Pre Workout Supplement Poll

marathonic · 18-11-2010 11:15AM #1

Which of the following would you recommend when taken as a pre-workout supplement where the goal is to lift heavy on the compound weights, e.g. squat, deadlift, bench press?

If you have any additional comments or have any reasoning to back up your choice, e.g. taken multiple pre-workout supplements and find your chosen one the best, feel free to add a comment.

If you like a different supplement better, select other and add a comment.

Khannie · 18-11-2010 11:27AM

What's the purpose of this poll? Would you not just be better off asking what people recommend pre-workout? (same with the post workout thread you started....)

Brian? · 18-11-2010 12:47PM

Strong coffee and wine gums. Preferably Maynards Winegums. Superior in every way to NO Explode.

Jarren · 18-11-2010 12:49PM

Expresso+ some oats .... no supps for me:D

GiantJ · 18-11-2010 01:39PM

Don't waste your money. Coffee and heavy metal!!

overhand_right · 18-11-2010 02:31PM

2 scoops of whey and a handful of wine gums

lastlaugh · 18-11-2010 02:38PM

Why wine gums???

Jarren · 18-11-2010 02:43PM

wine gums contain quick-release sugars

lastlaugh · 18-11-2010 02:47PM

jarecki1976 wrote: »

wine gums contain quick-release sugars

Might give them a try next time so, cheers.

drdeadlift · 18-11-2010 03:17PM

The no xplode sure is a good one gets the ticker going a little too quick!
Jacked 3d is very good along with no shotgun.

Coffee is good not nearly as good as whats above but good for a wee lift.
The winegums not too sure if they are gona get you flying up off the couch.

d'Oracle · 18-11-2010 03:31PM

With such a very narrow range of options, you are likely to get a lot of "others".

dave80 · 18-11-2010 03:47PM

Bout 50 mins before training 400mg of caffeine, 30 mins before 30g of whey and 50g of glucose

Mauricmo · 18-11-2010 06:54PM

Surely creatine should be one of the options?
I would say that is a big part of the "other" vote.....................along with wine gums apparantly

_JOE_ · 18-11-2010 10:53PM

Monster Kaos and a packet of skittles!

Rycn · 19-11-2010 01:00AM

1g Arginine, 500mg Tyrosine, Lucozade Sport 30 mins before.

Rycn · 19-11-2010 01:04AM

Whoever I quoted changed their post while I was writing this but here it is anyway:

Creatine improves your overall performance with a cycle of usage, it's most beneficial post-workout, apparently.

It doesn't improve that specific workout you do if you take it before.

That's why I see no point in these "monster pump 2000" supplements, they're full of shite imo.

Esse85 · 19-11-2010 01:49AM

dartstothesea · 19-11-2010 01:59AM

Caffeine's been doing the trick for me lately. You'd want 300mg or more for noticeable effects though, I find.

El Horseboxo · 19-11-2010 04:36AM

I usually just use Maltodextrin before and during the workout. Mix it with water. It's cheap for a big bag and lasts for ages. In the beginning it helped a lot with energy levels and i guess it still helps.

Mellor · 19-11-2010 04:39AM

When people say caffine, are you wasting your money on pills/powder, or just hasing some strong coffee?

Rycn · 19-11-2010 08:28AM

dartstothesea wrote: »

Caffeine's been doing the trick for me lately. You'd want 300mg or more for noticeable effects though, I find.

From wikipedia:

An acute overdose of caffeine usually in excess of about 300mg, dependent on body weight and level of caffeine tolerance, can result in a state of central nervous system over-stimulation called caffeine intoxication. The symptoms of caffeine intoxication are not unlike overdoses of other stimulants. It may include restlessness, fidgetiness, nervousness, excitement, euphoria, insomnia, flushing of the face, increased urination, gastrointestinal disturbance, muscle twitching, a rambling flow of thought and speech, irritability, irregular or rapid heart beat, and psychomotor agitation. In cases of much larger overdoses, mania, depression, lapses in judgment, disorientation, disinhibition, delusions, hallucinations, and psychosis may occur, and rhabdomyolysis (breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue) can be provoked. Extreme overdose can result in death.

Good luck with that :rolleyes:

Khannie · 19-11-2010 10:50AM

Mellor wrote: »

When people say caffine, are you wasting your money on pills/powder, or just hasing some strong coffee?

I read somewhere a long time ago that coffee's not as good for some reason. Not sure if that's rubbish or not though. It set off my science alarm.

collymcd · 19-11-2010 01:43PM

Porridge & Fruit mix, Protein shake, 'Pulse' and Creatine.

To be honest the Pulse stuff isn't great. Probably a waste of money. I'm just using it up for the sake of it at this stage.

Interesting to see people saying taking Creatine before the gym isn't especially beneficial, I always thought it was

I do understand it's only effective when used consistently in a cycle but I thought you'd feel it's effects more directly if you took it 30mins before workout. Oops

dartstothesea · 19-11-2010 02:03PM

Mellor wrote: »

When people say caffine, are you wasting your money on pills/powder, or just hasing some strong coffee?

I don't like the taste of coffee. I also like to be able to take my caffeine around in something tiny that won't spill and be able to swallow 300mg of it in 2 seconds flat.
Never mind the actual price per g of powder versus cups of the drink, do you really think I'm wasting my money?

marathonic · 19-11-2010 02:20PM

dartstothesea wrote: »

I don't like the taste of coffee. I also like to be able to take my caffeine around in something tiny that won't spill and be able to swallow 300mg of it in 2 seconds flat.
Never mind the actual price per g of powder versus cups of the drink, do you really think I'm wasting my money?

Caffeine tablets are 8.49 sterling for 200 200mg tablets. Each tablet is about 2.5 average cups of coffee so this works out at about 2 cents per cup of coffee's worth of caffeine.

Therefore, the caffeine tablets do appear to work out cheaper. However, I get free coffee at work so I think I'll use that for now until I feel that I need a pre-workout supplement.

Hanley · 19-11-2010 02:33PM

Rycn wrote: »

From wikipedia:

An acute overdose of caffeine usually in excess of about 300mg, dependent on body weight and level of caffeine tolerance, can result in a state of central nervous system over-stimulation called caffeine intoxication. The symptoms of caffeine intoxication are not unlike overdoses of other stimulants. It may include restlessness, fidgetiness, nervousness, excitement, euphoria, insomnia, flushing of the face, increased urination, gastrointestinal disturbance, muscle twitching, a rambling flow of thought and speech, irritability, irregular or rapid heart beat, and psychomotor agitation. In cases of much larger overdoses, mania, depression, lapses in judgment, disorientation, disinhibition, delusions, hallucinations, and psychosis may occur, and rhabdomyolysis (breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue) can be provoked. Extreme overdose can result in death.

Good luck with that :rolleyes:

Nice condescending post there. "Caffeine intoxication" is exactly what people are trying to achieve.

And good work on using wikipedia as some sort of reference. I'm tempted to just edit the page so that 40,000kg becomes an overdose amount.

Flex · 19-11-2010 02:43PM

Normally have some creatine about an hour before hand and then a can of Red Bull just as Im going in. Works out fine

Rycn · 19-11-2010 03:10PM

Hanley wrote: »

Nice condescending post there. "Caffeine intoxication" is exactly what people are trying to achieve.

I know nothing about caffeine.

When it was suggested by your man, I googled what the amounts needed would be. When I seen 300mg and the word "intoxication" in the same sentence the bells went off.

Would you not be alarmed if a suggested dosage of a stimulant you knew nothing about was being recommended in "intoxicating" doses?

Bear in mind the word intoxication means poison to me.

dartstothesea · 19-11-2010 03:15PM

Ah yeah, just bear in mind the word intoxication means immortality to me.
Nothing on that list of symptoms worries me except muscle tissue breakdown, anyway. Well, maybe death, but mostly muscle breakdown.

sharky86 · 19-11-2010 05:39PM

Coffee can cause euphoria and hallucinations?
Brillant I'll start selling in nightclubs from next weekend

3 boiled eggs and cup of strong coffee seams to do the trick to me

d'Oracle · 19-11-2010 05:48PM

Coffee shops?

SHUT DOWN THIS SICK FILTH!

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