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Which pre-workouts are NSF Certified for Sport? (2026 list)
Every pre-workout row on NSF's own Certified for Sport database, read 15 September 2026: Megawatt, X-Cite, C4 Sport, ZOA+, Klean, Thorne and more.
TopicPre-workout
6 articles
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RYSE Loaded Pump reviewed: a fully disclosed stim-free panel with one clinical dose and one that is short
No caffeine, no proprietary blend, and 2.5 g of betaine at the dose the literature uses. But 4.5 g of citrulline sits under the studied range, there is no glycerol or nitrate, and RYSE's own stacking pitch does the arithmetic on why.
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Core PRE, 2026 formula: betaine and magnesium out, taurine and tyrosine in, and the same $34.99
Both labels are published, so the swap reads line by line: 2,500 mg of betaine gone, the magnesium gone with it, three commodity actives in, and a price that has not moved in sixteen months. Reviewed on Core's own Supplement Facts panels.
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Apollon Nutrition Cyclone: 5 g of creatine, 200 mg of caffeine, and not a milligram of citrulline
The brand that built its name on brutal pre-workouts has released a mild one. Reviewed on the published panel: a fully disclosed label, creatine back in the scoop, and no pump ingredient at all.
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Alpha Lion SuperHuman Jacked, 2026 formula: the creatine left the tub and the price did not move
Creatine and HMB are out, two food-derived Nuritas ingredients are in, and the price did not move. A reformulation reviewed on the published panel and the arithmetic.
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The high-stimulant pre-workout, reviewed as a category
Products built around very large caffeine doses and a supporting cast of stimulants. Reviewed on what the label tells you, what it does not, and who should not be near one.