Strength & Performance
Pre-Workout
Trace Minerals
An all-in-one that stacks the things that actually move the needle: creatine, beta-alanine, citrulline, and a real electrolyte base, with a modest natural caffeine hit from guarana and green tea. Skip buying five tubs.
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Straight talk
Has caffeine. Keep it away from your evening sessions or your sleep pays for it.
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Whey Protein Isolate
California Gold Nutrition
- Form
- Powder, about 25 g protein per scoop, third party tested
- Dose
- 1 to 2 scoops daily to close the gap to about 0.8 g per lb bodyweight
Food first. But most men miss their protein target by 40 grams a day, and a shake closes that gap without a fight.
Isolate if dairy sits heavy on you. Grass fed is nice to have, not the point.
Beta-Alanine
NOW Foods
- Form
- Unflavored powder
- Dose
- 3.2 to 6 g daily, split to reduce tingling
Buffers muscular acid buildup, which supports work capacity in the 60 second to 4 minute range. Sets in the teens. Rounds on the bag.
The tingle is harmless and fades. It's not a sign it's working.
L-Citrulline Malate
Nutricost
- Form
- Unflavored powder, 2:1
- Dose
- 6 to 8 g, 40 minutes before training
Supports nitric oxide production and blood flow to working tissue. This is the ingredient doing the heavy lifting in most pre-workouts.
Buy it bulk and unflavored. You are paying for citrulline, not for blue raspberry.