Origin Pre-Workout Review

Other Ingredients: Natural & Artificial Flavors, Tartaric Acid, Sucralose, Silicon Dioxide, Calcium Silicate, Green #3, Yellow #5

Directions: 

Mix 1 scoop with 8-12 fl. Oz of water, 15-30 minutes before exercise.

Origin Ingredient List

Vitamins and Minerals

Most pre workouts either overlook the vitamins and minerals completely or use inferior forms which do badly when it comes to overall bioavailability. That’s not the case with Origin pre workout. We have B1, B6, B12, Magnesium, and Potassium in their really bioavailable forms, allowing for quick nutrient store replenishment.

Origin Pump Complex

• Citrulline Malate. A big dump of 8,200 mg dose of citrulline malate starts the Origin Pump Complex. When it comes to pumps, citrulline malate is king as not only does it effectively help you power through your lifts, it also improves overall blood circulation. This allows for efficient nutrient absorption.
• Agmatine Sulfate. Agmatine sulfate is a rising ingredient trend in many pre workouts because it helps boost the https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9010916">effects of nitric oxide as well as improve on what citrulline malate already does well. 
• Norvaline. It’s rare to see Norvaline in many products today, mostly because it’s not exactly cheap ingredient to use. However, it does indirectly promote pump along with citrulline and agmatine because Norvaline actually removes nitric oxide limiters. Dosage is kinda on the weak side, but we’re glad we have it here anyway.

Origin Performance Complex

• Beta alanine. The addition of this amazing recovery enhancer and fatigue-delaying ingredient will make you itchy, but will also help you train better. The 3,500 mg dose is generous, especially since most brands just toss doses lower than 1,500 mg. 
• Betapure Betaine anhydrous. Betaine is the kind of ingredient that can work two ways: First, it augments lifting power like creatine. Second, it promotes nitric oxide production like citrulline. It’s not the best at both, but it’s a good supporting ingredient nonetheless.
• Natural caffeine. Now, when you say caffeine in a supplement, you often expect caffeine anhydrous, the synthetic and fast-acting form of caffeine. While it does speed you up fast, it also crashes you after 30 to 45 minutes of consistent work. To help curb that problem, Origin included natural caffeine instead. We’re not sure where exactly they sourced natural caffeine, but this should help reduce the onset of a crash and other stimulant-related side effects. The 300 mg is pretty huge, but we’re not worried about it as you will find out below.
• Higenamine. Higenamine is related to the infamous stimulant synephrine, as it’s also sourced from the same bitter orange fruit. Higenamine also tweaks the thyroid to produce more fat burning hormones like synephrine, but it’s not known to cause heart palpitations and temporary hypertension like its more extreme relative.
• Methylliberine as Dynamine. Dynamine is branded form of methylliberine which is sourced from kucha tea leaves. It’s a pricey, yet really amazinghttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4663612/"> caffeine alternative as it gives you energy without the same side effects. The stimulatory effects also don’t last longer than three hours, allowing you to take it in the afternoon without worrying about having a case of insomnia. The dose is just 50 mg, but we already have caffeine so it’s not so bad.
• Evodiamine as ThermoDiamine. Evodiamine is cayenne’s milder cousin. It does most of what cayenne does for fat burning and thermogenesis, but https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24267043">milder and won’t burn a hole through your gut. 10 mg dose is not bad, could have been better at at least 25 or 30 mg.
• BioPerine. BioPerine is the perfect ingredient to add in any supplement as it allows efficient absorption of any ingredient in the formula;.

Origin Focus Complex

• Theanine. Theanine is the antithesis to caffeine. It helps reduce the jitters and sometimes even prevents crashes. Origin also has Theanine at 300 mg, making sure it neutralizes caffeine as much as possible.
• Alpha GPC. This is a premium brand of choline. Alpha GPC works on maximizing brain health and promotes brain cell production. It can work on focus, but not as much as CDP-Choline, which is considered the best nootropic for focus and learning.
• Hordenine HCl. Hordenine is believed to stimulate hormones responsible for https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3548657/">concentration and brain energy. Even in low doses like 30 mg, it’s been shown to provide nootropic benefits.