Monkey Nutrition Koba

Overview

Here’s what Monkey Nutrition have to say:

Contains Carnosyn Beta-Alanine: the most effective form of beta-alanine. Enhances mental & physical vitality. Revolutionary blend of nutrients designed to augment energy production, muscle protein synthesis and a more effective recovery process.

KOBA is a weapons grade pre-workout formula, which incorporates ancient adaptogenic herbs and nervines with the most potent of modern-day energy enhancing & muscle building nutrients such as Creatine, Betaine, Citrulline Malate and CarnoSyn Beta-Alanine. KOBA uses only the highest quality raw materials in their correct form and in serious doses. Processed using the latest technology and providing a 25.3g serving size, this pre-workout ain't no joke!

KOBA has been designed and built with nothing but quality in mind to ensure the best possible bioavailability, giving you an awesome workout and resulting in unparalleled gains!

Nutritional Information

Serving Size 2 Scoop (25.3g) Servings Per Container: 20
Amounts Per Serving

Calories: 15 Calories from Fat: 5
Total Fat 0.5g
Total Carbohydrate 1g
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) 20mg
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) 60mcg
Calcium (Calcium carbonate / silicate) 150mg
Magnesium (as Magnesium citrate) 80mg
Sodium (as Salt) 150mg
Potassium (Potassium citrate) 150mg

Power Blend 7,000mg
(Creatine Monohydrate, CarnoSyn® Beta-Alanine,
Betaine anhydrous)
Essential Amino Acid Blend 6,300mg
(L-Leucine, L-Isoleucine, L-Valine, L-Threonine, L-Histidine,
L-Lysine, L-Phenylalanine, L-Methionine, L-Tryptophan)
N.O & Nutrient Absorption Blend 4,550mg
(Citrulline Malate, Taurine, L-Arginine Astragi
[Panax notoginseng & Astragalus membranaceous])
Focus & Energy Blend 2,500mg
(L-Carnitine L-Tartrate, L-Tyrosine, Caffeine, Rhodiola
Rosea Extract [Standardised to 4% Rosavins & 1%
Salidrosides], KSM66® organic Ashwagandha
standardised to 5% withanolides], Cordyceps)

Monkey Nutrition have not held back with their new preworkout – there are a lot of familiar ingredients but also some you might not have come across before. Coming in at only 15 calories per serving this preworkout isn’t looking to give you a sugar high and by using only traces of sucralose Koba is looking to be different.

The usual suspects are present Creatine, Amino Acids (inlcuding EAA's), Citulline Malate, Taurine, Caffeine etc. Where Koba shines is with the quality of these “basic” ingredients for instance Beta-Alanine, you know the one that makes you tingle, is included in a brand new form CarnoSyn which is designed to massively improve the delay of muscular fatigue.

Now Koba’s secret weapon is Cordyceps which is best described as a mushroom/caterpillar but try not to think about this while drinking it… Cordyceps has been shown to increase ATP production, boost testosterone levels, improve oxygen utilization – resulting in an overall improvement of exercise capacity and a reduction in the onset of exercise related fatigue. Cordyceps gives you a boost similar to caffeine, but without the jittery, over-stimulated side effects.

All this and I’ve still skimmed over some of the ingredients!

Taste

It currently only comes in Lemon and Lime flavour and it is a little bit strong but if you chill it slightly in the fridge its much better. There are definitely better tasting products out there but who drinks a Pre for the taste! It mixes perfectly but it does look a little bit like a nuclear by-product with its bright green appearance.

Side Effects

The new CarnoSyn Beta Alanine gets to work insanely quick and I got a (harmless) tingling in my lips straight after drinking it. No other side effects where noted.

Price

Currently its £35.99 for a tub with 20 servings in.

Results

Monkey Nutritions previous preworkout attempt Dynamite was praised by us for its effectiveness as preworkout but we didn’t like the amount of tablets we had to take – Koba is better than Dynamite in every way. If you’ve tried Dynamite you know that’s high praise.

Koba is awesome. I could leave it there assign it a score and move on but that would be selling Koba short. A preworkout needs to be your gym buddy, its needs to be the little voice in your head that pushes you to get that extra rep. You never get an energy buzz with Koba but rather you get an energy supply that never runs out. It took me a few sessions to realise that I had completed it in record time and with some left in the tank. The pumps are there but not huge, the difference I noticed with Koba is that you can feel the muscle contraction a lot more than usual you can actually feel the muscle firing on all cylinders. As for strength output your body will be working more efficiently so you will be able to lift more weight possibly for more reps. You will break PRs continually. 

Koba looks like The Incredible Hulks urine and doesn’t taste amazing but quite frankly none of that matters because Koba works as a very strong Pre. Monkey Nutrition haven’t given us a breakdown of individual ingredients but rather opted for blends, I always like to know the exact amounts of each ingredients that I’m taking but I imagine this won’t be an issue for anyone else.

As for which of the ingredients are working and which aren’t its impossible to say but what I can say is that together they have blended together to make one hell of a preworkout! Koba ranks among the all time best preworkouts. 9.5/10

You can buy Koba here