Why People Take Pre-workout Supplement

Pre-workout supplements are pretty popular, and you can find them from pretty much any company that also sells protein powders. A pre-workout supplement typically comes in powdered form, are meant to be mixed with water, and taste like a flavored sports drink which makes sense because they’re loaded with artificial sweeteners, coloring agents, and other ingredients. Every pre-workout supplement is composed of the following ingredients. Some people have more than other, and some having larger or smaller dosages of each ingredient. 

These are the pre workout ingredients and dosages that you should be familiar with:

Caffeine is the main stimulant that gives you loads of energy. With that, its dosage varies drastically from product to product. Professionals prefer the 150-200 mg range when you train. It’s an effective and safe dosage that will not cause you to quickly build a tolerance. Some companies go absolutely insane and over-dose their pre workout which is not advisable and not safe. While some of the research shows promising lifting benefits with high doses of caffeine, the caffeine dose is typically tailored to the individual about 6 to 9 milligrams of caffeine per kilogram of bodyweight. That’s 409-612 milligrams for a 150-pound person, for example. Unfortunately, these supplements too often provide an enormous hit of caffeine, without letting you dose an appropriate amount for yourself. Plus, you get a bunch of other fluff. If you’re looking for that extra performance edge from caffeine, you’re better off getting it from other sources, like coffee or caffeine pills, where you can control the dosage yourself.

Citrulline Maleate has two effects on the body that makes it useful in pre workout supplements. The first is its ability to increase nitric oxide levels with l-citrulline. It means more blood circulation for increased performance and recovery. The second one is an increase in energy from malic acid (malate) which is a cellular energy cycle component easily burnable by the body.

Your initial response to beta-alanine is likely to be the most memorable! That’s because beta-alanine in proper dosages can cause a flushing/tingling of the skin. This is most predominant in the face. But don’t freak out, this is totally normal. And this small tingly price comes with the benefits of increased endurance and recovery.

Many pre-workout supplement include creatine in their pre workouts, as its one of the most supported muscle builders. This is fine for stimulant-free pre workouts, but not so much for caffeinated products in our experience. The problem is that creatine doesn’t absorb that easy without food. So when you take creatine before working out, there is a high chance that you are just irritating your insides which ultimately may be costing you. Creatine is stored in your muscles and used as an extra energy source when you work them. During bursts of intense activity like weightlifting, you quickly deplete a form of energy called ATP. When you supplement with creatine, you increase the available creatine in your muscles so that it can regenerate ATP stores faster and help you work out harder.

There are different forms of creatine, but creatine monohydrate is the well-studied; and the benefits of creatine don’t happen immediately. It takes time for your muscles to be “loaded” with creatine, though you can get benefits faster by taking higher amounts.