FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Dowd Thomas 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/31/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GNC ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC. [GNC] (Last) (First) (Middle) GNC HOLDINGS, INC., 300 SIXTH AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP of Store Operations 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) PITTSBURGH, PA 15222 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Class A common stock, par value $0.001 ("Common Stock") 51,726 D   Series A preferred stock, par value $0.001 17,674 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) (1)	  (1)	03/15/2017	Common Stock	177,044 (1)	$ 5	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy) (2)	  (2)	03/15/2017	Common Stock	177,044 (2)	$ 7.5	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy) (3)	  (3)	05/04/2017	Common Stock	47,956 (3)	$ 5	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy) (4)	  (4)	05/04/2017	Common Stock	47,956 (4)	$ 7.5	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Dowd Thomas GNC HOLDINGS, INC. 300 SIXTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PA 15222	Â	Â	  EVP of Store Operations	Â

Signatures

/s/ Gerald J. Stubenhofer, Jr., by power of attorney		03/31/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Mr. Dowd was granted an option to purchase 177,044 shares of Common Stock at the grant price of $5.00 per share on March 16, 2007, of which 141,635 shares are currently vested and exercisable, with the remaining 35,409 shares vesting on March 16, 2012.
(2)	Mr. Dowd was granted an option to purchase 177,044 shares of Common Stock at the grant price of $7.50 per share on March 16, 2007, of which 141,635 shares are currently vested and exercisable, with the remaining 35,409 shares vesting on March 16, 2012.
(3)	Mr. Dowd was granted an option to purchase 47,956 shares of Common Stock at the grant price of $5.00 per share on May 4, 2007, of which 28,774 shares are currently vested and exercisable, with the remaining 19,182 shares vesting as follows: 9,591 shares annually, with the next scheduled vesting on May 4, 2011, and each anniversary thereafter, until fully vested.
(4)	Mr. Dowd was granted an option to purchase 47,956 shares of Common Stock at the grant price of $7.50 per share on May 4, 2007, of which 28,774 shares are currently vested and exercisable, with the remaining 19,182 shares vesting as follows: 9,591 shares annually, with the next scheduled vesting on May 4, 2011, and each anniversary thereafter, until fully vested.
  Remarks: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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