
Overview: Yea, I know this product is discontinued…but I’m going to write a review on it anyways…After nearly a two month break off of traditional “
pre-workouts” I jumped on this product. I am a big fan of
SciVation due to it’s product
Xtend, which is one of my favorite supplements I have ever used. I found this particular product on wheycheap.com one day and decided to pull the trigger on it.
How I dosed it: I would take this product (typically 4 scoops) about 25-30 minutes before I started working out, and this doseage was usually precluded with a serving of a N.O. agrinine product.
Profile(9/10): Looking at the label on this, it has a great looking profile. The ingredients are categorized into several different groups; muscle
Boosters (creatine mono,
Beta Alanine,
taurine), mental
Boosters (
carnitine, tyrosine), energy
Boosters (citric acid, caffeine, and 1,3-dimeth) and muscle protectors (crysteune, vitamins E & C, and ALA). The only issue I have really is that it is a proprietary blend. Other then that, it has a very complete profile and also has no sugar, carbs or calories.
Texture/Mixability(6/10): This product has a very clump texture, often times in very large clumps. I’m not sure if moisture got into the container or not, but I’ve read this similar complaint many times before, so I’m going to assume this is common in this product. I’d pretty much have to shake up the container each time before I went to mix it up. Anytime I mixed this, there would still be clumps left at the bottom of my shaker cup.
Taste(7/10): This product definitely left a lot to be desired in the department of taste. The flavor I used was Faultline Fruit Punch, and the taste was very tart and “powdery”, which is the best way I can describe it. This was definitely a product I just held my breath and chugged.
Effectiveness(8/10): I didn’t get any amazing effects from this product, but it did provide an ample amount of energy, focus, and pump when used in adequate amount. I could definitely tell the difference when I took it versus when I didn’t. It worked well in synergy with
Xtend during my workouts, and I was never at a loss for energy or focus. There wasn’t that factor of being blown away by it’s effects that would make me rate it any higher in the effectiveness category, and the one big knock I will put on this is you need 4, yes count them 4 scoops of this product to get any type of feeling from it. The first couple of days I was able to get away with two scoops which is the minimum dosage prescribed. Having to use 4 scoops takes away from the practicality and value for this product.
Value(8/10): A tub of this at regular retail value you will run at about 30 bucks, and when you have to run a 4 scoop serving to get the desired effects, you end up with only 20 servings per container, a total of $1.67 per serving. There are definitely better deals out there for products that will work equally or better than this one.
The Verdict: I had pretty high hopes when I started using this product, and though I can’t say that I was completely disappointed in it, it definitely left me wanting more. I know
SciVation can do better then this, so in my opinion this factor coupled with what seems to be a preemptive move on the FDA ban of 1,3 dimeth has lead to the discontinuation of this product by
SciVation and the release of
Novem. I look forward to trying that product down the line, as for this one though I’ve rated it fairly highly, it gets the sideways thumb…and it’s discontinued anyways :P
| Pros: |
Cons: |
- Adequate Pump
- Increased Energy
- More Focus
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- 4 Scoops Needed To Get Full Effect
- Bad Taste
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