Why RTD-180 Has No Proprietary Blends — The OneEighty Transparency Standard

There's a practice in the supplement industry that has been accepted for so long that most people don't even question it anymore.

It's called a proprietary blend. And it's one of the biggest problems in sports nutrition.

RTD-180 was built on one non-negotiable from day one — full label transparency. Every ingredient. Every dose. Visible to everyone.

What Is a Proprietary Blend?

A proprietary blend lists ingredients under a single umbrella name with a total combined weight, but no individual doses. You know the ingredients are in there. You have no idea how much of each you're getting. That's the entire point.

The Real Reason Brands Use Them

Hiding under-dosing. A brand wants citrulline malate on their label — clinical dose is 6-8g. But 8g is expensive. So they use 500mg, hide it in a blend, and the customer has no idea they're getting one-sixteenth of the dose the research supports. This happens constantly.

How to Spot an Under-Dosed Product

• L-Citrulline Malate 2:1 — clinical dose 6-8g. Less than 6g = under-dosed.
• Caffeine Anhydrous — effective range 200-400mg for serious athletes.
• Beta-Alanine — 3.2g minimum. Below this the research doesn't support meaningful effect.
• Creatine Monohydrate — 5g daily. Token 1-2g additions don't saturate stores.
• Betaine Anhydrous — 2.5g is where the performance research sits.

What It Means for Fighters

An under-dosed pre-workout means you hit the wall in round six of sparring when you should have had two more rounds in you. These are measurable performance gaps that show up in the gym, in sparring, and eventually on the scorecard.

The Testing Problem

If you compete under any sanctioned body with drug testing, you are responsible for everything in your body. A fully transparent label allows for complete independent verification. That's why every RTD-180 batch is third-party lab tested.

The RTD-180 Standard

• 350mg Caffeine Anhydrous — listed, not hidden.
• 8g L-Citrulline Malate 2:1 — clinical dose.
• 5g Creatine Monohydrate — established research dose.
• 3.6g Beta-Alanine — above clinical threshold.
• 2.5g Betaine Anhydrous — at performance research dose.
• 350mg L-Theanine — eliminates jitter, smooths energy curve.
• 300mg Alpha GPC 50% — reaction time and fight IQ.

Every number verified by independent third-party testing. Every batch has a Certificate of Analysis.

The Bottom Line

You're putting in the work. You're making the sacrifices. What goes into your body should be held to the same standard you hold your training. Full transparency. Clinical doses. Independently verified.

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