PreMax Pre-Workout Drink Providing Jitter Free Energy, Increased Strength, and a Skin-Bursting Pump

Every week a new pre-workout supplement hits the market with 100 ingredients, 90 in which you’ve never heard of.  And of course every supplement is THE BEST, yet they all contain relatively the same thing!

So many pre-workout supplements, so many ingredients, what is ACTUALLY good?

What most people want out of a pre-workout drink is jitter free energy, strength, and skin bursting pump. Oh and most people want a good taste without loads of artificial sweeteners or sugar.

Well I’ve got you covered, and by the end of this article Ill be giving my #1 recommendation for the best pre-workout supplement on the market that meets all these requirements. Read on.

Proprietary blend – beware!

If you have looked at a Supplement Facts label in the last couple years then you have probably seen some kind of “proprietary blend” followed by a list of ingredients.

Why a proprietary blend is a rip off - 99% of proprietary blends are created to hide the dose of ingredients from you and rip you off.  For example, something might say “Super Muscle Builder Complex: 5000mg”, containing creatine, taurine, arginine, glutamine, citruilline malate, and beta-alanine.  The typical supplement buyer would see all of those ingredients and think SWEET!  But wait a second.  A 5000mg “complex” that contains all of those?  That means they are all under dosed!  You would need at least a 30,000mg blend to get the full dose of all of those ingredients!

Let me review some of the most common ingredients in all of these muscle drinks.  Then you can decide for yourself what supplement you want.

Pre-workout Ingredient Review

Creatine - Creatine is in nearly every pre-workout supplement.  Whether it’s creatine monohydrate or some exotic derivative, it never seems to go away.  The problem with this is there’s a lot of people who don’t like creatine! Bloating and diarrhea are common side-effects with creatine, and other just don’t respond to it.

All those creatine ethyl ester, orotate, malate, whatever …well…they just sound cool.  There’s studies done on a couple of them, but the funny thing is that all the studies say is that they are worse than creatine monohydrate! (1)  All the others have NO studies on them at all.  They were simply created for a label – to sound like a cool new ingredient.  And for some reason people seem to think new means better when it comes to supplements.  NOT ALWAYS!

If you ARE a fan of the creatine, then stick with the only creatine that is proven to work -- creatine monohydrate. Its still a worthy supplement that can benefit you so just pick up some powder yourself!  It’s cheap, tasteless, and everywhere.  They even sell it at Wal-Mart!

L-Leucine - It always kills me when I see just leucine in a preworkout supplement.  Did you know that taking leucine alone actually acts as a valine and isoleucine antagonist? (2)  That’s right.  That’s why you need ALL the BCAA’s or a good balanced protein. Besides, unless you are getting a 5g  dose of BCAA’s it’s really not worth messing with, so don’t be fooled by a pre-workout drink that has a pinch of leucine – it won’t do a darn thing.

Plus a full 5g dose of BCAA’s taste nasty and can make a pre-workout drink taste like a medicine drink from hell (unless you use very high quality IBCAA’s).

L-Glutamine – This is my most hated ingredient.  Studies of all types show that oral L-glutamine supplementation not only has very low bioavailability, but doesn’t effect muscle glutamine levels.  The free form L-glutamine just doesn’t absorb well, that’s why a fast digesting peptide based protein is so superior and my #1 recommendation. It provides the body with the glutamine it needs, and it does it with a much lower dose because it absorbs so much better.

L-Tyrosine – Again, my heart sinks – another poorly absorbed free form amino acid with zero research showing that it provides any benefit for athletic performance. The most likely reason L-tyrosine is included so often is probably because its cheap and acts as a good filler.

We know that tyrosine occurs in the body and it plays important roles in energy production, but still, there’s no actually data done on exercise performance in humans with oral tyrosine supplementation.  It kills me that people just believe claims!  Again, don’t waste your time on l-tyrosine. Get your amino acids from a solid source of protein.

Beta-alanine – Overall, this is pretty good stuff. Beta alanine is a solid supplement that actually has data supporting its claims, but you have to be sure you are getting the full dose. (3)

Remember proprietary blends? A lot of companies sneak a few mg’s into their product just to claim “beta-alanine” on the label. Unless the Supplement Facts says 3.2 grams of beta-alanine per serving, it DOES NOT include a full clinically effective dose. So, don’t be fooled.

Citrulline Malate - Citrulline malate is a great supplement with supporting data and is a great supplement to take pre-workout.  But wait, there’s a problem.  According to the clinical data on citruilline malate you need 6 grams at a time to benefit from supplementing it! (4)  Unfortunately there is not a single pre-workout product on the market that even contains half that dose in a single serving.  It is also very expensive at that dose, which explains why companies don’t put that amount in their products.

I say, why bother if you aren’t going to take enough to get a benefit? Unless you plan on taking the full 6 gram dose, do not waste your time.

Caffeine - 90% of the benefits you feel from pre-workout drinks is just from the caffeine. And, about 90% of pre-workout supplements contain caffeine, usually at a dose of 200mg or more!

You are paying all that money for some weak proprietary blend and only getting the effects of caffeine.  If you like stimulants pre-workout, by all means, go buy a bottle of 100 caffeine tablets for $5.  That’s all you need!

Consider that most pre-workout drinks are designed to dilate blood vessels and give you a pump.  We all know increased blood flow is important for increased performance and pumps.  Things that give you a pump are vasodilators.   But what is caffeine?  Its a vasoconstrictor – meaning it constricts and reduces blood flow.  Seems pretty counterproductive if you ask me!  And not to mention the jittery effects, energy crash and the dehydration is causes.

L-Arginine – This one comes with a very sad story.

L-Arginine is probably the most common ingredient in pre-workout supplements claimed to enhance the “pump”. You will also see a lot of arginine type amino acids like arginine alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG) and arginine esters being pushed by supplement companies as being the holy grail at increasing nitric oxide (NO) production.

But here is the problem - human research clearly shows that oral arginine supplementation DOES NOT increase NO levels or enhanced blood flow (10-12). The only time arginine has ever shown a positive effect on blood flow is by large dosages given via intravenous injection. (9) Oh by the way, the research also points out that it gives you diarrhea.

L-Arginine, or any type of arginine is not effective for boosting NO, so don’t waste your money on it.

Glycine-propionyl-l-carnitine (GPLC)  – This is a very interesting ingredient that just hit the market a couple years ago, and it’s just now getting the recognition it deserves.

Firstly, let me just say that supplement companies selling L-arginine as an “NO booster” are scared to death of GPLC. They are sweating bullets because GPLC works and actually has real human studies to prove that it works. The research is clear. GPLC blows L-arginine out of the picture.

So, about that research, just take a look below to see the human studies that have been done on this high performance amino acid -

Just to summarize, GPLC -

•    Buffers lactic acid in your muscles, which increases your ability to train longer. (6)

•    Increases NO production and blood flow to the muscles. (7)

•    Boosts strength and power. (6,7)

There is one catch with this ingredient though.  It needs to be taken at a full dose of 4.5 grams to be effective.  Currently there is only one supplement that has this full dose and that\'s PreMax. (which I will present in a minute)

Protein – Remember all the L-form amino acids we discussed above? They all have the same problem of being poorly absorbed and lacking any real proven benefit when taken by orally. For a pre-workout drink (or any drink) you want a source of amino acids that absorb well and don’t cause intestinal upset or diarrhea.

My all time favorite protein is hydrolyzed casein protein, known as PeptoPro.  This pre-digested protein contains a balanced dose of all 17 amino acids required to rebuild muscles and it is one of the best absorbing proteins in the world. (with studies to back it up)

Absorption is nearly 100% with PeptoPro because of the “di and tri peptides” it consists of. All amino acids are bound together in peptide form, allowing them to absorb extremely well. Just check out the absorption compared to free form amino acids or longer chain proteins -

PeptoPro absorbs so well because the small peptides which readily pass the intestinal wall, unlike full undigested proteins found in food. Virtually no digestion is necessary with PeptoPro. Drink PeptoPro and it will be absorbed into muscles within seconds.

This rapid increase in amino acid levels in the blood actually causes a surge in protein synthesis (muscle building) during your workout. Forget about waiting for muscle growth! PeptoPro starts muscle growth within minutes. Just look at how fast it can fully recover the muscles -

The product that contains a full clinically proven dose of GPLC and PeptoPro is Primordial Performance’s new per-workout drink – PreMax.

The first thing you probably notice about the PreMax label is that the actual dose of every single ingredient is given.  That’s right.  There is no proprietary blend in this product.  Primordial Performance wants to let you know exactly what you are buying, and show that a FULL dose of EVERY ingredient is in each serving. (I applaud them for this)

Plus, PreMax provides a great synergy.  PeptoPro provides the fast absorbing amino acid building blocks. The GPLC increases blood flow to deliver a steady supply of amino acids to the muscle for bicep bursting pumps. It’s a professional’s cocktail for muscle pumps and recovery.

PreMax is the highest quality pre-workout energy you can find, as well as the most potent nitric oxide (NO) boosting supplement available (That is proven by human science).  This supplement powder will NOT let you down.  Throw all those other pre-workout supplements away.  They are probably no better than the average supermarket energy drink anyway.

Remember the following –

PreMax contains -

A full 4.5gm dose of GPLC – The only product to ever have this PROVEN dose.
NO fillers.
NO artificial sweeteners.
NO added sugars.
NO soy

If you are ready to get a serious performance drink then I urge you to try PreMax. To make the decision even easier, Primordial Performance is offering 10% off with the coupon code PREMAX10. Just enter this in during the check out process.

If you don’t think this is the most powerful pre-workout drink you have ever used, I will personally make sure that Eric Potratz (the owner of Primordial Performance) arranges to have your PreMax picked up and sent back for a full immediate refund.

That’s how confident I am that this formula will work, and I don’t put my reputation at stake for any generic product.

Yours in health & fitness,

Jason Rowland

Supplement Review Guru

Want to order PreMax?

Just contact Primordial Performance -

Phone – 1-541-255-2900
Email - [email protected]
Visit - www.primordialperformance.com

References -

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Kevin P. Block and Alfred E. Harper
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3. ß-Alanine supplementation augments muscle carnosine content and attenuates fatigue during repeated isokinetic contraction bouts in trained sprinters
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4. Citrulline/malate promotes aerobic energy production in human exercising muscle
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British Journal of Sports Medicine.  36.4 (August 2002): 282(8).

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6. Glycine propionyl-L-carnitine increases plasma nitrate/nitrite in resistance trained men
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Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

7. Glycine Propionyl-L-Carnitine Produces Enhanced Anaerobic Work Capacity with
Reduced Lactate Accumulation in Resistance Trained Males
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Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

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11. Oral L-arginine inhibits platelet aggregation but does not enhance endothelium-dependent dilation in healthy young men. Adams MR et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1995 Oct;26(4):1054-61.

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