Pre-workout formulas are patented blends of various ingredients designed to help improve endurance, strength, mental focus, or blood circulation, all for the purpose of a better and easier workout. These products are taken just before training or activities when we need to stimulate ourselves and our body because we are tired, lacking motivation, or focus.
Most common components:
● Creatine – for strength, cell hydration
● Beta-alanine - for normalizing pH balance in muscles, nerve conductivity, and endurance
● Arginine – for better blood pump and assistance in body protein anabolism
● Caffeine/guarana – central nervous system stimulant to increase focus and alertness
● Citrulline malate – stimulator of maximum energy and rapid recovery
● Taurine - "enhancer" of other ingredients, increases muscle contraction (nerve conductivity and transmission of nerve impulses), helps supply muscles with glucose
● Vitamins and minerals, amino acids, plant extracts affecting anabolism, promoting the production of hormones...
Each pre-workout product has a different composition or ratio of similar ingredients, so some may not contain caffeine, while others may lack creatine. It is important to be cautious about the composition of the product if someone is sensitive to any of the listed ingredients.