Pre-Workout · computed from the label

N.O.-Xplode

by BSN · $29.99 / 30 servings ($1.00/serving)
F
Formula
Barely dosed
A+
Deal
Basically DIY price
✕ Skip it — the formula fails regardless of price

"The original pre-workout igniter." A 2000s classic still on shelves.

0 of 3 recognized ingredients hit their clinically studied dose — and at least one amount is hidden in a proprietary blend, which caps the grade at C.

Ingredients vs the studied dose

IngredientLabel doseStatus
Creatine Monohydrate
Creatine buried in a proprietary blend — amount undisclosed
hidden? HIDDEN
Beta-Alanine
Beta-alanine hidden in the blend — amount undisclosed
hidden? HIDDEN
Caffeine Anhydrous
Caffeine hidden in the blend — amount undisclosed
hidden? HIDDEN

Make it yourself — per serving

Ingredient (bulk)Cost/serving
Creatine Monohydrate$0.23
Beta-Alanine$0.15
Caffeine Anhydrous$0.08
Flavor + sweetener$0.20
Your DIY cost$0.66
BSN charges ($29.99 / 30 servings)$1.00

That's a 1.5× markup over building the same actives from bulk powders.

The verdict

The dinosaur of proprietary blends — everything is buried in named "matrixes" (the N.O. blend, the energy blend) so you can't verify a single dose. That's the whole problem: when a label hides the amounts, it's almost always because they're too small to brag about. Grade capped for the hidden blend.
Open the interactive card → Decode your own supplement

Head-to-head

N.O.-Xplode vs Wrecked

More Pre-Workout grades

Pre-Kaged — BGorilla Mode — A+Total War — BBULK Pre-Workout — APulse — ABucked Up — C

Educational only — not medical advice. Grades and clinical doses are computed from public labels against sourced research (citations on the main site); prices last verified 2026-07-21. Expensive Powder has no sponsors; bulk links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a grade. Talk to a clinician before starting any supplement.