Superpump 250 vs. Amino Energy

It's been two weeks since I have been home from Olympia. This also means that I have had plenty of time to start to try new products. For those who may not know, the expo center portion of Olympia is a blast. There are tons of companies giving free samples of their products both old and new. So in the future I will be comparing products. Today I'm going to compare Superpump 250 by Gaspari Nutrition and Amino energy by Optimum Nutrition.

At Olympia I taste tested the grape Flavor Amino Energy. That was yummy. So I grabbed myself some sample packs. I was pretty stoked to try this stuff, I have never dabbled in N.O. energy drinks but I'm up for it. So when I got home I tried the Amino Energy and I was blown away. I ended up with Fruit Punch flavor. I drank it down and about a half hour later I worked out. I had a slammin' work out and also got an amazing pump. This pump was visible for hours after I worked out. I had such a great time on the Amino Energy that I of course had to try one of my sample packs of Superpump 250. Once again I had an amazing workout and a great pump. The pump didn't last as long as the Amino Energy pump but it was a great pump none the less.

Now I will compare these products side by side.

Flavor : I used fruit punch for each brand. Amino Energy Fruit punch is OK. Nothing fantastic but it's OK. Superpump250 seems to have a bitter taste. I found it tough to drink. I could take the slight bitterness but it gave me small felling of nausea as it settled in my stomach.

Stability: Both of these products are powders. Amino Energy is very dusty. What I mean by that is when you put the powder into your shaker a lot of powder goes into the air. That also happens when you open the container. Amino Energy is messy that way. Superpump 250 is much more stable. You put the contents into the shaker and it all stays in the shaker.

Positive Effects and Negative effects: 2 scoops or one sample pack of Amino Energy gave me an awesome workout and a pump that lasted a long time. I felt like I had good clean focused energy and strength. I loved it. The same dose, 2 scoops or one sample pack of Superpump 250 was a bit much. One packet (2 scoops) scared the hell out of me. My heart was racing far too fast, I thought my heart was going to bang through my chest. I had a good workout but it was a scary workout. At times I lost focus because I was scared of the adrenalin that I built up. There was no way that was good for you. I had a great pump, but that was way too scary for me. I also didn't like that I got got red in the chest (that what I was working out that day).The redness means that my blood pressure shot up. That's not good. I didn't feel too good that night or the next morning. I counteracted this by drinking a lot of water and flushing my system. I did try the Superpump again using one scoop or half a sample pack. That worked much better.

Ingredients: Both products pretty much have the same ingredients. They both have the BCAA's that are needed but Amino Energy doesn't have Creatine in it and Superpump 250 does. I rather not have the Creatine in my drink because I take my Creatine with my protein shakes. Optimum Nutrition only has 25mg of caffeine per scoop. Gaspari doesn't state what the amount of caffeine their product has. When I called Gaspari to ask them they said each scoop contained about the amount as a up of coffee. To that I say hogwash. They may put that much caffeine in the drink but I think it's loaded with a lot of other stimulants.

Safety : My experience tells me that Amino Energy is safer.

The winner is: Optimum Nutrition's Amino Energy. Amino Energy is safer and smoother and it gave me awesome results. With the right dosage Superpump 250 gave me great results but I suggest taking the product with caution. Only take one scoop. So I will give the nod to Amino Energy. I have always been partial to Optimum Nutrition products and once again I think O.N. has come through with another awesome and safe product.

Drink up, lift hard and stay focused.