LeDrew reviews P-Bol

[Peter LeDrew]

I'll post up some thoughts here and possibly in a log (unsponsored) soon. I also intend to give a couple samples to a buddy and see what he thinks. I'm only recently getting back into the weight room so I will take awhile to build myself back up.


So far I really like the taste... it is tart which I always seem to like in supps. That may or may not be what others like. My GF for instance found it too tart, but I think that can easily be helped with more water. It was among my tops in taste of all pre-workouts I have tried that I thought had a good formula. I did have a very good 1st workout, but my 2nd was lackluster largely because I was so sore from the previous workout.

[kfairhurst]

Very interested in your thoughts Peter!

[Peter LeDrew]

Ok, I gotta get my 1st weight workout quickie notes in here: Chest and Back workout. I am just warming up to the weights so nothing groundbreaking here with regards to PR's and lifting gains. I am most def. weaker than I have been before all this endurance stuff took hold. I am down at least 30lbs in body weight, but hey I am freakin' lean now.


Taste: Great! 9.5-10/10 easy for me. I love citrus and this nails it with a tart aspect I have always enjoyed... it comes from the high levels of malate/malic acid that is great as a masking ingredient and works to assist with energy production in muscles via the TCA cycle amongst other benefits. There's plenty of malic acid in P-Bol. With the complexity of most pre-workouts nowadays, not all products tend to taste like a tart tang... this one is darn close.


PUMp!: The now infamous 8hr pump. Well I believe this marketing is based around the half life of nitrates and has been discussed on the forum previously. I did have a solid pump working these two large muscle groups. Honestly, I can't say it was more than usual as I am just getting back into the weights after a long endurance training regimen. The pump was noticeable and veins became more prominent so pump was not a failure regardless. I will hope to keep a close check on this pump issue as everyone seems to be obsessed with it.


Performance: Kinda wish I could test this out full force in race season. I believe it might be a leader for me in the pre-workout arena for endurance and more... Maybe later on I can do some testing in relation to running or spinning. I got my bb.com order just before I ran a 2km race though and I got 3rd in 7 1/2mins in a cross coutry hilly course. I took 1.5 scoops 45mins or so before the race. Again, no fail here either. I was 3rd behind two much better, experienced and much lighter runners. Amongst a number of things, nitrates appear to assist in oxygen delivery esp. under extremely challenging conditions.


This might be an interesting read for those unaware or skeptical of such claims: Also safety issues are addressed.
Sports nutrition: is dietary nitrate the key to enhanced endurance performance?
http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/spor...formance-41930

Summary
In the world of sports science, it’s all too easy to become caught up in the marketing hype of sports performance drinks and supplements and forget the dietary basics. Should these findings on nitrate be confirmed by further studies (and there’s no reason to doubt they will), the implications and benefits for endurance athletes are potentially very significant.


Oh and P-Bol comes with a little orange container to take it on the road with you. I guess 3-4 scoops would fit inside there.

[Peter LeDrew]

Sipping on some right now. 2 scoops pre-workout with just over 500ml water. Very nice. No after taste whatsoever and it mixes very good.

[uforce]

anxious to read your comments on this, peter

[Peter LeDrew]

anxious to read your comments on this, peter

Cool. Thanks! I am simply going to move my P-Bol commentary over to my unsponsored log. I had a great workout today: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=128718631