Is RYSE Loaded Pre underdosed?

• SodiumPer scoop 140 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Not graded: a vitamin or mineral. We grade a pre-workout’s ingredients against exercise studies; vitamins and minerals are graded only on their own supplement pages.

• PotassiumPer scoop 130 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Not graded: a vitamin or mineral. We grade a pre-workout’s ingredients against exercise studies; vitamins and minerals are graded only on their own supplement pages.

• L-CitrullinePer scoop 4.5 gStudies 4–5.33 gEffective doseEvidence: Weak

  Contains 4.5 g; studies use 4–5.33 g.

• Beta-AlaninePer scoop 3.5 gStudies 3.2–6.4 g/dayEffective doseEvidence: Strong

  Contains 3.5 g; studies use 3.2–6.4 g/day.

• CaffeineLabel: Caffeine Anhydrous; Caffeine [xumXR delayed release caffeine (std. min. 75% Caffeine)]Per scoop 390 mgStudies 3–6 mg/kgEffective doseEvidence: Strong

  Contains 390 mg (5.2 mg/kg at 75 kg); studies use 3–6 mg/kg.

• Cognizin (Citicoline)Per scoop 250 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Not graded: we have no research dose for it from exercise studies.

• TheobrominePer scoop 100 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Contains 100 mg. Not graded: there is no peer-reviewed exercise trial, and 100–400 mg did not change mood or alertness in human studies.

• L-TheaninePer scoop 50 mgStudies 100–200 mgBelow research doseEvidence: Weak

  Contains 50 mg; studies use 100–200 mg.

Use “Check it for your dose” to see this table for your own scoops and bodyweight. Only caffeine is dosed per kilogram in the studies we cite; the other research doses are fixed amounts, so your weight doesn't change them.

How many scoops would it take?

To reach the low end of the research dose for each underdosed ingredient.

Taking more doesn't fix this product. Reaching those doses means more than 400 mg of caffeine from the scoops alone, above the FDA's 400 mg daily reference for most adults, before any coffee.

Where the reference doses come from

1. Beta-Alanine, 3.2–6.4 g/day: Harris et al., 2006Hobson et al., 2012Trexler et al., 2015.
2. Caffeine, 3–6 mg/kg: Guest et al., 2021.
3. L-Citrulline, 4–5.33 g: Gough et al., 2021Vårvik et al., 2021.
4. L-Theanine, 100–200 mg: Owen et al., 2008Payne et al., 2025.
5. Daily caffeine reference, 400 mg: US FDA, Spilling the Beans.
6. Label data: National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Dietary Supplement Label Database, 2026. https://dsld.od.nih.gov/. Label 316435.

Methodology 1.11. Read the full methodology or the corrections log.