Supplements Buyers Guide > Pre-Workout Pump Comparison
Choosing a pump-style supplement is difficult - most manufacturers hide behind a 'proprietary blend' to not disclose the full formula. We have compared the best pre-workout supplements on the market as far as possible - a question mark (?) in the table in
Pre-Workout Pump Comparison
Choosing a pump-style supplement is difficult - most manufacturers hide behind a "proprietary blend" to not disclose the full formula. We have compared the best pre-workout supplements on the market as far as possible - a question mark (?) in the table indicates a proprietary blend, we recommend you choose a supplement which discloses full information though!
Some of the major ingredients (such as Beta-Alanine) have been highlighted which supplement has the most per serving - in the case where the amount is not disclosed we have assumed it to be lower.
| Boditronics Red Mist | BSN NO-Xplode |
Gaspari Plasmajet | Gaspari Superpump | MET-Rx Amped ECN | PhD V-MAX Pump | Reflex NOS Fusion | Xtreme NOX Pump | |
| Serving Size | 33g | 20.5g | 1 Blister Pack | 20g | 20g | 20g | 20g | 17g |
| Protein | 4.6g | 0g | 2.5g | 0g | 0g | 10.5g | 12g | 6g |
| Carbs | 14.3g | 9g | 1.2g | 8g | 10g | 4.7g | 1g | 6g |
| Fat | Trace | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | Trace | Trace | 0.1g |
| Active Ingredients | ||||||||
| 4-Hydroxyisoleucine | ? | |||||||
| ActiVin Grape Seed Extract | ? | |||||||
| Arginine HCL | 500mg | |||||||
| Alpha Ketoglutaic Acid | 0.33mg | |||||||
| Alpha Lipoic Acid | ? | |||||||
| Arginine | 1000mg | |||||||
| Arginine Alpha-Keto-Glurate | 2000mg | ? | ? | 3000mg | 3000mg | ? | ||
| Arginine KIC | ? | |||||||
| Arginine Dichloride | ? | |||||||
| Bacopa Monniera | ? | |||||||
| Beta-Alanine | 500mg | 1500mg | 1600mg | |||||
| Beta Carotene | 1500mcg | |||||||
| Betapure (trimethylglycine) | ? | |||||||
| Bioperine | ? | ? | ||||||
| Caffeine | 300mg | ? | ? | 100mg | 200mg | 150mg | ? | |
| Calcium | 75mg | |||||||
| Calcium Arginine Chelate | ? | |||||||
| Choline | ? | |||||||
| Cinnulin PF (aqueous cinnamon extract) | ? | ? | ||||||
| Citrulline Malate | 1000mg | ? | 3000mg | ? | ||||
| Creatine Ester Phosphate Sodium plus N-Acetyl Cysteine | 1500mg | |||||||
| Creatine Monohydrate | 3000mg | ? | 1000mg | 2500mg | ||||
| Dicreatine Malate | ? | |||||||
| Endurlac (glucuronolactone) | ? | |||||||
| Epimedium Extract | ? | |||||||
| Folic Acid | 400mcg | 420mcg | ||||||
| Ginger Root Extract | ? | |||||||
| Ginseng | ? | |||||||
| Glucuronolactone | 500mg | ? | 1000mg | ? | ||||
| Glycerol | ? | |||||||
| GlycoCarn | ? | |||||||
| Glycovo (glycocyamine) | ? | |||||||
| Grapeseed Extract | 100mg | |||||||
| Green Tea Extract | 200mg | 100mg | ||||||
| GuaniPro (guanidino proplonic acid) | ? | ? | ||||||
| Gynostemma Pentaphyllum (95% gypenosides) | ? | ? | ||||||
| Huperzine | ? | |||||||
| Indole-3-Carbinol | ? | |||||||
| Inositol Hexanicotinate | ? | |||||||
| Keto-Isocaproate Potassium | ? | |||||||
| Kre-Alkalyn | ? | |||||||
| L-Citrulline AKG | ? | ? | ||||||
| L-Glutamine | 3000mg | ? | 1000mg | 2500mg | ||||
| L-Histidine | 500mg | |||||||
| L-Histidine AKG | ? | |||||||
| L-Isoleucine | 150mg | ? | 250mg | |||||
| L-Leucine | 200mg | ? | 700mg | 500mg | ||||
| L-Methionine | 2000mg | |||||||
| L-Phenylalanine | ? | |||||||
| L-Tyrosine | 1000mg | ? | ? | 500mg | ||||
| L-Tyrosine AKG | ? | |||||||
| L-Valine | 80mg | ? | 250mg | |||||
| Magnesium | 360mg | 100mg | ||||||
| Magnesium Glycerophosphate | ? | |||||||
| MCTs (medium chain triglycerides) | ? | |||||||
| N-Acetyl Cysteine | ? | |||||||
| N-Acetyl-Tyrosine | ? | ? | ||||||
| NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) | ? | |||||||
| Nicotinamide | 400mg | ? | ||||||
| Octopamine | ? | |||||||
| Peak ATP Adenosine-5-Triphosphate Disodium Salt | ? | |||||||
| Phenylethylamine | ? | |||||||
| Phosphorus | 500mcg | 150mg | ||||||
| Pine Bark Extract | 100mg | |||||||
| Potassium Glycerophosphate | ? | |||||||
| R-Alpha Lipoic Acid | ? | |||||||
| RC-NOS (rutacarpine 95%) | ? | |||||||
| Red Wine Extract | ? | |||||||
| Rhodiola Rosea | ? | |||||||
| Salcyclic Acid | ? | |||||||
| Salvia Miltiorrhiza Extract | ? | |||||||
| Sodium | 150mg | |||||||
| Sodium Bi-Carb | 40mg | |||||||
| Synephrine | ? | |||||||
| Taurine | 2000mg | ? | ? | 1000mg | 500mg | 1500mg | ? | |
| Theobromide | ? | ? | ||||||
| Theophylline | ? | |||||||
| Trimethylglycine | ? | 750mg | ? | |||||
| Turkesterone | ? | |||||||
| Tyramine | ? | |||||||
| Vinpocetine 99% | ? | ? | ? | |||||
| Vincamine 99% | ? | ? | ||||||
| Vinburnine 99% | ? | ? | ||||||
| Vitamin B6 | 25mg | 25mg | ||||||
| Vitamin B12 | 120mg | 140mcg | ||||||
| Vitamin C | 500mg | 1600mg | 60mg | |||||
| White Willow Bark Extract | ? | |||||||