A pre-workout drink is meant to support your energy, focus, hydration, and performance before you train. But most of what’s sold under that label today misses the mark. Instead of preparing you for intentional movement, it overwhelms your system with excessive stimulants and artificial junk. The result? A product that’s built for buzz, not for performance.
The Problem with Most Pre-Workouts
Mainstream pre-workouts — whether in powder form or canned — typically contain 200 to 400 milligrams of caffeine in one hit. That’s the equivalent of three to five cups of coffee, consumed all at once. Many also include beta-alanine (the ingredient that causes that itchy, tingling feeling), artificial sweeteners and dyes, and proprietary stimulant blends made up of taurine, guarana, yohimbine, and more.
This overload can cause jitters, anxiety, elevated heart rate, headaches, and serious crashes later in the day. It disrupts sleep and taxes your nervous system. And for teens and young athletes, whose daily caffeine intake should stay below 100mg, it’s more than overkill. It’s dangerous.
What a Pre-Workout Should Actually Do
The goal of any pre-workout shouldn’t be to amp you up beyond recognition. It should support you — mentally and physically — for the movement you’re about to do. That means steady energy, not a spike. Hydration, not dehydration. Focus, not scattered adrenaline.
Your body performs best when it’s supported with real nutrients that work in sync with your system. A smart pre-workout drink helps regulate core temperature, sharpen focus, maintain cellular energy, and build immune resilience — so you can train consistently without burning out.
Enter Tatsu Tea: The Smarter Pre-Workout
We didn’t create Tatsu Tea to fit into the traditional “pre-workout” category. We created it to challenge it.
Each can delivers 52mg of clean, slow-release caffeine from real Japanese matcha. Enough to boost endurance without sending your nervous system into overdrive. It’s paired - naturally, not as an added supplement – with l-theanine for calm, focused energy, and includes electrolytes, vitamin C, and zinc for hydration and immune support. There’s no sugar, no dyes, and no synthetic stimulants. Just real ingredients that support real movement.
Whether you’re training hard or just need clean energy and focus for your workday, Tatsu is built to power purpose. It’s everything you need — and nothing you don’t.
The Bottom Line
A real pre-workout isn’t about hype. It’s about preparation. It should help you move with intention, not just intensity. It should leave you feeling focused, not fried. It should be clean, effective, and built for your body — not for a shelf.
Tatsu Tea is matcha, refined. Pre-workout, redefined.
