REVIEWED: Trinilabs Vigormen All Natural Libido & Testosterone Booster
My Trinilabs Vigormen All Natural Libido & Testosterone Booster First Look:
With my rugby career promises faltering as I nearly hit 33, I think it is now time to get more involved with cycling for low impact cardio and hit the weights heavy again.
When I lived in London and didn’t play much rugby I was able to smash the gym up and cover up to 100 miles per week on the bicycle to ensure I had a good level of cardiovascular health as well as strength which is easier to attain and maintain when you aren’t nursing injuries (concussion has struck me again).
With this all in mind it is time to find another great addition to the testosterone booster’s I like to use.
As I am now approaching mid 30’s my test levels will be subsiding and this is something I can actually feel. Energy levels are down and so is my muscle building prowess…put simply I am desperate to get my levels back up to something like they used to be
This product looks harmless enough, in fact it looks too harmless.
I have no fear, no expectation of anything really.
According to the bottle it is an all new formulation, so I would love to see the original formula.
Normally bottles have some sort of purposefulness look to them, or something a bit menacing. If not wither of those two, it usually looks like something that a doctor would prescribe.
This looks like some paracetamol. For children.
Ingredients: The Science
Tongkat Ali – Eurycoma (LongJack) is a pro-fertility agent and aphrodisiac that appears to have a large body of evidence supporting this role and some evidence suggesting it may be an anti-estrogen and pro-erectile agent.
However, there is a lack of evidence for testosterone boosting in humans, although some very limited evidence in animals.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3433727/
Maca Root – This Peruvian strain of ginseng is great for lifting libido and mood, however, when it comes to raising testosterone levels it has no effect at all. No significant influences on testosterone in any tested demographic I’m afraid.
https://examine.com/supplements/Maca/
L-Arginine – This is found in many pre workout supplements or products designed to make you more vascular. L-Arginine opens up the blood vessels and arteries to assist with blood flow, nothing really to do with testosterone but may assist with any impotency issues that are not helping you attain that hot chick in the gym who is 15 years your junior. However, you will require 5g per day alone!
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-875-larginine.aspx?activeingredientid=875&
Panex Ginseng – This form of Ginseng is the most highly researched. There’s lots of evidence which suggest cognitive function, mood and immunity is increased. There is evidence for better erections and an increase in testosterone production for infertile men.
https://examine.com/supplements/panax-ginseng/
Eleutherococcus Senticosus (Siberian Ginseng) – Whilst there is evidence that this can actually help treat herpes and reduce the severity of cold and flu, there is very little solid evidence to reliably suggest this helps increase testosterone or increase strength.
http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/siberian-ginseng
However, we are now punished with a proprietary blend which means we are not entirely sure of the ingredient profile breakdown:
Sarsaparilla – Athletes sometimes use sarsaparilla as a steroid for performance enhancement. Some supplement makers claim that chemicals (sterols) in sarsaparilla can be converted to anabolic steroids like testosterone. But this is a false claim.
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-379-sarsaparilla.aspx?activeingredientid=379&activeingredientname=sarsaparilla
Pumpkin Seed – Pumpkin seeds are great for Magnesium which is good for testosterone production.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20352370
Muira Puama – No real scholarly studies or evidence available from reliable sources that would suggest that this stimulates testosterone production.
This may help with improving sexual function when combined with Ginkgo but other than that there’s not much to go on.
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-574-muira%20puama.aspx?activeingredientid=574&activeingredientname=muira%20puama
Nettle – Good for reducing inflammation and an enlarged prostate but has no effect on testosterone.
https://examine.com/supplements/stinging-nettle/
Cayenne Pepper – The hot and spicy taste of cayenne pepper comes from capsaicin, a compound found in many hot peppers. Capsaicin is known to boost metabolism, causing the body to produce extra heat and burn more calories for fuel. This is found in our favorite fat burner Instant Knockout.
Licorice – May have many various uses, the main being to sooth heartburn and inflamed skin, but for the rest there’s really a lack of evidence to deem it useful.
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-881-licorice.aspx?activeingredientid=881
Astragalus – Bit of an all-rounder, this antioxidant helps protect the body against various stresses, including physical, mental, or emotional stress.
http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/astragalus
Avena Sativa (Oat) – This is a type of oat that has been seen to raise luteinzing hormones in the body, which are a precursor to testosterone and growth hormone. Not a great deal of real, heavy evidence if anything at all but the hallmarks of something good are there. A bit of a gamble. In plenty of T-Boosters that do not work.
Catauba – Used to heighten sexual arousal and treat male sexual performance problems.
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-396-catuaba.aspx?activeingredientid=396&activeingredientname=catuaba
Oyster Powder – Research of this mollusc has shown that is aids your body to increase testosterone.
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/08/15/natural-ways-to-boost-your-testosterone/
Orchic Substance – Claimed to help stimulate testosterone in men. However, there is currently no evidence to support this claim.
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-1014-orchic%20extract.aspx?activeingredientid=1014&activeingredientname=orchic%20extract
Tribulus – Once marveled, now known to have no effect on testosterone levels, by now supplement manufacturers should really let go. Avoid like a medieval plague if you are looking for muscular gainz.
https://examine.com/supplements/Tribulus+terrestris/
Boron – Boron is great for the older lifter or those doing high weight low rep work as it helps to reduce inflammation, something that is found in PrimeMale, which I am a fan of.
Dose:
Just 2 capsules a day which is not what we would consider an optimal dose.
It is recommended that we have at least 4 tablets spread evenly across the day, as per the best testosterone booster on the market.
This way your body has a constant trickle of the ingredients to work with in order to stimulate testosterone.
Each daily servings consists of 1770mg which is embarrassing and much less than even some of the other terrible products we have seen.
Pros:
Oyster, Boron, and Pumpkin are great additions. These offer not only testosterone stimulation but also help reduce inflammation which inhibits testosterone production.
Too much inflammation can help the development of chronic diseases. Astragalus and Nettle are good for this reducing inflammation too.
Pananx Ginseng can also help with testosterone levels too, especially in infertile men, but this is a ginseng blend so while Panax is good, other Ginseng’s are yet to prove their worth..
Cayenne Peppers, not commonly found in testosterone booster supplements, are effective to help burn fat, however, these have also been found in some pre workout formula’s of late.
L-arginine is good for blood flow but much higher amounts are required than what is found here.
Cons:
Due to the high number of different ingredients and not a huge mg content, they have diluted anything that is effective. For example, L-Arginine requires double the dose of this entire daily serving to work, so why bother adding a small amount?
The proprietary blend also makes me lose further confidence in a product that I thought would not be so brilliant in the first instance.
This seems to include more ingredients that help with reducing stress, and while this is no bad thing in particular the product does lack pretty much any testosterone stimulating ingredients such as Zinc, B12, B6, D3, Fenugreek and D-AA – These are the basics because they are all proven to be effective.
So while we can see a few ingredients do have some benefit, there’s a hell of a lot more that would be better omitted.
Trinilabs Vigormen All Natural Libido & Testosterone Booster Conclusion:
I find it strange that there are so many products on Amazon that are blatant copied of each other, what I find even more strange is that as they are copies neither of them are particularly effective.
This is at best an anti-inflammatory, it is not a testosterone booster.
Due to the secretive proprietary blend it is difficult to know exactly what is in here and what levels.
I don’t trust it, not when there are so many alternatives that are open about their proven content.
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