According to Max Muscle, MaxxTOR is a “technologically advanced muscle amplifier” that can provide several desirable benefits:
- Increased muscle protein synthesis
- Increased muscle size
- Increased muscle strength and power
- Decreased body fat
- Enhanced recovery
Max Muscle states Maxx TOR has been designed for serious bodybuilders/athletes and those who are seeking the most innovative products that contain Mediator Phosphatidic Acid (PA), but use marketing material that the majority of their intended user group will struggle to understand.
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Key Ingredients
Each (5 capsule) serving provides:
- Vitamin D3 (1,000 IU)
- Proprietary MaxxTOR Blend (3.3g): Mediator Phosphatidic Acid (750mg), L-Leucine, Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyrate (HMB)
Vitamin D3 – Also known as cholecalciferol, vitamin D3 is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be obtained from certain foods and can also be created within the body whenever the skin is exposed to ultraviolet rays. It is necessary for healthy bones and may aid the immune system, but is unlikely to offer any direct bodybuilding benefits.
Mediator Phosphatidic Acid – A trademark-protected form of phosphatidic acid. According to Max Muscle it is a “powerful molecular activator of the mammalian target of rapamysin (mTOR) signaling pathway, but a claim like that will mean nothing to most bodybuilders, unless they also happen to be biological engineers.
The rest of the MaxxTOR sales pitch is equally technical. So technical, in fact, that it could be argued Max Muscle are trying to blind the consumer with science, but they do mention a study that appear to support Mediator Phosphatidic Acid’s prowess as a muscle growth enhancer.
The study was conducted by a research team at the University of Tampa (Florida, USA) headed by Dr. Jacob Wilson. Max Muscle fails to provide a link to the study, but it is available online and the introduction points out that, although phosphatidic acid (PA) is a lipid messenger that is necessary to stimulate mTOR signaling, the way PA achieves this is not understood.
Like the MaxxTOR marketing material, the details of the study are so technical they will be beyond the grasp of the average reader, so for the purpose of this review we will concentrate on the results obtained.
The volunteers:
- Gained 5.3lbs. of lean muscle mass
- Lost 2.9lbs. of fat mass
- Showed a 68% gain in their large quadriceps muscles
L-Leucine – Research reveals the amino acid L-Leucine is essential for ensuring adequate post-workout protein levels and can exert more influence (10 times) on protein synthesis than other amino acids.
Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyrate (HMB) – A metabolite of the amino acid Leucine. Some studies suggest supplementation with HMB can increase muscle mass and protect against the breakdown of muscle tissue. The Journal of Applied Physiology published the results of one study, conducted at Iowa State University (USA). After the study was completed the researchers concluded supplementation with HMB (1.5g or 3g per day) can partly prevent exercise-induced muscle damage and provide larger gains in muscle function.
Health Considerations
MaxxTOR is not recommended for pregnant or nursing mothers or people who have existing health issues or are taking medications. Any potential user who has any concerns over product suitability should consult their doctor prior to commencing supplementation.
Customer Feedback
No customer feedback could be found at the time of this review.
How to use MaxxTOR
Five capsules are required one hour before training is commenced and Max Muscle point out MaxxTOR is suitable for stacking with some of their other products.
MaxxTOR Pros & Cons at a Glance
| The Pros | The Cons |
|---|---|
| Contains promising ingredients | Proprietary blend |
| Clinical study backup | Marketing seems hyped and confusing |
| Expensive product | |
| No guarantee | |
| Not much feedback |
Pricing & Guarantee
MaxxTOR has price tag of just under $80 for a single bottle of pills. At just one serving per day, each bottle would run dry in just three weeks, so MaxxTOR is rather an expensive option and Max Muscle fails to provide customers with a money back guarantee.
Purchasing Options
The Max Muscle website has store-locating tool that may be useful for customers based in the US, but potential buyers who live elsewhere in the world will probably have to buy via the Max Muscle online store so shipping charges will apply.
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Constance B says
October 27, 2015 at 1:18 pmI’m looking for something to take pre training. Creatine gives me lots of energy but i hold water and feel so bloat. a gal at Max Muscle suggested Maxxtor. I don’t like the proprietary blend part of it, i like to see the amounts of what I’m taking, Can you take just the PA, ? And if so ,how much. I don’t like fat burners or pre workouts , my heart beats too much and then i get a hard crash, so i stay away from them. any input greatly appreciated..
Max Smithson says
October 29, 2015 at 4:04 pmHey Constance. Firstly the creatine bloating issue might be to do with the way you take it. If you are already doing what I suggest then please forgive me. Creatine is different to many supplements, in that it reaches a saturation level in your cells/muscles and then cannot be added to. Most people know of the loading-maintenance cycle with creatine i.e. take 20g for 5-7 days and then follow that with 5g maintenance for the cycle.
However, the loading can lead to something like 7 lbs of water retention in the first week. Also cycling creatine is not necessary. People seem to think it is dangerous or at least deleterious to take it long term. This is not the case, and there is no evidence to suggest optimal levels of creatine are bad for you – your body makes it itself after all.
Now, the way you may be able to combat both the water retention/bloating problem and the on/off cycle issue (which in my experience leads to the first problem) is to dose at about 3g per day, every day. You may never reach total saturation, if you work out heavily, so you might increase to 5g per day. The point is, you have a constant supply of creatine for ATP production during intense exercise, and secondly you never have so much that your cells retain a lot of water.
As for a pre-workout that doesn’t disagree with you, I suggest an NO booster or a stim-free pre-workout. PA is good for muscle building but will not really provide an energy boost in the gym. NO boosters will help shuttle more O2 and nutrients to the working muscles (Nitrocut is a fine example of a capsule NO booster) and stim-free pre-workouts would be a good add-on to keep some energizing stuff going to the muscle (many companies do a stim-free version of their pre-workout, or there are separate ones like AllMax’s H:VOL, which incidentally is great and has NO boosters in it too).
Maxxtor will likely help as a general muscle builder, but it won’t do as much as something like GH Advanced+ which is a GH booster.
Hope this helps. Good luck. Let me know how you go. And of course, ask more questions if something is unclear or you want more info.
Raymond Garcia says
May 31, 2016 at 5:58 amWould taking BCAA and MaxxTorr be redundant since they both claim to increase protein synthesis and help burn fat?
I wouldn’t want double up on supplements when it isn’t necessary.
Max Smithson says
May 31, 2016 at 1:17 pmHi Ray,
Thanks for getting in touch. Two supplements which stimulate protein synthesis will not necessarily use the same mechanism, or even make one another redundant if they do. However, MaxxTor has got Leucine (a BCAA) and HMB which is a metabolite of it.
Leucine is the one BCAA which is meant to stimulate the mTOR pathway. The main difference between MaxxTor and your BCAAs is Maxxtor has Phosphatidic Acid (PA) while your BCAAs have the other two amino acids (Isoleucine and Valine). Considering the price difference – BCAAs are nice and cheap – then I would spend the $80 that you would spend on Maxxtor on something else.
Let me know what your goal is (size/strength etc.) and I can make suggestions based on that. I hope this makes sense.
Cheers