MuscleMaxx Pre Apocalypse Review

Pro’s

• Sensible dosage of Caffeine
• Citrulline Malate can enhance muscle pumps
• Creatine Monohydrate shown to boost strength & endurance

Con’s

• Beta-Alanine causes paresthesia
• Citrulline Malate seriously under-dosed at 1,100mg
• Arginine AKG is ineffective

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About The Product

Pre Apocalypse is a pre-workout supplement made by MuscleMaxx. It costs $19.99 for 50 servings, and comes in 2 flavors – Blue Wraithberry and Red Punch Napalm.

None of these flavors sounded great, but we went for the Blue Wrathberry – and it didn’t taste great.

However, $19.99 for 50 servings makes Pre Apocalypse one of the cheapest pre-workouts we’ve ever reviewed; we explain how good this product really is in the next section.

Who are MuscleMaxx? 

MuscleMaxx consider themselves to be a premium supplements company – but they’re prices make them seem more like a budget brand (which isn’t a bad thing).

We don’t dislike budget brands at all, as MyProtein offer good protein powder to low prices; it’s just you can’t offer premium products are bargain prices like Pre Apocalypse.

Anyway, if this turns out to be the same quality as other premium pre-workouts, then we’ll forever praise MuscleMaxx on LeanBulking.com. Let’s take a look whether it is…

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Pre-Apocalypse Ingredients Explained

Pre-Apocalypse contains 7 main ingredients that we’ll be reviewing here. From first glance, we like that it contains 3 key pre-workout ingredients (Citrulline Malate, Creatine Monohydrate, and Caffeine) – but once you look closely, you’ll realise that not all of the ingredients have been optimally dosed.

As you can see, this pre-workout also contains a few B Vitamins too – however, these aren’t going to ‘make or break’ a supplement (this is why we always focus on the main ingredients below the B Vitamins on this ingredient list).

Our first impressions are that it doesn’t look like a bad product – especially for the asking price. But we don’t believe it’ll compete with the products that contain better dosages and more key pre-workout ingredients.

We’ll take you through each ingredient inside Pre Apocalypse – to show you how good this pre-workout really is.

Here’s Everything You Need To Know:

Beta-Alanine 

This always divides opinions as it’s shown to enhance muscular endurance; but it also causes a side effect called paresthesia (we’ll explain more about paresthesia in the side effects section).

Personally, we find this side effect very distracting when we’re trying to focus on making gains in the gym – but we’ve met others that aren’t too put off by it. For this reason, we try to avoid pre-workouts containing Beta-Alanine when we can, but it’s not going to be the only reason we criticize a pre-workout for.

Citrulline Malate 

Citrulline Malate is one of the key pre-workout ingredients we look for in these supplements; simply put, it’s shown to enhance your muscle pumps while you lift weights.

It works by increasing your blood flow, which encourages more blood to rush to your muscles as you’re pumping iron. Ultimately, more blood in your muscles results in your muscles expanding more (leading to better muscle pumps).

However, studies have shown that Citrulline Malate only works in dosages between 6,000mg-8,000mg. As Pre-Apocalypse only contains 1,000mg, it’s not likely to work here.

Ultimately, this is a great example of why dosing ingredients is important.

Creatine Monohydrate

This is the most reliable form of Creatine, and it’s been used by athletes since the 1980’s – earlier forms of Creatine were even used by Olympic athletes, where it gained its reputation.

Anyway, all you need to know is that it’s proven to improve your strength and endurance in the gym. There’s a good amount of Creatine Monohydrate in Pre-Apocalypse, so we have no complaints here.

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Taurine 

This is an organic acid containing sulfur (not bull-urine, like what some people believe). Basically, it’s mistakenly believed to improve energy levels as it’s used in energy drinks.

However, studies have shown that the only benefit Taurine offers is this: reduced cramping. While this is a useful benefit, it’s definitely not a key one (meaning you wouldn’t buy a pre-workout specifically for this).

As you can experience the same benefit by keeping yourself hydrated, we don’t feel Taurine is required inside pre-workout supplements. Saying that, there’s no negatives to having Taurine in a supplement either.

L-Tyrosine 

This ingredient has shown to improve your focus – both in the gym and in the office. However, as this is the only benefit it offers, we believe it’s better suited to Nootropic supplements.

As Caffeine offers the same benefit as Tyrosine (and Caffeine is also included in Pre-Apocalypse), we don’t think Tyrosine is needed here.

Arginine AKG 

All you need to know about Arginine AKG, is that it’s the salt from L-Arginine. Basically, Arginine is believed to enhance your muscle pumps – but studies have shown that it has a poor absorption rate, so it’s ineffective when orally supplemented.

This is exactly why Citrulline Malate is your best option when it comes to muscle pumps; Citrulline Malate has a great absorption rate and converts into L-Arginine in your kidneys.

For this reason, Arginine, and anything extracted from this amino acid, are useless in supplements.

Caffeine 

This is our favorite stimulant in both pre-workouts and fat burners; Caffeine’s proven to deliver benefits such as improved strength, endurance, focus and energy levels – anyone who’s drinks tea & coffee will know this.

Simply put, these benefits are perfectly suited to both pre-workouts and fat burners – for this reason, we believe Caffeine is always a key ingredient.

However, one thing you need to look at is the Caffeine dosage – we always recommend that you consume under 200mg Caffeine per serving in pre-workout supplements. This will ensure you stay safe from any side effects such as jitters or energy crashes.

You’ll find that the pre-workouts that contain more than 200mg Caffeine per serving are the ones that cause side effects – fortunately, Pre-Apocalypse contains 133mg Caffeine, so you’ll be safe from jitters here.

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Side Effects

There’s only one ingredient that’ll cause side effects in Pre-Apocalypse – Beta-Alanine. As we’ve mentioned, this ingredient consistently causes paresthesia in pre-workouts.

What’s Paresthesia? 

Well, this side effect is when you experience tingling on the skin of your face and body; if you’ve ever suffered from ‘pins-and-needles’ before, then you’ll know exactly what this feels like.

Personally, we hate this side effect – which is why we try to avoid pre-workouts that contain Beta-Alanine when we can. However, we realize others don’t find paresthesia as off-putting (which is why we’ll never slate a product just for causing this side effect).

Here’s the potential side effects from taking Pre-Apocalypse: 

• Paresthesia – tingling on the skin of your face and body (Beta-Alanine)

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Pre-Apocalypse Review Conclusion

In all fairness, for this price of this pre-workout supplement, it’s not bad – $19.99 for 50 servings is actually quite a good deal.

However, it’s easy to see where MuscleMaxx has cut their costs when formulating Pre-Apocalypse; they’ve under-dosed Citrulline Malate, and finished filling this product with ineffective (or unneeded) ingredients such as Arginine AKG, Taurine & L-Tyrosine).

For this reason, we prefer to pay extra to get premium supplements that are proven to work. While Pre-Apocalypse isn’t going to cause any serious side effects, it’s not likely to really improve your workout either.

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