DENVER, Jan. 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MusclePharm® Corporation (OTCBB:MSLP), one of the fastest growing nutritional supplement companies in the United States, today announced that the complete MusclePharm Sportswear Line (Powered by TapouT) is now available online at . The Company will also begin to roll out the line to select retail locations in the coming months through their distribution agreement with TapouT.
The complete sportswear line includes men's and women's apparel and accessories. Individuals can begin to pre-order the men's and the women's product's today, and additional accessories including hats and caps will be available in spring 2011 at Lids.com and other select retailers.
"MusclePharm's brand awareness and market penetration has increased substantially in a short period of time and we are very excited about the highly anticipated, official launch of the MusclePharm sportswear line," commented Brad Pyatt, MusclePharm's CEO. "This apparel opportunity with TapouT will further increase MusclePharm's presence as a lifestyle Company with products that appeal to people in fitness and sports nutrition as well as the aspiring athlete. We look forward to increasing our sportswear retail distribution through TapouT's extensive distribution network in 2011."
TapouT currently has apparel and accessory distribution in over 20,000 retail stores worldwide, as well as online.
About MusclePharm®
Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, MusclePharm is a rapidly expanding healthy life-style company that develops and manufactures a full line of NSF and scientifically approved, nutritional supplements that are 100% free of any banned substances. Based on years of research, MusclePharm products are created through an advanced six-stage research protocol involving the expertise of top nutritional scientists and field tested by more than 100 elite professional athletes from various sports including the NFL, MMA, and MLB. The Company's propriety and award winning products address all categories of an active lifestyle including muscle building, weight loss, and maintaining general fitness through a daily nutritional supplement regimen. MusclePharm is sold in over 120 countries and available in over 5,000 US retail outlets that include GNC, and Vitamin Shoppe, as well as over 100 online stores, including bodybuilding.com, Amazon and Vitacost.com. For more information, please visit www.musclepharm.com.
Forward-looking Statements
MusclePharm Corporation believes the information set forth in this Press Release may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. Certain factors that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements are set forth in "Risk Factors" in Item 2.02 of the Company's Form 8-K dated February 18, 2010, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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