Monster Supplements Sports Nutrition Awards 2012

Find out which sports nutrition brands and supplements won, finished runners up, and came third, in the Monster Supplements Sports Nutrition Awards for 2012

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Introducing the Monster Supplements Sports Nutrition Awards 2012

This month, November 2012, Monster Supplements announced the results of their annual Sports Nutrition Awards. A total of 21,072 sports nutrition users took part in the questionnaire, therefore providing robust data to present 17 awards. We hope the announcement of these winners will help with your supplement and nutrition choices if you are thinking about trying a new brand or just want to mix and match with your current favourites.

The following categories were up for grabs in the Monster Supplements Sports Nutrition Awards 2012;

  1. Product of the Year
  2. Brand of the Year
  3. Most Improved Brand of the Year
  4. New Supplement of the Year
  5. New Brand of the Year
  6. Muscle Building Supplement of the Year
  7. Pre Workout Supplement of the Year
  8. Protein Powder of the Year
  9. Energy Supplement of the Year
  10. Recovery Supplement of the Year
  11. Fat Loss Supplement of the Year
  12. Protein Bar of the Year
  13. Weight Gainer Supplement of the Year
  14. Creatine Supplement of the Year
  15. Ready to Drink (RTD) Supplement of the Year
  16. Multivitamin Supplement of the Year
  17. Brand Packaging of the Year

Results Summary

The big winners of the awards are PhD Nutrition whose brand and supplements won product of the year, brand of the year, new supplement of the year, muscle building supplement of the year, protein powder of the year, recovery supplement of the year, weight gainer supplement of the year, RTD supplement of the year and brand packaging of the year. PhD Nutrition also came 2nd or 3rd in nearly every award they didn't win.

Other stand out performers include Optimum Nutrition, Reflex Nutrition and Grenade. Grenade Thermo Detonator was the clear winner in the Fat Loss Supplement of the Year whilst Reflex Nutrition Nexgen was the clear winner in the Multivitamin of the Year award.

I would question why the brands such as Myprotein, OneOn, Bulk Powders and Bodybuilding Warehouse supplements haven't been included in these awards (looking at the list of those brands and supplements which fell outside of the top 3 for each award). I assume, given that each list of nominated brands totals 100%, a shortlist was drawn up based on Monster Supplements best sellers within each category and then those who took part were asked to choose which they favoured.

Therefore the methodology (if correct) doesn't seem to me to be completely unbiased however, in the main, the results should give you some guidance into what Monster Supplements customers are buying and what they feel are the products which have excelled to help with their sports nutrition objectives in 2012.

By clicking on the 'shop now' buttons for the supplements that came in the top 3 for each category (below), you will be directed straight to their product pages where there are plenty of product reviews and videos to read and watch for further information. Note there may be other sizes available (i.e. Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Protein is sold in 5lb and 10lb sizes) plus bundle offers at a discounted price (i.e. PhD Nutrition Growth Factor 50 + Pharma Gain, Optimum Nutrition HydroWhey 1.6kg + FREE Opti Men 90 caps etc.). You can also get money off your order by using our sports nutrition discount codes. Monster Supplements provide us with discount codes every month.

We will bring you the results of the 2019 Monster Supplements Sports Nutrition Awards next year.

For the full list of nominees for each award, head to monstersupplements.com

Product of the Year

Winner: PhD Nutrition Diet Whey (26%)
Runner Up: Optimum Nutrition 100% Gold Standard Whey Protein (20%)
3rd Place: BSN No-Xplode (10%)

Brand of the Year

Winner: PhD Nutrition (41%)
Runner Up: Optimum Nutrition (12%)
3rd Place: Reflex Nutrition (10%)

Most Improved Brand of the Year

Winner: Reflex Nutrition (30%)
Runner Up: PhD Nutrition (24%)
3rd Place: Optimum Nutrition (10%)

New Supplement of the Year

Winner: PhD Nutrition Pharma Pure (35%)
Runner Up: Reflex Nutrition Diet Protein (13%)
3rd Place: Gaspari SuperPump Max (13%)

New Brand of the Year

Winner: MusclePharm (38%)
Runner Up: Kinetica Sports (24%)
3rd Place: Pharma Freak (14%)

Muscle Building Supplement of the Year

Winner: PhD Nutrition Synergy ISO 7 (43%)
Runner Up: USN Muscle Fuel Anabolic (15%)
3rd Place: Maximuscle Cyclone (11%)

Pre Workout Supplement of the Year

Winner: Grenade 50 Calibre (28%)
Runner Up: BSN No-Xplode (27%)
3rd Place: PhD Nutrition V-MAX Pump (20%)

Protein Powder of the Year

Winner: PhD Nutrition Pharma Whey HT+ (38%)
Runner Up: Optimum Nutrition 100% Gold Standard Whey Protein (23%)
3rd Place: Reflex Nutrition Instant Whey (12%)

Energy Supplement of the Year

Winner: BSN No-Xplode (33%)
Runner Up: PhD Nutrition Amino Drive (27%)
3rd Place: MusclePharm Assault (14%)

Recovery Supplement of the Year

Winner: PhD Nutrition Recovery 2:1 (60%)
Runner Up: CNP ProRecover (14%)
3rd Place: SciVation Xtend (10%)

Fat Loss Supplement of the Year

Winner: Grenade Thermo Detonator (35%)
Runner Up: PhD Nutrition Lean Degree (23%)
3rd Place: Reflex Nutrition CLA (14%)

Protein Bar of the Year

Winner: CNP Pro Flapjack (24%)
Runner Up: PhD Nutrition Diet Whey Bar (20%)
3rd Place: PhD Nutrition Growth Factor 50 (19%)

Weight Gainer Supplement of the Year

Winner: PhD Nutrition Pharma Gain (33%)
Runner Up: Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass (14%)
3rd Place: Reflex Nutrition Instant Mass (12%)

Creatine Supplement of the Year

Winner: Reflex Nutrition Creatine Capsules (23%)
Runner Up: Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine (18%)
3rd Place: Gaspari SizeOn Max Performance (15%)

Ready to Drink Supplement of the Year

Winner: PhD Nutrition Whey Zero (32%)
Runner Up: Maximuscle Maxi Milk (22%)
3rd Place: BSN Syntha 6 RTD (12%)

Multivitamin Supplement of the Year

Winner: Reflex Nutrition Nexgen (35%)
Runner Up: Optimum Nutrition Opti-Men (17%)
3rd Place: PhD Nutrition Catalyst (15%)

Brand Packaging of the Year

Winner: PhD Nutrition (42%)
Runner Up: Grenade (14%)
3rd Place: Optimum Nutrition (9%)

The At The Hollows Supplements of the Year

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To finish this article, I thought as the year is coming to an end, it would be a good time to mention some of the supplements which have caught our eye this year, both in terms of performance and taste. Do you agree or disagree with our choices? We would love to hear what your favourite supplements of 2012 have been. Just Tweet us and let us know!

At The Hollows Protein Supplement of the Year

Winner: Sci-MX Ultragen Moccachino
Runner Up: Optimum Nutrition 100% Gold Standard Whey Protein
3rd Place: Myprotein True Whey

Other noticeable mentions: Kinetica Oat Gain Chocolate Caramel Nut, Optimum Nutrition 100% Gold Standard Casein

At The Hollows Pre Workout Supplement of the Year

Winner: OneOn Hades
Runner Up: Myprotein Pulse v4
3rd Place: PhD Nutrition V-MAX Pump Lemon Crush flavour

Other noticeable mentions: Reflex Performance Matrix Caffeine Free

At The Hollows Recovery Supplements of the Year

Winner: PhD Nutrition Recovery 2:1 Lemon Crush flavour
Runner Up: OneOn L-Glutamine
3rd Place: OneOn Dextrose

At The Hollows Sweet Tooth Protein Snacks of the Year

Winner: Optimum Nutrition Wholly Oats bars Strawberry Cream flavour
Runner Up: Myprotein Protein Muffins Toffee Fudge flavour
3rd Place: CNP Pro Flapjacks Cherry Almond flavour

At The Hollows Top Budget Sports Nutrition Brands of the Year

Winner: OneOn
Runner Up: Myprotein
3rd Place: Bodybuilding Warehouse

Other noticeable mentions: BulkPowders, Pro-10 Supplements and Affordable Supplements