# 1st Phorm Project-1

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/1st-phorm-project-1
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/pre-workouts
- Placement: #15 of 17 in Pre-Workouts, F tier
- Brand: 1st Phorm
- LP on this board: 209
- Last researched: 2026-09-17T06:37:50.931Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

An influencer-affiliate product absent from every independent testing roundup consulted, with a proprietary blend hiding part of the formula. Kaged Pre-Kaged is the honest version of this purchase.

## For

- Marketed as a comprehensive energy, focus and performance pre-workout
- Reported smooth, sustained high-stim energy without the crash
- Named best pre-workout for muscle building by Garage Gym Reviews
- Very affordable compared to the average pre-workout

## Against

- Appears in none of the major independent expert testing roundups
- Hides part of its formula behind a proprietary blend
- Market presence built on a sponsored-athlete army rather than independent testing
- Mid-tier 200 milligram caffeine formula at a flagship price
- Absent from independent expert roundups; coverage is brand and influencer content

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 2 of 3 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 14 cited sources across 12 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Instagram | - | B | https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPeXhpTEQBE/?hl=en | fetched and confirmed |
| Garage Gym Reviews | Dr. Krissy Kendall, PhD | B | https://www.garagegymreviews.com/best-pre-workout | fetched and confirmed |
| r/fitpregnancy | u/daisyrugerindy3 | D | https://www.reddit.com/r/fitpregnancy/comments/1t2ulsq/first_pregnancy/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Supplement Giant | Ryan Ragsdale | B | https://thesupplementgiant.com/blogs/giantsjournal/brand-spotlight-1st-phorm | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | - | B | https://www.facebook.com/fb-answers/1st-phorm-rush-pre-workout-performance-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | - | B | https://www.facebook.com/doug.frost.940/videos/if-you-like-to-push-your-endurance-and-get-your-body-moving-and-are-looking-for-/1749069509639228/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Instagram | - | B | https://www.instagram.com/p/DUWvK5XDqyG/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Spartansuppz .com | Spartansuppz .com | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAEqT3Zrvc | fetched and confirmed |
| Guillermo Rivera | Guillermo Rivera | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnBCiDpM24Q | fetched and confirmed |
| Tristan Sampson | Tristan Sampson | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMFfSoaEUDo | fetched and confirmed |
| Team Miggy Fitness | Team Miggy Fitness | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifW3vlEQF2A | fetched and confirmed |
| LOUIE GEE FIT | LOUIE GEE FIT | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4cgfV5IOnw | fetched and confirmed |
| Fit and Fuel | Fit and Fuel | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfRVw6shEZw | fetched and confirmed |
| Gavin Turner | Gavin Turner | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naM4gYst1YY | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Transparent Labs BULK Black | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/transparent-labs-bulk-black |
| 2 | Transparent Labs Bulk | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/transparent-labs-bulk |
| 3 | Nutricost Pre-X Pre-Workout | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/nutricost-pre-x-pre-workout |
| 10 | Kaged Pre-Kaged Sport | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/kaged-pre-kaged-sport |
| 11 | Cellucor C4 Sport | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/cellucor-c4-sport |
| 12 | Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Pre-Workout | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/optimum-nutrition-gold-standard-pre-workout |
| 13 | Kaged Pre-Kaged Stim-Free | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/kaged-pre-kaged-stim-free |
| 14 | Cellucor C4 Original | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/cellucor-c4-original |
| 16 | Alani Nu Pre-Workout | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/alani-nu-pre-workout |
| 17 | GHOST Legend | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/ghost-legend |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/pre-workouts.

## What this tier means

- F: Avoid. The evidence points you elsewhere.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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