Optimum Nutrition Micronised Creatine Powder, 100% Pure Creatine Monohydrate Powder for Performance and Muscle Power, Unflavoured Shake, 93 Servings, 317 g

Product Information

This includes reading all of the warnings and directions, as well as the ingredients formulas. Note that the information below was accurate at the time of writing but may change from time to time. For this reason, it’s a good idea to keep tabs on your total Caffeine intake from all sources if you are thinking of taking either of these supplements. The Gold Standard Pre Workout serving size (one level scoop) is 11g in total, while the Amino Energy serving size (two level scoops) is 9g in total. That means that although we know the separate ingredients, we don’t know exactly how much of each one is included in the product.

Optimum Nutrition Micronised Creatine Powder 317g Optimum Nutrition Micronised Creatine Powder 317g

That being said, Amino Energy does contain caffeine as a stimulant, just like the Gold Standard Pre Workout, which explains why some people may choose to use it in the same manner as a regular pre workout.

Suggested Use

The bottom line here is that the only differences between these two products when it comes to the servings are the fact that you take two scoops with Amino Energy and one with Gold Standard. That being said, the actual scoop sizes are different.

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Amino Energy could perhaps be used as a post workout supplement (although you should be aware of the Caffeine content) as well as a pre workout, while Gold Standard is intended more as a ‘classic’ pre workout supplement. The Ingredients Next up it’s the most important category of all – the ingredients. How do these products differ when it comes to their ingredients formulas? There are a few differences though. As you may have guessed by its name, Amino Energy contains a range of amino acids in its formula, and this is the main focus for that product. Amino Energy is focused more on delivering some important Amino Acids along with some other ingredients such as Green Tea and Caffeine.Because of the Caffeine content in both of these supplements, it’s probably also a good idea not to consume them within six hours of when you plan to go to sleep.