Pre-Workout Supplements For Sports / Intense Cardio

How To Choose The Best Pre-Workout For You?

Certain questions will need to be answered first. In order for you to identify the right pre workout supplement you may want to decide on which ingredient you want or not in a workout supplement. Is it caffeine that you want but not creatine? Or do you want these both? Your preference and health concerns should be taken into consideration before deciding on which item to use.

Meanwhile, we have ruled out the top three questions (below) for your assistance of deciding which is the best pre workout supplement for you:

1. Do You Want Caffeine?
Popular as it may seem, but some of our workout buddies seem to not tolerate stimulant like the rest of the group. If you are one of them, opting out of caffeine in your workout supplements is a no-brainer decision. There are stim-free versions though for people who don’t take caffeine in large portions. These versions have much lower levels of caffeine in it.

2. Do You Want Creatine?
High intensity trainings, more specifically physical trainings such as weightlifting, football, rugby and the likes where optimum performance is needed is what Creatine is regarded as very useful for.
Fewer evidence suggest that in lower intensity cardio trainings, Creatine’s benefits are a bit less well known but not entirely negative though.
A few things you may want to consider before you answer this question:
Do You Already Supplement With Creatine?

YES — just be careful not to go over your recommended daily dosage (usually 3-5 grams/day).
NO — then you pretty have wide choices, though you may want to choose one higher in Creatine (3-5 grams).

3. Do You Mind The Tingly/Itchy Feeling?

There are many cases in which a couple of ingredients found in preworkout supplements produce a tingling sensation on your skin. This, however, depends on the kind and brand of supplement you are taking and it affects person differently.

For some people, it is okay to actually feel these sensation but there are others that don’t. This is because some people feel it straight up itchy, and uncomfortable that really affects concentration at trainings. The best thing you can do is to try and find the right brand for you. See the labels and check the ingredients as safe precaution.