Understand that SWF is taken pre-workout (and during), but it’s not “a pre-workout” the way most people use the term. It’s not a stimulant-loaded, skin-tingling, caffeine-fest. There’s actually no stimulants at all in it. It’s taken before/during a workout to load the nutrients into your system so you’re properly fueled for training.
Also, it’s not just sodium like they poured a bunch of salt into the mix. It’s a full electrolyte blend, making it more effective because electrolytes are all about balance.
It could probably be argued that people who don’t drink enough water are at least partially dehydrated and are almost-exactly the people who’d benefit from a supplement that was designed to rehydrate them.
This I agree with. I go through phases myself of having to wean off of caffeine. When I have an energy drink at 9pm trying to stay up late and power through some work, then fall asleep at 10:15, I admit that I’m desensitized and need to back off.