The 6 Most OVERRATED Pre-Workouts: Based on Testing

[@feast_good]

Do you agree with my list of overrated pre-workouts?

[@j_jungy]

I'll be honest, I clicked on this video thinking I'll hate this list, but I agree on every single preworkout. I will say though that Ryse's pump/stim daddy, godzilla, and CEO pres are some of the best preworkouts I've tried. Totally agree however that their loaded-pre line does not provide adequate dosages other than beta-alanine and caffeiene. Also, subscribed! :)

[@feast_good]

That means a lot. Thank you! And ya, I actually really enjoyed Godzilla. I tested it quite thoroughly over several weeks. I don't have a video on the channel yet for it, but I will soon.

[@draggabeats]

I want to take Alani Nu seriously as a fitness brand but it feels like it’s more about the Instagram moment with them and not science-backed.

[@feast_good]

Ya, I understand this perspective a lot.

[@silverandgoldboxbreaks5457]

C4 just reformulated. Would be interesting to see how it stacks up now.

[@feast_good]

Yup, it did. I am going to do a follow-up video on that.

[@DecksterGaming]

Thought on htlt supp?

[@feast_good]

Greg Doucette's brand? Never tried them.

[@DecksterGaming]

@@feast_good yes

[@andreasinobelarusmcewen5000]

I sometimes mix vega sport preworkout with c4 ripped-sport the 2 balance each other out.😮

[@feast_good]

To be clear, the C4 version in the video I was referring to was C4 Original, not C4 ripped. I just want to make sure people who read this know that there's a difference. I haven't really dug into Vega Sport Pre Workout though. Is it good?

[@johnnyamsterdamxx]

What about Jack3d?

[@feast_good]

Probably better for a list of "banned pre workouts", which I might make a video about one day.

[@johnnyamsterdamxx]

@@feast_good It's not banned anymore. I'm surprised that you don't know about new formula without DMAA. It's on shelf for years now.

[@Jcvt-zm9tt]

Damn saw this review and looked up reviews for transparent labs pre and your like the only one making videos on it. I guess you might be biased 😂

[@feast_good]

I have 35 individual pre-workout reviews on the channel. It's taken me 2.5 years to buy and test each of these pre-workouts. Do you have any specific questions?

[@Jcvt-zm9tt]

From you? Not really but I think you should disclose your partnership with Transparent labs at the beginning of the video just based on your up load track record seems like you will always steer people to that specific brand. But I'm sure if you disclose this info upfront I'm sure people will be more likely to believe what you say just a thought.

[@feast_good]

@@Jcvt-zm9tt You can see all disclosures in every single video description. But, let me explain how the video production works on our end so you understand that the content is not trying to steer someone into one particular product or not. When deciding whether or not to do a product review, we pull data on whether or not people are actually interested in learning more about that product. Are people talking about it on Reddit? Are people searching for it on Google/KZbin? Is our audience asking us to do a review of that product? Once we decide we're going to do a product review, we independently buy that product with our own money and one, or sometimes multiple people, on our team use the product for at least 3 weeks. This includes people you see on the KZbin channel, but also people behind the scenes, such as a Registered Dietitian and one of our writers who owns a supplement store in Saskatchewan, Canada, and has 15+ years in the supplement industry. Once we've gathered all of the feedback from everyone who has tested the product, we have a writer produce an article that gets published on the website. Those articles are often 4000+ words long and go into far more detail about our experiences (and testing process) than the KZbin videos you see. After the article is published, we then start repurposing the article to become a KZbin script. We then film and edit the KZbin video and publish it. So how does monetization work? First, we never go into a KZbin video expecting to make money from a single video. Our #1 goal is to build our catalogue of reviews. For example, if our audience wants us to make a review of a niche protein powder, we will do that and share our honest thoughts, whether that's good or bad. You can see many examples of that in our catalogue. Next, none of the companies know that we independently buy their product and make a review of it. We don't collude with companies to produce biased reviews. What you see is what we honestly think. On that note, this is how we maintain our integrity throughout the process: After we review products, the founder of FeastGood, me (feastgood.com/about/about-avi-silverberg/), might establish affiliate relationships with companies where the products exceeded our expectation. To be clear: (1) we have affiliate relationships with companies we want to recommend because we think the product is good and our audience will benefit from it (2) we only become affiliates of products AFTER we test them (3) none of our writers or video producers know in the review process who we have a relationship with and who we don't - there is a clear separation between our editorial team and monetization. It's also important to know that for any round-up article/video we produce, like "best whey protein for sensitive stomachs", we don't automatically put a specific product in the #1 position because we have an affiliate relationship with them. Like I said, I'm not the one selecting the products for the list. It's the content producers and our internal team of experts, who based on their testing of those products, select the positions. They have no idea how the monetization works. If we put a brand in the top spot and we have an affiliate relationship with them, great. If we put a brand in the top spot and we DON'T have an affiliate relationship with them, great. It doesn't matter on an individual article/video level as we know eventually with the volume of articles and videos we produce (700+ articles, 120+ videos, and counting) we'll be able to pay our team and earn a living. Notwithstanding, we make money in other ways that are more profitable than affiliate links (like our nutrition coaching services). The only criteria I have for our "best lists" is that we don't put a product in a video that we haven't thoroughly bought and tested ourselves. This is why a lot of people were upset with our "Protein Tier List" video because they're saying "why didn't X or Y brand make the list". Put simply, it's because we haven't tested that specific product yet, and we're not going to speak on a product we haven't personally used. Another thing I'll say is that we’ve published plenty of product reviews where after our testing process we very bluntly tell you we DO NOT think it’s a good product (i.e. RP Diet App). I decided to become an affiliate for RP Diet anyways because there's one specific use case where it does work very well, but overall for 95% of people, there are better products out there. Regardless, in the RP Diet article/video we very bluntly tell you (after multiple years of testing) that you should NOT use RP Diet. But, we leave it up to you to decide whether you want to try it or not. So just because we're an affiliate, ultimately, we're going to tell you who it's for, who it's not for, and leave you the choice. Affiliate links are ways that content creators and businesses make money and there's definitely a right and a wrong way to do things. This brings me to the next point... Any product or service we recommend has been first-hand tested. Believe it or not, many websites and KZbin channels claiming to review products simply rely on third-hand accounts by reading people’s experiences on Amazon or forum sites like Quora or Reddit. They have not actually tested the product themselves. If you want to see an absolutely dog shit example of this, you can check out this protein tier list: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4Pam2Swjb5_odUsi=GpbUHBqniYmYULFi. The channel never bought and tested any of the products. Feel free to contrast that with our protein tier list video, which was 2.5 years in the making. This is why, for any product review we publish, we use the product for several weeks and sometimes months, before sharing our thoughts and opinions. When testing a product, we do so based on several criteria, which are specific to each product category. For example, when we’re evaluating a whey protein, we use criteria such as ingredient label transparency, taste, mixability, satiety, price, and several other factors. Also, when possible, we test the claims made by the manufacturer for a specific product. We’re not just relying on a company’s sales page to tell us how a product performs, we actually try to stress test the product based on different use cases. While we do receive affiliate commissions for referring sales to specific products, if you end up being disappointed with our recommendation and don’t come back to our site or channel, we lose our audience. This is why we always set a very high standard for our review process, and constantly strive to provide the best, most honest, and most helpful information. Happy to hear your thoughts on this, too.

[@strongereveryday2302]

There is virtually no long term benefit to preworkout , and they are not good for you. Most REAL personal trainers will tell you not to take them. Sure lets load up on caffeine and raise our blood pressure right before working out. Such a stupid idea and stupid product for "gym bro" logic. If you need preworkout then your diet is terrible and you sleep is terrible. There is no justifiable use for preworkout.

[@feast_good]

I definitely think that you should focus on other things (diet being #1) before considering a pre-workout, but to say there is no long-term benefit to pre-workouts isn't necessarily true. Some pre-workouts contain some really high-quality, well-researched ingredients that do have a tangible impact on your strength, work capacity, recovery, etc. But, if I'm at the point where I'm considering supplements, I'm taking creatine and whey protein before buying pre-workout.

[@tomguglielmo9805]

The modern pre's are becoming very helpful. I understand your view and apparent research, but one pre to at least check out for open minded opinions, is sovereign lifestyle, vitality. It's such a well made pre, and focused on natural tea, green bean caffeine, and beet root, citruline, citrus peel extract, sperulina (I can't remember how to spell this lmao) for color and antioxidants. I personally find pre workouts BEST used after, or during, essentially post workout, for energy and hunger reduction. I eat late, and wake up ready to move. I reduce my meals, and total fat, to feel clear minded and ready. But I agree, pre workout shouldn't be taken more then 3 or 4 days a week. Maybe 5 if your just having one of those "let's get it" weeks or months. Need a few days off, and supplement with natural herbs and EAA for water retention. Peace!