Outlift Amped is a pre-workout supplement from Nutrex Research. It is designed to produce “intense workout energy, power and strength”, as well as to induce muscle pumps and reduce fatigue.
The pre-workout contains 11 ingredients. Citrulline malate is a blend of L-citrulline and malic acid which is said to boost endurance, reduce fatigue and promote muscle pumps. The product also uses both creatine and beta-alanine to delay tiredness and increase strength.
To boost the user’s energy and improve focus, Outlift Amped contains both caffeine and theacrine.
The supplement also features rauwolscine, which is thought to improve the body’s ability to break down fat to use for energy.
Vaughn –
Clinically dosed, powerful, and improvement on the original…a winner for me
—-Introduction—-
Catching up on some reviews today and next up is a preworkout Outlift Amped by Nutrex. Preworkouts are a staple for most of us, as with busy lives comes the need for energy in the gym. I usually workout after work so the boost is much appreciated. I was a little hesitant to jump on this, as I have reviewed the original Nutrex Outlift and had some sides with it. Being such a stellar profile and a different version I thought I’d give it a try and see if it had improved for me, and I am glad I did. More below.
—-Ingredient Profile—-
Attached the supplement facts, and as you can see it’s stellar. Clinical doses of all the ingredients most commonly used in preworkouts. 8 g of citrulline for pump, 3.2 g of beta alanine for endurance, 2.5 g of Betaine, 2 g of designer creatine mag a power, good doses of focus ingredients like choline and tyrosine, and then stims with a blend of extended release caffeine, theacrine, and rauwolscine. This is just about all you could ask for in a pre, only qualms is that I am off an on with citrulline effective and some agmapure might be a nice addition, but other than that this has everything you could need in a preworkout profile with great doses. A+ profile.
—-Taste/Mixability/Dosing—-
Standard dosing with one scoop 30 min preworkout. Mixability was very good, the bottle warns you not shake very hard as it causes pressure and it’s true, a good shake makes the shaker pop but no big deal. Taste? Absolutely amazing. I had their new fruit candy flavor and it tastes EXACTLY like Runts. I really enjoyed the flavor, a little nostalgic. Although it had artificial sweeteners, there are no dyes which I appreciate.
—-Effectiveness—-
Extremely effective in all the areas a preworkout needs to be. Energy: solid, long lasting energy that lasted throughout my 45 min – hour lifting session and then 30 min cardio afterwards. The blends of stims seemed to produce a very constant stream of energy and prevented a crash which with such a high dose is very nice. Great results here. Endurance: great endurance throughout the workouts, added sets here and there and extended my lifts sessions. Strong beta alanine tingles at first that did wear off near the end, but the endurance never suffered. Hand in hand with the energy. Pumps: Surprisingly consistent as I am usually hit or miss with citrulline. Definitely had muscle fullness and increased veinage on the. Key parts I was working that day. Always helpful for blood flow, strength, and vanity. Strength: Although your training and diet will be the key factors here, I did go up in strength on some accessory lifts and I will attribute it to the Magnapower. I do like designer creatines quite a bit, and because my main lifts are staying steady because of my body weight is going down I did see some strength gains in the accessory lifts wear weight distribution isn’t as big of a deal.
—-Value—-
So this is wear the main point of contention will be with most users. $42 for 20 servings is intense. The only way I can justify it is this is in all in one clinically dosed I have to get it done preworkout. Most of us workout 4-5 days a week, so this will last a month. If you consistent,y use designer creatines, you can save a little cash since this includes it as well. You get what you pay for and if you have a month where you need everything in your side in the gym, this is a solid preworkout of choice. Other solid and loaded preworkouts are cheaper, the best comparison would be Nutrabio PRE, but I have found really packed preworkouts can be hit or miss and I can say without a doubt this worked for me so I would buy again.
—-Side Effects—-
None, and this is an improvement on the original. The original was clinically dosed as well, but sometimes I would get very nauseous and it would run right through me. This never happened with this version so I was very happy.
—-Conclusion—-
Very expensive, but has everything you need and worked great for me every time. A winner.
Wis3guy –
Are you ready to outlift the competition? And stay amped up all workout? I know I am
—-Introduction—-
Hello All, Once again it’s review time. I am a 45 year old workout junkie. I work out between 3 and 7 times a week currently. During the run of this I drastically changed my eating and was looking to keep muscle and loose fat. I wanted something to give me that extra kick in the Butt on days that I knew I would be dragging. I want to thank Nutrex for offering this product up to try, as well as listing the ingredients, no prop blends. I have enjoyed their products. I should also mention the SRTrooper program, bringing us multiple opportunities to try new products and review them. I have logged this product and it follows Pages 35-39 August 10th through Sept 19th 2017. https://supplementreviews.com/forum/index.php?topic=33345.570
—-Ingredient Profile—-
Ok, how do we look at this, Outlift Amped has a lot of ingredients and they all are pretty much dosed as they should be. So I will talk about the ones I like to see. You can always look at the label as it is fully disclosed. Caffeine: 350mg, yep that is right, if you want to play with the big boys you have to be sporting some caffeine. This comes in 2 varieties. Kaff2 Citrate (200mg caffeine) It is supposedly faster acting caffeine. I posted the Nutrex page below as they have a short breakdown of ingredients. http://www.nutrex.com/product/outlift-amped/ Caffeine Anhydrous: 150mg. So adding them both up you get a pretty hard hitting stim heavy product. Which I like most days. Citruline Malate 2:1 @8grams. This helps your endurance both for cardio and non cardio lifting. I know I previously stated that this can be dosed anywhere between 1 and 20grams. Yep that is a crazy difference. I think they should drop it to 6grams as I have less bathroom issues, but that is just me. A little more reading for you if you want. First one shows the possibility of 20 gram dosing throughout the day, with most studies being 6-8 gram single dose an hour before. https://www.muscleandstrength.com/expert-guides/citrulline-malate https://examine.com/supplements/citrulline/ Beta-Alanine(Carnosyn) : 3.2 grams. Clinically dosed, and has shown to improve endourance. I like this stuff, and it is relatively cheap to add. Betaine Anyhydrous: 2.5 Grams. This is suppose to help with power output, however the studies I found don’t always agree. Go figure on that one, works for some not for others. Theacrine: 50mg. This is another stimulant that also appears to not develop tolerance. I have responded well to this product since it started popping up in my supplements. Bioperine: 5mg This is to help absorption, because as we know if you don’t absorb it into your system it doesn’t matter what you take. All in all there are a lot of product in here. They all seem to be appropriately dosed and I liked how they set this up.
—-Taste/Mixability/Dosing—-
I was sent “cosmic Burst” and if you look at the picture, you can guess what it tastes like. I enjoyed this flavor except when I used it too many days in a row. I also tended to mix this a little more on the watery side as I don’t need the strongest flavor. I found that this mixed really well, however be warned. If you shake it too long some people have had the cover pop off. I know it warns you of it on the label so I always shook a couple times and popped the top to relieve pressure. That way I never had issues. I did notice some white residue left in the shaker after multiple doses. However this is a very fine powder in my opinion so I wasn’t disappointed by it. The dosing of this is pretty simple. 1 scoop with 8-12oz of cold water 30 to 45 minutes before workout. I typically used 12 to 14oz of water and drank it about 40 minutes before my workout. I don’t think it is that hard to figure out. I did notice that some days it hit me at the 15 minute mark. However since it was a nice sustained energy it didn’t adversely effect my workouts.
—-Effectiveness—-
So did this get me up and running? I mean if it doesn’t work who cares. I will say that I was totally satisfied with this product. I didn’t get the cracked out feeling like Stimul8, and most days I could still do cardio. Now remember I went, no carb for about a week and then added a crud load of veggies in daily smoothies during this run. Here are some results.. Bench 5×5@145 finished the run 6×6@145 more reps more sets same weight. Incline DB Press 2×10@40, 2×8@40 finished run at 6×8 @50. More total reps more weight. Weight went from 236# to 220.8 so I “lost effectively 16 pounds and gained a little strength. Who could complain about that……..
—-Value—-
As of 9/26/2017 $39.97 @ http://www.bodybuilding.com $49.95 @ http://www.nutrex.com So this is for 20 servings, basically one month if you use it 5 days a week. If your like the “new” me and don’t always need it, it lasts even longer. Either way you can’t be too unhappy when you look at what is in here. You are at basically $2.00 per serving. I don’t think that makes it too expensive, just a little on the high side for everyday use. When you are competing with other products that are around $30.00. I still think this is a good value, and worth having around for those “Special” workouts.
—-Side Effects—-
I increased my weights, and decreased my weight. Not bad. The only negative side effect which is manageable is the necessary bathroom trips. But as I have noted before, I just can’t deal with Citrulline Mallate. I think I can handle about 6grams this has 8. But I want to stress it comes out before and after workouts, no “accidents” that just happen if you know what I mean.
—-Conclusion—-
All in all I think that this product is a very powerful and effective Pre-Workout. I would think if you are not stim tolerant you might want to half dose this, and if you are bat crud crazy you could 2 scoop it, but if you need to do that you need a break from stims. I think as this hits the other websites the price might come down a little and make it even better. I would have no problem telling people to go and try this, in fact I already have. I feel that if it worked for me while I was cutting a lot of weight it would only work better for those of you who are not trying to cut. I will finish by saying this product does what the title says, It gets you “amped” and helps you “outlift” your greatest competition, yourself…..
Xcmiler –
Nutrex Outlift Amped Was an Effective Preworkout with an Okay Candy Flavor
—-Introduction—-
I will be honest I never really looked at Nutrex products. I think I was just turned off by their old hemo rage ads with the “edgy” font, juiced up bodybuilder and not to mention those awful Vitrix ads. However, recently I have been seeing their products more and more with colorful bottles and more tasteful ads. I was intrigued when their outlift pre workout so when it came up for review I decided to try it.
—-Ingredient Profile—-
Outlift Amped Cosmic Burst comes in a 20 serving container with each serving consisting of one scoop. The first pre workout ingredient is 8g of citrulline malate at a 2:1 ratio. The major benefit with citrulline malate is an increase in NO production leading to better pumps. In addition, because this has malate it can also reduce fatigue and muscle soreness. The dosage on this is really great and most pre workouts don’t have close to this amount. This is followed by carnosyn beta-alanine at 3.2g dosage, which can blunt fatigue. This is the clinical dosage and I use it a lot with running but I haven’t noticed too much benefit with it in the gym unless I am doing burnouts, supersets, or high reps. Next is 2.5g of betaine anhydrous, which can increase muscle fullness and size. You are getting the clinical dosage with this product. One thing to note is check other supplements to see if it has this as it can cause side effects at higher dosages (GI issues etc.). Next up you have creatine magnapower at 2g, which is supposed to have increased absorption over creatine monohydrate. However, I don’t really buy into that and I would have rather had 3g of creatine monohydrate or 2g of creatine HCL (I would prefer creatine free in general). The next ingredient is 2g of taurine, which can help with recovery and increasing endurance. The next ingredients fall under the nootropic, energy and absorption category. The first is 750 mg of n-acetyl-l-tyrosine, which has several benefits including boosting mood, focus, and alertness. This is followed by 500 mg of choline bitartrate, which again aids in focus while working out. Next is 350 mg of caffeine with 200mg coming from caffeine citrate, which is a fast acting caffeine and 150 mg from caffeine anhydrous. It is unique that this product uses two different caffeine sources. I will note that I do think the caffeine content is on the high side for me personally. After you have 50 mg of teacrine, which is a caffeine like metabolite that is touted to not have a tolerance build up like caffeine. Then there is 5mg of bioperine to increase absorption. Lastly, there is 1.5 mg of rauwolscine, which can aide in fat loss will training. Overall, the ingredient profile is quite good with many of the ingredients having clinical dosages. I wish the creatine was either not there or used creatine mono/hcl in proper dosage. The caffeine is a little on the high side for me especially when combined with teacrine and rauwolscine.
—-Taste/Mixability/Dosing—-
When you first open the container you are hit with a starburst type smell. Looking at the picture on the bottle it is clear that is the flavor they are going for. It tastes almost like you took a package of starbursts and ate them all at the same time. Now, this might sound pretty good but there is a bitterness, which I think is from the teacrine. Overall, it was not bad and I was fine drinking it. As far as mixability goes, it mixed fine but there was a small amount of sediment on the bottom from what I presume was the creatine. As far as doing goes, I always took one scoop before my workout. I want to make a mention here of the scoop. So, they went for this odd funnel scoop combo, which sounds great but it wasn’t. The scoop would not always seal and it was hard to tell what an actual scoop was when attempting to use the funnel. Furthermore, it would get messy when trying to use it and some water bottles the funnel nozzle did not always fit or would get wet. If you want to see what it looks like (I cut the funnel off mine) it is called “the scoopie.”
—-Effectiveness—-
Nutrex Outlift Amped was an effective product. I want to rate the effectiveness based on the claims made by Nutrex about Outlift Amped. They claim that it promotes intense workout energy and I agree with that. I noticed that rather quickly after taking this I start to feel more energized and awake. I had to adjust when I took my pre workout because I usually drink it on the way to the gym then I do a 10 minute warm up. I noticed with this since it was more fast acting I would start drinking it when I was close to the gym and finish when I started my warm up. The energy would last for about two hours and drop rapidly after that leading to a mild crash. While working out the energy was quite good and I noticed that I sweat a lot more from what I presume was the rauwolscine. The first couple of times taking this the energy was a little overwhelming but as I got used to the product it was more even, so definitely assess your tolerance. The next claim is amplified muscle pump and reduced fatigue. I definitely noticed a pump especially in my forearms and biceps. It was on par with other pre workouts that are dosed similar. As far as fatigue reduction went, I am not really sure how much I felt as I had a recovery supplement and protein at the time. I will note I did not see an improvement when taking this but I also did not see a drop in recovery. Lastly they claim enhanced power and strength, which I felt was there. However, I think a lot of it was due to the increased focus I had while lifting. I know sometimes when I go to the gym I just end up going through the motions but with this I was able to maintain my concentration, motivation, and focus.
—-Value—-
Nutrex Outlift Amped goes for $39.97 making it $2.00 per serving. Comparing this to other popular pre workouts, Pre Kaged goes for $1.80 per serving and Pre Jym is $1.78 per serving. AthElite Nutrition Train is $1.71 per serving when using a coupon code. Cellucor C4 Ultimate is $2.00 per serving but can go lower with larger bottles. Overall, it is on the expensive side for a pre workout. The major thing is to look at the ingredients of the other preworkouts and decide which is more appealing to you.
—-Side Effects—-
I only experienced a minor crash and a headache every once and awhile after my workouts using this product.
—-Conclusion—-
Nutrex Outlift Amped was an effective pre workout supplement with an okay candy flavor. I did have some crashes and a headaches at times with the product. However, I noticed increase focus, energy, and muscle pumps that really helped my training. It is on the expensive side but definitely worth a try if you are looking for a pre workout to try. Thank you to Nutrex for sending out the product. -Xcmiler
BlakePullen –
OUTLIFT EVERYONE
—-Introduction—-
What is going on guys? I have another pre-workout for you guys today from the awesome people at Nutrex. I’d like to give a shoutout to SR and Nutrex for making this possible and I’m always thankful for the awesome opportunity we have here.
—-Ingredient Profile—-
The profile is a head turner, as in it has beastly potential. 1 scoop = 21.3g That is insanely large for a pre-workout 8g of Citrulline Malate: Surpassing the clinical dose by 2g this is sure to give you insanely wicked pumps 3.2g of Beta-Alanine: This is the exact clinical dose recommended for optimal performance. This is your endurance enhancer that allows you to squeeze in extra sets at the end of your workout and also gives you the tingly sensation on your face if you’re not quite accustomed to taking it daily. 2.5g of Betaine: I feel like so many companies overlook this ingredient. It’s attributes are similar to beta-alanine but it focuses more on giving you that muscle fullness look and feel. 2g of Taurine: A great addition, but more of a role player in my opinion. I find it’s effects to be less notable than Citrulline Malate and beta-alanine but its still a great addition for the recovery benefits that come with it. 2g of Creatine Magnapower: Can you ever have too much creatine?? No, lol but I would still take my usual 5g of monohydrate with this product because I’m weirdly superstitious about my creatine to be honest. 350mg of caffeine: A big SLAP IN THE FACE! This rattled me awake and I’m an avid coffee drinker with a high caffeine tolerance. It was not overpowering at all though. The ingredient profile was impressive to say the least. It’s a very nice combination of clinical doses of proven ingredients and solid ‘extras’ thrown in as well. The profile is ultimately what sprung me to claim the product to begin with.
—-Taste/Mixability/Dosing—-
Taste: Fruit Candy, this was a jolly rancher/ starburst kind of taste that was extremely pleasant to drink. It’s one of the better tasting supplements that I have used. No complaints here Mixibility: Despite the larger serving size this product still mixed wonderfully in 8 ounces of water in a standard shaker cup. I had zero issues mixing this product. Dosage: 1 serving pre-workout ( you really don’t need any more than that). I found my sweet spot to be about 15 mins before I started my first warm-up set.
—-Effectiveness—-
This is where the product shines in my opinion. To say that the pumps I experienced were ‘beautiful’ would be an understatement. I begin my workouts training heavy and then move into more volume/ hypertrophy work. I was getting that veiny ‘ juiced up’ look in my heavy sets before I had even started really forcing blood into the muscles. The endurance was a juggernaut feeling. The combination of beta-alanine and betaine really vaulted me into a feeling of almost immunity to pain. I could punish myself throughout my pre-planned workout and then add in extra reps left and right with almost no repercussions (like pain, fatigue, ect.). The energy boost from the caffeine was spot on as well. I wasn’t overpowered or nauseas from the dosage nor was I left wanting more. It was the perfect storm.
—-Value—-
Amped goes for $39.97 making it $2.00 per serving. This is my only knock on this product. Unfortunately, I’m just not in the position to purchase a pre-workout that’s $2 per serving (No matter how awesome it was).
—-Side Effects—-
Beta-Alanine Tingles
—-Conclusion—-
A really great pre-workout that’s just out of the average everyday consumer’s price range.
Dad0ne86 –
How can you make Outlift a better pre? By amping it up!
—-Quick Summary & Introduction—- Outlift amped by Nutrex research is basically taking the standard outlift and taking it to the limit. With few changes in the formulation and the addition of 2 stimulants on top of 350mg of caffeine this make it for an hell of a preworkout. The only real con i can find with this product is the price, but hey, you pay what you get for. Be warned this contains Alpha Yohimbine, so if you’re sensitive to it, it may be a good idea to purchase with caution. But let’s get into the review!
—-Ingredient Profile—-
Do you have your seatbelts on? ’cause this will be a looooong ride since there are 11 ingredients, all disclosed and most of them in efficacious/clinical doses. For pumps you have [b]8g of citrulline malate[/b] (which is in a 2:1 ratio, meaning 4g of pure citrulline and 2g of malic acid). This is your standard pump inducing ingredient and has become an industry standard for good reasons: it works. Sure there might be better ingredients out there for pumps (im looking at you agmatine and vaso6) but nonetheless it’s here and it delivers. 4g of pure citrulline are good enough to give you a pump. Next on the list we have [b]3.2g of carnosyn beta alanine[/b] which basically buffers the lactic acid that creates in your working muscles as you’re working out, giving you more muscular endurance therefore the ability to squeeze those extra 1/2 reps per sets (especially in the later ones). Another ingredient to combat muscle fatigue in here is [b]taurine at 2g[/b]. Do i really need to explain what taurine does?! It’s probably (along caffeine) the most used preworkout supplement out there and for a good reason: it works (especially in combo with the caffeine). Now for muscle power output you have two ingredients: [b]Betaine Anhydrous (at 2.5g) and Creatine Magnapower (2g).[/b] Betaine Anhydrous is known to help increases the sensitivity of how muscle fibers contract (similarly as creatine works). Betaine also has the benefit of increasing the amount of ATP produced by creatine. Creatine Magnapower (which is a patented form of creatine) enhances the body’s ability to generate and regenerate ATP for maximum muscle performance. Is it better than monohydrate? Meh, i dunno. Creatine Monohydrate is the most researched supplement along with caffeine, so is it marketing? Is it truth? I think it’s majorely marketing, but hey, creatine is creatine at the end of the day and it’s in it. For focus you have, again, 2 ingredients: [b]N Acetyl L tyrosine (750mg) and Choline Bitartrate at 500mg[/b]. Honestly, im not a big fan of NALT. There are studies out there that show altho the acetyl group attached to the free form of l tyrosine makes it more bioavailable, it actually fails to rise tyrosine levels in your blood as much as standard l tyrosine does. I would much rather see a huge dose of l tyrosine (2g atleast up to 3 grams) than NALT in any dosages. But hey, it’s still tyrosine at the end of the day. Choline bitartrate it’s a good ingredient, altho it’s a bit underdosed (again, i would have loved to see atleast 1g of it) and there are better forms of choline out there (cdp choline and alpha gpc). Nonetheless, again, it’s in here so we’ll take it. But now we go into the stimulants, which honestly i feel most of us take preworkouts for anyway, right? There are [b]350mg of caffeine in total[/b] split into 2 forms: anhydrous (200mg) and the trademark version of citrate (KAFF2 which yelds 50% caffine, being at 300 you get 150mg of caffeine). Caffeine citrate, believe it or not, is even faster acting than anhydrous, shown to raise caffeine levels and reaching its peak in the blood within 10 to 15 minutes (while anhydrous usually takes 30 to 40 minutes to reach peak levels). After caffeine we get a 50mg dose of the patented Theacrine [b]Teacrine[/b] (sadly not the tasteless version). Teacrine boosts energy, mental clarity and clean focus but without the jitters, fatigued crash and tolerance build-up over time. The energy boosting effects of TeaCrine have been proven to be long-lasting as they remain noticeable for a prolonged period after consumption. Again, i would have loved to see 100mg of teacrine but 50mg is a good dose nonetheless (hey, don’t judge me, im a stim junkie lol). To close the stimulants blend we have in [b]Outlift amped[/b] are 1.5mg of [b]Rauwolscine[/b] which is standardized 90% of Alpha Yohimbine. Rauwolscine is an alpha-receptor antagonist that can block the action of receptors responsible for stopping fat breakdown. Consuming before you train allows your body to keep breaking down fat beyond the point in exercise where it would normally stop which in turn helps to promote longer lasting energy, endurance and stamina. It also increase your body temperature and heart rate, so not only it mobilize fats to be used for energy, you will burn extra calories via thermogenesis and the increased heart rate.
—-Taste/Mixability/Dosing—-
Outlift Amped comes in 3 flavors: Cosmic Blast (which are a mix of fruit, kinda like fruit punch but not really a fruit punch, it’s hard to describe lol), Fruit Candy (a mix of fruit based candies) and lastly Peach Pineapple. So far i have tried the Cosmic Blast and the Peach Pineapple one. Both are very very good flavors. I personally preferred the peach pineapple, and i would describe it as a non alcoholic cocktail if you drink it with ice cold water. I’d say the peach pineapple is a solid 9/10 and the cosmic blast is an 8/10. Mixability is perfect, it’s a very fine powder so you won’t have trouble mixing it. This is a true one scooper giving the high content of caffeine and alpha yo in it. I wouldn’t go further than a scoop and a half honestly (i tried 2 scoops once, but over the years i found that my limit of alpha yo is 2mg and at 2 scoops for me it was simply too much). There are 20 servings and the scooper (fun fact: the scooper has a little funnel attached on top so you could mix it in a water bottle too if you forget your shaker or don’t have one) and one serving it’s 22.3g. Also to note that the scoop was ON POINT (i have a microscale, and one levelled scoop it’s, if not exactly, well close to 22.3g). Big plus.
—-Effectiveness—-
This is a solid preworkout. If you can take the alpha yohimbine im sure you will have a blast. Tons of long lasting energy, tons of sweat, tons of fun. The focus is honestly so so (i was expecting that) but muscle power and drive were amazing. Especially muscle power. So i might take my marketing bs thoughts on creatine magnapower back now that i think about it lol.
—-Value—-
This is the real con of this supplement: you’re looking at 20 servings for 50 bucks (basically more than 2.5$ a scoop). Is it worth it? I’d say yes IF you can afford it and if you can take the alpha yo. Honestly, i’d consider this a treat, and get it only when i want something different.
—-Side Effects—-
Bathroom runs if you didn’t make a pit stop before taking this lol, especially if you have it on a empty stomach. But hey, that’s the high caffeine content, it’s normal.
—-Conclusion—-
To wrap this up i think this is a fantastic pre (yeah ok, i might be a bit of a nutrex fanboy as you might have noticed lol) but i think it truly is. Great lablel, fully disclosed, nicely doses, great taste and fantastic long lasting energy. As i said, the real con here is the price. But again, you get what you paid for.