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.
Pre-workout and training supplements, read by the label
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The most-studied supplement in the category, sold at commodity prices, and still routinely passed over for things with better packaging. Reviewed on the evidence and the trade-offs.