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C4 Original Pre-Workout

13 ingredients documented, every dose read against the trials. The verdict set below is generated by the engine. Cellucor can't edit it, and neither can we.

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Cellucor C4 Original Pre-Workout, front of pack
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The verdict
Works with context.
For lifters chasing training output.

Caffeine at 200mg is clinical dose and the real driver here. But L-Citrulline at 1.2g is only 20% of optimal (6g), and L-Arginine at 1.2g is 20% of optimal. Beta-Alanine at 2g is 63% of optimal. For a pre-workout, the pump and endurance ingredients are significantly underdosed. The energy/focus complex works, but the performance side falls short.

Also earned
Excellent B vitamin complex in premium forms.Effective dose of caffeine for energy.Premium, patented forms for most ingredients.Adequate beta-alanine for acute effects.

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The read

Cellucor C4 Original Pre-Workout: a solid everyday formula. Lead: Vitamin B6 at 3.4mg. Caffeine at 200mg is clinical dose and the real driver here. The primary is covered; some supporting doses sit below the studied amounts.

Cellucor C4 Original Pre-Workout, front of packWhat's in this, per 9g (1 scoop)
✓ dose matches what trials used
Vitamin B6Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate3.4mg
Folate6S-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate glucosamine salt100mcg DFE
Vitamin B12Methylcobalamin6mcg
CholineCholine Bitartrate225mg
Muscular Endurance & Performance Blendblend4.5g total
Beta-AlanineCarnoSyn®2g✓
L-CitrullineVelox®1.2g
L-ArginineVelox®1.2g

8 of 13 shown, 2 doses at what the trials used

Also on the label (inactive): Citric Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Malic Acid, Natural & Artificial Flavors, Calcium Silicate, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, FD&C Red #40

C4 Original Pre-Workout supplement facts
What we analyzed

This read comes from the product's own supplement facts panel. Every dose was cross-referenced with published clinical trials to see whether it matches what the studies actually used.

13 ingredients read2 at trial doses
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