Is it safe to dose yourself with pre-workout?
It can sometimes be tough to summon the motivation and energy to go to exercise.
Well, there’s a product for that and it’s gaining popularity.
Pre-workout mixtures come in powders, pills, drinks, gummies — you name it, they’ve got it.
Norman and Tegan run through what they actually contain, and what the evidence says about their effectiveness…
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References:
- Multi-ingredient pre-workout supplements, safety implications, and performance outcomes: a brief review
- Effects of Beta-Alanine on Muscle Carnosine and Exercise Performance:A Review of the Current Literature
- Creatine Supplementation for Muscle Growth: A Scoping Review of Randomized Clinical Trials from 2012 to 2021