I don’t review supplements. That is because I generally don’t use them, I have no formal training in nutrition and it’s beyond the scope of my practice to make nutritional recommendations to my clients.
So consider this a story, not a review. A story of how I kicked my own ass while cranked up on pre-workout energizer.
Setting the Scene
I had set my interval timer for 40 one minute intervals. I had planned a 40-minute high intensity workout of whole body movements (squats, presses, lunges, woodchops, etc…).
I set up my dumbells, Step, UGI Ball, Versa Fit Log, Resistance Bands, Bender Ball etc.. for a workout that would keep my heart rate super high for 40 minutes for cardio effects and max energy expenditure. Big functional movements with no rest, incorporating some heavy lifts for strength and sculpting. Exciting stuff! (See the full workout at the end of this post)
Pre-show
20 minutes before showtime I drank a glass of Pre-Workout Energizer. Yes, that’s the official name, an energy drink from the Vega Sport line of plant based performance enhancers (aren’t most stimulants from plants?).
The little 540g tub was a gift I received from my sister who insisted I try it out. (Gotta love it when your family supports your active lifestyle and puts workout energizers in your Christmas stocking instead of chocolates.)
Reset
Let’s just say that when I hit interval 40 it felt like interval 5. I felt ‘warmed-up’ and ready for the real workout. I should have been a puddle of sweat and tears on the floor, instead I hit reset on my timer and did 40 more 1:00 intervals.
That is 80 sets of high-intensity power moves. I actually considered hitting reset again but didn’t want to compromise mobility for three days. Hmmmm….what exactly was in this little tub?
What’s in it?
The key ingredients are:
- Coconut seed
- Kombucha
- Yerba Mate
- Devils’ claw
- Rhodiola root
- Green Tea
- Bonus: Dairy, gluten and soy free
Retest
Always a skeptic, I decided to replicate the experiment. 4 days later I set up the same scene. This time I set up for 45 X 1:00 intervals. Yup, 90 intervals later I finally had to stop. Same effect.
Physical effects:
- Absence of pain
- Incredible endurance
- High resistance to fatigue
- No jitters
Mental effects:
- Feeling of invincibility
- A strange (but good) mental calmness
Midnight
As you guessed I was wired until the wee hours of the morning. I sent a message to my sister thanking her for the gift, and sharing my story. She had made the mistake of taking a scoop before work one day, “way too much stimulation for office work, make sure you are about to expend alot of energy before you take it”.
I look forward to using the rest of this ‘drill-sargent-in-a -tub’ to turbo charge my workouts…beach season is coming!
Book Review: The Thrive Diet, by Brendan Brazier, formulator of PRE
Happy Training,
Shari
I have absolutely no affiliation with Vega. Just sharin’ my story.
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The workout (40 X 1:00 Intervals)
Equipment
- UGI Ball (8lbs)
- Versafit Log (20lbs)
- Dumbells (25lbs)
- Mighy Bands (5 strengths)
- Bender Ball
- The Step
- Mat
Exercises
- UGI Swings
- UGI Squat to overhead press
- UGI Alternating shoulder press
- UGI Alternating side squats on Step
- UGI woodchop L
- Dumbbell Chest press
- UGI Woodchop R
- Versafit log overhead shoulder press
- Versafit log Classic Squats
- Versafit log Walking Lunges
- Versafit log Deadlifts
- Tricep push-ups
- Single leg deadlifts L (25lbs DB)
- Single leg deadlifts R (25lbs DB)
- Dumbell Row L
- Dumbell Row R
- Versafit log Step-ups L
- UGI up & over push-ups
- Versafit log Step-ups R
- Dumbbell Chest press
- Resistance band Pull aparts
- Single Arm Resistance band Bicep curls L
- Single Arm Resistance band Bicep curls R
- Versafit log Split squat L
- UGI Oblique Crunches
- Versafit log Split squat R
- Lateral shoulder raise
- UGI Hip raise
- UGI Crunches
- UGI Oblique Twists
- UGI Side Plank L
- UGI Dead Spiders
- UGI Side plank R
- Bender ball Crunches
- Benderball Oblique twists
- UGI Russian Twist
- UGI V-sit overhead toss
- UGI Donkey kicks L
- UGI Donkey kicks R
- Quadruped
Yup, repeat twice.
I started pumping iron and drinking green smoothies in my teens. Now a 40+ mama with 25 years of experience working in the fitness industry, I do things differently. What I discovered during my personal healing journey made me pivot in my approach as a personal fitness and wellness coach. Now I teach people how to sweat, nourish and glow from an entirely new perspective.