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Bodybuilding's Ultimate Extreme Performance Bar
By Harry Fessel, Articles Editor/Staff Writer
Apr 13, 2010
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"I've always kind of thought of protein bars as more of a healthy snack than a true performance food but Raptor has completely changed that. I feel like I can train all day long at maximum intensity. I definitely won't train without them anymore."
Dan Decker
Top Level Bodybuilder
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"Old school says train on an empty stomach. Yeah, right. Let them keep thinking that while I eat my Raptor bar before I train. There's no comparison between the way I train while using it, and not using it. After I eat one I feel like something is behind me, pushing me past my limits, into a realm of training I don't experience on an empty stomach. Any true "bodybuilder," in the truest sense of the word, needs to properly fuel themselves with quality carbs and nutrients to maximize performance and gains. No way around it."
Joshua Bergeron
Top Level Bodybuilder
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Raptor's Specialized Carbohydrate Blend Astounds the Bodybuilding World with its Unprecedented Strength and Size-Building PowerIf you regard carbs as the enemy, you've already lost the battle.
While avoiding carbs may be of some value to, say, a sedentary housewife looking to lose weight, it's an absolute disaster scenario for bodybuilders looking to gain muscle mass. Limiting carb intake before, during, and after your workout offers a direct route to inhibited protein synthesis in muscle tissue, lackluster workout intensity and performance, and a post-workout crash of all-important glycogen reserves.
In short, carbs are a highly essential component of the muscle building process. But all carbs are not created equal when it comes to promoting muscle growth. And that brings us to Raptor.
The Raptor Recipe for Success: Carbs and Proteins in Precise Ratio
Raptor is a new type of high-impact superfood bar for bodybuilders, one that has been uniquely formulated to provide the proper type and amount of carbohydrates, amino acids, and other essential nutrients that elite athletes require to optimize training, growth potential, and recovery. Raptor consists of an ultra-rapid-action Energy-CoreTM gel center surrounded by a high-impact outer layer containing medium and extended-interval carbohydrates, whey protein, amino acids and antioxidant co-factors, all precisely calibrated to establish the perfect intracellular environment for enhanced growth.
 This is crucial, because high-quality carbs and proteins--ingested in a timely fashion and in a proper 4:1 ratio--work hand-in-hand to maximize protein synthesis during and after your workout, resulting in optimized muscle anabolism. For the bodybuilder, insufficient intake of carbohydrate specifically will also promote greater breakdown of muscle tissue during intense exercise in order to maintain blood glucose levels and therefore make it more difficult to build or even maintain muscle mass. Plummeting glycogen stores will delay recovery, ramp up muscle-damaging catabolism, and ensure that your growth potential goes unrealized.
And keep in mind that source quality is of primary importance. The quality of the quick-impact and extended-release carb content in Raptor truly puts it in a class by itself.
Prepare for an Extreme Level of Muscle Output
Beyond Anything You've Ever Experienced
Even as it spurs anabolism,
Raptor fuels an enormous upsurge in muscle energetics and power that manifests itself within minutes of consumption and continues for hours thereafter. This dramatic ramping up of stamina, intensity, and work capacity serves as the foundation for significantly longer and more productive workouts which, in turn, literally give your body no choice but to adapt by getting bigger and stronger. We've heard many, many anecdotal reports of workouts raised to a new level via
pre-workout Raptor supplementation, and we anticipate many more as positive word-of-mouth associated with Raptor continues to expand in bodybuilding circles. The fact is, Raptor is designed to fuel even the most grueling 2-3 hour weight-training sessions with energy reserves left over to help jumpstart the critical post workout recovery process.
For more in depth information on Raptor, see Richard Kreider's article, Raptor for Bodybuilding
The Perfect Source of High Quality Muscle-Building Protein and Amino Acids
Unlike most bars available to bodybuilders, Raptor doesn't force you to choose between high-quality carbs or muscle-building protein content. Instead it provides you with the best of both possible worlds by also incorporating 11 grams of an elite ultra bioavailable protein matrix, including optimal levels of EAA, L-Leucine, BCAA, and L-Glutamine to help reduce catabolism, promote protein synthesis, combat fatigue, and support the immune system. It should be noted that, while some energy bars may contain up to 6-10 grams of protein, they don't typically contain high quality protein rich in EAA, and they are not fortified with added levels of key muscle synthesizing aminos such as L-Leucine. Raptor contains these essential co-factors, and is also enhanced with the key amino acid Beta Alanine, which increases muscle carnosine levels (a powerful buffer in muscle tissue) that support extended high-intensity exercise capacity.
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The consumer feedback among bodybuilders who have tried Raptor has been overwhelmingly positive, with athletes reporting dramatic improvements in workout duration and intensity. But even more important is that users are reporting significant and rapid gains in muscle size and strength. The truth is that a balanced blend of high quality carbohydrates equates to the missing anabolic link for countless carb-depleted bodybuilders worldwide.
Most bodybuilders have their protein requirements down to a science. But without the insulin-potentiating and glycogen-building power of carbohydrates, the body simply can't generate the level of protein synthesis needed for substantial growth. Science has long proven that carbs are a highly essential component in fueling the development of new muscle mass. This is precisely why Raptor is one of the fastest growing products we've ever seen in this category.
If you've been one of the thousands of bodybuilders training without adequate carbohydrate intake, prepare to see your workout intensity reach new peaks and at the same time experience newly ignited muscular gains almost immediately.
A workout without Raptor truly is a workout wasted!
Put Raptor to Work for You and Get Ready to Grow!
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"I've always been a relatively low-carb bodybuilder but recently added Raptor to my regimen as a preworkout fuel. Needless to say the results were quite amazing. My workouts are like nothing I've done before and I'm actually feeling noticeably bigger and stronger. I honestly wouldn't have believed it if you told me a protein bar could have this kind of impact."
Ryan Freeman
NPC Bodybuilder
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"I was introduced to the Raptor Extreme bar months ago and was instantly impressed with its well thought out balance of micro- and macro-nutrients. After using it as a preworkout energy supplement for the past 16 weeks, I have noticed my training is more intense, less exhausting, and I have blown all of my personal best lifts out of the water. After using the Raptor bar for a few weeks I noticed that it was much more than just an energy supplement, but also a remarkable recovery aid. Since my introduction to Raptor bar I have been able to push myself harder and recover faster, which has enabled me to be bigger and harder than I have ever been (in fact, I have since reemerged on the competitive bodybuilding scene). As such, based on the quality of its ingredients and my dramatic results, I give my highest recommendation for Raptor Bar Extreme."
Dwayne Jackson,
PhD
Professor, Scientist and
Competitive Bodybuilder |
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"The intensity I bring to the gym since using Raptor bars is ridiculous! I actually can't eat them if I'm not going to train because they give me so much energy I wouldn't know what to do with myself. Also, when I eat them post-workout I feel like my muscles soak up the high quality carbs and protein like a sponge so my recovery is lightning fast. Raptor is by far the most lethal weapon in my training arsenal now!"
Raffi Melkonian
Competitive bodybuilder
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"I LOVE the new Raptor bars by Supreme Protein. The taste is so shockingly good that it tastes like I am cheating on my diet. Only I am not. I am constantly on the go every day, and Raptor bars help me stay full, focused and in a GREAT MOOD. What I love to do is open the bar and cut them into four pieces so I can eat them throughout the day. Not only does the new Raptor bar have high quality whey protein, but is also has 3 g of BCAA's and 5 g of glutamine. It also has beta alanine which really helps me keep going during my High Intensity workouts. I love it when i do my boxing workouts. The raptor bar also has glycerol, which provides yet another concentrated high-powered fuel source, while also promoting hydration. How awesome is that! The new Raptor bar is AMAZING."
Maleah Jo Bataoel
Figure Competitor and
Fitness Model
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"It is particularly important for bodybuilders to properly load up on carbohydrate, amino acid, and nutrient intake around training sessions. Raptor is a new type of performance bar, one that has been uniquely formulated to provide the proper type and amount of carbohydrates, amino acids, and other essential nutrients that bodybuilders and power athletes can use to optimize training, performance, and recovery."
Richard Kreider, PhD
Director, Exercise & Sport Nutrition Lab, Texas A&M University
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Disclaimer: Use as directed with a sensible nutrition and exercise program. Read all product labels and warnings thoroughly before use. Endorsers have been remunerated for their appearance. Endorsers used these products in conjunction with diet and exercise. Their results are not typical. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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