Tried a lot of pre-workout. This has been the best in ages. No crash. Mental focus afterwards is next level. My go-to now.
Brisbane · 2026 · A product investigation
A dual-mode pre-workout,
disclosed.
Most of what sits on the pre-workout shelf is caffeine plus flavour. UNHINGE is a 16-ingredient protocol that holds through the afternoon, and discloses every milligram on the label.
Most pre-workouts run on 200 mg of caffeine, a dash of citrulline at a quarter of the clinical dose, and whatever beta-alanine was cheapest that quarter. They produce a predictable curve: 25 minutes of wired output, a sharp drop, and nothing downstream for the rest of the day. They are built for the gym floor alone.
UNHINGE is built for the opposite problem. Athletes whose performance lives in more places than the gym. The training session, the cognitive grind afterwards, the afternoon of real work, the evening session. One scoop is a proper baseline. Two scoops is an intentional upshift when the full nootropic layer needs to be online. Every dose is on the label. Nothing hides in a proprietary blend.
"One scoop is a full pre-workout.
Two scoops is a different gear." Sam, co-founder
II · What we tested
Three pathways, one intentional protocol.
UNHINGE is not a pile of ingredients. It is three linked pathways: energy (caffeine plus theanine plus tyrosine), output (citrulline plus beta-alanine plus betaine), and recovery (ashwagandha plus the electrolyte triad plus B-complex).
At one scoop you get baseline lift: focused output with no crash, adequate pump, clean afterward. At two scoops the cognitive amplifier layer (alpha-GPC plus rhodiola plus additional tyrosine) comes fully online. The product is designed for both deployments deliberately, not as a "take more if you want more" escalator.
| Compound | Dose / scoop | Role | Cite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caffeine Anhydrous | 200 mg | Baseline stimulant, paired 2:1 with theanine to blunt jitter. | Nehlig 2018 |
| L-Theanine | 100 mg | Focus layer. Produces focused-not-wired output at the motor level. | Owen 2008 |
| Citrulline Malate | 6 g | Clinically effective threshold for pump. Most labels stop at three. | Pérez-Guisado 2010 |
| Beta-Alanine | 3.2 g | Acidosis buffer in the 60 to 240 second work window. | Hoffman 2008 |
| L-Tyrosine | 1.5 g | Precursor to dopamine + norepinephrine. Protects focus under acute load. | Jongkees 2015 |
| Alpha-GPC | 300 mg | Acetylcholine precursor. The cognitive amplifier at 2-scoop protocol. | Marcus 2017 |
| Ashwagandha KSM-66 | 300 mg | Cortisol modulation at chronic training load. Branded extract. | Wankhede 2015 |
| Electrolyte Triad | Na 250 / K 200 / Mg 50 mg | Ratio matched to a training sweat profile, not a stock sports drink. | Shirreffs 2011 |
The stack includes eight additional compounds (B-complex, D3, betaine, rhodiola, taurine, ginger, black pepper, natural flavour). Full disclosure on the label.
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III · What athletes report
The numbers from 1,200 verified reviews.
4.9/5
average rating
87%
no crash at week 2
62%
reorder rate
0g
added sugar
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V · If you want to try it
The Starter Kit.
One tub, both PDFs (Operating Manual + Edge Protocol), 90-day satisfaction guarantee, ships same-day from Brisbane.
UNHINGE Starter Kit · 2 Pack
- 60 servings across 2 tubs, mix or match flavours
- UNHINGE Operating Manual (A$19 value)
- UNHINGE Edge Protocol (A$29 value)
- Free AU shipping + free stainless shaker
- 90-day satisfaction guarantee
If UNHINGE has not earned its place in 90 days, we refund the tub. You keep the PDFs.
VI · From the founder
Thanks for reading this far.
We built UNHINGE because every pre-workout we tried was either a wired-and-crash ride or a watered-down clinical drink with nothing happening at the motor level. One felt like a drug. The other felt like a placebo.
UNHINGE is what we wished existed when we were training twice a day and still had to work a full afternoon. One scoop baseline. Two scoops upshift. Every dose on the label. Nothing hides in a proprietary blend. The PDFs are the thinking we would walk you through over coffee if we had the time.
Cheers,
Sam
Co-founder, The Smart Sups · Brisbane