Gorilla Mind - Gorilla Mode

Gorilla Mode is Gorilla Mind's flagship pre-workout — a fully transparent, third-party tested comprehensive formula covering every training dimension in a single product: 9,000mg pure L-Citrulline for pump, 5,000mg Creatine Monohydrate for strength and power, 2,500mg Betaine Anhydrous for endurance and osmotic cell volumization, 1,500mg L-Tyrosine for focus and catecholamine support, 1,500mg HydroPrime® Glycerol Powder (65%) for hyperhydration pump, 1,500mg Malic Acid for Krebs cycle support and endurance, 300mg Alpha GPC 50% for acetylcholine and cognitive performance, 400mg Caffeine Anhydrous for energy, and 200mcg Huperzine A to prevent acetylcholine degradation. No Beta-Alanine — by design. 40 single-scoop servings or 20 full double-scoop servings per container. Third-party tested by Dyad Labs (a Mérieux NutriSciences company) for identity, potency, purity, and composition — results publicly available. Mix 1-2 scoops in 12-14oz water 30 minutes before training. Do not exceed 2 scoops in 24 hours. California Prop 65 Warning applies.*

Supplement Facts — Gorilla Mind Gorilla Mode (Per 2 Scoops / 39.4g / 20 Full Servings)

Pump and Blood Flow

• L-Citrulline — 9,000mg (pure L-Citrulline, not Citrulline Malate)
• HydroPrime® Glycerol Powder (65%) — 1,500mg
• Malic Acid — 1,500mg

Strength and Performance

• Creatine Monohydrate — 5,000mg
• Betaine Anhydrous — 2,500mg

Energy

• Caffeine Anhydrous — 400mg

Focus and Cognitive

• L-Tyrosine — 1,500mg
• Alpha GPC 50% — 300mg
• Huperzine A — 200mcg

• Per 1 scoop (half serving): L-Citrulline 4,500mg, Creatine 2,500mg, Betaine 1,250mg, L-Tyrosine 750mg, HydroPrime 750mg, Malic Acid 750mg, Alpha GPC 150mg, Caffeine 200mg, Huperzine A 100mcg
• Fully transparent label. No proprietary blends.
• No Beta-Alanine — intentional formula decision.
• Other Ingredients: Natural and Artificial Flavors, Calcium Silicate, Silicon Dioxide, Malic Acid, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, color (varies by flavor)
• 40 single-scoop servings OR 20 double-scoop servings per container
• Mix 1-2 scoops in 12-14oz water 30 minutes before training
• New users: start with half to 1 scoop to assess tolerance
• Do not exceed 2 scoops in any 24-hour period
• Do not combine with other caffeinated products, stimulants, or MAO inhibitors
• Third-party tested by Dyad Labs — results publicly available at gorillamind.com
• California Prop 65 Warning applies.

Gorilla Mind — The Brand Behind the Formula

Gorilla Mind was built by Derek from More Plates More Dates — one of the most analytically rigorous voices in the sports nutrition and performance space. The brand's philosophy from day one has been to prioritize formula quality over marketing spend: fully disclosed labels, third-party tested batches, and ingredient selection driven by the research literature rather than trend-following. Gorilla Mode became one of the best-selling independent pre-workouts in the US not through celebrity endorsement or flashy advertising but through a formula that experienced users recognized as genuinely different from the typical underdosed, proprietary blend products that dominate the category. Every batch of Gorilla Mode is independently tested by Dyad Labs, a Mérieux NutriSciences company, for identity, potency, purity, and composition — and the results are posted publicly on the Gorilla Mind website.†

Why Gorilla Mode Has No Beta-Alanine — The Deliberate Omission

Most comprehensive pre-workouts include Beta-Alanine as a matter of category convention. Gorilla Mind explicitly chose not to include it in Gorilla Mode, and their reasoning is worth explaining. Beta-Alanine's mechanism — building muscle carnosine for intramuscular pH buffering — is a chronic supplementation effect that requires twice-daily consistent dosing over weeks to reach saturation. Including it in a pre-workout dosed only on training days is the wrong delivery vehicle for a compound that needs daily dosing including rest days. Additionally, many users find Beta-Alanine's paresthesia (skin tingling) uncomfortable or distracting. Gorilla Mind's position is that Beta-Alanine belongs in a separate daily supplement protocol, not in a pre-workout, and that the formula space is better used for ingredients that produce acute session-specific effects. Users who want Beta-Alanine can purchase it separately and take it daily — Gorilla Mind sells standalone Beta-Alanine for exactly this purpose.†

The Nine Ingredients — What Each One Does

L-Citrulline — 9,000mg — Maximum Effective Pump Dose

Nine grams of pure L-Citrulline is among the highest single-serving L-Citrulline doses in the pre-workout category — and Gorilla Mind has been explicit about why. Most pre-workouts use Citrulline Malate 2:1, which inflates the label weight with Malic Acid, delivering only 2/3 of the stated weight as actual Citrulline. A product listing "8,000mg Citrulline Malate 2:1" delivers approximately 5,333mg of actual Citrulline. Gorilla Mode's 9,000mg is 9,000mg of actual Citrulline — nearly double what most products with similar-sounding labels actually provide. Gorilla Mind then adds Malic Acid separately at 1,500mg to capture the Krebs cycle intermediate benefits of the Malate component — making the combined effect more complete than pure L-Citrulline alone, at an actual Citrulline dose that exceeds the research literature's documented maximum effective range.†

Citrulline converts to arginine in the kidney, driving nitric oxide synthase to produce NO in vascular endothelial cells — NO-mediated vasodilation produces pump, increases oxygen and nutrient delivery to active muscle, and reduces the oxygen cost of a given workload (improving endurance). At 9g, Gorilla Mode's pump mechanism is operating well above what most competitors deliver from their Citrulline.†

Creatine Monohydrate — 5,000mg — Full Clinical Dose Built In

Five grams of Creatine Monohydrate per full two-scoop serving covers the complete daily maintenance dose for maximizing intramuscular phosphocreatine stores. Gorilla Mind includes creatine specifically to eliminate the need for a separate daily creatine supplement — on days you take Gorilla Mode, the creatine is covered. At one scoop (2,500mg), you get slightly below maintenance dose — users who train with one scoop on lower-intensity days can supplement with an additional 2-3g of standalone creatine to maintain full daily saturation.†

Betaine Anhydrous — 2,500mg — Osmotic Pump and Power Output

Betaine Anhydrous (trimethylglycine) at 2,500mg is the research-validated dose for performance enhancement — the dose used in published trials documenting improvements in bench press volume, squat volume, vertical jump power, and body composition over six-week supplementation periods. As an osmolyte, Betaine draws water into muscle cells, contributing to cell volumization alongside HydroPrime Glycerol. As a methyl donor, Betaine supports creatine synthesis, DNA methylation, and protein metabolism. The combination of Citrulline's NO-dependent vascular pump, Betaine's osmotic intracellular pump, and HydroPrime's hyperhydration osmotic pump produces a layered three-mechanism pump that is broader than any single pump compound can achieve.†

L-Tyrosine — 1,500mg — Catecholamine Precursor Under Load

L-Tyrosine at 1,500mg is a significant catecholamine precursor dose — providing the rate-limiting amino acid for dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine synthesis. Under the combined stress of 400mg caffeine and heavy training, catecholamine demand is high and Tyrosine depletion can limit the brain's ability to maintain neurotransmitter levels through the session's second half. 1,500mg ensures the synthesis pathway has adequate substrate to maintain focus, motivation, and drive from the first set to the last.†

HydroPrime® Glycerol Powder (65%) — 1,500mg — Hyperhydration Pump

HydroPrime® is the most concentrated commercially available glycerol powder at 65% glycerol content — far more potent than the 5-10% glycerol monostearate used in older pre-workout formulas. Glycerol is an osmolyte that draws water into muscle cells through osmotic pressure, producing intracellular volumization independent of nitric oxide. The "water pump" from glycerol produces the rounded, full muscle belly appearance that experienced lifters associate with peak condition, and has functional implications for performance through improved cellular hydration and heat tolerance during prolonged training. At 1,500mg of HydroPrime at 65%, Gorilla Mode delivers approximately 975mg of actual glycerol — a meaningful osmotic volumizing dose.†

Malic Acid — 1,500mg — Krebs Cycle Support

Malic Acid is listed separately from the L-Citrulline rather than combined as Citrulline Malate — a deliberate transparency choice that allows Gorilla Mind to specify exactly how much of each compound you're getting. Malic acid is a Krebs cycle intermediate (participating as malate in the cycle) that directly supports aerobic energy metabolism during training. It also buffers lactic acid accumulation, contributing to endurance alongside the carnosine-based buffering that Beta-Alanine would provide (which is absent in this formula). The 1,500mg of Malic Acid is a meaningful Krebs cycle substrate contribution — more than the Malate component of a typical Citrulline Malate serving.†

Alpha GPC 50% — 300mg — Brain Choline for Mind-Muscle Connection

Alpha GPC (Alpha Glycerylphosphorylcholine) at 300mg (50% standardization = 150mg actual Alpha GPC) is the most bioavailable oral choline form — it crosses the blood-brain barrier within 30-60 minutes and directly raises brain acetylcholine levels. Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter governing attention, motor signal precision, and the neuromuscular junction — the biochemical basis of the "mind-muscle connection" that experienced lifters describe as qualitatively different on a well-dosed choline stack versus without.†

Caffeine Anhydrous — 400mg — Full-Dose Energy at 2 Scoops

Four hundred milligrams of Caffeine Anhydrous at full two-scoop serving is a strong dose appropriate for experienced users with established caffeine tolerance. At one scoop, the 200mg dose is moderate and appropriate for most users. The flexible 1-2 scoop dosing structure is precisely calibrated around this: 200mg at one scoop for everyday training, 400mg at two scoops for maximum-intensity sessions. Caffeine's adenosine antagonism drives the alertness and CNS arousal; phosphodiesterase inhibition amplifies cAMP and extends lipolysis; the thermogenic and performance-enhancing effects are extensively documented at both the 200mg and 400mg doses.†

Huperzine A — 200mcg — Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition

Huperzine A at 200mcg completes the cholinergic cognitive stack by preventing the enzymatic degradation of acetylcholine in the synapse. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) normally breaks down acetylcholine after each synaptic transmission — Huperzine A inhibits this enzyme, allowing acetylcholine to persist longer in the synapse and produce sustained high-quality neurotransmission. Alpha GPC increases acetylcholine production; Huperzine A prevents its breakdown. The combined effect substantially elevates net acetylcholine availability. Huperzine A has a long half-life (approximately 10-14 hours) — users should be aware that daily use at two scoops accumulates Huperzine A, and Gorilla Mind recommends cycling the product periodically for this reason.†

The 40/20 Serving Structure — How to Use It

Gorilla Mode's container provides 40 single-scoop servings or 20 double-scoop servings. This is not two separate products — it is a single formula with a flexible dosing protocol. At one scoop: 200mg caffeine, 4,500mg Citrulline, 2,500mg Creatine — appropriate for moderate training sessions, beginners, users with lower caffeine tolerance, or days when you want performance support without maximum stimulant load. At two scoops: the complete formula at full doses — appropriate for maximum-intensity sessions, experienced users with high stimulant tolerance, and peak performance priorities. Most users find their optimal dose between one and two scoops and stay there consistently rather than switching between doses daily.†

Gorilla Mode in the Gorilla Mind Pre-Workout Lineup

Gorilla Mind's pre-workout family covers a clear spectrum. Gorilla Mode Base is the entry-level, budget-friendly version with a smaller ingredient count. Gorilla Mode is the flagship comprehensive formula — the main product the brand is built around. Gorilla Mode Nitric is the stimulant-free pump-only version with a massive 32,478mg non-stim active stack for late training, caffeine cycling, or stacking with Gorilla Mode for a combined pump-plus-energy session. Gorilla Mode Lightning is the new high-stim formula with 500mg+ caffeine, Eria Jarensis, and Alpha-Yohimbine for maximum-intensity sessions. For most customers — from intermediate to advanced lifters who want a complete, clean, heavily dosed pre-workout — Gorilla Mode is the correct product.†

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why doesn't Gorilla Mode have Beta-Alanine?
   Gorilla Mind made a deliberate, documented decision to exclude Beta-Alanine. Their reasoning: Beta-Alanine's carnosine-building mechanism requires twice-daily consistent dosing including rest days to work — a pre-workout dosed only on training days is the wrong delivery vehicle for this compound. The tingling side effect is also undesirable to many users. Gorilla Mind sells standalone Beta-Alanine for users who want it taken separately on the correct protocol.†
2. Can I take Gorilla Mode daily?
   At 400mg caffeine per full two-scoop serving, daily use at maximum dose is not advisable for most users due to tolerance development and the Huperzine A accumulation concern (Huperzine A has a long half-life and accumulates with daily dosing). Gorilla Mind recommends cycling off Gorilla Mode periodically. Many users use one scoop daily (200mg caffeine) and reserve two scoops for priority sessions.†
3. Does Gorilla Mode include the daily creatine dose?
   Yes — at two scoops, Gorilla Mode provides the full 5g maintenance dose of Creatine Monohydrate. On days you take two scoops of Gorilla Mode, no additional creatine supplement is needed. On rest days or one-scoop days, taking 2-5g of standalone creatine maintains full daily saturation.†
4. Is Gorilla Mode third-party tested?
   Yes. Every batch of Gorilla Mode is tested by Dyad Labs, a Mérieux NutriSciences company, for identity, potency, purity, and composition. The certificate of analysis for each batch is publicly available on the Gorilla Mind website. This is above the industry standard and provides meaningful documentation of what's actually in each container.†

How to Take Gorilla Mind Gorilla Mode

Mix 1-2 scoops in 12-14oz of cold water 30 minutes before training. Vary water amount to achieve desired flavor intensity. New users and those with lower caffeine tolerance: start with half to 1 scoop to assess individual response before advancing to 2 scoops. Do not exceed 2 scoops in any 24-hour period. Do not combine with other caffeinated products, stimulants, MAO inhibitors, or alcohol. Due to Huperzine A's long half-life, avoid daily use at full two-scoop dose indefinitely — cycle periodically. Not for persons under 18. Not for pregnant or nursing women. Consult a physician before use if taking any prescription medications. California Prop 65 Warning applies.*

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• Real-time inventory across all five Southern California stores
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• Authorized Gorilla Mind retailer
• Staff who can walk you through the full Gorilla Mind lineup and help you find the right formula for your goals and tolerance
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Who Should Not Take Gorilla Mode

• Not for persons under 18 years of age
• Not for pregnant or nursing women
• Not for individuals sensitive to caffeine — 400mg at two scoops is a high caffeine load; start with one scoop (200mg) if tolerance is uncertain
• Not for individuals with cardiovascular conditions, high blood pressure, or heart arrhythmia without physician clearance
• Not for individuals with anxiety disorders — high-dose caffeine can amplify anxiety in susceptible individuals
• Do not combine with other caffeinated products, stimulants, or MAO inhibitors
• Individuals with seizure disorders should consult a physician — Huperzine A affects acetylcholinesterase activity, which may affect seizure threshold in susceptible individuals
• Consult a physician before use if taking any prescription medications
• California Prop 65 Warning applies.
• 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.