Although there are dozens, if not hundreds, of different accessories on the pre-workout market, you have to look long and hard for quality ones. If your only criteria for a quality pre-workout is, for example, the citrulline content of the actualeffective dose, which is 6 grams, 99% of supplements will fall out.
One of the few that remain is Kick Ass by Bodyflex, which we've covered in detail in today's review.
Content of the review
At the beginning it remains to remind that Kick Ass is an integral part of ourranking of the best pre-workout pre-workoutsso if you're interested in a comparison with the competition rather than a detailed review, be sure to visit the rankings.
The composition of the Kick Ass rivals the best
In relation to the composition of Kick Ass, I would like to return to citrulline, which I already mentioned in the introduction of today's review. This supplement does not contain 6g, i.e. the effective dose, but 8g, which makes it rightfully one of the top of what you can find on today's market. But of course that's not all, besides citrulline you will find here 11 other ingredients. Specifically, in a single pre-workout dose you take:
- 8000mg of citrulline, which speeds up the removal of lactate from the muscles and therefore delays muscle fatigue
- 3000mg of beta alanine, which is one of the best supplements for strength performanceand at the same time causes a pleasant tingling and burning sensation in the limbs.
- 2000mg of taurine for improved performance and maximized post-workout recovery
- 1000mg of l-tyrosine, an important precursor to adrenaline and noradrenaline
- 350mg of glucoronolactone, a carbohydrate that improves memory, delays fatigue and increases concentration
- 250mg of choline bitartrate, which improves memory and promotes weight loss through its ability to emulsify fats
- 200mg of caffeine, which has very positive stimulating properties and also improves thermogenesis, thus aiding fat burning
- 10mg of black pepper extract to improve the absorption and utilization of other substances
- 100mg of vitamin C to maximize muscle blood flow and keep muscles pumping longer by slowing the breakdown of NO2 and NO3.
- 2.8mg of vitamin B6 for proper protein and carbohydrate metabolism
- 5mcg of vitamin B12 for proper energy synthesis from ATP
- 200mcg folic acid for proper nucleic acid synthesis
As you can notice, this formula is really supercharged and you can see that the authors have put a lot of effort into it. It is worth highlighting the glucoronolactone, which uses a huge amount of of foreign producers, but it is still quite rare in the Czech Republic. For this reason, too, I have nothing to complain about the composition of Kick Ass.
Avoid blue raspberry.
Kick Ass is available in two variants. The first one is blue raspberry, which is a flavor I definitely do not recommend. Of course, each of these variants must be colored and flavored with something, but these blue variants usually contain brilliant bluewhich is an extremely controversial ingredient.
The manufacturer doesn't list anything on their website except the active ingredients, but it is safe to assume that brilliant blue is represented here as well. The other variant is tropical, which I found more interesting because its taste and colour resemble fruit juice.
It's definitely not over-sweetened, but it's also very drinkable and doesn't feel so bitter that you have to commit to drinking it before a workout. I always look forward to Kick Ass before a workout, because there really aren't many pre-workout drinks that taste this good.
And what effect can you look forward to?
The Kick Ass effect was, in short, phenomenal. About fifteen minutes after drinking it, you can look forward to the first noticeable effect, which is burning ears and a tingling sensation. Already during the warm-up I could tell that I was sweating a bit more and the whole workout was in this vein.
In addition to this, of course, I also noticed many times better pumping and throughout the entire workoutduring the whole workout I had much more visible veins, which are otherwise not very visible for me. At the same time, I liked that the effect lasted for the entire workout, which in my case lasts about an hour and a half. There is nothing worse than when a pre-workout supplement stops working after half an hour due to insufficient concentration of substances.
Optimal price/quality ratio
Since the whole package costs , one dose will cost you some . From my point of view, it is really an ideal compromise between price and quality, because while the more effectivepre-workouts are more expensive, the cheaper ones are not worth much.
As examples we can mention for example Agrezzwhich is excellent, but costs and Thor, which costs half as much as Kick Ass, but frankly you will hardly notice any positive effect. That said, I would recommend Kick Ass to absolutely anyone who wants to find the ideal balance between price and quality.
Final assessment
Kick Ass has honestly surprised me very pleasantly and is rightfully one of the best pre-workout products on the market. Personally, the only thing that bothers me is the availability of the blue raspberry variant, because I think that supplements for healthy living athletes should contain as few chemicals with possible negative effects as possible.
But if you choose the Tropical variant, there is absolutely nothing to complain about. And while there are stronger pre-workouts, none of them are in this price range, which Kick Ass easily dominates.