Molecular Nutrition X-factor

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bgates1654

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Has anybody heard anything about this yet?  All the reviews I have seen say it works great but I am still not convinced.

The active ingredient is called arachidonic acid, which is an essential fatty acid.  They like to call it an "anabolic-response amplification nutrient".  They say its released during intense exercise.

It seems to me a bit like of a creatine "me too"... maybe another d-ribose.

Heres the word from the horse's mouth:
http://www.molecularnutrition.net/products_xfactor.html

Heres what they tell the middlemen to say:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/mn/xfactor.html

General concensus on BB.com appears to be that it works... but we all know that 99% of the info there is crap.

I have not found a reliable review source for it yet and its expensive as hell.  A 50day cycle would be about $100.

Have you guys heard anything?
 
AA is NOT an essential fatty acid

and there is no evidence to show that it does anything positive for muscle gain.

lots of anecdotes have commented on its great ability to increase joint pain.
 
I stand corrected.  It is an EFA for a good portion of mammals, but that is becuase they cannot produce it through linoleic acid like humans and other omnivores (most)/herbivores can.

Well... there is evidence if you consider manufacturer sanctioned studies evidence.  
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I have heard about the joint pain issues.  The fact that they recommend reduction of anything anti-inflammatory is odd.  They even recommend against taking fish oil even though they are currently doing a "study" on it that includes fish oil consumption.  Certainly anytyhing that increases joint pain cannot be conducive to exercise.
 
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(bgates1654 @ Aug. 18 2006,11:18)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">Certainly anytyhing that increases joint pain cannot be conducive to exercise.</div>
Yeah, unless it's winstrol. hahah.

Seriously though, this stuff doesn't sound good from what I've been hearing. Most new things aren't anyway, so that's to be expected.
 
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(bgates1654 @ Aug. 19 2006,05:18)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">Well... there is evidence if you consider manufacturer sanctioned studies evidence.
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oh you mean the research that didnt actually show anything of significance? displaying &quot;trends&quot; which are just non-significant results in the direction the manufacturers want to hype

&quot;Having passed the ultimate test of clinical investigation and peer-review&quot;

hahahahhaha

A trial showing no significant results and being presented at a conference is not passing anything.

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The reason they recommend against fish oil is that EPA is a competitive inhibitor for AA in the formation of prostaglandins.
 
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