Crazybulk D Bal Reviews

Our Experience With D-Bal

We had Mike and Jean (from the Center TRT team that take test boosters daily) test D Bal and it didn't yield good results, they reported a notable drop from their usual supplements, although they do both take larger doses of Ashwaganda and Vitamin d as well Tribulus Terrestris. Not to mention the DAA's from their normal test booster supplements, so it wasn't really a surprise. For context they usually take TestoFuel and Prime Male respectively. This does lead us to believe that a lot of the positive D Bal reviews are from people who haven't taken other test boosters. As for the suspect lack of negative D Bal reviews online, this does suggest that there's a lot of marketing spend here which drowns out the people who didn't see any substantial improvement to muscle growth. 

DBal Ingredients

Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) 7.5 mcg - Vitamin D is a pretty good inclusion in almost any test booster. Around half the US population is deficient and supplementing said deficiency has been shown to raise testosterone production by up to 46%. [1] It's also been shown to increase athletic performance if supplemented past the RDI's without much immediate drop off in terms of how much you get back from it, although it's recommended you don't supplement too much more than 100 mg .That said, 7,5mg is nowhere near the max if you're aiming to increase muscle mass by improving your gym performance.

Magnesium (from Magnesium Oxide) 60 mg - magnesium is a decent inclusion in a test booster. It helps sleep quality, is essential for building muscle and can raise testosterone if you're deficient, and 48% of americans have a mild deficiency [2]. And whilst this isn't at a clinical level, it does have a notable impact on hormone health. As a result it's a decent inclusion for d bal.

L - Isoleucine 300 mg - Iso-Leucine is an essential amino acid, that as you'd expect by the name is related to Leucine. It's better known for providing energy, cleansing nitrogenous waste and managing glucose levels. All of these things can in theory aid with work out recovery, at least they would if the ideal dosage wasn't around 50mg per kilo of body weight. [3] Sadly, Leucine (not iso leucine) is actually the better of the two for protein synthesis. Not a great choice here for our D-Bal review.

MSM 800 mg - MSM can actually have a benefit on muscle recovery and is quite a potent anti oxidant. It's main benefit however is to joint health. However, the main issue with MSM is that the dose is usually over 1000mg up to 2000mg for this purpose when it comes to joint pain management. However, if you don't currently have issues a lower amount should still help. As such it's not a bad inclusion for a workout supplement. It doesn't do anything to boost testosterone though. Perhaps a higher dose would've been better for d bal, but seasoned lifters will know all about the joint issues that can hold back muscle growth, so once again, not a bad idea.

Suma Root Concentrated Extract 2:1 (Pfaffia paniculata) 200 mg - This one works in mice for raising testosterone levels, but there aren't any studies which show it can do this in humans. So not a great inclusion, this is a small negative in our d bal review.

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) 200 mg - This really needs to be in a higher dose, at least 400mg, this is one of the areas in which d bal falls down as a solo supplement. Ashwagandha does improve sleep quality, reduce cortisol build up (stress and poor sleep are both bad for testosterone levels and protein synthesis). So it's good, when it's in the correct dose. It does also seem to raise serum testosterone levels.

Tribulus Terrestris (Fruit) 75 mg - Again a little underdosed, usually this is best over 100mg, this is the same issue that we have with Ashwagandha in d bal.

Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid) 30 mg - hyaluronic acid is another joint health supplement, doesn't really do anything for test or for increasing protein synthesis.