Preworkout reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 178 Reddit reviews across 15 subreddits and 55 posts to rank the best Preworkout brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Preworkoutsupplements, r/workout, r/AskUK, r/Supplements, r/GYM. Top-rated brands include Gorilla Mode (4.3/5), Redcon1 (4.7/5), Ghost (3.9/5).

Stats

Reviews178

Subreddits15

Posts55

Brands86

Products52

Top communities

r/Preworkoutsupplements81 r/workout43 r/AskUK17 r/Supplements6 r/GYM5

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By Brand

By Product

Gorilla Mode

4.3

(16)

"Look no further. I’ve tried them all over the years, es numero uno. Gorilla Mode is on par."

"Gorilla mode"

"Gorilla mode: Insane energy and focus, great for serious lifters."

"Gorilla Mode is one of the best pre-workouts on the market."

"Gorilla mode's nitric (good pump)"

"Gorilla Mode Nitric is also good, tigers blood flavor is the bees."

"Out of these I would choose gorilla mode."

"Gorilla mode base"

"Gorilla mode"

"I have tried Gorilla mode."

Redcon1

4.7

(6)

"Total war goes pretty hard"

"Total War by redcon1"

"Redcon1 Total War and Mr Hyde from Pro Supps."

"Redcon1 total war, 330mg caffeine per scoop + clinically dosed levels of L-Citrulline, Beta Alanine, etc."

"I like Total War. I'd start with half a scoop."

"I’ve enjoyed recon1 total war. It’s the only one that gives me the itchy ears so I know it’s working 😂"

Ghost

3.9

(7)

"From ghost, I prefer legend all out."

"I’m a fan of ghost legend and pump"

"Ghost pre workout is good, nothing wrong with taking pre workout. This one has zero sugar."

"The flavors are good and it works great for me but I think it’s high in caffeine."

"Ghost legend is a solid ‘beginner’ pre."

"Ghost Legend might be a good fit for you. It's a lot better dosed than C4 in every way, has great flavors, and it's a bit stronger without being too much."

"I have tried Ghost."

C4

3.3

(8)

"C4 Ultimate."

"C4 is a well-recommended pre-workout with a variety of flavors."

"Run a diff breathing with a red af flush face and face spiders."

"I use c4 preworkout, because it’s effective."

"C4"

"C4 Preworkout: Overrated, weak energy boost."

"C4 and Optimum nutrition are basic, will work in a push but not brilliant in my experience."

"C4 is considered a rip off."

Smack

4.6

(5)

"I really like the Smack V2…The low caffeine and the Eria higher dose pairs well."

"Nice review! I love this one for the fact that it’s not a caffeine bomb but you get some good, long lasting energy."

"Yeah definitely underrated. It's one of my top pres right now."

"If you have a low caffeine tolerance Smack v2."

"Smack V2 is lower caffeine but a lot of nootropics for focus, mood elevation and pumps."

Ryse

4.2

(5)

"I'm addicted to RYSE at the moment, plenty of caffeine to get me going."

"Ryse: loaded pre (ring pop cherry is a good flavour)."

"I like Ryse, Gorilla minds or just black coffee 🤷🏽‍♂️"

"Ryse Loaded or El Jefe Guerilla (1 scoop) are fine to treat yourself once or twice a week"

"I've been using Ryse for a while and it's been pretty good."

Bucked Up

4.2

(5)

"Bucked Up"

"Woke AF Black."

"The first pre I ever bought was Bucked Up Woke AF Black and it was fantastic at the time."

"Bucked up is pretty good but quite expensive."

"Big fan of bucked up. Regular is 200 MG of caffeine. Woke AF is 333."

Apollon

4.2

(5)

"Apollon Nutritions "Lionheart" is Better Overall."

"Apollon Hooligan or Alpha Lion Superhuman Supreme or Superhuman Extreme"

"What's the one from Apollon? Lionheart? Seems like that's probably a good option."

"Apollon Lionheart is a good one."

"Another option could be a half of Apollon Hooligan."

Jefe

4.0

(5)

"Jefe 100% one of the best non dmha pre"

"It was really nice and will probably be my new daily pre. The pumps were great with enough caffeine to give you that extra boost."

"El Jefe doesn't have either of those. It's a great high stim"

"Best el jefe favor is their new blue razz candy."

"Just took a sample of El Jefe and did a leg workout. It was very mild to me"

#10

Naughty Boy

4.5

(4)

"Naughty Boy Menace."

"Naughty Boy Menace has been good for me as a 'once per week' pre!"

"I use Naughty Boy Menace and the sim free Pump (for late workouts)."

"Menace by Naughty Boy is hated among many, but I actually prefer it."

#11

Gorilla Mind

3.8

(4)

"Gorilla mind pre workout is my favorite one. It already has creatine and pre pump inside it."

"Good quality supplements if you're willing to pay postage."

"A nootropic focused formula like Gorilla Mind may help you out."

"I’d go with the Gorilla mind tbh, these are all bad options."

#12

Optimum Nutrition

4.7

(3)

"I use optimum nutrition amino energy fruit fusion gnc or Amazon!"

"I like using Optimum Nutrition’s Amino Energy as a pre-workout. It's pretty cheap per serving and allows you to adjust the caffeine amount."

"Has a small dose of natural caffeine, and you get your EAA’s in. Doesn’t taste half bad at all."

#13

Jack3d

4.3

(3)

"Jack3d!!!"

"Jack3d"

"Jack3d circa 2009"

#14

Edge of Insanity

4.3

(3)

"1. Edge of Insanity (best daily of all time)"

"Edge of Insanity is just absolutely ridiculous."

"This stuff is pretty good . Coming from a guy who uses high stim pres . It put me in another dimension."

#15

Transparent Labs

4.3

(3)

"Transparent labs!"

"Transparent Labs has a good non-stim"

"Yeah, transparent labs is good, but if you’re sensitive to natural ingredients like Stevia, then it may be a potential downside."

#16

ABE

4.0

(3)

"I have tried ABE."

"I've used a few tubs of ABE now and love the stuff."

"For me it was a solid begginer"

#17

Nutricost

4.0

(3)

"I use nutricost pre x. It’s cheap and really works."

"Nutricost Pre Xtreme: Budget-friendly with solid performance."

"Nutricost nitric oxide booster"

#18

PreKaged

5.0

(2)

"I use prekaged stim free and love it."

"Stim free PreKaged was one of my favorites when I used to take a PWO."

#19

Legion

5.0

(2)

"Legion pulse"

"Legion has a line of caffeine-free pre workout that I enjoy using."

#20

Psycho Pharma

5.0

(2)

"Psycho Pharma Edge of Insanity has been my #1 pre workout recently."

"Psycho Pharma Far beyond driven and Condemned Labz Arsynist are both excellent."

#21

M2

4.5

(2)

"Try M2 ... its low caffeine and extremely clean focus and energy."

"M2 is great in both departments."

#22

Axe & Sledge

4.5

(2)

"My absolute favorite is axe & sledge hydraulic. Insane pumps and tingle."

"Axe and sledge hydrolic"

#23

Peak Performance Labs

4.5

(2)

"Two scoops-400mg caffeine- 250mg neuroPEA"

"Peak performance labs nuclear pre at one scoop is really good."

#24

Huge Supplements

4.5

(2)

"Huge Supplements - Wrecked."

"Huge supplements wrecked, is another great option."

#25

Beta Alanine

4.5

(2)

"I just started beta alanine a month ago. Freaking love it."

"Probably some beta alanine to give you the full body jitters."

#26

Alpha Lion

4.5

(2)

"I like Alpha Lion's stuff. Choose how much stim you want and go with it."

"If you enjoyed Ryse, check out alpha lion and ghost."

#27

Outlift

4.5

(2)

"Outlift Amped with alpha yohimbine and DMAE added"

"I really like Outlift Amped. Great all around formula."

#28

Gaylor Essentials

4.0

(2)

"Gayor Essentials pump gayor is the only good caffeine free pre-workout."

"Pump Gaylor Black properly dosed pre-workout formula without caffeine."

#29

Evogen

4.0

(2)

"My favourite is EVP-3D"

"Evogen extreme 3d or hydrolic"

#30

Nitraflex

4.0

(2)

"Nitraflex would definitely be my go to out of those three though."

"Nitraflex and similar products can enhance your workout experience without caffeine."

#31

Custom Mix

4.0

(2)

"You could also mix one for yourself and add additional ingredients."

"I mix L-citrulline and Beta alanine in a double shot of espresso."

#32

Wrecked

4.0

(2)

"I would pick wrecked man."

"My favorite that I’ve tried is Wrecked by Huge Supplements."

#33

Total War

4.0

(2)

"Total War."

"So does Total war."

#34

Dark Labs

4.0

(2)

"For big heavy workouts look for Dark labs: Crack."

"Crack og full serving"

#35

Symbiote

4.0

(2)

"If it's high either Symbiote or El Jefe."

"Symbiote by Nutrifitt, El Jefe by Xtremis are two higher end high stimulant ones."

#36

No Xplode

3.5

(2)

"No xplode is good on amazon."

"No Xplode"

#37

Woke AF

3.5

(2)

"Woke af yuzu and peach"

"I don't recommend this pre-workout."

#38

Genius IQ

3.5

(2)

"Genius Preworkout: Clean ingredients, smooth energy, no jitters."

"Genius iq's stuff -- it's mostly nootropics but it's definitely sort of calming and will help me sort of settle into my body"

#39

Unmatched

5.0

(1)

"Unmatched dissident from vitamin shoppe is my #1 for ingredients, dosing, lack of artificial flavoring and the fact it’s not syrupy."

#40

Original Recipe

5.0

(1)

"Original recipe NOX Pump. That shit makes you run through walls."

#41

Nuclear Pump

5.0

(1)

"Nuclear pump (EVANS10) on the peak site."

#42

Condemned Labz

5.0

(1)

"Psycho Pharma Far beyond driven and Condemned Labz Arsynist are both excellent."

#43

Ekkovision

5.0

(1)

"Satori 4.0 from ekkovision. Great pump formula. Nonstim"

#44

Crack

5.0

(1)

"These ones were ones that I jotted down for non Dmaa/Dmha: Crack reloaded; Symbiote; Assassin; El jefe; Ninja unleashed"

#45

Oldschool

5.0

(1)

"Oldschool jack3d"

#46

Superhuman

5.0

(1)

"Superhuman pump. Absolutely the best non stim pre I’ve tried"

#47

Citadel Nutrition

5.0

(1)

"Citadel nutrition tier 1 or tier 2"

#48

Noopept

5.0

(1)

"Buy noopept, alpha gpc, Eria jarenisis, and yohimbe/alpha yohimbe"

#49

Animal

5.0

(1)

"Animal Pump"

#50

Barbell Medicine

5.0

(1)

"Peri-Rx from Barbell Medicine is phenomenal."

#51

1MR

5.0

(1)

"Old school formula for 1MR that had DMAA in it"

#52

Psychopharma

5.0

(1)

"It’s natural replication of the DMHA and DMAA similar feelings but all natural"

#53

Dark Horse E Tech

5.0

(1)

"Or dark horse e tech is amazingly good too."

#54

Edge

5.0

(1)

"Or Edge + DMHA/DMAA"

#55

Thermal Spark

4.0

(1)

"Man, I just got Thermal Spark and that had me cracking out in a good way."

#56

Psychotic SAW and Bloodbath

4.0

(1)

"Psychotic SAW and Bloodbath are a great stack but El Jefe and Sicario are probably the best."

#57

Skull Labs

4.0

(1)

"Skull labs: Angel Dust."

#58

Real Science

4.0

(1)

"I been looking at the Real Science preworkout the ingredients look fine."

#59

Chaos Crew

4.0

(1)

"Chaos crew: bring the chaos."

#60

Christopher's

4.0

(1)

"Christopher’s juicy pump (CBUM) it taste awful and the name is dumb, but the pump is solid."

#61

Titan Nutrition

4.0

(1)

"It’s Kre-ex by titan nutrition the label looks absolutely loaded in my opinion for pump with some good energy still."

#62

Rupharma

4.0

(1)

"I tried the Phenotropil brand of phenylpiracetam from Rupharma and got similar effects in the gym."

#63

El Jefe

4.0

(1)

"If it's high either Symbiote or El Jefe."

#64

Hosstility

4.0

(1)

"I’ve been liking Hosstility Foundation lately."

#65

Convict

4.0

(1)

"Took the new convict today and it hits harder than the new maniaco"

#66

Nitric

4.0

(1)

"I like their Nitric preworkout and an espresso if needed."

#67

V1

4.0

(1)

"Nitrum from V1 is a great non stim."

#68

Raw Pump

4.0

(1)

"I use the Raw Pump non stim and enjoy it, the pineapple flavor is gas"

#69

Smash AMF

4.0

(1)

"The power. Smash amf og which you can still get on Nutri cartel"

#70

Bang Energy

4.0

(1)

"Bang energy and a double shot of espresso."

#71

Ninja Up

4.0

(1)

"Ninja Up is right there in that range"

#72

Yohimbine

4.0

(1)

"You might wanna try something with yohimbine"

#73

Nakpro

4.0

(1)

"Try nakpro preworkout. It has less caffeine than coffee, and it's still kicks a punch."

#74

Bulk

4.0

(1)

"In the UK at least, I’ve tried Bulk and ON — generally, I’ve found both brands perform equally well but I like variety of tastes"

#75

Satori 3.0

4.0

(1)

"I see satori 3.0 and sicario v2 being recommended a lot."

#76

Ekkovision Rane

4.0

(1)

"Hey Rane from Ekkovision sounds more up your alley."

#77

AAKG

4.0

(1)

"3g AAKG with 1500mg Agmatine; youll be good."

#78

Panda Focus

4.0

(1)

"It’s one of my favorite nootropic blends."

#79

Ryze

3.0

(1)

"If you have to choose, it would be Ryze Godzilla for the discount."

#80

Excelsior

3.0

(1)

"Try excelsior…"

#81

Poison

3.0

(1)

"I have tried Poison pre workout."

#82

TNT Nuclear

3.0

(1)

"I have tried TNT Nuclear."

#83

Full Tilt CNP

3.0

(1)

"I have tried Full Tilt CNP."

#84

Sneak

3.0

(1)

"I have tried Sneak."

#85

Ultimate PreW

3.0

(1)

"I have tried Ultimate PreW."

#86

Old School Labs

2.0

(1)

"Old School Labs Ultimate: Disappointing energy and taste."

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