Pre-Workouts Comparisons (50+) – (Nitric Oxide, Caffeine, BCAA and More)

By Nader Qudimat ·

Updated Oct 12, 2018

It's not easy is it?

Choosing a pre workout isn't as easy as it used to be.

There was once a time when you knew you were making the right choice because...

Well really you didn't have many choices a few years ago.

These days, you go anywhere and pre workouts can easily come in dozens, sometimes even hundreds depending on where you look.

Not all are created equal though...

You're going to want to find a pre workout that can help YOU reach your goals.

Some pre workouts have more nitric oxide based ingredients for the pump, while others are focused on strength and/or muscle hypertrophy.

Luckily for you, I've made and complied a whole shitload of pre workouts into this chart and listed the basics of what they have to offer.

It's never going to be finished...

There's still so much more to add.

If you want to get more details on one, just click on the name or the picture.

Important Details

If you see RED, this means the dosage is an estimate from a proprietary blend.

Active ingredients = this means the total ingredients without the fillers (flavoring, coloring etc)

For the carnitine column:

ALC = Acetyl-L-Carnitine

LC LT= L-Carnitine L-Tartrate

For the citrulline column:

CM = Citrulline Malate

Pre Workout	Servings	Active Ingredients / servings	Caffeine	DMAA	Creatine	Betaine Anhydrous	Beta Alanine	BCAA	Agmatine	Citrulline	Nitrates	Carnitine
Transparent Labs Preseries STIM FREE	30	23g	0	0	3g	2.5g	4g	4g	0	6g CM	0	0
Transparent Labs Preseries Bulk	30	21g	180mg	0	0	4g	4g	4g	0	6g CM	0	0
The Original Alpha Gx7	30	7.5g	250mg	0	0	0	2g	0	0	0.750mg CM	0	0.750mg LC LT
Six Star Explosion	30	5.5g	135mg	0	1.5g	0	1.5g	0	0	250mg	0	0
Rich Piana 51 50	30	9g	400mg	0	0	0	0	0	0	4g	0	0
ProSupps Mr Hyde	30	6.5g	420mg	0	1g	0	2.5g	0	0.500mg	0	1g	0
PES High Volume	18	11g	0	0	0	0	0	0	1g	4g	2g	0
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Pre	30	8g	175mg	0	3g	0	1.5g	0	0	1.5g CM	0	0.375mg ALC
Olympus Labs Conqu3r Unleashed	20	11.31g	250mg	0	0	0	0	0	1g	4g	0	0
Old School Vintage Blast	20	12g	150mg	0	0	0	1g	0	0	5g CM	0	0.250mg LC LT
NutraBio PRE Extreme 4.0	20	35g	350mg	0	3g	2.5g	2.5g	3.5g leucine	1g	6g CM	0	0
NutraBio PRE Extreme 3.0	20	33g	350mg	0	2g	1.5	2.5g	2g leucine	1g	6g CM	0	0
Nautro Nitro Decimus	28	5.3g	200mg	0	2g	0	1.6g	0	0	0	0	0
Myonox Pre Workout Powder	30	16g	300mg	0	0	2g	1.6g	0	0.500mg	0	0	0
Myokem Nitramine	30	5.6g	175mg	0	3g	0	2g	3g	0.400mg	2g	0	1g LC LT
Myogenix Hypershock Rage	40	20g	300mg	0	5g	1.5g	1.2g	0	0	0	0	0
MusclePharm Hardcore Wreckage	20	17.76g	350mg	0	2g	0	1.6g	0	500mg	6g CM	1g	0
MusclePharm Assault Black	30	10.44g	300mg	0	0	0	2g	1.5g	750mg	3g CM	0.200mg	0
Muscle Elements PreCre	30	21g	200mg	0	5g	1.5g	1.2g	0	0	0	0	0
MTS Nutrition Vasky	30	6.6g	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MTS Nutrition Ruckus	20	5.5g	300mg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MAN Sports NOOPUMP	32	6g	0	0	0	1.5g	0	0	0.750mg	0	0	0.300mg ALC
Legion Pulse	21	19g	350mg	0	0	2.5g	4.8g	0	0	8g CM	0	0
Layne Norton Carbon Prep	20	15g	27mg	0	3g	2.5g	0	0	0	6g CM	0	1g LC LT
Labrada GlycoCarn	10	0.650mg Only Glycocarn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kaged Muscle PRE-KAGED	20	30.4g	274mg	0	1.5g	0	1.6g	6g	0	6.5g	3g	0
Jym Pre JYM	20	25.17g	300mg	0	2g	1.5g	2g	6g	0	6g	0.500mg	0
Jacked Factory Nitro Surge	30	5g	180mg	0	0	1.25g	1.6g	0	0	2g	0	0
Jacked Factory Altius Pre Workout	20	17g	325g	0	3g	2.5g	3.2g	0	0	8g CM	0	0
iSatori Pre-Gro	30	7.2g	350mg	0	1.5g	0	1g	0	0	2g CM	0	0
iSatori ISYMFS	20	9.9g	425mg	0	3g	1.5g	2.4g	0	0	0	0	0
Innovative Labs Wicked	30	10g	300mg	70mg	1.5g nitrate	0	2g	0	1g	1.5g SC	1.5g	0
Inner Armour Muscle Rush Peak	30	4.75g	150mg	0	750mg	0	1.6g	0	0	0	1.5g	500mg LC LT
Inner Armour Impact N.O.	30	4.5g	150mg	0	750mg	0	1.6g	0	0	0	3g	500mg LC LT
Infinity Labs Juggarnaut HP	60	5.52g	150mg	0	1g	0	1.5g	0	400mg	0	0	0
iForce Nutrition Max Out	30	5.5g	300mg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.700mg	0
iForce Nutrition Hemavol	32	4.3g	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.1g	4.1g CM	0	0
iForce Nutrition Hemavo2	25	11.47g	0	0	2g	0	0	0	1g	2g CM	1g	0
HIT Supplements Peak Perform	45	6.57g	200mg	0	0	0	1.6g	0	0	1.5g	0	0
High Energy Labs Galvanized N.O.	30	10.89g	100mg Green Tea	0	0	0	2g	2g	0	0.500mg CM	0	0
Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals Jack'd up	45	4g	100mg	25mg	1g nitrate	0	1g	0	0.500mg	0	1g	0
HALEO VICI	20	13.05g	275mg	0	0	2.5g	2g	0	500mg	0	3g	2g LC LT
Gym Angel Energy Angel	30	5.49g	225mg	0	0	3g		0	500mg	0	0	1.5g LC LT
Genomyx STIMaholic	35	1.9g	200mg	0	0	0	1g	0	0	0	1g	0
GAT PMP	30	6.37g	325mg	0	0	0	1.6g	0	0	0	0	0
GAT NITRAFLEX	30	7g	325mg	0	0	0	1.5g	0	0	0	1.5g	0
GAT JetFUSE NOX	52	19.47g	0	0	5g	0.100mg	100mg	100mg	0	2g CM	0	0
Gaspari Nutrition Superpump MAX	40	12.8g	100mg	0	1.3g	0	0	3g	0	2g	0	1g LC LT
Gaspari Nutrition SP250	30	9.5g	250mg	0	0	0	3.2g BA	0	250mg	1g CM	0	0
Gamma Labs G FUEL	40	5.6g	150mg	0	0	0	0	0	0	1g CM	0	100mg ALC
FitMiss Ignite	30	6.48g	250mg	0	0	0	2g	0	0	0	0.700mg	0
Femme Nutrition ZIP	30	4.05g	175mg	0	0	0	1.6g	0	0	0	0	1g LC LT
Evogen EVP Plus	40	10.38g	150mg	0	0	0	1g	3g Leucine	0	1.5g CM	0	0
Evogen EVP	40	10.69g	0	0	0	0	1g	3g Leucine	0	1.5g CM	0	0
EVLution Nutrition ENGN	30	6.45g	300mg	0	0	0	1.6g	0	0	0	0	0
Ergo Genix ErgoBlast	30	11.2g	300mg	0	1g	0	0	0	500mg	0	0	0
EPIQ Styrke	60	5.95g	175mg	0	0	0	1.6g	0	0	0	0	0
Driven Sports Frenzy	40	4.9g	175mg	0	2g	0	0	0	0	1.5g	0	1g LC LT
Controlled Labs White Pipes	50	5.86g	0	0	0	0	0	0	500mg	3g CM	0	0
Core Nutritionals Pump	28	8.75g	0	0	0	0	0	0	1g	3g	0	0
Controlled Labs White Flood Reborn	30	6.42g	225mg	0	0	1g	1.6g	0	0	1g	0	1g LC LT
Controlled Labs STIMino	60	5.53g	125mg	0	0	1.5g	0	2.5g Leucine	0	0	0	0
Cobra Labs The Curse	50	4.5g	155mg	0	0	0	1.6g	0	0	1g	0	0
Cobra Labs Shadow-X	30	8.1g	350mg	0	0	0.600mg	2g	750mg Leucine	0	2g	0	0
Cellucor NO3 Chrome	30	2g	0	0	0	0	1.6g	0	0	600mg CM	1.25g	0
Cellucor C4 Sport	30	7g	150mg	0	2g	0	1.6g	0	0	0	0	0
Cellucor C4 Ripped	30	6g	150mg	0	0	0	1.6g	0	0	0	0	0.700mg LC LT
Cellucor C4 Mass	30	31g	150mg	0	1g nitrate	0	1.6g	0	0	0	1g	0
Cellucor C4 50X	30	7g	200mg	0	1.5g nitrate	0	2.4g	0	0	0	1.5g	0
Cellucor C4	30	4.5g	150mg	0	1g nitrate	0	1.6g	0	0	0	1g	0
BSN N.O. Xplode	30	15.72	275mg	0	3g	0	1.8g	0	0	0.500g CM	0	0
BSN Hyper FX	30	4.65g	200mg	0	0	1g	1g	0	0	0	0	0
BPI Sports 1.M.R. Vortex	50	1.8g	200mg	0	0	0	1g	0	0	0	0.500mg	0
Bodybuilding.com Platinum Series SCREAM	20	24.03g	300mg	0	3g	0	1.6g	8g	0	3g	0	1g
Blue Star Nutraceuticals Power XD	60	0.75g	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blackstone Labs Dust v2	30	8.3g	250mg	0	0	1g	2g	0	0.500g	1.5g CM	0	1.5g LC LT
Betancourt Nutrition B-Nox Androrush	35	14.48g	200mg	0	3g	0	1g	3g	0	0	.5g	0
Beast Sports Nutrition Predator	30	6.88g	350mg	0	0	0	2g	0	0	4g CM	0	0
Beast Sports Nutrition Beast Mode	30	9.76g	150mg	0	1g	0	1.6g	1g	200mg	0	0	0
Athletic Edge Steel Edge	25	18.18g	350mg	0	3g	1.5g	1.6g	0	0	4g	0	0
Arnold Schwarznegger Iron Pump	30	5.4g	300mg	0	0	0	0	0	400mg	0	1g	0
APS Nutrition Mesomorph	25	12.8g	300mg	65mg	0.300mg nitrate	0	3.2g	0	0.250mg	2.5 CM	0.300mg nitrate	0
ANSI Xtreme Shock N.O.	34	8.55g	200mg	0	2g	0	2.6g	0	700mg	1.5g CM	0	0
ANS Performance Ritual	30	0	130mg	0	1.5g	1.2g	1.6g	0	500mg	1.5g	0	0
ANS Performance Dilate	30	2.27g	130mg	0	0	1.5	1.6	0	500mg	1.5g	0	0
AllMax Nutrition MusclePrime	30	16.15g	160mg	0	0	0	600mg	4g	1g	1g	0.300mg	0
AI Sports Nutrition Furious	30	5.5g	300mg	0	0	0	2g	0	0	0	0	0
360Cut 360Pre	40	14g / 40	250mg	0	3g	0	0	0	0	0.100mg	0	0
360Cut 360Rage	30	5.5g	325mg	0	0	0	1.6g	0	500mg	1.5g	0	0

(Note: If you'd like free supplement samples to try out and see what works for you, click here or the image below)

Nader Qudimat

Forged by the iron and cold steel, Nader takes his knowledge and hulks it up into this site. Having to be stuck as a 110lb skinny guy in the early days, he has had no choice but to keep improving himself until he cannot. Click here to check out his 12 year transformation: Natural 12 Year Transformation