Bucked Up Black vs Cellucor C4 Ultimate Pre-Workout
The verdict
- Bucked Up Black scores 20.0 points higher than Cellucor C4 Ultimate Pre-Workout on formula: 60.0 (C tier) vs 40.0 (F tier).
- Caffeine: 200 mg vs 300 mg.
- Both labels have 0% hidden in blends.
- Black costs $3.33 per clinically dosed serving. C4 Ultimate Pre-Workout does not have a comparable clinically dosed price.
- Neither is third-party tested.
- Largest panel dose differences for Black vs C4 Ultimate Pre-Workout: L-Tyrosine: none listed vs 1,000 mg; Betaine Anhydrous: none listed vs 1,250 mg; L-Citrulline: 4,000.2 mg vs 3,000 mg.
- Bottom line: Black has the higher formula score.
Straight from the label math; no editorial picks. We don't earn a commission from store links on this site.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Tier | C · 60.0 (best) | F · 40.0 |
| Overall score | 42.8 (best) | 33.5 |
| Dose | 60.0 (best) | 40.0 |
| Transparency | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pump | 60.0 | 60.0 |
| Focus | 10.0 | 90.0 (best) |
| Endurance | 42.8 | 100.0 (best) |
| Caffeine | 200 mg · ⚡ Standard Send | 300 mg · ☢️ Talk To Your Cardiologist |
| Lowest price | $49.99 | $39.99 (best) |
| Per clinically dosed serving | $3.33 · 💎 Luxury Pixie Dust (best) | $2.66 · Underdosed |
| Real servings | 15 of 30 | 15 of 20 (best) |
| Testing | Untested | Untested |
| Ingredients (per graded serving) | ||
| Caffeine (counts toward the tier) | 200 mg100% ✓ | 300 mg100% ✓ |
| L-Citrulline (counts toward the tier) | 4,000.2 mg100% ✓ | 3,000 mg75% |
| Betaine Anhydrous (counts toward the tier) | missing | 1,250 mg50% |
| L-Tyrosine (counts toward the tier) | missing | 1,000 mg100% ✓ |
| Taurine (counts toward the tier) | 100 mg10% | missing |
| L-Theanine (counts toward the tier) | missing | missing |
| Beta-Alanine | 2,000 mg63% | 3,200 mg100% ✓ |
| Sodium (Electrolytes) | 45 mg | 225 mg |
| Alpha-GPC | 100 mg33% | — |
| AstraGin | 25 mg | — |
| Creatine Monohydrate | — | 1,013.1 mg34% |
| Deer Antler Velvet Extract | 50 mg | — |
| Humic/Fulvic Mineral Blend Extract | 35 mg | — |
| Huperzine A | — | 50 mcg100% ✓ |
| L-Arginine | — | 3,000 mg50% |
| Lentil Peptides (PeptiPump) | — | 200 mg |
| Methylliberine (Dynamine) | — | 50 mg |
| Potassium | — | 190 mg |
| Rauwolfia vomitoria root bark extract | — | 1 mg |
| Senactiv | 25 mg | — |
| Theacrine (TeaCrine) | — | 10 mg |
= best in the row. = part of the ideal pre and counts toward the tier. Percentages are of the clinical reference dose.
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