Alpha Testing Program: "Project A"

[DoubleTapJak]

PROMO QUESTION: Tell us why you'd like to use something that will help you perform better during your workout as well as help your muscles to recover and repair more efficiently.
-Working 50-60 hours plus three summer classes, I don't have a ton of time to train or to rest. Anything to give me better focus during a session or to gain the most from my rest days, get me ready to be back in the gym, deserves a home in my bag.

ELIGIBILITY: Need to have a minimum of 5 posts here. Gotta be 18+ and have a U.S. mailing address. Can't have won anything in the past 30 days.
-Done.

DEADLINE: Get your entries in by June 15th. Winners will be announced June 16th.
-Double done.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU WIN: We will need you to post up a minimum of 1 video on here and on Instagram (can be the same video), in addition to 1 weekly update via Instagram and the FORVM.
-1 post per week on either would be toning it down for me. TONE DOWN FOR WHAT!

[BradyBrosef]

PROMO QUESTION: Tell us why you'd like to use something that will help you perform better during your workout as well as help your muscles to recover and repair more efficiently.


Hey all!
Glad to finally become part of the community!
Just saw this on IG and decided to throw my hat in!
I've been doing powerlifting for the past 3 years, and have competed 4 times. Each time has been an improvement on my last and I grow to love the sport more. I'm currently going through another training cycle that has definately taken it's toll on me. Each training day seems to force me to dig deeper to push through to the next! I hope that this new project A will help me recover throughout the week and give me what I need to place next meet!
Good luck to all the applicants, Animal is a great line, and I'm sure this will be no less than a winner.

[SquatPressPull]

I'm currently running Smolov base cycle and my recovery has been less than par. This is my first cycle of two that I'm going to do and will follow up with Cube Method to peak to a meet August 9th. I feel that anything to help with recovery would benefit myself. I'm always on InstaGram, twitter and other social medias. I' sure all of you know this. Even Higa stated I don't ever smile. NaturalGuy, poor fella putting up with me.

So thank you for the chance to be able to alpha test. I'll do the proper write up and videos too.

Thanks ANIMAL.

[jdmilhouse]

First off, much respect to everyone on here. As busy as life can be, it’s great to look around and see a community of ppl grinding every day. Reading your posts is inspiring (3 jobs? Dang bro…). I’ve been focused on bodybuilding for about 5 years now, and recently, I decided to mix it up a little and start powerlifting and working to get my 3 lifts up. I purchased a bench and squat rack, cause between full time work, full time school, wife, 2 girls, etc…I wasn’t getting to the gym as much as I wanted to. So now I have a pretty bomb dungeon basement gym, and no excuse not to workout there. I’d like this opportunity to try the project A, because this new Cube Method routine has been shocking my body, and I don’t feel like I get enough sleep to recover. I'm currently using Real Gains to get my weight up, as well as the basics Flex, Pak, Stak, etc.

Thanks for the opportunity, and thanks Animal for continuing to do great things like this.

[steelgoose]

As a 6'-3", 259 pound, 28 year old aspiring "powerbuilder" I am constantly looking for the superior supplement stack and Animal is the first place I turn in doing so. Diet, supplementation and training are done very meticulously in my world, just as all of yours, I'm sure. I keep a daily log of my food and supplementation intake. I keep a spreadsheet to log every workout with every movement, rep, weight, time spent and total weight moved to track my progression and failures. From my 4:22 am alarm to the time I arrive at the gym to work with clients as a trainer (NASM CPT), to my ensuing destruction of all things iron and then onto my job/career in the heavy and highway construction industry (part desk, part field work), then onto my current strength and conditioning program that I run (4 days a week) for my 7th and 8th grade tackle football team (I am the Head Coach as well), I have little time for rest throughout the day and usually only get it while sleeping at night. With such a busy day, every day, I need that extra edge. I need the best to cover my nutrient intake, to help heal my joints, to help perform in the gym, to help build and repair muscle...which is where you, Animal, has come into play. My breakfast always has PAK, my workouts are currently fueled by RAGE, FLEX always comes with the postworkout meal, OMEGA at lunch to cover my EFA's, and PAK #2 with meal #4 in the early evening. Please continue helping me become the best Animal I can be

[Kowboy]

What's up Animal brothers, I am always interested in trying out new products. This is like a godsend with perfect timing. I am now fully recovered from my surgery last year and hitting PR's every week and I am almost lifting as much as I did before losing weight and the surgery. Right now my bodyweight is at 238lbs (down from 295 last year). I started doing CrossFit with a focus on Olympic Lifting and in order to get where I am we have been running 2 a days for about 6 months now. I am also married with 3 kids at home and doing side work as a graphic designer so sleep and recovery is something I could def use. I know that our morning sessions running hte Kendrick Farris program takes 2 hours and something that helps with performance during the workout and enhances recovery would be great. It would certainly help me rest up before my evening workout. We are doing a deload next week so this owuld be the perfect time for me to try out a new product and see how it compares to Stak and Test that I have taken before.

Thanks for the op, this may be what I need to finally hit that 300lb Push Jerk!

[Irishcowboy55]

Hello my name is Matthew and I am an engineering manager for the Navy. I am also a couple months away from getting my personal trainers certificate. I would love to be an alpha tester for your pre and inter training supps. With my job I work odd, long hours and sometimes I have to rely on my supps to help me get through the workout. I think I would be the perfect candidate for this alpha testing program.

[XrawXfishX]

I'm willing to try and do a review of the product. Recovery is important so I can workout more frequently. I think the best time for recovery is at night when you sleep, so I've loved using Animal PM. I think immediately after workout is the next most important time for recovery and would love a goo product to help achieve this goal. Especially on two-a-day training sessions.

[weightsb4dates]

I am interested in being a tester for project A, I have a very stable repetative routine and diet, i would be an excellent candidate because this would be the only variable in my daily life, thus easily able to notice a difference between using it or not. I train with passion and intensity every day, I've been on a low carb diet for the past 6 weeks and will continue to do so for another 8-10 weeks at least, and could use some extra recovery. I like animals products and I would be willing to get behind a new one and test for it.

[Mocheeks]

I would like to be one of the Alpha Testers for your program. I am 36 years old and very serious about lifting. I just won my 4th power lifting contest here in NYS (2 sanctioned, 2 unsanctioned) My goals are very clear, I want to bring my total up from 1495 to 1625. I have used the AnimalPak in the past and I found it to be great and can only imagine that the new product will be just as good. Being 36, I need something that is going to help me recover as I am not getting any younger. I put my all into each and every workout and I am looking for that something special to get me through my current plateau.

I have no problem posting the weekly video on here and on Instagram and would actually enjoy showing my gains. I would be honored to be chosen.

[ChaseMillard]

First, thank you for giving us the opportunity to compete for this chance to be Alpha Testers. I've been a user of Animal products for over a decade and would love to play a part in the testing of a brand new Animal product. So, why would I like to use something that will help me perform better during my workout & help my muscles recover and repair more efficiently? Well, because I understand the relationship between workout performance and muscle recovery & repair. By itself, a pre-workout performance booster will do just that, it will increase the performance of the workout. But what happens after the workout it over? What happens after you have abused and torn your muscle tissue to shreds? Without adequate intra/post-workout nutrients, the muscle tissue will not recover or repair itself effectively. This could lead to muscle loss. In a recent study done on HMB-FA, the test subjects taking HMB-FA had drastically better results than the test subjects taking placebo. But it's not because the HMB-FA made them that much stronger, it's was because the HMB-FA prevented strength loss when the testing program went into it's most extreme phase. The test subjects taking placebo lost strength and size due to over training (and the lack of ANY supplements) while the HMB-FA subjects did not, therefore making up the bulk of the overall difference in strength at the conclusion of the program. The point here is to emphasize the importance of proper supplementation in conjunction with hardcore training. And in my opinion, if your training is not hardcore, if you are not pushing yourself past your limits, then you are not really training, you are simply sustaining. So, why do I want to test this supplement? Because I want to push myself to the absolute brink, and then go past it.

[Altered Beast]

I currently use Nitro, Uni Creatine & Uni Glutamine to help me recover immediately post-training. If Animal can come out with a product that can incorporate all of the critical nutrients and aminos to help us Competitive Strength Athletes enhance our recovery, I would LOVE to give it a try!

My immediate goal is to make RUM/AAU Elite in the 275 Weight Class (1912.5 Total). I have my next meet in September where my goal is to total 1750 (600, 450 and 700). I need all the help I can get!


GET SOME,

ALTERED BEAST

[Rex]

I can´t wait to try that stuff. Whatever it might be. If it comes from Animal I´ll take it!

[tbazz]

Would be great to try for a 280lb 40+ year old lifter that's tried it all! If it can help me recover, it will help anyone! Long hours of work, kids, and still get n r done!

[CDWelsh]

Promo Question: With a six-day-a-week training split, medical school and a job, I'm always looking for something to help keep me going and fresh for the next training session as well as keep me functioning enough to hit the books after. While animal products have already been a crucial part of my training regimen and recovery routine, I would definitely be amped to give the latest and greatest thing y'all have a shot. In fact, it'd be a pretty wonderful opportunity.

[Freight]

While I am extremely new to the forum (have 5 posts) , I am no stranger to Animal products. I have tried practically Animal's entire line and am currently running Test, Pak and Omega. I'm 6'2 240- 22 years old and about to start a serious cut. This means that having something pushing for me to recover faster post-workout is imperative as I will be at a caloric defect, as it would boosts the time my body builds muscle where it usually relies on food. For the same reason, having the other stated effect of this product will come into great use when I am actually in the gym (anyone who has ever been on a cut knows that some days in the gym really suck). Keep in mind that I am not saying that I would use this as a cutting product which I don't think is the direct intent, but as an aid to boost my body in and out of the gym when I cant rely as much on food. Also the only supplements I plan on taking during the intended test period would be Animal Omega, Animal Pak, creatine(depending on what the ingredient profile of this test is) and Green Tea extract. All of which I have been on for an extended amount of time, therefore I am confident that I know their effects that they have on my performance. This makes me a great candidate to be able to honestly review your product as unbiased as possible.

Age 22
Height 6'2
Weight 240
Experience- Played Fullback at James Madison University (D1-FCS) for 3 years until injury. Since then I have devoted myself to becoming as strong as I personally can be. As well as beginning to get involved in Strongman competitions
Have- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram- would be more than willing to post several videos of unbiased, honest reviews. I have a very diverse following including; Powerlifters, Strongmen, Bodybuilders, CrossFitters and fellow college gym rats.
Have- Mailing Address

[ionicrod]

I would love to have an opportunity to beta test a prospective animal product. I have been training for for 8 years this july without missing a week of training. I have been training this year for my first powerlifing meet, currently I am 3 weeks into a linear training system. Benching 3x a weeks combined with squats and deadlifts 2x week, any help with recovery would be a huge benefit.

I also have a very active instagram page as week. Hundreds of posts and hundreds of followers. I would love to spread the good work of animal through my page. find me @johnson_benj

[LayzieBone085]

PROMO QUESTION: Tell us why you'd like to use something that will help you perform better during your workout as well as help your muscles to recover and repair more efficiently.

Why? I have been cutting almost 18 weeks right now, down almost 20+ pounds and really at the final stages of a cut, being my body is pretty beat up, use to such a large caloric deficit, I need something that will help me recover, repair and also keep my body ready to go the next day. When you diet a long ass time your body mentally and physically continue to just get beat to all hell. Long workouts, long sessions of cardio which wear on your legs, and also play mental mind games with you when you are eating next to nothing leaves no time for recovery. The time you sleep diminisheds the further you cut making it harder to get that extra edge for your workouts and overall recovery. Given my status right now, and how deep I am into a long cut especially for something that would be vital on a contest prep this would be a great addition to anyones stack to aid recovery. Not even knowing the formula any help with recovery at this point and time towards the end of a cut and on the final stretch would be very important and be a benefit to those who could get a little extra boost in their performance, endurance or any form of training or cardio right now. Anything to help maintain my strength, maintain my workout performance and keep my stamina up during those times of need would be epic.

Thanks for the opportunity as always Animals!

[naturalguy]

I can´t wait to try that stuff. Whatever it might be. If it comes from Animal I´ll take it!

We are going to try to have some samples for you to try when you get here next week. We would love your feedback.

[kingdinz]

We are going to try to have some samples for you to try when you get here next week. We would love your feedback.

Love the fact you guys not only let us try and give input, but also the team of pro's. Can't wait until the 16th!