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Banned substances in training boosters

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Banned substances in training boosters

These training boosters are hugely popular. They're taken to improve the Pump (blood flow to the muscles) as well as alertness during training. They became well known above all through the Jack 3D booster. Jack 3D used the chemical substance 1,3-dimethylamylamine. This substance is also known by many other names, such as DMAA, methylhexanamine, geranium, 2-amino-4-methylhexane, 4-methyl-2-hexanamine, etc. DMAA is an amphetamine-like substance, and it has a stimulant effect similar to ephedrine!

Structural similarity between amphetamine (top) and methylhexanamine (bottom). Because there have been deaths after taking methylhexanamine, this substance was banned on the European market. This also applies to Switzerland, since 2010. A new substance with a similar effect is now used in boosters, especially in the USA. 1,3-dimethylbutylamine (also known as DMBA or AMP citrate) is a synthetic substance said to have a stimulant effect, similar to the structurally related 1,3-dimethylamylamine (DMAA). DMBA has also been officially banned since 2015, but it's still often sold, especially in Germany. Of course, boosters also contain the next substance, DMHA (dimethylhexylamine), which in terms of effect is similar to DMAA. At present, DMHA is still legal. The new substance is also currently being reviewed by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), so it will probably not be available for much longer. Is your health important to you? Then we recommend keeping your hands off products like these!