Hi everyone. I've had the opportunity to try two samples of PES's new preworkout Enhanced. I'll expand on my thoughts below, but long story short, with Enhanced I lifted more weight, for more reps, for more sets than I did last week when I did the same workouts. I'm also cutting at the moment and only eating 2200 kcal/day but my endurance, pump, and focus were outstanding despite the lower carb/calorie intake. These two workouts were some of the best I've had in weeks.
Taste/Mixing
Taste was very good. I used way too much water the first time but the second time I used less and was pleased with the flavor. Tasted similar to the Raspberry Lemonade flavor Alphamine. To be honest, I don't buy these products for the taste. I would drink cupfulls of gasoline if I thought it would enhance my performance in the gym. The samples mixed up fine with a little bit of foam on top similar to leucine or baa mix but the foam dissipated after a few minutes.
Energy
Impressive. I've been training consistently for 20 years and have tried ever energy/pre supplement over the years from the original Ultimate Orange formula to Craze. I'm a big-time supplement junkie. After drinking Enhanced, I noticed an increased feeling of alertness within about 5 minutes, but found that the energy slowly builds up over about 30-40 minutes. This isn't a jittery, hand-shaking, "dumb" buzz. It is very smooth and much more cerebral -- a purposeful drive and focus that is all about getting work done. Very long lasting, I was still feeling amazing a few hours after my workout and was very productive at my job during that time.
Pump
Fantastic. I've found that Jacked Micro's combination of arginine nitrate and agmatine to be the best pump combo I've tried recently, and Enhanced was easily its equal in the gym but I found Enhanced's pump lasted much longer into the the day. Eight hours after my arm workout my arms were still full and swollen despite lower carb intake. Amazing pump and I noticed a significant increase in endurance and strength as well. Much better vascularity in my arms than the Craze/agmatine combo I've been using.
I'm really looking forward to experimenting with dosing when the product is released. With pre's I usually take half the dose about 30 mins before workout and sip the other half during my workout. I seem to get the best bang out of these drinks dosing in this manner. I think this product is going to be huge for PES. Bottom line, if you love to train, you will love what Enhanced does for your workouts.
Taste/Mixing
Taste was very good. I used way too much water the first time but the second time I used less and was pleased with the flavor. Tasted similar to the Raspberry Lemonade flavor Alphamine. To be honest, I don't buy these products for the taste. I would drink cupfulls of gasoline if I thought it would enhance my performance in the gym. The samples mixed up fine with a little bit of foam on top similar to leucine or baa mix but the foam dissipated after a few minutes.
Energy
Impressive. I've been training consistently for 20 years and have tried ever energy/pre supplement over the years from the original Ultimate Orange formula to Craze. I'm a big-time supplement junkie. After drinking Enhanced, I noticed an increased feeling of alertness within about 5 minutes, but found that the energy slowly builds up over about 30-40 minutes. This isn't a jittery, hand-shaking, "dumb" buzz. It is very smooth and much more cerebral -- a purposeful drive and focus that is all about getting work done. Very long lasting, I was still feeling amazing a few hours after my workout and was very productive at my job during that time.
Pump
Fantastic. I've found that Jacked Micro's combination of arginine nitrate and agmatine to be the best pump combo I've tried recently, and Enhanced was easily its equal in the gym but I found Enhanced's pump lasted much longer into the the day. Eight hours after my arm workout my arms were still full and swollen despite lower carb intake. Amazing pump and I noticed a significant increase in endurance and strength as well. Much better vascularity in my arms than the Craze/agmatine combo I've been using.
I'm really looking forward to experimenting with dosing when the product is released. With pre's I usually take half the dose about 30 mins before workout and sip the other half during my workout. I seem to get the best bang out of these drinks dosing in this manner. I think this product is going to be huge for PES. Bottom line, if you love to train, you will love what Enhanced does for your workouts.