I love my JP8, and so do my buddies!! Every time I get a tub of it, I can't help but tell everyone how good it is, which leads to them wanting some, if not trying to get the whole tub off of me!! Sucks, 'cuz one tub only lasts me like half as long as it should, and I only ever need about 1 scoop. One guy was like, "why should I buy it when I can bum some offa you for free?" Needless to say, he's not my buddy anymore. One of my favorite things about it is that I don't nose dive after it starts wearing off, and that's a good 4-6 hours later. I only work out for 1-2 hours, so it's awesome to still feel on top of the world for a bit afterwards. I can always tell who's taking the ultra heavy stim based stuff at the gym, they're the guys who come in guns blazing, then are done in 15-20 mins, and talking to everyone about how much "Energy" that product gave them. yeah, okay there chief, you got like another hour to go yet, whatever. Then, as they're leaving they always say "Man, I'm so whooped." Perhaps you should get something with a little more go, and a lot less show? Crashing off a supp is a bummer, that's why it's JP8 for me!! I actually take it on an empty stomach (I ate like 1 hour before and both kinds) like 10-15 mins. before I workout, and no problems at all, so far. For me, personally, I've always taken a pre-workout closer to the gym time than what's recommended, as it always hits me faster than most, although I've always done waht the label says first, jsut to make sure.