Favorite Preworkouts...

FitGirl0123
FitGirl0123 Posts: 1,273 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
name your top two... and GO

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  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    I really like bpi sports snow cone flavor and the fact it's effective and cheap for the amount of servings.

    I also like c4 for the flavor, but it doesn't hit me hard enough. I'm trying to slowly ween off the pre workouts though as the caffeine affects my thyroid
  • ShawnApple
    ShawnApple Posts: 19 Member
    One more rep and this new one I got with beads in it? Forgot name without looking at label.
  • FrankWhite27330
    FrankWhite27330 Posts: 316 Member
    Tried a few, C4 makes me tingle nothing more Erratic feel nothing Pump Cuts same feel nothing

    question is DO THEY WORK and what are they suppose to do???
  • armylife
    armylife Posts: 196 Member
    I use coffee.

    As for do pre-workouts work.... There is no regulation or regulatory authority governing products labeled supplements or with supplement facts in the place of a nutrition label. This means they can say anything is in it, at any quantity, and that it causes any result they want to say it does with no real consequences.

    Other than giving you expensive pee, I don't know that they do anything positive. That being said, I know people that swear by pre-workouts.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    I can't stand the beta-alanine itch, so I stick with MAN Sports Game Day.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    armylife wrote: »
    I use coffee.

    As for do pre-workouts work.... There is no regulation or regulatory authority governing products labeled supplements or with supplement facts in the place of a nutrition label. This means they can say anything is in it, at any quantity, and that it causes any result they want to say it does with no real consequences.

    Other than giving you expensive pee, I don't know that they do anything positive. That being said, I know people that swear by pre-workouts.

    They do get inspected and regulated. There's a push for a better crack down on them. If there was no regulation then Jack3D would still be the original formula, containing banned ingredients. Many will call their supplements a "proprietary blend" which means they can keep the amounts off the label, but that's where being an educated consumer comes in.

    Pre-workouts can provide additional phosphates to help lifters squeeze out extra reps and provide a "pump" which is actually the body pushing more blood into the muscles. Both of those can provide a slight advantage to lifters.
  • armylife
    armylife Posts: 196 Member
    edited October 2015
    They are only regulated after release and sufficient complaint, I.e. Heavy metals in muscle milk or the use of ephedrine in weight loss supplements. They are not regulated by the food and drug administration. Also there is no set standard for what "proprietary blend"means. This means the concentration of the ingredients in most supplements is unknown and you need to take the company's word for it. They say this is to protect the make up of the supplement. But, drug companies can't do that. They must be approved for release prior to hitting the market and they still have issues with regulation.
  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    A lot of their effect is also a placebo, but hey.....if it puts you in that mindset to train harder, then I feel it's beneficial. I think I'm going to start making my own stim-free pre workout though and create more of a pump product.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Coffee is my preworkout of choice 99% of the time. When I need a little extra boost to make sure I make it through training, I use Rivalus Powder Burn 2.0.

    Competing in two tested federations, I like the fact that it is informed choice, one of the very few preworkouts that is.
  • vfit10
    vfit10 Posts: 228 Member
    Viagra
  • FitGirl0123
    FitGirl0123 Posts: 1,273 Member
    vfit10 wrote: »
    Viagra

    lmao!
  • FitGirl0123
    FitGirl0123 Posts: 1,273 Member
    pinggolfer96 wrote: »
    A lot of their effect is also a placebo, but hey.....if it puts you in that mindset to train harder, then I feel it's beneficial. I think I'm going to start making my own stim-free pre workout though and create more of a pump product.

    Yeah, I like pre for the pumps. I am too accustomed to the stimulants now. They do nothing for me. Hemavo2 is my favorite right now
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    usmcmp wrote: »
    armylife wrote: »
    I use coffee.

    As for do pre-workouts work.... There is no regulation or regulatory authority governing products labeled supplements or with supplement facts in the place of a nutrition label. This means they can say anything is in it, at any quantity, and that it causes any result they want to say it does with no real consequences.

    Other than giving you expensive pee, I don't know that they do anything positive. That being said, I know people that swear by pre-workouts.

    They do get inspected and regulated. There's a push for a better crack down on them. If there was no regulation then Jack3D would still be the original formula, containing banned ingredients. Many will call their supplements a "proprietary blend" which means they can keep the amounts off the label, but that's where being an educated consumer comes in.

    Pre-workouts can provide additional phosphates to help lifters squeeze out extra reps and provide a "pump" which is actually the body pushing more blood into the muscles. Both of those can provide a slight advantage to lifters.

    Which means nothing to 99.999+% people reading these boards. If you're training as a pro athlete, maybe, the rest of us would be better off saving the $.
  • yanglovesmj
    yanglovesmj Posts: 28 Member
    The only things I take are my BCAA drink and coffee but coffee is something that I take daily so its just there conveniently before my workout

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