Sparta Nutrition Kraken Pre Workout Powder - Best Pre-Workout for Men/Women, Nitric Oxide Booster & Nootropic Drink to Increase Energy, Focus

Kraken: Pre-Workout Primer's Redefined

Kraken is a pre-workout powder supplement that was specifically formulated to help increase energy, maximize focus, and enhance your muscular endurance through an increase in nitric oxide production. No other pre-workout can match up to Kraken:

What's In Kraken?

L-Citrulline & Beta-Alanine: Kraken utilizes a whopping 4g L-Citrulline to maximize Nitric Oxide production and the clinically validated 3.2g of Beta-Alanine to increase muscular endurance. Maximizing your pump and endurance helps improve lean muscle mass gains since you can train harder for even longer.

Vaso-6: The N.O. muscle pump king, Vaso-6 is a patented extract of Green Tea, specifically standardized for itâ€s Gallate-Enhanced Oligomers. These oligomers are extremely potent nitric oxide precursors, allowing for skin-tearing pumps and vascularity.

TeaCrine: Unlike other pre-workouts that really on dangerous amounts of caffeine, Kraken provides both caffeine and TeaCrine. TeaCrine is unique in that your body does not build up a tolerance to it. TeaCrine also helps increase mood and overall well-being.

HydroMax Glycerol: To further enhance the effects of L-Citrulline and Vaso-6, Kraken contains HydroMax glyerol to promote better cellular hydration. A more hydrated muscle can contract better, further improving upon muscle endurance and pumps.

7 Delicious Flavors
Bombsicle, Cotton Candy, Rainbow Candy, Sex on the Beach, Sour Gummy Bear, Pink Bursts and Watermelon Rancher. Which is your go-to?

• TOP-RATED PRE-WORKOUT SUPPLEMENT - Experience the year's hottest fitness Pre-Workout. KRAKEN has been the most talked about Pre-Workout powder and energy drink supplement with users raving about the incredible energy, tunnel-vision focus and performance benefits. You wonâ€t regretting trying a tub of what many call the best pre-workout powder supplement on the market.
• ENDLESS ENERGY - Kraken will bring the mind-muscle connection to another level utilizing a scientifically crafted blend of unique nootropic ingredients that yield a neurosensory experience like no other for increased focus and cognition. Whereas other ingredients utilize a few ingredients at mediocre dosages, Kraken uses 6 ingredients to enhance your cognition and drive.
• NITRIC OXIDE BOOSTER - With large doses of L-Citrulline, HydroMax, and the new patented Vaso-6, Nitric Oxide levels are boosted and maintained to provide enhanced blood flow to your muscles for skin-tearing muscle pumps and vascularity. The increase in nitric oxide makes this pre-workout booster the complete option, whereas other pre-workouts require “stacks†to get the job done.
• MUSCULAR ENDURANCE - Not only do the N.O. Pump ingredients in Kraken provide better blood flow for muscle pumps, but ingredients like L-Citrulline & Vaso-6 also help maximize muscular endurance, allowing you to get in extra sets and reps that you didnâ€t think were possible. The result? More lean muscle mass and enhanced fat loss from training.
• CLINICALLY DOSED - While some competitors try to cut cost by using inferior dosages of key pre-workout energizing ingredients, Kraken is a clinically dosed pre-workout supplement that use scientifically validated ingredients that have been shown to increased endurance, focus, and strength. Utilizing higher quality patented ingredients makes Kraken one of the most premium pre-workout powders on the market. Absolutely no corners are cut.

Ergo-Log Excerpt: How cacao helps heart and blood vessels function better

More endurance athletes than you'd think use phenol-rich cacao as an effective performance enhancer. A Japanese animal study, published recently in PLoS One, shows how cacao works. The flavan-3-ols in cacao boost the activity of nitrogen monoxide or NO in the blood vessels, and as a result improve the blood's ability to transport oxygen and nutrients to the muscles. The ergogenic effect of cacao probably reaches its maximum 1-2 hours after intake.

Source: How cacao helps heart and blood vessels function better

Other references:
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The doping effect of 40 g dark chocolate a day 26.02.2016
Cocoa makes you alert 26.06.2015
Cacao extends your life expectancy and keeps you sharp 16.08.2014
You'll put on weight less quickly with dark than milk chocolate 24.07.2014
How cacao helps heart and blood vessels function better 20.07.2014
Cacao boosts fat burning 18.07.2014
Cacao flavonoid (-)-epicatechin inhibits myostatin and strengthens muscles 05.02.2014
Cacao inhibits DHT, protects prostate against testosterone 21.01.2014
Taking testosterone? Cacao protects your prostate 19.01.2014
Animal study: cacao-phenol (-)-epicatechin keeps endurance athletes fit during inactive period 07.01.2014
Animal study: epicatechin from cacao extends life expectancy 18.07.2012
Cacao contains endurance sports drug 11.04.2012
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A.B.B. Amercian Body Building Extreme Speed Stack Energy Drink

American Body Building Extreme Speed Stack, Fruit Punch, 22 Fl Oz,12 Count

Extreme Speed Stack provides plenty of energy support with less than a calorie per ounce and zero sugar. The entire 22 ounce bottle contains about as much caffeine as 3 cups of coffee.* The formula makes use of guarana, cocoa, yerba mate, green tea and dandelion extracts, and includes additional performance supporting ingredients including DMAE, taurine and glucuronolactone. Extreme Speed Stack provides uncompromising energy support with 20 calories per bottle and zero sugar.

YOUR EXTREME ENERGY NEEDS

• Extreme Energy*
• 300mg Caffeine
• Thermogenic Boost*
• Green Tea Extract
• 300 mg of Caffeine
• Metabromine & DMAE
• Just 20 Calories

Six Star Pro Nutrition Thermogenic Shred

Six Star Pro Nutrition Thermogenic Shred has a powerful caffeine Formula designed for intense energy, focus and advanced weight loss.

It is the most economical way to try Grains of Paradise. A novel ingredient that raises the body's metabolic rate and core temperature. Preliminary studies indicate that it may result in a reduction of body weight. 

I've started taking it and while on it I did not notice any more energy than other products of this type but did feel like a person with a fever. Sweating and chills. Interesting. 

Other cool ingredients are Theanine which removes some of the jitters of caffeine. Along with Green Coffee, Cocoa and Yohimbe. At $16 for 30 days worth, Shred is the best value for a fat burner. You can find it at Bodybuilding.com or on Amazon.com.

Definitely worth trying. 

Serving Size: 2 Capsules Servings Per Container: 30 Amount Per Serving % Daily Value Caffeine Anhydrous 270 mg † Green Coffee Bean Extract (as Coffea canephora robusta) 200 mg † Standardized to 45% Chlorogenic Acids        L-Theanine 100 mg † Cocoa Seed Extract (as Theobroma Cacao) 50 mg † Standardized to Theobromine        Yohimbe Bark Extract (As Pausinystalia Yohimbe) 20 mg † Standardized to Yohimbine        Grains of Paradise Seed Extract (as Aframomum Melegueta) 20 mg † Cayenne Pepper Fruit Powder (as Capsicum Annuum) 1 mg † † Daily Value (DV) not established. Other Ingredients: Capsule (Gelatin, Titanium Dioxide), Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

Directions For Thermogenic Shred:

To assess your tolerance, refer to the chart on the label. Once tolerance has been assessed, take two (2) capsules once daily 30-60 minutes before your two largest meals of the day (eg. breakfast and lunch). Drink 8 to 10 glasses of water daily for general good health. Read entire label before use and follow directions provided.

Day 1 & 2: 1 capsule daily

Day 3 & 4: 2 capsules daily

Day 5 & 6: 2 capsules with meal 1, 1 capsule with meal 2. 

Day 7 & beyond: 2 capsules, twice daily. 

Warnings: For adult use only. Do not use if pregnant or nursing. Consult a medical doctor before starting any diet or exercise program or if you have a medical condition. One serving of this product contains up to as much caffeine as 3 cups of coffee. Caffeine sensitive individuals may experience the following symptoms including (but not limited to), restlessness, nervousness, tremors, headache, anxiety, palpitations, increased heart rate, or difficulty sleeping. Do not combine with other sources of caffeine or stimulants. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Pre-Workout Chronicles: Man Sports Game Day (Tigers Blood) - Product Review

MAN Sports Game Day High Intensity Pre-Workout Supplement, Sour Batch, 255 Gram

I liked this one. It felt good and gave me sustained energy. It didn't come on strong but it clearly did the job.

Mixability (10/10)
Taste (8/10)
Energy and Focus (7/10)
Strength (9/10)
Pumps (6/10)
Vascularity (5/10)
Formula (7/10)

Chocamine: The chocolate extract that boosts mood, energy and maybe fat burning.

Chocamine is an extract from cocoa where you get the health benefits of chocolate without the sugar. The active ingredients are often added to fat burners, mood support supplements and pre-workouts. They support a lower appetite and a faster metabolism.

These ingredients include caffeine, tyramine, theobromine, and phenylethylamine (PEA).

Dose it at 1-2 grams up to three times per day

According to Muscle and Fitness.
"Chocamine is a cocoa extract that has a number of active ingredients -- such as caffeine, tyramine, theobromine and phenylethylamine (PEA) -- that boost energy, mood, concentration, alertness and metabolism, and suppress appetite. Caffeine prevents mental and physical fatigue by blocking receptors that notify the brain of low energy levels. Tyramine is a biogenic amine that can cause the release of the neurotransmitter. Theobromine is similar to caffeine but has a longer half-life, meaning it stays active in the body for a longer time. PEA is a naturally occurring compound that behaves as a stimulant in the brain, with effects similar to those of amphetamine."

 

Sources:

Stoppani, Jim. "The Encyclopedia of Supplements A-F." Flex Dec. 2011: 196+.

 

Jackson, Dwayne."Cognition Ignition".Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness, Oct2005, Vol. 66 Issue 10, p140-143, 4p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart

 

Stoppani, Jim. "Stack of the month: kick-start fat loss.(SUPPLEMENT UPDATE). ." Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness. 66.6 (June 2005): 230

 

 

Post-Workout Shake - Milk, Cocoa, Honey

closetoimpossible   For details on the shake go to Ancient Ideals Athlete.  

The New Muscletech Hydroxycut Hardcore Elite combines Green Coffee Bean and Forskolin (Coleus forskohlii)

Has Muscletech done it again? Is this the industries new best fatburner? Maybe....only time will tell.

I have not tried it yet but will. It has the combination of stuff that could make it the best. A synergistic combination of ingredients that should speed you on your way to rip city.

I love the ingredients, not loving the price. However, if you were to buy all of the ingredients separately, you'd pay more.

Let's break it down.

CAFFEINE

Frees up fat and boosts your metabolism to burn that freed fat.

FORSKOLIN

Activates the enzyme adenylate cyclase that allows fat cells to be broken down and used as fuel. Forskolin also increases testosterone production at the source.

GREEN-COFFEE EXTRACT

Contains chlorogenic acid which has been shown in several clinical studies to lead to significant fat loss. It works with caffeine to do this while also lowering the impact of post meal blood sugars.

COCOA EXTRACT

Cocoa provides theobromine, an active metabolite of caffeine that provides fat-burning effects similar to caffeine.

YOHIMBE

Yohimbine and rauwolscine bind to fat cells removing limits to the amount of fat burned.
 

Source Citation (MLA 7^th Edition)

Stoppani, Jim. "Muscletech hydroxycut hardcore elite: an up-close look at muscletech's clinically supported fat burner." Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness May 2012: 76. Academic OneFile. Web. 4 Sep. 2012.