Top Secret Nutrition began to build momentum for the release of their first ever pre-workout supplement Pump Igniter, right back at the beginning of the year. The intention of entering the market was enough to get us excited, and no doubt enough to make their competitors nervous. About two months after the first mention of Pump Igniter, the contents list of the product was unveiled, reinforcing the fact that Top Secret is a brand to watch. As the anticipation built for the pre-workout the months painfully ticked by, up until a couple of weeks ago when the official launch of the energizer was confirmed. To go with the release we were handed a bunch of trial size tubs to both review and giveaway. While we have been giving away plenty of the tubs allocated to us, we have also taken the time to sample out the pre-workout within our team for what we have for you today, a full experience review of Top Secret Nutrition’s Pump Igniter.
Firstly the last time we reviewed a supplement that looked good on paper, it was ANS Performance’s science based Ritual. Which turned out to be better than we had imagined. As for Top Secret’s energizing effort, during the early stages of testing it was not looking good. The product performed well, but not to the level we had expected. That being said, the initial trials were based on one scoop. At that level we had considered it to be a contender, however once we bumped Pump Igniter up to it’s maximum of two scoops. All we can say is, there is a reason why we say Top Secret Nutrition is one of the best in the business.
While using one scoop was effective, the recommended limit of two does more than double the power of the supplement. The energy and intensity of Pump Igniter comes over you like a storm. After the regular wait for a pre-workout to kick in, the product begins it’s run to take you from your usual state of alertness to amped, pumped, energized, and ready to break some records. Top Secret nailed this one with the perfect dose of energy to get you knocking out rep after rep. As well as the right of amount complementary intensity, to see you go an entire workout without the need to stop and rest. Even after maximum lifts or low repetitions, you will find yourself looking back at that bar, dumbbell rack, or machine. Knocking the weight up that little bit more, and hitting a set harder and stronger than you thought possible.
As with other powerful pre-workout formulas, Pump Igniter does not stop at just energy and intensity. The game has evolved well past that, with other areas such as pump, focus, and strength. The best way to describe the focus department of this supplement, is that it has a mindset forced on you by the energy and intensity. It’s not something that we believe the ingredients bring to the table, but a feeling brought on to you by your body’s non-stop work ethic, and the sensation of hitting sets more powerful than ever before.
In regards to the pump of Pump Igniter, it does bring plenty. It is not an over the top amount like some of the more pump driven formulas out there. Although that doesn’t mean it is in any way inferior. In fact we can honestly say that Top Secret Nutrition have given their pre-workout the perfect amount of pump. Anymore probably would’ve overshadowed the energy and intensity, and any less, would have seen it be overrun. Either way we have to say it’s spot on.
The final area we are going to cover is strength, and it is one that brings all of the others together. As mentioned earlier the energy is incredible. Pump Igniter will get you off the couch, push you to the limit, and see you lifting more than you want to. The second major highlight is the intensity which the product undeniably delivers on. With an effect that pushes you right back into an exercise almost immediately after completion, and creating basically an ongoing drive to kill your body, and take you beyond your limit of exhaustion. The other two, focus and pump, are definitely present, and by no means missing in action. Although we will say that if you’re not looking for the two you will miss them, purely because the force of the energy and intensity are just that overpowering.
Getting back to the strength, or what is better detailed as the performance enhancement area of Pump Igniter. We say that all the others effects come into play because they work so well together your body performs in a way we can only describe as perfect. There is no overblown pump in the supplement that sees you unable to hit high powered reps. There is no quickfire start that has you hitting too many sets in a row, and holding you back from really focusing and breaking your limits. And finally there is no jittery shake or early crash, that has you nervously trying to attempt an exercise, or feeling disconnected from your body. Pump Igniter just has everything at the right level, giving you the ability take on your previous best efforts, hit rep counts you never thought you could, and literally train like you’re on another level.
Everytime we review a pre-workout there is always the chance the product will under perform. However this time around we can happily say Top Secret have done the opposite, and blown us away. We were excited about Pump Igniter right from the get go, and it’s more than fulfilling to know that we were so for a reason.
