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I used to buy from cost plus in san antonio, but I think they closed down. And they're kind of far from SM. Any good priced/trusted places online? I would obviously 'prefer' not to have any expired supplements. GNC's prices are MF high compared to most places.

Also, does anyone know the difference between phosphagen HP and phosphagen ELITE? I used to take HP alot, but now I mostly see ELITE and its a good $30-40 more, and I dont see a difference?
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www.allstarhealth.com
www.bodybuilding.com
i can get a good price on any EAS products. if you are interested just pm me and i can see what i can get them for.
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www.nutritionexpress.com is were I send a lot of my clients.
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Get serious with your mass....

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/opt/sm.html

And I still can barely put on weight.
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I appreciate the help guys.

Allstarhealth seems to have the best prices from all of the links provided(For what I'm looking for).
I also noticed the only difference between the EAS phosphagen HP and ELITE, is that the elite has beta-alanine. Not sure if thats worth the $25-30 difference..mmm.
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Also, the Phosphagen HP is only 1 scoop per serving... the elite is 2 scoopes per serving. So I'd be paying double, and getting half the servings
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i use

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www.nutraplanet.com
www.bulknutrition.com
www.islandsupplements.com
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Originally Posted by Donohue96M6Z28
I appreciate the help guys.

Allstarhealth seems to have the best prices from all of the links provided(For what I'm looking for).
I also noticed the only difference between the EAS phosphagen HP and ELITE, is that the elite has beta-alanine. Not sure if thats worth the $25-30 difference..mmm.
if u want beta-alanine.. just buy it in bulk.. its cheap as ****
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Originally Posted by Donohue96M6Z28
I appreciate the help guys.

Allstarhealth seems to have the best prices from all of the links provided(For what I'm looking for).
I also noticed the only difference between the EAS phosphagen HP and ELITE, is that the elite has beta-alanine. Not sure if thats worth the $25-30 difference..mmm.
Beta Alanine is a good thing, but buy it separately.
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Also, just out of curiosity, why are you taking Phosphagen HP instead of just a high quality monohydrate by itself?
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My buddies and I started taking it a yr and a half ago and saw good gains. One of my buddies switched over to cell tech (bc he couldnt find HP anywhere). I stopped lifting a few months ago and want to get back into it. Was planning on just sticking with Phosphagen HP, but what do you recommend?
Allstar99 is checking on what prices he can get some EAS products for, so hopefully he can get some good deals.
I just bought 2 bottles of HP on ebay for $32.98 shipped(seemed like a pretty damn good deal), but I'm still open to try different creatines etc if you have any ideas?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=360122035604
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ya man for creatine... i would start with just plain mono..

and if u like it move to either Green Magnitude or Size On

those are my personal favorites
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Originally Posted by who281
ya man for creatine... i would start with just plain mono..

and if u like it move to either Green Magnitude or Size On

those are my personal favorites
Too be honest. I'm not sure what the difference is. Whats the difference of HP and "plain monohydrate"? Meaning HP has other ingredients and isnt a 100% creatine?
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Originally Posted by Donohue96M6Z28
Too be honest. I'm not sure what the difference is. Whats the difference of HP and "plain monohydrate"? Meaning HP has other ingredients and isnt a 100% creatine?
Its cheaper for plain creatine monohydrate (CM), the other stuff has transports that are suppose to shuttle creatine in to the muscles. Which is a fancy word for carbs basically. I just buy cheap plain old CM and drink it with a carb source. Creatine is better shuttled into the muscle cells when insulin is high. Drinking a carb source raises blood sugar thus raising insulin.
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Ah I see what you're saying... What CM do you recommend?
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I use ProLab's creatine monohydrate but would also recommend Optimum Nutrition's creatine as well. Both are CreaPure licensed so you know you're getting top quality monohydrate.
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Damn, the plain phosphagen (CM) is alot cheaper/has alot more servings .
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Originally Posted by SonicBoom
I use ProLab's creatine monohydrate but would also recommend Optimum Nutrition's creatine as well. Both are CreaPure licensed so you know you're getting top quality monohydrate.
Checking it online right now...

Also, what exactly does the "creapure licensed" mean?

And what else would you take with the CM?
Sorry for sounding like a noob
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Originally Posted by Donohue96M6Z28
Checking it online right now...

Also, what exactly does the "creapure licensed" mean?

And what else would you take with the CM?
Sorry for sounding like a noob
Don't be sorry, I've been doing this for a LONG time and still learn new things all the time. Creapure is basically the highest quality monohydrate (due to a very strict manufacturing process and testing standards. Here's a link to CreaPure's site for a little more info:

http://www.creapure.com/index.php?id=14

(http://www.creapure.com/index.php?id=54 - lists which products currently contain creapure creatine)


Edit: To answer your question, I take my creatine with V8. The added carbs and sodium contained in the V8 enhance uptake and mask the (sand-like) consistency of the creatine (but that's just my personal preference).
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Nice, thanks for the info. Definately going to go with a CM next time. I now have 2 bottles of phosphagen to go through . LMAO, Im sure a couple of my roommates may be interested in using some of it to at least.

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