Pre-workout supplements
cjack6814
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What are your thoughts on pre-workout supplements and what is the best one to use?
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Don't use em'. I rely on good old carbs & determination to get the job done.4
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I find since I work out late (8pm) it helps me, I use c4 original currently. I an not very caffine sensitive so it get me through the workout but does not keep me up. I would like something more potent but using up what I have. If you want it try it, don't let people shame you for wanting to try pre workout or any other supplement. When I skip it I lag at the back end of my workout.
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Straight Americano no sugar.2
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Like denato1 I'm an evening workout person and I use C4 . Doesn't keep me up but gives me a little boost1
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Food! Quite often peanut butter :laugh:0
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Cup of coffee. You're more than likely not a high level athlete and 99% of pre workouts on the market are quite literally fruity flavoured coffee with overhyped, under dosed supplements that truly don't benefit you more than a banana 1hr before and a cup of coffee 15-30 minutes before working out. The main factor in pre workouts is the placebo effect.2
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Caffeine pill... Occasionally l wash it down with hubby's c4 ripped, but usually just a 200mg caffeine pill with a glass of water0
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Cup of coffee. You're more than likely not a high level athlete and 99% of pre workouts on the market are quite literally fruity flavoured coffee with overhyped, under dosed supplements that truly don't benefit you more than a banana 1hr before and a cup of coffee 15-30 minutes before working out. The main factor in pre workouts is the placebo effect.
Someone stops in to get a coffee to go on the way to the gym and no one bats an eye, I drink a pre workout (same cost) and people say its the devil.
Bloody *kitten*.
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Coffee, fitaid, or killcliff for me lately.
Before that I was on C4 or 1MR. Honestly I get the same energy level from a good cup of coffee. It does take me longer to get warmed up but I feel like I'm better in tune with my energy levels this way.1 -
Shawshankcan wrote: »Cup of coffee. You're more than likely not a high level athlete and 99% of pre workouts on the market are quite literally fruity flavoured coffee with overhyped, under dosed supplements that truly don't benefit you more than a banana 1hr before and a cup of coffee 15-30 minutes before working out. The main factor in pre workouts is the placebo effect.
Someone stops in to get a coffee to go on the way to the gym and no one bats an eye, I drink a pre workout (same cost) and people say its the devil.
Bloody *kitten*.
Can you name everything in your pre workout along with their dosing versus the actual required dosing to see a benefit on physical output? I have no problem with pre workouts. I make my own from proven supplements using correct dosing.
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Depends on the results you want for a steady energy flow c4 sport for an extreme pump rhino black serious is top0
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I make sure I'm hydrated.
Personally I don't need a stimulant, or a placebo.3 -
I find the best thing to help me power through cardio is fruit (either a piece of fresh fruit or a small amount of dried fruit) and coffee. I have currently got some l-carnitine too but that doesn't seem to make much of a difference.
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On the weekends, I have breakfast before I go on my bicycle rides.
During the week, I have a quick after-work snack.0 -
Shawshankcan wrote: »Cup of coffee. You're more than likely not a high level athlete and 99% of pre workouts on the market are quite literally fruity flavoured coffee with overhyped, under dosed supplements that truly don't benefit you more than a banana 1hr before and a cup of coffee 15-30 minutes before working out. The main factor in pre workouts is the placebo effect.
Someone stops in to get a coffee to go on the way to the gym and no one bats an eye, I drink a pre workout (same cost) and people say its the devil.
Bloody *kitten*.
Can you name everything in your pre workout along with their dosing versus the actual required dosing to see a benefit on physical output? I have no problem with pre workouts. I make my own from proven supplements using correct dosing.
For the ingredients I care about, yes.
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Strange how everyone's "anti ergogenic aids" on this forum..
Anyway, I always take Creatine and Beta Alanine (you don't need to take them as a preworkout, I do as habit so I don't forget to take them). I can't handle anything with Caffeine Hydrous so on lifting days I'll take a non-stim supplement as a preworkout, usually either Hemavol or Vasosport.2 -
I'm of the coffee crowd as pwo too. So, coffee.1
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Shawshankcan wrote: »Cup of coffee. You're more than likely not a high level athlete and 99% of pre workouts on the market are quite literally fruity flavoured coffee with overhyped, under dosed supplements that truly don't benefit you more than a banana 1hr before and a cup of coffee 15-30 minutes before working out. The main factor in pre workouts is the placebo effect.
Someone stops in to get a coffee to go on the way to the gym and no one bats an eye, I drink a pre workout (same cost) and people say its the devil.
Bloody *kitten*.
Your reply made me lol!
Just do some research and you'll get the proper pre-workout recipe. I stumbled on mine trying to cure myself of chronic pain and fibromyalgia flare ups. It irritates me when people say these supplements are a "placebo" when they have helped me more than anything else ever did. I posted this on another page when someone was inquiring but I didn't go into detail.
Read about Agmatine and the benefits.
That is my #1, I also use L-Citrulline and Beta Alanine.0 -
Iwannabfit76 wrote: »Shawshankcan wrote: »Cup of coffee. You're more than likely not a high level athlete and 99% of pre workouts on the market are quite literally fruity flavoured coffee with overhyped, under dosed supplements that truly don't benefit you more than a banana 1hr before and a cup of coffee 15-30 minutes before working out. The main factor in pre workouts is the placebo effect.
Someone stops in to get a coffee to go on the way to the gym and no one bats an eye, I drink a pre workout (same cost) and people say its the devil.
Bloody *kitten*.
Your reply made me lol!
Just do some research and you'll get the proper pre-workout recipe. I stumbled on mine trying to cure myself of chronic pain and fibromyalgia flare ups. It irritates me when people say these supplements are a "placebo" when they have helped me more than anything else ever did. I posted this on another page when someone was inquiring but I didn't go into detail.
Read about Agmatine and the benefits.
That is my #1, I also use L-Citrulline and Beta Alanine.
Beta alanine is the first supplement in a pre I look for. The tingling gets me ready for some serious training.
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Shawshankcan wrote: »Iwannabfit76 wrote: »Shawshankcan wrote: »Cup of coffee. You're more than likely not a high level athlete and 99% of pre workouts on the market are quite literally fruity flavoured coffee with overhyped, under dosed supplements that truly don't benefit you more than a banana 1hr before and a cup of coffee 15-30 minutes before working out. The main factor in pre workouts is the placebo effect.
Someone stops in to get a coffee to go on the way to the gym and no one bats an eye, I drink a pre workout (same cost) and people say its the devil.
Bloody *kitten*.
Your reply made me lol!
Just do some research and you'll get the proper pre-workout recipe. I stumbled on mine trying to cure myself of chronic pain and fibromyalgia flare ups. It irritates me when people say these supplements are a "placebo" when they have helped me more than anything else ever did. I posted this on another page when someone was inquiring but I didn't go into detail.
Read about Agmatine and the benefits.
That is my #1, I also use L-Citrulline and Beta Alanine.
Beta alanine is the first supplement in a pre I look for. The tingling gets me ready for some serious training.
Love the tingle lol0 -
Agmatine is derived from LArginine in purest form. The benefits are amazing for me.0
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Shawshankcan wrote: »Shawshankcan wrote: »Cup of coffee. You're more than likely not a high level athlete and 99% of pre workouts on the market are quite literally fruity flavoured coffee with overhyped, under dosed supplements that truly don't benefit you more than a banana 1hr before and a cup of coffee 15-30 minutes before working out. The main factor in pre workouts is the placebo effect.
Someone stops in to get a coffee to go on the way to the gym and no one bats an eye, I drink a pre workout (same cost) and people say its the devil.
Bloody *kitten*.
Can you name everything in your pre workout along with their dosing versus the actual required dosing to see a benefit on physical output? I have no problem with pre workouts. I make my own from proven supplements using correct dosing.
For the ingredients I care about, yes.
Which are?
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c4 is great to have before training0
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I use Energize and I love it! 800mg of Beta Alanine, green tea provides natural caffeine, and it is sweetened with stevia so no artificial sweeteners!0
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I use C4. It is made for women. Well that's what the seller said when I first brought it. When I paid attention to the ingredients I saw why. It has the lowest amount of creatine than the other pre work out drinks. Creatine is a ingredient that can make you big. I like this one. It helps with high cardio workout as well as lifting. I asked a similar question a month ago and I didn't get a respond.
I'm glad I'm not the only one.0 -
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graceanthony19 wrote: »I use Energize and I love it! 800mg of Beta Alanine, green tea provides natural caffeine, and it is sweetened with stevia so no artificial sweeteners!
What is natural caffeine and why is it better for you?0 -
Nadine_A_Saad wrote: »I use C4. It is made for women. Well that's what the seller said when I first brought it. When I paid attention to the ingredients I saw why. It has the lowest amount of creatine than the other pre work out drinks. Creatine is a ingredient that can make you big. I like this one. It helps with high cardio workout as well as lifting. I asked a similar question a month ago and I didn't get a respond.
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
C4 is not made for women. Creatine does not "make you big". It doesn't help with cardio because it raises your heart rate.1 -
I use sour patch kids and coffee.0
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Nadine_A_Saad wrote: »I use C4. It is made for women. Well that's what the seller said when I first brought it. When I paid attention to the ingredients I saw why. It has the lowest amount of creatine than the other pre work out drinks. Creatine is a ingredient that can make you big. I like this one. It helps with high cardio workout as well as lifting. I asked a similar question a month ago and I didn't get a respond.
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
C4 I'd not made for women, the seller was feeding you a line of *kitten* to get a sale it's made for anyone that puts down the money for it.1
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