Pre workout I don't understand

[anthony0204]

I don't get the point of pre workout, why not drink red bull or monster before a workout?

[sloop]

Maybe because pre-workouts offer more than just a caffeine kick?

What a novel concept!

[xStevenx]

You can. Or coffee, caffeine pills.

Some preworkouts...if formulated well provide benefits outside of just energy. Like pump, endurance, focus, power.

It depends what you are looking for in a pre workout

[smokinal]

Many people do just that. But a good Pre, as mentioned above, will also offer pumps and focus without a jittery feeling that many get with Monster/RedBull. A good pre energy will last longer without a crash as well.
But you still have to try different pre's as these benefits are felt differently by everyone, depending on how the body reacts to the different substances.

[Farley1324]

I don't get the point of pre workout, why not drink red bull or monster before a workout?

What is the point of a red bull or monster instead of a caffeine pill?

[powercage]

What is the point of a red bull or monster instead of a caffeine pill?

What is the point of a caffeine pill instead of a coffee?

[lucia316]

What is the point of a caffeine pill instead of a coffee?

What's the point of coffee instead of a Mountain Dew?

[Heizz]

There is a big difference OP. Give it a chance and you will see that a Preworkout does more than just provide energy.

You can target preworkouts with different ingredients that deliver focus, pumps, etc.

I would recommend checking out Mypre V2.

[koweanguy]

Many people do just that. But a good Pre, as mentioned above, will also offer pumps and focus without a jittery feeling that many get with Monster/RedBull. A good pre energy will last longer without a crash as well.
But you still have to try different pre's as these benefits are felt differently by everyone, depending on how the body reacts to the different substances.

^Certainly agree

[dougefresh93]

this thread is good reflection as to why the supp section is dead, why would it attract new people, when they get smartass replies, over actual helping and educating the OP?

[Farley1324]

What is the point of a caffeine pill instead of a coffee?

It doesn't taste like coffee lol



*Hides behind solid object*

this thread is good reflection as to why the supp section is dead, why would it attract new people, when they get smartass replies, over actual helping and educating the OP?

If OP answers my question, it's going somewhere. I'm betting OP has reasons for an energy drink over a caffeine pill, and I'm betting I can correlate those reasons to a pre over a monster. Or he might just make the realization on his own, combined with other responses particularly.

[lucia316]

If OP answers my question, it's going somewhere. I'm betting OP has reasons for an energy drink over a caffeine pill, and I'm betting I can correlate those reasons to a pre over a monster. Or he might just make the realization on his own, combined with other responses particularly.

I mean, if money isn't an issue and people enjoy the taste of their energy drinks, there isn't much of a difference other than cost.

If feelings of energy is the only goal then it doesn't matter so much, but if people want either additional pump or focus ingredients that's where the pre will start to be the better value and choice.

[BenBlue]

Better value: cost per serving

Higher quality ingredients

Better all around formulas: Combination of energy and focus in conjunction with pump and endurance.

IMO better taste options: but I'm in Canada where energy drinks are poverty.

More variety in effects: energy drinks pretty much all use the exact same ingredients and have almost identical effects. PWO's also often use the same ingredients, but you can find products that specialize more on energy, some specialize more on focus, some more on pump etc.

Energy drinks kind of suck compared to PWO in my books, and I would opt for coffee before an energy drink in any case, so there's that.

[anthony0204]

Thank you for all the replys I use my protein pure caffine pills and thremopure. But I had no idea that PWOs actually had different benefits. Since posting I've heard about vaso dilators? I'm guessing they widen veins to draw more blood to the targeted muscle?

[smokinal]

vaso dilators? I'm guessing they widen veins to draw more blood to the targeted muscle?

Yup; that's what gives the pump and vascularity