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Cellucor C4 Ultimate Pre-Workout vs Legion Athletics Pulse Pre-Workout (Caffeinated)

The verdict

  • Legion Athletics Pulse Pre-Workout (Caffeinated) scores 40.0 points higher than Cellucor C4 Ultimate Pre-Workout on formula: 80.0 (A tier) vs 40.0 (F tier).
  • Caffeine: 300 mg vs 350 mg.
  • Both labels have 0% hidden in blends.
  • Pulse Pre-Workout (Caffeinated) costs $2.50 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 C4 Ultimate Pre-Workout vs Pulse Pre-Workout (Caffeinated): L-Theanine: none listed vs 350 mg; L-Tyrosine: 1,000 mg vs none listed; Betaine Anhydrous: 1,250 mg vs 2,500 mg.
  • Bottom line: Pulse Pre-Workout (Caffeinated) 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.

Head-to-head: Cellucor C4 Ultimate Pre-Workout vs Legion Athletics Pulse Pre-Workout (Caffeinated)
Metric
C4 Ultimate Icy Blue Razz tub
🧚 Fairy Dust
Legion Athletics Pulse Pre-Workout (Caffeinated) — product photo (source: manufacturer)
Built Different
Scores
TierF · 40.0A · 80.0 (best)
Overall score33.559.5 (best)
Dose40.080.0 (best)
Transparency100.0100.0
Pump60.060.0
Focus90.0 (best)75.0
Endurance100.0100.0
Caffeine300 mg · ☢️ Talk To Your Cardiologist350 mg · 🚀 Heart Go Brrr
Lowest price$39.99 (best)$49.99
Per clinically dosed serving$2.66 · Underdosed$2.50 · 💸 Pricey (best)
Real servings15 of 2020 of 20 (best)
TestingUntestedUntested
Ingredients (per graded serving)
Caffeine (counts toward the tier)300 mg100% ✓350 mg100% ✓
L-Citrulline (counts toward the tier)3,000 mg75%5,333.6 mg100% ✓
Betaine Anhydrous (counts toward the tier)1,250 mg50%2,500 mg100% ✓
L-Tyrosine (counts toward the tier)1,000 mg100% ✓missing
Taurine (counts toward the tier)missingmissing
L-Theanine (counts toward the tier)missing350 mg100% ✓
Beta-Alanine3,200 mg100% ✓3,600 mg100% ✓
Potassium190 mg440 mg
Sodium (Electrolytes)225 mg400 mg
Alpha-GPC—150 mg50%
Creatine Monohydrate1,013.1 mg34%—
Huperzine A50 mcg100% ✓—
L-Arginine3,000 mg50%—
Lentil Peptides (PeptiPump)200 mg—
Methylliberine (Dynamine)50 mg—
Rauwolfia vomitoria root bark extract1 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.