VPX NO Shotgun V3 Review!
NO-SHOTGUN®
Contains REDLINE & MELTDOWN’S powerful fat burning and energy technology for mind blowing intensity!
GBB and MTB Pump (Magnesium Tanshinoate B) for Nitric Oxide induced skin splitting pumps.
40,000 milligrams of anabolic PROTEIN FRACTIONS in just one serving! No cheap dextrose or waxy maize fillers.
With BCAA’s & Fractionated Protein Peptides for maximal muscle protein synthesis and nitrogen retention - to important markers of muscle growth!
Fueled by Research proven PeptoPro and BPOV for maximum insulin secretion and insulin receptor site sensitivity. Insulin is the most anabolic of all hormones! No carbs, waxy maize starch or sugars needed.
With COP™ (Creatinol-O-Phosphate) to enhance anaerobic glycolysis and CPT (di-Na Creatine PhosphateTetrahydrate) --two designer creatines proven in VPX labs to be resistant to conversion to creatinine. This eliminates bloating and allows transport of intact COP and CPT into muscle tissue!
Beta-Alanine is a hyper-performance ingredient patented to increase whole body creatine retention to crank out more sets and more muscle-blasting reps for increased lean mass!
Satellite Cell Activators for maximal new Muscle Cell Division Hyperplasia! This means larger existing muscle fibers and spliting of these fibers to create totally new muscle.
Arnold himself referred to “The Pump” as something “Better Then Sex!” It is “The Pump” that signals us hard training athletes lifting for size and definition that we are maximizing our efforts in the gym.
NO-SHOTGUN® fuels episodes of physical intensity to induce insane muscle pumps that can lead to muscle growth. The biochemical and physiological response to NO-SHOTGUN® when combined with intense resistance training causes extra trauma to occur to trained muscle. Greater resistance to muscle results in significantly increased internal pressure (the pump)…And as you know, the better the pump the greater the trauma caused to muscle-tissue. The end result: increased ability to build larger muscle!
NO-SHOTGUN® is the first product of its kind to use a superior synergistic blend of effective compounds combined with a cutting-edge pharmaceutical delivery system that yields mind blowing, skin bursting effects, while additionally enhancing recovery and protein synthesis. Compounds such as Creatine (CEX™), Arginine (AEX™), Glutamine (GEX™), Beta-Alanine (BAEX™) and Branch Chain Amino Acids (BCAAEX™) that are each combined with Ethyl Ester (EX™) technology to insure maximum absorption and uptake! The Ethyl Ester Compounds used in NO-SHOTGUN® help these potent muscle building ingredients enter the bloodstream nearly 100% intact, as opposed to the same ingredients without EX™ technology that might only be absorbed at 15% to 40%. This highly advanced EX™ technology shuttles these NO-SHOTGUN® compounds across the muscle cell membrane where they can cause explosive muscle growth!
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[size=+2]Formula: 5/10[/size] Well I am not going to sugarcoat this one at all. I am pretty pissed about this new formula. The original NO Shotgun by far and away was one of the best pre-workout powders in general, albeit it tasted like absolute sh*t! This new V3 formula is loaded with way too damn much creatine. As I explained in my review of Assault...I am not a fan of too much creatine in my pre-workout powder and this formula is loaded with it. On top of that, why the hell is beta-alanine attached to an ethyl ester...that still makes no damn sense to me. If you want to understand my qualms with the ethyl ester attachment to BA do some research, you'll dig up a few key points of interest. Ok now that I got my ranting out of the way. I do like the idea that this pre-workout powder is loaded with protein (20g to be exact) and plenty of BCAA's and EAA's...that is the only reason the formula is getting a 5. I may be being harsh here, but if its not broke, don't fix it. All VPX had to do was work on the flavoring system and the NO Shotgun formula would have been golden.
[size=+2]Taste: 8, 9/10[/size] First to explain...I got to try both flavors...the black cherry and the exotic fruit punch. I liked the exotic fruit punch pretty well and the black cherry wasn't bad by any means, but just didn't have a wow factor. So the 8 goes to the BC flavor, and the 9 goes to the EFP flavor.
[size=+2]Pumps: 9/10[/size] I can't complain about the pumps...pretty damn rock solid. I was quite vascular after using the samples.
[size=+2]Energy: 8/10[/size] Well the energy wasn't mind blowing by any means, but I was awake and alert after taking it.
[size=+2]Endurance: 8/10[/size] Well the endurance on this pretty solid, but was nowhere near that of a DRIVE+RPM combo, or Assault for that matter.
[size=+2]Strength/Power: 9.5/10[/size] While the endurance wasn't mindblowing...the strength and power increase from taking NO Shotgun was definitely noticeable. Pushing out a few extra reps with heavy weight for sets was nice.
[size=+2]Mixability: 8.5/10[/size]
The mixing was pretty smooth. A few shakes and it was ready to go, however, there is way too much of a foam head with this stuff hence I give it a 8.5
[size=+2]Texture: 9/10[/size] The texture was different. While the flavors would indicate that the water would change color it does not...you have white powder and basically your gunning down a white foggy looking bottle of water with some fruity, kinda chemical taste. Can't really complain too much here though.
[size=+2]Overall: 8.1/10[/size] This is just an overall for the new formula and flavors. However, based on my previous experience with VPX No Shotgun (the original) this new formula doesn't have jack sh*t on the original formula other than it tastes considerably better. My overall rating for the original would be around a 9.2 or so for reference.
[size=+2]Will I try a full tub?[/size] To be honest, no I will not...I have too many qualms with the formulation and well VPX should have left well enough alone...they F*cked up a great thing just to make it taste better...honestly the original formula's flavor was like trying to choke down dirt, but it worked phenomenally well and thats what matters. More or less, I guess the satisfied customers of the original can say a big thank you to the whiny guys out there acting like little schoolgirls for persuading VPX to completely scrap the formula to make it taste better. So officially I give those the famous thank you salute...:FUfinger:
[size=+2]Would I recommend?[/size] The original formula of NO Shotgun...definitely without hesitation. This new formula...to each their own is all I can say. While the formulation is not terrible and the product is still effective it still fails to be on the same level as the original.
Cheers!:cheers:
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