MPA Supps Pharmgrade Platinum-PA
Pros
- 12g 2:1:1 BCAA
- 800mg PA
- 3g Coconut Water Powder
- Value
Cons
- Missing Tryptophan
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Overview of MPA Supps Pharmgrade Platinum-PA
MPA Supps is one of the most respected dietary supplement companies in the industry due to their attention to detail on their formulas. Founded by the late Matt Porter, MPA Supps created supplements for the advanced user. The people who took this life and lifestyle seriously. Even since the passing of Matt, the company continues to commit itself to the values that built the brand.
MPA Supps Pharmgrade Platinum-PA is an amino acid product with the addition of Mediator PA. Not only is this going to help muscles recovery faster, the addition of PA (Phosphatidic Acid) will aid in muscle growth. You would typically find the EAAs and Mediator in two separate products, not one, but MPA Supps went against the grain to give you a formula designed for ultimate repair and growth.
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Testing Results and Ratings
We reviewed MPA Supps Pharmgrade Platinum-PA on five categories. We first start by looking at its ingredient profile. This portion of the review looks at the different ingredients used in the pre-workout supplement, what their intention is and how effectively dosed are each ingredient.
We then look at effectiveness. An effective pre-workout product will use high quality, proven ingredients, at clinically backed dosages. This is generally an extension of the profile section. The higher quality ingredients used at proper dosages, the more effective that pre-workout will be.
Then we move into the taste of the different flavors we’ve tried. We grade each flavor separately and average the scores for their overall taste rating. We were able to test out the following flavors: Jolly Watermelon.
Mixability refers to how well the powder mixes in directed of water. We use the shaker bottle test. We use the Official Shaker Cup of Fitness Informant, the Ice Shaker.
Finally, we talk about value. Value is the combination of profile, effectiveness, taste and mixability in relation to cost. Another part of value are the competitors and other versions of pre-workout products on the market.
Ingredients Profile
Before we dive into the profile it is important to know what EAAs are. EAAs are essential amino acids. They are necessary for muscle protein synthesis. There are a total of nine EAAs, three of those are the well-known BCAAs. Pharmgrade Platinum-PA is an EAA formula, but not full spectrum. It is actually missing Tryptophan. This isn’t enough to discredit the formula, but just something to point out. In the absence of Tryptophan, they do give us Mediator PA (Phosphatidic Acid).
We do start off with the amino acids we’ve all come to know as BCAAs. We get 6g Leucine, the driver of mTOR activation and MPS, 3g of Iso-Leucine and 3g of Valine. These are all the branded version of AjiPure. This means they are a lot more expensive, first off, but also are plant based and not from animals. This is the 2:1:1 ratio we tend to find on the market and deemed as “the best.” We continue to use the plant-based AjiPure for five of the six remaining EAAs (again, no Tryptophan). This formula is designed for muscle recovery.
We get 125mg Pink Himalayan Salt. This will be more-so for hydration. Also used for hydration is 3g of Coconut Juice Powder. This is the largest dosage of Coconut Water Powder we’ve seen in any formula. The most we’ve seen prior to this was 1g. This will aid in hydration and getting liquid into the muscles.
The big addition to this formula, which sets it apart from the other EAAs on the market, is the addition of Mediator PA at 1,600mg. This yields 800mg Phosphatidic Acid. Research shows that the addition of PA aids in mTOR activation and is thought to enhance the anabolic effects of resistance training. It is beneficial for lean body mass gains. In one study, 16 strength resistance trained males either took 750mg PA or a placebo. The results indicated the PA group experienced higher strength gains and better body composition. We are getting 800mg with Pharmgrade Platinum-PA.
Overall this is a great formula. What would put it over-the-top would be the full-spectrum EAA. Even without Tryptophan, the addition of 3g Coconut Water Powder and 1,600mg Mediator PA makes it one of the most anabolic muscle recovery formulas on the market today.
Effectiveness
There are three things we look at in terms of effectiveness of this product. First, how is the muscle recovery process. We did not experience much for muscle soreness. We were on contest prep as well, so really pushing the weights hard. The 12g BCAAs in addition to the five other EAAs aided well in muscle recovery.
Hydration was not a problem. The 3g Coconut Water Powder is a great addition that keeps you hydrated while you train. The addition of 125mg Pink Himalayan Salt, albeit not much, is a nice touch for electrolytes.
We would weight train for six days a week with the seventh day being dedicated to cardio only. We would use Pharmgrade Platinum-PA for each days. We did experience slight strength gains and better body composition, but we were also on contest prep which is to be expected. Overall, the addition of PA should have contributed to those improvements.
This is a quality, effective amino acid product that should be used by those who are serious about their fitness journey.
Taste
Jolly Watermelon:
Jolly Watermelon can be translated to Jolly Rancher pretty damn quick. This does taste like the watermelon version of the Jolly Ranchers. With that said, it does taste about the same as other watermelons on the market. We are not the biggest fans of watermelon but it does taste like it should. It is refreshing and a change from the fruit punches of the world. If you’re a big watermelon person you will like this a lot.
Mixability
By nature, amino acids are not going to be fully soluble in water. This means that you will have particles left over in the water. This is typical, and we are not going to knock the mixability because of such. With that said, this is a 20g+ serving size so it may be a little harder to mix with the addition of Coconut Water Powder and PA. It still mixes fairly well, nothing that we were not shocked about.
We used the Official Shaker Cup of Fitness Informant, The Ice Shaker.
Check out the video above for a full mixability test.
Value
We will admit, Pharmgrade Platinum-PA from MPA Supps is going to be on the higher end of the price range. You need to understand that Mediator PA is not cheap. Just to paint you a picture, we are getting 30-servings with Pharmgrade Platinum-PA. Standalone PA supplements with 30-servings retail for over $55 for 30-servings. MPA Supps Pharmgrade Platinum-PA retails for $69.99. This essentially means if you subtract the $55 price tag from those standalone supplements (they only give 750mg PA instead of the 800mg we get here) you are left with $15 you are paying for EAAs and 3g Coconut Water Powder. This is before the INFORMANT discount code which will knock off 15%. When it is all said and done, this is a great price point for this awesome product.
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MPA Supps Pharmgrade Platinum-PA
Pros
- 12g 2:1:1 BCAA
- 800mg PA
- 3g Coconut Water Powder
- Value
Cons
- Missing Tryptophan
