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When you put together a formula that has heavily dosed ingredients it is not cheap. You get what you pay for. I will let the workouts and experience speak for itself. As you soon found out.Ordered a tub the other day from Nutraplanet. Got a MASSIVE FREE shaker and a bunch of other free goodies. A+ NutraPlanet15. As for my initial thoughts....
Taste- I ordered the lemon drop flavor, haven't found a lemon/lemonade pre workout that I haven't enjoyed. This was no different. It wasn't the best but, it definitely wasn't bad by any means.
Mixability- Mixed super easy, no residue whatsoever. I think I mixed it with like 16oz of water.
Energy/Pump/Endurance- Honestly, I wasn't really sure what to expect in the energy department. I can handle the heavy stim pre's no problem so I went with the 2 scoop serving right off the bat. I was pleasantly surprised with how much energy I had despite the lack of crazy amounts of stimulants. I hit legs for my first workout to put this stuff to the test and did some real good volume. Workout looked like this...
BB Squat
135x5
225x5
315x5
405x3x3
225x10x5
Leg press
x4x15
Super squat
x4x15
Leg Extension/Air squat SS
x5x15/x5x10
500 various reps for abs
WHOLLY PUMP! This was one of my best workouts in months. I really enjoyed it. My energy level was kind of weird, like I didn't have the crazy dmaa shortness of breath or super elevated heart rate but, the want to workout was crazy. I felt really good. Pump was wild and my endurance was on point. A+
Price- This is definitely a downfall here. If you do the full 2 serving scoop like i'm assuming the majority of people will "need", its only gonna last 20 workouts. $50 bucks for 20 workouts isn't for me especially in my line of work. The ingredient profile is pretty legit though if you look at it that way.
OVERALL 4/5- I've really enjoyed this stuff so far and besides the price I have nothing to complain about. Honestly if I had the money, this would be my go to pre 10/10 times. For the stim junkies though, I would look elsewhere. Solid job though Scivation, I look forward to continued use! Any questions feel free to ask.
Yea I would agree in regards to the cost. I personally don't think it is expensive if you factor in what you get , it's basically XTEND preform, a solid preworkout and USP max reps all in one. i do not think you always need two scoops of this, heck even one scoop of any preworkout on every workout you do. Not only do you desensitize to the stims, but it's not always needed.When you put together a formula that has heavily dosed ingredients it is not cheap. You get what you pay for. I will let the workouts and experience speak for itself. As you soon found out.
Appreciate your honesty man!
Not your typical Pre Workout.
Amount Used: 20 Scoops
Flavor: Watermelon Bubblegum
5 grams of xTend BCAAs
3 grams of L-Citrulline
750 mg of Arginine Nitrate
1 gram of Peak O2
L-Theanine 100 mg
L-Tryosine 1.5 grams
(Both synergistic compounds for focus)
175 mg of Caffeine. Where's the clean sustained energy?
I wasn’t looking for stimulation with regard to this hybrid Pre / Intra workout product. At a glance, the label looks pretty decent and leans me towards more of an Intra workout product.
Regarding the Pre designator. For me, I require more stim and for the price point of it, it’s not there for my continuous use. I’m more used to heavier stim based products. Caffeine isn't exactly anything more than a quick jolt with drop off, and no sustained clean energy. In that vein, I would have to say, it falls short just out of shear lack of the proper ingredients to be a full-fledged Pre Workout Supplement.
I'd have to take two scoops of it to get a decent stim from this and that would be a large dose of just caffeine for the price per serving. The 40 scoop version that is on sale for $49.99 on most sites would then be only really 20 servings. That's $2.50 per serving. The 20 scoop version is $29.99 on sale which would make that 10 servings and $2.99 per serving, so a bit steep for what one gets if they are looking to use it as a pre.
It's important to me that a supplement, no matter what it does for you, should taste great. If it does not, then it is medicine and missing an important aspect of supplementing. The pleasure of using something that is helping you do more; faster or longer or recover better.
I'd see this more of an intra-workout than a pre.
Taste 5/5
Mixing 5/5
Effects 4.5/5
Value 3.5/5
Overall Value is 4.5/5 (rounded up to 5)
I cannot rate this as a Pre Workout because it doesn't exactly conform to my definition based on ingredients as a pre, but the value, and effects criteria are based on it being an intra workout. It's definitely a high end intra workout.
Why would you ever price shop at GNC? buying online is going to be FAR cheaper, and it is cheaper over 20$ on every single retailer. That is a horrible way to review pricing for a productFINAL REVIEW
OVERALL:7.5/10
TASTE: 10/10 I really enjoyed the flavor. This is really the only watermelon flavor that I have actually enjoyed. It's legit taste like bazooka bubble gum, not like typical watermelon pwo.
MIXABILITY:4/10 not sure if it was just me but it never seemed to mix well at all, no matter the amount of water. But with that being said, it's a damn preworkout. That doesn't matter. It's not like your sipping on it all day. You grip and rip, that's all.
FOCUS/ENDURANCE/ENERGY: 7.5/10. Being an engineer, I need a lot of Energy, focus and endurance. This really helped take the edge off the workload at my job and allowed me to hit the iron at a decent intensity, without keeping me up all night, keep in mind. The energy is long lasting, so I had to time it 6-8 hours before bed and then I would be out like a light after that. I could focus better, slightly better endurance with the weights but not with cardio, and energy from this not being stim heavy is still there.
Price: 4/10 seen this at gnc for like $55. Sorry but not paying that amount for anything unless it gives me a lap dance and a blowy after. I would rather take a scoop of c4 at $35 a bottle.
I would really like to say thank you to TheSolution for setting me up with Quake 10.0. First legit log I got to do. I deploy in 3 months so I need to stock up on BCAAS. Hopefully the solution can help me on a bulk deal on about 8-12 bottles of xtend.
You get what you pay for. people do not realize how expensive the product is to make due to the ingredient's and doses they are at.Everyone has a right to thier own opinions, but I just found quake on bodybuilding .Com 20%off. Plus your basically getting XTEND perform bcaas, a stim pre workout, and an awesome full dosed pump product all in one. I don't understand how you could not love this product, they even have a stim free version, but hey everything's not for everyone. I would never buy a preworkout, NEVER. I stick with black coffee, and bulk powders, but honestly this might be the first preworkout I purchase. It was that good.
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