For some reason, this product is always taken before my worst workouts. I seem to fatigue sooner, have less inner drive,and makes me lightheaded. The taste is also very hard for me to stomach as far as N.O. drinks go. Minimal vascularity and pump. At least it was cheap!

It has been a few months since I used this product, but I figured I'd give my fair opinion of it for others.

Actually received this supplement in a birthday supplement box.

Prior to using Shock Therapy, I took 3 full weeks off of the pre-workout supplement. Figured this gave my body a decent cleansing.

When I think of traditional pre-workout supplements and what I have experienced is energy, focus, and massive "pump." Correct me if i'm wrong. Honestly, I didn't hardly any of this while taking Shock Therapy. Pumps weren't any better compared to when I was off pre-workout supplements. It did give me some energy though, obviously. But the focus I feel from others just wasn't there in this supplement for me. I hate to give Universal a sub-par review, but this is just what I experienced while on it. They are a great company and stand behind their products. To be honest, I was disappointed. However, it does provide some pretty darn good value per scoop.

I only tried one can of this stuff, and I'd be hard pressed to try it again simply because of the results I feel on other pre-workout supplements. But hey, we all are different and respond completely different to products. It just didn't do it for me.

I love Universal though, and like I said, I hate giving them a sub-par review but it's just what I experienced.

Hope this helped.

My favorite so far.For my body this gives me the most insane amount of energy,my muscles dont cramp,the focus is tunnel vision like.I am able to push myself so much further.Almost like it numbs your muscles,Ive always had a problem picking up my high intensity cardio workouts.This stuff did the trick,the only thing I can compare it to is SuperPump Max and NO Shotgun.I save this stuff for the days I dont feel like working out,it gives me that do it or your not sleeping or eating for the next day feeling.

Universal Nutritions Shock Therapy. NO Volumizer! Specialized Pre-Workout Booster Extreme Pumps and Energy.

-I bought Shock Therapy for the simple fact that I wanted increased vascularity with a little added energy and focus.

-Taste (2/10)- I don't like to give a product a taste of a 2. The taste was Grape Splash and it taste nothing like the Storms Grape Splash. Even with grape juice it still just tasted horrible. I tried it with a variety of drinks and water levels. No way to mask the taste of the Grape Flavor.

-Mixability(7/10) I usually would mix 1 scoop with 8 oz. of liquid and towards the end i mix 2 scoops with 12 oz. water. With either one there was still above the average amount of little grains left in it. With a spoon or with a shaker bottle, just still little powder grains left. Not unbearable though. I'd add a little more water and shake it around then get it all in a big swig.

-Vascularity (6/10)- I was really hoping to get a great amount of vascularity from this product. I already am very vascular, but I would like to see more veins run through my traps, abs, and chest. I know this is hard to accomplish, but I want it bad. I didn't really notice any more veins poke up than usual, but I did notice the ones that already poke out got bigger.

-Energy (7/10)- The energy was decent. I didn't expect it to be great since I had just came off of Assault. For the first 3 weeks just 1 scoop did seem to give me an alright amount of energy, but nothing great. Then for the next 2 weeks, I used 2 scoops and it felt the same as 1 scoop. It's probably because of my tolerance. I'm going to cycle off pre-workouts for a good 1/2-1 year.

-Focus (9.5/10)- Focus was almost as good as SuperPump250, but not quite there. SP250 remains my favorite pre-workout so far. You really get that good mental intensity from Shock Therapy to make you wanna Drive harder.

-Pump (4/10)- If your looking for a pump product you should probably go with something else. I didn't really notice any increased pump other than the usual pump I get from training.

-Value (10/10)- 50 servings for 30$. Can't really beat that for a pre-workout. I know Jack3d is like 22-23$ but the serving size for it is 1-3 scoops. The serving size for Shock Therapy is 1 scoop. I think if I woulda cycled of pre-workouts for a little bit then I could used just 1 scoop throughout the entire cycle of Shock Therapy.

-Physical Appearence/Internal Problems (Diharrea)- While on Shock Therapy I did notice a few increase pimples on my face, back, and chest. It wasn't nothing terrible but I did notice a little increase.
-Diharrea for this was kinda bad. It was really wierd though. Like when I took this at school I wouldn't have to go, but at home I would explode the toilet a few times.

***Ingredients***
Serving Size1Scoop(~21g)
Servings Per Container50

Amount Per Serving % DV

Calories 36
Total Carbohydrates 9g 3%*
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%*
Sugars 0g **
Vitamin C(as Ascorbic Acid) 200mg 333%
Niacin(as Niacinamide) 10mg 50%
Vitamin B6(as Pyridoxine HCL) 10mg 500%
Vitamin B12(as Cyanocobalamin) 100mcg 1,667%
Selenium(as Sodium Selenate) 70mcg 100%
Sodium(as Sodium Bicarbonate And Trisodium Phosphate) 120mg 5%*
Potassium(as Potassium Phosphate) 58mg 2%

Shock Therapy™ Proprietary Formula 20g

NO Super Pump Complex

Arginine AKG **
Citrulline Malate **
L-Carnosine **

Muscle Volumizing Complex

Tricreatine Matrix(TCM)(Creatine Gluconate, Creatine Orotate, Creatine AKG)
Betaine Anhydrous **
Beta Alanine **
NAD (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide) **

Energy & Nootropic Complex

L-Taurine **
Choline Bitartrate **
S-Methylxanthine Complex™ (Caffeine, Theobromine, Theophylline) **
L-Tyrosine **
Yerba Mate **
Evodiamine **
Vinpocetine **

Antioxidant Complex

Green Tea Extract (Standardized For 60% EGCG) **
R-ALA (R-Alpha Lipoic Acid) **
NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine) **
Grapeseed Extract (Standardized For 95% Polyphenols) **

Electrolyte & PH Delivery Complex

Inulin **
Sodium Bicarbonate **
Potassium Phosphate **
Magnesium Phosphate **
Trisodium Phosphate **

-The ingredients are pretty impressive. If your going for a pre-workout with ALOT of extra goodies that are actually effective than Shock Therapy is for you!

*Shock Therapy Grape Splash is horrible and I will never order that flavor again.
*Not really an increased pump.
*Value is amazing 30 bucks for 50 servings and serving size is 1 scoop not the 1-3.
*Decent increase in energy an vascularity.
*Focus was great, coming in right behind SP250.
*Little Increase in acne.
*Diharrea problems.

-This is the last pre-workout I'm going to take for a while. Probably wont take pre's anymore for a good 1/2 - 1 year due to high tolerance. When I do start I'll probably switch between this, SP250 and N.O. Xplode. Yes, I actually did lyk N.O. Xplode a good bit. Great Job Universal. This should be the standard for a pre-workout.

Overall this was a decent pre workout supplement i tried the blue raspberry flavor which was just ok. the energy i got while taking this was about a 7/10 not near as much as Noxipro. The best part about this product was that the tube had 50 servings I only needed to take 1 scoop but towards the end increased to two scoops. Overall i would recommend this product to a beginner looking to try a pre workout supplement for the first time.

This was an mediocre product from Universal. I had very high hopes when I got this product, but it did not deliver. I had good focus and energy from Shock Therapy, but as the weeks went by it all went down hill.

After 1-2 weeks no energy, no pump, no focus. The only thing that I did like was the number of servings that I got from the big tube. I really had no side effects from taking Shock Therapy, and also the taste was not horrible but after a little while you get a chalky flavor from the powder. I even took a break from this item for a week, went back and no better results!

While taking this I was taking Animal Stak(highly recommend!), ON's Whey Protein, Kre-Alkyln, ZMA(when I remembered to take it)

I took this 1 hour before working out and had a lot of energy from this.The pump was better than without it but not as good as Animal Pump. however when I took Storm immediately after my workout the pumped feeling lasted for a few hours.this is great product to stack with Storm they really seem to compliment each other.

This Shock Therapy stuff means business! It don't play for sure for sure. Let's get to it............I like the fruit punch flavor the grape leaves something to be desired and the blue raspberry is good but wears thin over time as it gets overly sweet tasting. Shock Therapy makes my muscles fuller/harder the focus is second to none in this category. Also very noticeable strength increases while doing Shock Therapy, alot more energy and I'm doing 30% more on it than not being on it. Packing on muscle and getting leaner and looking forward to using this everytime. No other pre workout even comes close.I have tried/ used over a couple dozen products and shock is what is up. Superpump, supercharge,no xplode,white flood, etc-etc al try to be pre wokouts but fall short to Shock Therapy.

Shock Therapy is what a pre workout supplement suppose to be, it sets a standard. This is Universals best product and that says something because Universal rocks!!! You get 50 servings = 50 workouts and one scoop does the trick. Unlike many others where you are required to use 2 to 3 scoops pre lift. Shock Therapy is around $27 to $30 per tub slightly cheaper than most other pre workouts and will last you two to three times longer. The best part is Shock Therapy performs better than most on top of it's great value. Focus is superb, pumps are gross and the energy is perfect it's powerful but doesn't leave you jittery or crashing. It wakes you right up and increases strength and you feel like an animal killing the weights. It's been a blessing having this product available. It has everything in it you need to grow. If your getting enough protein in your diet Shock Therapy will do the rest. Save your money from buying BCAA and all the other stuff you can't feel and that will give bare bone results at best. A little secret Shock Therapy provides you with enough creatine and no other source is needed. Just make sure you are doing 1 scoop a day regardless if it's a non lift day or not. Fruit punch and blue raspberry are the two flavors to stick with, grape is kind of rough.

Overall pretty good preworkout. Taste was not great but bearable (fruit punch). Ok pump, pretty good energy boost, but not too crazy. I needed about 1.5 servings to get the full effect, which is about what i use for other preworkouts. Compared to jack3d, the other preworkout Ive had recently, it made my stomach a little uneasy before but had none of the negative effects after (no crash, no 'stim d*@k') I would recomend as a pretty safe choice for a preworkout boost