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1UP Nutrition
Overview
1UP Nutrition offers many different bundles for their fitness supplements. They refer to these bundles as “stacks.” They offer two fat loss stacks — one for men, one for women — which come with five different products meant to help you lose weight and build muscle. They also have Muscle Mass stacks for men and women, which give you a whole 4-5 fitness supplement routine to help you meet your goals. They have a few other stacks, ranging from a vacation prep stack to a workout recovery stack. By creating these stacks, 1UP Nutrition makes it easy to find the routine that’s right for you.
Price
$16.99 - $43.99/unit
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1UP Nutrition offers many different bundles for their fitness supplements. They refer to these bundles as “stacks.” They offer two fat loss stacks — one for men, one for women — which come with five different products meant to help you lose weight and build muscle. They also have Muscle Mass stacks for men and women, which give you a whole 4-5 fitness supplement routine to help you meet your goals. They have a few other stacks, ranging from a vacation prep stack to a workout recovery stack. By creating these stacks, 1UP Nutrition makes it easy to find the routine that’s right for you.
If you’re looking for a new fitness supplement, you’ve surely noticed that they’re not exactly cheap. It can be difficult to decide what to commit to, especially when return policies aren’t always amenable to you returning something you’ve already partly eaten. 1UP Nutrition offers a Sampler Start-Up Kit to make it easy for you. You get to select five different samples, plus five surprise samples, as well as a free power mixer and six free eBooks to help get you started. That way, you can sample what 1UP Nutrition has to offer before committing.
If you’re a religious user of fitness supplements, 1UP Fitness has a rewards program, which makes it easy for you to work toward discounts with every purchase. For every dollar spent, you gain 2 points, and you can gain additional points with one-time actions like referring to a friend, following 1UP Nutrition on social media or leaving a product review. And the more points you earn, the faster you level up — and the higher your level, the more points you earn on the dollar. At their highest rewards tier, you’ll earn 6 points for every dollar spent, and you can redeem $1 in credit for every 100 points you earn.
1UP Nutrition offers more than just fitness supplements — they’re also currently hosting an 8-week transformation challenge. It’s free to enter, and by entering into the challenge you receive a free, personalized meal plan, a free 8-week training program, access to their library of 300+ videos and 250+ recipes, and access to a private Facebook group for participants. And here’s the exciting bit — winners of this challenge receive up to $10,000 in cash, plus prizes like free fitness supplements or an ambassador contract with 1UP Nutrition. So if fitness supplements are part of a larger self-improvement plan, 1UP Nutrition offers tons of guidance and exciting rewards to help you get there.
Pros & Cons
Pros:
1UP Nutrition is so confident in their product that they guarantee your satisfaction 100%. You can return any fitness supplements you’re dissatisfied within 30 days for a full refund, as long as you’ve used less than 20% of the product, which gives you a decent window of time to determine whether or not 1UP Nutrition is for you.
1UP Nutrition boasts a staggering 73.9k user reviews, certified by a third-party application. With that many reviews of their fitness supplements, you’d expect some negative ones... and while there surely are some, they still average out to a very impressive 5-star rating.
1Up Nutrition has the distinction of offering full transparency with their fitness supplements. While other brands might make the recipe for the products proprietary to protect their business, 1UP Nutrition has completely non-proprietary, open formulas. So if you want to know what’s in your protein powder, pre-workout formula, or post-workout recovery shake, you don’t have to guess. This is an extra bonus for anybody with difficult dietary restrictions! With 1UP fitness supplements, there’s no more guesswork.
1UP Nutrition has fitness supplements in an almost overwhelming variety of flavors. If you're bored with chocolate, vanilla, or, let's be honest, cardboard-flavored protein shakes, 1UP has a solution. Their standard whey protein powder comes in all the standard flavors, but also ones you're surely never seen before, like Pumpkin Spice Latte, Coconut Ice Cream, Caramel Toffee Macchiato, or Cinnamon French Toast·among many tasty others.
Cons:
Although 1UP Nutrition offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee for all of their fitness supplements, they limit their refund window to 30 days. While this sounds like a long period of time, if you're using something like a protein powder, or other fitness supplement meant to have an impact on your physique, it might be hard to completely judge whether you?e gotten the results that you want in that time.
While many brands that make fitness supplements really lean into their mission whether it's to make clean products, or vegan products, or cater to a specific diet, or keep things natural ·1UP Nutrition is a little hard to place. The Our Mission·section of their website doesn't give much of an insight into what their mission is, beyond vague corporate talking points like honesty and integrity·and passion for what we do.·The product could be great and the founders could be genuinely passionate about their fitness supplements, but the overall effect is sort of corporate and unimpressive.
1UP Nutrition divides their fitness supplements into various categories, the primary set being products for men, and products for women. There are perhaps biological differences that might make different supplements better or worse for different sexes ·although there isn't an overarching rationale for this listed on their site. But there aren't many other brands that do this, so it seems like a slightly strange differentiation that might make 1UP Nutrition? fitness supplements off-putting to people looking to transition from another fitness supplement.
1UP Nutrition lists a series of seemingly positive aspects to their fitness supplements on each product page. These include that their supplements are ·rd party lab tested·and have quality purity guaranteed.·While you can sort of infer what these mean, it seems like some elaboration about what makes their products great might be helpful. Some of it, like the aforementioned, feels kind of vague and makes it hard to understand exactly why their fitness supplements are better than any other.
Naked Nutrition
Overview
Naked Nutrition has a very clear and refreshingly simple ethos. Rather than going over the top and trying to sell a lifestyle in addition to fitness supplements, Naked Nutrition keeps it straightforward. Their name reflects both their packaging and their ingredients. They use only the purest ingredients, and their fitness supplements are made without artificial sweeteners, flavors, or colors. They are also processed in acid and bleach-free process, keeping things simple and good for you.
Price
$50 - $90
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Naked Nutrition has a very clear and refreshingly simple ethos. Rather than going over the top and trying to sell a lifestyle in addition to fitness supplements, Naked Nutrition keeps it straightforward. Their name reflects both their packaging and their ingredients. They use only the purest ingredients, and their fitness supplements are made without artificial sweeteners, flavors, or colors. They are also processed in acid and bleach-free process, keeping things simple and good for you.
Naked Nutrition offers some very tasty flavors for their fitness supplements. They offer the usual flavors of vanilla and chocolate, but also strawberry and even a Naked Nutrition powdered peanut butter. Naked Nutrition peanut butter comes as a super-nutritious powder, which you mix with water or another liquid to create a clean, healthy, creamy peanut butter that is over 40% protein. This way, fitness supplements don? have to be a chore ·instead, they can be dessert.
You can make a one-time purchase of Naked Nutrition fitness supplements, but you can also subscribe to receive regular deliveries of your favorite product. This is a convenient solution if you?e someone who always forgets they?e running out of something until you?e already run out of it. You also get a 5% discount off of a product? base price if you order it as a subscription, which means it's not only convenient, but good for your wallet, too.
Naked Nutrition offers a wide selection of dietary supplements in addition to fitness supplements, all designed to help you recover more quickly, gain muscle, and boost your overall immune health. With options for your pre-workout routine like Naked Energy to help get you going, and options for your post-workout routine like Naked Creatine to help you build your strength and delay the onset of fatigue, you can optimize every part of your work out with pure, clean ingredients.
Pros & Cons
Pros:
Naked Nutrition offers a loyalty point program, which is great news if you plan to make fitness supplements part of your regular routine. For every dollar you spend on Naked Nutrition, you get 3 points, with bonuses for things like signing up to their mailing list (which gives you an automatic 200 points.) You can redeem your points for vouchers ·every 100 points equates to approximately $1.
If you're health-conscious enough to seek out a fitness supplement, it's likely that you have a plan for the way you want to fuel your body. If that plan is keto, Naked Nutrition has fitness supplements, just for you. They offer Keto fat bomb supplements in chocolate and vanilla, as well as an egg white protein powder with less than 2g of net carbs. So if your fitness supplements are preventing you from meeting your macros, Naked Nutrition has the solution.
Naked Nutrition specifically states that its fitness supplements are good to use when baking! If the idea of adding some supplements, vitamins, or minerals that might be lacking in your diet to your daily routine appeals, but you never remember to take pills, Naked Nutrition powders are a great solution.
If the idea of baking with your fitness supplements appeals to you, Naked Nutrition's products not only make that possible, but they provide a database of recipes to help you do it. They have recipes for different dietary requirements, like for vegans or for those following a keto diet, and their recipes range from traditional protein shakes to indulgent protein brownies.
Cons:
If you're an avid user of fitness supplements, specifically whey protein powders, and are potentially looking to make a change, Naked Nutrition might have one annoying difference to whey powders that you're used to. Naked Nutrition? whey products foam more than most. In order to combat this, you might need to figure out a way to reduce your blending time for any protein shake, which could be difficult, depending on your recipe.
Unlike many similar retailers, Naked Nutrition doesn't seem to offer any bundles of their products. If you?e looking to start a whole routine of fitness supplements, and aren't sure what that should consist of, a similar product that gives you pre-set options might be preferable.
Unlike some other competitors, Naked Nutrition doesn't guarantee your satisfaction with their fitness supplements. Items must be returned unopened and unused within fourteen days for a full refund or exchange ·and you have to cover the shipping charges.
In addition to a weak return policy, Naked Nutrition also doesn't offer any exchanges. So if you order a chocolate-flavored fitness supplement and don? find the flavor to your liking, you won? be able to try another variety of Naked Nutrition? supplements without eating the cost. In defense of this policy, Naked Nutrition points out that their products are not strongly flavored, and that they prefer to view them as a "blank canvas" which might be an additional downside if fitness supplements are the primary ingredient in your protein shake.
Gemini Organic
Overview
Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes are the perfect fuel for plant based humans. Creating meals that are both Vegan and protein rich is not always a quick process and Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes are designed to help fill the nutritional gaps for those times you are short on time and energy. They are the perfect substitution for a meal on the go to get the proper nutrition and stick to your dietary goals.
Price
$54.95
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Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes are the perfect fuel for plant based humans. Creating meals that are both Vegan and protein rich is not always a quick process and Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes are designed to help fill the nutritional gaps for those times you are short on time and energy. They are the perfect substitution for a meal on the go to get the proper nutrition and stick to your dietary goals.
Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes are Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, and contain no artificial ingredients. This shake is all-natural, free of fillers, that is low in sugar and is completely nourishing for the body and the brain.
Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shake is manufactured by Unico Nutrition which was founded in 2012 and prides itself from being unique in the exercise supplement industry by committing to safety, effectiveness, honesty, and responsibility of its products to deliver the finest nutrition possible to its clients.
Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes taste good! Unico uses the highest quality flavoring like using Fresh vanilla bean, 100% pure French Valrhona Cocoa, and real bits of organic strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries. Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes are also low in sugar due to the use of all-natural sweeteners like monk fruit and organic coconut sugar--simply stated, these shakes are naturally delicious.
Pros & Cons
Pros:
Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes are full of clean, naturally sourced ingredients. All materials are non-GMO and reasonably sourced--the customer knows exactly what they are putting in their body.
Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes come in beautiful packaging that is eye catching, instagramable, and makes the consumer instantly feel delighted by such innovative and striking packaging.
Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes come in three different flavors, vanilla, chocolate and mixed berry which are bold and low in sugar
Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes are made with 14 different super foods like Organic Spinach, Acai, and ashwagandha. They are the perfect protein packed post-workout power up.
Cons:
The containers and serving sizes per container for Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes come in are not as big as their competitors AND it costs significantly more than those competitors. Unico Nutrition is a relatively newer and smaller company, so their prices tend to be a bit higher on all products, not just the Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes.
Many people feel the taste of the Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes is a bit grainy or needs to have something added to it and it takes a little bit to nail down the exact combination that makes it taste the best. That added step or steps is a bit of a deterrent towards Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes when other meal replacement shakes from competitors taste appealing with no extra steps needed.
Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes do not have nearly as much protein in them per serving as their competitors. The packaging states that there are 16 grams of protein, but in order to get that much protein, you need to use 2 scoops of the powder. With approximately only 24 scoops per container, if used every day, one container of Gemini Organic Vegan Meal Replacement Shakes does not even get you through an entire month (neither does two for that matter).
Unico Nutrition Inc does not allow product returns if a product has been opened or tampered with. If a customer does not like the taste of the product, they just have to eat the cost, and the cost is already high.
ATH
Overview
Headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, ATH is a brand of high-performance, natural athletic supplements. They have no artificial coloring, no artificial sweeteners, non-GMO, no artificial flavors, and are minimally processed. They are transparent with their ingredients and use organic ingredients whenever possible.
Price
$20 - 50
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Headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, ATH is a brand of high-performance, natural athletic supplements. They have no artificial coloring, no artificial sweeteners, non-GMO, no artificial flavors, and are minimally processed. They are transparent with their ingredients and use organic ingredients whenever possible.
ATH Organic Fitness Supplements are dedicated to supporting the lifestyles of those performing Jiu-Jitsu, weightlifting, and surfing, which are the passions of their company founder, Stuart. They are committed to providing those engaging in a high level of fitness with the cleanest, highest quality natural supplements. In their words, they exist to build healthier athletes.
ATH has supplements for EVERY stage of a workout. Their products help support the athlete pre- and post-workout while building muscle, or while in recovery. On their website, they have a section where you can pre-select your, “goals” and depending on these goals, they filter suggested products to help support those goals. Because they have such a wide variety of products, they have created “bundles” on their site that make ordering supplemental assistance for the complete workout extremely easy.
In addition to fitness supplements to support your workout, ATH also has a broad range of nutrients and vitamins to help support your overall health when you are not in a workout. In addition to nutritional supplements, they also have a selection of different, “swag” items for the athlete to wear.
Pros & Cons
Pros:
ATH uses all-natural ingredients to make their supplements. They are Gluten Free, Non-GMO, Soy Free, Plant-Based, Paleo Friendly, Dairy-Free, and made in the USA from start to finish. ATH also tries to use organic ingredients whenever possible and is committed to the health of its customers. The entire company was started because it was difficult to find athletic supplements that were pure, so the makers at ATH truly stand by the cleanliness of their products.
ATH supplements are VAST and cover all bases when it comes to workout support. For the high-performing athlete, ATH has something for every step of their workout process, and the pre-selected bundle section of their website makes it extremely easy to see all you need, even for the novice just starting to enter the world of workout supplements.
ATH has a, “find your stack” section on its website which is a personalized questionnaire for customers to take that generates results and recommends products based on the answers given. This tool makes it much easier for the customer to find what products they need and helps to filter out those they do not. This is especially useful for the athlete who is not sure what products are needed to help support their workouts.
ATH has a selection of vitamins and minerals. They carry supplements for gut health, vitamins like zinc and vitamin C for immune support, and greens to complete your nutrition and to ensure your body is getting exactly what it needs, ATH also carries recovery and sleep supplements to truly support the full body in all areas, not just in a workout.
Cons:
At first glance, ATH’s website and the number of supplements offered is extremely overwhelming. The novice to workout supplements and overall body support while working out would have a difficult time navigating what they need without doing some research. While they do have the “find your stack” portion of the website, it is a bit hidden and isn’t super clear as to what the “stack” you are finding is.
Although pricing is on par with its competitors (or sometimes a tad higher), the prices for all-natural products are higher in general, so the average person committed to desiring workout supplements, may look elsewhere for products that can both support their body in the way they need and support a smaller hit to their finances as well.
All official retailers for ATH products have locations in Hawaii, and there are no others anywhere else in the US. When debating which supplements might be best for you, many people like to go into a physical store to talk with a sales associate to get as much information as they can before making a purchase. While there does seem to be customer support at ATH, the responsiveness is unclear and a person unsure of a purchasing decision may turn elsewhere to have more confidence when buying.
Due to their commitment to all-natural ingredients and flavors, many people do not like the taste of some ATH products. Some complain that the protein powder tastes coarse, artificially sweet, and not quite smooth enough. Although many customers rave about their products, several customers feel the taste of them leaves something to be desired.