Product Review: Tactical Nutrition's "Explosive Endurance"

**Tactical Nut.** · Posted On: 6/01/2008 6:06pm

Sorry for the confusion guys, both codes work. "PANDA" is a permanent coupon code for Bullshido members.

Thanks!

**Big Dozer** · Posted On: 6/01/2008 11:44pm

Now Im sure you are messing with me, Im just gonna stick to energy drinnks and B12 then.

**Pandinha** · Posted On: 6/02/2008 12:37am

Originally Posted by Big Dozer

Now Im sure you are messing with me, Im just gonna stick to energy drinnks and B12 then.

Tactical Nut is one of my training partners at American Top Team and one of our senior bluebelts. American Tope Team professional MMA fighters use his product and is backed by ATT. I use his product. I stopped coming to training drinking energy drinks, and use his product instead.

Dan aka Tactical Nut takes his product very seriously, the last person I would accuse of messing with anyone.

**Tactical Nut.** · Posted On: 6/02/2008 6:45am

I promise you I am NOT messing with you.

The coupon codes may sound funny but if this were a joke it'd have to be one huge conspiracy. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at info@tacticalnutrtion.net . Or, take a look at my blog, you'll see Tracy Lee from Combat Lifestyles writing about us, Cole Miller and Yves Edwards sporting our shirts while they film technique videos that will be posted on the site very soon. Heck, we would have had to pulled one over on the UFC as Wilson Gouveia sported the Tactical Nutrition logo on his shorts in his most recent fight: http://www.tacticalnutrition.net/index53.htm .

I appreciate your interest and apologize for any confusion on the codes, please let me know if you have any more questions.

Thank you,

**Big Dozer** · Posted On: 6/02/2008 7:32am

OK I will give it a shot...But people on this place are tricky. Hard to know when people are being serious. lol

**Teh El Macho** · Posted On: 6/02/2008 7:43am

What Anthony said. Dan is serious about it. I can attest I haven't taken a single B-complex pill since I started using TN's product (other than a B12 every other day.) I used to take those B-complexes and the 5-hour energy drinks regularly, but not anymore.

Don't get me wrong, the B-complexes that those niacin-based energy drinks do work. But what I'm getting with TN's product is that I'm able to sleep much better and I can wake pu faster. By virtue of that, this product is working much better. It's not just additional energy, but an improved quality of sleeping and waking time, at least for me.

Hope this helps.

**Tactical Nut.** · Posted On: 6/02/2008 8:38am

Originally Posted by Big Dozer

OK I will give it a shot...But people on this place are tricky. Hard to know when people are being serious. lol

Understood, and thanks for trying it out, I think you'll be very happy you did.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

**new2bjj** · Posted On: 6/03/2008 3:23pm

Originally Posted by Tactical Nut.

Sorry this took me so long, some local storms knocked out my internet and A/C, some holiday weekend.

It's easy to jack somebody up on caffeine (from whatever source) and have them feel something...until they crash. Not the most effective method for improving performance. Caffeine is an ingredient in this product, but it is only a piece of the puzzle. The simple fact is that caffeine has an impact upon endurance / perceived exertion and reaction times, the critical aims of this product, and benefits the fighters I was working with were looking for. That being said, the dose to obtain such benefits in clinical studies is typically at or around 190mg, far less than many of the top sports products contain.

More importantly, the b-vitamins, apdatogenic herbs (Rhodiola Rosea) and amino acids (L-tyrosine and L-taurine) help support the adrenal glands and thus the body's abilty to deal with stress, hence the enhanced recovery and rest that Teh El Macho refers to. This is often the case when we feel "overtired" or suffer from restless sleep, the body is too run down to rest/ recover effectively.

As to what else makes the formula special, I have three answers (shortest first):

1) Please visit www.tacticalnutrition.net and we have a breakdown of each ingredient and it's benefit relative to the formula. I will also be updating the blog weekly with any new research that comes out (for example, two studies are underway on CoQ10 and endurance, showing much promise).

2) This is the first product designed specifically for fighters, it isn't some existing company "targeting" people who train how we do, but it was designed specifically because the trainers at ATT asked me for something that wasn't out there. I train at ATT daily, and if it didn't work, I certainly wouldn't be able to show my face!

3) I'd like to explain how we came by this formula and highlight a few other ingredients that I find significant. This could get long, so you've been warned. We developed this product with a specific end in mind. Helping fighters fight harder and fight longer. This meant not only improving endurance, but also ensuring that their faculties and skills were there when they needed them. We didn't start with ingredients in mind, or a price point, etc...just a specific result.

I then worked with a scientist that I've worked with for years to review literature on endurance, reaction time (explosiveness) and stress. In many cases, my scientist was able to review studies in progress and speak with the researchers, but overall our focus was upon published research and the dosages used in the research (it is legal to refer to a study even if a company does not use the same dosage as the study, believe it or not). This process took us almost a year, and we learned much from it (a focus on stress / adrenal support, for example) until we were able to filter our possible ingredients into a formula that was practical and effective. As far as some key ingredients that I believe are critical:

Rhodiola Rosea - ( http://www.tacticalnutrition.net/index16.htm ). This adptogenic herb is popular for many benefits, but the one that really caught our eye was that it was commonly used to help wtih focus / cognitive function at high altitude (an oxygen deprived environment, like fatigue). It is also quite popular for stress, and "courage under fire" is another component we feel critical to effective training and performance.

Gingko Biloba - ( http://www.tacticalnutrition.net/index14.htm ). Very popular for helping getting oxygen to the brain and circulation, oxygen is critical to endurance and optimal function. Our product contains the tested dose and potency in a three capsule dose.

Magnesium - ( http://www.tacticalnutrition.net/index27.htm ). Easily missed, and most Americans are deficient, but magnesium plays a critical role in heart performance and nerve function...again, critical components to performance.

I could go on, but this post is already awfully long, so I'll leave you with this. You won't find any magical new ingredients in this formula, or any outrageous claims...but quite simply the tactical application of established science. I think we have a great product, and will gladly answer any other questions you guys have.

Thank you for your interest.

I just listened to our local MD, Dr Dean Edell, regarding a study of Gingko. No benefits were found, except a very, very small group remembered to take the pills. On the negative side, the risk for stroke increased versus the placebo group.

It's kind of creepy that a website devoted to exposing frauds is now endorsing products. I don't mean the actual commercials that are part and parcel of the website, which keep the doors open. What concerns me are "infomercials" with some anecdotal evidence as proof, disguised as posts. A new low.

**Kentucky Fried Chokin** · Posted On: 6/03/2008 3:30pm

So, should I take the Explosive Endurance with or instead of my regular multivitamin?

**Teh El Macho** · Posted On: 6/03/2008 3:31pm

Originally Posted by new2bjj

I just listened to our local MD, Dr Dean Edell, regarding a study of Gingko. No benefits were found, except a very, very small group remembered to take the pills. On the negative side, the risk for stroke increased versus the placebo group.

It's kind of creepy that a website devoted to exposing frauds is now endorsing products. I don't mean the actual commercials that are part and parcel of the website, which keep the doors open. What concerns me are "infomercials" with some anecdotal evidence as proof, disguised as posts. A new low.

We are not endorsing a product. We are simply giving a space for a bs.net member and MA practitioner to present a product on behalf of the company he works for (who also happens to be a bs.net sponsor.)

If you have problems with his description, stick to being objective rather than insulting. Keep the denouncements of "creepyness" and "new low" to yourself, and do your best to present questions, doubts or counter-arguments in an intelligent manner.

We have been down this road before new2bjj. Comply to what I asked you in the preceeding paragraph or get out.