Pre Workouts Drinks

biziebun
biziebun Posts: 24 Member
edited November 20 in Fitness and Exercise
Whos using pre workout drinks?

I personally used C4 ripped and I like it.
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  • imdanshort
    imdanshort Posts: 58 Member
    No xplode is great!
  • BradW99
    BradW99 Posts: 103 Member
    I've tried so many. I like C4 but the last stuff I got was ON's Pre. Good stuff but haven't been using any pre workout for a month or so. NO Xplode tastes nasty.
  • BradW99
    BradW99 Posts: 103 Member
    The best ever though was the original USPLabs Jack3d. Hands down.
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    I'm using C4 at the moment. It's pretty good.

    Ice blue razz tastes a little funky though, not sure I like the taste.
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    Water is nice.
  • Soundwave79
    Soundwave79 Posts: 469 Member
    I'm also using C4 at the moment. Got some of the Mojito flavored off Amazon really cheap. It's so gross... I can understand why they were selling it at half the price of the Berry Bomb. But I can manage.
  • Mycophilia
    Mycophilia Posts: 1,225 Member
    I prefer regular water for those hydration gainz.
  • countrybeau01
    countrybeau01 Posts: 14 Member
    NO-Xplode is my all time favorite pre-workout powder. I usually try many different brands. MET-RX's pre-workout was by far the strongest I've used to help my training. It recommends you eat something a little before due to the potency. I did not do this once, and you'll feel like you have to throw up later. I am using White Flood now. Its a decent pre-workout. No jitters, maintained energy etc. C4 is good with a great price. My other favorite is Platinum PRE by Optimum or their new Gold Standard pre-workout.
  • WRENxxx
    WRENxxx Posts: 11 Member
    I have a love/hate relationship with pre-workouts. When I took NO-Xplode, I felt like I had the energy to throw my car down the street which isn't something I'm necessarily comfortable with. However, I felt like I got some of my best workouts in the gym while taking it. I tried the non-caffeine version and it just wasn't the same. C4 didn't make me feel like the Hulk before I got into the gym but I felt like I had increased focus while taking it. That could be all in my head but whatever works, right? I've since switched to just drinking aminos before/during my workout and I feel like my in between sets and post workout recovery is much better. Right now I'm drinking Amino-X because I had a coupon from BSN but their products are typically pricey. I think it's worth checking out though.
  • erimethia_fekre
    erimethia_fekre Posts: 317 Member
    @BradW99 are you talking about the original Jack3d, the advanced, or the micro?
  • sixxpoint
    sixxpoint Posts: 3,529 Member
    I make my own.
  • erimethia_fekre
    erimethia_fekre Posts: 317 Member
    I like preworkouts without caffeine. Caffeine causes vaso-constriction, which is counter productive for a good workout. When I've needed a pre, I take a stimulant free fat burner like Quadralean.
  • elboriquany
    elboriquany Posts: 3 Member
    Assault Black............Great pump and focus..............no jitters and no crash
  • rumijs
    rumijs Posts: 218 Member
    WRENxxx wrote: »
    I have a love/hate relationship with pre-workouts. When I took NO-Xplode, I felt like I had the energy to throw my car down the street which isn't something I'm necessarily comfortable with. .

    haha YES. I love the focus that I get from pre-workouts but every now and then I feel like I'm going to explode through a roof.

    I've recently switched to C4 and am happy with the performance results.
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    I've tried a lot and like C4 best. A full scoop of the Fourth Generation formula doesn't give me tingles or intense pumps, but it gives me a little boost of energy, which is exactly what I need when I'm lifting at 4 in the morning. I'm not a fan of wanting to scratch my face off from preworkout tingles. I've got enough anxiety as it is.

    Sometimes I think C4 isn't really doing anything, so I'll do a workout without it, and I'm instantly proven wrong. I'm dragging *kitten* without C4.

    I also like ProSupps Mr. Hyde (the one for energy), but hated Dr. Jeckyll (the one for pumps). Hyde has the same effect on me as C4, but maybe a tiny bit stronger.
  • bostongrl13
    bostongrl13 Posts: 58 Member
    MuscleTech Anarchy. No jitters, crash, or creatine (it makes me bloat) but great focus, energy, and very reasonably priced.
  • Soundwave79
    Soundwave79 Posts: 469 Member
    sixxpoint wrote: »
    I make my own.

    Interesting. Willing to share the details?

  • Northernlight03
    Northernlight03 Posts: 1,980 Member
    Is this for repairing muscles?
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    lmaharidge wrote: »
    I like preworkouts without caffeine. Caffeine causes vaso-constriction, which is counter productive for a good workout. When I've needed a pre, I take a stimulant free fat burner like Quadralean.

    I can't take any with caffeine either. I use Peak Perform No Stimulant Preworkout.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    I am currently taking Assault Black. I have used Mr. Hyde and C4 in the past and liked them as well.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    joanne882015 wrote: »
    Is this for repairing muscles?

    No.
  • W8PushaD
    W8PushaD Posts: 18 Member
    Mr Hyde. Best ever. If you don't make gains or get pumped off that. You might as well quit. I just came off that stuff and its ridiculous!! Loved it
  • BradW99
    BradW99 Posts: 103 Member
    @Imaharidge I'm talking about the original, first formula, DMAA containing, now banned Jack3d. When I heard it was changing, I bought 10 tubs. Lol
  • TFaustino67
    TFaustino67 Posts: 551 Member
    Jim Stoppani's JYM - no jitters, taste isn't bad
  • dbienz
    dbienz Posts: 188 Member
    I want to try C4, any flavor recommendations? I've heard the mojito is a no go...
  • sixxpoint
    sixxpoint Posts: 3,529 Member
    C4 gets so much love on MFP. I wonder why... it's mediocre at best.

    Go with Controlled Labs White Flood Reborn, White Pump, or White Rapids
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    shelbofergy wrote: »
    Body By Vi shakes are awesome for before or after work outs!

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  • rhtexasgal
    rhtexasgal Posts: 572 Member
    I mix my chocolate pure protein powder with prebiotics, probiotics and chia seed with some cold coffee I save in the fridge from the day before and drink that before my 5:30 a.m. workout. I need a little caffeine before my workout due to my inflammation issues (auto-immune disorder). The caffeine helps my muscles warm up faster during my cardio so I am nice and loose for my weight training after my cardio. Yes, I HAVE to do my cardio first before weight training, otherwise it doesn't get done. Plus, I discovered after much trial and error that this is what my body requires to succeed with the weight training.
  • Soundwave79
    Soundwave79 Posts: 469 Member
    dbienz wrote: »
    I want to try C4, any flavor recommendations? I've heard the mojito is a no go...

    Fruit Punch and Berry Bomb are the best IMHO. The Mojito is nasty. :s
  • slideaway1
    slideaway1 Posts: 1,006 Member
    Of the two I have tried (On Pre and My Protein Pre), neither of them brought me up and made me motivated/energetic/focused/pumped etc, but both seemed to make me tired, jittery and slightly depressed a few hours later. The posotives were pretty non existent and the negatives were noticable and rubbish. I don't drink coffee so don't have a tolerance to caffeine either. I just don't like how I react to them.
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