BlackMarket Labs x Anabolic Warfare - Scorch Pre-Workout

Scorch is the second collaboration between BlackMarket Labs and Anabolic Warfare — an ultra-thermogenic pre-workout that combines two supplement categories in a single formula: a fully dosed performance and pump pre-workout alongside a nine-ingredient thermogenic fat-burning complex. Launched May 2025, Scorch is positioned as the product for athletes who want their training fuel and their metabolic support to arrive in the same scoop. 8g of L-Citrulline. 450mg total caffeine. 1.5g of Metabolyte. Nine thermogenic ingredients including ProGBB, evodiamine, synephrine, carnitine, dandelion extract, and grapefruit extract. One scoop (~19.2g). 20 servings per container. For healthy adults 18 and older only. Do not exceed one serving per 24-hour period. Consult your sports governing body before use. California Prop 65 Warning applies.†

WARNING: This product contains 450mg of total caffeine per scoop — 350mg caffeine anhydrous plus 100mg natural caffeine. Do not combine with any additional caffeine or stimulant-containing products. Do not exceed 1 scoop per day.

Supplement Facts — BlackMarket Labs x Anabolic Warfare Scorch (Per 1 Scoop / ~19.2g / 20 Servings)

Performance and Pump

• L-Citrulline — 8,000mg (8g)
• Beta-Alanine — 3,200mg (3.2g)
• Choline Bitartrate — 300mg

Energy and Stimulant Matrix

• Caffeine Anhydrous — 350mg
• Natural Caffeine — 100mg
• Total Caffeine — 450mg

Thermogenic and Fat-Burning Complex

• Metabolyte (Butyric Acid bound to Magnesium and Calcium) — 1,500mg (1.5g)
• Acetyl L-Carnitine HCl
• Dandelion Extract
• Grapefruit Extract
• ProGBB (Gamma-Butyrobetaine Ethyl Ester HCl) — 20mg
• Evodiamine
• Synephrine

• Total active ingredients: ~15,000mg (15g) per scoop
• 20 servings per container
• For healthy adults 18 years of age and older only
• Do not exceed 1 serving per 24-hour period
• Mix up to 1 scoop with 8-10oz water, 15-20 minutes before training
• Flavors: Hawaiian Kill Shot (BlackMarket exclusive), Cherry Slush Bomb (Anabolic Warfare exclusive)
• Athlete Disclosure: Consult with the appropriate governing body before taking this product
• California Prop 65 Warning applies

The Concept — Why a Hybrid Thermogenic Pre-Workout

Most pre-workouts and most fat burners are separate products that athletes run simultaneously — a pre-workout for energy, pumps, and performance, and a thermogenic for metabolic support, carnitine-based fat mobilization, and the sweat-inducing thermogenic compounds that raise core temperature during training. Scorch consolidates both categories into one scoop. For athletes in a cut or who are training for body composition improvements alongside performance goals, this is a practical reduction in daily supplement complexity — one product instead of two, taken at the same time for the same session.†

The formula structure favors the thermogenic side more than most hybrid products, which typically bolt a token thermogenic addition onto a standard pre-workout formula. Scorch includes nine thermogenic ingredients — Metabolyte, Acetyl L-Carnitine HCl, Dandelion Extract, Grapefruit Extract, ProGBB, Evodiamine, Synephrine, and the caffeine matrix that doubles as thermogenic stimulus — alongside a performance backbone that is not compromised for the hybrid concept. 8g of pure L-Citrulline and a full 3.2g of Beta-Alanine match or exceed what most standalone performance pre-workouts include.†

Ingredient Breakdown

L-Citrulline — 8,000mg (Pure, Not Citrulline Malate)

At 8g of pure L-Citrulline — not Citrulline Malate 2:1 — Scorch's pump component is at the top of the clinical research range. Pure L-Citrulline is the more potent form for nitric oxide production: Citrulline Malate 2:1 at 8g delivers approximately 5.3g of actual citrulline alongside malic acid, while 8g of pure L-Citrulline delivers all 8g to the urea cycle for arginine production and NO synthesis. The research consensus on L-Citrulline places 6-8g as the clinical range for maximum performance and pump effects — Scorch sits at the upper boundary of that range, putting it on par with dedicated pump pre-workouts in its citrulline dosing despite the thermogenic additions filling the rest of the formula.†

Beta-Alanine — 3,200mg (Full Clinical Dose)

At 3.2g, Scorch delivers the exact dose used in the majority of clinical research on carnosine loading — the daily dose established by the International Society of Sports Nutrition as the effective threshold for increasing intramuscular carnosine and producing improvements in exercise capacity in the 60-240 second effort range. This is the full clinical dose, matching dedicated performance pre-workouts rather than the sub-clinical 1.5-2g doses common in hybrid products that sacrifice performance ingredient dosing for formula complexity. Most users will experience beta-alanine paresthesia (harmless skin tingling) within 15-30 minutes of consumption.†

Choline Bitartrate — 300mg

Choline Bitartrate provides the cholinergic focus dimension of Scorch's cognitive matrix — choline is the precursor to acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter of the neuromuscular junction and the primary cognitive neurotransmitter governing attention, focus, and the mind-muscle connection. At 300mg, Scorch includes choline at a dose that contributes meaningfully to acetylcholine availability during the training session, supporting the focused, precise training execution that separates productive sessions from unfocused volume accumulation.†

Caffeine — 450mg Total (350mg Anhydrous + 100mg Natural)

The dual-caffeine approach — 350mg of fast-absorbing anhydrous caffeine alongside 100mg of natural caffeine (from a plant source, typically green coffee bean or green tea) — is not simply two caffeine sources stacked for marketing. The two forms have different absorption kinetics: anhydrous caffeine absorbs more rapidly, producing a faster, sharper onset of CNS stimulation, while natural caffeine's food matrix context produces a slightly more gradual release. The combined 450mg total caffeine means the peak serum caffeine concentration is high, but the onset is somewhat more spread across 15-30 minutes than a single 450mg anhydrous dose would be. At 450mg total, Scorch is among the most highly caffeinated pre-workouts commercially available — substantially above the 300-350mg range considered high-stimulant and at the upper end of what the FDA's daily caffeine ceiling (400mg) allows for supplemental use alone. This dose is appropriate only for individuals with established high caffeine tolerance who consume no other caffeinated products on the day of use.†

Metabolyte — 1,500mg

Metabolyte is a newer patented ingredient that binds butyric acid to electrolytes — specifically magnesium and calcium — in a stable compound. Butyric acid is a short-chain fatty acid that serves as the primary fuel source for colonocytes (intestinal cells), supports gut barrier integrity, modulates inflammation in the GI tract, and has emerging research supporting its role in energy metabolism and metabolic health. In the exercise context, Metabolyte's proposed mechanisms include improved gut epithelial health (reducing exercise-induced gut permeability), electrolyte delivery via the magnesium and calcium mineral component, and energy metabolism support through butyrate's role as a mitochondrial substrate.†

Metabolyte is a genuinely novel ingredient — it is not a repackaged familiar compound. Its inclusion in Scorch reflects BlackMarket and Anabolic Warfare's positioning toward frontier formulation ingredients that distinguish their collaborative products from conventional supplement stacks. At 1.5g, Scorch uses Metabolyte at a dose consistent with the amounts used in the ingredient's early performance research.†

ProGBB (Gamma-Butyrobetaine Ethyl Ester HCl) — 20mg

ProGBB is a patented form of GBB — gamma-butyrobetaine — which is the direct metabolic precursor to L-Carnitine in the body's carnitine biosynthesis pathway. When GBB is supplemented, the enzyme gamma-butyrobetaine hydroxylase converts it to L-Carnitine, effectively increasing the body's carnitine production from within rather than delivering exogenous carnitine directly. The practical effect is a potent thermogenic response — GBB supplementation reliably produces significant sweating and elevated body temperature as a direct consequence of the carnitine synthesis increase and the metabolic activation it drives. At 20mg, ProGBB is at the standard effective dose where its thermogenic effects are reliably experienced — users new to GBB should expect a noticeable increase in sweating during training that goes beyond what caffeine alone produces.†

Acetyl L-Carnitine HCl

Acetyl L-Carnitine (ALCAR) provides direct carnitine delivery alongside the endogenous production stimulated by ProGBB. ALCAR is the acetylated form of carnitine that crosses the blood-brain barrier, providing both peripheral fat transport functionality (moving long-chain fatty acids into mitochondria for beta-oxidation) and central cholinergic activity (the acetyl group contributes to acetylcholine synthesis, adding a cognitive focus dimension to the carnitine inclusion). As a fat-burning ingredient, carnitine's role in fatty acid transport is most relevant in a caloric deficit or a training context where fat oxidation is elevated — both conditions consistent with Scorch's positioning as a cut-phase training product.†

Synephrine and Evodiamine

Synephrine (from Bitter Orange / Citrus aurantium) is a sympathomimetic alkaloid that stimulates beta-3 adrenergic receptors — producing thermogenesis, lipolysis (fat cell breakdown), and mild CNS stimulation through a mechanism similar to but pharmacologically distinct from ephedrine. It adds direct adrenergic thermogenic activity alongside the ProGBB-driven carnitine synthesis and the caffeine-mediated sympathetic activation. Evodiamine is an alkaloid extracted from the Evodia rutaecarpa plant with documented thermogenic properties — it activates TRPV1 (capsaicin) receptors that regulate body temperature, producing heat generation similar to capsaicin (the active compound in hot peppers) without the GI irritation associated with capsaicin itself. Together, synephrine and evodiamine cover two distinct thermogenic receptor pathways — adrenergic and TRPV1 — for a multi-mechanism heat-generating effect.†

Dandelion Extract and Grapefruit Extract

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) extract functions as a natural diuretic — promoting water excretion through the kidneys and reducing subcutaneous water retention. In a body composition context, this produces the visual hardness, dryness, and vascularity that athletes cutting body fat want to see. It is particularly relevant in contest prep applications where visible definition is the goal. Grapefruit extract contains naringenin and hesperidin — flavonoids that inhibit cytochrome P450 3A4 and P-glycoprotein, enzyme systems responsible for metabolizing many compounds including caffeine. This inhibition effectively increases the bioavailability and extends the duration of caffeine and certain other stimulants in Scorch's formula, making the 450mg caffeine work more efficiently and for a longer period without requiring additional caffeine dose.†

The BlackMarket x Anabolic Warfare Collaboration History

Scorch is the second product from this inter-brand collaboration — the first being the original Black Market x Anabolic Warfare pre-workout launched in 2023, a high-stimulant performance formula that became one of the most discussed collaborative products that year. The brands chose to return with Scorch rather than a V2 update, deliberately targeting a different product category — the thermogenic-pre-workout hybrid — with the Scorch concept. The two brands have distinct but complementary identities in the market: BlackMarket Labs built its reputation on underground, hardcore stimulant formulas (the Adrenolyn line), while Anabolic Warfare is known for prohormone-adjacent and natural anabolic products. Their combined brand equity covers both the hardcore stimulant user and the body composition athlete — exactly the dual audience Scorch is positioned to serve.†

Frequently Asked Questions About BlackMarket x Anabolic Warfare Scorch

1. Is 450mg of caffeine safe for me?
   The FDA identifies 400mg as the generally recognized safe daily caffeine ceiling for healthy adults. At 450mg per scoop, Scorch exceeds that ceiling in a single serving. This dose is appropriate only for individuals who consistently consume 300-400mg+ of caffeine daily from all sources and have established a high caffeine tolerance over time. First-time users of high-stimulant pre-workouts, individuals who feel effects from 1-2 cups of coffee, and anyone who has experienced caffeine-related adverse effects (palpitations, anxiety, significant blood pressure elevation, sleep disruption) must not use Scorch at a full dose. On the day you use Scorch, consume no other caffeine from any source.†
2. Will I sweat more with Scorch than a standard pre-workout?
   Yes — significantly more. The combination of ProGBB (20mg), evodiamine (TRPV1 thermogenic), synephrine (adrenergic thermogenic), and 450mg caffeine produces a thermogenic load that reliably drives increased sweating beyond what caffeine-only pre-workouts produce. ProGBB in particular is known for producing conspicuous sweating responses — athletes who are using GBB for the first time often describe noticeably more sweat than they expected. This is a normal physiological response to the elevated thermogenesis, not a sign of adverse reaction. Ensure adequate hydration before, during, and after training when using Scorch.†
3. Can I use Scorch during a bulking phase or only on a cut?
   The thermogenic and fat-burning components (carnitine, synephrine, evodiamine, dandelion, grapefruit extract) are most directly relevant in a caloric deficit or maintenance context where body composition optimization is the goal. During a bulk, these ingredients are not counterproductive but their fat-mobilizing effects are working against the caloric surplus, making them less impactful on composition outcomes. The performance components — 8g citrulline, 3.2g beta-alanine, 450mg caffeine — are fully effective regardless of dietary phase. Scorch is a strong all-phase pre-workout; the thermogenic dimension simply has less body composition relevance in a caloric surplus.†
4. Do I need to consult my sports organization before using Scorch?
   Yes — the label specifically states "Athlete Disclosure: Consult with the appropriate governing body before taking this product." Synephrine (bitter orange) and certain other ingredients in Scorch are prohibited by some sports organizations including the NCAA. Neither BlackMarket Labs nor Anabolic Warfare markets Scorch as tested-athlete safe, and it does not carry Informed-Sport or Informed-Choice certification. Any athlete subject to drug testing — collegiate, professional, Olympic, or otherwise — must verify the current prohibited substance list for their governing body before using this product.†

How to Take BlackMarket Labs x Anabolic Warfare Scorch

Mix up to 1 scoop with 8-10oz of water 15-20 minutes before training. Shake well. Do not exceed 1 serving per 24-hour period. Consume no additional caffeine on the day of use. Drink additional water throughout training — the thermogenic ingredients increase sweating and electrolyte demand. New users sensitive to stimulants should assess tolerance carefully before committing to a full scoop. Do not take within 6 hours of bedtime. For healthy adults 18 and older only. Athlete Disclosure: Consult your governing body before use. California Prop 65 Warning applies.†

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Who Should Not Take Scorch

• Not for beginners to high-stimulant pre-workouts
• Not for use by persons under 18 years of age
• Not for pregnant or nursing women
• Not for individuals sensitive to caffeine — contains 450mg total caffeine per scoop
• Not for individuals with cardiovascular conditions, high blood pressure, heart arrhythmia, or history of heart attack or stroke
• Not for individuals with anxiety disorders or any psychiatric condition
• Do not combine with any additional caffeine, stimulants, or thermogenic products
• Do not take within 6 hours of bedtime
• Competitive athletes subject to drug testing: consult your governing body before use — synephrine is prohibited by some organizations including the NCAA
• Consult a physician before use if taking any prescription medications — grapefruit extract inhibits CYP3A4 and may interact with medications metabolized by this enzyme system
• Do not exceed 1 serving per 24-hour period
• Discontinue use if you experience rapid heartbeat, chest pain, shortness of breath, or dizziness
• California Residents: This product can expose you to chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Visit P65Warnings.ca.gov for more information.
• Keep out of reach of children

†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.