Animal Flex, 348g (30 serv)

Animal Flex by Universal Nutrition is a joint support complex built for the load that hard training puts on joints and ligaments. This is the powder format, which delivers the complete joint formula in a single daily serving — collagen, glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM and botanical extracts. One tub holds 30 servings, a full month.

The manufacturer builds the formula in three parts. The joint construction part supplies the raw material for cartilage and connective tissue: two forms of glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) and chondroitin sulfate. The lubrication and support part contains hydrolysed collagen, hyaluronic acid and cetyl myristoleate. The third part is made up of botanical extracts plus the vitamins and minerals that support everyday joint function.

Key benefits

• One serving a day covers the whole joint support formula — nothing else needs to be added.
• Contains 5366 mg of hydrolysed type I and II collagen per serving.
• Two forms of glucosamine — hydrochloride and D-glucosamine sulfate — 1500 mg in total.
• Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage and bones.
• Manganese contributes to normal connective tissue formation, zinc to the normal function of bones.
• The powder mixes into water, so the serving goes down with a meal without swallowing a pile of capsules.

Who it suits

Animal Flex is made for people whose joints take a real beating on a regular basis: powerlifters and bodybuilders, but equally runners, CrossFit athletes and martial artists. It also fits a period when training volume has gone up, or when you simply want to keep joint support in place over the longer term. The product is not intended for children, and pregnant or breastfeeding women should consult a doctor before use.

Main active ingredients

• Hydrolysed collagen (type I and II) 5366 mg — the main protein component of cartilage and connective tissue, in hydrolysed form, broken down into shorter peptides.
• MSM 1450 mg — an organic sulfur compound widely used in joint products.
• Glucosamine 1500 mg — in two forms, as hydrochloride and as sulfate.
• Ginger root extract 300 mg and turmeric root extract 200 mg — botanical extracts the manufacturer has added to support recovery.
• Boswellia serrata extract 100 mg — a resin extract from the Ayurvedic tradition.
• Chondroitin sulfate 50 mg, quercetin dihydrate 25 mg, bromelain 25 mg, hyaluronic acid 1 mg — compounds that round out the formula.
• Vitamin C 115 mg (144% NRV) and vitamin E 89 mg (742% NRV) — antioxidant vitamins; vitamin C has an established role in collagen formation.