I am a long time NO-Xplode user. After taking a bit of crap from the guys at the local muscle shop for my love of NO-Xplode I decided to branch out. The guys at Rock Bottom Supplements hooked me up with a bunch of samples, which I tried before deciding to try a jug of Dymatize’s Xpand.
The outer packaging and advertising for Xpand, unlike the packaging for the rest of the Dymatize line has limitless vulgarity. It approaches what I would expect from MuscleTech. The Xpand box has some MMA fighter with a sward tattooed on his chest and makes all kinds of claims about THE MOST EXTREME PUMP EEEVVVEEERRR. Luckily the container itself has a nicely textured carbon-fibery look to it, thus reducing the duchebagery on top of my fridge.
Side tangent: The shaker that Xpand comes with is crap.
NO-Xplode mixes pretty easily, although they say you should not shake it… because it might explode (mmmm…. yeah…). At first I was frustrated with Xpand because no matter how well I mixed or shook it was gritty at the bottom. Then I made a breakthrough. If you mix it and then let it sit for a min or two the grittiness has a chance to dissolve, once that has happened it tastes great.
NO-Xplode hits you fast but Xpand hits you faster. If you drink it on an empty stomach you will be looking for something to lift within a min. What is weirder though is as I start to warm up parts of my arms and legs start to tingle. At first I was unsettled but after a few times though, I think it makes the pump that much better.
While Xpand does not have the caffeine content of NO-Xplode, it seems to keep me awake longer. That may just be a case of my body adapting to a new formula, but none the less I tend to go under one serving if I am working out later than usual.
Circling back, what is the purpose for a pre-workout? To get you mental and physically prepared to hit the weights. Xpand accomplishes this goal, better than NO-Xplode.
I should note that Xpand comes in pre-workout powdered as well as “energized” and non-”energized” pill forms. Pills and pre-workout does not seem to work out in my calculus, but your mileage may vary.
If you don’t live in Vancouver WA where you can get good advice from a great shop like Rock Bottom Supplements, you can buy online from a reputable place like Bodybuilding.com.
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