Pre-workout supplements for climbing

Does anyone have supplements they like to take before climbing; either for single pitch sport sessions or longer multi pitch?

Currently I take a small amount of creatine and I am wondering if a NOX supplement or traditional weight lifting pre workouts are helpful, especially if I am feeling low energy and I want to feel super psyched because i’m going for a redpoint, project etc. 

Beer, obviously. Not IPAs. Why do people drink that crap? Take yer gym shite to the gym. Or man up and do real drugs. 

I do both of those things already.  We’re off to a good start here!

Coffee

RandyLee wrote: Beer, obviously. Not IPAs. Why do people drink that crap? Take yer gym shite to the gym. Or man up and do real drugs. 

Because they pack a punch. I can get a 8.7% double IPA 6er from Trader Joes for $3.99. I'm all about the value and ABV per weight carried. They taste decent warm too = perfect crag beer. 

Physivantage might have what you are looking for.

A little ammonium carbonate and I'm ready to fucking crush that Pink V2 in the corner.

I've had good results using Fully Charged from Hammer Nutrition as a pre-workout for running, so I've definitely considered using it for climbing. 

Red bull for the morning, weed when it gets gonna be scary

Thank you guys, this has been so helpful, I will add this data to my spreadsheet.

I would actually be curious if the ammonium salts would help a person try super hard on a boulder problem.  I would try that. 

also would be curious about some real answers.

N.O- Xplode and Black Powder are popular with weight lifters.  Having used them for deadlifting, I don't think that they add much, and they're probably pretty unhealthy for you.  There are no cheats for a healthy lifestyle.  Like, if you need to take HG, anabolic steroids, and testosterone to hit a 750lbs deadlift, maybe you should check your priorities in life, ya know?  

Or in other words, any drink mix that makes your veins explode out your forearms and makes you feel like you're about to fight an alligator in an underwater cage probably isn't that good for you.

Also, taking creatine before a climb shouldn't be doing much, unless it's a brand that is loaded up with glucose and dextrose, in which case you're getting a sugar high (and whatever else is in it).  You can get creatine from Bulk Supplements for about the cost of kosher salt, so don't overpay for marketing hype.  The actual ceatine in a serving is about 1/10 of the weight of a serving in the brands you get at GNC, for instance.  You need to take creatine over the course of several days or weeks to build it up in your body, where it helps produce ATP.  It also makes you retain water, like, a lot more water, in your muscles.  I'd imagine that the added weight might not be worth the added strength, but I've never actually tried it for climbing.  Note that creatine may make you functionally stronger faster than your tendons can keep up.  I could see it leading to injuries in climbing, which is already pretty injury-causitive.  That said, girls might like your new water-muscles.  Choose wisely.

All the creatine you'll need for a year.

Matt N wrote:

Because they pack a punch. I can get a 8.7% double IPA 6er from Trader Joes for $3.99. I'm all about the value and ABV per weight carried. They taste decent warm too = perfect crag beer. 

It's more of a post-send supplement, though, to be honest. 

Whisky is the beverage you're looking for

Coffee is my pre-workout. My buddy is one of the better olympic weightlifters in the country and had some pretty serious health problems after using a lot of that pre workout shit. It was C4 or some other crap.  I'm not telling you not to use it, but....you're better off for health longevity to avoid it. Your sending psych comes from your heart & mind brah! ;)

I have actually never really considered the extra weight from water weight due to creatine. Perhaps any endurance and strength gains I get from the creatine are completely off set by extra water weight. Good points, thanks. 

Genesis Pure: Energy and Hydration

Not really a performance booster, but I supplement with gelatin to stave off my golfer’s elbow during high-volume seasons and it works remarkably. Thanks to hardman Noah McKelvin for the tip.

I did creatine in college while lifting and gained fifteen pounds of water weight. I’d hate to see what that does to my climbing. My legs would probably bulk up like Long Ranger’s formidable thunderthighs thanks to all the long, heavily-laden approaches I do.

Has anyone suggested a healthy diet and more water? Its a good one!

Beer and booze come in second.

I have tried Nitric Oxide supplements both as a weightlifter and a climber. When I was lifting, my veins would get huge and I feel a superpump for a couple of hours after working out. Climbing does the same thing, but getting a huge pump is actually counterproductive. My opinion was that it hurt my climbing.

Never really liked creatine. Steroids might be fun to try. Can you imagine your forearms? Might be worth the risk. 

My pre-workout now is a peanut-butter sandwich, cup of espresso, and a big rip of the bowl. 

The blood doping methods lance Armstrong used to win all those bike races seems like it would work really well for climbing.

Anabolic steroids seem like they would quickly lead to an injury. They buid muscle fast but not tendons or ligaments. Seems like it would result in yarding hard and tearing something.

I've had some success with creatine during training times then dropping it before I want to do my hardest climbs. I am about 10 lbs or so heavier I think while taking it.