Placebo... Several reasons actually

1) They already bought it and will not accept that they've been duped.
2) Sugar

Read what T-nation's article in NO (in the Nitric Oxide thread here) and the section about placebo effect.

Here's the excerpt:

" But Wait, I Thought I Felt Something!

I’m sure some people are reading this and thinking, "But I know these products work because I’ve taken them and feel their effects!" While these perceived effects are potent, I submit to you that based on the scientific evidence, this is merely a result of the placebo effect.

The placebo effect is when someone uses an inert substance, which should produce no effect, yet somehow still experiences an effect. This occurs frequently when pharmaceutical companies test a new drug. They give one group the real drug and another group an inert sugar pill. Interestingly, the group receiving the sugar pill often has a series of side effects like dry mouth, headaches, dizziness, adding ten pounds to their bench, etc. — all caused by their own minds!

One famous research analysis calculated the placebo effect to account for 75% of a drug’s effect, although this exact figure remains controversial (19). It’s amazing what dogma we can succumb to in the face of contrary reason and evidence, merely because we want to believe something. This belief, desire and trust all seem to work at the neurological level of the brain (10). This indicates that it’s more than a matter of a few people being tricked by unscrupulous companies.

Unfortunately, the situation is even worse when it comes to sports supplements because of our expectations. Hundreds of advertisements with spectacular claims, combined with our incredibly strong desire to believe that these supplements work, often defeat our poor psyches. I call this a directed placebo effect, because we have not only a simple belief in what the supplement is supposed to do, but a powerful desire to believe in its effectiveness.

What can make our desire to believe in these products even stronger is the very fact that we've already purchased them! After all, recognizing that a product doesn’t work is like admitting that we were duped — something no one wants to do. Hey, I've fallen into this trap too in the past. We're all susceptible.

Even if you still believe in the products in question, you’ll now be aware of this powerful psychological effect."

Scientific research is not biased, sites that SELL supplements will ALWAYS be biased. It's that simple.

Pano mo nasabing promising bro?

in relation to muscletech products, magkano ba dextrose sa mercury? how do u buy it? may size ba yun like 1 box, 2 lbs etc?

thanks theveed...

pero if i buy that, how will i mix it with creatine? if my creatine is EAS and it states that for every serving, i use 1.5 teaspoons, eh ako ginagamit ko yung measuring spoons pa talaga para sure...should i use the same ratio for the dextrose?

paturo naman po...thanks!

Iba po kasi ang chemical structure ng glucose at dextrose.

For measuring, have you tried using a home food weighing scale? It's easier that way. Actually once mo lang kailangan i-weigh, if you use the same measuring tool (like a scoop) alam mo na kung ilang scoop ang equivalent.