Naked Energy

First off, if you’re judging your pre-workout by its taste, you probably think walking is an exercise and you’re not training hard enough for pre-workout anyway. Been taking this pre-workout for over a year now. It’s the cleanest available without artificial flavoring, loads of sugar/sweeteners, or fillers. Get it, suck it up, and train like you mean it.

I will break this down into three sections: Background/Physical Quality, Taste, and Perceived Workout-Benefit. Background/Quality: I decided to get a pre-workout because I really wanted to start exercising more but I've always had significant trouble motivating myself to go to the gym, and one of my biggest excuses was "I'm too tired"/"Ugh, I don't really feel like it right now, today was a long day". I figured if I forced energy into myself via pre-workout, I wouldn't have that excuse anymore. I chose Naked Energy's Unflavored pre-workout because it is only made up of 10 ingredients, all of them are natural, there is no sugar (gains-killer), and one serving is just under 5 grams (which I can drink with 8oz of water rather than getting a flavored one that's 16g per serving that I would need to drink 24 oz of water with, and which allows for me to pay $40 for 50 servings instead of $40 for 20 servings). When the product arrived, I was glad to see that there wasn't really much clumping and that the powder was pretty fine in terms of particle size. When I began using it I was disappointed by it's ability to dissolve in water, however I realized relatively soon after that I had just been too impatient with it. If you give it 30+ seconds of stirring, it will be almost completely dissolved, which is a huge plus. Taste: Bear in mind that supplements in general are not meant to be delicious. bearing that in mind, this is UNFLAVORED. that does not mean that it does not have any flavor, it means that they don't add anything to make it "yummy". It tastes AWFUL. It is one of the most alien and bitter tastes I've ever had. I started drinking it with a -take five sips without breathing, chase with water quickly, then repeat until gone- strategy. I mixed it with a cool raspberry-hibiscus tea and it was bearable. I went back to the five-sip method because I'm lazy and was able to manage. Read the next section to see why the taste didn't drop this product's stars. Perceived Workout Benefit: This stuff works. there is no doubt about it. it has become a staple of my morning routine. half an hour before I want to workout throw on workout clothes, I mix this with 8 oz of water, drink it quick (because again, the taste is atrocious), and watch an episode of the office for 20ish minutes while I let the pre-workout kick in. by the time the episode is over, I feel wide awake with clean and non-jittery energy, I can feel a light pins-and-needles tingle from the beta-alanine (which is bearable at 2g), and I actually look forward to doing my daily workout. I have never gone to the gym as consistently as I have with Naked Energy, and I've never woken up before my alarm and decided "you know what, I should go to the gym" and then feel like I could put in maximal effort at 5:30am until I started using Naked Energy. Plus, for 50 servings at $40, it's almost impossible to find a better option. TL;DR: Ignore the horrible taste, this stuff is awesome. Mix until clear and wait 20-30 min before starting exercise.

Highly recommend! Give a great energy boost. I take 1 heaping scoop (.65 servings) and it works well enough for me for intense early morning athletic workouts. I feel focused, not jittery. I like that the caffeine is a bit less than some and there is no sugar. About the flavor: note that alone, this tastes slightly like baking soda, (I wrongly assumed it might be flavorless) but when paired with a drink with even light flavor it's not bad or noticeable. I usually prefer bland flavors but using this in water solo might be unpleasant even for me; but to each their own.

Written after 3 weeks of use: Switched to this from a different pre workout (GM) because I was looking for no additives. This is much more compact both in formula and packaging. These scoops are SMALL. The scooper is the size of my thumb nail and I’m a 5’3 lady with baby hands. The package itself is the size of my palm. I will say, for such a small amount it packs a punch. As for its performance. It definitely gives a caffeine boost. I only do one scoop since I’m on the smaller side. One scoop is plenty to get me through a 2 hour workout session. I notice the biggest boost to my running and weight lifting. Granted, I don’t lift heavy weights, just light dumbbells but I find that I can easily get through sets while taking this preworkout and my running is easier too and I don’t build up lactic acid as quickly. The negatives: The caffeine can give me a bit of jitters since I’m not much of a caffeine person on the daily. I also do notice a tiny bit of face and hand itch from the Beta Alanine although that’s said to be common and harmless. If anything I kind of appreciate it since I know the pre workout has kicked in at that point. It’s not very distracting to me but if you’re sensitive to such things I would advise against any preworkout with that in it. Overall I would recommend this to someone who’s keen to avoid unnecessary additives. It’s not quite as powerful as the super popular preworkouts but i would say it’s about 80% as powerful so the benefits outweigh the slight performance drop. The taste is pretty horrible but I just take it dry, plop it in my mouth and immediately swish with some water to get it down then I drink the rest of the recommended water afterwards. I think this is the easiest way.

I had high hopes for this product due to the Naked brand name and the high price. I appreciate not putting artificial sweeteners, colors, and flavorings in this, but, when you describe your product as unflavored, that means it has no flavor. The taste of this product is intolerable. It taste like you’re taking a handful of prescription meds or medicine and chewing on the pills. It’s absolutely terrible and bitter and I don’t know how people are actually drinking this because it’s disgusting.

I absolutely love this pre workout! From the first scoop I could tell it was different. No artificial sweeteners, no fake flavor, and no weird crash afterward. It gives me clean, steady energy that helps me power through my workouts and even my busiest days. I really appreciate that I can recognize every ingredient on the label and trust what I’m putting in my body. It mixes easily, tastes fine even unflavored, and gives me great focus without the jitters. If you want a pre workout that’s simple, effective, and clean, Naked Energy is the one. I’ll definitely be ordering it again!

I just take half the dose in a glass of water to wake up. The taste isn't too bad and it's better than coffee. I can't drink coffee without a bunch of cream and sugar and it upsets my stomach. It's best to eat a little something before taking this as well. My bonus daughter will get nauseous if she takes this on an empty stomach. Over the weekend I take a little more and it helps me get a lot done. I'm really grateful for this as most pre-workouts or caffeinated drinks have sucralose and that doesn't go well for my gut. That kind of flatulence is no fun for me or anyone else around me. I also think sucralose causes RLS to be worse. When I used to drink a lot of stuff with sucralose my RLS got pretty bad. It's much better now that I have this pre-workout.

This stuff tastes awful! There are no jitters or crash though, it is a smooth energy increase with cleaner ingredients. I just would never buy the unflavored kind again.

Very effective Pre-workout. It tastes horrible, but this is a natural and pure product. Most pre-workouts on the market have artificial flavorings, sweeteners, and colors to mask the taste of these ingredients. Get past the taste, and you have one of the most safest and effective Pre-workouts. I will be taking this for the long term. No fillers, or dangerous ingredients here. Only pure, and clean energy. Thank you NKD Nutrition for making this product available.

Find the taste is horrible but you get used to it. I used to use gold standard pre, however, I wanted to go cleaner so started using this and the pump/feeling from it genuinely feels so much cleaner and natural than the Gold Standard pre. I also mix it with optimum nutrition micronised creatine as that's the only ingredient of this drink that's missing (obviously because it isn't vegan-friendly). Dunno if its just one that works so well or both as I only every mix them together with 400ml of water. Would I buy this product again? probably the taste is unique and you just get used to dealing with it after a while. Would like to know more about the maker of it though as the American site seems set up and running and usable but the UK one is none existent, so I am not too sure how much I trust the making process of the product.

Item was sent within a week of purchasing and was 4 months out of date. Not sure if anyone had a similar problem but the sell-by-date is printed on the bottom and I was disappointed to read it said January 2020.

This is a great pre workout. also if you do the math you get more servings for your buck then most on the market and no crap ingredients. It does add a bitter taste so I recommend to add it to juice or a water flavor of your choice.

Used this today for a fasted workout and it gave me a good workout. Loads of energy and nice tingles. Tastes weird but if you mix with dilute orange then it tastes fine! Love it! My favourite preworkout!