I am thinking of adding Surge Workout Fuel to my pre-workout. I currently take the below pre-workout items below. See issues with taking these two below plus Surge? Yay or nay?
What are you wanting Surge to accomplish that these products do not?
Or, put otherwise: once you start taking Surge, what benefits to you feel these products will provide?
Surge is legit the supplement I stopped taking because it worked TOO well. My training performance shot through the roof and I didn’t take into account just how much stronger I’d be in training as a result. I’m not sure what else you’re hoping to stack on top of that.
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Gotcha. I was assuming the Surge would replace the small caffeine in the first and the leucine in the second helps with the pump-also assuming Surge replaces that. If Surge replaces them both, I’m all for that. I will have to find the calories to add back though.
It looks as though the supplements you were taking were a total of 40 calories. A serving of Surge should be more than that.
I use Surge, and it works great. It has no caffeine, which your comment suggests you think it does.
I don’t think you need a pre-pre-workout drink. If you add Surge, I’d discontinue the other two and then you can gauge how Surge is working for you. If you don’t like it, then you’ll be able to tell and you can go back to your other stuff.
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My bad…I was thinking in my head other calories I have to add because I am switching to Surge while the Finibars are out of stock. Disregard that calorie comment.
Those are dosed very low…
Yes. Which Is why I was asking.
It sounds like you’re looking for calories, amino acids, pump, and maybe a little energy. Is that correct?
Surge is going to easily answer for all of those:
- You’re covered on calories, that will actually get into your system in a timely and gastrointestinally-friendly way, with the HBCD
- You get a heavy dose of leucine, the amino acid most responsible for turning on protein synthesis
- The carbs and (likely mostly) electrolytes give me fantastic pumps
- Some users have said they totally stopped pre-workout caffeine, probably due to the beta-alanine in Surge. I personally still drink a cup of coffee on the way to the gym, but I see no need for supplemental caffeine
Surge is the best workout supplement I’ve ever used, and I started lifting in the 90s… so I’ve tried every potion and powder!
That is correct. Here is actually what’s going on…
Losing-Finibar (300 cal, 16 Pro, 39 Carb, 7 fat)
Two pre-workout supps mentioned (40 cal, 10 carb, 0 fat)
Gaining- Surge (160 cal, 0 Pro, 34 Carb, 0 fat)
Remaining pre-workout nutrition-180 cal, 16 Pro, 15 carb, 7 fat
Going to add some greek yogurt post workout which will gain 100 cal back, get the 16 protein back, get 8 carbs back. I addition to my already 45 calorie post workout snack.
So, I’m not at 145 calories out of the missing 180. Essentially just missing the calories from the two pre workout supps I am removing because of surge.
Could just add more yogurt to post?
You’re talking a difference of 35 calories. In many instances, that’s a rounding error that occurs from too much mayo or ketchup. It’s not worth stressing over.
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Great! I was leaning that way. Thanks for your support and help!
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Do you think having the drink with the caffeine along with Surge would be ok? The other has 800mg grams of Leucine, so that in combo with the leucine in Surge may be too much leucine.
I’d just have a cup of coffee before your Surge.
Not much of a coffee guy. The low caffeine amount in the drink isn’t much, so I think I’ll still roll with it.
Mix “plain” Greek yogurt with Metabolic Drive to make a pudding to get sufficient post-workout protein.
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Exactly my plan!
I do this! I love Biotest products, but can’t do Metablic Drive (the sucralose is sickening to me), but I do use a whey/casein mix and add it to plan, full fat greek yogurt to make a nice thick paste. Stir in some honey and it’s perfect.
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