Many of you are familiar with Biotest's first MRP, Classic Grow! It was a fine product, but it was built with yesterday's technology and yesterday's nutritional beliefs. Metabolic Drive Complete is its high-tech successor.

Let's look at its profile, working down from the macro to the micro.

Each serving has 41 grams of protein, consisting of whey-protein concentrate, highly prized micellar casein, milk-protein concentrate, whey-protein isolate, calcium caseinate, and whey-protein isolate.

If you're not familiar with micellar casein, it's the absolute Ferrari of proteins. It's pure, elegant, highly anabolic, very difficult to make, and generally very expensive.

Beyond the micellar casein, the assorted proteins might not mean anything to you, but I do want to point out one important fact. The aliens...I mean, Tim and I, included a couple of protein concentrates in the blend for one very important reason: while isolates are great, they don't possess the valuable immunological fractions that we, along with a lot of scientists, feel are important to human health.

Believe me, they are cool and you want them.

Now let's take a look at our carbohydrate blend. Each serving has an average of 21 grams of carbohydrates (the chocolate flavor and the vanilla flavor have slightly different amounts), but oh, what carbohydrates they are!

Almost 6 grams consist of rice oligodextrin, which is a very slow-to-burn, low glycemic index carbohydrate that soothes the gastrointestinal tract and even prevents dehydration. We literally put as much of this exotic, functional carbohydrate into the formula as we could afford!

Another 6 grams of carbohydrate comes from a blend of rice bran, barley flour, oat fiber, Psyllium husk, brown rice flour, apple fiber, inulin, fibersol, and cellulose gum.

If you're not a fiber freak, let me tell you that's a great blend of healthy, largely natural soluble and insoluble fibers.

The remainder of the carbs consists of milk sugars and gums that ensure cohesiveness and a smooth mouth feel that's similar to an ice cream milkshake.

As far as fat, each serving contains 8 grams, consisting of sunflower oil and some naturally occurring milk fats.

While that covers the macronutrients, there are a few intangibles that deserve a little attention. While most people don't think much about the gut, it's crucial to health and anabolism. After all, how are you going to grow if you have lousy nutrient absorption?

With that in mind, we've included a little-known ingredient in Metabolic Drive Complete that's known as glucono-delta-lactone, or GDL. Japanese health food manufacturers have long known about how GDL is actually the preferred nutrient for intestinal bacterium, more so than the fructooligosaccharides that are their natural food stuff. While Americans rarely use GDL, we've included it in Metabolic Drive Complete.

As far as the sweetener, we've used a blend of various dextrins (including the rice ogligodextrin described above) and a small amount of the most evolved sweetener on the planet, sucralose.

Here's the Supplement Facts Panel so you can study it for yourself:

You may have noticed that we didn't include any additional vitamins or minerals other than those that occur naturally in the ingredients. We feel that America, as a whole, is "over-vitaminized" (Is that even a word?).

Every "fortified" food product you can buy on the grocery store shelf contains pretty much the same, generic vitamin pack produced by the same one or two companies. Hey, how many thousands of milligrams of molybdenum do we need, anyhow?

Besides, most of us take multi-vitamins.

So, rather than perpetuate this vitamin scam, we left 'em out.

One thing you'll surely notice when you drink Metabolic Drive Complete is the complete absence of intestinal discomfort. That's right, no bloat and none of what my uncle used to call "gastriasis," just a pleasant, long-lasting feeling of being full and satisfied.

Furthermore, in our trials, we've found that even people who are lactose intolerant handle Metabolic Drive Complete without problems.

Many of you might have "gotten away" from drinking meal replacement products. It's no wonder, given that carbs have gotten such a bad rap in the last couple of years. However, the truth is, complete meals are necessary if you're a competitive athlete or you're trying to build your body.

It's nearly impossible to build a body eating only protein.

While low-carb foods like Low-Carb Metabolic Drive are valuable as a protein supplement, bodybuilders and athletes need complete meals, too, especially if they're trying to add muscle. They need delicious Metabolic Drive Complete.

While Classic Grow! tasted great, this stuff is even better. When I brought my date home last night, I even dabbed a bit on both of her ears, allowing me to nibble blissfully on one ear and my dog on the other.

Let's see, have I left anything out?

Oh yeah, the price.

In the mid-nineties, meal replacement products de-volved. That's right, they went down in quality. The price of high-quality proteins went up, so manufacturers, for the most part, started using every protein source just shy of road kill to bolster the protein content of their products.

Unfortunately, it continues to this day.

However, since Biotest avoids middlemen and sells its proteins direct-only, we can make superior protein blends and keep them in this universe, economically speaking.

I tell you, if Metabolic Drive Complete were sold in stores, it's exotic proteins and functional carbohydrates would demand a price of at least 60 dollars.

Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 3 Scoops (83 g) Servings Per Container: ~10   Amount Per Serving %DV* Calories   310   Calories from Fat 70   Total Fat   8 g 12%   Saturated Fat   3 g 15%   Trans Fat   0 g   Cholesterol   100 mg 33% Sodium   430 mg 18% Total Carbohydrate   23 g 8%   Dietary Fiber 8 g 32%   Sugars   6 g   Protein   41 g 40% Vitamin A   2%   Vitamin C   0%   Calcium   45%   Iron 14%   Calories per gram: Fat 9 • Carbohydrate 4 • Protein 4 *Percent Daily Values (% DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.   Calories 2,000 2,500 Total Fat Less Than 65 g 80 g   Saturated Fat Less Than 20 g 25 g Cholesterol Less Than 300 mg 300 mg Sodium Less Than 2,400 mg 2,400 mg Potasium   3,500 mg 3,500 mg Total Carbohydrate   300 g 375 g   Dietary Fiber   25 g 30 g Protein   50 g 65 g METABOLIC DRIVE® COMPLETE INGREDIENTS — CHOCOLATE: protein blend (whey-protein concentrate (milk), micellar casein, milk-protein concentrate, whey-protein isolate, calcium caseinate (milk), whey-protein hydrolysate), cocoa powder, fractionated-rice oligodextrin, natural and artificial flavors, polydextrose, sunflower oil, maltodextrin, cellulose gum, sodium chloride, lecithin, mono and diglycerides, glucono-delta-lactone, sucralose, silica, rice bran, barley flour, rice flour, oat fiber, psyllium fiber, inulin, apple fiber. ALLERGEN WARNING: Contains milk, soy, tree nuts (hazelnut) and wheat ingredients. Produced in a facility that also processes egg, peanut, fish, and shellfish products. DIRECTIONS: Combine three level scoops (83 g) with 12 oz of cold water. Mix thoroughly in a blender for 10 seconds, or in a shaker for 20 seconds. Metabolic Drive® provides the ideal ratio of the most technically advanced proteins in a highly concentrated, great-tasting, easy-to-mix shake. The unique protein blend and superior quality of ingredients, plus unsurpassed flavor, texture, and aroma, make the Metabolic Drive formula truly unbeatable! Metabolic Drive is designed to be a stand-alone protein supplement for athletes who want to maximize muscle mass or increase athletic performance, but keep carbohydrates to a minimum. Metabolic Drive is your ticket to super-quality, muscle-building and performance-enhancing nutrition.