Raw Nutrition Essential Performance - Champion Mentality, 618g (25 Serves)

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$74.95 $63.95

Core Ingredients

Calories/serve

10 kcal

L-Citrulline

6 g

Creatine

5 g

Beta-Alanine

3.2 g

Betaine

2.5 g

L-Tyrosine

2 g

Description

Raw Nutrition Essential Performance is a no-stimulant pre-workout for lifters who want a serious training boost without the caffeine. No jitters, no crash, no late-night sleep problems, just clinically dosed performance ingredients that drive pump, strength and endurance from the first set to the last.

Built on proven actives, this formula stacks a full pump dose of citrulline with a complete 5g serve of creatine and endurance-boosting beta-alanine. Tyrosine keeps your head in the game so focus stays sharp even when caffeine isn't in the mix.

Key Benefits

  • 6g L-Citrulline for pump and blood flow
  • 5g creatine monohydrate for strength and power
  • 3.2g beta-alanine to buffer fatigue
  • Stimulant-free, usable any time of day
  • 25 servings per container

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Serving size: 1 Scoop · Servings per container: 25
Per servingAmount% DV
L-Citrulline6 g
Creatine Monohydrate5 g
Beta Alanine3.2 g
Betaine Anhydrous2.5 g
L-Tyrosine2 g
† Daily Value not established. Active doses confirmed from the brand and PricePlow; full panel (calories/electrolytes/other ingredients) not verified from a readable label.

Raw Nutrition Essential Performance is a no-stimulant pre-workout for lifters who want a serious training boost without the caffeine. No jitters, no crash, no late-night sleep problems, just clinically dosed performance ingredients that drive pump, strength and endurance from the first set to the last.

Built on proven actives, this formula stacks a full pump dose of citrulline with a complete 5g serve of creatine and endurance-boosting beta-alanine. Tyrosine keeps your head in the game so focus stays sharp even when caffeine isn't in the mix.

Key benefits

  • 6g L-Citrulline for pump and blood flow
  • 5g creatine monohydrate for strength and power
  • 3.2g beta-alanine to buffer fatigue
  • Stimulant-free, usable any time of day
  • 25 servings per container

Raw Nutrition Essential Performance in Blue Rathberry is a stimulant-free pre-workout built for lifters who want pump and strength without a caffeine hit, plus the endurance support covered below. It comes from Raw Nutrition, sits in the pre-workout category, and each 618g tub holds 25 servings. The headline number is 6g of L-Citrulline per scoop, a dose aimed squarely at blood flow and vascularity. Because it carries no stimulant, Raw Nutrition Essential Performance works as a session starter any time of day, for anyone who trains twice a day or trains close to bedtime.

How Raw Nutrition Pre-Workout works

L-Citrulline is a precursor to arginine, which the body converts into nitric oxide. More nitric oxide relaxes blood vessels, and that widening is what drives the fuller, tighter pump lifters chase mid-set. Raw Nutrition Essential Performance carries 6g of it per scoop, alongside 5g of Creatine Monohydrate, the most studied form of creatine and the one that resupplies the phosphocreatine your muscles burn through during short, hard efforts like heavy sets and sprint intervals.

Beta-alanine is the other half of the endurance picture. At 3.2g per serve it raises muscle carnosine over time, and carnosine buffers the acid that builds up as reps climb, which is why sets 8 through 12 feel less like a wall. Betaine Anhydrous, dosed at 2.5g, supports cell volumization and power output, while 2g of L-Tyrosine feeds the pathway your brain uses to make dopamine and noradrenaline, supporting focus without any stimulant kick.

Why choose Raw Nutrition Essential Performance

Raw Nutrition Essential Performance is Informed Sport certified, so every batch is screened for banned substances, which matters if you compete or simply want a paper trail on what you're taking. A few things separate it from a stripped-down pump formula:

  • 2.5g Betaine Anhydrous per scoop for cell volumization and power output, on top of the citrulline and creatine doses
  • 2g L-Tyrosine per scoop for mental focus and drive, delivered without caffeine or any other stimulant
  • Informed Sport certified, so the formula is tested batch by batch for banned substances

That combination makes Raw Nutrition Essential Performance a fit for lifters who already get their caffeine elsewhere, or who simply don't tolerate stimulants well but still want a full-dose pre-workout.

Getting the most from it

Mix one scoop with water 20 to 30 minutes before you start, whether that's a strength session or a conditioning block. Because there's no stimulant, Raw Nutrition Essential Performance also works well layered under a separate caffeinated pre-workout, giving you energy from one product and pump plus focus from this one, without doubling your creatine or beta-alanine dose by accident. If you're already running a dedicated creatine product, the 5g here covers your daily creatine need on training days, so you can skip the separate scoop.

Pair it with a solid protein intake and, on longer or hotter sessions, an electrolytes mix to round out hydration. With 25 servings per tub, a daily training routine gets close to a month of use from Raw Nutrition Essential Performance before a reorder is due.

Mix one scoop with 8 to 12 oz of water and drink 20 to 30 minutes before training. Because it's stimulant-free you can use it any time of day, including late-night sessions.

Made for stim-sensitive athletes, evening trainers who don't want caffeine ruining their sleep, and anyone who already gets enough caffeine elsewhere but still wants a fully dosed performance pre-workout. It mixes clean and tastes good.

Does it contain caffeine?

No. Essential Performance is stimulant-free, so there's no jitters or crash.

Does it include creatine?

Yes, a full 5g of creatine monohydrate per scoop, so a separate creatine product isn't essential.

Can I stack it with a stim pre-workout?

Yes. It layers well under a caffeinated pre for energy plus pump and focus.

Why does it tingle?

That's the beta-alanine. It's harmless and passes as you warm up.

Can I take Raw Nutrition Essential Performance every day?

Yes. It's stimulant-free, so there's no tolerance build-up or need for cycling like a caffeinated pre-workout. With 5g of creatine and 3.2g of beta-alanine per scoop, daily use is actually how you get the most out of both ingredients, since they work best with consistent dosing.

Is Raw Nutrition Essential Performance suitable for Kiwi lifters who train fasted in the morning?

Yes. Because it carries no caffeine, it won't spike your heart rate or cause jitters on an empty stomach the way a stim pre can. The 6g citrulline and 5g creatine still deliver pump and strength support regardless of when in New Zealand you train.

How does Raw Nutrition Essential Performance compare to a caffeinated pre-workout for pump?

The pump ingredients are the same category of work, 6g L-Citrulline plus 2.5g Betaine Anhydrous, but here they're not competing with a stimulant for your attention. If pump and endurance are the goal rather than an energy kick, this formula is built specifically for that.

Is Raw Nutrition Essential Performance available for delivery across New Zealand?

Yes, NZ Supps ships Raw Nutrition Essential Performance Blue Rathberry, 618g, throughout New Zealand. It's priced at $63.95 NZD and covers 25 servings per tub, so check the product page for current delivery timeframes to your area.

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Jacob
Everything you need in life

Unexplainable soft and everything I needed it to be.

Verified purchase review, originally published on Raw Nutrition (getrawnutrition.com).

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Jason O.
5stars

Great quality fabric perfect fit I’m 6’0 240 and a XL fits just rights hugs the arms, shoulders, and chest perfectly and good fit in the midsection

Verified purchase review, originally published on Raw Nutrition (getrawnutrition.com).

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Samuel
5 Stars

I love it and getting compliments at gym

Verified purchase review, originally published on Raw Nutrition (getrawnutrition.com).

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Blake L.
Champion mentality

Amazing fit and quality!

Verified purchase review, originally published on Raw Nutrition (getrawnutrition.com).

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