About
Described as an “all-in-one pre-workout powerhouse”, Outlift is manufactured by Nutrex Research.
The company promises a pre-workout “to enhance your every workout” which “primes [the user’s] muscles” with greater endurance, higher energy, more strength, less fatigue and “lasting pumps”.
Nutrex Outlift uses nine ingredients. Citrulline malate is said to boost nitric oxide and enhance muscle pumps. Leucine, isoleucine and valine are collectively known as branched-chain amino acids (BCAA). These nutrients are widely sold as a way to enhance workout performance and ensure faster muscle recovery.
The pre-workout also contains caffeine and L-tyrosine to help raise energy and reduce fatigue.
davidian –
Nutrex. Outlift. Nuff said.
Good evening SR community, it’s time for me to review a pre-workout I had been keen to try for a long time, Nutrex Research Outlift. With all the high-quality, clinically-dosed pres on the market at the moment, which is a good thing mind you, the profile of Outlift had been on my radar for quite a while. With the negative press around Nutrex in Australia (see below) and just the sheer cost of supplements (and Outlift is never on a deal), I had to wait my time until I found something semi-reasonable to bite the bullet and give it a go. QUICK BACKGROUND So going back a few years ago, one of our top-tier footballers was banned for 18 months for taking a banned substance on game-day. That product was a pre-workout and was found out to be a Nutrex product, which made our supplement-ignorant public here go off the brand for a while. Nutrex stuff is still not easy to find in Australia, and is quite expensive (see value section). This is a shame because I’ve used other Nutrex products before and I’ve found the company to be very solid in the way they formulate and market their products. INGREDIENT PROFILE – 9.7/10 What else do you want in this thing? Firstly, it’s 25g of goodies, none of this 5g gulp and pray prop blended stim potion that might work one day and might crack you out the next. Nhansen22 has nailed the individual ingredients, even going as far as posting up his sources, so please take a look at those sources if you so desire. Personally, I loved seeing clinical doses of the major pre workout ingredients that work – 8g cit mal, 3.2g carnosyn, 5+ grams of BCAAs, 2g taurine and enough caffeine to kick you in the pants. The creapure is a little under-dosed in my opinion at 3g (I’d have 5g), and I’m not sure 2g of creapure was going to make much of a difference to the cost of this pre in terms of raw materials, but meh, I’ll just add 2g of my bulk creapure in. Finally rounded off with 5mg of bioperine for enhanced absorption, although personally I would swap this out for Astragin. All in all though, 25g of pure quality, congrats Nutrex. Finally, no dyes is a big winner aswell, for my shaker cup and also my insides. Minimal flavouring is also a big tick. TASTE – 10/10 I had the blue raspberry flavour, and this stuff was amazing. I don’t know if you guys get fruit tingle lollies over there in the states, but this was like those fuzzy fruit tingles I loved as a kid. It gets a 10 because I don’t think it would be possible to improve on blue raspberry in a supplement drink after taking Outlift. If I could grow a pair and take this straight to the dome I would. If Nutrex made a BCAA supplement in this flavour I would buy it by the box. MIXABILITY – 9.5/10 Very minimal settling, just on the sides and was easily swirled in. I use a shorty BB.com shaker to mix up my pres, and every time I’d mix this up, shake it and then pop the cap the cap would almost explode off, making a poof sound, like this baby was just begging me to slam it down and go smash some weights. I don’t know how else to describe it, it made a sound like the pre wanted to get out and into my body. DOSING It’s a 1-scooper, nuff said. Never found the desire to go over 1 scoop, always had results from 1 scoop. I didn’t build a tolerance to this which required more stims. EFFECTIVENESS – 9.5/10 I’m getting a bit tired of giving this product such high scores. This stuff works, and worked every time. This workout is like the deadlift. There’s no cheating, there’s no maybe today maybe not, it’s the same thing every single time. And that’s good. I’ve broken down the main criteria below: FOCUS – Outlift had me dialled in from about 20mins after ingesting. I wouldn’t say it was on rails semi-crackhead focus, but it gave me the jolt to say hey, you’re here to do a job, you go do that job. I didn’t feel this fall away as I went through the tub, and the focus was consistent for the full length of my workouts, some of which can go 90 minutes. ENERGY – 350mg of caffeine and 150mg of N-acetyl-L-Tyrosine is going to give you a wake up. And it did, every time. I reckon I could have taken a little more stim, but not much more, so it was pretty spot on for me from Nutrex. Energy was consistent through the workout, with no crash afterwards, and I would feel energized for 3-4 hours after the workout. Having said that, I work out at 430 in the afternoon and head to bed about 10pm and never had any issues sleeping, so the stims didn’t keep me up all night. PUMP – Well come on, seriously? If 8g of cit mal isn’t going to do it for you then you either don’t respond to cit mal, or you need to re-evaluate what you’re doing in the gym. Truth be told, I like cit mal, but the nitrates really give me a banging pump, so the pump from Outlift was very good as opposed to outstanding. I am not a very vascular person and I most definitely had increased vascularity on Outlift. Probably a little disappointing is that the pump would die down quickly after a workout, as opposed to some other pre products with more than 1 true pump ingredient. I would normally have a shower 2-3 hours after my workout after I’ve had dinner and put my kid to sleep, and if I still have troubles moving around in a shower and using the soap due to pump at that point, then I know it’s a damn good pump product. Outlift was not in this category. On that note, N-Vein by Nutrex was a pump product that did give me an outstanding pump, possibility to stack these 2? Maybe something to try next time. VALUE – 9/10 I have to put my hand up and say I found this on a great deal locally, so I paid the equivalent of about $50/tub (normally the RRP is AUD$70 so close enough to USD$60) which is great value in Australia. In the states, this is averaging between $30-40, which I consider to be pretty damn good value for such a comprehensive pre, even if it’s only 20 servings, especially with 5+ grams of BCAAs as part of the formula. I understand that’s close enough to $2/serving in some cases, but I’d rather take 1 scoop of this than double-scoop a prop blended pre that $1/serving. SIDE EFFECTS None to report here, aside from the great taste ending once I’d downed the serving and having to wait for the next workout to take it again. No toilet issues, gas or bloating. Another big tick for Nutrex to get all the raw materials working together without side effects. CONCLUSION – 9.5/10 I love fully-dosed pre workouts, and I loved taking Nutrex Outlift. It’s seriously one of the best fully-dosed pres I’ve taken. I wonder how amazing this profile would have been in the 1,3 DMAA days, you’d be unstoppable. Would I buy Outlift again with my own money? Hell yeah! Would I recommend Outlift to others? Absolutely, this stuff is the real deal. Thanks once again Nutrex for providing us with a great pre workout.
workoutguru –
A pre-workout that will help you be able to outlift where others can’t
—-Quick Summary—-
This is Nutrex pre-workout outlift. They have a few different pre-workouts they make but feel this is their best one they have. They also have this in a stronger formula called outlift amped. If your looking for a good pre that will really help you perform well and your more of a serious type lifter this is what you want. This will really help you a lot with strength gains, give you good energy, and you will feel a lot better when you are working out.
—-Introduction—-
First off I want to thank Nutrex for letting us troopers have the chance to give this product a try. This has been a product I have been wanting to try for awhile now. Every time this has shown up on the trooper list (which has been a few times now) I was never able to claim it because of other products I had and it was a little frustrating how this could keep happening each time. Well finally it showed up and was able to claim this time. From the reviews I was reading on here for this they all seemed to rate this pretty high so I knew this was something I wanted to try. I have used a few other products from Nutrex and really liked them and figured this would be good also. For a pre-workout I would say this performed pretty well for me.
—-Ingredient Profile—-
I feel this has a pretty solid overall ingredient profile to it. I also give them big props for not using any prop blends in this. I like to know everything I am getting and how much. This has a total of 10 ingredients in this and every thing is fully dosed to help make it very effective. Here is a list of each ingredient and what it does that I found to be very helpful on their website. Citrulline Malate 2:1 (8g) Each dose in OUTLIFT has 8g of Citrulline Malate 2:1 allowing for intense, long lasting muscle pumps. Research has shown that citrulline increases Nitric Oxide (N.O.) and blood arginine levels which can provide an elevation in protein synthesis (lean muscle growth), creatine synthesis, and a greater BCAA utilization by muscles during exercise. Supplementing with citrulline malate has been shown to directly increase the number of repetitions, reduce fatigue and significantly decrease muscle soreness post exercise. Carnosyn Beta-Alanine (3.2g) Beta-alanine increases carnosine levels. Research suggest daily supplementation of beta-alanine, supports more endurance and recovery from longer training sessions. Beta-alanine delays muscle fatigue to help increase lean mass and enhance strength. Creapure Creatine Monohydrate (3g) Creapure Creatine Monohydrate is clinically proven the purest creatine monohydrate available anywhere. Research has shown that supplementing with creatine monohydrate supports improved muscle performance for muscle growth, strength and power. Creapure Creatine Monohydrate is produced using a patented process which guarantees purity, effectiveness and potency. BCAAs L-Leucine (3g) Leucine is the most important branch chain amino acid for stimulating muscle protein synthesis. Supplementing with 3g of Leucine provides the needed amount to promote maximal protein synthesis. OUTLIFT provides the optimum 2:1:1 ratio of Leucine to Isoleucine to Valine in a pre-workout product. L-Isoleucine (1.5g) Isoleucine is one of the essential amino acids that is known for its ability to increase endurance and assist in muscle repair and recovery. Supplementing with 1.5g of Isoleucine provides the glucose, used as fuel, for your body to burn as energy. L-Valine (1.5g) Valine encourages muscle repair and tissue growth while providing an energy source in the muscles to preserve glucose. Research has shown that Valine helps with maintaining the nitrogen balance in the body and is needed for muscle metabolism. Taurine (2g) Taurine has shown to be effective for promoting endurance, increasing alertness and enhancing recovery. Supplementing with Taurine has been shown to increase strength levels and decrease muscle soreness. Caffeine (350mg) Caffeine is one of the most well-researched performance enhancement ingredients. Supplementing with Caffeine immediately increases work volume and muscle strength, mental alertness and mood, assists in fat loss and helps you train at a higher intensity level. N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine (150mg) Research has shown this essential amino acid supports brain function including increasing mental focus and alertness, dopamine levels, mood and energy during exercise. N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine is 20 times more water soluble and better absorbed to raise tyrosine levels in the body. Bioperine (5mg) Research has shown that BioPerine enhances drug and nutrient absorption in the body which improves the effectiveness of key ingredients.
—-Taste/Mixability/Dosing—-
I was trying to decide between a couple of flavors they had that I wanted to try and finally went with apple watermelon. I wanted to try something different so I went with this flavor. At first when you try this it hits you real hard. It does have a pretty strong bit to it at first. I tried to notice the mix of apple and watermelon together and it’s a little hard to do so. I think the apple part is a bit more noticeable than the watermelon. This will be a bit strong on taste I will say but after using this for awhile I started to enjoy it a lot more. I know for some people they will not like this because of how strong it is but I enjoyed it. I won’t say the taste was outstanding but it was something I started to like the more I used it and kind of looked forward to drinking it. You will notice each time you drink this that right away you get a real strong bit to it and that part is always there each time you drink it. Mixing was not problem at all. Everything seemed to mix up really well and no left over little pieces or sediment on the bottom of your shaker bottle. I did notice that when you shake this up really well and then go to open the lid on your shaker bottle you will get a lot of built up pressure and get a little popping sound. It does say on the label not to vigorously shake this because it caused pressurization. I would like to know what causes this and why it does that. Since this each ingredient is fully dosed there is no need to do more than one scoop. It says to take one scoop 30 mins before workout and do more than one serving per day.
—-Effectiveness—-
I like to rate my pre-workouts on what kind of energy it will give me. What kind of strength gains I get and overall performance. In this you get a pretty high dosage of caffeine at 350mg. For me I would have to say 350mg is about the max I care to get. I will do more at times but care not to if I don’t have to. I like to get between 300-350mg at most. This I thought packed a pretty good punch energy wise and would really wake me up more and get me going shortly after taking it. Most days this felt really good and just a few times felt like it was a little more than I cared to have. I never really noticed much in the way of feeling real jittery. It seemed like the energy this gave me was good and consistent and would last me through out my workouts and I usually work out around 2 hours. I know for some people this could be to much stims and don’t know how the amped version could be stronger than this because this I felt was more than enough that I needed or wanted. Also in this you get a pretty high amount of Citrulline at 8g for pumps. I think this part was great on most days. I could feel those pumps come on very nicely and last me for awhile as long as I kept going and not taking very long between my sets. The days I really noticed the pumps a lot more so was on leg days. For awhile I was wondering why I seemed to be having some trouble doing the weight I normal had been doing and could feel that pump a lot more in my legs and then I knew right away why I was having more trouble doing that weight. Every time I can feel that pump really strongly in my legs I always have a harder time going as heavy because of how my legs seem to hurt more pump wise. Also on leg days I like to work my forearms after I get done with legs and when I started using this I had a lot harder time working my forearms because of the pump I was getting was so painful like. I would always like to start with reverse curls on the preacher machine and when I would start to do them I could hardly do them because my forearms would hurt so badly because of the pump I was getting. It was kind of weird because it was only on days I would work legs and my forearms that the pumps were this painful. On other days when I would work other body parts I could feel the pumps nicely but nothing that was as painful like. The focus from this was pretty decent I thought. I felt I could really lock into my workouts better and not let a lot of other things distract me as much. It was nothing like that laser like focus I really enjoying having but it was enough to notice it was helping me focus better. I noticed they use creapure pure creatine monohydrate at 3g which I feel is a decent amount. Since I started using this I really started to notice some good strength gains this gave me. I like to do a lot of high reps and go semi heavy to help build more size and I was noticing how I was able to increase my weight on a lot of my lifts and still be able to do all my reps. Back is one area I really noticed a bit increase in my strength. On the Lat pull machine I like to do 3 sets of 15 reps and I do like 5 different bars on there so overall I do a lot of sets and reps on there. When going as heavy as I was doing it can take a lot out of you just to get through everything I do. Having that extra strength is really nice and helped me a lot on back days. I noticed a lot how my strength went up by how much more weight I was starting to do and could do for 15 reps and still be able to do all my sets even at the much heavier weight. Overall it just felt better to feel a lot stronger on my lifts and not have to struggle to do them. Overall my endurance and stamina was very much improved. I just felt so much better and could get through my long workouts a lot easier like and not have to struggle as much to do them. I felt my recovery time between sets was a lot shorter and could push through my workouts a lot quicker. After a lot of my workouts I could feel that I still had a bit left in me to where I could do more if I needed to but most of the time there would be nothing left I needed to do or could do. I just felt like my overall performance on this was really good and felt so much better while using this. I felt overall this was really good on my stomach and hardly ever caused me any upset stomach issues or gut issues at all. This also never caused me any unwanted trips to the bathroom which was nice. Also I was noticing how much more vascular this made me look and I seemed to have more definition in my muscles and I believe with the high amounts of citrulline helped with that. I felt after using this it really helped me pack on a lot more muscle mass and my weight had gone up a bit more and as of now I am at my heaviest weight 210lbs (I am 5’8) I have ever been at considering back in July when I switch gyms and now at a much better gym I was around 195lbs back then.
—-Value—-
Most sites that I am finding this on only sell the 20 serving container. I was sent their 30 serving bonus size container. I was able to find a 30 serving container on allstarhealth.com and just happened to be the apple watermelon flavor and they wanted $37.99 otherwise the only other place I could find this was on amazon.com and they wanted $44.99. I think the $37.99 for 30 serving is a pretty good price for this considering what all they put in here and everything is fully dosed also. To go with the 30 serving container it’s about $10 or so more I am finding. I think they should make all the containers 30 servings.
—-Side Effects—-
This does have 350mg of caffeine and for some people who might be a bit more stim sensitive this maybe a little to strong for you. For me I felt I was at my limit I care to take in for caffeine. On some days it did seem just a bit more than I cared to have but not to bad.
—-Conclusion—-
Overall I found this to be a very solid product that really works each time I used it. Not really sure if I would need the amped version now considering how well this worked for me. I still may look into trying that at some point but right now I don’t see the real need to do so unless I felt the regular version was not as strong performance wise but it was for me. I like that this has a lot of really good ingredients in it and they are all fully dosed. If you want a pre-workout that will really deliver on it’s claims each time you use this I would highly recommend giving this a try. Right now I would have to rate this is as one of my top pre-workouts I have tried and I have used many different pre-workouts. I would for sure be more than happy to give this another try and would love to try some of their other flavors. Again I want to give a big shout out to Nutrex for making this product and letting me have the chance to try it.
Dad0ne86 –
Caffeine only to outlift the competition!
—-Quick Summary—-
This is one of the best caffeine only stim based product. If you don’t want to mess with those exotic stims, this is one of the best choices out there for a preworkout.
—-Introduction—-
Outlift by Nutrex has over the years slowly risen to the top of caffeine based preworkout, and for plenty of good reasons. This is the revamped version (the old one has the same formulation, but has artificial colors and sweeteners in it and the tub was black and red). This new version falls under the “clinical edge” which basically means full disclosure (big plus) and most importantly it’s being submitted to the informed choice program, where i think monthly they test the supplement that undergoes it for banned substance. So if you’re competing or working in a tested environment for banned substances, you’re covered.
—-Ingredient Profile—-
The ingredients are pretty simple and very straight forward; You have 8 grams of citrulline malate in a 2:1 ratio (which means 4g of pure l citrulline and 2g of malic acid) for pumps, 3.2g of carnosyn beta alanine for muscle fatigue (buffers lactic acid in the muscles, so let you squeeze 1/2 reps more than usual), 3g of creapure creatine monohydrate for power output, 6g of bcaa (2:1:1 ratio, 3g of leucine and 1.5 of bot isoleucine and valine), taurine at 2g for muscular endurance, 350mg of caffeine anhydrous, 150mg of n acetyl l tyrosine for focus (EXTREMELY UNDERDOSED) for mental focus and lastly 5g of bioperine to help your small intestine help absorb all these ingredients better.
—-Taste/Mixability/Dosing—-
Outlift never had a problem being mixed, but there’s one big thing to keep in mind: DO NOT VIGOROUSLY SHAKE THIS as it pressurize, and when you open the shaker to drink it’s going to almost explode in your hands lol, im not kidding. So just pour it in 12 ounces of water, gently move the shaker around and it will mix no problem (or use a spoon to mix). I warned you lol. It comes in various flavors: Apple Watermelon, Blackberry lemonade, blue raz, fruit punch, miami vice and wild cherry citrus. I’m going to be straight with you: i enjoyed the old Outlift much better. The bioperine in my experience comes in very strong, and even when you open the tub you immediately going to feel it in your nose and throat, making you cough as it is a very fine powder. They’re not bad, but they’re not spectacular neither. It also comes in 3 different serving: 10, 20 and 30 (which the older version didn’t, it came only in 20 servs). The scoops are big (almost 26 grams) as this is a true one scoop complete preworkout.
—-Effectiveness—-
The effectiveness in undeniable. You get what you expect: pumps, power, muscular endurance and alertness. Those 350mg of caffeine really kicks your butt (especially if you train in the morning and on an empty stomach). Also the beta alanine tingles are huge, so if you don’t like that you’re in for a big surprise lol. All in all this is a great caffeine only stim based pre.
—-Value—-
The price is quite steep. It’s 20$ for 10 servs, 38$ for 20 servs and 50$ for the 30 servs version. You get what you paid tho, as this are all clinically dosed ingredients and in their best form.
—-Side Effects—-
No side effects in my experience. You may get a bit of stomach discomfort for the 350mg of caffeine if you didn’t do a pit stop to the bathroom before taking it (lol). But that’s not really a side effect, that’s just the human body and the caffeine lol.
—-Conclusion—-
As i said, this is one of the best options if you don’t want to go into those exotic stims preworkouts or if you’re a tested athlete/worker/military and you want to make sure not to get popped by drug tests. Nutrex has always been a trusted company in my opinion, and with this clinical edge series they even further prove that. The only cons i can find in it are the 150mg of NALT (seriously, they should have just skip this as in this dosage it’s useless) and the price. But give outlift a chance and you won’t regret it.
BEEFGOBLIN –
—-Great all around caffeine only preworkout—-
—-Quick Summary—-
Could be stronger, could be cheaper, but a very solid product.
—-Introduction—-
I have tried countless preworkouts, and this is one of my favorites.
—-Ingredient Profile—-
Citrulline Malate 2:18 g Carnosyn Beta-Alanine3.2 g Creapure 100% pure Creatine Monohydrate3 g L-Leucine3 g Taurine2 g L-Isoleucine1.5 g L-Valine1.5 g Caffeine Anhydrous350 mg N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine150 mg- not the preferred form of tyrosine Bioperine [(Piper nigrum extract)(fruit)]5 mg
—-Taste/Mixability/Dosing—-
Tastes great, I have tried the blue raspberry and Apple-Watermelon flavors with the blue raspberry being my favorite. It has no dyes resulting in an all white powder with a very pleasant smell. It is quite a big scoop so you need a bit more water than normal. I had no problems with mixing at all, and 1 scoop is the perfect dose.
—-Effectiveness—-
This stuff won’t knock your socks off, especially if you are caffeine tolerant (which I am very much so). This can be seen as a good thing or a bad thing. The pumps were insane however. If you are someone that isn’t a fan of stim heavy preworkouts but still wants a quality product, Outlift is perfect. I felt the effects only 15-20 minutes after finishing it, and it gave me an average energy boost. Endurance and pumps is where this product shines though. I could lift for a solid hour and a half straight. The pumps made my muscles feel like they were going to explode at times (in a good way). Even though the energy boost isn’t amazing, I’ve purchased 3 tubs of this stuff on the pumps and endurance factor alone.
—-Value—-
Meh. First of all, the pricing is only somewhat fair when you buy it at 30 servings ($1.67 a serving) but then you can only choose Apple-Watermelon flavor which is really disappointing. When buying 20 serving tubs, it is 1.75 a serving. This is a great quality product with a fully disclosed label, but that price is a little steep considering the shorter list of ingredients. Making blue raspberry flavor available in the 30 serving tub would make me have no problem with this product’s value.
—-Side Effects—-
The high caffeine just doesn’t really do it for me. All it does is wake me up at the end of my day and cause me to run to the bathroom often while I’m trying to lift. It does make me sweat quite a bit more than I would when not taking preworkout, and sometimes I would get chills after taking it on an empty stomach. Other than that, I had no negative side effects and the few I had were just because I do not respond to caffeine well.
—-Conclusion—-
I prefer preworkouts heavier in non caffeine stims, but for caffeine only fans Outlift is a perfect product. Amazing pumps, endless endurance, solid energy, and a fully disclosed label with no fillers or dyes.
stregs –
Outlift left me feeling Out
—-Quick Summary—-
One of the top SR rated Pre-workouts, Nutrex Outlift had me disappointed and hoping for more.
—-Introduction—-
I haven’t reviewed on SR in awhile, but I always come to this site when I’m looking for my next supplement, especially with Preworkouts. I workout 4-5 times a week, always after work on weekdays or midday on the weekend. I take my fitness seriously, and use this site to scope out the best supplements for my needs. I was quite intrigued by this preworkout because of the high ranking and positive reviews on this site, combined with it’s fully disclosed and good ingredient profile. When I found a reasonable price on Amazon with free Prime shipping, I was sold. My previous 2 pre-workouts, Redcon1 Total War and Death Punch from Hard Iron Labs, were also found using the same criteria.
—-Ingredient Profile—-
I was really happy overall with this ingredient profile. It had all your basics clinically dosed and had no proprietary blends. I recognized every ingredient and was pleased with what they were offering. Citrulline Malate (2:1) 8g This is one of your staple ingredients, and I’m pleased to see it at 8g. The effects of Citrulline malate are well known, and supplementation has been shown to improve blood flow, helping with reduced fatigue and improved endurance. The clinically recommended dose is 6-8g for sports performance, so Nutrex is spot on with their dosage here. Beta Alanine 3.2g Another staple, beta alanine has been shown to improve muscular endurance and offer protection from lactic acid production caused by exercise. The clinical recommended does is 2-5g. Creapure Creatine Monohydrate- 3g Creapure is pharmaceutical grade, extremely pure Creatine Monohydrate, so you’re getting no fluff here. Now Creatine is one of the most widely researched supplements and has been shown to increase muscular performance. Most people supplement this on their own, myself included, but having a few grams can only help. Branched Chain Amino Acids (6g) L-Leucine (3g) L-Isoleucine (1.5g) L-Valine (1.5g) 6g of BCAAs in the recommended 2:1:1 is always good to see. For people with low dietary protein intake, BCAAs can promote muscle protein synthesis and increase muscle growth over time. It can also be used to prevent fatigue in novice athletes. Caffeine Anhydrous (350mg) A very healthy dosing of caffeine which I love to see. I think 250-350mg is a good sweet spot for a stimulant. Taurine (2g) Taurine has been shown to increase blood flow and an effective dose is 500mg-2000mg, so a good solid dosing here. N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine (150mg) Tyrosine has been shown to effectively improve cognition during exercise. An effective does is between 500-2000mg. This is one ingredient Nutrex underdosed on. BioPerine- 5mg BioPerine helps with drug and nutrient absorption in the body which improves the effectiveness of key ingredients.
—-Taste/Mixability/Dosing—-
I got the Miami Vice flavor, which I liked. It’s comparable to a passion fruit type flavor I’d say. Mixing was easy but this stuff does settle if you don’t drink it right away. Not that big of a deal but you can see the separation. Also, as others have mentioned this builds up quite a bit of pressure when you first mix it. You can see the bubbles and foam at the top and it’s best to just open up the top of your shaker to let the pressure out before sipping it. I stuck with 1 full scoop the entire time.
—-Effectiveness—-
This is where I felt this product was a letdown for me. I had been off of preworkout for 3 weeks before starting this product. I was expecting a big slap in the face on my first scoop back and got next to nothing. Not really any tingles or cognition focus. As I said, I’ve used Total War and Death Punch before trying this product and those were a lot more effective. I even upped the dosage to 1.25-1.5 scoops and still didn’t feel much. I do think the pump was there, but as a stimulant I think this was a let down. It really didn’t get me going that much.
—-Value—-
This is currently on Amazon for 44.99 for 30 servings with prime shipping. At the time I bought it there was a 20% off coupon bringing my price to $35.99, which I think is fantastic for a 30 serving tub. Even at the $44.99 price. you’re still getting good (not great) value at $1.5/serving. As a fully dosed supplement, I still think that is solid. Add in the fact that this qualifies for prime shipping, you really come out ahead as other sites will be about $5 and several business days for the product to ship and get to you.
—-Side Effects—-
I had no side effects. I usually drink about 2 cups of coffee during the day, and I supplement Creatine on my own as well. No upset stomach or anything. The foam at the top could possibly make you burp if you ingest a lot of air while downing this but for me I had no problems.
—-Conclusion—-
Overall, this was a decent preworkout but I will be looking elsewhere. I’ve bounced around a few different products that I know this one just wasn’t for me. I was a little disappointed as I had very high hopes after reading all the positive reviews. Perhaps it’s just missing one or two ingredients that I don’t know of, but I like to see a bit more of a pick me up in my pre workout and I just didn’t get that from this.