
Cellucor
C4 Original Pre-Workout
America's best-known budget pre-workout: 200 mg caffeine and great flavors, but beta-alanine, citrulline and creatine all sit below research doses.
Brand profile
Cellucor is the sports nutrition brand behind C4, one of the best-known pre-workout lines in the US. It is owned by Nutrabolt, a privately held company headquartered in Austin, Texas, which launched the Cellucor product line in 2002 and also owns XTEND and partners with Bloom Nutrition. Alongside several C4 pre-workout powders, the brand sells C4 energy drinks, creatine, protein and weight-management supplements through its own site and major US retailers.
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Testing & quality
C4 Sport, C4 Ripped Sport, C4 SuperSport and C4 Performance Energy drinks are listed as NSF Certified for Sport; C4 Original is not listed in the NSF database.

Cellucor
America's best-known budget pre-workout: 200 mg caffeine and great flavors, but beta-alanine, citrulline and creatine all sit below research doses.
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