Over the past few months Driven Sports have come under fire from a number of angles about the contents of their hit pre-workout Craze. On every occasion however the brand have bounced back proving that their supplement contains nothing you should be worried about. Apparently the reason people are concerned about the product and it’s contents is because of how powerful it is. In our minds it is good, but not nearly as strong as others we have used. Regardless, a number of sources have claimed Craze does contain amphetamines.
Basically there are two sides to the story, as with any good argument. Each has their own amount of proof, essentially asking you as a consumer to pick the side you believe in, whether you use Craze or not. As for us here at Stack3d we are not looking at the information provided from each side. Both seem to have their own lab results, one says positive, one says negative, leaving us on the outside of the fight. That being said, put the laboratory tests aside for a moment and have a look at the other facts in the fight.
While Driven Sports are stuck defending their successful supplement, you have to look at who is attacking them. First up is Ron Kramer (name on analysis reports) CEO of Thermolife International, the makers of a range of products, including a pre-workout formula. Next up is Patrick Arnold who amplified the published results through his blog, and is extremely well known throughout the industry as the ‘father of prohormones’ introducing things like androstenedione and 1-androstenediol. Last on the list, and the most recent participant in the Craze fight is a surprising entry from Athletic Xtreme. A competing supplement company who like Thermolife also has quite the range, which does feature a pre-workout.
Again, we are not taking sides, especially with both groups giving their own seemingly legitimate evidence. But from a marketing angle, or at least ours. It kind of looks like your average everyday pre-workout battle. Almost every brand out there claims that their product is better than everyone elses. While this time it is in regards to a pre-workout containing amphetamines, it still comes down to the same basic value of trust.
If you believed Driven Sports when they said their supplement was the best in the business, and then used a sample, and it turned out they were not lying. You would probably argue to no end with your mate when he said Neurocore was better. Despite how honest and well detailed his description may be, you believe in Craze and your experience, and trust the company behind it. The moral of that scenario can very easily be related to the amphetamine fight of today. Of course the stakes are much higher with lawsuits and legitimacy. But from a fan or consumers point of view shop like you always do, look at both sides, see what each has done, possibly use the product, then choose to agree, disagree, or remain neutral.
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