Headstrong In The Wild

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Activate. No Crash.

The athlete's nootropic

Not a pre‑workout. Something smarter.

Most pre-workouts give a hard spike and a harder crash. Encharge is built different.

Get Encharge $69.99/mo · NSF Certified · 30-day guarantee

500+ Pro Athletes
NSF Certified for Sport
0 Jitters. 0 Crash.

Athletes who ditched pre-workouts

What athletes just like you
are saying.

Real feedback from athletes who swapped traditional pre-workout and energy drinks for Encharge.

★★★★★

"I used to get the shakes off pre-workouts, then crash halfway through my second period. Encharge gets me locked in without the jitters, and there's no wall to hit later."

MIKE R.Men's league hockey · Verified buyer

★★★★★

"I'm NSF tested so most pre-workouts were off the table anyway. This is the first thing that actually gives me that sharp, locked-in feeling and is certified clean."

Priya D. — EnduranceTrack athlete · Verified buyer

★★★★★

"Regular pre-workouts made my heart race and my decision-making worse, not better. This is calmer energy, but I still feel switched on for reps and for reading the clock."

Samantha P. — CrossFitCompetitive CrossFit athlete · Verified buyer

The problem with pre-workout

Every pre-workout chases the same spike. Encharge doesn't.

Most pre-workout and energy products lean on a big caffeine dose to create a feeling of readiness — then leave you jittery, anxious, or crashed an hour later. None of that is actually cognitive performance. Encharge was built to deliver real activation — brain and body — without the spike-and-crash cycle.

✕Traditional pre-workout spikes you hard, then drops you harder mid-session

✕Most pre-workout formulas aren't NSF Certified — a real risk for tested athletes

✕Physical stimulation isn't the same as cognitive sharpness — most formulas only chase the first one

What's actually different about Encharge

Smooth-releasing activationBuilt around Paraxanthine (enfinity®) — the compound your body naturally converts caffeine into — for a cleaner onset and offset than caffeine itself.
Genuine cognitive supportCognizin® and L-Tyrosine target focus and decision-making directly, not just physical energy.
NSF Certified for SportEvery batch independently tested — safe for athletes who get drug tested, unlike most pre-workout on the shelf.
No proprietary blendsEvery dose disclosed on the label. Nothing hidden behind a "performance complex."

The dose comparison

Full clinical doses. Not a proprietary blend guess.

Most pre-workout and nootropic products hide their doses inside a "proprietary blend" so you can't tell how much of anything you're actually getting. Every ingredient in Encharge is listed and dosed at or above the level used in the research it's based on.

Encharge — % of clinical dose

Typical competitor — % of clinical dose

Cognizin®
(Citicoline)

Not included

Taurine

~55%

L-Tyrosine

~30%

Paraxanthine
(enfinity®)

Not included

Competitor figures reflect commonly available formulas at typical published doses as a category average, not a named product. Full ingredient sourcing on request.

Why Encharge exists

Built by a scientist who studies performance.
Demanded by an athlete who was tired of the crash.

Encharge exists because the entire pre-workout category is built around one lever: a big stimulant hit. Headstrong's founders wanted something that actually made athletes sharper, not just more wired.

Co-Founder · Chief Science Officer

Dr. Darren Burke

PhD, Sport & Exercise Science

Darren spent two decades formulating and testing sports nutrition products, and kept seeing the same pattern in pre-workout: bigger and bigger stimulant doses standing in for actual cognitive performance. He built Encharge around ingredients studied for focus and decision-making, not just adrenaline.

"A spike isn't performance. It's just a spike."

Co-Founder · Active Professional Hockey Player

Evan Nause

Professional Hockey Player · Co-Founder

Evan tried every pre-workout and energy product on the market as a pro athlete, and the pattern was always the same: jittery, then crashed, then anxious before a game he needed to feel calm for. He wanted something that made him sharper without the trade-off.

"I didn't want more energy. I wanted better focus."

The smarter alternative

Every pre-workout chases a bigger spike. We built a smarter formula instead.

Bigger caffeine doses aren't a strategy, they're a shortcut. Encharge pairs smooth-releasing energy with ingredients studied for actual cognitive performance — the combination most of the category skips entirely.

What you need	Encharge	Traditional Pre-Workout & Energy Drinks
NSF Certified for Sport	✓ Yes — every batch	✕ Rarely certified
Smooth energy, no crash	✓ Built around Paraxanthine	✕ Spike then crash is the model
Cognitive performance ingredients	✓ Cognizin® + L-Tyrosine	✕ Typically absent
Full dose transparency	✓ No proprietary blends	△ Often hidden in blends
Clinically-studied doses	✓ Every ingredient	△ Often underdosed
Trusted by 500+ pro athletes	✓ NFL, NHL, PWHL, MLB	✕ Not at this level

△ = partial or inconsistent · ✕ = not standard across the category · Based on publicly available product information.

The ingredient science

Four ingredients.
Built for activation, not just stimulation.

Every ingredient at its clinically-studied dose, fully disclosed on the label, independently verified by NSF Certified for Sport.

Paraxanthine (enfinity®)

The primary compound your body naturally converts caffeine into. Taken directly, it delivers alertness and activation with a smoother onset and offset than caffeine itself — the "no jitters, no crash" part of the formula.

150mg

Cognizin® (Citicoline)

Studied for supporting brain cell energy and attention. This is the ingredient most pre-workout products skip entirely — it's built for cognitive sharpness, not just physical stimulation.

250mg

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Taurine

Studied for its role in exercise performance and for helping smooth out the stimulant response, taking some of the edge off a fast-acting energy source.

750mg

L-Tyrosine

Precursor to dopamine and norepinephrine — supports focus and faster decision-making under the pressure of competition, when split-second reads matter most.

250mg

NSF

Certified for Sport

Third-Party Independently Verified

Third-party verified

The standard most pre-workouts skip.

Most professional leagues and NCAA programs require NSF Certified for Sport. Most pre-workout and energy products on the shelf don't carry it. If you compete — and especially if you get tested — that gap matters.

✓

No banned substances from the WADA prohibited listTested against the full prohibited substance database

✓

No heavy metals above safe thresholdsLead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium — independently tested

✓

Label accuracy — stated ingredients at stated dosesDosages verified, not just claimed

✓

Required by most pro leagues and NCAA programsThe certification athletes who get tested depend on

The value case

Four ingredients.
One formula.
$69.99.

Cognizin® (Citicoline)$22–30/mo

Taurine$10–15/mo

L-Tyrosine$10–16/mo

Paraxanthine (enfinity®)$25–35/mo

Bought separately · No NSF$67–96

Encharge · NSF Certified$55.99

per month with subscription · all 4 ingredients at clinical doses

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Questions answered

What athletes ask about Encharge.

Encharge contains Paraxanthine (enfinity®), the compound your body naturally converts caffeine into, so yes — it has stimulant-like activity. It's formulated for a smoother onset and offset than caffeine itself, which is why most people don't experience the jitters or crash they get from traditional pre-workout.

Encharge is NSF Certified for Sport, meaning every batch is independently tested against the full WADA prohibited substance list. No banned substances, no surprises.

Paraxanthine is the compound your body converts caffeine into after you drink it. Taking it directly, alongside Taurine to smooth the response, tends to produce steadier alertness with less of the jitteriness and crash associated with an equivalent dose of caffeine.

Most athletes take Encharge 20–30 minutes before training or competition. Because it doesn't carry the same crash risk as traditional pre-workout, some people also use it earlier in the day for focused work.

Yes. Headstrong is a daily, non-stimulant foundational formula; Encharge is a fast-acting formula for training or competition days. Many athletes use both.

Most people notice activation within 20–30 minutes, with a smoother, more gradual onset than a high-dose caffeine pre-workout.

Your first bottle ships immediately, billed $55.99 monthly with subscription. Skip, pause or cancel any time before the next billing date — no fees, no phone call.

Not a pre‑workout. Something smarter.

What athletes just like youare saying.

Every pre-workout chases the same spike. Encharge doesn't.

Full clinical doses. Not a proprietary blend guess.

Built by a scientist who studies performance.Demanded by an athlete who was tired of the crash.

Every pre-workout chases a bigger spike. We built a smarter formula instead.

Four ingredients.Built for activation, not just stimulation.

The standard most pre-workouts skip.

Four ingredients.One formula.$69.99.

Ditch the crash.$55.99 a month.

What athletes ask about Encharge.

Skip the crash.Get activated.

What athletes just like you
are saying.

Built by a scientist who studies performance.
Demanded by an athlete who was tired of the crash.

Four ingredients.
Built for activation, not just stimulation.

Four ingredients.
One formula.
$69.99.

Ditch the crash.
$55.99 a month.

Skip the crash.
Get activated.