Gaspari Nutrition SuperPump / SizeOn Review

Citam · 08-07-2008, 10:51 PM

Just got SizeOn and SuperPump from Orbit and just gonna put up a little something on what I think of it. Of course my opinion and 50 cents wont buy you a cup of coffee but I love to hear my self talk and read what I have written so you will all suffer with me. HAHAHA

Right out of the box I will say that the SizeOn is 6 to 8 pills once a day, which is a little different for me. I'm used to the twice a day dosing. Smells a little like elmers glue and bad breath, and the pills are compressed powder tablets that are not coated or have a very thin coating. Unless you drink water fast you will taste it......tastes a little like bad breath too.

SuperPump is raspberry lemonade flavor and smells great. I'll give that a try in the morning.

Tomorrow is lats/delts so we will see how it goes.

**T.O** · 08-07-2008, 10:59 PM

Cool dude I didnt know you ordered from me. lol you get reps for that. hahahaa

Citam · 08-07-2008, 11:02 PM

lol, yeah.
Thanks for the trial BCAA's! That will be somthing new for me.

**T.O** · 08-07-2008, 11:03 PM

anytime brotha.

Half Second · 08-08-2008, 01:30 AM

nice bro I've been considering SizeOn for my next bulking creatine. I'd be very interested to know how it works for you.

Citam · 08-08-2008, 08:27 AM

Woke up late this morning and didn't have time to train before work. I'll do a make up day on saturday and let everyone know how it goes.

Citam · 08-08-2008, 08:28 AM

It is pretty cool only taking the creatine once a day. It nice putting the bottly back on the kitchen shelf and not having to take it with me for a second dose.

KP88 · 08-09-2008, 01:47 PM

I have used them and must say that I liked them very much. The Super Pump though if you read the canister said may give you the ****s or something like that till your body adjust to it. Believe me, it will. ha ha I would start off with the smaller dose on it. If I remember it is 1-3 scoops of Super Pump 30-45 min before workout. Start with the 1-1 1/2 scoops and go up. As for the Size On. I had mine in the powder also and drank it during workout cause I hate chugging a bunch of liquid right after a workout. Just my two cents worth but I think it is a great product.

Half Second · 08-09-2008, 02:22 PM

cool thanks for your input

Citam · 08-09-2008, 05:30 PM

Tried the SuperPump today. It mixes really well, no clumps or large particles and no fizzing. I made it in a shaker with no problems. Taste is great. Mixed with the recomended 12oz of water it was too strong for my taste, but at 16oz it was just fine.

Drank 3 scoops 20min prior to workout. I was waiting for the familer feeling of my face threatening me with bodily harm (pins and needles on the skin) but it didnt happen.
I was really dragging this morning since I only slept 3 hours last night. I was waiting for a bit of a rush but it didnt come so I started working out anyway. Right after my warm up sets I felt like a million bucks. Not buzzed or jittery but no more lag at all. Im 4 hours post workout and I still feel pretty good. It seems to be a pretty smooth pick me up, we'll see how it feels on a full night sleep.

The pumps during the workout were a little more than normal in the primary target muscle groups, not what I would call "skin tearing" but noticable. I did notice that the support muscle groups got a fair amout of pump too. Bi's and Tri's got a lot more pump than Im used to seeing on shoulder days. Veins seemed a little more pokey than normal (but I was also looking for this, may be the only reason i noticed).
We'll see on Monday how it feels on a full night rest.

As for the SizeOn, only one side to report. I havent had diorrhea but stools have been just a little looser than normal. I suspect if you have never taken creatine before or have been off for a while you will get it.

We'll see next week how much diffrence there is between last weeks numbers on straight monohydrate and next week on SizeOn is.

I do have to say that if SizeOn is no better than any other creatine product its still great to take one big serving in the mornign and be done with it. I hate lugging supps around with me so I can take an afternoon dose, this leaves more room in the bag for food!

**T.O** · 08-09-2008, 05:32 PM

Great review bro. Looking forward to more.

**mitbar** · 08-09-2008, 08:13 PM

great review so far, look forward to more.

**ibanezman88** · 08-09-2008, 09:10 PM

great combo
will try this soon hopefully.

why did you go with the pills instead of the powder for size on?

Citam · 08-09-2008, 09:19 PM

Went with the pills out of convience. Smaller container and easier to take on the run.

KP88 · 08-09-2008, 09:54 PM

The pills are convienent but I like the powder. I have also heard that you get better absorbtion off the powder so there is less waste.

**ibanezman88** · 08-11-2008, 12:56 AM

that and you can sip it thoughout the workout better.

Citam · 08-11-2008, 01:28 PM

Took the single scoop recomended for non-training days yesterday morning insted of coffee. Not much in the way of energy from it, think I would have rather had the coffee.

Other people my get more of an energy boost from it than me. After 10 years of shift work my CNS is pretty much shot. I doubt I would get much energy from meth at this point.

With that in mind i think I did get more energy from NO Xplode. Perhaps this would be a good beginner product or for people who are sensitive to stimulants.

Citam · 08-11-2008, 01:46 PM

Took the 3 scoops in 16oz of water 30min prior to workout. Still love the taste and the fine composition of the powder, mixes completely with no noticeable particles to chew up.

Again no real boost in energy before the workout started, but I got wound up a lot faster than usual and felt more aggressive. Not the kick the weight bench aggressive. More of the pick up a 5lb plate, take a large bite out of it, and spit it at the dumbbell rack; just so the dumbbells know your here to hurt them today kind of aggression.

Pump was good, pretty close to normal maybe a little more, and same as last time the secondary muscles seems to get more pump than usual for a chest day. Not skin tearing but noticeable. Vasodilatation was more than normal. The veins I usually see were as expected but I could also see them further up the arm than usual.

My mind is more focused than usual, I think thats why I conjured up the metal biting aggression so easily.
I also have a considerable amount of energy after my workout. If I had to compare it to anything it feels about like Vit B shots. I'm not ready to scale the side of my house, but I'm also not mentally tired either.

I think I will skip my post workout nap and see how the energy lasts.

As for the creatine there are no more sides and its pretty much business as usual. I wont pass any judgment on effectiveness for another week or so.

Citam · 08-11-2008, 01:50 PM

I think I will try the powder next time. Give it a direct comparison to the pills.

**T.O** · 08-11-2008, 01:51 PM

Very Nice

Nebraska1 · 08-11-2008, 08:55 PM

My cents on this subject in which i just did the same thing. Usually have been running BSN products but i wanted to try the Gaspari and i have to say that it did absolutely nothing for me . No pump , no energy, bad taste and all in all ....did nothn for me . I actually used the product for 3wks , i then took 1 serve of my NO Xplode and instantly got my real good pump on my workout and energy rigt up there !! Now everyones body is different and reacts different to things...just saying that i wouldnt buy the Gaspari again

Citam · 08-12-2008, 12:00 AM

Energy has lasted through the day. Just now feeling tired, but it doesnt feel like Im crashing, just tired.

I think I will have to agree as far preferring NOXplode. I like the instant energy feeling you get from it and the pumps are a lot harder. I will probably go back to it after I'm done with the SuperPump and take a few weeks of N.O. all together. May even try APS Plasmagen. Depends on how Halfsecond feels about it, he is testing it right now.

I like the flavor and consistancy of SuperPump better.

I don't think its a completely worthless product. I would recommend it to someone who has never taken a N.O. product before or to someone who is sensitive to stimulants.

Another important thing to mention is that I haven't seen any pulse or blood pressure spikes with SuperPump. May be an alternative for folks on PH or who have BP concerns (make sure you talk to your doctor first folks)

cjax21 · 08-13-2008, 01:52 AM

I have taken superpump 250 for about a month and a half now pump has been great i also have been taking plasmajet probably the best NO product i have ever taken i have taken No2 and NO xtreme 2g oldschool if u heard of it plasmajet has been by far the best product NO wise. I have also take Size on this creatine has done nothing for me so far did not notice anything. I recommend green bulge by controlled labs hope that gives u some insite superpump will loosen ur stool a littlebit lol for the first couple days dont mind it it will go away me and 3 buddys are on it its worth the loss cheeks for a couple days

**T.O** · 08-13-2008, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by cjax21

worth the loss cheeks for a couple days

abmaxson86 · 08-13-2008, 12:16 PM

both gaspari and bsn are pretty expensive....you can get the same kind of pump buy just using arginine and caffeine and some creatine mono-hydrate.....imho

**ibanezman88** · 08-13-2008, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by abmaxson86

both gaspari and bsn are pretty expensive....you can get the same kind of pump buy just using arginine and caffeine and some creatine mono-hydrate.....imho

honestly, i agree.

Hype-R · 08-21-2008, 01:34 PM

quick question about size-on... i went to orbitnutrition.com and saw they have the powder and the tablet form. both have 40 servings and both are the exact same price. just wondering if it's a personal preference or if there's an actual difference between the pill and powder form.

i do know the powder form is supposed to have faster absorbtion but if you take it in the morning, you don't really need it to be faster right???

thanks in advance to any one with input... :)

KP88 · 08-21-2008, 07:46 PM

pills are more convienent. When I was on it I always felt bloated cause I was on Size On, Super Pump 250 and taken protien shakes. I was full of liquid all the time. If I had it to do over again I would go with the pills.

Citam · 08-22-2008, 11:44 PM

I went with pills for this review because of the convience of taking pills in themorning before heading out the door.

For my next cycle im going to use powder and sip on it during my workout.

Hype-R · 08-24-2008, 09:22 PM

cool...thanks. i was wondering if the pills actually contained the same formula as in the powder. i guess since i work with manufacturing i can see the pill form costing a lot more to manufacture so that's why i was kinda confused.

oh well... guess i'll just try it out and see for myself. thanks again for the replies...