What is the best pre-workout supplement? How to navigate the market

For the outsider, the world of nutritional supplements can be overwhelming at first glance. There are so many options to choose from: powders, pills, capsules, gels, rubs, wraps, the list goes on and on! Everyone is coming to you from all angles to try to sell you everything! One of the most contentious supplement categories is pre-workout. People seem to be either completely in favor of pre-workout or completely against it. Some believe that you are “weak” if you “need” something to help you exercise.

However, the thing about supplements is that they are just that: supplements. They are meant to improve diet and training, and synergize with, not stand on their own. Pre-workout capitalizes on the existing energy systems in your body, optimizes them, and then further enhances them. Think of it as adding fuel to a fire.

Another thing to consider is the hormonal benefit of intense training. The more intense your workout, the more testosterone and growth hormone released by the body in response. Pre-workout intensifies training, which can then lead to increased long-term growth through better hormone production combined with intense diet and training.

So what should you look for in a pre-workout supplement?

Generally, most pre-workouts are stimulant-based and have some combination of stimulants, performance-enhancing compounds, and nootropics. Missing products tend to be concentrated in one of these areas and not the others.

For example, there are some products that are 100% pure stimulants. This would include things like caffeine, raw choline, geranium oil, etc. You feel the energy of the stimulants and you have a more intense workout. Studies show that caffeine increases work production.

Some products have performance-enhancing ingredients: fully dosed beta alanine profiles (over 3 grams) and generous doses of citrulline malate, which is great for pumps and NO release (this increases post-workout GH levels), As well as the elimination of lactic acid, it means more resistance! These products are great, but sometimes they lack the potency that stimulant products do.

Screenshot 22: Stimulant-based products give you more intense focus and increased energy … Pump and performance-based products increase blood flow; Stimulants are vasoconstrictors and are therefore counterproductive to a pump.

What does this mean? It means that the best products must be a combination of all the product categories. Strong stimulants, enough to get you going at 5 in the morning and ready to smash it. Moderate Performance Enhancing Products – Enough citrulline and beta alanine to provide a functional dose and significantly increase performance (as opposed to mega-dosing).

The final key is nootropics – mood and concentration enhancing ingredients that synergize with stimulants and provide an incredible mind-muscle connection. Compounds like choline bitartrate and huperzine A. Choline bitartrate is a source of acetylcholine, which means that it increases the levels of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the brain, increasing focus, memory, etc. Huperzine A is an acetylcholinease inhibitor; inhibits the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine at synapses. So the two ingredients are synergized, combined with stimulants provide an intense and long-lasting focus.

Always do your research, and if you ever have a question about a product’s formula, email the manufacturer; If you can’t answer the questions, you should probably shop elsewhere.