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4D Energy Drinks are a calorie free blend of 30 vitamins, essential amino acids and nutrients to give your body as much opportunity to release energy and maintain at its maximum. They are GMO Free, Keto and vegan friendly and come in a range of flavors. For those that hate the fake tasting sugar rich ‘sports drinks’ on the market ( me included) 4D gives you all the electrolytes and supplements for an active lifestyle with none of the ‘sugar rollercoaster’ of existing sports products and at less than 2$ they also don’t hurt the wallet either.
Full Review
I’m not a fan of many traditional sports energy drinks. I’ve been known to moan on podcasts and in blogs about the dangers of too much sugar in ‘sports drinks’ and gels and in my opinion I’ve seen a number of Ultra runners DNF races due to GI problems caused by these kinds of supplements.
What caught my attention with 4D was that they had a product that was sugar free and that it came in a powder form so you could tailor the concentration from anywhere between their recommended mix into a 24oz bottle to a much weaker or stronger mix depending on your needs.
Sugar Free = No ‘Gut Rot’
Most sports drinks contain a ton of sugar, in some cases MORE than a can of soda and this can start you off on the ‘sugar rollercoaster’ for the rest of the day. A sugar high within 20 minutes followed by an inevitable crash and cravings for more within an hour. By avoiding sugar and carbs the 4D Supplements bypass these issues and allow you to load up on nutrients to help release energy without the dangers of the sugar rollercoaster.
Electrolytes
The 4D supplements come in small packets that also contain electolytes to help replace lost salts form sweat. Although 4D recommend this as a ‘start of the day’ product I actually found it just as useful taken during longer exercise sessions or even as a replacement post workout.
Amino Acids and Vitamins
The 4D supplement contains a number of Amino Acids (the building blocks of proteins) as well as other nutrients such as Ginseng, Taurine and even Caffeine. I noticed a significant amount of Vitamins too including C,D,E,K and B vitamins.
Vegan and GMO friendly
The 4D Supplement is GMO and Vegan friendly and wont interfere with a keto diet.
Healthy Wallet
The starter tester pack of 5 packets I tried comes in at less than $10 so you can try a days supply for less than $2.
Do you like it strong or weak ?
Depending on your day I like that the powder form means you can adjust how strong or weak the drink is. The small light packets also take up less weight and space in my pack when I”m out on a multi day adventure.
Flavors
There are 4 flavors including raspberry lemonade, peach tea, tropical punch or my favorite Pina Colada.
Gripes
I’m a long distance trail runner and Biology graduate so I’ll add a word of gentle caution with this product. It is possible to take too much of vitamins that are fat soluble and these include D,E and K found in 4D Supplements. If you are already taking a multivitamin or have a healthy balanced diet you run the risk that you may take in excess of the recommended daily amount of fat soluble vitamins when taking 4D. My advice would be to choose the 4D or your vitamin supplement on any given day but not both.
Verdict
4D Energy Drinks are a calorie free blend of 30 vitamins, essential amino acids and nutrients to give your body as much opportunity to release energy and maintain at its maximum. They are GMO Free, Keto and vegan friendly and come in a range of flavors. For those that hate the fake tasting sugar rich ‘sports drinks’ on the market ( me included) 4D gives you all the electrolytes and supplements for an active lifestyle with none of the ‘sugar rollercoaster’ of existing sports products and at less than 2$ they also don’t hurt the wallet either.
PURCHASE $9.95About 4D
4D was created with one main purpose in mind: our customer’s health. We made an all-in-one product to make daily supplements easier and more effective. 4D is the fastest way to feel great everyday.
For over 15 years (between two college sports and 10 years of professional baseball), I was taking multiple products daily to perform my best on the field. I spent countless hours at nutrition stores searching for one product that could replace the bulk of the various products I was taking. This complicated daily routine really made me wonder why no one had created one portable great-tasting product that did it all. Never being one to shy away from a challenge, I decided to design a product with an “everything you need and nothing you don’t” approach.
It took over one year and 120 variations to perfect the formula that is 4D. Now, after 10 strong years, many things have changed but our formula hasn’t.
