How To Make A Pre Workout Stack

How To Make A Pre Workout Stack

Pre workouts can be the key to having a great workout, over an okay workout. But what if there was a way to amplify the good feeling ? Well there is! These products are like pre workout add-ons. The pre workout itself is effective but when you add in these products, you can take your pre workout stack and workout to the next level.

The Pre Workout

The first step in making a great pre workout stack, is to have a pre workout (or make your own). Pre workouts come in all different kind of flavors and potencies, so it’s important to find one that will benefit from stacking. In general, when we review a pre workout we go over 3 categories; Energy, Focus, and Pump. With this in mind, you can help navigate what you want to add. Think of creating a perfect stack like a ratio. Figure out which category your pre workout lacks in and add accordingly to get to 100%.

The Stack-ables

Energy

• In general we do not recommend to stack stimulants on top of stimulants. So it’s important to find a pre workout you like with enough stimulants to keep you going through the workout.
• If your go-to pre workout just happens to be a non-stimulant pre workout, consider adding in a stimulant like caffeine, yohimbine, or B-12.
• Also don’t forget to get a good pre workout meal/snack in for some more energy and easy protein.

Focus

Focus products have a larger selection of products to chose from. With larger options, comes the big question of “Does it actually work?” This is a hard question to answer because while some products work exceedingly well for some people, they aren’t guaranteed to work everyone. However there are a few products that have good reputation and could make a great addition to your pre workout stack.

• Dimethylethanolamine (DMAE)- DMAE appears to allow more acetylcholine in the brain which in turn improves the brain’s ability to concentrate and retain information for longer periods of time.
• L – Theanine– The combination of  L- Theanine with caffeine has been shown to improve alertness and focus with improvements in depth and quality of thinking.
• L-Tyrosine– L-Tyrosine is commonly used to improve learning, memory, and alertness.

Pump

Pump products are a great addition to almost every pre workout. Essentially a pump product is going to promote blood flow or increase hydration in cells. The later is commonly refereed to as cell volumizers. By increasing hydration in your cells you may retain more water, so it’s important to stay hydrated to avoid being bloated.

• There are a ton of non-stimulant pre workout/pump products that have everything you could want so you don’t have to mix it yourself. Here are some of our favorites:
  • Smokin Guns By Caliber Nutrition (technically not non-stimulated however ingredients in energy complex are great for stacking with other pre workouts)
  • PSP Pre-Workout, By Metabolic Nutrition
  • PMP Pre-Workout, By GAT (some flavors contain stimulants)
• Prefer pills or tablets?
  • Plasmagen Nitrate By APS Nutrition
  • PlasmaJet By Gaspari Nutrition
  • NO Nitro By CTD Sports
  • Noxivol, By CTD Sports
• If you rather add in individual ingredients, here are some of the best products for increasing blood flow:
  • AllMax Citrulline Malate
  • NOW Sports, Arginine & Citrulline, 500/250 mg
  • Allmax Agmatine Sulfate Powder
• For cell volumizers:
  • Hydromax Glycerol By APS Nutrition
  • CTD Kre Alkalyn 120 Caps
  • Creatine Monohydrate

Endurance

There’s more to pre workouts than the energy, focus, and pump complexes. We also love products that can help us push out a few extra reps, or sprint through a jog. These products “buffer” away lactic acid which help prevent the “burn”, so you can keep pressing on.

• Beta Alanine Powder
• Creatine Monohydrate
• AllMax Citrulline Malate
• BCAAs (won’t buffer away lactic acid, but can be helpful for fasted training sessions)

And if you don’t want to think about which products goes well with which pre workout, you don’t have to! We already have a few stacks listed.

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