I Tried AG1 for 6 Months and This Is What Happened... (unsponsored review)
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- Опубликовано: 15 май 2024
- With so many podcasts & videos plugging AG1 (Athletic Greens) recently, I was curious to give it a go myself to see if it would make a difference to my running and overall health. I've been taking it for 6 months now so follow along today to see if I've seen any improvements and whether I'm going to be continuing my subscription or not!
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0:00 Intro
0:51 What is AG1?
1:15 Ingredients & health benefits
1:50 How much does it cost?
2:06 What's included in the welcome pack?
2:50 About me and why I wanted to try it
3:44 What did it taste like?
4:23 How did it make me feel?
6:17 How often I took it
7:01 Alternative green powders
7:58 Will I continue my subscription? 
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Let me know any other "influencer products" you'd like to see me try and we'll get them in to test!
Have you ever tried aura or whoop? Or do you use the health metrics from Garmin?
I would love to see you try LMNT hydration powder and see what you think! Love your honest reviews and thanks for being you!
James Smiths and Chris Williamsons latest grift with Neotronic
A VPN.? 😎🇫🇮
I'd be curious to hear your take on the Bare Performance Nutrition products.
Ben, let me just say that I appreciate the fact that you're spending all that money to provide the community with unbiased reviews. That is not for granted and it does not go unnoticed. You're a legend, a big hug!
I was thinking of a comment to say thanks, but this nailed what I was feeling. Well said!
Not being paid to review a product doesn't mean you're unbiased. Sinking your own money into a product causes its own kind of bias, it's why you get so called "fan boys" for products. Humans want to justify and defend the things they've put their money into.
The benefits he mentions of increased energy and motivation are also easily explained by the placebo effect. It's why we need double blind randomized controlled trials to be able to measure the effects of supplements or medication.
An older video on RUclips by a sports nutritionist came to the conclusion that you could save a hell of a lot of money by just taking a multivitamin. But of course by spending much more money you'll definitely get a strong placebo effect.
Fair points, however watching the video, Ben offers many of these points as caveats to his own review... he specifically notes this towards the end of the vid noting other elements of his current training/cooking/mental health management@@Enoch-Root
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£80 will buy quite an amount of fruit and veg.
Yep, I'll stick to veg juicing. Actually tasty too unlike AG1 which is awful imo
Not organic and that's what matters. The amount of chemicals they put on non organic food is more damaging than it is actually helping.
or beef
@@WayneWright828 Haven't had a fruit or veggie in 13 months and in the best shape of my life.
@@stevej5276 What??
I swear I'm a carnivore. I force myself to eat fruit and veggies.
Adam McDonald (a performance nutritionist on RUclips) does a fantastic job of explaining why AG1 is a massive scam
The ingredients are pretty much the same as most other “green” powders. AG1 is a brand endorsed by famous people which is why it fetches that price but Ben, kudos to you for making this and shelling out all those Earth credits.
Placebo effect ain't no scam.
@@JaySizzThere’s a weird amount of (unsponsored) videos that absolutely shill the product to a degree that I can’t imagine being unpaid for.
It’s just my conspiracy theory but I’ve seen 2 vids like this already and I just think it’s enough to at least suspect the company of being scamish
@@JaySizz is is if you're charging exorbitant amounts of money for it.
@@wk633 but that's what makes it work
4 pairs of Vapourfly's a year. I'll take the shoes.
This is a particularly thoughtful and balanced review. I appreciate that you talk through the benefits within the context of all the other things you're doing.
Thank you Ben for your honest review, keep up the good work 👍
I think just eating cleaner, healthier and home cooked food will do more good than having some AG1 every day. Glad to hear it got you on the right path and sometimes we need a little expensive gadget to keep or get us on that right track. Keep getting it done Ben
Been curious about AG for a while- thanks for sharing your experiment 😊
Thank you Ben. Great honest video. Cheers
Have heard AG1 advertised by joe rogan and a lot of places, so interested to see the review . I think the high price is the main issue. Looking at the ingredients it seems it would be a lot cheaper and as effective just to take a multivitamin/multimineral tablet and throw in a probiotic drink separately. Thanks for the review !
Rogan is part owner which is why he pushes it so hard
Multivitamins are not all made equal. Magnesium oxide is not the same as magnesium stearate, for example. Beta-carotene is listed as vitamin A at a 12:1 ratio (12mg of beta-carotene is treated equivalent to 1mg of vitamin A), but your body (likely, as each person has different capabilities) absorbs and converts so little of that (even from dietary sources like carrots and bell peppers) that you _really_ need to get pre-formed vitamin A, which is _never_ found in multivitamins (including AG1).
And how you get your vitamins and minerals are also important. Your body is likely to be able to make much better use of the vitamins and minerals in any of the "green powders" than it will from a tablet, even one taken with food.
Loving your honest videos mate, keep it up 🙌🏼
Ben, as always, I really appreciate your unbiased reviews.
I agree 100%. I tried this for 4 months. Don’t know how much it helped me - certainly no adverse effects but costs a fortune. Then I read that tests had shown that taking supplements inhibits you getting 100% of the nutrients in normal food so I stopped taking it. Not sure how true that is. Anyway I didn’t notice any negatives after I stopped. My conclusion is that it’s crazy expensive for no obvious benefit.
Thank you for your honest review
Very balanced view on the product, thanks Ben
Great to hear an unbiased opinion. Have a couple of marine iguana friends who swear by chewing on some seaweed !
Happy running, both of you
Thank you very much for honest view, Ben! As a listener of those podcasts too, I was already so tempted to try it out! 😅
Loved the end when you talk about cooking more and learning recipes; I enjoy that so much too! 🤩
All the best on what's coming next!
Thank you for doing that, it was really interesting.
Appreciate you, Ben! Thanks for sharing. Pretty much what I expected, but great to be able to squash the FOMO 😅
You are the only "fitness influencer" I follow so I had never heard about AG1 until today ;-) Yeah you changed too many parameters in your life at the same time so it would be very difficult to attribute your improvements to this one product especially since you explained that you started cooking again + seeing a therapist. Thanks for this balanced review and also bringing up competing products.
James Smith has also shit canned it as well.
Thank you Ben, I was wondering the exact same thing that you were after hearing about it from so many influencers that I "trust." I think a person can get 95% of the results you did from healthy eating and paying attention to mental health. But, as you said, you're paying for the convenience with products like this. Great video!!
Definitely won't be giving it a try but really appreciate your insight and review on your experience!
This was really interesting, Ben, so thank you for doing it. I’m glad to hear that you have been feeling so much better mentally and physically. The fact that you were making so many positive changes all at once does make it that much harder to say what role AG1 played in your performance, if any. I’ve always read that multivitamins are completely unnecessary for people that have a relatively well balanced diet, which it certainly appears you do. I think I’ll pass on spending the money to try this experiment. I’d be interested to know where you are finding the recipes you’re trying, or to see you make a few of your favorites (looked tasty!). Cheers to you from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Awesome unbiased review 👍
Very insightful. Thanks Ben 👍
As usual good info. Helps to make choices.
Great review mate, thank you
Thanks Ben, I have been wondering about AG1 for a while.
Was wondering this myself. Thanks Ben.
So glad someone has made this video. Even better that it's you, Ben. Best of luck, we'll certainly see in the next six months if quitting it makes any material difference (which I doubt it will). There's so much of this bullshit around these days, same with sports nutrition, where you could be paying through the roof for Maurten but find out Decathlon does pretty much the same for a fraction of the price. So please keep these up.
Thank you for your "no BS" approach to product reviews. It helps me trust your opinion.
I'll be giving AG1 a swerve.
He literally admitted he also had a mental health intervention, which baically throws the product review out of the window.
@D.von.N so because one of the alleged health benefits failed that means the whole review is thrown out? "Biacally" you need some critical thinking classes
@@sliver7993 LOL that is not one health benefit, that would be an effed up study and retracted if failed to disclose a parallel intervention. You cannot even copy and paste, mate.
Thanks Ben. I had been wondering about this AG1 and the wonder is over. I am going to pay myself $25.00 per hour to cook good food for myself and save my wages for a new pair of runners...and other kit. Thanks Big time
Totally, for me the Travel packs are the way to go! Thx for the review Ben 💪🏻👊🏻
Great review Ben. Like the unsponsored and that you took the six months to review it. Ya the cost is stopping me from buying.
Great unbiased report Ben! I wasn't terribly surprised by the conclusion but I'm happy to know it helped you.
I tried it myself for 2 months but didn't see the improvements you noticed. The price tag killed it, especially considering my very amateur level.
What I gather from this video is you should definitely start posting some cooking video! Those meals looked so much better than the green goo 😅
Super informative thank you!
Great review!
Your recipes look fantastic!!! Do you share them in your videos or descriptions? The lentils, the chickpeas etc… look so great
Really interesting stuff, and I'm pleased it has been a positive experience. I think the price puts me off, don't think I could justify the spend.
Great explanation 👌 thanks !
Found this a very helpful review. Great work. Interesting to hear your therapist suggested sorting out your gut health to improve mental health
Great vid 👏🏼
Awsome to see this kind of reviews of these overly marketed products. Thanks!
You are far more important than for the running community and beyond! You are an honest person.
I am at the very initial stage of my running journey, and almost all my purchases are based on your recommendation, which said a lot.
All the best 🎉
Ben, thank you for the video. Glad you have come to conclusion that making changes in your lifestyle are the best thing to do. Having a medical condition for life I am being constantly reminded by the medical professionals that unless something has been prescribed due to deficiency there is no need to take it. Surprisingly even with my guts not working properly my regular blood test never show me being deficient in any of the vitamins. I honestly think it's a waste of money. Specially at such a hefty price tag. Get yourself tested for levels of vitamins, iron etc. And then if low take what you actually need.
This is great! Thanks for sharing this…been waiting for it with great anticipation. I’ve been interested in AG1 for about 2 years now through influencers like Jeff Peltier and Brooke Wilson but hadn’t had the chance to try it. (I have tried Bloom and thoroughly enjoyed that.) As always, thanks for the impartial and honest review! I’m sure it’s a great supplement, and I still hope to give it a go one day, but it’s just that-a supplement, a part of an overall healthy lifestyle. Speaking of…WHEN ARE YOU (and Sarah) GOING TO MAKE A COOKING CHANNEL? Your food always looks delicious and is so inspiring!
Been looking forward to this - have been hearing about it A TON, but the very high price have been keeping me on the fence.
Thanks for trying this out! Bummed that you liked it😂. Like you said, I think I’ll just focus on eating better.
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 great unbiased review ❤
Thanks for the honest review! I looked at AG1 and decided it was way too expensive so went with bloom (mango flavor) instead. It tastes great but I can’t really tell if it’s having any kind of effect as yet , I’m only in my first month .
If you had the interest it would be really enlightening if you went on a course of bloom or any of the other cheaper alternatives and see how they compare seeing as now you have the AG1 as a benchmark.
Thanks for the honest review. The price is a nonstarter for me. When I see a running channels hock this stuff it cast doubt in everything they say.
You should try Ketone iq next. Lots of pro cyclists use it and it’s making its way into to running world. Would be nice to hear your unbiased review on it. Love your videos Ben
Great video! Curious to know that if you decide to take another Greens product which one would you choose?
I am glad you mentioned on thing that most don't - AG1 might have been part of a catalyst to the other improvments in your life. This happens a lot when people change diets, or start running/gym work. I have many conversations with friends along the lines of "I cut out XYZ and now I feel great", but they are also running 2 times a week now, and eating more veg etc.
It's not the silver bullet, but if you have the money and it keeps you motivated (or motivates you to change), then I think it's worth the investment - at least until a habit has been built.
Perfectly said! I’ve been taking it for about 2 years. Was feeling pretty bleh and unmotivated before that. But since then, got a great new job, been running, happier in general etc. AG1 is not the magic bullet but it is a small part of the story.
I was going to comment on the fact that you changed your diet at the same time, so you couldn't draw any conclusions. Will be great see your follow up film to this and really glad you acknowledged it.
When something is so heavily marketed, I'm always skeptical.
Same here, except for running gels, I don't use any food supplements at all.
Would love see your take on grounding mats!
Hey Ben, thanks for the honest review. I'd like too see you try HVMN Ketone IQ. Every RUclips runners are on it and some pro like Des Linden and Sara Hall too. Take care
Thanks for taking the financial hit for us Ben 😂 I've found just having a super greens powder from protein works on hand for when I want or need it was sufficient. As you said, good diet and taking care of the mental health are most likely the driving forces behind the resurgence in your running form.
Hi Ben, great video as always. You mentioned trying AG1 to improve your gut health, but then showed lots of great, healthy WFPB meals. The key to a healthy gut is lots of fiber, which you are getting from those healthy meals you are cooking. Fruit and veg are full of fiber (prebiotics) Add in some fermented foods like kimchi/tempeh for some probiotics and you will be getting everything you need. Save yourself £80 a month and keep on cooking WFPB meals, and I'm sure you'll continue to stay plantstrong.
Appreciate the unbiased reviews. Find these things annoying when you get people like Steven Bartlett from Dragons Den (Huel) and the High Performance Podcast advertising these things to earn money when they are already minted.
If I was paying £79 a month I would certainly feel more motivated to train and try and get the benefit from it. As others have said you can get a lot of fruit and veg from the local fruit and veg shop for £79.
Creatine would be an interesting one to test if you haven't already?
Would love a followup video in 1-2 months talking about what you replaced it with, especially the probiotic part.
Thank you 🙏🏼
Great review!! I junped on the same wagon. Tried it out after hearing it on Rich Roll, Huberman etc.
I did notice energy increase too, and I did not make any other changes. After 6 months I tried a cheaper version, but it didn’t really cut it for me.
Yes, it is ridiculously expensive. BUT, having the convenience of pausing the subscription or cancelling at any time, and with the excellent customer service, it makes it almost worth it.
PLUS, most people spend £2.63 on a take away coffee every day anyway, some even twice a day. So, why not skip one coffee and take a green supplement instead?
I've stopped taking supplements(part form vit D) and my running has improved a great deal in that time, it could be that I was getting better anyway in the same way you were getting back on top anyway regardless or inspite of the snake oil. Something I have been having more of and as a vegan you won't eat is live yogurt(Yeo valley) and it's supposed to be a powerful anti inflammatory along with any fermented product, even beer. Something I noticed in your cooking is that you use a lot of onions, for me onions are a massive no no, they are such a powerful gut irritant along with garlic and other foods.
As someone who listens to too much Rogan, they really almost got me 😅 I hadn’t looked up the cost but I knew it was going to be bonkers… Thank you for the review!!!
Gotta see if you did one for LMNT too 😜
Paying a lot for something does help keep you consistent with it!
I live in Japan and drink "aojiru" which is a green veggie supplement drink that's been around for a long time. Seems to do the trick and it only costs about $.30 a sachet. Think I'll stick with that after you mentioned the cost. 😮
We need more "What I eat in a day" videos
Yeah, the nice new recipes would be great. I am also trying to improve my diet atm and get more antioxydants and probiotics etc
I must be watching all the wrong youtube channels.. never heard of it before.. but interesting to get your impartial take on it.
I am using it and I believe that it has made me feel better. However I agree it is super expensive and will stop once I use up what I have left. I will have used it for about six months like you. I actually had considered it for a while before signing up, an interview on a podcast with the CEO, convinced me to give it a go.
Interesting video Ben. I’ve been taking similar supplements from Rheal for gut health which is much cheaper than AG1. But a question I have is would you keep up taking these supplements if you went with a cheaper brand?..
I have an iliostomy,I like the taste,and I appreciate that it doesn't overpower with "green flavour" good luck and cheers😊❤
@BenParkes when are you releasing your video on the puresport CBD balm?
Nice to see an unbiased review on this! The cost is an interesting one. It’s reasonable to say it’s a massive expense. Equally how many have a beer or glass of wine in the evening or a big brand coffee in a morning? Exchange either and the cost nets out or both and you’re saving! All a case of priorities and how committed you are to your health.
Tank you for testing it so that I don’t have to.
Agree with a lot of the points. I've had this now for 9 months,l. I changed a lot of things at the same time like no more coffee, lot more water, watching my portion sizes during dinner. Hard to point out what contributed to me losing weight and getting my fitness back to a level I was once at.
I thought I would get sick less like getting the flue etc. but I've been getting sick more than ever 😄. Maybe because I've a kid who goes to creche, who knows.
Jo Ben 🙌 I‘ve noticed it as well that the brand AG1 is very much often promoted in various podcast from different well known persons on the internet.
At the moment I will not test it period because I have my own products that I‘m trusting for almost like 9 years and have very big results with it as well 🙏🙇♂️ They are the Fitline products. They‘re products from a German company 👍 And I love it 🫶🏻
I‘ve the same basic opinion about overall health and performance as you mate because I think the gut is playing a big big role in our overall health.
Their is a saying here in Germany that the gut is the second brain of our body 🫶🏻 And it effects the psyche as well very much 👌
Ben, could you make a video about your delish home-made recipes? this would help a lot to see what you eat as a runner and implement some of your recipes :)
Please do a whoop one! I’m undecided!
Why get a whoop when you can get a Garmin which does all the same stuff?
Hi Ben, (and Sarah)
ag1 is too expensive for me to just test it. I think you're better off with good nutrition. Have you had any experience with stryd and the next gen? I would like to see a test on this. thanks.
Great video, Ben. Plenty of cheaper options which are as nutritionally dense.
Really interesting to see, thanks for the insight.
It feels like everyone and their dog is shilling for AG1 these days.
What brand is that cap from btw?
The “proprietary blend” says it all!
Can you do a video on protein shakes and or other protein products that you take? 😊
Thank you for this honest review, greatly appreciated. I have been using Garden of Life Perfect Food ( Greens) for over 15 years and it’s a high quality and 3rd party tested without all the marketing price, it’s 1/3 the price of AG1. I simply can not take a product that is listed as not safe for pregnant women or infants such as AG1. Garden of Life is safe for all. The proprietary blend allows company’s to hide information and there to be differences in amounts batch vs batch. Some of the ingredients lists are so minuscule that the therapeutic effect of for eg Spirilina would not be present. Microdosing is possible but the vitamin and mineral levels would be very minascule. You can get more micronutrients from actual food. The gut pre and probiotics are also found in many other green products at less cost. I’m hesitant to get on board with hype around greens powders at that cost, concentrated greens are not new, they have been around for 25 plus years, what is new is the switch in athletics from sponsors like Bud Light and Chocolate Milk to healthy buzz words like probiotics, gut health, mental stamina, lower inflammation. Finding a way to market these words for excessive cost is what AG1 has successfully done. Every dollar that is spent on this product votes it further up the market. Do not buy this
Will you try other green powders? You mentioned good improvements but the high price keeping you from consuming it.
G’day Ben, do you think you will try and use a cheaper alternative to use long term?
I’d like your next video to be the results of stopping the use of ag1 on a regular basis. Were there any changes you experienced with gut health, energy, etc after you stopped drinking it? Thanks
I use Amazing Grass, which is only $20 per month. Not sure if it does anything, but I figure that's a decent price to pay for essentially some insurance.
I definitely have a gut issues, I’m 74 and I have Parkinson’s and Cushing’s. I just ordered some AG one, and you’re right OMG it’s expensive. If in one month I can tell any difference I’ll order another one if not… Bye-bye AG one I enjoyed your podcast, thank you for being real and thank you for being honest. Terrie😊
Nice review Ben I have thought about it just because of the advertising but the cost way too much really not worth it to be honest but again cheers
I have been using AG1 since 2022 and it's def quite nice! Saw a similar product called Verve recently and curious how it is like compared with AG1
Hi Ben, I'm currently training for the London marathon and I'm using your plan, Level 3 Intermediate. I did a run on the weekend, I ran 19km in total (8km easy, 6:13 then 6km MP at 5:15 and then 6km easy) but I found hitting my marathon pace really hard and then going back to easy pace hard. I had 2 gels and and a protein bar on route. Was I running my easy pace too fast, which is why the MP was hard for me? I am aiming for a 3 hr 30 marathon though. I was ill last week and had to take a week off running. Do I need to do more tempo / interval runs to get myself feeling comfortable running at 5:15 pace? Cheers, Keith.
I am using VSL3 probiotics as I had some very bad gut/stomach problems. Also had to stick to Maurten for racing, which as we know is expensive.
You could consider doing the zoe app based tests that grade your meals and diet based on 2 weeks of blood sugar monitor data, a finger-prick blood test and a test of microbiome in your poo. I found it quite an effort and time consuming, partly because I'm a mobile phone luddite, but the test data and being committed to log ingredients for meals over several weeks resulted in quite eye-opening analysis. It may be too disruptive to do the first two weeks (when you have the blood glucose monitor) while you are in a training plan.
Can you do a podcast on your mental health issues? You have mentioned it a few times in this and previous podcasts. I think it may help you and others when you disclose. Only when you are ready, however. All the best. I enjoy your content.
Here in New Zealand there is another product call Clean Green Vitality, which as I understand it was developed by the same food science team that worked on AG1 and basically very very similar products, but it's MUCH cheaper, and it's stocked in various shops. I was taking that last year, and then also started going to a sport nutrionist who told me because I already had a decent diet (good mix of fruit, veggies, proteins etc) that I was really just wasting my money on it. His thought was that it's potentially useful for people who struggle to eat fresh high quality foods.
Nice one mate, fellow viewer here from NZ 👍
Does anyone know the location at around 4:54 in the video? Beautiful scenery and looks like an amazing outdoor fitness area.
Ben do you take creatine? Not sure if many runners do. But coming from a gym background, it's almost 'wasted gains', if you're not taking it. Maybe something to try if you haven't already