Legion Pulse Stim-Free Review
The same actives as Pulse with the caffeine removed. Why that is the right choice more often than most lifters think.
The formula that makes sense if you train after work. You keep the citrulline and beta-alanine and you keep your sleep, which is the bigger training variable.
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What is in it
| Citrulline malate | 8 g |
| Beta-alanine | 3.6 g |
| Alpha-GPC | 300 mg |
| Betaine | 2.5 g |
| Caffeine | None |
| Size | 20 servings |
| One-time purchase | $49.99 — $2.50 per serving |
| With a subscription | $37.49 — $1.87 per serving |
Prices checked at legionathletics.com on 29 August 2026 and will have moved since. The subscription price is a recurring order you can cancel, not a one-off discount — check the current price before you buy.
The trade nobody does honestly
Caffeine is the strongest acute performance ingredient available, and removing it does cost you something in the session. But caffeine has a five to six hour half-life, and a 350 mg dose at 6 pm still leaves meaningful stimulant in your system at midnight. Sleep drives adaptation more than any single session does. Trading a slightly better workout for a worse night is a bad trade repeated four times a week.
What you keep
Everything except the stimulant. Citrulline malate at 8 g, which is the dose used in the training-volume studies. Beta-alanine at 3.6 g. Betaine and alpha-GPC. The pump and endurance side of the formula is untouched — it is the alertness you give up.
Who this is genuinely for
Evening trainers, anyone who metabolises caffeine slowly, and anyone who already drinks coffee during the day and does not want another 350 mg on top. It is also the sensible choice if you want to keep caffeine as a tool for the sessions that matter rather than a daily habit that you build tolerance to.
Who it is for
- You train in the evening
- You are caffeine-sensitive, anxious on stimulants, or sleep poorly
- You already get caffeine from coffee and do not want more
- You train early and want the alertness
- You are buying a pre-workout mainly for the energy — this is not that
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