I received this product about a month ago from a buddy who bought too many bottles apparently (who knows). I had the orange flavor. I didn't know what to think at first of a supplement drink you take during a workout, because I figured it would make my stomach feel gross and ruin my workout.
Well I was wrong. I sip it throughout my weightlifting or cardio, and it seriously extends my endurance. I go for longer.
What it does great for weighlifting it that I believe it allows my mucles to not get that worn out, and thus I can go harder. I stay in the gym for 20 minutes longer when I'm taking Xtend. I only use 2 scoops too, I don't fall for the BS of taking more, thats just a way for the company to have you consume the product faster so you buy more.

All in all, great source of BCAA's and it helps me considerably on my workouts.

Xtend: One of the worst named supplements on the market today. Honestly, this product sounds like a medication for ED. Regardless of its horrific name however, I decided to give this popular intra-workout supplement a try as I was in need of a 0 calorie source of BCAAs during my Fasting period. To date I have finished off a 30 serving tub of Orange and half of a 90 serving tub of the same flavor.

TASTE: 10/10
Simply put, Xtend is one of the best tasting supplements I have come across. Personally I need my BCAA source / intra-workout product to be enjoyable and tasty, as I often sip on the product throughout the day. Xtend fits this bill perfectly. I have actually tried 4 different flavors of this product (Muscle and Strength has a deal where you can buy 3-30 serving tubs for the same price as a 90 serving tub). Here are my rankings for each flavor I’ve tried:
Orange: 10 – Absolutely fantastic. Tastes like an orange creamsicle. I’ve gone through roughly 60 servings of this flavor and I’m nowhere near tired of it.
Watermelon: 10 – Unique, refreshing, and just plain awesome. Everyone raves about this flavor for a reason as it truly is unlike any other supplement on the market.
Grape: 8 – Nice and smooth but nothing special. The grape tastes exactly like you would expect from a grape-flavored supplement. I haven’t had much of the grape flavor but I don’t think it will stay as refreshing to my taste buds as orange and watermelon.
Apple: 7.5 – Ehhhh. If you like green apple Jolly Ranchers, then you’ll love this flavor. It’s a bit different yes, but personally not my favorite. Sometimes has a weird smell to it. Regardless, it’s still enjoyable. I have this container at work.

MIXABILITY: 7.5/10
As with most other BCAA supplements, Xtend is also a bit stubborn when it comes to fully dissolving. Often there will be a slight film on the top of the water and BCAA flakes in my shaker bottle even after a full 30 seconds of shaking. Personally this doesn’t bother me in the slightest, and on the whole I found Xtend to mix a bit better than MBCAA but not quite as well as Purple Wraath or Amin.O Energy.

EFFECTIVENESS: 8.5/10
As mentioned above, I used Xtend as an “anytime” supplement as well as during my workouts. Although it’s not necessary when doing Intermittent Fasting, I have found that sipping a flavored BCAA supplement throughout the morning helps me feel fuller and further decreases my level of soreness. Xtend really shines in this capacity as its ingredient profile is clean and calorie free. A single serving (2 scoops) delivers 9.6g’s of BCAAs as well as 10mg’s of vitamin B6 and 1g of Citrulline Malate. Of course, the flavors of this product also play a heavy role, and the wide variety of Xtend flavors scores it another point in this category.

As an intra-workout product, Xtend is solid but not necessarily a stand out. I did notice a slight decrease in soreness post-workout, but I felt that both Purple Wraath and MBCAA had a positive impact on my between-set recovery time, where as Xtend did not. I also like PW better in terms of energy, as the Beta Alanine and Niacin included in each dosing provide for a nice kick. Personally I added Beta Alanine to Xtend for my workout for this very reason.

VALUE: 7.5/10
This is my only real gripe with Xtend. A 90 serving tub costs $50, which breaks down to a per serving cost of .55c. Purple Wraath costs almost the exact same for the same amount ($1 more), while 35 servings of MBCAA will run you around $29 and a higher per serving cost of .82c. Finally, Amin.O Energy, which is a bit tougher to price out as there seems to always be a special on BB.com, costs the same as Xtend for a 30 serving tub, but breaks down to a slightly less .50c per serving cost when you go with the “Buy 3 Get 1 Free” deal.

By and large, Xtend competes in its price point with other similar intra-workout products; however I feel that it should be slightly less for what it offers. I love this product and I FLY through it (I use roughly 3-4 servings per day), but it doesn’t offer some of the bonuses included in PW (mentioned above) or Amin.O Energy (which includes caffeine, Green Tea Extract, and is in somewhat of a different category altogether), nor does Xtend offer the 10g’s of “highly micronized” BCAA’s that does Modern BCAA.

OVERALL: 8/10
Xtend is a great tasting and versatile supplement that can be a solid addition to any stack. For me, a BCAA supplement ranks high on my list of supplement priorities, and Xtend currently occupies the top spot on the list of intra-workout products that I’ve tried. Although not packed with some of the goodies of other products, Xtend still delivers everything you need and a little bit more. The wide variety of flavors and the fact that it’s one of the best tasting supplements on the market make Xtend an excellent product and one of my personal favorites.

First 10 across the board supplement that I have ever taken. First of all for BCAA, which can be very bitter, the taste is amazing. Green apple and Water Mellon are my two favorite. Aside from the great tase, the recovery time between sets is greatly noticible. Prevents soreness, fatigue, and truely Combats lactic build up. I sip on this intra-workout, or any time throughout the day. After a hockey game my recovery time has improved twice fold! The B6 and Glutamine are a plus! Small tubs go quick, but you can obtain a 90 serving tub for $45. Can't beat it and you will drink it. It will not sit on your shelf.

I usually either love a supplement or hate it. Not very often do I find myself on a fence about whether or not I would buy it again, but I seem to be torn about this one. I know a lot of members really like this stuff and it was by no means bad. Lets start with what I liked.

I had the watermelon flavor and it was delicious...I mean I craved it. Aside from the flavor I did notice a pretty good increase in energy for my post lifting cardio sessions and it wasn't a big dent in the wallet either.

What I didn't like is that I really didn't see much increase in recovery time over just drinking my post workout shake. I have been using Phormula 1 100% hydrolyzed whey protein which is probably the best post workout protein I have tried to date, and it just didn't seem to have much noticable effect on recovery time. It is not expensive but when you use four scoops per workout, there is only enough for 15 workouts in the small container, which set me back a little more than twenty bucks. In a weird way it tasted so good that it was a negative aspect because I wanted to drink it all the time, because water can get so boring. So it was like I had another vice to resist,LOL!

I just feel like in the end that there are much cheaper ways to get your BCAA's into your diet and that this is more of a luxury than a staple to me. I will probably end up running back to it based solely on how great the taste was and work is booming right now, so I have the funds to splurge on supplements again.

Final summation is that it is a good way to get your BCAA's and have a tasty treat as well. If you have a decent supplement budget I would recommend this product. If you don't have a lot to spend I would recommend just getting some BCAA caps instead. Damnit, I'm going to order another container right now. The taste just has me hooked.

What can I say. This has become a staple in my supplement regiment. I drink this during my workouts and it helps majorly with recovery. I also use 2:1:1 Recovery and my soreness in addition to this has been cut in half. I've tried most of the flavors. Watermelon is the best, blue raspberry and grape are pretty good too. Orange and apple are alright, but I recommend the watermelon. I also use this repeatedly everyday when cutting; it really reduces the amount of muscle you lose. I throw a few scoops in a gallon of water and drink it all day. If you are trying to improve recovery, support muscle mass, or even preserve muscle while cutting, definitely try this.

I got turned onto this product from this site and a few members who recommended it to me. I started taking 1 serving intraworkout and saw a noticable decrease in recovery time. I didn't see much in terms of increase in strength, but then again it isn't exactly intended to do that. Recently, I purchased Purple Wraath to drink intra workout so now I take Xtend with my kre-alkalyn in the morning. It does a good job at giving me some extra energy and it gets me into an anabolic state. The ingredient profile is pretty nice, I like the 1 g of citrulline per serving because it does basically everything arganine does. The flavor is tolerable, I had the Refreshing Watermelon and it tasted like bubblegum. The mixability is pretty bad, but honestly waht can you expect from a BCAA sup? Every one I have tried does the same thing, and this is no different. A clear film appears at the top, followed by foam. A good chunk of it only partially disolves so I have to eat it with a spoon. If you wait about 5 minutes, it will dissolve pretty much all the way, but when your in a hurry, you'll see chunks floating in your cup. No digestion issues though, which is a good thing. Eventually, the taste gets a bit old, but I'm willing to look past that for the recovery it gives me. At $30/month, this should be a staple supplement for any lifter. I really want to check out the Blue Raspberry flavor on BodyBuilding.com, hopefully that gets released to the public via more outlets. But for now, 1 serving a day is netting me shorter recovery time and greater protein synthesis. Definatley recommend it.

This was my first BCAA supplement and I have mizxed thoughts on it. Recovery while on Xtend has been normal although I do feel it gives me an edge to complete my post workout cardio.
The price seemed very steep for a flavored BCAA powder.
The taste was delicious, I picked blue rasberry.
I just wish they offered some EAA's as well in the mix for about $10 less a container.

Quick preface: I stacked suppd, tblast, and frat pack by nla performance, 5htp by natrol, costco fish oil, optimum glutamine, and tyrosine by twin labs I think

Value: 6/10
I bought 90 servings of 7 grams of BCAA per serving for 65 bucks which isn't great value at all.

Effectiveness: 9/10
I mixed 14 grams intra workout every workout. I felt like I could squeeze out more reps every lift.

Taste: 20/10
Best tasting supplement I have ever had!!!!

Overall: 9/10
I love the product but have to give it a 9/10 because the value is so poor. Great product and in the month that I stacked all of these products I made some great gains.

Overall I think this is one of the better valued BCAA products out there. My only con "Containters go too quick" is because I love this stuff and find it very beneficial to take a lot. I take 1 scoop before, 2 scoops during, and 1 scoop after each workout. This helps keep me in a constant state of anabolism and fights off catabolism, even when muscle glycogen and calories are depleted.

Ingredient Profile 10/10 (13 gram scoops)
Here are the important ingredients and doses
L-Leucine 3500mg
L-Glutamine 2500mg
L-Isoleucine 1750mg
L-Valine 1750mg
Citrulline Malate (1:1) 1000mg

As you can see above, each scoop gives you about 7 grams of BCAA and 2.5 g of glutamine. The proportions are great, as leucine (the most anabolic of the three BCAA is dosed highest.

Value: 9/10
I bought 90 servings of lemonade sour for 54.99 on bodybuilding.com This comes down to about .60 cents a dose. This isn't as cheap as I would like but beats most BCAA products which are about .60 cents per scoop for 5 grams of just BCAA alone.

Taste: 10/10
Lemonade Sour was the bomb! Taste was amazing flat out

Mixology: 10/10
I would pour the BCAA into my shaker cup with some water and poof, dissolved.

Effectiveness: 9/10
This is one of those products again that is very hard to tell how effective it is. I was working out extremely hard while taking this and I want to say it helped me a good amount. I was on a cut during this phase so energy is always going to be a little lower than normal but I feel that Xtend gave me that extra edge I needed.

Cons:
Really the only negative thing about this product is although it tastes amazing, all that flavor comes from unhealthy sweeteners. Not a big deal for me

Overall 9/10
All in all this is a great product. The value was very competitive, I have only seen a few companies that beat the value (their product is worse though). I give this a two thumbs up and highly recommend to everyone that takes training seriously to maximize what you get out of each session by taking at least 5 g pre, 5 grams intra, and 5 grams post workout of BCAA along with 10 grams of glutamine post workout. There are plenty studies that prove its effectiveness.

Fair and Honest,
SonofSerbia1

Just going to do a short review seeing as there are plenty of others out there.

Taste:

The orange tastes great. If you like fanta or anything orange, ull love this. Taste much better in cold water and i could drink it all day everyday.Only downside i noticed was as i got to the bottom of the tub the taste started to be different. Not sure if moisture got in or something else happened, but the first 3/4 of the tub tasted great.

Mixability:
10/10
As always, mixes great, leaves virtually nothing floating in it. It does rarely, but they aren't very noticable and have no bad taste.

Value:
10/10

I work in a supp shop in australia, so a 90 serve for me goes for about $50, whereas normal retail is 79.95. Even the 79.95, isnt to bad for the 90 serves, but $50 for a tub makes it and easy purchase.

effectiveness:
9/10

The biggest difference i can notice is the day after leg day. It would always take 5-7 days to fully recover from a big leg session. When i first started taking xtend it gave me a placebo effect as during that first session i pushed harder than i ever had. I was extremely sore the next day, but by day 3, i was fully recovered and good to go. i noticed that it often took a little longer to take effect, but when it did my recovery time was cut in half basically. I cant do legs anymore without using it. i like to be able to walk a few days during the week :)

Conclusion:

Taste great, mixes well, and deffinately improves recovery. A good staple to have in your stack