Hello everyone. This is my second review on this site and I am reviewing my second Muscle Pharm product as well. This is the new formula and newly designed label of this product. I took a "stack" after cycling off some other products and decided to give them a try. Just as in the first product I reviewed, I will try to be as thorough as possible.

PROFILE: This is what caught my attention. Not the UFC sponsorship, the numerous reviews, or the athletes that promote this brand. I did read many of the reviews on this site as well as others before making my final decision to try it, but it was secondary to the profile. At first look, the profile looks amazing and one of the best I have seen for a PWO. I was excited to try it for many reasons but especially because of the Con-Cret it has in it. I had not tried that and read alot of information that is was a great product. I am one who has severe stomach discomfort with any product heavy in creatine monohydrate. I drink over 100 ounces of water a day so that shouldnt be an issue. So with the profile looking loaded with impressive ingredients, I was looking to my workouts.

TASTE: I stated in a previous review that taste is never a big determining factor to me because I am looking for results. If something tastes bad, like a product I am currently taking I will soon be submitting a review for, I will overlook that if I see realistic gains and claims. This product in the Raspberry Lemonade flavor tasted good, but it was very sweet. That says to me there are too many artificial sweetners or even unrefined sugars in it and that is not what I am looking for in building a great physique. It reminded me alot of the old Cell-Tech formula back in the early 2000's. Way too sweet and may give unwanted results because of sugar content.


WORKOUTS: The first few days were good. Nice energy. But unfortunately, thats about it. I had stomach discomfort about an hour into my workout and had trouble finishing them after about 5 days. This continued until the end of the tub and didnt get any better. On the ingredients list, it has two types of creatine. Creapure (Creatine Monohydrate), and Con-Cret. As I mentioned above, I dont do well with straight creatine monohydrate. But I have taken many creatines over 14 years and many had creatine "blends" with creatine mono and I had no stomach issues. With that being said, I thought this product would do well digestion wise and was looking more at what it would do results wise. However with the severe stomach discomfort I had, it makes me skeptical of exactly how much Con-Cret they actually put into this product. Especially after speaking to 3 different reps at Muscle Pharm and each saying "if you have stomach issues, this will be the best creatine you have ever taken." I had faith, but I am not one to be easily sold.

CONCLUSION: This was another giant disappointment from Muscle Pharm and even more so than Bulletproof. I will not purchase this product again and would not recommend it to anyone. It may work well with others but it didnt with me and I would suggest something else. The price was good as I got a Buy 2 Get 1 free, but the product didnt work so it is of no value to me. Afterall, what are we taking the stuff and going to the gym for anyway?? RESULTS

Ok this is my first review... I had tried only one other preworkout (NO Xplode) before I began Assault, so I dont have much to compare to, but here it goes. Energy is a little lacking, due to the small amount of caffeine in Assault, however it makes up for that in other ways. The taste is absolutely incredible(blue razz lemonade) like gatorade or Kool aid! Anyways, despite the lack of energy, Assault has a great ingredient profile, and provided lasting strength and endurance throughout 90min-2hour workouts with heavy cardio at the end. Focus was second to none throughout the entire workout. Its almost hard to stop working out, because you feel so damn good. Pumps were very good, although not anything crazy. The price is a little Jacked up, but I think its worth every penny considering the great results I got. NO Xplode is garbage in comparison. Going to try Jack3d next...

WOW! Muscle Pharm really went to town with this one. Looking past the price (upwards of $50 when not on sale), this product is the undisputed heavyweight Champion of the world. First, the taste (I got Arctic Blue Raspberry). If the word "miracle" could come in a taste form, this would be it. It tastes like someone melted a bunch of blue raspberry jolly ranches in my shaker cup. This is incredible considering each scoop delivers almost 40 g of active ingredients, which on their own would taste awful. Speaking of the ingredients, the suma root, kre alkalyn, glutamine, and other potent sups put this product a head above the rest. The best part is that none of these products are under dosed, as in many other preworkouts. There's even protein and complex carbs to coax your body into an anabolic state. The only reason I don't give effectiveness a 10 is because I feel that it lacks a bit in the energy department. You can feel the kick of the caffeine, but its nothing more than a cup or two of coffee. The focus is razor sharp, it puts me in a zone to do the best I can, day in day out. Where this product really shines (other than the taste) is the strength. You can feel your body almost switch into another gear when your on this product. I used to be able to put up 4 sets of 5 reps at 175 lbs. Just today, I did 4 sets of 190 at 5 reps! That's a pretty noticeable increase, not to mention the obvious increase I experienced across the board in all of my lifts. All in all, this product is fantastic. Even though its pretty overpriced, it still delivers 25 servings. If you only take it on weight training days, like I do 4 times a week, and not on abs and cardio days, then it will last 6+ weeks. To me, this product is a step above the others I've tried, INCLUDING Jack3d. The taste much better and this is the first preworkout that I can actually notice the vascularity. I'm going to try to add some Vitamin C with the Assault next time I take it, supposedly it breaks down free radicals that hinder arganine absorbtion, which will yield much better results (check my forum post for details). Hopefully the C works and I may even add a caffeine pill for added energy, but other than that, this product is the best I have ever taken. Props to Muscle Pharm!

* Key Ingredients:
- Suma Root
- Beta Alanine
- Citruline Melate
- L-Arginine
- Kre-Alkalyn
- Creatine Ethyl Ester
- Pyru Glutamic Acid
* Personal Ratings:
- Pumps 8.9/10
You definitely feel the pumps on this. I can feel some pretty good pumps and I look like a monster when I'm at the gym. These pumps last for about an hour after the workout and are pretty impressive with a decent vascularity boost.
- Energy 7.6/10
It adds a little bit of energy, but nothing substantial. It doesn't have enough caffeine in it to wake you right up. I really would have liked for there to be some geranium in it for that extra energy as I prefer that to caffeine.
- Focus 7.8/10
I definitely felt more focused after using Assault. It's not quite tunnel-vision like other products I've tried, but it is enhanced a bit. I like the feeling that it gives me because I can still think about other things and be able to hit the weights hard.
- Taste 10/10
This is where Assault knocks all the other pre-workouts out. The taste of the blue arctic raspberry is incredible. It's the absolute perfect taste and something I'd wish to drink all day long if I could. It's just that good. Drink it chilled and it's very refreshing.
- Mixibility 9.1/10
No complaints here. If you don't add a little extra water there will probably be a little bit left on the sides if you have a shaker cup, but nothing people can't handle. It's definitely manageable and not clumpy.
- Price 6.5/10
This is the main drawback of Assault. Assault costs almost $2 a serving. There are many more cost-efficient pre-workouts out there. They will not taste as good, but if you're not a stickler for taste, price will definitely be your deterrent from buying Assault.
- Overall 8.9/10
One may think this is a low score, but it's mainly due to price. Assault is no doubt one of the better pre-workouts out in terms of both taste and results, but the price really kills it. If the guys at Muscle Pharm could knock the price down a few bucks, I would definitely want to buy some more of it, but when there are other cheaper and effective products it's very hard to compete at this price-level. With this being said, I've really enjoyed the product, and the taste alone may get you hooked- it's that good.
-AP

Foreword;

For the majority of the general population, PWOs are either a hit or miss. Age, height, weight, proper dosage and an individual’s genetic makeup are all important factors in determining whether “X” PWO will be effective.

In short, take all reviews with a grain of salt. Please make sure you have cycled off of stims before moving on to a new one in order to properly gauge its effectiveness.

Review

I decided to take Assault after a long break from PWOs. I was making steady gains without one but have recently hit a plateau. I read plenty of good things about this product which prompted me to give it try. After finishing my 1st tub, I can say that Assault was a definite “hit” for me.

Taste: 9/10

Got the Fruit Punch flavor and was satisfied with it. Just make sure to mix with plenty of water. Otherwise, it will be extremely concentrated and will taste like crap.

Mixability 9/10

Does leave some slight residue but otherwise dissolves pretty well. Once again just ensure to mix it with plenty of water. Around 20oz for a full scoop.

Effeciveness: 9/10

This was my most recent PWO in about 6 moths so it hit me pretty well. Considering that it doesn’t contain 1-3, Dim, Assault still provided me with a good boost of energy in the AM, but not the type of hyper-explosive type of energy that 1-3, Dim usually provides. Pumps were also quite good. At most, Assault allowed me to tack on an extra 7 sets at the end of a workout while maintaining, and in some cases increasing, weight and rep count for each set respectively. So as far as breaking my previous plateau, Assault has definitely helped me get that job done.

Value: 7/10

Although I don’t mind paying a little extra for a product that works, the tub only lasted me 2 weeks. Some people might be able to get away with 1 serving (1/2 scoop), but most individuals will have to increase it to 2 servings in order to get a full effect, in which case you’ll only have a 16 day supply. Here’s hoping that it goes on sale regularly haha.

i thought this product was great the first 3 days i was taking it. after the fist 3 days i was completely gassed during workouts that i normally had great intensity, and made the gym my little b****. i bought this product on great recommendations, by all my friends and reviews on here. which all seemed to back fire.
i was worried about the half scoop method and how long it would last, which it didnt. i was up to a full scoop and then some by the end of the bottle, which isnt good. also this product really upset my stomach. almost like a sign not to take it. the price was not to bad considering i bought it online because the price in stores was a little to much.
during my workouts i noticed a lot of lack of focus, no real drive to make it through the workout. lack of wanting to do core, or even bench press. which isnt like me. this product almost reminded me of the first super pump 250 which i had never had a result off of. i could maybe see this product being a stack with a product like Yok3d, but not as a soul alone source of get your A** to the gym pre workout.
i honestly dont why i had such a horrible experience with this product considering all the positive reviews, but it just wasnt for me. i dont like writing bad reviews either, but i thought id share this one.

Ok so after all of the hype and great marketing for this product I threw in the towel and put down my Jack3d to hop on the Cory Gregory train and give Assault a Try. This is my first review on suppreviews, I usually use bbuilding.com

Value: 6/10
There are only I believe 20 scoops if you take a full serving (who the hell is going to take half a scoop). I bought product for 40 bucks so this was about 2 bucks a scoop which is pretty steep.

Effectiveness 7/10
Only reason I am not giving this lower than a 7 is because I loved the pumps. Assault has a decent amount of Arginine it seems like (even though it is concealed in proprietary blend) and I got some sick pumps on this product. Energy was disappointing. I would rather drink 2 cups of coffee. There was something about this mix that just didn't do it for me and I didn't have the energy I usually get from pre workouts.

One thing I noticed was a rumbling stomach the whole workout. This bugged me just as much as Superdump would.

Taste 10/10
I was drinking blue rasberry I believe and it was great! No complaints in this section.

Ingredient profile: 9/10
Assault is pretty loaded up. They use creapure (creatine mono) and concret micronized (which I love!). There is no 1, 3 in this product which is a con for me. I love 1 3 but I know a lot of athletes can't take it so this is a plus for athletes. Beta Alanine is excellent at 4 grams your face is tingling within ten minutes. With 1.5 grams citrulline mallate and 5 grams BCAA the ingredient profile is pretty complete!

Overall I am going to recommend this product because amazing taste and great ingredient profile. The energy is not great for me but I have heard of people that love it. This is a pretty good product and its got some great muscle building ingredients in it so I give it a thumbs up

I got the new improved assault from GNC because they were having a sale. This is my new favorite pre workout supplement. I have used 2 pre workout's besides this; dark energy and super pump max.
Well I'm beginning to love musclepharm's products. Assault is the only pre workout that work every time for me. Why I wanted assault? Well it was recommended to me and the ingredient profile looked interesting. There was NO, 1,3-dimethylamine. Also, the summa root looked very interesting too.

Ingredient profile :

con-cret/creapure-5g, BCAA's- 6g -BCAA ratio: 3:1:2, beta alanine- 4g, citruline malate- 1.5g.

Taste : I had blue raspberry arctic. I loved the taste. It had a little sour taste. But, it was still very tasty. Taste -9

Effectiveness : WOW. Amazing results. Everything I want in a PWO, it has. I drank it about 15-20 mins before my workout like the directions said. I took 1 scoop which lasted about a month. I received a beta alanine "itch", on my lips which I love. It also gets me in the mood to lift. I received pretty good strength gains on assault because of the con-cret/ creapure in it. The best thing about assault is that even if I was dead tired, assault would give me the energy I needed to do a workout. What I have noticed a lot since I ran out of assault is the endurance in the gym and after the gym I received while using it. I was rarely tired during a workout. I would be flying through my workout. Now I have been crazy tired while I workout and it takes me longer to finish my workout. After my workouts now I just want to lay in my bed. But, when I was on assault I would be fine and I would have enough energy to go out after. It gave me the endurance to not stop lifting. I just felt like I could keep going. I think I might have received the "Pump", in my arms and my chest after workout outs. Also, I noticed very good recovery will I was on assault. I was not really sore at all when I woke up the next morning. It always gave me the determination and focus to lift. Another big thing is that assault's effects were always consistent. I received the effects very time I used it. Very good product. Effectiveness-10

Value : I got it from GNC, only because they were having a sale on it and it was gold card week. So I was fairly cheap. Maybe around 24 -28$ for 30 servings. The only thing I wish they had was a bigger tub. Value - 9

Mixablity: Not the best mixablity but it was decent. I would mix it with 12oz of water. I never received clumps. The worst thing I saw was that there was some assault left at the bottom of my shake. Mixablity- 7

I am currently on my 3rd tub of the current formula of Assault by muscle pharm.

Price : it is a tad on the expensive side. cheapest ive found is on netrition for 34 bucks. i take a full scoop 80% of the time becuase i want the full dose, which means im paying close to 70 dollars a month.

20 mins after ingestion : what i like most about assault is that it provides a great focus. superior focus. I achieve the same pump and intensity with or without assault. but the focus it provide is astounding. i literally lift til i couldnt lift no more.

Flavor : i have 3 different flavors and i like raspberry and orange the most. i wanna try the watermelon next, sounds delicious!

Ingredients : i would give a 8 out of 10 for ingredients. it has changed throught the years but it does what its sposed to do. i personally mix assault with extra betain-alanine and GPLC.

Conclusion : pre workout supplements doesnt make or break a work out, it is desinged to give you an extra edge. and in this case, assault WILL help you focus! i think its a great product and i would definitly recommand it.

I took a full container of this product and waited for it to take effect but it never did. the taste wasn't at all what i had expected from reading other reviews. After taking this product I had an upset stomach for the rest of the day not to mention taking bathroom breaks every couple hours. I was using MusclePharm Battle Field, Gaspari Nutrition's SizeOn, and CytoGainer.