88 Funny Pre-Workout Memes
If you’re into lifting, then you’ve experimented with pre-workout supplements. So you know the intense range of feelings from the moment it kicks in until it finally wears off.
This roller-coaster of energy ups and downs makes for some of the funniest memes on the internet. And I’ve compiled 88 of the best pre-workout memes to make it easy for you to enjoy and share them with friends.
When The Pre-Workout Kicks in Memes
One of the best parts about taking pre-workout is that feeling when it takes effect. Here are some pre-workout memes that sum up that moment when it kicks in.
1. Lightweight
After taking pre-workout, you might feel like you could deadlift a bus.
2. Just Kicked In
When the pre-workout kicks in, some people start acting like Ace Ventura after checking himself into the looney bin.
3. When It Hits
Other people get that Venom smile when the pre-workout hits.
4. Taking Flight
The various stages of pre-workout kicking in.
5. Googly Eyes
When your pupils get this dilated, it’s time to hit the gym fast.
6. I Think I Feel Something
This cat looks like he’s feeling the pre-workout jitters.
7. That Moment
There’s often a moment of realization when the pre-workout kicks in.
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8. Cross Eyed
If you’re making this face when the pre-workout kicks in, you better be close to a toilet!
9. Keep Your Composure
Lifting on pre-workout is one thing, but holding intelligent conversations is a whole other thing.
10. Put It to Use
If you timed it right, this is what pre-workout feels like in the gym.
11. Heart Pounding
After a bit too much pre-workout, you might feel like something is ready to burst out of your chest.
12. Incredible Hulk
Or you might feel like ripping your shirt off like the Incredible Hulk.
13. Unleash the Beast
Who knew Patrick had a beast inside? I guess pre-workout can bring out the beast mode in anyone.
14. Superhuman Strength
Another superhuman feat of strength brought to you by pre-workout.
15. Feel The Power
Pre-workout kicking in is like the intro to a fight scene.
16. Bring It On
Pre-workout just kicked in, now it’s time to kick some ass!
How Pre-Workout Feels Memes
Once the pre-workout kicks in, it can make you ramped up, dialed in, or a little freaked out. Here are some pre-workout memes showing how it feels.
17. Dry Scooping
To me, this is how dry scooping looks. Why not just add a few ounces of water??
18. First Timer
The first time some people take pre-workout, they look like they’ve gone a little mad.
19. He-Man
Other pre-workout first-timers look like they’re having the time of their lives.
20. Newbie Gym Partner
It can be a bit annoying watching someone else experience pre-workout for the first time.
21. It’s Better with Friends
But sometimes taking pre-workout with your friends can be a blast.
22. When Someone Asks
A picture is worth 1,000 words. And this meme describes pre-workout in 100,000 words.
23. Same Feeling, Different Brand
Another example of how pre-workout feels, except for a different brand.
24. Only 1 Scoop, I Swear
This guy must be a super responder to pre-workout supplements.
25. Pre-Workout Got Me Like
When you start off a little weird, pre-workout will only make you weirder.
26. Seeing Rainbows
The feeling when pre-workout puts you in a good mood.
27. After A Year
Like any stimulant, you build a tolerance to pre-workout after a while and you get used to the fire burning inside.
28. Next Best Thing
Taking a pre-workout can feel like jump-starting your body. But I don’t recommend trying this when you run out of pre-workout.
29. Too Much
Sometimes the pre-workout hits a little too hard and you can feel like the world is closing in on you.
2 Scoops of Pre-Workout Memes
Speaking of taking too much pre-workout, these next memes are about what happens when you take 2 scoops of pre-workout or more.
30. 2 Scoops Engaged
This kid sums up the intensity level after taking two scoops of pre-workout.
31. 2 Scoops Too Many
An extra scoop is one thing, but two extra scoops can leave you foaming at the mouth.
32. Took 3 Scoops
Things can get weird after taking 3 scoops of pre-workout.
33. All I Remember
You might make some regrettable wardrobe decisions on a 3 scoop day.
34. Where Am I?
And you might forget your wardrobe altogether after 4 scoops.
35. Feel The Burn
Don’t let your friends talk you into taking too much pre-workout.
36. Pre-Workout Scoop Scale
Nicolas Cage personifies the various degrees of pre-workout consumption.
37. “One Scoop”
As your tolerance grows, one scoop turns into two.
38. Concentrate
Sometimes you just have to sit down and ride it out when pre-workout hits too hard.
39. Getting Scared
You might feel scared, but that’s probably just your rapid heart rate.
40. Seeing Noises
If you start seeing noises, that’s probably too many scoops.
41. The Realization
The moment you become aware that you’ve taken too much pre-workout.
42. Check Yes or No
The question should have been, “are you currently on too much pre-workout?”
43. Things Are in Motion
After taking too many scoops, but before it kicks in. There’s not going back now.
44. 3 Scoops to The Wind
Warning: 3 scoops of pre-workout may cause temporary loss of control.
45. An Unhealthy Amount
When someone tries to start a conversation with you while on pre-workout, just try to act natural.
46. Why Do You Ask?
Most of the time it’s easy to spot someone on too much pre-workout.
47. You Can’t Handle 2 Scoops!
When someone with a low caffeine tolerance asks for 2 scoops of pre-workout.
Pre-Workout Poop Memes
Some effects of pre-workout are good, like the energy and focus. But others are not so good, like the sudden need to go number two.
These next memes are all about the pre-workout scoop and poop.
48. I Gotta Get Out of Here
The pre-workout poop is often sudden and unexpected.
49. Immediately After
When you have to take the pre-workout poop, but you also can’t sit still.
50. Laxative Effect
On deadlift or squat day, you definitely want to make sure you take care of business before leaving the house.
51. Morning Poop
You may feel a sense of maturity and self-confidence once you learn to harness the effects of pre-workout.
52. The Face
Pre-workout can cause this face both in and out of the gym.
53. Aaand I Have to Poop
Another surefire way to tell when the pre-workout kicks in.
54. What It Actually Looks Like
It’s hard to be cocky with your pants around your ankles.
55. I Was Just… Shaving
Certain pre-workout formulas seem to cause a more severe reaction than others, I’m looking at you N.O.-XPLODE.
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Pre-Workout Timing Memes
Timing is everything when it comes to taking your pre-workout. Take it too soon and you’ll be all amped up at the wrong time. But take it too late and you’ll be up all night.
These next pre-workout memes are about what happens when you get the timing wrong.
56. Gym Closed
Holding in all that excess energy when you take pre-workout and don’t work out.
57. This Can’t Be Happening
Your gym partners may need to spot you when you arrive at the gym on pre-workout only to find out it’s closed.
58. Timing Is Everything
Even when you get the pre-workout timing perfect, a traffic jam can ruin your plans.
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59. Stuck In Traffic
Having a long commute or going to the gym during rush hour really complicates pre-workout timing.
60. Must Get to the Gym
Sometimes you have to ditch the car and get to the gym on foot.
61. Use the Turbo
If you feel the pre-workout kicking in on the drive to the gym, it’s time to activate the nitrous.
62. Before Leaving Work
When the pre-workout kicks in before you leave work.
63. Stuck At the Office
Always make sure you have an exit strategy before taking your pre-workout.
64. Pre-Workout At 7 pm
Working out late in the evening can also have unwanted effects when it comes to taking pre-workout.
65. Waiting For It to Wear Off
Waiting for the pre-workout to wear off so you can go to bed.
66. Awake at 2 am
You may find yourself wide awake at 2 in the morning staring at the ceiling.
67. Still Watching TV
Or you could be up all-night watching infomercials.
68. When It Finally Wears Off
When the pre-workout finally wears off, you may feel like you’ve lost your sense of purpose.
69. Forgot Your Pre-Workout
What’s worse than getting the timing wrong is forgetting your pre-workout altogether!
Pre-Workout Tingle Memes
Most of us have experienced the pre-workout itch or tingle effect. Sometimes it feels good, but other times it is downright uncomfortable.
These pre-workout memes are all about that intense tingle.
70. When the Tingle Turns Up
Too much pre-workout can make the tingle feel a bit more intense.
71. Beta-Alanine Tingles
Beta-alanine is the ingredient in pre-workout that makes your face tingle. And too much in one sitting can feel more like pins and needles.
72. A Slight Tingle
The face tingling is more than slight in some individuals.
73. Whole Body Tingles
And some people feel the tingling sensation all over their body.
74. Itchy Ass
Did you know that pre-workout can even make your butt itch? Not a good side effect to have when you’re in a public place!
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75. That Tingling Feeling
The pre-workout tingling can make you feel like jumping out of your skin.
76. Tingly Paws
Or you may feel like you have superpowers emanating from your fingertips.
77. Itching Like an Addict
Some people may begin questioning what you’re on when they see you scratching.
Pre-Workout Crack Memes
Obviously, pre-workout supplements are not as potent, addictive, or dangerous as cocaine. But the increased confidence, alertness, and restlessness are common between both and make for some funny memes.
78. Addiction
At some point, you may find yourself questioning if you’re more dedicated to lifting or pre-workout.
79. Basically Crack
Pre-workout formulations can contain stimulants that are thought to be linked to hospitalizations. So make sure you do your homework before taking anything.
80. Cracked Out
Some pre-workouts can make you feel jittery or “cracked out”.
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81. When You’re on Pre-Workout
An accurate depiction of the extreme confidence that can occur from taking stimulants.
82. Who Needs the Scoop?
Pre-workout pros don’t even need to use the scoop.
83. The Gateway Supplement
They used to tell us that marijuana was the gateway drug.
84. Can I Bum a Scoop?
When you hit the bottom of your pre-workout tub.
85. You Mean Cocaine?
Back in the day, they would have had to use other stimulants to get jacked up for a workout.
86. You Have a Problem
It might be time to cycle off pre-workout for a few weeks, bro.
87. High Tolerance
Pre-workout bosses don’t even get out of the chair until the pre-workout kicks in.
88. Snorting Pre-Workout
If you thought dry scooping was intense…
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