Optimum Nutrition Platinum Pre-Workout Energy Powder, with Amino Acids and Beta-Alanine, Twisted Apple, 30 servings

I was so hesitant to buy this product due to all the reviews saying rear ends were on fire. Week two of using this product ( Twisted Apple Flavor ), my stomach is fine and so is my behind. My take is that people are such bit**es these days. They want a lot of energy, no crash, good flavor, raging pumps, no tingling feeling, some want creatine others do not, or basically all the results of steroids but without using steroids. If you want great flavor use BSN products, they are known for high amounts of fillers and have also been sued for flat out lying to customers, but hey they taste good. First decide, do you want muscles or do you want a freaking dessert ? If you are looking for a dessert that tastes like whip cream and apple strudel, look elsewhere. However, if your into building muscles read on.Pros:Pump - Gives me great pumps, even after 2 weeks of use. Although i must admit that i did increase the dose. I started with half a scoop in case you were wondering.Energy - If you are sensitive to caffeine, start like me with half a scoop. This is not a product to jump in head first. I take ADHD medication so i am quite used to stimulants, but even so decided to start with half a scoop as a precaution. Nonetheless, great energy throughout my workout with little to no crash that i can pinpoint.Mood - Gave me a euphoric feeling, but not lightheadedness. Could be just me though. But definitely seems like ever since i started using it my mood has improved.Muscle - Veins are more apparent, strength is much better, workouts are more intense and in general i feel invincible.Cons:Flavor - I have the twisted apple flavor, and besides tasting absolutely nothing like apple, it is easy to drink although could be better. I personally dont think it is bad at all and also don't really feel all the spicy flavor everyone else is talking about. Hey, maybe i'm a mutant. Overall, the flavor could be better, but im in the muscle business not dessert industry.I really can't think of any other cons honestly. DO NOT TAKE AFTER 4PM. Also, i see reviews that people are complaining about the tingling sensation. Seriously?!?!?!?!?!? If i have to explain why you get that sensation you should not be using this product. DO RESEARCH !Conclusion: I do not doubt that some people have a stomach reaction to this product. For me this product is another great introduction by ON. Solid energy, no crashes, i seriously love it. I do not work for ON you can check my previous reviews for other products. If you are serious about growing your muscles and not looking for a god darn pre workout cupcake, get this.P.S. notice how many reviewers tried this the first time and never tried any other pre workout supp. If you have nothing to compare it to do not review because your 2 pennies mean nothing. I tried them all, Legion, C4, NO-XPLODE, JACK3D, Assault and more. This is my favorite so far.Hope this helps, hit me up if you have any questions.

Im writing this review using it for 1 week (1 scoop every day), and without for 1. And i usually used this product 7-8 hours before i go to bed.Pros :-Enough for a giant (250 pounds, 6"3'), really. Definitely felt the extra energy, pushed me for more.-Gave me the focus to do whatever i put into my mind.-Even hours after my workout, i was looking forward to the next one!-Capsicum extract, which gave me the hot taste while drinking it. Speeded up my metabolism (i was getting hungry every 2 hours, feeling thirsty often. Believe me i consumed 2x more water than i usually consume).-At the week i used, i did 1 or 2 workouts a day and usually my reps went to failure.-After just a week, i lost 4.4 pounds. And felt my muscles getting bigger (making me being able to lift more every other day).-Increased the bench weight i lifted, 22 pounds in just 1 week.Incredibly good changes in my body!Cons :-After one week my body developed tolerance to it, and wasn't feeling as pumped up as the first day. (it was enough though)-Difficulty in sleeping, had 1 to 2 hours in the bed thinking about the burglars, killers at my door.-Difficulty breathing from nose and leaded to sleep apnea. Bought nasal spray and pretty much worked. (This might be due to increased metabolism and therefore oxygen demand)-Difficulty to defecate. If you are sensitive to hot peppers and such, 1 scoop equals to about 10 hot peppers.-Cardiac arrhythmia, didn't do any effect while training but, definitely felt irregular heart beat after my workout. (I guess I'm sensitive to caffeine)-I was more aggressive at the week i used than the one i didn't.++++Took a week off, could only do 3 workouts within the week :(.Even though i didn't change anything in my diet, lost only 1 pound (compare with 4.4).My blood pressure both systolic and diastolic lowered 10mm/hg. (this might be due to the weight loss)Now i go to sleep within 10 mins. Sleep apnea gone.Felt more relaxed and smooth throughout the week.++++Cant determine whether if i would suggest this or not. I will try using this at lower doses the next week.

This is my girlfriends favorite tasting pre-workout so far. The raspberry lemonade flavor reminds us of a fruity drink you'd get at the bar. It gets your butt in gear. I got this for the fat burner. I gave this 4 stars, because the spicy taste at the end. And I mean the end as in when you get the to the last part of the drink, not the aftertaste on every sip. I thought the spicyness was weird, the first time. Honestly I thought I got a product that somebody broke the seal and put something in it at first and somehow resealed it. But I did some Google searches and other people said the same thing about this, especially on bodybuilding.com in the reviews there. On bodybuilding.com they have a better breakdown of what's in the prework out. For the fat burner they use like a chili pepper. It says that they designed it not to mess with the flavor though. After my experience and reading others, you can obviously taste the spicyness. In conclusion, it wasn't a fake product, they just add a chili powder of some sort for the fat burning. So beware of that though. I'd say if you had a scoop mixed with 12ozs of water the first 11ozs taste delicious, that last one though is going to be spicy.