To Pre-workout or Not Pre-workout
About 6 months ago I started using ENGN by Evlution Nutrition , pre-workout powder that helps increase your energy, power, and focus. As supports cognitive function, enhances mood, expands muscle endurance, and helps delay fatigue.* I never used it until that point because I thought that I could natural pump myself up for my workouts. I've always heard stories about the shakes and not sleeping at night, etc,. It didn't sound too appealing. Don't know if it was the shift work or the old age, but I realized that I wasn't getting the same consistent energy especially during my daytime workouts. Always blamed it on my 5am wake ups, after only getting 6 hrs of sleep, working 8-9 hrs and then working out. My workouts would be night and day, literally haha, when it came to the time of day and amount of weight I could push. For example, after nightshift I was able to bench 195 lbs, my personal best I may add ;), but after day shift within the next 2 wee...