When I first made a commitment to myself to make fitness a serious focus, I visited GNC to pick up the basic essentials. Not knowing anything, I walked in completely mesmerized by the epilepsy-inducing product labels claiming to “put on slabs of muscle” or “get you ripped, Shredded, and redonkulously cut”. Luckily, the sales rep that day recommended that before anything else, I get myself on a solid multi-vitamin. She ended up selling me a bottle of GNC’s Mega-Men Sport. I dosed this product twice a day – morning and night – with meals.

TASTE: 10/10
So I know you’re thinking “uh Cray, wtf… rating taste on a multi? Noob.” Here’s the deal though, most multi-vitamins (at least the ones that I have tried) generally have a very rough exterior and a strong mineralized taste. Opti-Men is a perfect example of this (it’s what I am currently taking), and on occasion the pill will get stuck in my throat, leaving an unpleasant aftertaste.

This is not the case with Mega Men. Although it is a slightly bigger pill, Mega Men has a smooth coated exterior and a very nice cocoa flavor. Although these factors are of minimal importance to most people, I wanted to point out that for those individuals who have trouble swallowing pills or are put-off by the gritty texture and taste of most vitamins, MM would be a good option to consider.

EFFECTIVENESS: 9/10
Judging the effectiveness of a multi-vitamin is no simple task in my opinion. Its effects are generally much subtler on the body and less noticeable, making this a difficult category to judge. I will say that I experienced a significant increase in my overall energy levels, especially around the normal 2PM crash hour. Additionally, I am sure taking MM was generally beneficial to my muscle recovery, immune functionality, and overall state of health.

VALUE: 9/10
In terms of ingredient profile, the MM is about what you would expect from a solid multi. It’s not lacking in any department and contains more than enough of the essential vitamins and minerals to meet a person’s daily requirements.

In my opinion, the value of many GNC products is damaged by their high cost. Luckily, if you time it right, you can avoid this pitfall with the MM Sport. I believe that I initially paid around $36 (after Gold Card discount) for an “extra-large” bottle containing 216 capsules. At 2 capsules per day, this was just over 3 months worth of vitamins and equated to a per day cost of roughly $0.33. Currently, one can purchase 180 caps of MM Sport for $27.19 during Gold Card week, which comes out to be a daily cost of only $0.30.

In comparison, a bottle of 180 Opti-Men ($19.49 on BB.com) will run you a $0.32 per day cost and will last 60 days (recommended dosing of Opti-Men is 3 pills per day, as opposed to 2 per day for MM). It is worth noting however, that 3 pills of Opti-Men do provide a higher dosing of certain key vitamins than does MM. 44 “paks” of Animal Pak will cost you almost $0.82 per day and will only last 22 days, although it is arguable that Animal Pak is providing much more bang for the buck.

OVERALL: 9.5/10
I feel that this is a great option for a men’s multi that often might get discarded as being too expensive because of the brand behind the product. The pricing speaks for itself however, and I know I personally plan on going back to MM Sport once I am finished with my current bottle of Opti-Men.

First off, this is for the Mega Men Sport VITAPAK. There's the regular bottle of vitamins & then the vitapak, which isn't listed for review. I do have to say I've tried many of GNC's products. Amp Creatine 189, Muscle Igniter, Wheybolic Extreme 60, and I have to say this is one of the few, if only product, that I actually got something for my money. This was the first multivitamin I started taking, and probably why I began trying other GNC products. But back to this. The Vitapak is way overpriced. About $50 for a month supply. But it's not a waste. It has a really good vitamin and mineral formula and includes green tea, ginkgo, and high amount of B vitamins. It also has some BCAA's thrown in and an antioxidant blend. I think there is also a trace amount of creatine thrown in too. It also includes a Glutamine pill and an Arginine pill for a nitric oxide boost. I definitely felt great energy from this and took a pack everyday for a year before trying out Animal Pak. Animal Pak is another thing, but this doesn't fall far from it. I had no side effects from it when I took with food and had no trouble getting them down. In my opinion, this is a little too pricey compared to Animal Pak and Opti-Men. The regular Mega Men Sport vitamin is cheaper and a much better value as you can get 3-4 months out of a bottle. GNC finally made a decent product. Definitely try out the Mega Men Sport multivitamin and if you have the money, go for the vitapak. Great multivitamin.

Ahh what a solid multi. Price isn't too bad either. Good profile in this , has pretty much everything u can ask for in a multi plus glutamine. Good energy throughout the day. Another thing I notice while on this is I never get sick. My friends will all be sick and I don't catch anything

Single biggest problem I have is prolonged soreness after hard day at work (in a gym) or periods of heavy lifting or a good run. What attracted me to the product was L'Arginine on the side of the box. Several experienced trainers explained to me it helps in the recovery of muscle tissue after workouts. Combined with the multi-vitamins and a dose of caffeine, which is used in Excedrin for pain relief, I'm feeling an immediate result when taking each packet of tablets. The pain and soreness are drastically reduced, to the point where I can move around freely again. No getting up off the couch with a groan, putting off working outside in the yard, or just sitting down at work because I hurt too bad to do anything around the gym. Seriously, I'm happy with the product simply because it's just about completely cured my pain problem from day after day of hard work. At 65 I was beginning to think this was the way it was going to be for the rest of my life. I am finally happy to be pain free and able to really get back into harder work and running again. I'm sold!

JUST TAKE YOUR D@MN VITAMINS!!!...a solid vitamin complex with timed release. Thats all you need in a multi. Sure the flavor isn't great or they might not smell the best but they're vitamins not Flinstones chewables. They are a great deal if you BOGO at GNC. Most body builders shouldn't need anything more than these if your diet is also in focus...grind on!

So, I ended up getting talked into a bottle of Mega Men Sport the first (and probably last) time I went to GNC to pick up some supplements. Previously, I'd been taking Opti-Men, but once I finished the bottle and started reading about what to look for in a multi-vitamin, I realized "Hey, I need to look for a better one."

Well, Mega Men Sport is not that better one, but since I was talked into it and opened it, I decided to finish off the bottle and do a review on it anyway.

First off, a note about the "sports blend"-- it's total BS. This has 150mg of amino acids, 100mg of a "creatine precursor blend" and 50mg of a "sports blend" with green tea extract, glutamine and beta-alanine. All these ingredients are way too low-dosed to matter when consumed as part of a normal diet. There are also trace amounts of lutein and lycopene (in the microgram territory)and a few other things, but again, the amounts are so small that you're not going to be looking at any significant effects you can feel. On a biological level, I don't know, but I doubt these under-dosed sprinklings are going to make any difference.

With that said, the vitamin and minerals in this are... well, it's a tossup. Some of the ingredients are in pretty bio-availible forms (namely the vitamins) but the minerals aren't in their best forms. Two tablets a day supplies you with a good amount (far beyond the recommended daily value in most cases) of these nutrients, but I'd like this better if if had more vitamin C and none of the underdosed sport complex.

I got this relatively cheap on a gold card week, so I can't say that it was a horrible value, but I'm switching to Controlled Lab's Orange Triad, because you get a much better vitamin for a similar price with that one.

hey everyone, this is my 3rd and most likely my last gnc related product review. I work for a competitors company so I wont be buying their products from now on. but since this was in my trunk for awhile i will still do an honest review.

Price=7 again the main problem with most of gnc's products. i got this for 15 bucks but that was only with the bogo and the 20%off which after that makes it an ok price.

Profile=7 for a multi/mineral product this was pretty average. the problem I had with this was the "sport" side of it. this reminds me of muscletech products, where it looks like they threw in 30 different ingrediants but the amounts of each are 1/10th the amount needed. i am not going to go into every example but their "joint blend" has 3 items at a total of 50mg??? using msm, collegen, and hyalronic acid, all are good ingrediants but needs higher doses. but one really good thing they did was have 1600 iu of vitamin D, which most multis lack.

Pills= 8 this is only 2 pills a day which i always like plus they give you over a 2 month supply.

overall i would recommend the regular megamen not the sport, and only if you go through all of gnc's hoops to obtain at a decent price. an ok product but their are better out there.

Multi vitamins are a must, mega man got that and some. good stuff, i always get this when it comez to muti vitamins. if your body aint used to it you will pee an unusual dark yellow color but thatz how you know that the vitaminz are legit. after a while your pee goez back to normal.

Well for a Multi Vitamin its not bad. I can never tell the difference with the multi's I take so I dont know if this is better than other Multi's I have taken. Alls I know is I gotta make sure I have a good multi ready to go. Cant say it gives me energy, it does have a small amount of caffeine in it, but nothing significant to wake me up.
Only negative thing I can say about this multi is that it turns your *** yellow! Alot of vitamin b in it. Other than that its a good multi i guess. For the price I bought it at GNC on Gold Card Week got 180 pills for $22.00 not bad of a deal in my opinion. But if its not Gold Card Week I wont buy it. Going to check out Anavite next tho, see how that one works with me.

can i put it like this if a multivitamin does not work on you dont weight lift!but lets get to the bottom line here

overall:good supplement nice multi-vitamin for people of any ages im guessing like 16 and older!

effectiveness:good you actually feel the increase in energy. good for workouts or better for days off (no workouts days)!

value:gold card at GNC only 10 dolars cheap and it gives you a 20% off on all products in the store! so its cheap for me plus i got connections so to me its a great value for what i get it for!

taste:sucks but its worth it because your getting your vitamins in your body and you see the effect!

side effects: none hello just vitamins!

taken:two a day. you can mix it like for ex. one in the morning another maybe at mid day! or both in morning how ever you would like.

recommend if you want a good multi vitamin.

allways remember the #1 thing is allways drink water if your going to be officialy working out if your a slacker then do what ever!