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Xtend Pro Whey Isolate

Xtend Pro Whey Isolate Review: Why Add BCAAs?

BCAAs and protein powder in the same product? That’s what you get with Xtend’s very unusual Pro Whey Isolate, a product that hits you with 50 percent more branched chain amino acids than you’d normally get ... Continue Reading

Inov-8 F-Lite 235 V3 Cross Training Shoe Review

Inov-8 continues to deliver and develop their dynamic cross training shoes with their latest F-Lite 235 V3 model. The Inov-8 F-Lite 235 V3s is the third edition to the F-Lite 235 shoe line, and they're ... Continue Reading

Jabra Elite 65t True Wireless Earbuds Review

Jabra Elite 65t True Wireless Earbuds Review

Jabra is a company that designs wireless earbuds and headphones for a variety of settings. In this review, I take a deep dive look at the Jabra Elite 65t True Wireless Earbuds. The main focus and goal of ... Continue Reading

vitahustle

VitaHustle Review – Kevin Hart’s Multivitamin for Athletes

Actor, comedian, and burgeoning fitness icon Kevin Hart spent four years developing his new nutrition product and instead of going the way of whey protein or pre workouts, he decided to formulate a ... Continue Reading

Reebok CrossFit Nano 9 Construction

Reebok CrossFit Nano 9 Review — Best Model Yet?

The Reebok Nano cross training shoe line continues to evolve with the launch of the brand new Reebok CrossFit® Nano 9. Reebok's latest Nano model has had quite the makeover compared to its eight ... Continue Reading

Blue Apron Review

Blue Apron Meal Review – Biggest Player in the Game?

Blue Apron is a company you have probably heard of in the world of Home Meal Delivery Services. They were founded in New York City in 2012 and have gained popularity in their offerings and accessibility. ... Continue Reading

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Legion Casein+ Review: The Most Protein Dense?

Legion is a supplement company that's newer than some of their competitors, but they've pulled ahead to the forefront of the industry with transparent labeling, science-backed dosages, and by appealing to ... Continue Reading

Adidas Pureboost Trainer Review

Adidas Pureboost Trainer Review

The Adidas Pureboost Trainer is arguably one of Adidas' most popular cross-training models on the market. This cross-training shoe features Adidas' signature Boost technology in its midsole, and provides ... Continue Reading

Beat Solo3 Headphones

Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones Review — Worth the Price?

The Beats Solo3 Wireless On-Ear Headphones have been a popular headphone option and fashion icon over the last few years. Since being bought by Apple in 2014, the Beats Solo3 Wireless On-Ear Headphones now ... Continue Reading

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Legion Atlas Review – The Best Whole Food Mass Gainer?

Editor Note: Unfortunately, the Legion Atlas mass gainer is no longer in stock. Instead, check out our entire list of the best mass gainers. You're sure to find a pick that suits your needs and fitness ... Continue Reading

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IdealLean Protein Shake Review – Why Is It For Women?

IdealLean is a Utah-based fitness company that targets women with workout programs and clothing but also with supplements like protein powder, pre-workouts, and the branched chain amino acids we've ... Continue Reading

Converse Chuck Taylor Review — Why Do Athletes Love Them?

The Converse Chuck Taylor has remained relatively unchanged for many years, and that's consistently grown this shoe's cult-like following. In fact, the only noticeable changes made on this shoe came after ... Continue Reading

JBL Under Armour True Wireless Flash Headphones Review

Headphones are one of the most important and subtle tools for multiple athletes' successes in the gym. Great wireless workout headphone are not cheap, and there are a ton of the market, so how do you ... Continue Reading

Ascent Pre Workout Featured

Ascent Pre Workout Review – The Most Basic?

“Clean energy and hydration fuel” is the promise from Ascent, the all natural supplement company that has released a pre workout that’s remarkable in its simplicity. This is the first pre workout we’ve ... Continue Reading

Athletic Greens Whey Featured

Athletic Greens Whey Protein Review – Is Grass-Fed Better?

“The purest pasture raised whey on Earth” is the promise made by Athletic Greens for their 100% Grass-Fed Whey Protein. Founded in 2010, Athletic Greens is best known for their greens supplement, which I ... Continue Reading

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Review: The Travel Show That Explores CrossFit in Asia

Amit Tripuraneni is a New Zealand-based CrossFit coach and filmmaker who decided to combine his two passions with an innovative travel show that explores how CrossFit® and its culture are manifesting in ... Continue Reading

UA Project Rock 1

Under Armour Project Rock 1 Review

The Project Rock 1 is a high-top training shoe that was constructed by Under Armour with the help of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Of all the lifting and cross training shoes we've reviewed to date, the Under ... Continue Reading

Isopure Protein Review

Isopure Protein Review (2025), Tested by Fitness Experts

Many people have seen and tried protein supplements containing whey, but whey isolate is taking the sports nutrition world by storm as it’s a highly digestible protein source. (1) We love Isopure Zero Carb ... Continue Reading

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Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Isolate Review – The Best?

The most popular whey on Earth gets an upgrade. Optimum Nutrition’s Gold Standard Whey is the most popular whey protein powder on the market so when Optimum Nutrition releases a new whey, we pay ... Continue Reading

Adidas Power Perfect 3 Review

In early 2019, Adidas announced the Power Perfect 3 weightlifting shoe's release with relatively no announcement. This model is an update to the previous Adidas Power Perfect 2 that debuted back in 2011. ... Continue Reading

Nike Metcon 4 XD Review

Nike Metcon 4 XD Review

The Nike Metcon 4 XD is the latest cross training shoe to be released in Nike's popular Metcon line. The Nike Metcon 4 XD is an update to the previous Metcon 4 and offers a couple subtle construction ... Continue Reading

ladder greens

Ladder Greens Review: Better Than a Multivitamin?

What does ‘high potency superfoods’ mean when Arnold Schwarzenegger is telling you to drink them? Today we wanted to take a look at the green superfood powder from Ladder, the new supplement company ... Continue Reading

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HelloFresh Meal Review — Really the Most Popular???

When I heard the name “HelloFresh”, the first thing I pictured was a plate of vibrant greens, colorful vegetables and juicy proteins. If I’m being honest, thinking about all of that got me really ... Continue Reading

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Transparent Labs Fat Burner Review: Burn More Calories at Rest?

You want to lose fat and you're interested in fat burning supplements. There's a lot of hype surrounding concoctions of chili pepper and caffeine and their purported abilities to help you lose fat ... Continue Reading

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