Hola everyone. I was fortunate enough to be picked by I-Force Nutrition to try out their new and improved Maximize Intense + Hemavol stack.
I asked Vaughtrue to surprise me with flavors and got lemon drop hemavol and fruit punch Maximize Intense. I will be using a few different factors to evaluate these products on a scale from 1 - 10, with 1 being completely terrible / useless and 10 being best thing in the world.
Hemavol: Taste - lemon drop - 10. This is so good to drink. Seriously tastes like lemonade from the store. Not too sweet (1 scoop), dissolves completely, and just tart enough
Maximize Intense - 8. This was very sweet, like koolaid. Not that it is a bad thing, just might not be what some people prefer. I only used 6 oz of water to mix this (1 scoop). Was just a tiny bit grainy. not all of it dissolved, but i also added ice cubes to it and didn't wait too long to drink it. ill try mixing it longer tomorrow with less cold water.
I wont get into my entire workouts, cause i imagine no one cares about every single set i do, so ill just summarize it after each workout. for reference i try to stick to 10 - 12 reps because im shooting for hypertrophy.
Day 1: Arms
took both hemavol and maximize intense 25 minutes before working out on a completely empty stomach (8am workout on a saturday).
What better way to test these products than with a nice arm day! I did 4 bicep and 4 tricep extercises each. I can honestly say the only time i have felt my arms this pumped up is when taking a prohormone. I will repeat that for everyone, THIS FELT LIKE I WAS TAKING AN ORAL STEROID THE PUMP WAS SO STRONG! Luckily it wasn't to the point that it hindered my workout, but it felt amazing. also to note, this pump stayed with me for about an hour after finishing my workout. When i got home to shower my arms still felt very pumped when i attempted to wash my own back (thank goodness for Loofahs!)
My vascularity was way up, even with me being super pale.
Endurance was about the same as always.
Energy was constant. I didn't really have that "man i wanna quit now" feeling. I did't crash afterwards either. it was like a slow descent to normal energy levels for about 3 hours after my workout. definitely not jittery during or after my workout.
Focus was amazing! Sometimes my mind starts to wonder in between sets and before i know it 5 minutes have passed with me just standing there. I really think Hemavol and Maximize intense helped me stay focused and attack the weights the entire time. very good feeling!
If i forgot anything or if there is something yall want me to comment on then please let me know! I can be more specific if you guys want, also ill try to upload some before and after gym pics so yall can see the difference this makes. the pump is incredible! Makes me look forward to my next workout that much more.
Final Review (Also will have this on first post):
This was by far, without any bias, the best preworkout COMBO i have ever taken. It gave me such strong pumps that i could have sworn i was taking a prohormone. Even on days that i didn't feel like lifting, all it took was a scoop Hemavol and Maximize and within 20 minutes i was ready to go! If i could afford to run this product all the time i would, but unfortunately my bank account wont let me, but rest assured this WILL BE the very first product i get when purchasing more workout supplements of any kind (protein, creatine, etc).
Pumps: out of this world. prohormone-like pumps.
Energy: 1 scoop of maximize is great. 2 and you are bound for glory, careful though, it is very strong
Endurance: you will not want to leave the gym. Please don't do what i did and over train lol
Focus: really helps ya get in the zone and tune out other things at the gym. background noise fades away and only iron stands before you!
overall rating: 10! hands down these products are the best i have ever tried from the pre-workout category
I asked Vaughtrue to surprise me with flavors and got lemon drop hemavol and fruit punch Maximize Intense. I will be using a few different factors to evaluate these products on a scale from 1 - 10, with 1 being completely terrible / useless and 10 being best thing in the world.
Hemavol: Taste - lemon drop - 10. This is so good to drink. Seriously tastes like lemonade from the store. Not too sweet (1 scoop), dissolves completely, and just tart enough
Maximize Intense - 8. This was very sweet, like koolaid. Not that it is a bad thing, just might not be what some people prefer. I only used 6 oz of water to mix this (1 scoop). Was just a tiny bit grainy. not all of it dissolved, but i also added ice cubes to it and didn't wait too long to drink it. ill try mixing it longer tomorrow with less cold water.
I wont get into my entire workouts, cause i imagine no one cares about every single set i do, so ill just summarize it after each workout. for reference i try to stick to 10 - 12 reps because im shooting for hypertrophy.
Day 1: Arms
took both hemavol and maximize intense 25 minutes before working out on a completely empty stomach (8am workout on a saturday).
What better way to test these products than with a nice arm day! I did 4 bicep and 4 tricep extercises each. I can honestly say the only time i have felt my arms this pumped up is when taking a prohormone. I will repeat that for everyone, THIS FELT LIKE I WAS TAKING AN ORAL STEROID THE PUMP WAS SO STRONG! Luckily it wasn't to the point that it hindered my workout, but it felt amazing. also to note, this pump stayed with me for about an hour after finishing my workout. When i got home to shower my arms still felt very pumped when i attempted to wash my own back (thank goodness for Loofahs!)
My vascularity was way up, even with me being super pale.
Endurance was about the same as always.
Energy was constant. I didn't really have that "man i wanna quit now" feeling. I did't crash afterwards either. it was like a slow descent to normal energy levels for about 3 hours after my workout. definitely not jittery during or after my workout.
Focus was amazing! Sometimes my mind starts to wonder in between sets and before i know it 5 minutes have passed with me just standing there. I really think Hemavol and Maximize intense helped me stay focused and attack the weights the entire time. very good feeling!
If i forgot anything or if there is something yall want me to comment on then please let me know! I can be more specific if you guys want, also ill try to upload some before and after gym pics so yall can see the difference this makes. the pump is incredible! Makes me look forward to my next workout that much more.
Final Review (Also will have this on first post):
This was by far, without any bias, the best preworkout COMBO i have ever taken. It gave me such strong pumps that i could have sworn i was taking a prohormone. Even on days that i didn't feel like lifting, all it took was a scoop Hemavol and Maximize and within 20 minutes i was ready to go! If i could afford to run this product all the time i would, but unfortunately my bank account wont let me, but rest assured this WILL BE the very first product i get when purchasing more workout supplements of any kind (protein, creatine, etc).
Pumps: out of this world. prohormone-like pumps.
Energy: 1 scoop of maximize is great. 2 and you are bound for glory, careful though, it is very strong
Endurance: you will not want to leave the gym. Please don't do what i did and over train lol
Focus: really helps ya get in the zone and tune out other things at the gym. background noise fades away and only iron stands before you!
overall rating: 10! hands down these products are the best i have ever tried from the pre-workout category