A pre-workout is a gym supplement used to boost energy, primarily for working out. It can increase the motivation just to get out of the house and into the gym by the sheer amount of energy it provides. Most gym goers rely on some type of pre-workout; natural or otherwise.
Most major supplement brands carry their own line of preworkout. In fact, most large supplement companies carry “proprietary blends”. Meaning they don’t disclose the actual ingredients or the amount of ingredients in each container.
While very few pre-workout supplements have carbohydrates, most are calorie and carb-free. Most contain high amounts of caffeine, as low as 100mg all the way up to 400mg per serving. Other common ingredients such as beta alanine, amino acids, arginine, citrulline, ornithine, which companies market as components to get a good pump, improve recover, or work in tandem to enhance energy. Others are advertised to increase blood flow to your muscles. Some supplement brands contain esoteric ingredients such as deer antler velvet to increase levels of insulin growth factor-1. Growth factor-1 is a hormone that your body naturally produces in response to resistance training, which can increase muscle and tissue growth.
Most people take preworkout formulas to increase their motivation and desire to workout, but also to make it through an entire gym session without getting tired.
Pre-workout supps have been studied via multiple workout metrics, including endurance, power, and strength, as well as the time it takes to fatigue, or perception of effort. Which simply means how hard you think you are working out.
People may choose to take preworkout before various types of exercise routines, from a bodybuilding routine like trying to increase their 1RM on squat, power through an interval crossfit session, or simply get through a 45 minute HIIT class.
But does pre-workout really work? It sure does. Some pre-workout ingredients are very well studied and will actually improve your performance, but the majority aren’t, and the affects may well be unknown.
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