Pre-Workout Supplements

Fuel the session before it starts. VOLKAN's pre-workout is built on ten ingredients, every gram printed on the panel — including where our dose sits below the dose used in the published research.

Fully dosed vs. underdosed: how to tell

Most pre-workout powders carry the right ingredient list and the wrong ingredient amounts. A label can name L-citrulline, beta-alanine and caffeine and still deliver a fraction of what the research used. The only way to know is to read the number printed next to each ingredient — and the only way to read it is if the brand prints it at all.

A proprietary blend makes that impossible by design. It gives you one combined weight for a group of ingredients, so a 6,000mg "pump matrix" could be 5,900mg of the cheapest input and a token amount of everything else. VOLKAN does not use proprietary blends anywhere in the range.

The four numbers worth checking on any pre-workout

• L-Citrulline — 6g. The citrulline literature typically works in the 6–8g range. PyroZn uses 6g of pure L-citrulline rather than citrulline malate, where 8g of a 2:1 blend yields roughly 5.33g of actual citrulline. A product listing 1g, or burying citrulline inside a blend, is not comparable no matter what the front of the tub says.
• Beta-Alanine — 3.2g. The ISSN position stand describes 4–6g daily over a minimum of four weeks, so a single PyroZn scoop sits below that range. Half of 3.2g is nonetheless common at retail. The tingling sensation is paraesthesia — harmless, and no indication of dose.
• Caffeine — 200mg. The ISSN ergogenic range is 3–6mg per kilogram of body mass, which puts 200mg at about 2.5mg/kg for an 80kg athlete: a moderate load, restrained enough to fit alongside the rest of your day's intake.
• CDP-Choline — 250mg. A choline source the body uses in acetylcholine and phosphatidylcholine synthesis. Printed at full dose on the panel rather than folded into a blend.

Who a pre-workout suits

Pre-workout earns its place if you train hard enough that output drops late in a session, or you train early or after a full workday and need help arriving switched on. If you train fasted at low intensity, or you are caffeine-sensitive, you may get more from an intra-workout formula and a solid meal.

How to use it

Mix one scoop with 10–12 oz of cold water 20–30 minutes before training. Start with half a scoop to assess tolerance. Do not exceed two scoops in 24 hours. If you already drink coffee, count the caffeine in both.

Available in Brutal Berry, Blazing Melon and Molten Mango. 588g per container, 30 servings.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.