Driven Sports RIZE Review

Pros

• Creatine Monohydrate has shown to improve your strength & endurance
• L-Citrulline enhances muscle pumps
• Caffeine Anhydrous boosts your energy levels

Cons

• Every ingredient is part of a proprietary blend (unknown dosages of each ingredient)
• Potential over-dose of Caffeine Anhydrous can cause jittery side effects
• Missing key pre-workout ingredients (eg. L-Carnitine)
• Not good value for money, in our honest opinion

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About The Product: Driven Sports RIZE

RIZE is a pre-workout supplement made by Driven Sports that was released specifically for the UK market; unfortunately, our readers in the US will find it much harder to get hold of this, although their other pre-workout called CRZ The OG is available.

It costs £41.99 (roughly $45) for 30 serving containers; this is very expensive, as our highest rated pre-workout costs £25 per bottle in the UK.

But the real question is this: Is Driven Sports RIZE worth this price tag? We’ll answer this after analyzing this pre-workout’s ingredients (supplement facts) and side effects in this review.

First though, let’s find out more about the company behind it.

Who is Driven Sports? 

Driven Sports is a USA-based supplement company that has many products on the market. They sell supplements aimed at helping you gain muscle, losing fat, and improving your performance in the gym (such as this pre-workout supplement).

We’ve already mentioned that Driven Sports RIZE is only available in the UK; we don’t mind that they create different products for different countries, but we would prefer the same product being sold universally so no-one is left out.

Anyway, there’s nothing negative to talk about in terms of this company. So, let’s see which ingredients have been added to RIZE in the section below…

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Driven Sports RIZE Ingredients Explained

In case you’re new to supplements, it’s important to know that the ingredients in a product are their most important features. Don’t be fooled by the advertising and marketing. Instead, it’s always better to focus on which ingredients have been added (in our honest opinion).

This is because ingredients will speak for themselves. We always look at whether a pre-workout contains clinically-proven nutrients that have shown to improve your performance in the gym – why else would you buy a pre-workout supplement?

The Good

Let’s start with the good news. Driven Sports RIZE contains some great ingredients that we like to see in any pre-workout; these include Creatine Monohydrate, Caffeine Anhydrous, and Citrulline.

The 3 nutrients listed above have all shown to work; clinical studies back their use in pre-workouts to help you perform better and reach your fitness goals quicker. In fact, Creatine Monohydrate has long been known as the most reliable nutrient in the industry for this reason.

The Bad

Along with the good, there are some bad features of Driven Sports RIZE, though. We especially don’t like that this pre-workout contains a proprietary blend (meaning you’re not shown the exact dosages of each ingredient).

Why is this bad? Well, without knowing the exact dosages of nutrients, it’s hard to determine whether it’s going to be effective. Each ingredient usually has an ‘optimal dosage’; for example, Creatine Monohydrate is usually consumed in dosages of at least 1,000mg to experience its full benefits.

As a result, we don’t like proprietary blends in supplements. It’s always much better to know exactly what you’re putting into your body, and to make sure you’re getting your money’s worth to – especially as Driven Sports RIZE costs £41.99.

However, we’re not here to just criticize this pre-workout. As we mentioned, there are many good features of this product. We’ll take you through each ingredient in Driven Sports RIZE. By the end of this review, you’ll have a good idea of how safe and effective this product really is.

Here Is Everything You Need To Know:

Creatine Monohydrate 

Even if you don’t know much about supplements, there’s a good chance that you know about Creatine Monohydrate. It’s arguably the most popular nutrient in the industry, behind protein powder, for one reason – it works.

Different forms of Creatine have been around for decades now. In fact, Creatine was used by Olympic athletes in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Shortly after, it was released to the public where it’s been used by gym goers ever since.

Creatine Monohydrate has become known as one of the most reliable nutrients you can get hold of. This is because countless studies have proven that it works and it’s something that we enjoy using ourselves.

As a result, we’re always happy to see Creatine Monohydrate added to pre-workout supplements. But, the bad news is that it’s part of a proprietary blend; this means that you’re not shown the exact dosage of it inside Driven Sports RIZE.

Ultimately, we always like to see at least 1,000mg Creatine Monohydrate in pre-workouts. However, there are no guarantees that Driven Sports RIZE contains this amount – this is a great example of why we’re against the use of proprietary blends in supplements.

Betaine Anhydrous

Betaine Anhydrous is a strange ingredient; there are studies showing that it works, but also conflicting studies showing that it delivers nothing more than fishy body odors.

Basically, if it does work, then it’s going to help improve your performance in the gym. And its side effect isn’t physically harmful either.

For this reason, we don’t mind having Betaine Anhydrous in pre-workout supplements. Just bear in mind that it might make your breath and sweat smell slightly fishy.

L-Citrulline

We mentioned towards the start of this review that L-Citrulline was one of the best ingredients available for pre-workout supplements.

What does it do? Well, let’s begin by saying that there are 2 forms of Citrulline; L-Citrulline and Citrulline Malate. We personally prefer Citrulline Malate as it comes with added benefits, but they both have shown to deliver enhanced muscle pumps in the gym.

There’s nothing better than feeling your biceps expanding when curling weights, so this is definitely something that not only increases blood flow, but also your enjoyment in the gym too.

However, it’s part of a proprietary blend so you’re not shown whether it’s been dosed correctly. This means it’s not guaranteed to work, which isn’t great news.

Ultimately, when looking for L-Citrulline, make sure there’s at least 3,000mg contained. When looking for Citrulline Malate, you need at least 6,000mg for it to work (according to clinical studies). Just some useful information to remember for future reference.

Cutch Tree Extract 

Also known as Catechu, this is an ingredient that’s been used in Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine). It’s believed to possess numerous medicinal qualities; some believe that it can promote joint health among other benefits.

However, we’re concerned by the lack of clinical studies conducted on this nutrient. For this reason, we don’t believe that it’s a reliable addition to Driven Sports RIZE yet – we’ll wait until we see more studies in the future.

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Potential Overdosage of Stimulants

We’ve grouped Cacao Extract and Caffeine Anhydrous together here because they are both stimulants. The problem is that both are part of the proprietary blend, meaning you don’t know the exact dosage in Driven Sports.

Basically, consuming too much stimulant can cause you to suffer from jittery side effects – not something you want, as it can send you home from your gym session early.

As a result, we personally consume a maximum of 200mg Caffeine Anhydrous per serving with pre-workout supplements; this is a safe amount for us, but everyone has different tolerances to stimulants so it’s important to find your limit.

There’s no need to have more than 1 stimulant, so we’re would have personally wanted to see Cacao Extract removed from Driven Sports RIZE.

Tangerine Extract

We’re not quite sure why Tangerine Extract has been added here. It seems like more of a ‘filler’ ingredient, which is worrying as it’s part of the proprietary blend; this means it could be taking up most of the space in Driven Sports RIZE without you knowing…another example of why we don’t like these blends.

Anyway, Tangerine Extract might have positive effects on your blood pressure, which is good for your health. But it’s not really going to provide benefits to improve your gym session.

As a result, we consider this to be an unnecessary ingredient here.

Walnut Extract

This is an ingredient that is quite similar in chemical structure to DMHA, which isn’t great as it has shown to cause side effects in past users.

As a result, Walnut Extract is also known for being a stimulant (being able to boost your energy levels). However, we’ve already mentioned that there are 2 other stimulants in Driven Sports RIZE, so this simply increases your risk of suffering jittery side effects, in our honest opinion.

Christmas Bush Leaf Extract 

Also known as ‘Chromolaena Odorata Leaf Extract’, this is another nutrient that’s been used in traditional medicine. It’s believed to reduce cholesterol levels and improve general health, as well as relieve pain.

However, it’s not going to compete with useful pre-workout ingredients such as Citrulline or Creatine Monohydrate. As a result, we don’t consider this to be a necessary addition to Driven Sports RIZE here.

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Driven Sports RIZE Side Effects

The good news is that the majority of the ingredients in Driven Sports RIZE are not going to put you at harm. However, due to them being in unknown dosages as part of a proprietary blend, there’s always the increased risk of side effects.

For example, you’ve probably consumed too much coffee before. Everyone knows that too much Caffeine (or stimulants) causes jitters and energy crashes. Well, as there are 3 different forms of stimulants in this pre-workout supplement, we believe that this carries the risk of these side effects (in our honest opinion).

Also, we will note that Betaine Anhydrous has shown to cause your breath and sweat to smell fishy. But personally, this wouldn’t really put us of from trying a supplement containing it.

Here are the potential side effects from taking Driven Sports RIZE: 

• Jitters (Unknown dosages of stimulants)
• Energy Crashes (Unknown dosages of stimulants)
• Fishy breath & sweat (Betaine Anhydrous)

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Driven Sports RIZE Review Conclusion

As a whole, Driven Sports RIZE isn’t a bad product. You can see that the company behind it has the best intentions, but there are a few issues; the biggest problem, for us personally, is that every ingredient in this pre-workout is part of a proprietary blend – remember that you’re not shown the exact dosages of individual nutrients in these blends.

However, the good points include the inclusion of Creatine Monohydrate and L-Citrulline. These are 2 ingredients that have shown to help improve your workout in numerous studies. It’s just a shame that you’re not shown whether they’ve been dosed optimally to ensure that they actually work in Driven Sports RIZE.

In conclusion, if the proprietary blend was removed and the dosages of each individual ingredient were shown to you, we would have given this a higher rating. But as it stands, we can only give Driven Sports RIZE pre-workout a 3-star review.

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