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Mar 2025
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Pre-Workout: a popular 'dangerous' supp...

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Pre-workout is the most popular supplement amongst young people next to multivitamins. It has creatine, caffeine, and beta alanine which has known to cause skin itching. Today we break down all the science of what is in pre-workout, how it works and whether or not it is dangerous!


STUDYTIME: Is pre-workout dangerous?


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