Welcome to this review of the USP Labs Modern BCAA+ post-workout supplement product. Finding a quality post-workout product, let alone any kind of top notch bodybuilding supplement, is difficult. Supplement makers make all kinds of extravagant claims about the efficacy and potency of a product. In the U.S., the FDA has done a good job of ferreting out some fraud, but it’s still a problem.

To that end, this site was born. In this review, as with all reviews on this site, I will cover the quality control standards, ingredients formulation, product guarantee, pricing, flavor options (if applicable) and perhaps most important of all, customer testimonials. I consider testimonials vital as real world customers are very honest as to the efficacy of a product or lack thereof. (For more muscle building supplement reviews, go here within this site.)

USP Labs Modern BCAA Features & Benefits

Let’s first talk about product quality. There are two things to look for with product quality: 1) whether a product line is produced in FDA-registered facilities or 2) if a product is made in GMP-compliant facilities.

What does this mean in practicality? GMP (good manufacturing practices and sometimes referenced as cGMP) is a set of regulations or guidelines that comprises everything from raw product ingredient purity to the exclusion and validation of illegal substances to bottling to facility cleanliness to employee training. Such certification is also an ongoing certification and not a “one-time thing.” This is a high mark of quality control.

USP Labs has GMP-compliance. This is a real positive selling point for them and any such companies.

So, what is this product’s purpose? What are its  “core competencies” or capabilities. This is a BCAA (branched chain amino acids) muscle building supplement. It is designed to accelerate muscle growth but to also provide intra-workout energy and fuel assistance. USPlabs’ tagline for this product is “The Better BCAA”. But is it? To answer that question, let’s look at the ingredient profile.

It comes with a proprietary blend of micronized (highly pulverized or finely ground) 8:1:1 blend of BCAA ingredients including L-Leucine, L-Isoleucine, L-Valine, L-Alanine, Taurine, L-Lysine HCl, Glycine, L-Alanyl-LGlutamine (Sustamine™. the last ingredient is a trademarked combination. Other BCAA supplements also have other muscle synthesizing specific ingredients like creatine, beta-alanine included as well. This formula is a “just the facts” m’am type of BCAA. This blend accounts for 15,000mg (milligrams) of these nutrients. It also has an electrolyte blend of Sodium Citrate, Potassium Chloride and a few fillers and a notable sweetener. It has sucralose (or Splenda) and does not have sucrose or table sugar. It has silicon dioxide or silica or sand as a binding agent, which is disappointing. A lot of companies use it and it is highly refined and ground but that is what it is nonetheless.

This product comes in the following flavors: watermelon, fruit punch, blue raspberry and grape bubblegum. The taste is literally the biggest complaint customers have. While some actually like the taste, most just tolerate it and deride it.

Currently, this product is only offered in one powder size, which is 18.89 ounces (535.5 grams). It also has a tablet version as well although the capsules are designed to be taken between meals while the powder is a specific intra-workout supplement.

The only difference between the powder and the tablet option is that the ingredient fillers for encapsulation is different. The tablets have microcrystalline cellulose (used for coating the core ingredients), calcium carbonate, croscarmalose sodium, hydroxprophyl cellulose, hydroxprophyl methylcellose USP, stearic acid, magnesium stearate, and glycerin.

Side Effects?

There are no reported side effects. It is a safe product to use. Nevertheless, it’s always good to talk to a doctor before using any new supplement product.

Price

This product has a price range for both offline and online for the powder and capsule form as below:

• Tablets — $42.76

Is There a Guarantee?

USP Labs оffеrѕ a full 100% mоnеу bасk guаrаntее on all their рrоduсtѕ, including this one. The company’s website says, “At USPlаbѕ, wе аrе supremely соnfіdеnt thаt уоu’ll lоvе оur  рrоduсtѕ. Wе rесеіvе a соuntlеѕѕ number of tеѕtіmоnіаlѕ frоm ѕаtіѕfіеd  сuѕtоmеrѕ еvеrу dау. If fоr whаtеvеr rеаѕоn уоu аrе nоt ѕаtіѕfіеd wіth аnу  рrоduсt bеаrіng оur nаmе, ѕіmрlу rеturn іt tо uѕ wіth уоur rесеірt fоr a quісk  & оurtеоuѕ refund.”

However, I recommend buying from Amazon as they have the best prices as so many vendors compete head-to-head thus giving you and I the consumer better deals and as their customer service and guarantee is so good. You can read their guarantee here. Moreover, Amazon has won the ForeSee Experience Index, best customer service an unprecedented nine years in a row.

USP Labs Modern BCAA Customer Reviews

On Amazon, this product has an average rating of 4.00 out of 5.00 with a scanty six reviewers as of this writing. On bodybuilding.com, there are currently 124 reviews scoring it an average of 9.4 out of 10.00. So, clearly this is a well received product in the marketplace. Here are a few reviews for your perusal from actual customers. I’ve tried to present a good cross section of the reviews to give you a good representation as to what customers think.

19Dаvе80
This ѕtuff is great. It taste еxсеllеnt and mіxеѕ vеrу еаѕіlу. I put a scoop оf this іn mу рrеwоrkоut аnd I brіng ѕоmе tо drіnk whіlе I’m lіftіng. I аlwауѕ trаіn fаѕtеd. I lift and thеn gо into a cardio ѕеѕѕіоn. Wіll be definitely be оrdеrіng mоrе when рау dау comes.
 
DJоеSr
Grеаt BCAA supplement! It rеаllу worked on me. Didn’t еnjоу the tаѕtе. Sуnthеthіс flavour.
 
BigHoop65
Exсеllеnt BCAA рrоduсt аnd profile. Top nоtсh роwdеr thаt mixes in pretty muсh сlеаr. Thе added electrolytes hеlр mе through ѕоmе gооd bаѕkеtbаll аnd оthеr cardio ѕеѕѕіоnѕ. Pluѕ I hаtе watermelon flаvоr, so аnу рrоduсt thаt саn gеt mе to tolerate оr еvеn lіkе its watermelon flаvоr is еріс іn mу bооk. My оnlу peeve іѕ that thеу ѕhоuld juѕt use 26cc scoops іnѕtеаd of having реорlе gеt twо scoops оf 13сс tо gеt one serving.
 
Love The Energy…Taste Could Be Better
Bу Chаluра Batman оn Aрrіl 17, 2014
Verified Purсhаѕе
Wаtеrmеlоn іѕn’t mу favorite of thе BCAAs…blue rаѕрbеrrу іѕ better. But іt ѕtіll has thе results I wаѕ lооkіng fоr.

Effесtіvе аnd Doesn’t Taste Bad At All
By C. Wіllіѕ оn Julу 26, 2014
Vеrіfіеd Purсhаѕе
Great for post-recovery аftеr hаrd wоrkоutѕ. Dеfіnіtеlу rеduсеѕ muscle ѕоrеnеѕѕ аnd gets уоu bасk іn the gуm the fоllоwіng day fоr аnоthеr tоugh wоrkоut. I’vе fоund іt tаѕtеѕ muсh better whеn uѕіng соld water, vісе wаrm.

Fіvе Stars
Bу Dr. Jоrdаn Scott Clayton оn Julу 23, 2014
Grеаt рrоduсt. Best аmіnо ratio compared tо AmіnоX and оthеr BCAAѕ out thеrе.

I Hate It
By Rеесhа on August 30, 2014
Vеrіfіеd Purсhаѕе
Hоrrіblе taste

Pros?

• All their products are produced in NSF for Sport GMP-compliant facilities
• USP Labs is a very well respected sports nutritional supplement company
• USP Labs has a fine reputation in the bodybuilding supplement space
• It’s ranked well by actual customers
• It’s one of the top selling BCAA supplements on the market

Cons?

• It has sucralose (Splenda) an artificial sweetener and silicon dioxide (basically finely ground sand particles included as a filling, binding or thickening agent
• It is designed for bodybuilders and not for fitness enthusiasts

• Some think the taste is fine others think it’s bad but more seem to dislike the taste
• The tablet option has magnesium stearate, a notorious filler

Where Can I Buy USP Labs Modern BCAA?

You can buy it here, but you are free to choose. So, what’s the verdict on this product? I give it a 4.00 out of 5.00. It is a quality BCAA supplement made in a GMP-compliant facility. The tablet option has a few fillers that are unpleasant to see, but the powder is relatively free of them. Many customers also laud the product for producing more muscle and providing energy even if most don’t seem to like the taste. So, overall, yes, this is a good BCAA supplement and worthy of your consideration.  I hope this review of the USP Labs Modern BCAA post-workout supplement has been helpful to you as to whether or not it’s for you.

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