LTX
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I tried searching around here and other forums for this info but I am getting tired so I'll just go ahead and ask. Can anyone reccomend a pre-workout stimulant with the following characteristics:
1. no creatine
2. not wholly dependant on caffeine
Let me explain. I seriously need to cycle off creatine for 1-2 months so whatever I take I don't want to have even trace amounts of it. I got NO-Xplode for the first time a few months back and I really like the energy boost I get from that. Not all of it feels caffeine based too, as I don't get all jittery. Basically it is a clean reliable boost and that is what I want. Why not keep taking NO-Xplode then? Well, one reason is the creatine (although I realize it is only 1g in NO-Xplode, but still) and the other is I don't seem to respond to the NO boosting part of it which is what the supplement is for anyway, right?
Can someone actually give me some insight into this? I don't get anything in the way of the crazy pumps that people report with NO stuff, at least not from NO-Xplode. Is it common that people not respond to it? I've tried anything from 1 to 2 to 3 scoops and no pumps. But anyway, back to the topic.
For this creatine off cycle I am also going to be using bulk Taurine for the first time. I realize a lot of these products seem to have varying amounts of Taurine in them so I figured I'd mention that.
Thanks for helping me out with these questions. I've had my basic supplementation down for quite a while but these funky stims and NO stuff is all new to me.
1. no creatine
2. not wholly dependant on caffeine
Let me explain. I seriously need to cycle off creatine for 1-2 months so whatever I take I don't want to have even trace amounts of it. I got NO-Xplode for the first time a few months back and I really like the energy boost I get from that. Not all of it feels caffeine based too, as I don't get all jittery. Basically it is a clean reliable boost and that is what I want. Why not keep taking NO-Xplode then? Well, one reason is the creatine (although I realize it is only 1g in NO-Xplode, but still) and the other is I don't seem to respond to the NO boosting part of it which is what the supplement is for anyway, right?
Can someone actually give me some insight into this? I don't get anything in the way of the crazy pumps that people report with NO stuff, at least not from NO-Xplode. Is it common that people not respond to it? I've tried anything from 1 to 2 to 3 scoops and no pumps. But anyway, back to the topic.
For this creatine off cycle I am also going to be using bulk Taurine for the first time. I realize a lot of these products seem to have varying amounts of Taurine in them so I figured I'd mention that.
Thanks for helping me out with these questions. I've had my basic supplementation down for quite a while but these funky stims and NO stuff is all new to me.