I’ve been a huge fan of Vega products (I use the recovery protein powder all the time), so I was really excited to get to review the Vega Pre-Workout Energizer as a SweatPink ambassador.
From the Vega website:
Vega Sport Pre-Workout Energizer is a pre-workout drink mix sporting a unique blend of 13 synergistic plant-based performance-improving ingredients, like green tea, yerba mate, coconut oil and rhodiola, specifically selected to:
Provide immediate and sustained energy
Increase endurance, aerobic and anaerobic capacity
Enhance mental focus and recovery
This product is part of Vega’s #Fuel Your Better campaign to help athletes perform better with solid nutrition. I love how vega products are vegan and free of chemicals/processed ingredients. It’s so important to make sure you are getting quality ingredients and nutrition to fuel properly for running. This has become even more apparent to me, as I’ve increased my running over the past few months.
I don’t usually drink coffee before runs for fear of being top jittery, so I was a little leery. You mix this with a glass of water 20-30 minutes before working out (It seemed to work best for me 30 min before). I’m going to be totally honest, this powder is not the best tasting. I’m sure if you mixed it with juice instead of water that might help, but I’m not much of a juice person. I just tried to drink it fast, haha.
I used this before a run and a couple other cross training workouts (biking mostly). I liked that I did notice an increase in energy that was not the same kind as coffee, just more of a boost. I didn’t feel jittery at all, which is was a real relief. It just felt like I was more focused and revved up for whatever activity I was doing. For me, I found that this helped me more with non running workouts (I think I just have a system that works for me, and I am a creature of habit).
I would definitely keep these in my fuel basket, next to my GU’s and vega recovery protein powder. 🙂 If you’re looking for something to get you a little pumped up for workouts, definitely give this a shot!!
Disclaimer: I did receive Vega pre-workout energizer complimentary for writing this blog post. The views expressed are my own.
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