OK... DON'T LAUGH... Who still takes Tribulus?

[Wordz_Worf]

I know, I know, it sucks. Does not boost testosterone at all.

As someone who used it off and on for years, i can say it definitely does something.

Mood improvement and libido boosting effects every time i ran it.

i think the best stuff I tried was the 60% powder from Bulk Nutrition.

From my reading, it has nitric oxide boosting properties. It also may be have MAO inhibiting properties which may explain the mood improvement I get from it.

Maybe the latter is a placebo effect, the libido effects I can say for sure are real.

 

[MikeSumthin]

Did the Tribulus 750 from SNS... did absolutely nothing. I take plenty of other stuff for my mood.

Furosap absolutely crushes libido issues.

 

[Smont]

Libido effect is real for many ppl. In fact I'm pretty sure that's why it's included in so many testosterone boosters, ppl feel horny and assume they must be getting higher testosterone levels.

With that being said. I e always found it useless. I feel like the older crowd and ppl with low sexual desire are the ones who are going to benifit

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

There are so many herbs claiming to increase testosterone...tribulus, fadogia, fenugreek, maca, tongkat, nettle root extract...I guess the best thing to do is try them all and see which one has any effect. Personally, I had noticeable libido improvement using Olympus Labs Maca root (no longer being made sadly) and currently, black ginger powder.

 

[poison]

I love tribulus and arginine. Blow me.

Lol. The problem is not all trib is the same. Good Bulgarian stuff is really good. When I repped for San, they had 500mg caps of real Bulgarian stuff, and 1000mg caps with a higher percentage of protodioscin, guess which was more effective.

So unless you've tried real Bulgarian, don't knock it. One day I'll try the real deal tribuvar.

 

[Lumalux]

Libido effect is real for many ppl. In fact I'm pretty sure that's why it's included in so many testosterone boosters, ppl feel horny and assume they must be getting higher testosterone levels.

With that being said. I e always found it useless. I feel like the older crowd and ppl with low sexual desire are the ones who are going to benifit

Honestly, being horny in itself is an admirable goal.

 

[mechka_grizli]

I know, I know, it sucks. Does not boost testosterone at all.

As someone who used it off and on for years, i can say it definitely does something.

Mood improvement and libido boosting effects every time i ran it.

i think the best stuff I tried was the 60% powder from Bulk Nutrition.

From my reading, it has nitric oxide boosting properties. It also may be have MAO inhibiting properties which may explain the mood improvement I get from it.

Maybe the latter is a placebo effect, the libido effects I can say for sure are real.

Tribestan for the win

 

[Smont]

Tribestan for the win

What do you win!

 

[Smont]

On a serious note, that stuff is just 250mg tribulus caps.

The now brand has 1000mg caps for the same price. That's a no brainer

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Say I saw on Amazon a product by Toniiq called Tribulus. It's 95% saponins but no mention of protodioscin. I emailed the company to see if they'll let me know. They said they'll give COA if requested.

 

[alvin1]

Indeed

 

[Rostam]

I am something of a Tribulus expert, and here are my top picks:

1. Biotest Alpha Male (formerly Tribex)
2. Sopharma Tribestan
3. World A.B.S Tribulus
4. SAN Tribuvar
5. Goliath Labs Tribuloid

And yes, Tribulus does in fact boost testosterone IF YOU TAKE THE RIGHT ONE. Any of the ones I listed will do the job. I did, however, list them by my personal preference.

Could you elaborate why you consider yourself a tribulus expert and why you claim it boosts testosterone? Did you do lab tests before and after a cycle of the above mentioned ones? If so mind you sharing the results. Other than that I don’t see how you can say it boost testosterone.

 

[Smont]

Could you elaborate why you consider yourself a tribulus expert and why you claim it boosts testosterone? Did you do lab tests before and after a cycle of the above mentioned ones? If so mind you sharing the results. Other than that I don’t see how you can say it boost testosterone.

I'm somewhat of a oatmeal expert, I e tried many kinds of oats

 

[mechka_grizli]

On a serious note, that stuff is just 250mg tribulus caps.

The now brand has 1000mg caps for the same price. That's a no brainer

Sopharma Tribestan is bulgarian tribulus and made by a pharmaceutical company.

From Vujade
Except in the Case of Sopharma. All other Trib is Trib and pretty much useless
when it comes to body building, not so useless for general health and cancer prevention.

Sopharma is a Pharmaceutical company, not a Supplement company. They're not selling
the Tribulus plant like everyone else. Their selling a 45% protodioscin extract of Tribulus.
Big difference between something that has been standardized for an extract and just the
ordinary plant itself.

From Danes
The difference is the quality (the % of protodioscin. The main active furostanol/steroidal saponin).

Lets say you take 6 tabs of tribestan daily (one of the recommended doses).
Each tab had 250mg tribulus terrestris (45% protodioscin). It means each tab has 100mg pure protodioscin. So 6 tabs=600mg protodioscin and rest is protogracillin, tribol and other.

 

[poison]

On a serious note, that stuff is just 250mg tribulus caps.

The now brand has 1000mg caps for the same price. That's a no brainer

The no brainer is that the sopharma stuff will blow now away. Sopharma is the studied Bulgarian stuff, now is probably sourced form chna with unknown levels of protodioscin.

 

[Smont]

The no brainer is that the sopharma stuff will blow now away. Sopharma is the studied Bulgarian stuff, now is probably sourced form chna with unknown levels of protodioscin.

I'm not a fan regardless, tried the Bulgarian stuff too, didn't do anything for me. I know some ppl like the stuff, I'm not one of them

 

[Smont]

I love tribulus and arginine. Blow me.

Lol. The problem is not all trib is the same. Good Bulgarian stuff is really good. When I repped for San, they had 500mg caps of real Bulgarian stuff, and 1000mg caps with a higher percentage of protodioscin, guess which was more effective.

So unless you've tried real Bulgarian, don't knock it. One day I'll try the real deal tribuvar.

Question, what is the difference between Bulgarian and tribuvar?

Never heard of tribuvar

 

[poison]

Question, what is the difference between Bulgarian and tribuvar?

Never heard of tribuvar

Tribuvar was san's Bulgarian tribulus. Sopharma is a Bulgarian pharmaceutical company that makes high quality, studied stuff.

 

[Rostam]

There are studies I could point you to, if I thought you were capable of critical thought.

Very constructive. Sure make you sound like an expert.

 

[poison]

Not "was" San's Bulgarian tribulus. It still "is" San's Bulgarian tribulus and has the distinction of making my Top Five Tribulus products.

It's been out of stock for a long time.

 

[Smont]

As does your use of the word "make" in the infinitive tense.

Your off to a great start, you have been a member of this forum for like 8 days and every post you make comes off sounding like a total douchebag. You need to work on you ppl skills homie

 

[Smont]

I think you meant "you're"? Anyways, a guy who uses the word "homie" shouldn't be calling anyone a douchebag.

I specifically worded everything how I did because I knew you would respond like that and I wanted to prove my point, so thank you for that.

 

[Smont]

And any grown man who plays grammar police needs to get his manhood checked lol

 

[Smont]

Thanks for the grammar lesson mam

 

[Smont]

Thanks for the grammar lesson mam

 

[Smont]

Meltdown

More like cracking up lol

 

[Smont]

This is the internet, there's nothing that some person can type that's going to be upsetting lol

 

[Lumalux]

What about high quality tongkat ali? I think it does have potential to raise test rather than just making you horny.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

You guys could try taking boron glycinate to increase test. 12mg for two weeks and then 6mg daily. Got the info from Danes. It's a pretty cheap supplement too.
source: https://tahomaclinic.com/Private/Articles1/SHBG/Naghii 2011 - boron on plasma steroid hormones and proinflammatory cytokines.pdf

 

[grovemule]

You guys could try taking boron glycinate to increase test. 12mg for two weeks and then 6mg daily. Got the info from Danes. It's a pretty cheap supplement too.
source: https://tahomaclinic.com/Private/Articles1/SHBG/Naghii 2011 - boron on plasma steroid hormones and proinflammatory cytokines.pdf

Jumped on that bandwagon. Dirt cheap, can't go wrong

 

[FloridaMan]

I'm sure I've still got some shaking around... Used it for fatloss, never test boosting, still didn't do anything meaningful.

 

[BigGame84]

I took Sopharma Tribestan a few months ago. Was able to get it on the River. I really didn't notice much on it. But I was taking 4 tabs a day which is probably less than what I should've been taking but price wise it would've gotten expensive.

 

[BigGame84]

You guys could try taking boron glycinate to increase test. 12mg for two weeks and then 6mg daily. Got the info from Danes. It's a pretty cheap supplement too.
source: https://tahomaclinic.com/Private/Articles1/SHBG/Naghii 2011 - boron on plasma steroid hormones and proinflammatory cytokines.pdf

6mg of that is already in SNS Optimize-T along with other stuff like Furosap. Really that's what to get.

 

[mechka_grizli]

6mg of that is already in SNS Optimize-T along with other stuff like Furosap. Really that's what to get.

Fair but u can also get 60tabs at 6mg for less than 3 bucks.

 

[Lumalux]

You guys could try taking boron glycinate to increase test. 12mg for two weeks and then 6mg daily. Got the info from Danes. It's a pretty cheap supplement too.
source: https://tahomaclinic.com/Private/Articles1/SHBG/Naghii 2011 - boron on plasma steroid hormones and proinflammatory cytokines.pdf

9 mg of Boron every day is part of my stack, along with 30 mg of zinc monoethionine (Optizinc).

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

6mg of that is already in SNS Optimize-T along with other stuff like Furosap. Really that's what to get.

I don't doubt it. It's just that a bottle of boron glycinate at Swansons is $1.75. It's just an awesome deal.

 

[GQdaLEGEND]

just regular trib works for me .. i mean i dont see mtest type results but def moves a willy

my go to brands
SNS
optimum nutrition
All max

 

[Lumalux]

Does anyone else find that taking boron and zinc before bed virtually guarantees nighttime tumescence (usually within 15-30 minutes of going to bed, sometime even within minutes) and a diamond cutter in the morning? What does this mean these supps are doing? Raising T?

 

[BCseacow83]

I love tribulus and arginine. Blow me.

Lol. The problem is not all trib is the same. Good Bulgarian stuff is really good. When I repped for San, they had 500mg caps of real Bulgarian stuff, and 1000mg caps with a higher percentage of protodioscin, guess which was more effective.

So unless you've tried real Bulgarian, don't knock it. One day I'll try the real deal tribuvar.

Sopharma Tribestan and more recently Hi-Tech's Tribesterone are the two that have always worked well for me. When I say work well I see an increase in libido(and mine is total garbage 99% of the time) and the boys get bigger. I am on TRT so could care less about any test increase. I take minimum of 2 tabs twice a day of both of these and used to use 2 tabs x 3 daily during PCT's.

I have mega dosed cheaper stuff, even stuff claiming Bulgarian, and even at 6g/day they don't do anything close to the above two.

 

[poison]

I've wanted to try HiTech's stuff.

 

[GQdaLEGEND]

 

[BCseacow83]

I can only speak for myself but I do it for the reliable increase in libido I get from the two I mentioned and it helps the balls not disappear on TRT.

 

[mechka_grizli]

I've wanted to try HiTech's stuff.

I have too, but being able to get two boxes of Tribestan for what it cost for hi tech trib has always given me pause

 

[poison]

I have too, but being able to get two boxes of Tribestan for what it cost for hi tech trib has always given me pause

Where are you buying?

 

[ugsavage]

I have always had great results using Purus Labs Recycle, which contains Tribulus Alatus Extract. I would usually take it during PCT at 6 caps a day combined with a serm. I also took it during a cruise to help with suppression and it worked well. There are a few studies to indicate it raises LH although they were rat studies. I would highly recommend that product though over any other test booster. It seems to regulate your hormones instead of just boosting test, and has good doses of I3C and quercetin. Just gets a bit pricey at 6 caps

 

[BCseacow83]

I have too, but being able to get two boxes of Tribestan for what it cost for hi tech trib has always given me pause

Tribesterone should be about 35-40 a box depending on where you buy.

 

[mechka_grizli]

Where are you buying?

Tribesterone should be about 35-40 a box depending on where you buy.

I mistakenly thought that you had to get it directly from hi-tech.

Although tribestan is still $28

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

So I got an email back from Toniiq which sells 95% saponins Tribulus. I asked them what % of the product contains protodioscin but the company rep said that it was not measured. Ah well, at least they were honest about it.

 

[Rostam]

I have always had great results using Purus Labs Recycle, which contains Tribulus Alatus Extract. I would usually take it during PCT at 6 caps a day combined with a serm. I also took it during a cruise to help with suppression and it worked well. There are a few studies to indicate it raises LH although they were rat studies. I would highly recommend that product though over any other test booster. It seems to regulate your hormones instead of just boosting test, and has good doses of I3C and quercetin. Just gets a bit pricey at 6 caps

Tribulus Alatus is not the same as tribulus terrestris which is useless other than for libido. Tribulus Alatus might have greater benefits.

Recent studies have not been able to show any improvement in performance as a result of Tribulus terrestris. American researchers reported already eight years ago that if weight trainers are given the supplement, they do not get stronger or gain more muscle mass. Australian researchers who tested Tribulus terrestris on rugby players also found no positive effects on body composition or strength.

Not Tribulus terrestris, but Tribulus alatus

Tribulus alatus is a plant that grows in the Sahara and Middle East. It is a relative of Tribulus terrestris, well known in the sports world in the form of supplements which manufacturers claim raise testosterone levels. Recent studies have put paid to these claims, but according to Egyptian...

www.ergo-log.com

 

[Rostam]

wr

Wrong.

Really???
Show me what’s wrong Mr. (grammar) expert.