I really like the thinking behind this product.

A lot of people spend ages worrying about which pre-workout they’re taking, yet completely overlook the thing that often has the biggest impact on performance, carbohydrate availability.

Once your sessions start stretching beyond an hour, especially if they’re intense, carbohydrates become a huge factor in maintaining output. When energy starts to drop, so does pace, power, concentration and decision making.

What Marchon have done here is combine multiple carbohydrate sources with electrolytes and taurine, so you’re not just addressing fuel requirements, you’re also addressing hydration at the same time.

For endurance athletes, Hyrox/Crossfit competitors, footballers, cyclists and runners, that makes a lot of sense.

I also like the flexibility. One scoop gives you a relatively modest carbohydrate intake, whilst three scoops allows you to push up to 90g of carbohydrates if you’re doing a longer event or particularly demanding session.

This isn’t a product I’d recommend for someone doing a quick 30-minute gym workout. It’s definitely overkill for that.

Where it comes into its own is longer training sessions, competitions, endurance events and situations where maintaining performance becomes the priority.

If I was preparing for a long ride, a long run, a Hyrox/Crossfit event or a particularly demanding training session, this is exactly the type of product I’d be looking at.

The Science:

Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine: Nutrition and Athletic Performance

Study: This joint position stand reviewed the evidence surrounding carbohydrate intake, hydration and sports performance across a wide range of athletic populations.

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2016

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26920240/

The authors concluded that carbohydrate intake during prolonged exercise helps maintain exercise capacity and performance, particularly during longer duration or higher intensity activity.

Carbohydrate ingestion during exercise improves performance, hydration, and motor skill performance during soccer activity

Study: Researchers investigated the effects of carbohydrate ingestion on performance, hydration status and sport-specific skill execution during simulated soccer activity.

Journal of Sports Sciences, 2007

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19967596/

Carbohydrate ingestion during exercise improved performance and helped maintain skill execution during prolonged activity, supporting the use of carbohydrate-based performance drinks during demanding training and competition.