![]() ![]() About 10 minutes in, I did feel a little surge of energy although nothing crazy. Even with that considering Lit has 250mg of caffeine in a serving – along with the other ingredients – I still expected a pretty good rush like I experienced with ON’s Amino Energy.Īs such, I went ahead and started sipping the LIT about 15 minutes before my workout. Which means I’m fairly desensitized to caffeine which almost all pre-workouts use. In fact, it mixes a lot easier than more powders I’ve used.Īlthough I’m cutting back, I’m still a pretty big coffee drinker. The powder is a small crystalline structure and didn’t take much stirring to have it fully dissolve. Other flavors might be better but not really impressed. It does have a slightly tart twist to it but it leaves a really artificial aftertaste in my mouth. In addition to the almost neon green color – which is a bit off-putting – the flavor itself only slightly tastes like a gummy worm. It’s not horrible but it certainly isn’t something that tastes amazing either. While taste is highly subjective, I have to say I didn’t really like the gummy worm flavor. However, I want it known that I only evaluated the ingredients after I used the product. Now, you may say I’m biased against the product and there’s no way I would say it worked since I just disparaged a lot of the ingredients. I don’t see how 1.5g is going to do much of anything other than increase the marketing aspects. Same for the creatine - only 1.5g per serving? Many studies recommend 3-5g a day or 0.1 g/kg of body mass/day after an initial loading phase. ![]() And while it does have some good parts – 0 g of sugar and only 15 calories – I find the “Pump & N.O. The caffeine serving – 250mg – isn’t anything crazy and is roughly equivalent to 2.5 cups of coffee. The same can be said for multiple other ingredients in Beyond Raw Lit. To be fair, those ingredients are considered “safe” but…not something I want to ingest regularly.įor example, Acesulfame Potassium (aka Ace K) is considered safe by the FDA but there’s still some controversy (and evidence of risk) and I would prefer to avoid or strictly limit it. Polysorbate 80? Soy Oil? Acesulfame Potassium? Acetylated Monoglycerides? 2 that just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?. Now, you shouldn’t be consuming a pre-workout for your general health so this isn’t a big surprise but… Mainly because it seems to be loaded with a lot of unnecessary junk. Overall, I think the ingredients are pretty disappointing. While common sense goes a long way here, there’s definitely some room for improvement in the “how to use” instructions. Is that one level scoop? One rounded scoop? Ideally, how long before my workout should I consume it? What if I want an extra burst – is it okay to take 1.5 or 2 scoops? Should I change the dose based on how much I weigh? oz of cold water and consume pre-workout.” While it shouldn’t be difficult to drink a pre-workout, some additional information would be nice. With that said, the dosing instructions on this are pretty vague: “mix one scoop in 8 fl. In turn, you have to up the dosage to get the same effect. Secondly, the more you use workout boosters the more your body gets used to ingredients and the less effective they are. If you have to rely on an outside source for your motivation or energy, you’re not in the right mindset for sustainable progress. For one, you should be able to have a good workout without a pre-workout. Namely, my recommendation is to use pre-workouts no more than once or twice a week at most. I’m going to post my standard disclaimer when it comes to pre-workouts. While it does the job, I would prefer a simpler, less cluttered package with larger, easier-to-read fonts. More importantly, though, there’s too much small text and the coloring could be better too. ![]() Considering all the information is printed on the shrink wrapping, that would’ve been pretty annoying. Namely, the shrink wrapping would’ve been completely removed if I hadn’t been careful. That said, there are a couple things I don’t like. ![]()
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