Most ingredient lists tell you a name and nothing else. ElevATP® is one of the names on Primed's label that people ask about the most, so here is what it is and what the research actually looked at.
What it is. ElevATP is an ingredient from FutureCeuticals. It combines two things: a plant-derived mineral material called ancient peat, and an apple extract rich in polyphenols. It is not caffeine and it is not a stimulant. It is also not ATP itself.
Why ATP. ATP is the molecule your cells use for energy. Every rep, sprint, and jump runs on it. Your body makes it constantly, mostly in the mitochondria. The idea behind ElevATP is to support the body's own ATP production rather than add ATP from outside.
What the studies measured. In a study of healthy adults, a single 150 mg dose raised whole-blood ATP compared with placebo over the next two hours. A follow-up study saw whole-blood ATP rise again after one 150 mg dose.
The training research is the part lifters care about. In a 12-week study, resistance-trained men took either 150 mg of ElevATP or a placebo each day while following the same supervised program. The ElevATP group saw greater gains in squat and deadlift one-rep max and in vertical jump power. They also held their performance better during a two-week high-volume block, and a companion paper reported greater increases in muscle thickness. Read the 12-week study.
These results were encouraging enough for us to add it to Primed, so you have the chance at similar results.
How it shows up in Primed. Every scoop of Primed has 100 mg of ElevATP, along with the rest of the listed formula, per 100 lbs of bodyweight. A 150-lb athlete takes 1.5 scoops and lands at 150 mg, the amount used in the studies. A 200-lb athlete takes 2 scoops for 200 mg. The cap is 3 scoops, or 300 mg.
The studies used one fixed amount for everyone. Primed scales it, along with the citrulline, creatine, beta-alanine, betaine, tyrosine, theanine, and caffeine, so the serving tracks your size. Every amount is printed on the label, nothing is hidden in a blend, and you can check the math yourself.
That is what ElevATP is doing in the jar.
-MN
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.