Head to head · Pre-Workout
RYSE Loaded Pre vs Transparent Labs BULK Pre-Workout
Transparent Labs scores higher overall (8.5 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
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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A fully transparent, Informed Choice-certified pre-workout with 8 g citrulline malate, 4 g beta-alanine and a moderate 200 mg of natural caffeine.
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The short answer
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)
Choose Transparent Labs if…
- Daily training with moderate caffeine
- Label-readers who want clinical doses
- Athletes who want a certified product
- You care most about efficacy, quality & purity, transparency
Side by side
| Loaded Pre | BULK Pre-Workout | |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.9 / 10 | 8.5 / 10 |
| Efficacy (30%) | 8.0 | 8.8 |
| Quality & Purity (25%) | 7.2 | 9.0 |
| Value (20%) | 8.4 | 8.0 |
| Experience (15%) | 8.6 | 7.4 |
| Transparency (10%) | 6.8 | 9.4 |
| Form | Powder | Powder |
| Serving | 1 scoop30 servings per container | 1 full scoop30 servings per container |
| Price per serving | $1.33 | $1.67 |
| Testing & certifications | None verified | Informed Choice |
| Dietary | — | — |
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| Flavors | 8 (Kool-Aid Tropical Punch, Ring Pop Cherry, Sour Punch Sour Blue Raz…) | 8 (Blue Raspberry, Black Cherry, Strawberry Kiwi…) |
| Creator video reviews | 2 | 5 |
Pros and cons
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
BULK Pre-Workout
- Clinical doses of citrulline malate (8 g), beta-alanine (4 g) and betaine (2.5 g)
- Moderate 200 mg natural caffeine paired with 200 mg L-theanine
- Informed Choice certified (per the brand) with published third-party COAs
- No artificial sweeteners, colors or preservatives
- Wide flavor range (13 flavors on the brand site)
- Stevia-sweetened flavors are divisive; several reviewers call it hard to drink
- About $1.67 per serving, more than mass-market pre-workouts
- Boron and zinc "testosterone support" has weak evidence in healthy lifters
- Amazon listing carries a California Prop 65 warning for lead
Our verdicts
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
BULK Pre-Workout
BULK is one of the best-formulated and most trustworthy pre-workouts available: clinical doses, published test results and a moderate caffeine load that suits daily training. The stevia-sweetened flavors are its main weakness, so expect a stronger, less candy-like taste than mainstream brands.
Full review