Pre-workout energy supp?

CherylG1983
CherylG1983 Posts: 294 Member
edited December 1 in Fitness and Exercise
Just looking for a pre-workout supplement to give me a little boost as I'm increasing my exercise. One caveat - I'm sensitive to caffeine, so I'd prefer something that has either low levels or none at all.

Thanks!

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  • MindPump1
    MindPump1 Posts: 77 Member
    If your sensitive to caffeine, stick to Citrulline, that is what will give you a good pump feeling without the jitters of caffeine. You can also mix in BCAAs, Glutamine, Creatine, and Beta Alanine. You can buy all these separately, I don't know of a pre-workout that includes them without caffeine. If you can take small amounts of caffeine, AML makes a great pre-workout. Best of luck in your search.
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    cherylmurray83 wrote: »
    Just looking for a pre-workout supplement to give me a little boost as I'm increasing my exercise. One caveat - I'm sensitive to caffeine, so I'd prefer something that has either low levels or none at all.

    Thanks!

    I would figure out what is lacking in your diet and/or lifestyle instead of taking some supplement of questionable value.

    Caffeine is going to be the active ingredient in pre-workouts.
  • shor0814
    shor0814 Posts: 559 Member
    edited April 2016
    cherylmurray83 wrote: »
    Just looking for a pre-workout supplement to give me a little boost as I'm increasing my exercise. One caveat - I'm sensitive to caffeine, so I'd prefer something that has either low levels or none at all.

    Thanks!

    Two off the top of my head are Omega Ultima and Hemavol. No caffeine so no real "eyes wide open" and jacked up feeling but also no jitters or crash.

    I used them together as I was building a tolerance for caffeine.

    Sensitive in what way?
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    The gym asked me to try this stuff. First pre-workout I have ever used. Have been using it for 2 weeks and my review so far is "um, what does this stuff do?" Cause I can't tell a bit of difference than my normal coffee consumption.

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  • ShodanPrime
    ShodanPrime Posts: 226 Member
    Caffeine is what you want. Since you're sensitive to it, it means you can use less to get the same benefit. Try a shot of espresso. 85mg or so of caffeine.
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    If you are caffeine sensitive. Look for a product that has both citrulline mallate and L carnitine. Citrulline is a fatigue fighter and carnitine supposedly helps you better utilize fat stores for energy. If you're able to handle a little bit of caffeine. ON amino energy only has 100mg per serving.

    For the before mentioned aminos look into the proper dosing for your body weight. Companies are notorious for adding just enough so that they're able to say their product has a certain ingredient. Example. Cellucors C4. They give you .5 of the recommended daily dose of beta alanine. So you'd have to take their product 2x everyday in order to actually reap the benefits.
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    The gym asked me to try this stuff. First pre-workout I have ever used. Have been using it for 2 weeks and my review so far is "um, what does this stuff do?" Cause I can't tell a bit of difference than my normal coffee consumption.

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    This product being a perfect example. It's all proprietory blends so you have absolutely no idea how much of each ingredient is truly in it.

  • CherylG1983
    CherylG1983 Posts: 294 Member
    shor0814 wrote: »

    Sensitive in what way?

    I get shaky and heart palpitations.

    I'm going to take a look for the citrulline stuff. Thanks everyone!
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