in this area. This is why I post references, so people can see that the product actually does what it is supposed to...just like Somatozine. I pulled out all the stops with that one and posted a couple dozen studies/PubMed refeences. There is no disputing its efficacy, just like there is no disputing the efficacy of the compounds in Insuligen.
This way he gets money and kickback on each sale. He has done this time in and time out for all his sponsors over the years. He dropped lots of sponsors when he use to do the podcast with Austin Stout because they simply were not selling them, and it was not worth their time.
If so, I don't blame him. Do you? Unlike you, who is gauranteed free product every time you post a review, reps only get free products if they get enough sales, so why would anyone waste their time repping for a company that doesn't work well (and therefore doesn;t sell)? There is only one reason someone might do that...and that's if they belive in the products they are selling.
With that said, do you want to know how many MA Labs products Alex has received (as a result of using his rep code) since he started using an MA Labs rep code 8 months ago? Two. Yep, two (2). He received a couple products his first month and that is it! He hasn't received ANTHING since then due to sales. It was just a couple weeks ago that I offered to allow him to choose some MA Labs products in exchange for his MA Research product allowance (he does make good sales for MA Research) because I had some left over Vicaine and thought he might want some. I sent him 2 products.. one Vicaine and one Insuligen. So, even if you count using his MA Research product allowance for 2 MA labs products, he has still only received a total of 4 MA Labs products since he came on board...and ZERO money (except the first month, which was barely anything--maybe $40 or somethimng like that). But yeah, Alex makesa a ton of money/free product from MA labs.
Its just as bad as all the 1st Phorm reps who push their products, and people buy them cause they trust the person and it gets them kickback. People buy those supplements and even if they have subpar results or don't get what is expected out of it then try and voice their opinion in public and they are called liars or "it just doesn't work for you".
I responded to this above.
The main problem with this product is that it is something new. This makes some people skeptical. I am the first person to make a pure insulin secretagogue devoid of AMPK-activation. Until now, most people were completely unaware that there are 3 differnet categories of GDA's...and they all do iffernet things, so it will take some time to educate them.
Th science on Insuligen (from an insulin secretagogue standpoint and what that means relative to AMPK-based GDA's) is 100% solid, extremely well known among the medical community (there is nothing fringe, here) and easily proven via PubMed (and all the studies I will post shortly).
However, the average person isn't even going to read the product description, let alone all 20 references. The fact is that I am the first to bust into this category if supplementation...and it will take some time before everyine starts to catch on. All GDA's are NOT the same. Some primarily burn fat and increase glucose uptake while stunting muscle growth, while others increase glucose uptake while providing a pro-growth effect. This new category of products is going to take off...and the industry will follow suite. Watch and see. I already have some great ideas circulating in my head. It is time for GDA's to be separated into their respective categories.