Core FURY Now in Black Cherry and Sour Watermelon Strawberry Flavors!

Back in December of last year, Core Nutritionals gave their classic pre-workout formula, Core FURY, a makeover and released Core FURY v2. While the old formula was great, the new one is even better. FURY v2 dialed up the intensity to 11.

Now, we’re getting two new flavors of FURY v2 and we’re – pardon the pun – pumped. And after originally launching exclusively at The Vitamin Shoppe, it’s now available on Core’s website and other participating stores:

Two brand new flavors are coming to Core FURY v2: Black Cherry and DeCosta Living Series Sour Watermelon Strawberry!

FURY v2: Going big before going home

One of the coolest things in Core FURY v2 is its targeting of focus and cognition with its nootropic blend. Using ingredients like tyrosine, alpha-GPC, its 395 milligrams of caffeine is balanced with a more directed energy than you’ll typically find in pre-workout formulas.

Most unique is the inclusion of pregnenolone, a nootropic don’t see very often. As a precursor to all of your body’s hormones, including testosterone and DHEA, pregnenolone is a slept-on ingredient primed for a massive uptick in usage throughout the industry.

The two new flavors

The two new flavors of FURY are Black Cherry and Sour Watermelon Strawberry. Black cherry is one flavor that we think isn’t given near the amount of love it deserves in formulas, and we’re excited to see it included here.

Sour Watermelon Strawberry is a part of the DeCosta Living series as a part of Brian DeCosta’s partnership with Core. Brian DeCosta is Core Nutritionals’ elite athlete, natural professional bodybuilder and founder of Shredded For Life.

We’re going to dive into a little summary on how Core FURY v2 works, but first, let’s check the PricePlow for good Core deals, and check out our video review of the new flavors:

Core FURY v2 – How It Works

You can read our original Core Fury article for the full scientific story, but here’s the quick scoop:

Fury Pump Blend

• L-citrulline (6g) is highly regarded for its ability to increase nitric oxide production, which promotes vasodilation and improves circulation during exercise. While arginine may seem like a more efficient alternative, citrulline has higher oral bioavailability. Increasing nitric oxide levels through citrulline supplementation has been shown to improve athletic performance by increasing oxygen uptake, endurance, and reducing muscle soreness.
• VasoDrive (254mg) is a combination of two milk proteins, isoleucyl-prolyl-proline (IPP) and valyl-prolyl-proline (VPP), which have been found to promote vasodilation by inhibiting the vasoconstrictor enzyme angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), rather than affecting NO production or concentration.
• CitraPeak (200mg) is a form of hesperidin, which is a flavanone glycoside found in citrus fruits, particularly oranges. It is an NO-boosting ingredient that can improve circulation, skin coloration, and surface temperature by triggering vasodilation.

Fury Performance Blend

• Beta alanine (3,200mg) has been a staple in pre-workout supplements for a long time because it is an effective endurance booster. Beta-alanine reacts with L-histidine to form carnosine, which helps buffer lactic acid in muscle tissue, extending athletic endurance.
• Betaine anhydrous (2500mg), also known as trimethylglycine (TMG), acts as a methyl donor and can help promote cellular energy production. It is also an osmolyte that can induce cellular hyperhydration, which allows for better nutrient access and greater heat stress resilience during intense workouts.
• Senactiv (50mg) is an extract from ginseng and chestnut rose that functions as a senolytic agent, helping the body break down old, dying, or dead cells to make room for younger, healthier ones. It aids in metabolic self-renewal, or the body’s ability to regenerate.

Fury Hydration Blend

• Taurine (2,000mg) is a versatile ingredient with numerous health benefits. As an osmolyte, taurine helps with cellular hydration, nutrient absorption, and endurance. It also acts as an antioxidant, promotes healthy mitochondrial function, reduces the risk of hypertension, and has cardioprotective effects.
• Albion Potassium Glycinate Complex (395mg) is a great source of potassium. Potassium is an essential mineral for cardiovascular health, and it’s important to maintain a balance between potassium and sodium intake. Increasing your potassium to sodium ratio can lower blood pressure and decrease the risk of heart disease, while low sodium to potassium ratios are associated with high blood pressure and increased risk of heart disease.
• Sea Salt (260mg) is a good source of sodium, which is an essential mineral that we lose through sweating. Using this product before workouts is beneficial for replenishing the sodium lost through sweating.

Fury Focus Blend

• L-tyrosine (2,000mg) is an amino acid that’s stored in neural tissue and is a precursor to neurotransmitters such as dopamine and adrenaline, which can improve mood, focus, and athletic performance.
• Alpha-GPC 50% (300mg) is a form of choline, an essential B vitamin that is needed for the maintenance and synthesis of the phospholipid bilayer membranes in cells. Choline is a precursor to the neurotransmitters acetylcholine and dopamine, which play important roles in focus, motivation, mood, and learning.
• Cocoabuterol cocoa extract (100mg) is an extract from cocoa that is highly bioavailable and standardized to contain at least 50% cocoa alkaloids by weight. These alkaloids can decrease appetite, increase energy, upregulate thermogenesis, elevate mood, and contain theobromine, which is similar to caffeine in its mechanisms of action.
• Pregnenolone (10mg), a pro-hormone, is considered a potential nootropic ingredient in the sports nutrition industry as it is the precursor to all of the body’s steroid hormones, including neurosteroids. Neurosteroids, including pregnenolone, are crucial in the body’s stress response mechanism and help protect neurons from stress-induced cellular damage.

Fury Energy Blend

• Caffeine anhydrous (250mg) works by blocking the adenosine receptor, which reduces feelings of fatigue, and inhibit phosphodiesterase, which increases cellular energy production. Additionally, caffeine can increase fat burning and improve athletic performance, strength, and endurance, as well as cognitive abilities such as reaction time, focus, alertness, and working memory.
• FURY v2 also contains caffeine citrate (150mg, yielding 75mg of caffeine), which may provide a more immediate effect. Caffeine citrate is used to treat breathing issues in premature infants, and while it may have respiratory benefits in adults as well, there is no research to support this.
• Just to make sure all bases are covered, Core also included zumXR (100mg, yielding 70mg of caffeine), an extended release form of caffeine that has a special coating to delay absorption by about an hour. This results in a slower and more gradual energy boost, with 25% of the caffeine being released after one hour and 80% after two hours, which helps avoid a sudden caffeine crash or withdrawal as the effects of the 325 milligrams of fast-acting caffeine wear off.

Again, the full story with even more details is in our article titled Core Nutritionals FURY Pre-Workout v2 Arrives.

All Core FURY v2 flavors

For an up-to-date list on all FURY flavors, check out the list below:

The new Core FURY was originally at The Vitamin Shoppe in early 2023, but now it’s available everywhere!

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For longtime readers, it will come as no surprise that we’re big fans of Doug Miller and the Core Nutritionals family. With a ruthless insistence on quality, the Core brand has taken on something of a personality of its own. In the athletic supplementation industry, Core is synonymous with seriousness. Core products are made for the serious athlete, helping him to achieve his goals in the gym with optimum efficiency.

It’s been a pleasure to watch Doug Miller’s stewardship of the brand bear fruit over the years through constant expectations-exceeding formulas and flavors. We were extremely impressed by FURY’s upgrade, and we’re glad to see Core is placing a proper additional focus on flavoring as well, because flavor is what helps create the consistency needed to experience the full benefits of great formulas.