fitnessprincess’s BodyBlog

Price - varies around Boston at Wollaston’s, GNC, and Vitamin Shoppe between $4 and $4.50 per bottle. Each bottle contains 4 servings (4-oz each) and each serving has 3 calories and < 1 g carbs. Endorush comes in several flavors including lemon-lime, grape, fruit punch, and orange. It doesn’t taste bad cold but I wouldn’t drink it warm - blech! Endorush gives you a good pickup but I can’t say I broke any records in the gym. I also found that I had quite a nasty crash after several hours. Personally, not my favorite. Can’t really comment on what’s in it except there’s a lot of chemicals in this stuff.

First Order by BodyWell

Price - I found this locally at a non-chain store sold in packs of 3 servings for $2.25 in a reusable hard plastic container. You add a packet to 4-6 oz water and shake well. Each serving has 10-calories. No carbs. It has some sticky stuff that doesn’t dissolve readily in water. First Order comes in 3 flavors: orange, lemon, and fruit punch. All three taste good. First Order gives you energy without the crash. Can’t say I broke any records in the gym using this product either but I think it works well in terms of providing sustained energy for moderate to intense cardio work like HIIT and I like it for that purpose. This product contains beta-alanine (an amino acid), phosphatidylserine, alpha glycerylphosphorylcholine, Rhodiola Rosea, and Gingko biloba - pretty natural.

Super Pump 250 by Gaspari

This product is sold in two different sizes. You should be able to find the smaller container (800 g) at Vitamin Shoppe for about $30. You add a scoop to a 6-8-oz water and shake well. Each serving has 32-calories and 8-g carbs - a bit more calories and carbs than the other two supplements I mentioned above. SuperPump has some light fluffy stuff that doesn’t dissolve readily in water and tends to float on the top (probably beta-alanine). It comes in different flavors including fruit punch, grape, and orange. Very tasty stuff and the most potent of the lot, too. SuperPump 250 gives you super energy without the crash and wow! what a pump in the weight room. I love this stuff. It won’t let you down in the gym. You will hit new PRs and have the most amazing workouts. LOL! You will be sore later! LOL! That’s the only down side here. The folks at Gaspari claim even a single use of SuperPump 250 translates into lean muscle growth and fat loss. I can’t comment on that. All I can say is if you are going to spend the money and invest in one pre-workout supplement, this is the one to try and you won’t be disappointed as you will have the most productive/amazing workouts.