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Core Nutritionals BOLIC V2 — Non-Hormonal, Informed Sport Certified (120 Caps)

Core Nutritionals BOLIC V2BOLIC sits in an awkward category. It is for people who want more from their training than protein and creatine provide, but who are not going anywhere near a prohormone and do not want a product that requires a recovery protocol afterwards.It is non-hormonal, stimulant-free, and it is Informed Sport certified and WADA-compliant. That last part is the headline.Why the certification is the whole storyThe muscle-building category is where contaminated and adulterated supplements turn up most often. Products in this space have repeatedly been found to contain undeclared steroids, prohormones or banned compounds, sometimes because a manufacturer added them and sometimes through cross-contamination.Informed Sport is batch-level testing. Every production run is tested against the WADA banned list by LGC before it ships. Not a one-off certificate on a sample, but each batch.If you are a tested athlete, in the military, or a collegiate competitor, this distinction is not academic. It is the difference between a supplement you can take and one you cannot. Very few products in this category carry it, because carrying it requires a formula that can pass.The V1 and V2 confusion, which matters hereThis product was substantially reformulated and a lot of what you will read online describes the old version.BOLIC V1 was built on 100mg of 5-Alpha Hydroxy Laxogenin plus 1,000mg of PeakO2. Laxogenin is a plant-derived compound with a contested regulatory history and a thin human evidence base.BOLIC V2 removed laxogenin entirely and rebuilt the formula around PeptiStrong, maral root and epicatechin. That change is what made Informed Sport certification possible.So if you are reading a review that talks about laxogenin, you are reading about a product Core no longer sells. Check which version you are buying — this is V2.What is in a serving PeptiStrong (fava bean hydrolysate), 2,400mg — the primary active. A patented ingredient containing bioactive peptides, short chains of amino acids that act as signalling molecules rather than simply as building material. Collagen, insulin and glutathione are other examples of biologically active peptides. It has been through both pre-clinical and clinical study, which is more than most ingredients in this category can claim Maral Root Extract — an adaptogenic herb used in Eastern European sports nutrition for decades, associated with endurance and work capacity Camellia sinensis Extract, standardised to 90% epicatechin — epicatechin is the flavanol in dark chocolate and green tea, studied in relation to myostatin, a protein that acts as a brake on muscle growth. A 90% standardisation is a high-purity extract BioPerine — standardised black pepper extract, included to improve absorption of the others. It does nothing aloneHonest read on the evidencePeptiStrong has the strongest support here, with published clinical work behind the branded ingredient. Maral root has a long history of use and a thinner published record in English-language literature. Epicatechin is mechanistically interesting and the myostatin pathway is real, but the human evidence is still developing and the effect sizes in the existing work are modest.That is a more useful summary than telling you every ingredient is proven. This is a well-constructed formula with a genuinely certified supply chain. It is not a steroid and it will not feel like one.Specs Serving size4 capsules Capsules per bottle120 PeptiStrong2,400mg Hormonal actionNone. Non-hormonal PCT requiredNo StimulantsNone CertificationInformed Sport, WADA-compliant, batch tested CapsuleVegetableHow to take it Four capsules daily. Core suggests two in the morning pre-workout and two in the afternoon or evening post-workout, but taking all four at once is fine. The important thing is getting all four in. With a meal. Improves absorption, and BioPerine is there to help with the same thing. Every day, training or not. This works cumulatively, not acutely. Give it a full bottle. Thirty days is the reasonable window to judge it. Nothing here produces a day-one sensation. No cycling and no PCT. It is non-hormonal, so there is nothing to recover from and nothing to come off.Who this is for Tested athletes, military and collegiate competitors who need certified products Anyone who wants muscle-building support without touching hormones People who have considered a prohormone and decided against it, correctly Lifters past the beginner phase where progress has slowed and the basics are already covered Anyone who wants a disclosed formula rather than a proprietary blendWho this is not forIf your training, sleep and protein intake are not already consistent, this is the wrong purchase. No capsule outperforms fixing those, and we would rather tell you that than take your money.If you want to feel something, you will not. Non-hormonal and stimulant-free means the experience is quiet. Judge it on training logs over a month, not on sensation.If you are expecting prohormone-scale results, this is not that category and it is not pretending to be. The reason it will not beat your body up is the same reason it is subtler.Not for anyone under 18, pregnant or nursing.Stack it with: creatine, which is the other non-hormonal muscle-building ingredient with genuine evidence behind it, and a protein that gets you to your daily target. Those two matter more than anything else and this sits on top.Frequently asked questionsIs BOLIC a prohormone?No. It is entirely non-hormonal. Nothing in it acts on your hormones, no cycling is required and no post-cycle therapy is needed.Is it safe for tested athletes?Yes. BOLIC V2 is Informed Sport certified and WADA-compliant, with every batch tested by LGC before release. That is the strictest standard available in this category.Does BOLIC still contain laxogenin?No. V1 contained 100mg of 5-Alpha Hydroxy Laxogenin. V2 removed it entirely and replaced the formula with PeptiStrong, maral root and epicatechin. Reviews mentioning laxogenin describe the discontinued version.What is PeptiStrong?A patented fava bean hydrolysate containing bioactive peptides, which act as signalling molecules rather than just building material. It is the primary active at 2,400mg per serving and has been through pre-clinical and clinical study.What does epicatechin do?It is the flavanol found in dark chocolate and green tea, studied in relation to myostatin, a protein that limits muscle growth. The mechanism is interesting, the human evidence is still developing.Do I need to cycle it or run a PCT?Neither. It is non-hormonal.How long until I notice anything?Give it a full 30-day bottle and judge it on your training logs. There is no acute effect.Can I take it with a pre-workout?Yes. No stimulants and nothing that conflicts. Read more

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BOLIC sits in an awkward category. It is for people who want more from their training than protein and creatine provide, but who are not going anywhere near a prohormone and do not want a product that requires a recovery protocol afterwards.

It is non-hormonal, stimulant-free, and it is Informed Sport certified and WADA-compliant. That last part is the headline.

Why the certification is the whole story

The muscle-building category is where contaminated and adulterated supplements turn up most often. Products in this space have repeatedly been found to contain undeclared steroids, prohormones or banned compounds, sometimes because a manufacturer added them and sometimes through cross-contamination.

Informed Sport is batch-level testing. Every production run is tested against the WADA banned list by LGC before it ships. Not a one-off certificate on a sample, but each batch.

If you are a tested athlete, in the military, or a collegiate competitor, this distinction is not academic. It is the difference between a supplement you can take and one you cannot. Very few products in this category carry it, because carrying it requires a formula that can pass.

The V1 and V2 confusion, which matters here

This product was substantially reformulated and a lot of what you will read online describes the old version.

BOLIC V1 was built on 100mg of 5-Alpha Hydroxy Laxogenin plus 1,000mg of PeakO2. Laxogenin is a plant-derived compound with a contested regulatory history and a thin human evidence base.

BOLIC V2 removed laxogenin entirely and rebuilt the formula around PeptiStrong, maral root and epicatechin. That change is what made Informed Sport certification possible.

So if you are reading a review that talks about laxogenin, you are reading about a product Core no longer sells. Check which version you are buying — this is V2.

What is in a serving

PeptiStrong (fava bean hydrolysate), 2,400mg — the primary active. A patented ingredient containing bioactive peptides, short chains of amino acids that act as signalling molecules rather than simply as building material. Collagen, insulin and glutathione are other examples of biologically active peptides. It has been through both pre-clinical and clinical study, which is more than most ingredients in this category can claim
Maral Root Extract — an adaptogenic herb used in Eastern European sports nutrition for decades, associated with endurance and work capacity
Camellia sinensis Extract, standardised to 90% epicatechin — epicatechin is the flavanol in dark chocolate and green tea, studied in relation to myostatin, a protein that acts as a brake on muscle growth. A 90% standardisation is a high-purity extract
BioPerine — standardised black pepper extract, included to improve absorption of the others. It does nothing alone

Honest read on the evidence

PeptiStrong has the strongest support here, with published clinical work behind the branded ingredient. Maral root has a long history of use and a thinner published record in English-language literature. Epicatechin is mechanistically interesting and the myostatin pathway is real, but the human evidence is still developing and the effect sizes in the existing work are modest.

That is a more useful summary than telling you every ingredient is proven. This is a well-constructed formula with a genuinely certified supply chain. It is not a steroid and it will not feel like one.

Specs

Serving size	4 capsules
Capsules per bottle	120
PeptiStrong	2,400mg
Hormonal action	None. Non-hormonal
PCT required	No
Stimulants	None
Certification	Informed Sport, WADA-compliant, batch tested
Capsule	Vegetable

How to take it

Four capsules daily. Core suggests two in the morning pre-workout and two in the afternoon or evening post-workout, but taking all four at once is fine. The important thing is getting all four in.
With a meal. Improves absorption, and BioPerine is there to help with the same thing.
Every day, training or not. This works cumulatively, not acutely.
Give it a full bottle. Thirty days is the reasonable window to judge it. Nothing here produces a day-one sensation.
No cycling and no PCT. It is non-hormonal, so there is nothing to recover from and nothing to come off.

Who this is for

Tested athletes, military and collegiate competitors who need certified products
Anyone who wants muscle-building support without touching hormones
People who have considered a prohormone and decided against it, correctly
Lifters past the beginner phase where progress has slowed and the basics are already covered
Anyone who wants a disclosed formula rather than a proprietary blend

Who this is not for

If your training, sleep and protein intake are not already consistent, this is the wrong purchase. No capsule outperforms fixing those, and we would rather tell you that than take your money.

If you want to feel something, you will not. Non-hormonal and stimulant-free means the experience is quiet. Judge it on training logs over a month, not on sensation.

If you are expecting prohormone-scale results, this is not that category and it is not pretending to be. The reason it will not beat your body up is the same reason it is subtler.

Not for anyone under 18, pregnant or nursing.

Stack it with: creatine, which is the other non-hormonal muscle-building ingredient with genuine evidence behind it, and a protein that gets you to your daily target. Those two matter more than anything else and this sits on top.

Frequently asked questions

Is BOLIC a prohormone?
No. It is entirely non-hormonal. Nothing in it acts on your hormones, no cycling is required and no post-cycle therapy is needed.

Is it safe for tested athletes?
Yes. BOLIC V2 is Informed Sport certified and WADA-compliant, with every batch tested by LGC before release. That is the strictest standard available in this category.

Does BOLIC still contain laxogenin?
No. V1 contained 100mg of 5-Alpha Hydroxy Laxogenin. V2 removed it entirely and replaced the formula with PeptiStrong, maral root and epicatechin. Reviews mentioning laxogenin describe the discontinued version.

What is PeptiStrong?
A patented fava bean hydrolysate containing bioactive peptides, which act as signalling molecules rather than just building material. It is the primary active at 2,400mg per serving and has been through pre-clinical and clinical study.

What does epicatechin do?
It is the flavanol found in dark chocolate and green tea, studied in relation to myostatin, a protein that limits muscle growth. The mechanism is interesting, the human evidence is still developing.

Do I need to cycle it or run a PCT?
Neither. It is non-hormonal.

How long until I notice anything?
Give it a full 30-day bottle and judge it on your training logs. There is no acute effect.

Can I take it with a pre-workout?
Yes. No stimulants and nothing that conflicts.