ActiVeman Energy Charge

Overview

Here’s what ActiVeman have to say:

Power Up with the ultimate low calorie, low sugar, refreshing high performance PRE – workout energy drink to take your training to the “next level”

Available in 2 flavours orange and blue raspberry each serving contains Agave nature’s lowest GI sugar to provide sustained energy and Fructose for fast energy, it also benefits from a host of micro nutrients in a patent pending blend which are research backed including AAKG, B-Vitamins, Zinc and Green Coffee for energy metabolism.

Magnesium to reduce fatigue, improve energy levels, improve muscle function and protein absorption/synthesis.

Iron has numerous benefits including improving energy, flow of oxygen, reduction in fatigue and even brain function.

AAKG to increase nitric oxide levels to improve muscle protein synthesis allowing you to train harder and gain strength.

D-Aspartic Acid is a natural ingredient which is particularly good for men over 30 as it assists in boosting testosterone levels which helps with energy levels.

Citrulline Malate found in water melon among other foods has been show to help improve performance in endurance athletes.

Beta Alanine is an amino acid which assists both aerobic and anaerobic performance making it ideal for both endurance and strength training and also assists in performance.

Nutritional Information

What a lot you can pack into a 10g serving! The most important ingredients here I think are Green Coffee (energy and raised metabolism), DAA (elevate Testosterone production) & AAKG (improves NO product and greatly helps strength output). This is a well thought-out and effectively dosed product. There are other bits and pieces included in here as well most of which help delay fatigue or help with energy.

Taste

I had the Raspberry flavour and it was alright, not unpleasant by any means but not amazing. It’s a preworkout so taste isn’t really that important, what’s more important is that there was no bloating or aftertaste distracting me from my workout.

Side Effects

None

Price

£34.99 for a tub with 40 servings in.

Results

Energy Charge has a lot of plus points and very few negatives. Let’s focus on the good points first. It’s a very strong build for a preworkout with some excellent ingredients and precise doses. There are no side effects – even the expected ones like tingling from the Beta-Alanine wasn’t as noticeable as I had predicted. Some preworkouts taste horrible but Energy Charge isn’t too bad, it’ll take a few servings to adjust the water levels to your personal taste. The price works out to £0.87 per serving which is a little bit more expensive than the average preworkout but not by much so its reasonable value. The only downside is that I found it a little bit weak for the gym however it worked excellently for cardio and sports.

I think this preworkout was designed more with sports and endurance events in mind rather than intense weight sessions. The pumps are a bit weak (again sports over gym) and the focus isn’t as strong as in other products however the energy and endurance side of things is great. So really this preworkout is aimed more at sports and cardio sessions rather than the weight room. If energy and endurance is what you are after then Energy Charge is awesome but if moving heavy weight is your primary aim then you might want something a little stronger. 8.5/10

You can buy Energy Charge here