Head to head · Pre-Workout
Gorilla Mind Gorilla Mode Pre-Workout vs RYSE Loaded Pre
Gorilla Mind scores higher overall (8.2 vs 7.9 out of 10), mainly on efficacy, quality & purity and transparency. RYSE still leads on value and experience.
Updated September 2026 from our full reviews · How we score
One of the most heavily dosed pre-workouts: per scoop 5 g citrulline, 2.5 g creatine and 200 mg caffeine, doubling to 400 mg caffeine at the 2-scoop max.
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A TikTok Shop best-seller with solid citrulline and beta-alanine doses and licensed candy flavors, but caffeine ranges from 300 to 390 mg by flavor.
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The short answer
Choose Gorilla Mind if…
- Experienced lifters chasing pumps and strength
- People who want creatine built into their pre-workout
- Buyers who value per-lot lab results
- You care most about efficacy, quality & purity, transparency
Choose RYSE if…
- Lifters who want strong flavors with effective doses
- Experienced stimulant users
- Value shoppers who buy on sale
- You care most about value, experience
- You want the lower cost per serving ($1.33)
Side by side
| Gorilla Mode Pre-Workout | Loaded Pre | |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 8.2 / 10 | 7.9 / 10 |
| Efficacy (30%) | 8.7 | 8.0 |
| Quality & Purity (25%) | 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Value (20%) | 7.4 | 8.4 |
| Experience (15%) | 7.8 | 8.6 |
| Transparency (10%) | 9.3 | 6.8 |
| Form | Powder | Powder |
| Serving | 1 scoop (up to 2 scoops per day)40 servings per container | 1 scoop30 servings per container |
| Price per serving | $1.50 | $1.33 |
| Testing & certifications | Third-party tested | None verified |
| Dietary | — | — |
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| Flavors | 8 (Cherry Blackout, Tiger's Blood, Blue Raspberry…) | 8 (Kool-Aid Tropical Punch, Ring Pop Cherry, Sour Punch Sour Blue Raz…) |
| Creator video reviews | 3 | 2 |
Pros and cons
Gorilla Mode Pre-Workout
- Pure L-citrulline (5 g per scoop, 10 g at the maximum) rather than citrulline malate
- Includes creatine (2.5 g per scoop) plus glycerol and salt for pumps and hydration
- Lot-specific Eurofins test results published for every active ingredient
- Flexible dosing: one scoop for a standard session, two for a maximum dose
- Wide flavor range (13 flavors on the brand site)
- Two scoops deliver 400 mg of caffeine, the FDA's daily reference amount for healthy adults
- No beta-alanine
- About $3.00 per two-scoop maximum dose
- Not NSF Certified for Sport or Informed Sport, and carries a California Prop 65 warning
Loaded Pre
- 4.5 g L-citrulline and about 3.2–3.5 g beta-alanine per scoop
- More than 20 licensed and original flavors
- Large buyer base: 4.7 stars from 8,000+ reviews on RYSE's TikTok Shop listing
- About $1.33 per serving at list price and often less
- Caffeine varies from 300 to 390 mg per scoop depending on flavor
- Several formula versions sold at once; facts panels published only as images
- No named third-party certification; Amazon listings carry a Prop 65 warning
- Sweetened with sucralose and acesulfame potassium
Our verdicts
Gorilla Mode Pre-Workout
Gorilla Mode delivers what it promises for experienced users: big pump, hydration and focus doses with unusually open lab testing. Most people should treat one scoop as the serving, because the two-scoop maximum reaches 400 mg of caffeine and leaves no room for coffee or other stimulants that day.
Full review
Loaded Pre
Loaded Pre is effective and great-tasting, which explains its huge TikTok Shop following. Its main problem is inconsistency: caffeine and some doses vary by flavor and formula version, so check the tub before you scoop, never exceed one scoop, and choose a certified product if you are drug-tested.
Full review