A while back I went to the 2012 IHRSA tradeshow out here in Los Angeles, & got an insight into the fitness industries latest contraptions to help you loose weight & tone up. All of it was borderline crap, save for some old school barbells and power cages. A few supplement companies where on hand promoting their wares and EAS was one of them. I got some pretty chill coupons for a few products, but only Betagen really interested me.

I was pleasantly surprised by this product, but still feel its ***-poor value drags it down.

MIXABILITY: A
The powder was quite fine, & took little effort to get it to completely mix into water. EAS claims all you need is 4oz, but personally I wouldn’t dip to far below 10oz. Personal preference at the end of the day. Would always mix in clean & wouldn’t leave any girt behind at all. On occasion though, if I let it sit for awhile before drinking it would leave some.
One interesting problem I had though was with the powder in the tub. I normally give the tub a shake or two, to break up any settling that may have occurred. However, with Betagen the powder would begin to settle back down rather quick. I have no idea what to make of that, but aside from it mixability is topnotch.

TASTE: A
I bought the orange flavour, and it reminded me of Tang to a point. Very smooth taste, easy to down, & most importantly very enjoyable. Definitely taste like an artificially sweetened drink, but I’ll take it. Most definitely one of the better tasting supplements you’ll find.

EFFECTIVENESS: B
This was a little hard to gage since I was using Betagen stacked with Erase Pro and Super Size. Barely lasted 3 weeks though, so not a whole helluva lot is to be expected.
I dosed Betagen 2 scoops per day for the first 2 weeks, one post workout and the second about one hour before bed. For the last week, I went to the max dose of 3 scoops per day, 1 pre workout (usually with Super Size), 1 post workout, and the last one hour before bed.
I want to attribute the strength gains I’ve made to Betagen, but what I’ve read from the reviews of Erase Pro they noticed strength gains from it as well. So, that being said, I feel I can attribute some of the strength gains to Betagen.
Recovery was good. I wasn’t completely cured of soreness, or even immune to some of the more crippling effects of heavy lifting sessions, but none of it was painful in the least bit. I would be sore the day after a heavy lifting day, but it seemed to remain just the real basic sensation of sore muscle. Even after the particularly brutal sessions, beyond some minor impairment to my ability to walk I felt fine. No pain whatsoever, just slightly sore muscles.
I most definitely made some noticeable size gains with Betagen. Nothing note worthy in terms of measurements (since I didn’t take any); but shirts fit tighter, yoke looks bigger, & most notably I fail a dexterity/flexibility test Raptor had mentioned in the forum some ago. I can’t touch my anterior deltoids with the corresponding hand at all right now. Before I could touch with the tip of my fingers, now there’s some good distance. Whether its solid muscle mass or water bloat, is undetermined.
Only side effects so far are the constant urge to urinate that is associated with consuming over 1gal of water per day, and some bloating. Nothing unbearable or troublesome.
Overall, Betagen performed admirably.

VALUE: F
Here’s where Betagen tanks.
Sale price at Vitamin Shoppe was just under $20, and the coupon I had knocked off another $4. Other suppliers here:
Bodybuilding.com: $13.49
AllStarHealth.com: $10.99
Decent price, but for what’s in it the price sucks. It has creatine monohydrate, L-glutamine, calcium HMB, & some taurine. That being said, everything seems under dosed a good deal. Only 2g of creatine, 2g of L-glutamine, 1g of calcium HMB, & only 500mg of taurine. I’m not entirely sure what the appropriate doses are of all the others, but to me the creatine is considerably unendorsed. 3 scoops will only net you 6g per day, whereas most recommendations are for close to 10g per day. Further more, there are only 20 servings per tub. So at the very least you’ll need two tubs even at 2 scoops per day.
At that rate & price the value is *** poor. There are better products, at better prices, for better values.

OVERALL: C
I really liked this product overall. I feel it’s a solid product that yielded some good results, and would love to be able to recommend it. However, the value destroys any hopes of that. It just doesn’t work at all in that respect, and they either need to increase the dose of at least the creatine or drop the price.
Solid product, but poor value.

I am very pleased to share my thoughts with you on EAS Betagen + Revigor. It is one of the few products available (although that is rapidly changing) that contains Revigor. Revigor is actually a leucine metabolite (beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB)) that is claimed to aid in lean body mass composition. Truthfully, a lot of research is still being done on the effects and validity of the claim of the HMB (we know leucine is critical) so I will just go with the "how it works for me" review and let you decide if you want a post-workout drink with HMB in it.

Taste: 8.5/10 I used the Cherry flavored and it was enjoyable. Like a lot of guys here, I really don't care what it tastes like as long as it is highly effective but this was pretty good. Actually, it tasted a lot like those cherry cough drops that never did a thing other than taste good when I was a kid.

Mix-ability: 7.5/10 Although it mixes pretty well, it has a tendency to remain 'gritty'. I hate that. I don;t care about taste much but I hate gritty stuff. Grind that stuff down like Xtend to fluff but don't leave gritty.

Performance: It's a 10 in my book. I almost hate to even say that because it will not be easy for me to find a replacement for this but I will try because of the other 'issues' discussed in this review. I can feel the effects of this drink almost immediately after I drink the first 4 ounces. It is almost sponge like. I am very 'in tune' with my body but I can assure you that this is the right blend for me post workout.

Contents: (per serving) 35 calories, 5g carbs, 120 mg calcium, 5 mg sodium, 2g creatine mono, 2g L-Glutamine, 1g Calcium HMB and 500mg of Taurine. (That is 11.7gms of good stuff per dose if you are keeping score).

Value: This is where I take issue with this product. Okay, you mix one scoop with four ounces of water. You take one scoop immediately after your workout and two more spaced throughout the day. That is three scoops per day. The container holds 20 scoops. ONE WEEK per container if used daily. I go through three or four of these each month at about $15 a pop. Not a good value and very inconvenient.

Convenience: 2/10 This is where I get really unhappy with this product. The container is 7.8 ounces (20 servings) (about the size of a Jack3d container). It lasts one week. They do not have a larger container. Also - how are we supposed to carry around this 'Post-Workout"? 12 ounces in one bottle and drink 1/3, 1/3 and 1/3? Three 40z bottles? I am trying to drink 128 ounces of water at least and carrying a water bottle with me... now this one too? Can't I just drink it all at once after I workout? (No.)

All and all I will say this: This is a very effective post-workout. I wish it came in a 1000 gram canister or larger and I would like the dosing protocol to be easier for those of us who work - like six ounces after workout and later in the day (around lunch) which is what I end up doing now anyway.

It is not the most cost effective supplement but it is a very good one so while value diminishes the overall score, I can still recommend it.

*For the over 40 crowd - look closely in to the HMB - I think it is MOST effective for us.