In this endless hunt to find which supplements offer the best effects with the least amount of side effects, here is my assessment of the best “become so extreme that you explode” N.O. / pre-workout additions, I mean seriously… don’t we all want to look like a giant veiny/arterial aliens?

My hands down, all time favorite is Gaspari Nutrition’s Super Pump 250 (patiently waits for his endorsement check).  I’ve tried many of the N.O. supplements out there and none of them made me feel as awesome, or as strong, as this one did.  When I initially started drinking it before workouts I’d go through my regular routine and then have a burst of I’m-going-to-destroy-this weight aggression and I would up upping the weight to do an extra set just for giggles, like it was nothing (All of that said, I didn’t get any jitters after drinking SP250… it was a really smooth increase in endurance and strength).

The good stuff aside, the negatives were these: Just like with most creatine supplements, it’ll cause you to carry some water weight and look a little puffy (you should cycle off of it every 30 or so days).  Unlike most creatine supplements it’ll have you running for the bathroom about 30 minutes after drinking it (the effects were significantly lessened if I started working out inside of 30 minutes).  It can all be summed up when I say that many people have nicknamed this supplement “Super Dump 250.”

In a nutshell, good smooth energy and strength increases, a little water puffiness, and bathroom sides.  Everything weighed together with what I experience while using it… Gaspari get’s two thumbs up from me for SP250.