MuscleTech Alpha Review

Muscletech Alpha Test Ingredients

Zinc (As Zinc Gluconate) - Alpha test has a decent amount of zinc and it's a common ingredient for a testosterone booster. 30mg a day was effective at treating men with low testosterone levels[2] if they were zinc deficient. It was shown to be a relatively common cause of the issue. However, if you are already getting enough zinc in your diet it will have no effect. As vitamins go vitamin D3 is far more effective if only one is going to be included as it has benefits to athletic performance and can cause gains of up to 40% in men with deficiency (which is nearly half of the US population). 

Fenugreek Extract - Another common ingredient in testosterone boosters, and this is a good one, fenugreek extract has demonstrated a significant increase in total serum testosterone levels amongst healthy men dosed with 600mg a day[4]. 

Tribulus Terrestris - As we've already mentioned tribulus terrestris is an old fashioned testosterone booster ingredient, its use in alpha test seems like a bit of a waste for a low dosage testosterone booster.

Shilajit Extract - This one is somewhat unusual and unique, so it's inclusion in alpha test was surprising. That said it is a good inclusion, potentially. The trials so far have been relatively small, but it has been seen that it increased total testosterone, free testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEAS). These trials were controlled against a placebo, but required 500mg a day of dosage and Alpha Test falls more than just a little short with it's dosage being less than half of that. But, shilajit extract is a promising ingredient all the same. 

Boron Citrate - Testosterone boosting supplements like to include boron, and it's becoming increasingly popular. It's a great inclusion as we mentioned, but it has also led to Alpha Test booster using it for unreasonable marketing claims.

Broccoli Powder - So, this isn't something that you tend to see in supplements designed to boost testosterone, and there has been some research into broccoli powder, but largely as an anti androgen, rather than as something that supports testosterone production. And even then, it was looked at into the effect of cruciferous vegetable consumption in relation to a reduction in prostate cancer risks[5] and there's been multiple studies to this effect. The reality is it's not going to do you any harm, in fact it's probably quite good for you, but it doesn't need to be in Alpha Test. 

Alpha Test makes some weird choices overall, there is a lot of good in this testosterone booster, but Alpha Test misses the mark in a few key places. It's a decent testosterone booster for its price point, but there's a few things that could've been better without breaking the bank. The inclusion of vitamin d over broccoli extract would've been a good start.