I’ve seen a lot and have taken a lot. I was around when supplements were frequently spiked. I had easy access to designer steroids and PHs. I used em. I’ve tried countless Pre’s, muscle builders, “anabolics”, test boosters, etc. The last 3 years have been interesting. I know the supply chain got weird. In the last 8-9 years a lot of companies moved to the Instagram/ influencer model. Prices have skyrocketed. Things have gotten weird. The one thing I know is that I’ve used SNS products through at least the last 10-12 years and they have always delivered. I know what I’m getting and I love it. I’m not rep, nor a shill. Just a fan. Anabolic minds is a shell of what it once was. Still the best forum. For those whom lurk and those who come across this post, take this for what it’s worth.
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Thank you for the kind words and support. I really truly appreciate that.
Thank you for helping bring a smile to my face and some encouragement to me, because I've really been discouraged here on AM lately and been considering whether I want to continue to be involved here because of some of the things that have gone on here in the last few months.
You're definitely right - the industry has changed, and in many ways not for the better. I often say that now days we're a supplement company competing with marketing companies that just happen to sell supplements and companies that call themselves supplements companies but that don't follow the laws and guidelines of the industry like doing even basic quality testing or even basic safety testing like microbial and heavy metals testing.
Competing with the marketing companies - it is what it is - they come in and have big money and pay influencers and they make massive money and sales. Smaller companies can't afford to compete. At least one good thing with many of those companies is that even though the formulas are normally pretty basic and often underwhelming, they most of the time at least meet label claims and do safety testing.
The companies that call themselves supplement companies that aren't FDA registered, that aren't cGMP compliant, that aren't using cGMP compliant contract manufacturers, and that aren't doing any quality testing or even basic heavy metals or microbial testing are the ones that really give this industry a bad reputation and the ones that really just upset me the longer I'm in this industry.
The FDA made it very clear a couple years ago that if stuff like that didn't stop, they (the FDA) was going to step in and if they did, it was going to dramatically change the landscape of the supplement industry. I love the ingredients, the science, and helping people reach their health and fitness goals thru providing top quality supplements at prices that people can afford - and I don't want to see these types of companies bring upon a level of FDA action that ruins this industry.
It's discouraging to me that as a company we spend tens of thousands of dollars a year in quality testing and have to compete with companies that don't do it at all. But more importantly than the competition aspect, I don't want to see people get sick or get hurt.
I've worked in this industry on the raw material side for 19 years, and the longer I work in the industry, the less brands that I'll honestly take myself.
We make a lot of great products, we just need to find ways to get more people to know about them.
Word of mouth is extremely important and I'm working on some other ways to interact with customers outside of here and definitely need to get more active on social media.
We have a lot of exciting things coming up under both SNS and Competitive Edge Labs and will likely add a couple new products to Muscle Addiction by the end of the year as well.
I'm getting ready to call it a night and go workout, but I may add some things to this thread tomorrow about some of those upcoming products.
Thank you again for the post - I really do appreciate it and it means a lot. I've really been discouraged with things here lately, so its nice to see something like this and receive support. Thank you.
