5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly surprised by both flavor and effectiveness

D. · April 25, 2025

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pre-workout goodness

l.n. · June 17, 2025

Love this pre workout powder. Gives me such good energy! Don’t need more than half a cup. I’m obsessed with strawberry lemonade.

4.0 out of 5 stars Pre workout

T. · June 14, 2025

So got this for my workouts, great for workouts but I had issue not crashing, would stay up, if you do take it, have it before 12 in the afternoon

5.0 out of 5 stars Great clean

K.W. · June 16, 2025

Love this pre work out. Gives me the energy for my workout without the dyes and sugar.

1.0 out of 5 stars Update: … the flavor..

R. · March 24, 2025

Update:Taste: poorEffectiveness: mediumSide effects: miserableI’ve been using for about a month. I’m stopping using this preworkout. At first the flavor was awful then it got better as I figured a mix of scoops and water I could tolerate. Since then my stomach has been meeesed up! I thought maybe it was some other stuff in my diet. Got off of it a few days then went back to it and boom messed up tummy all over again. Do not recomend.Got it today, couldn’t wait to try it since I ran out of my usual. Kicks in quick, lasts for the workout, but man.. it does not taste great.. got the strawberry lemonade. Has a crazy after taste that hangs about a minute. Could be the natural sweeteners. Maybe more or less water with the suggested scoop. I’ll update later if I find a combo that works ok. Lower doses compared to what my normal pre workout had, so we will see how I like it going forward.

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing

Y.D. · April 28, 2025

Off the bat, what a great pre-workout! I am accustomed to Nitraflex Testosterone Pre-Workout Powder in Fruit Punch; however, I've since started CrossFit, so I no longer need to enhance my performance as a bodybuilder would, and I was impressed. I tried it today for the first time. I took it 30 minutes before my CrossFit training, and I was lit. There was some jitteriness, the taste was great, it mixes in great, and it was effective. Not to the level of Nitraflex Testosterone Pre-Workout, but it most definitely stands on its own, and I will repurchase it.

3.0 out of 5 stars Tastes good, but no boost

K. · April 16, 2025

Overall, good taste, not chalky, and no itchiness/tingling. Other than that, I can’t say this preworkout really gave me that boost. I have used the LEAN series and have used the entire container. I used the full scoop with water in the mornings before my workouts. I drug through them. Literally. Never really had an enhanced energy or performance level except the first week of taking it. I pushed through the entire container (a month’s worth) just to be sure it wasn’t me or my hormones acting wack with the different weeks. I have taken several pre workouts over the year - C4, Ghost, Beyond Raw LIT, Alani, Bloom, & more. This feels like another Alani or Bloom to me. Although better taste, the effect is just not there.

5.0 out of 5 stars Body Recompositioning Pre Workout

R.W. · June 3, 2025

This product worked as described. No jittery feeling just a little tingle after about 5min of taking. Great value for money. Definitely will buy again for my competition prep.