First, if you don’t know WHO the Mountain Dog is then my friend, you have been missing out. John Meadows was a powerlifter (he trained at legendary Westside Barbell) turned bodybuilding phenom who won the 2015 NPC Universe bodybuilding contest and went on to become an top five finisher in his first three contests. Later in his career he became a personal trainer, coaching multiple women to Olympia championships.
Oh, and he also invented a single armed lat-focused row using the landmine barbell called “the meadows row” which has become a staple for building up the Latissimus Dorsi muscle in a unilateral fashion.
John wasn’t just a iconic athlete and coach, he was also well-known within the bodybuilding community as perhaps one of the kindest souls to ever work in the sport. Spend 15 minutes watching a few of his EXCELLENT training videos on YouTube and you’ll see just how great of a influence he was to people in the sport of bodybuilding.
John unfortunately passed away in 2021 at the age of 49 in his home, which shook the community. John was a titan in the industry, forgoing the bro culture and phony supplement hype in preference for direct, honest, effectual methodology. He trained hard and thought even harder about his programming. This exemplary philosophy has gone on to inspire the next generation of bodybuilding titans-in-training, being featured in multiple Jeff Nippard videos for example.
John Meadows is one of the most iconic actors in the industry renowned for his work ethic and honest transparency as a nutritionalist and personal trainer. It goes without saying then that any supplement Mountain Dog put his name on was going to be worth its weight in gold.
Peri-MD Intra-Workout Supplement Overview
Intra-workouts can be a contentious subject. Some swear by them and others say they are a waste of money. What’s the truth? Well, it boils down to what is actually being put into that supplement. This rule applies to everything, from protein powders to pre-workouts. If the ingredients are proven and have supporting science for their efficacy then they are not a waste of money.
Peri-MD is a stout (just like John) intra-workout that blends EVERYTHING you need to fuel a brutally intense workout into one intra-workout supplement. John was famous for his grueling workouts, depleting even the most hardcore of professionals. He clearly knew what hard work meant and thus formulated an intra-workout to support such workout routines.
Peri-MD contains the following essentials:
Sodium – 100mg: Sodium is required to replace electrolytes that are lost via sweat during strenuous exercise
Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin – 25g: HBCD is a much more viable form of readily converted carbohydrate. Specifically due to hits molecular weight and low osmolality highly branched cyclic dextrin is a superior carbohydrate source in ergogenic terms.
Citrulline Malate – 3g: Citrulline Malate is one of the most proven muscle endurance augmenting amino acid that has been studied and found to significantly increase the number of sets and reps study participants could perform compared to placebo lifters. Citrulline Malate supplementation is also associated with reduced muscle soreness, one study noting a 40% decrease in soreness compared to placebos.
L-leucine – 2.8g: Luecine is the most anabolic amino acid so while Peri-MD contains a multitude of amino acids it is particularly heavy in this powerhouse blend.
MD Amino Acid Complex – 8.1g: Amino acids don’t operate in isolation. For maximum anabolic response you want all supporting amino acids including L-Lysine, L-Valine, L-Threonine, DL-Phenylalanine, L-Methionine, L-Isoleucine, L-Tryptophan. With over 8 total grams of these supporting aminos Peri-MD is one of the most amino-dense intra-workouts on the market, containing more aminos than many other dedicated amino-acid supplements.
As you can see, Peri-MD doesn’t skimp out on anything effective, nor does it include any fillers of any kind, unless you count flavoring I guess, but the Cherry Limeade (only flavor offered) is freaking delicious so.. complain about flavoring if you like but you probably aren’t drinking any zero-flavored supplements.
Who Makes Peri-MD?
Peri-MD is made for Mountain Dog by the one and only True Nutrition, one of the best quality bulk supplement suppliers in the world. We’ve reviewed their bulk custom protein blends as one of our all-time favorite supplements for it’s blend of quality ingredients, variety of ingredients, and bulk offerings.
As such it makes sense that John would partner with such a reputable brand to produce his stellar intra-workout.
Does Peri-MD Work?
Emphatically yes. Is it the same as injecting anabolic steroids into your bloodstream? Well of course not. BUT for the natty lifter, or even for the enhanced lifter who is looking to saturate their blood with anabolic amino acids and workout-sustaining carbohydrates then it doesn’t get much better.
Just opening Peri-MD and realizing the scoop for 1 serving is almost the same sized as a protein powder scoop (it’s freaking huuuuge) and you know that this stuff is jam packed full of ingredients. The scoop volume is literally double most intra-workouts on the market today.
When using Peri-MD for two weeks I definitely noticed an increase in endurance, especially when sipped periodically throughout my workouts. The days it was particularly appreciated was leg days, which are always grueling, and shoulders/arms days simply because of the higher volume associated with training these body parts.
This stuff mixes easily, tastes great, and noticeably extends workouts so honestly, I don’t know if I’ll ever buy another intra-workout again because I’ve found my reliable go-to.
If you find yourself spending upwards of an hour or even more in the gym, and you are a lifter who really understand what it means to grind it out, then I highly recommend giving a tub of John Meadows/True Nutrition’s Peri-MD intra-workout a shot.
