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Bucked Up Mother Bucker vs Legion Athletics Pulse Pre-Workout (Caffeinated)

The verdict

  • Legion Athletics Pulse Pre-Workout (Caffeinated) scores 10.0 points higher than Bucked Up Mother Bucker on formula: 80.0 (A tier) vs 70.0 (B tier).
  • Caffeine: 400 mg vs 350 mg.
  • Both labels have 0% hidden in blends.
  • Pulse Pre-Workout (Caffeinated) is $0.25 cheaper per clinically dosed serving at $2.50, compared with $2.75 for Mother Bucker.
  • Neither is third-party tested.
  • Largest panel dose differences for Mother Bucker vs Pulse Pre-Workout (Caffeinated): Betaine Anhydrous: none listed vs 2,500 mg; L-Theanine: none listed vs 350 mg; L-Tyrosine: 1,500 mg vs none listed.
  • Bottom line: Pulse Pre-Workout (Caffeinated) has the higher formula score and the lower comparable cost.

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Head-to-head: Bucked Up Mother Bucker vs Legion Athletics Pulse Pre-Workout (Caffeinated)
Metric
Mother Bucker product image

Bucked Up

Mother Bucker
Solid Set
Legion Athletics Pulse Pre-Workout (Caffeinated) — product photo (source: manufacturer)
Built Different
Scores
TierB · 70.0A · 80.0 (best)
Overall score49.359.5 (best)
Dose70.080.0 (best)
Transparency100.0100.0
Pump100.0 (best)60.0
Focus100.0 (best)75.0
Endurance100.0100.0
Caffeine400 mg · ☢️ Talk To Your Cardiologist350 mg · 🚀 Heart Go Brrr
Lowest price$54.99$49.99 (best)
Per clinically dosed serving$2.75 · 💎 Luxury Pixie Dust$2.50 · 💸 Pricey (best)
Real servings20 of 2020 of 20
TestingUntestedUntested
Ingredients (per graded serving)
Caffeine (counts toward the tier)400 mg100% ✓350 mg100% ✓
L-Citrulline (counts toward the tier)4,000 mg100% ✓5,333.6 mg100% ✓
Betaine Anhydrous (counts toward the tier)missing2,500 mg100% ✓
L-Tyrosine (counts toward the tier)1,500 mg100% ✓missing
Taurine (counts toward the tier)missingmissing
L-Theanine (counts toward the tier)missing350 mg100% ✓
Alpha-GPC300 mg100% ✓150 mg50%
Beta-Alanine6,400 mg100% ✓3,600 mg100% ✓
Sodium (Electrolytes)125 mg400 mg
AstraGin50 mg—
Glycerol325 mg—
Huperzine A200 mcg100% ✓—
Nitrosigine (Inositol-Stabilized Arginine Silicate)1,500 mg100% ✓—
Potassium—440 mg
Rauwolscine2 mg—
Senactiv50 mg—
Theobromine100 mg—

= best in the row. = part of the ideal pre and counts toward the tier. Percentages are of the clinical reference dose.