When it comes to nutrition, it all starts here with Animal Pak. It's your
nutritional foundation. It's your nutritional insurance. Start with the Pak as
your basic starter supplement and add the other Animal products around it.
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“ I have been lifting weights for fifteen years, and most of that time was spent
training as a natural powerlifter. I've experimented with hundreds of
supplements over the years, some good, some worthless. But the best supplement
I've ever come across is Animal Pak. I've been using Animal Pak since I started
as a powerlifter. It was and still is the foundation upon which I rest my
nutritional regimen. Fancy supplements come and go, but the basics stay the
same. The Animal Pak is king.”
-M. Palmieri, Las Vegas
There's nothing like it in the world. For you, getting it is more important than
getting anything else. We're talking about the pump. Just the thought of blood
flooding into your muscles, fueling them with nutrients and oxygen and giving
you that engorged feeling gets you fired up every time. Hey, it's time to hit
the weights. It's time to get your pump on.
Since 1983, Animal Pak has been helping competitive bodybuilders get the most
out of their freakish training routines by providing all the nutrition they
need, plus some they didn't know they needed. For 25 straight years, people like
you have made Animal Pak the #1 selling training "pack" in the world. In fact,
more competitive bodybuilders have cut their teeth on the Animal Pak than any
other bodybuilding supplement in history. Why? Simple. Animal Pak gets the job
done. It works. First time. Every time. Animal Pak has stood the test of time.
See, nature, in all her ingenuity, has designed the human body as the ultimate
training machine. Since the dawn of mankind, our bodies have changed very
little. And when it comes to growing our muscles in a freakish way, we still
need the right combination and mega-doses of essential amino acids, carbs,
vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and essential fatty acids (EFA's). Only Animal
Pak has everything you need.
OK, so you think your regular multi is going to cut it? Get real, Jack. You want
massive size and mega-strength and only Animal Pak can deliver. Each Animal Pak
starts with mega-doses of necessary vitamins and minerals. Yeah, vitamins and
minerals. Vitamins (organic) and minerals (inorganic) are pharmacological agents
and catalysts. They can exert significant ergogenic/anabolic benefits and
function as the spark plugs for activating all the necessary chemical reactions
which make training and building muscle possible.
If you're training or dieting hard for a contest, the first thing that happens
when you don't take the Animal Pak is that nutritional gaps begin to form. Why
should you care? Because over time, these deficiencies continue to grow.
Eventually, your body will stop functioning at its optimum level. In other
words, you hit the wall, your development reaches a plateau. In fact, even if
only one key nutrient is missing from your diet, your body could shut down the
anabolic drive needed to build muscle so that it can support more critical
metabolic processes. When this happens, you stop growing.
Research has proven that strength athletes such as bodybuilders and powerlifters,
due to the intensity and frequency of their training programs, have higher
nutritional requirements than regular athletes. Studies have shown that these
unique needs are greatly increased for bodybuilders who regularly compete and
need to diet down. During calorie-restricted diets (diets which tend to be
repetitive and monotonous, e.g., rice and chicken), the potential for
nutritional deficiencies increase dramatically.
More alarming is the fact that championship-caliber bodybuilders, even when
supplementing with a regular multivitamin, were still experiencing significant
nutritional deficiencies. A basic multivitamin supplement won't be enough.
Competitive bodybuilders know that a superior multivitamin is the first line of
defense. This fact is confirmed by studies which have revealed that 100% of
Olympic weightlifters and over 90% of competitive male and female bodybuilders
use a vitamin/mineral supplement like Animal Pak.
These nutritional gaps not only affect your performance and size, but they begin
to impact the way your other supplements work. For many of today's supplements
to work efficiently, your body needs to be running on all cylinders. Nutritional
gaps mean that your supplements may be rendered ineffective. For example, many
supplements (e.g., prohormones) rely on enzymes and other substances in your
body to "activate" them. Poor nutrition means poor conversion and activation of
expensive supplements. Animal Pak is your insurance policy to prevent this from
happening.
One other reason to take Animal Pak daily: drug-induced nutrient depletion.
Pharmaceutical drug use can lead to vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Relying on
"science” or “gear” to get you huge can obviously exacerbate this problem. Even
common pharmaceuticals and OTC's such as aspirin, ibuprofen, antidepressants,
and cholesterol-lowering drugs can deplete your body of folic acid, iron,
potassium, and important vitamins. If you use drugs of any kind, this is another
reason to supplement with Animal Pak.
With Animal Pak, you get plenty of everything you need. And a few extras. Animal
Pak features performance optimizers such as pyridoxine alpha-ketoglutarate
(PAK), IGF colostrum, nucleotides, lipotropics, L-arginine, Protogen A,
eleuthero, and the like. In every pack, you get a vast arsenal of over 55 key
ingredients that are delivered in the right amounts at the right time, every
time. Each of the 11 tablets included in each pak has been specifically
formulated to deliver the goods.
Consider the Animal Pak as the cast iron skillet of your supplement program,
your body's first line of defense. If you train with weights, then you
absolutely need to train with the Animal Pak. Remember, while most supplements
have come and gone, precious few have stood the test of time. When you're ready
for the best, step up to the most trusted name in serious bodybuilding
nutrition: Animal Pak. What IFBB pros and Mr. Olympia competitors have used
since '83.
For more info, check out the feature article, "The Pak: Where It's At".
required for
• All competitive strength & power athletes
• High-intensity training
• Athletes who use supplements
• Athletes who want maximum performance
daily dose
1 pack per day during the off-season for maintenance, 2 packs during a
pre-contest diet or when training is unusually intense.
selected ingredient profile
Mega-Vitamin/Mineral/Antioxidant Complex
• Zinc
• Chromium
• Magnesium
• All The B Vitamins
• Copper
• Manganese
• Potassium
• Phosphorous
• Vitamins
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin E
• Selenium
• Folic Acid
Key Amino Acid Blend
• Arginine
• Leucine
• Valine
• Isoleucine
• Glutamine
• Methionine
• Lysine
• Histidine
• Threonine
• Phenylalanine
• Tyrosine
• Cysteine
Performance Optimizers
• L-Carnitine
• Pyridoxine Alpha-Ketoglutarate
• Coenzymes A & B
• Para-Aminobenzoic Acid
• Siberian Ginseng (Eleuthero)
• Oriental Ginseng (Panax Ginseng)
• Alpha Lipoic Acid (Thioctic Acid)
• IGF Colostrum
• Phosphatidylcholine
Joint & Bone Support
• Shark Cartilage
• Calcium
• Vitamin D
• Magnesium
EFA Complex
• Linoleic Acid
• Oleic Acid
Digestive Enzymes
• Papain
• Pepsin
• Pancreatin
• Micozyme
recommended stacks
As the "foundational" supplement, Animal Pak should be a part of every
bodybuilder's regimen. Every Animal supplement has been designed to work
together, creating a unique, powerful, and comprehensive nutritional system.
Animal Pak is your starting point.
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