U.S. Moves to Seize Dietary Supplement From GNC Warehouses (Jack3d Ban)

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Federal prosecutors have asked judges in two states to authorize the seizure of more than 3,200 cases of controversial workout products from warehouses operated by GNC, the nation’s largest specialty retailer of dietary supplements.

With names like Jack3d and OxyElitePro, the workout products contain a stimulant called dimethylamylamine, or DMAA for short. In April, the Food and Drug Administration warned consumers that DMAA was an illegal dietary ingredient and that products containing the stimulant could elevate blood pressure, potentially leading to heart attacks.

After the agency’s warning, USPlabs, the maker of Jack3d and OxyElite Pro, said the company for business reasons had decided to stop making DMAA products. Some leading retailers withdrew their remaining stocks of DMAA products from store shelves, but GNC continued to sell its inventory.

Greg Miller, a spokesman for GNC, said in an e-mail on Friday that the company believed DMAA to be a “safe, legal dietary ingredient.”

But in a challenge to GNC, the Justice Department, acting at the behest of the F.D.A., requested court-ordered seizures this week of both Jack3d and OxyElitePro from GNC warehouses in Leetsdale, Pa., and Anderson, S.C.

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Farewell to one of the best pre-workout supplements I've ever taken. Amphetamine is better, but DMAA had me roaring through sets almost as forcefully.

 

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Farewell to one of the best pre-workout supplements I've ever taken. Amphetamine is better, but DMAA had me roaring through sets almost as forcefully.

I find DMAA to be far more effective for workouts than amphetamine, which makes me feel weak and hot if I strain too much. With caffeine it's every bit as good as ephedrine, the other best workout stimulant I've tried. I assume, like ephedrine, the only healthy individuals who have had heart attacks on it dosed way to much. I also like it as a social stimulant since more centrally acting straight stims can make me disinterested in joking around and talking bullshit.

It's too bad, but DMAA's banning has been talked about for years, so anybody that didn't stock up wasn't paying attention. I bought 50 grams, which ought to last awhile, especially since it's really only effective for about 3 days in a row before most people need a break to refresh it.