MAX SPOTLIGHT
The MaxxTOR Study Unveiled
IN MARCH OF 2014, I had started
getting ready for the 2014 NPC Junior
National Bodybuilding Championships
that would take place in Chicago in
mid June. With more than 14 years of
competition experience behind me, my
contest preparation strategy for diet,
training, and supplements was dialed in.
I was optimistic about this competition
year because just a year before I had
edged out Danny Hester (the current Mr.
Classic Physique Olympia champion) for
first place at the 2013 NPC Los Angeles
Bodybuilding Championships in the
Middleweight division.
While checking my emails one
morning in March of 2014, I saw
an email from Max Muscle Nutrition
about the MaxxTOR transformation
challenge contest. MaxxTOR, which
has phosphatidic acid (PA) as the main
active ingredient, was one of the few
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supplements available on the market
that had 750 mg of PA in it. At the
time, a few peer-reviewed studies
had reported positive performance
enhancement effects on PA. In addition
to PA, I knew MaxxTOR also contained
other proven muscle-building ingredients
such as leucine and HMB. Hence, I was
eager to give MaxxTOR a try.
I purchased my first bottle of
MaxxTOR and entered the MaxxTOR
transformation challenge in April 2014.
I submitted my before pictures and
implemented nothing different in my
contest prep in terms of cardio, diet,
or supplements with the exception of
MaxxTOR. I was getting leaner on a
weekly basis, but this year I noticed
something different: the scale was
not dropping as drastically and I was
maintaining my strength despite the
caloric deficit and the increased cardio
I was doing. I noted I was actually
gaining muscle in the midst of an
intense diet and training program.
Eight weeks after starting MaxxTOR,
I had dropped from 195 pounds with
12 percent body fat down to 184
pounds with 4.5 percent body fat.
This was measured hydrostatically at
my work at the Human Performance
Laboratory at Cal State University,
San Bernardino. This equated to an
increase of muscle of 5.1 pounds
and a decrease in body fat of 15.1
pounds. Much to my surprise, my
transformation results were enough
to win the MaxxTOR transformation
challenge contest where I had the
opportunity to go to Max Muscle
headquarters and meet Max Muscles
President, Sean Greene, and Chief
Science Officer, Dr. Phil Harvey. We also published some results on the Dr. Guillermo Escalante and Dr.
During our meeting, we discussed males in the study in the prestigious Phil Harvey at the 13th Annual
the idea of performing a study using Journal of the International Society Conference of the International
the MaxxTOR supplement. Although of Sports Nutrition in an article titled, Society of Sports Nutrition in
many testimonials from people all The Effects of Phosphatidic Acid Clearwater Beach, FL presenting
over the country showed MaxxTOR Supplementation on Strength, Body findings from the MaxxTOR study.
was effective, this is not considered Composition, Muscular Endurance,
a strong level of evidence in the Power, Agility, and Vertical Jump
scientific world. Max Muscles President in Resistance Trained Men. The effective at activating the pathway
and Chief Science Officer really wanted summary of our findings can be found responsible to stimulate muscle protein
to test the product under a supervised on the table below. For a detailed synthesis. If muscle protein synthesis
environment with more subjects in a look at the results of the study, please is stimulated, the body can then gain
rigorous scientific study. refer to the PubMed accessible study more muscle and get stronger.
Shortly after the meeting, I here: https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/ If you are looking for a supplement
proposed the MaxxTOR study to the articles/10.1186/s12970-016-0135-x to help increase your muscle mass
Cal State University, San Bernardino and strength while helping reduce
Institutional Review Board and we What is PA Exactly? your body fat, give MaxxTOR a try.
conducted an 8-week training study In order to understand how PA Make sure to follow the recommended
on 19 men and 18 women between works, you must know what it is. PA dosage guidelines. A recent
April of 2015 and June 2015. The is made up of two fatty acids bonded study showed that lower doses of
effects were quite impressive and to a phosphate group; it is known phosphatidic acid may not yield the
we presented different aspects of as a phospholipid. It can be derived same results. Remember, this product
the results at the 2015 Southwest from various sources such as soy works well for women as well as men.
American College of Sports Medicine and eggs. However, a study showed It also does not affect cardiovascular
conference and the 2016 International that soy-derived PA (which is where risk factors such as blood pressure,
Society of Sports Nutrition Conference. MaxxTORs PA comes from) is the most triglycerides, or cholesterol. MS&F

Results Summary of the 8-Week MaxxTOR Training Study

Variable Tested MaxxTOR Group
(8 subjects)
Bench Press Strength Increased 33.9 lbs
Leg Press Strength Increased 128.1 lbs
Lean Body Mass Increased 4.1 lbs
Fat Mass Decreased 3.3 lbs
Thigh Muscle Mass Increased 0.6 lbs
Power Increased 91.9 Watts
Placebo Group
(10 subjects)
Increased 15.2 lbs
Increased 64 lbs
Increased 1.8 lbs
Decreased 1.1 lbs
Increased 0.4
Increased 49.3 Watts
Summary
Using MaxxTor significantly
improved bench press strength,
leg press strength, and lean
body mass more compared to a
placebo. Trends toward less body
fat, more thigh muscle mass, and
increased power were also noted
comparing MaxxTOR to
the placebo group.

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