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After buying pre-workout supplements that cost at least a dollar per serving, I started thinking about what I really wanted out of a pre-workout. Caffeine was an obvious choice. I wanted to bring creatine back in the mix, and even though it’s not your common pre-workout ingredient, I thought I could just throw it in. My friend had given me some Beta Alanine in the past, so I thought “what the heck” and threw that in the mix too. I was looking around Amazon for a retailer that could help me make my own mix, and then found bulk supplements. Here was a company that could offer me the basic ingredients I wanted at a great price and what appears to be excellent quality. I’ll go through my impression so far of their pure caffeine anhydrous, pure micronized creatine, and pure beta alanine. Caffeine I wasn’t really worried about the caffeine working. I knew what I was getting into here, since it is caffeine anhydrous, which is common in almost every pre-workout. I want to give a word of caution with the Caffeine powder. Caffeine can kill you in great enough quantities, so don’t mess around with this stuff. At the very least, by the fractional teaspoon set to follow Bulk Supplements’ serving recommendation. You really should weigh this stuff out. Bulk Supplements’ pure caffeine anhydrous powder mixes easy, works right, and if you’re smart about using it saves you a ton of money. I bought the 100g package, and with my planned usage I have 500 servings of caffeine. You can’t beat that. Creatine Every time I used creatine in the past it was creatine monohydrate. it was that gritty stuff that never quite mixed in to the liquid all of the way. I actually used to just take a serving of the powder dry and wash it down with a drink, that’s how hard it was to mix the stuff. Bulk Supplements’ micronized creatine mixes incredibly easy. I can put it in cold juice and give it a whirl with a spoon it is so easy to mix. My benchmark for seeing whether or not creatine was doing its job was to see how much water I am retaining. I don’t have a scientific way to do this, but after taking this creatine for about a week I have noticed 1-2 pound increase in body weight without any significant dietary changes. This tells me that I am retaining more water than normal, so I think the creatine is doing something. I never got stomach cramps from creatine in the first place, but Bulk Supplements’ creatine has not given me any problems either. Again, this is an excellent product at a fantastic price. Beta Alanine My only reservations about getting the Beta Alanine from Bulk Supplements was whether or not I was going to see a good effect from it. If you look around at Beta Alanine products, I am sure you with come across the Carnosyn brand name. I read about this a little bit, but I thought I would give the Bulk Supplements Beta Alanine a try. The common response to beta alanine is to feel a slight tingling sensation. I started with the recommended serving (sparse 1/8th tsp) but found that I needed to go at least with a heaping 1/8th tsp to feel something. I weigh about 230, so I probably needed the slightly increased serving. I feel safe about increasing the serving since the product’s package indicates that it is safe to take the recommended serving up to three times a day (I only take it once). So far so good with Bulk Supplements’ Pure Beta Alanine. After finding the right serving for me, I am satisfied with the quality of the product. This is a great deal that I feel is just as effective as more expensive Beta Alanine supplements. Overall, Bulk Supplements offers quality products at outstanding prices. I will definitely be a repeat customer. Read more