First off I'd like to give FINAFLEX a shoutout for letting me log their product.
So let's get to it:
Creatine Energy is a preworkout product with 100mg Caffein Anhydrous and 5g of their Creatine Matrix (Creapure, Creatine anhydrous, Creatine citrate, Crea-Tona) per one scoop serving. Just be sure to slam it 15min prior to your workout.
Initial thoughts:
When I first opened the package they sent me I immediately saw the flavor because it's a flavor I've grown to hate with a passion- Fruit Punch. Like when I say hate it, I mean I HATE it. When I first got into lifting seriously I tried many different products back then that where "fruit punch". That stuff tasted more like bleach and fruity pebbles and after 3 or 4 times of trying different products I gave up because they all made me sick. Then I saw the dose suggestion of just 5g Creatine and 100mg of caffeine . I use to power lift in high school and I loved my heavy stims so seeing that I though this won't get me very motivated.
First try:
Taste: 9/10
I'm impressed for real guys, maybe it's because my expectations where so low for fruit punch but even when I thought of the many great tasting products I've had in the past this still tasted pretty good even compared to them. Id say you nailed the fruit punch, there's not much you can improve there. My only complaint is this doesn't make me feel like I'm drinking a new pre-workout that's not even on the shelves yet. Other brands have nailed flavors never before used and that makes me actually crave their unique flavor. I don't know, maybe it's just me but downing fruit punch just wasn't exciting and I found myself having to force it down even though nothing was wrong with the flavor. Like I said good flavor, just a very worn out flavor for me.
Mixing/dissolving:
8/10
I haven't researched the ingredients yet so honestly I couldn't tell you if each one is suppose to completely break down and dissolve in water. With that being said there was just a tad of powder that didn't dissolve if you let the drink sit and settle for a few minutes. But I didn't notice any grainy particles and couldn't even tell that tiny bit didn't dissolve all the way so it's no big deal to me.
Kick-in:
?
Not sure yet, still haven't decided if I truly did feel it go to work. Like I said 100mg of caffeine isn't much for me and isn't much for the average person so maybe I won't see much from that dose.
Intra-workout:
?
Again time will tell what I feel about this one, honestly I did notice some good pumps going on in my entire back. I have noticed pumps as a result of Creatine in the past but at higher doses 8-12g. Let's just say for now I'll give it a 6/10 because I'm pretty sure the product helped a bit.
Winding down my workout:
4/10
Today I did back and I do a great deal of volume on just about everything, towards the end of my workout I felt pretty wiped out and drained. Not much left in the way of pumps going on. Not sure if the product really gave me much energy or not at this point and with just one scoop. Workout lasted 75min. if you're wondering.
Those are my first impressions and I'm sure they will change as this log continues. I'll be working out at different times of the day and be working more/less hours that day, not to mention food that day and hydration or how much hiking I did at work (I'm a surveyor). Too many variables to decide yet if I like the product. I will say this though, every preworkout I've ever had that I loved blew my socks off the first time I used it, and I didn't get close to that with this. But, also, this is just a Creatine complex and caffeine supplement so maybe it is helping me out but I'm just not noticing it yet because I'm use to judging a product by its stim potency.
So let's get to it:
Creatine Energy is a preworkout product with 100mg Caffein Anhydrous and 5g of their Creatine Matrix (Creapure, Creatine anhydrous, Creatine citrate, Crea-Tona) per one scoop serving. Just be sure to slam it 15min prior to your workout.
Initial thoughts:
When I first opened the package they sent me I immediately saw the flavor because it's a flavor I've grown to hate with a passion- Fruit Punch. Like when I say hate it, I mean I HATE it. When I first got into lifting seriously I tried many different products back then that where "fruit punch". That stuff tasted more like bleach and fruity pebbles and after 3 or 4 times of trying different products I gave up because they all made me sick. Then I saw the dose suggestion of just 5g Creatine and 100mg of caffeine . I use to power lift in high school and I loved my heavy stims so seeing that I though this won't get me very motivated.
First try:
Taste: 9/10
I'm impressed for real guys, maybe it's because my expectations where so low for fruit punch but even when I thought of the many great tasting products I've had in the past this still tasted pretty good even compared to them. Id say you nailed the fruit punch, there's not much you can improve there. My only complaint is this doesn't make me feel like I'm drinking a new pre-workout that's not even on the shelves yet. Other brands have nailed flavors never before used and that makes me actually crave their unique flavor. I don't know, maybe it's just me but downing fruit punch just wasn't exciting and I found myself having to force it down even though nothing was wrong with the flavor. Like I said good flavor, just a very worn out flavor for me.
Mixing/dissolving:
8/10
I haven't researched the ingredients yet so honestly I couldn't tell you if each one is suppose to completely break down and dissolve in water. With that being said there was just a tad of powder that didn't dissolve if you let the drink sit and settle for a few minutes. But I didn't notice any grainy particles and couldn't even tell that tiny bit didn't dissolve all the way so it's no big deal to me.
Kick-in:
?
Not sure yet, still haven't decided if I truly did feel it go to work. Like I said 100mg of caffeine isn't much for me and isn't much for the average person so maybe I won't see much from that dose.
Intra-workout:
?
Again time will tell what I feel about this one, honestly I did notice some good pumps going on in my entire back. I have noticed pumps as a result of Creatine in the past but at higher doses 8-12g. Let's just say for now I'll give it a 6/10 because I'm pretty sure the product helped a bit.
Winding down my workout:
4/10
Today I did back and I do a great deal of volume on just about everything, towards the end of my workout I felt pretty wiped out and drained. Not much left in the way of pumps going on. Not sure if the product really gave me much energy or not at this point and with just one scoop. Workout lasted 75min. if you're wondering.
Those are my first impressions and I'm sure they will change as this log continues. I'll be working out at different times of the day and be working more/less hours that day, not to mention food that day and hydration or how much hiking I did at work (I'm a surveyor). Too many variables to decide yet if I like the product. I will say this though, every preworkout I've ever had that I loved blew my socks off the first time I used it, and I didn't get close to that with this. But, also, this is just a Creatine complex and caffeine supplement so maybe it is helping me out but I'm just not noticing it yet because I'm use to judging a product by its stim potency.