After a quiet period in 2019, Olympus Lifestyle (formally known as Olympus Labs) is back. Olympus Lyfestyle may be a different brand name, but it is keeping true to its innovation DNA. Olympus Lyfestyle plans to feature more products that are versatile in use, not just for gym-goers. Olympus Lyfestyle will design products that can be taken by gamers, those with intensive jobs or used as a coffee replacement, much like their flagship pre-workout Levels.
Levels will be the flagship stimulant based pre-workout from Olympus Lyfestyle. This was first teased in early 2019, but now it is a reality. Levels features innovative ingredients at efficacious dosages that are sure to provide energy, focus, pump and endurance. The formula is not like anything we’ve seen on the market today, which does not come as a surprise when you mention the name of Olympus (Labs).
When To Take Olympus Lyfestyle Levels?
Levels by Olympus Lyfestyle is a traditional stimulant based pre-workout. However, it can be used in many different scenarios, not just for the gym. The recommended time to take Levels is 30-minutes prior to the desired activity. That activity may be exercise, intensive tasks, gaming or as a pick-me-up instead of your traditional coffee or energy drink.
Why Take Olympus Lyfestyle Levels?
If you’re looking for a boost in exercise capacity and performance, Levels would be a great product to take pre-workout. Levels will provide the energy needed to push through any workout. Levels will also improve your focus and drive allowing you to smash the weight and kill your workout. Levels can also improve endurance and reduce fatigue. This will allow you to experience a better, more effective workout. Levels also focuses on pump, which is more than just a visual cue in the gym. The pump is nutrient rich blood in your muscles that are helping repair damaged muscle tissue which will lead to muscle growth. Levels also can aid in an increase in strength and power. Who doesn’t want to be stronger in the gym?
If you’re not using Levels for the gym, then you can use it for a plethora of other reasons. Looking for a great tasting alternative to coffee with other performance enhancing benefits? Levels is a good choice for that. Tired of that sugar-filled energy drink? Take Levels. Are you trying be the best Call of Duty player on the planet? Levels can help provide you with the stamina, energy and focus you need to perform at your best.
Olympus Lyfestyle Levels Label Breakdown
Olympus Lifestyle Levels is an impressive looking label with a multitude of impressive ingredients at clinical dosages. The Levels label is broken down into a 40/20 serving size. For the purpose of getting full efficacious dosages, we are going to focus on the 20-serving doses.
L-Citrulline – 5g
L-Ctirulline is a common ingredient used in many pre-workout and pump supplements. Citrulline is the precurrsor to Arginine in the body. When Citrulline converts to Arginine, it then increases nitric oxide levels causing an increase in blood flow to your muscles.
Citrulline’s clinical dosage is 3-5g, of pure Citrulline. Do not be fooled by the 6-8g you’ve been accustomed to knowing. The 6-8g dosage pertains to a Citrulline Malate 2:1 or 1:1 ingredient.
Vaso6 – 300mg
Vaso6 is a branded ingredient from Compound Solutions. In the simplest of explanations, Vaso6 increases nitric oxide allowing for an increase in blood flow. Specifically, VASO6 improves the bioavailability of nitric oxide by inhibiting the expression and secretion of a peptide hormone responsible for vasoconstriction and increased blood pressure called endothelin-1 (ET-1). This is what makes Vaso6 unique and different than many of the NO boosting agents on the market today.
The best dosage of Vaso6, per studies, is 300mg, which is what we are getting with Olympus Lifestyle Levels.
Caffeine Anhydrous – 300mg
Caffeine Anhydrous is the pure version of caffeine that will start to work within 15-30 minutes of ingestion. Caffeine Anhydrous stimulates your central nervous system to help provide an increase in energy levels and an increased sense of focus.
There is not an “accepted” dosage of Caffeine Anhydrous. This is a stimulant. However, too much of any one, or several stimulants, can be counter productive to your fitness goals as they start to constrict blood flow. The 300mg dosage of Caffeine Anhydrous in Levels is an adequate amount designed to give you that increase in energy and focus without compromising your pump
Dynamine – 260mg (yielding 104mg)
Dynamine is a natural energy supplement from Compound Solutions that may amplify feelings of energy, mood and focus by activating dopamine receptors and other key neurotransmitters, without raising heart rate or blood pressure. Dynamine is very similar to theacrine (aka TeaCrine) in how it works. The difference between Dynamine and TeaCrine is the effects of Dynamine spike approximately 30-minutes after ingestion. This is how it differs from Caffeine Anhydrous as well. Caffeine Anhydrous will hit first, followed by Dynamine.
Dynamine is not another form of DMAA or DMHA. If your expectation of Dynamine is to be similar to these two stimulants, you will be let down. Dynamine works well, but it is not as hard-hitting as DMAA or DHMA.
Studies indicate that 100mg of Dynamine with at least 100mg Caffeine works the best. We get 104mg of Dynamine in Levels.
Cognizin Citicholine – 250mg
Cognizin is a branded version of Citicholine. Citicholine is traditionally used for its cognitive boosting abilities. Studies have shown that supplementing with Citicoline can lead to improved attention and can improve memory in aging humans. Cognizin has been tested in humans and has shown to increase brain activity, focus, attention and motor speed.
Studies indicated at 250mg there was improvement in cognitive ability.
S7 – 50mg
S7 is a blend of seven plant-based ingredients (green coffee bean extract, green tea extract, colorless turmeric extract, tart cherry, blueberry, broccoli and kale) that has been clinically proven to ignite your body’s own nitric oxide system. A pilot study has shown that S7 can increase nitric oxide levels by 230%.
In a pilot study, the effects of S7 were measured on how it influences circulating, bioavailable nitric oxide concentration within healthy humans. This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover, human study. Eight different healthy humans were selected between the ages of 24 and 55. They were given either a placebo or a 50mg dose of S7. S7 was clinically shown to increase nitric oxide levels by 230% at only a 50mg dose, thus resulting in increased blood flow. Increased blood flow can lead to improved performance. The placebo group showed insignificant results.
S7 is not a nitrate product. S7 is an ingredient that actually triggers your own body’s nitric oxide to produce more.
AstraGin – 50mg
AstraGin is an ingredient used in dietary supplements to help increase absorption on the active ingredients. AstraGin essentially makes your supplements more effective as you are able to utilize more of the ingredients you are ingesting.
KannaEase – 25mg
KannaEase is used at 25mg. This is sceletium tortusoum and is used to alleviate stress and anxiety. Olympus Lifestyle (Labs) has used KannaEase at this dosage before in prior pre-workouts. Supplementing with KannaEase not only may alleviate anxiety, it may lead to improved focus.
Dosage is appropriate at 25mg.
Olympus Lyfestyle Levels Final Takeaway
Olympus Lifestyle is back with a bang with this new version of their flagship stimulant based pre-workout supplement. The brand was built on innovation, and it is good to see them staying true to their roots. Levels, on paper, should provide great energy without that nasty crash. The inclusion of Dynamine, Cognizin and KannaEase should lead to an improve sense of alertness and focus. What we are very excited about is the pump complex in Levels. You are getting Citrulline, GlycerSize, Vaso6 and S7. Collectively this should provide one of the best pump-producing pre-workouts on the market today. We are looking forward running this and providing you with a full review.
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