← The FormularyMuscle & performanceBeta-alanine
Also known as CarnoSyn (branded form)The one that makes your face tingle. That is not the effect.
The tingle is the most reliable thing about it, and the tingle does nothing. It works cumulatively at doses most pre-workouts decline to publish — including this one, which is why no dose is stated here.
An amino acid the body combines with histidine to make carnosine, which buffers acid inside the muscle.
Carnosine buffers hydrogen ions produced during hard efforts.
Raises muscle carnosine over weeks, which can extend hard work slightly before the burn stops you.
People doing repeated 60-to-240-second efforts. Not much use to anyone else.
Daily and consistently, not only on training days — it is a loading ingredient.
Tingling within the hour. Any performance effect takes weeks.
A pre-workout that will not publish its beta-alanine dose is not publishing it for a reason.
Read the labelCauses paraesthesia — harmless tingling or itching of the face, neck and hands, starting 15 to 20 minutes in. Alarming if nobody warned you.
Evidence grades describe how well an ingredient is studied — A well-supported, C emerging — not a promise of results. Educational, not medical advice. Doses are typical ranges; follow the label on the product.