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62/100
Standard
Six-dimension breakdown
Evidence
60
Formulation
65
Manufacturing
65
Safety
65
Transparency
72
Sustainability
55
Why this scored 62/100
The original Bucked Up Pre-Workout is the moderate-stim sibling to Woke AF — same fully-disclosed dosing philosophy, same 6 g L-citrulline malate, same brand-signature deer antler velvet, but with the caffeine dialed to 200 mg per scoop rather than the ~333 mg of Woke AF. That caffeine level is a genuine strength: it sits in the well-tolerated 150-250 mg range for a training session, leaves room in the day's total caffeine budget, and rarely causes the sleep-disruption problems the high-stim pre-workouts do. The 6 g of citrulline malate hits the evidence-supported pump/endurance range (Bailey 2015, Perez-Guisado 2010). Beta-alanine dosing is honest at label-decoration-vs-clinical (~2 g per scoop, below the 3.2-6.4 g ISSN dose but usable across the day). Alpha-GPC and taurine are present at sub-effective label-credibility doses. Deer antler velvet remains the brand-signature marketing input with no controlled human RCTs supporting the IGF-1 pathway claim at oral pre-workout doses. Manufacturing is cGMP-registered US contract; per-lot COAs available on request; no Informed Sport or NSF Certified for Sport designation on this SKU. Overall: this is the correct default Bucked Up SKU for most users — clean stim load, real citrulline dose, honest label, weaker on the cognitive/adaptogen stack. Would move to Verified 70+ with Informed Sport certification, clinically-dosed alpha-GPC (600 mg), and dropping the deer antler velvet marketing.
The Vyvata score's Evidence dimension measures the quality of published RCT support for a product's active ingredients at the label dose. Our source hierarchy: double-blind RCTs in MEDLINE-indexed journals > single-blind RCTs > open-label trials > observational studies > mechanism papers > N=1 case studies (anecdotes). Predatory journals and manufacturer-authored studies without independent replication are weighted down.
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How to read the Evidence dimension
80–100: Multiple double-blind RCTs in indexed journals directly testing this product OR the exact ingredients at the exact dose.
60–79: Single double-blind RCT + supporting ingredient literature at the studied dose.
40–59: Open-label trials + ingredient literature; no product-specific double-blind evidence.
20–39: Ingredient literature only; no product-specific trials or trials in predatory venues.
0–19: No credible evidence base or unverifiable claims.
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VSF score
62 / 100
Tier
Standard
Category
Supplements
Subcategory
energy metabolic
Last scored
Third-party certifications
None on record at time of scoring
Vendor
Ultimate Sport Nutrition
Product type
Pre-Workout
Tags
Shopify Collective, Ultimate Sport Nutrition
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