Craze Review (Driven Sports / DS)
- My lifts improved by 20%
- Good price for the results
- I got a 10 lbs weight increase in 30 days on this
- Taste isn't great - will try a different flavor
Okay, before starting this review I would like to point out that there are two categories of pre-workout supplements IMO. There are those that have multiple ergogenic ingredients like creatine, branch chained amino acids, glutamine, citrulline malate, beta alanine etc. along with stims like caffeine. And those that tend to be cheaper, contain 45 to 60 servings in a smaller bottle and boast of their small serving size of a 5 to 7 grams.
The former ones are conventional types that will give results after consistent use, replenish your damaged muscle fibers and will improve strength as well by their stimulant action. Those with the smaller serving size have more stimulants and will help in focused training, intense workouts and help in strength gains quickly by acting on the CNS directly. So, you need to get the recovery agents like creatine, BCAA separately for intra and post workout usage.
I have tried many different pre-workout supplements and am currently using Driven Sports Craze. It has 45 servings and each serving weighs about 6 grams. This supplement belongs to that second class of pre-workout products. This supplement is excellent and far better than supplements like Jack3d and NeuroCore by Muscletech that contained geranium extract or 1, 3 DMAA. I have been against the usage of 1, 3 DMAA from the very beginning – which of course later the FDA turned against and now it’s banned for supplement use.
Does It Work?
My experience with DS Craze has been great and it has helped me get through intense workout sessions without making me tired. My lifts have gone up by at least 20% while I was using this pre-workout. I took it 20 minutes before workouts followed by 5 grams creatine, 10 grams BCAAs and 15 grams glutamine with my whey shake immediately after workout.
Creatine, betaine, caffeine and citrulline malate are the ingredients that form most part of the supplement. Creatine helps in recovery of the creatine from muscles that form the ATP. Citrulline malate is better than arginine and directly gives a pumping effect and makes you feel vascular – which has been verified by recent findings. Caffeine and PEA or pehylethylamine form the stimulant complex which aids in CNS stimulation.
I can vouch for this product after using more than 30 servings over the last 4 weeks or so. It gives me the ability to lift more that causes microtrauma which will heal resulting in growth. I eat a lot when I use such energy supplements to improve recovery especially meat and complex carbs. My weight increased 10 pounds in 30 days and I will thus rate it 9/10 for effectiveness and 9/10 as well for value for money. I don’t find it expensive – it’s worth the price to get intense weight lifting sessions.
Taste / Mixability
Coming back to taste; it is neither good nor bad. I will say 6 out of ten. I bought Grape Candy flavor but should have selected Berry Lemonade. The powder smells like Grape Juice but starts tasting sour and has an after taste which disappoints me. I have always used one serving and never exceeded one scoop for a workout. This works fine for me.
Another thing I am always concerned with is mixability. Craze mixes well in water. There’s no issue with mixing. I can give it full marks 10/10 for mixability.
Digestion
There is no issue with digestion. Sometimes I felt a little bloating and it could be because of the stimulant action. I can rate it 8/10 for causing me a little stomach upset.
In Conclusion
I recommend you give it a try. It can be used while cutting as well if you wish to boost your aerobic stamina or to get rid of fat while training with weights by cutting your carbs – it can do wonders. So, thumbs up for craze from me.
I went for a session of yoga than I took some craze before going into a gymnastic/acrobatic martial art session with some friends for about 2 hours… got home at 11 pm and I can;t sleep… this stuff is amazing… I have never done so many flips in one session. But it is now 2:15 am and I still can’t sleep š
LOL, I took two scoops at 18:45 on Thursday, 45 mins before my cardio workout – cardio was insane – unbelieveble focus and drive. However, didn’t get to sleep till 11am next morning! Don’t even feel tired or upset that I hadn’t slept! Actually feel in a good mood. This stuff is amazing, can’t believe it’s legal!
Couldn’t sleep till 11:30? You can’t flex cardio pal.
After trying just about every pre-workout on the market, I’m torn between the Old Superpump 250 and Craze for the overall number 1. This is by far the best on the market. That C4 crap doesn’t even compare. This stuff is the truth. Please don’t add or take anything away from this suff.
Everybody must be getting paid to say Craze is good. I could not focus, had to drop weights and had a caffeine crash. I can sleep fine. Going back to Mesomorph.
I am currently taking Craze and the first day was amazing, unbelievable pump and energy, complete focus and was wired even when I finished my workout… But, every time I took it after that I feel absolutely nothing at all.
I tried Craze twice and it doesn’t work for me. I don’t even get energy or focus, and it tastes like crap – I felt like throwing up. True story bro.
MS and Badass, you guys should consult a doctor. Something is wrong in your body. The Craze works absolutely fine on 99% people.
So you know 99% of people? Whatever! Sounds like you are on the payroll as well…
TASTE 7
It has a berry lemonade taste to it with a little kick. Almost like you put a monster into a high concentrated berry lemonade powder. You can definitely tell you are drinking a pre-workout not a glass of berry lemonade. The berry flavor kinda makes it worse, I think it would be better if they made it just lemonade. The berry flavor kinda leaves an after taste in your mouth. I have had better tasting pre-workouts, but this one still is good.
EFFECTIVENESS 9
The flavor may not be the best but it’s definitely worth sucking it down anyways. For me it usually kicks in around 10 minutes after taking it. I’ll take it at my house right before I leave for the gym and I can usually start feeling it when Iām almost there. Sometimes when I wake up for an early workout it takes a longer time to kick in, but it kicks in. It helps me push myself a little harder every workout than I would have when I was on Jack3d.
FOCUS-PUMP 10
Talk about focus.. WOW by far the best thing that is legal to help you focus. Every workout it’s all about me vs. the weights. I don’t catch myself thinking about plans after the gym or wondering what I’m going to have for lunch, I’m 100% in my workout zone. As far as pump goes, I get a good pump every workout. I take creatine too so I don’t know if it’s the pre-workout or the creatine giving me a pump but I’m getting one! If you dont take any creatine you should still get a good pump because one of the main ingredients in Craze is creatine monohydrate.
VALUE 10
It comes in a smaller container with 45 servings. 1 scoop is one serving and you can take 1-2. I take 2 so I get about 22.5 servings per container. Which isn’t bad considering the price. I don’t find myself running out of it extremely fast, I only use it the days I workout (5 days a week).
MIXABILITY 9
I use a little blender bottle to mix it when I take it before a workout and never get chunks. I shake it for around 10 seconds and it’s all liquified, no clumps of powder. The only thing is sometimes it feels like it sticks to your teeth a little, I’m not sure if that’s from mixing it or if it’s just the aftertaste it has. Overall mixing isn’t a problem.
I have taken a fair few pre-workout supplements. And this one by far is one of the better ones. I did Like 1MR but it gave me the jitters. Craze for example; I woke yesterday morning at about 05:30 hours and went on a 3 mile run, then went into my Legs and Back P90x workout (105 minutes), after that I spent the day at the water park with my family. So on the way home I was exhausted but wanted to do an arm and shoulder workout, so I took one scoop of the Craze and was ready to hit it. I could not believe the rush it gave me through my entire workout. Great pre-workout. Also try Cardio Igniter, for your cardio, it is also a very good one to use when you run. Real clean energy feeling.
This pre-workout is awesome – really clean energy.