Alpha Lion Superhuman Extreme: High Stimulants, Elevated Performance

Alpha Lion Superhuman Extreme Supplement Facts

Alpha Lion Superhuman Extreme pre-workout has gone through a formula change. One of the brand’s most popular pre-workout selections was always a solid formula, but the brand saw an opportunity to update it with newer ingredients that are a better fit for today’s consumer. Even with an emphasis on energy (anti-fatigue) Superhuman Extreme doesn’t negate other areas of your workout experience that are beneficial like blood flow, performance and cognition.

Citrulline – 6,000mg

Citrulline is not a new ingredient to the Alpha Lion Superhuman Extreme pre-workout formula. However, Alpha Lion did increase it from 4g to 6g.

Citrulline is the precursor to arginine. When consumed your body converts it to arginine which then triggers nitric oxide. This pushes out more blood flow into the muscles. In addition, it relaxes the blood vessels allowing the blood to travel to the muscles easier.

In turn users will experience bigger pumps. The performance benefit comes from proper blood flow, nutrients and oxygen to the muscles. This aids in muscle performance and recovery.

The 6g dosage has become a standard although benefits of citrulline start at as little as 3g.

Beta Alanine – 3.2g

Beta-alanine is one of the most well-studied ingredients in dietary supplements. Beta-alanine buffers lactic acid. This helps improve muscular endurance allowing you to get more out of your sets. It also can potentially help those beginners in the gym (a lot of you trying to lose weight) reduce muscle soreness after a workout. The 3.2g dosage is what we’ve come to expect in beta-alanine.

Betaine Anhydrous – 2.500mg

Betaine Anhydrous is used in many pre-workouts for its performance benefits. It helps with hydration and intracellular water retention, which can make muscles feel fuller, but it won’t create the same acute vasodilation effect as pump-focused ingredients. It’s main benefit comes in the form of improved strength and power output.

Betaine has been shown to improve muscular endurance, performance and power. This means getting more out of each rep and each set.

The 2,500mg dosage is sufficient.

L-Tyrosine – 2,000mg

Tyrosine is a non-essential amino acid that is used in pre-workout formulations for its impact on cognition and focus. Tyrosine aids in the production of dopamine. Not only can this improve mood, but it can aid in keeping cognitive levels elevated during your exercise. Tyrosine helps maintain or elevate cognitive performance. We see tyrosine dosed at 1,000-2,000mg per serving in most pre-workouts.

Agmatine Sulfate – 1,000mg

Agmatine sulfate is often paired with citrulline for enhanced blood flow. Agmatine sulfate aids in enhanced vasodialation of the blood vessels. This widening of the vessels allows more blood to flow into the muscles for a bigger pump. 

Agmatine sulfate has also been shown to potentially impact pain receptors. This means at the point of muscle fatigue or exhaustion, supplementing with agmatine sulfate may help you complete that set before failure.

The 1,000mg dosage is what we want to see.

VitaCholine Choline Bitartrate – 500mg

VitaCholine® is a branded form of choline L-bitartrate. VitaCholine is a precursor to acetylcholine. Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter involved in memory, learning, muscle contraction, and nervous system function. VitaCholine has been shown to improve focus, memory and improve muscle contractions at dosages around 500mg. We typically see this dosed between 250-500mg in pre-workout formuals.

Superhuman Energy Complex – 376mg (caffeine)

Alpha Lion’s Superhuman Energy Complex contains three versions of caffeine: caffeine anhydrous (340mg), zumXR Extended Release Caffeine (34mg yielding 25mg) and zumXR Delayed Release Caffeine (14mg yielding 11mg).

Caffeine anhydrous is the most popular version of caffeine used in dietary supplements and in pre-workout products. After consumption users experience an effect within 10-15 minutes.

zumXR extended release and delayed release both yield caffeine, but how it works is different. zumXR extended release caffeine releases around 55% of its caffeine in the first hour and then about 80% of its caffeine within the first 6-hours. This is more for all-day energy.

zumXR delayed release caffeine releases 25% of its caffeine in the first hour with about 80% released over the first 2-hours. 

The combination of these three caffeine sources will give you instant energy with caffeine anhydrous with a sustained energy level with zumXR delayed release and all day energy with zumXR extended release caffeine.

Bitter Orange Extract – 120mg

Bitter orange extract is a stimulant where the active ingredient in p-Synephrine. This yields a minimum of 25% p-Synephrine. That means you are getting 30mg of p-Synephrine. Synephrine has been shown to modestly increase metabolic rate and fat oxidation. This leads to increases in body temperature (thermogenesis).  It also can aid in appetite suppression. 

Although this is not Alpha Lion’s Superhuman Burn pre-workout, the use of synephrine also can provide an increase in energy levels and alertness, which is why it is used here in Superhuman Extreme. It also has been shown to show improvements in endurance and exercise performance.

The dosage of 120mg yielding 30mg of synephrine is a good amount.

Ivy Extract – 100mg

One of the more unique adds into the Superhuman Extreme formula is the addition of ivy extract. This is a botanical extract that has shown to improve respiratory health. It can help relax the airways and improve airflow making it easier to breath. This is important especially during high intense exercises where your heart rate is elevated and it becomes harder to breath.

Huperzine A – 20mg

Huperzine A is dosed at 20mg which equates to 200mcg of active huperzine-A. Huperzine-A pairs well with VitaCholine as the main function of huperzine-A is to slow down and inhibit the breakdown of choline in the body. This allows VitaCholine to work for a longer period of time. The 20mg dosage (or 200mcg dosage) is a nice dosage to pair with the VitaCholine in the formula. 

Vincamine – 10mg

Vincamine is another unique ingredient used by Alpha Lion in Superhuman Extreme. Vincamine is a cerebral vasodilator to support blood flow to the brain. By doing so this will support cognitive function and improve focus. In turn this has also showed, due to the improvement in focus, to improve exercise performance. 

Black Pepper Extract – 10mg

Black pepper extract is added to help the absorption and use of the active ingredients in this pre-workout formula.

Alfabin Rauwolscine – 1mg

Also known as alpha-yohimbine, Alfabin rauwolscine is a strong stimulant. This is a branded version of rauwolscine. This strong stimulant can improve your alertness, increase body temperature, improve fat breakdown and reduce appetite in some users.

Many of the stronger fat burners on the market utilize some form of rauwolscine or the strongest stim-based pre-workouts.

We generally see .5mg-2mg of this ingredient in formulas. Too much can cause unwanted side effects. The 1mg dosage in Alpha Lion Superhuman Extreme is sufficient.