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!

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.

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.

Tastes like crap but if u mix it with lemonade it's not too bad but it's the best pre workout I ever had! lots of energy going to the gym and even after I was done! I love that's its not filled with garbage like sugar or artificial sweetners

I’m not one to leave reviews often but this product is worth it. Today marks a week using this 30-45min before my workouts. First time using NAKED products. Gives me the motivation to push myself and the energy to follow through. Love how clean this product feels in my system. No “STIM itchiness” like most other products. Ingredient list is short and honest! I like the added creatine already mixed in as well. I’ve been mixing with mostly water and a splash of no sugar juice for flavour. I read the fruit punch flavour by NAKED is bad so best go flavourless and do your own thing. Have this on my subscribe list!

A couple of things are important when it comes to supplements, but I'll touch on two: taste, and performance. First, the good - Performance: If I were rating this product ONLY on performance, I'd give it a 4 out of 5 stars. I first tried it with one scoop, and it was okay - but I found that it worked the best for me with 1.5 - 2 scoops. It gave me a clean energy, and no crash at the end of my workout. I did feel like it lacked something though, but maybe that's just because I'm used to products like C4's pre-workout or Vega pre-workout. Either way, it worked well, but not the best. I do enjoy that it didn't have any flavour or colours, and I also appreciate that there wasn't a listing of 30+ ingredients on the jar. Which, brings me to the next point... Then, the bad - Taste: In all honesty here - negative 1 star for taste... I tried a few ways of mixing this. Water only, almond milk (sweetened and vanilla), coconut water, orange juice, apple juice, lemon juice... Nothing could take away the medicinal taste that this gives off. I tried sipping it with juice, I tried chugging it as a shot... Both were NOT enjoyable experiences. (And, to be a little gross here - burping after drinking this stuff? Don't expect to forget the taste it leaves in your mouth any time soon after...) That, unfortunately, is the trade-off for using a supplement that doesn't have any sugar (or sugar subs), flavour, or anything else. The last time I used this, I had to mix it with a BCAA mixture I have just so that I could get it down. But - my BCAA mixture has some other sweetener, so there goes the one main benefit of using this pre-workout. I would recommend this for anyone who is looking for a clean source of pre-workout energy, but I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who has sensitive taste buds or who can't handle medicinal tastes. It's pretty bad in the taste department, but if you're 100% committed to cutting out sugar and sugar substitutes, just take a shot back as if you were playing the "Roxanne" [by The Police] drinking game in your old college pub. And, make sure you have a good chaser.