CAFFEINE
CONTENT
200
mg
EASE
IN ACQUISITION—4
Best
bet is to buy this online or check out your local nutrition centers (the GNC
kind, not the natural/whole foods kind).
The supply is otherwise spread pretty thin.
APPEARANCE/PRESENTATION—6
I
don’t feel the need to go over this four more times with the other flavors, so
I’m just going to copy and paste my evaluation (with a few edits) from the
first review below. If you’ve read
that already, just move on to the flavor evaulation.
I’m
not really sure what to make of this one.
First off, the label is energy drink to the core—bold font and colors,
lots of lightning, etc. But the
label really isn’t the first thing that catches your attention—it’s more the
fact that there’s a bottle sitting on the shelf which looks uncannily like the
one my favorite teriyaki sauce comes in, only filled with a liquid that looks
like a translucent version of that dreadful Hog Wash garbage my son likes from
time to time (I usually get him the sugar free stuff). The result is a generally befuddled
look that grabs your attention quicker than any aesthetic appeal it might have,
and I’m not sure that inducing perplexity in consumers is really the way to go
when selling your product.
TASTE—8
I’m
not sure what it is—I’ve hated the fruit punch flavor for years, but in the
last couple of months, I’ve found not one but three that were done in such a way that I quite enjoyed them (I’m
behind on my reviews…hopefully I’ll be able to catch up on those soon, but
don’t count on it too much). In
the case of this drink here, you get a triple threat to trump all other crap
fruit punch drinks—1) it’s not sickeningly sweet, owing to the sparing use of
artificial sweeteners, 2) it’s plenty sour, balancing the sweetness nicely, and
3) the flavors are actually distinct—cherry, mango, etc.—rather than the
indistinct homogeny of fruity flavors that most fruit punch beverages settle
for. Still might not drink it for
the flavor alone, but if you’re into energy/beta alanine supplements and like a good fruit punch, this might
very well be a drink for you.
KICK
(INTENSITY)—8
As
far as a pre-workout boost, this drink is excellent—the initial energy jolt is
impressive, and I did notice that my fatigue levels were considerably lower
over the course of my workout.
Still, my favorite use of this energy drink is as a workout recovery
beverage—courtesy of the beta alanine (if the article I read is not mistaken),
which has been shown in clinical trials to decrease fatigue in athletes (I’m paraphrasing
here). Unfortunately, it’s also
the reason I don’t think I’ll ever go back to these beverages now that I’ve
tried out all the flavors—the beta alanine makes me really freaking itchy. Sometimes it’s just the hands and
forearms, but gets extremely noxious extremely quick once it spreads to my trunk
and scalp (the last of which is particularly maddening). So if you need a boost and have had
beta alanine supplements before and don’t mind the high price, this might be
the way to go. Otherwise, I’d shy
away. It’s just not worth the
itch, especially when I’m already satisfied with my current pre-workout
supplement (Cellucor C4—review coming soon, I hope).
KICK
(DURATION)—8.5
Just
shy of four hours, no crash.
THE
DRINK OVERALL—8.17
I
like this drink—don’t get me wrong—but like I said, it’s not something I’ll be
revisiting. If you’re the sort
that’s been longing for a caffeine and beta alanine-loaded fruit punch for your
workout, then congratulations—this is absolutely your beverage. I’ll be sticking with my C4, though.
WEBSITE:
nutrientscience.com
KEYWORDS:
Xtreme Shock Fruit Punch energy drink review, beta alanine supplement, zero
carbs, zero sugar, zero calories
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