21.The BEST Pre-Workout Ingredients.
Mind Muscle Experience
English - February 11, 2021 11:55 - 41 minutes - 47.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsNutrition Health & Fitness Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Pre-workouts are great, if they're using the right ingredients and dosing them properly at that!
The issue is, most companies DO NOT. They either put bare minimums or (unfortunately) even less.
It's really a shame because there's real science backing some supplement ingredients, but the companies really can give the whole industry a bad name.
I decided to dig into a little research and figure out which ingredients appeared to be the best based off this (the research) and my own personal experiences.
The top 4 ingredients I came across that sound the most promising:
1. Caffiene
2. L-Tyrosine
3. Nitric Oxide Booster (Beet Root Powder, L-Citrulline, CItrulline Malate)
4. Choline (Alpha-GPC to be more specific)
Honorable Mentions:
1. Beta Alanine
2. Creatine Monohydrate (this one was personal, I've never seen much benefit personally)
Ingredients I changed my mind on or showed little to no evidence:
1. L-Theanine (sadly I use to swear by this)
2. Taurine.
Sources:
Health Benefits of Beet Root & Beet Powder
Citruline From Metabolism to Therapeutic
Effects of Beta-Alanine Supplementation
Alpha GPC: Most Powerful Secret Ingredient in Your Pre-Workout
Choline: What You Need To Know
Supplementation with Alpha-GPC Augments GH, and Peak Force Production During Resistance Training
Citruline Malate vs. Beet Root Powder
Absorption & Brain Effects of L-Theanine
Effect of Caffeine Ingestion on Torque & Muscle Activation During Training
Creatine Supplementation & Exercise
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