Alongside a moderately high dose of ingredients like caffeine, beta-alanine and L-citrulline, Elevate also contains Vitargo S2 and ActiNOS – they are said to boost energy level and increasing the blood flow to muscle tissue. Caffeine is a mild stimulant found in a lot of things we drink, from coffee to tea to soda and energy drinks. Available in two flavours, its taste is said to be above average with mixability being fine. Redcon1 Total War Arginine is an amino acid that acts as a vasodilator, opening the body’s blood vessels to allow blood to pass more easily through the body.

After looking into the ingredients, I can see there’s plenty of evidence that C4 will help take your workouts to the next level. Basically the dosages of certain ingredients in this formula are hidden. It’s impossible for you to know how effective it is overall. You have to ask what Cellucor are trying to hide from you. I used C4 Original for a few weeks before my workouts (I lift heavy weights 3 times per week) and here’s what I found:

Can I double scoop C4 Original?

Polydextrose, Natural & Artificial Flavours, Citric Acid, Calcium Silicate, Malic Acid, Sucralose, Beta Carotene, Acesulfame Potassium. It’s really easy to find, not that expensive, and it works well. For those reasons, C4 is a pretty good pre workout choice for beginners or anyone who wants to dip their toes into the supplement waters. If you are a smart buyer you should certainly look at the ingredients and look at the facts avoiding all the broscience. Oftentimes, the negative tastes associated with pre-workout are because the raw ingredients have very sour or bitter tastes to them.

The caffeine dose is the minimum effective dose of 150mg, but this puts you in control and you can increase your dose if necessary. You’re not going to be wired off of a single scoop, but you can take more if you need to.Including Beta-Alanine means you will most likely experience paresthesia. This is an itchy/tingling sensation that occurs in your hands and on your scalp. We can say the caffeine is nicely dosed at 150mg, the creatine nitrate is about optimal for a pre workout at 1g and the beta-alanine is just about right at 1.6g. Caffeine is one of the primary ingredients of pre-workout energy drinks. How much caffeine is there in a pre-workout? Well, that depends on the product, but you’ll typically find between 100mg-420mg of caffeine in a pre-workout, which is the same as between 1.5 to 6 espresso shots, approximately. Creatine C4 uses artificial dyes like FD&C Blue #1 and FD&C Red #40, Blue Dye #1, which has been linked to adverse side effects .