Taste N/A/10
The samples I received were all Watermelon flavor. I am withholding a score on this. The flavor tastes very much like watermelon Jolly Ranchers. At two scoops, theres a bit of a tang to it. Sort of like licking a yellow Cry Baby sour gum, but not that sour. The flavor is strong enough to mask the taste of soy lecithin. I always mix my SL with my PWO. With Hypermax, I couldn't taste the SL at all. I am not going to give this a grade on flavor. In college, I threw up watermelon jolly rancher soaked vodka. Needless to say, I'm not a big watermelon jolly rancher fan so it would be unfair for me to give a grade here. [Even at one scoop, the flavor was strong enough to mask SL]
Mixability 10/10
I see several people stirred, but I did not. My shaker cup doesn't have a ball [its a cup from Total Nutrition] and it doesn't have the strainer piece up top. So I literally just shook in a cup. I shook it a normal amount of times [not long or anything excessive but I don't know the specific shakes] and it mixed great. No chalky taste or left over powder. It also wasn't foamy at all regardless of 1 or two scoops.
Profile 10/10
At 2 scoops, HM XT has a good dose of everything. 1G agmatine, 3.2G Beta-Alanine, 6G 2:1 CitMal, 500mg Choline Bitrate, 2G Glycerol. There is also 400 mg caffeine at two scoops, but more on that below. The profile is very complimentary and very effective. There is no creatine, but most of us take creatine anyway so its just a waste in a PWO. I do wish there was Betaine, but again, most of us can get that from Ergonine, etc. 2:1 CitMal means 4G Citrulline and 2G Malate. The label, minus the energy blend, is transparently dosed [and the caffeine is 200mg/scoop which leaves 385mg of b-Phenylethylamine HCL, Eria Jarensis Extract, Hordenine HCL, Citrus Aurantium Extract, Rauwolfia Vomitoria Extract (std.min. 90% Rauwolscine)]
Focus/Energy 10/10
At one scoop, I didn't notice anything super crazy. I had a great workout but I wasn't overly tired or anything. I was already pretty focused and energized, so its possible I was already zoned in before this. The following day at 2 scoops, I was exhausted and wanted to roll over and take a nap. I took this about 12:30, so tired I could barely drive home or stay awake. By the time I got to gym, I was wide awake. But not in a jittery, scratch kinda way. I was focused, alert, zoned in, and had a great back/bi day. The energy was smooth with no crash. Around 7:30, it started to wear off but it was subtle. I went to sleep about 9 or 9:30 and slept all night. In comparison to other high-stem pre's I have tried, I think Ferox gives me more focus but less energy. Similar to ferox, very smooth. No jitters, no crash.
Pump 8/10
Generally, I workout fasted and with very low carbs. One scoop, I worked out at 11 or 11:30 and on two scoops I worked out at 12:30. Either way, I was up around 6 and ate around 6:30 or 7. Still, for breakfast I generally don't consume too many carbs. I did notice a slight pump but it wasn't sustained for hours after leaving the gym. I would rate the pump similar or better as what I get off 4-5 caps Hydro3 (Potassium Nitrate). If I would have consumed more carbs I think the pump would be better, but the pump I received, compared to what I usually get is solid. You won't be disappointed.
Side Effects 10/10
There were no side effects that I experienced. I had no problems sleeping on 2 scoops, I had no crash, no jitters, etc.
Conclusion:
Thanks to Performax Labs and
Adizzle1 for letting me try this. I really enjoyed it. I was going to do a comparison to Stimmed CU but USPS delayed my shipment and now I'm sick. I might update later with a comparison to CU. A raspberry lemonade flavor is in the works and if it tastes anything like Alphamine RL, I would gladly add this to my PWO rotation, although I do have Ferox and 2 tubs of CU on the way. [I really need a nonstim PWO for my rotation now that I think about it] The watermelon flavor I would personally would not because college, but i think most people would be very happy with the flavor. Ive also been told there is another flavor in the works, so I'm excited to see what that is. If I had to guess it would be Cotton Candy because that seems to be the new flavor everyone loves.
