BUCKED UP
Comparison · Dated labels
Bucked Up Pre-Workout vs GHOST Legend
THE SHORT ANSWER
It depends on what you want from the label.
- Less caffeineBucked Up Pre-Workout
- Lower cost per servingBucked Up Pre-Workout
- More actives at researched dosesGHOST Legend
The full answer, in words
Less caffeine: Bucked Up Pre-Workout. Lower cost per serving: Bucked Up Pre-Workout. More actives at researched doses: GHOST Legend. Bucked Up Pre-Workout declares 200 mg of caffeine per serving and GHOST Legend declares 300 mg, on labels observed August 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026. At the prices FormulaSignal observed, Bucked Up Pre-Workout costs $1.43 a serving and GHOST Legend $1.50. They share 3 declared active ingredients; Bucked Up Pre-Workout lists 4 the other does not, and GHOST Legend lists 10.
Every figure here is read from the FormulaSignal Record, from each brand's own product page, with the date it was observed. No winner is declared and no product is scored.
At a glance
Two labels, five facts.
- Caffeine per serving
- Bucked Up Pre-Workout: 200 mg
- GHOST Legend: 300 mg
- Price per servingLower costs less
- Bucked Up Pre-Workout: $1.43
- GHOST Legend: $1.50
- Main actives at researched doses
- Bucked Up Pre-Workout: 2 of 3
- GHOST Legend: 3 of 4
- Servings per container
- Bucked Up Pre-Workout: 30
- GHOST Legend: 30
- Confirmed formula changes
- Bucked Up Pre-Workout: 0
- GHOST Legend: 2
Which fits you
Choose by what you care about.
Each line is a measured difference between the two labels, not a verdict. Nothing here says either product works, or is safe for you.
You want less caffeine per serving: Bucked Up Pre-Workout
200 mg against 300 mg declared per serving. Less is not safer and more is not better; how much suits you is a question for a clinician.
Cost per serving matters most: Bucked Up Pre-Workout
$1.43 against $1.50 a serving at the prices FormulaSignal observed (Jul 23, 2026 and Oct 4, 2026). Not every price here is established as a list price.
You want more of the main actives at researched doses: GHOST Legend
3 of 4 main actives on GHOST Legend sit inside the dose range the cited research used, against 2 of 3 on Bucked Up Pre-Workout. A comparison of numbers, not of how well either works.
Side by side
Bucked Up Pre-Workout and GHOST Legend, line by line.
The same fields the FormulaSignal API and MCP server return for this pair.
| Field | Bucked Up Pre-Workout | GHOST Legend |
|---|---|---|
| Caffeine per serving The Record's total across every declared caffeine source. Neither direction is better. | 200 mg | 300 mg |
| Price per serving Observed package price divided by the stated serving count. The basis of each price is on the product's Record. | $1.43 | $1.50 |
| Monthly cost at five uses a week | $30.98 | $32.50 |
| Servings per container | 30 | 30 |
| Ingredients with a disclosed amount A proprietary blend total counts as one amount, and the split inside it stays undisclosed. | 11 of 11 | 14 of 14 |
| Main actives inside researched doses Declared amounts measured against the range the cited research used. Not a measure of effectiveness. | 2 of 3 | 3 of 4 |
| Documented cautions | Alpha-GPC 50% material, Deer Antler Velvet Extract | Stimulant-load gate |
| Regulatory records A filing exists. It is not a finding about safety. | None on file | None on file |
| Confirmed formula changes Zero means none confirmed, not that the formula never changed. | 0 | 2 |
| Label observed | August 18, 2026 | October 20, 2026 |
Ingredient by ingredient
What both declare, and what only one does.
Matched by FormulaSignal's normalized identity, so two brand names for the same compound line up and two forms of one ingredient do not. Vitamins, minerals and electrolytes are left out; caffeine is compared as a total above.
| Declared by both | Bucked Up Pre-Workout | GHOST Legend |
|---|---|---|
| Beta-alanine | 2000 mg | 3200 mg |
| Taurine | 100 mg | 1000 mg |
| Senactiv | 25 mg | 100 mg |
Only on Bucked Up Pre-Workout
- Citrulline malate: 6000 mg
- Alpha-GPC 50% material: 200 mg
- Deer Antler Velvet Extract: 50 mg
- AstraGin (Astragalus membranaceus (root), Panax notoginseng (root)): 25 mg
Only on GHOST Legend
- Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid) (PureWay-C): 135 mg
- Choline (from VitaCholine Choline L(+) Bitartrate): 400 mg
- L-citrulline: 6000 mg
- Betaine anhydrous: 2500 mg
- L-tyrosine: 2000 mg
- Choline bitartrate: 1000 mg
- PureWay-C: 195 mg
- Theobromine: 100 mg
- NeuroFactor: 100 mg
- AstraGin: 50 mg
Which label?
Which label is a number from?
A figure without a date may describe a label that is no longer sold.
A comparison that quotes 250 mg or 202 mg of caffeine for GHOST Legend is describing an earlier label.
A comparison that quotes 202 mg or 250 mg of caffeine for GHOST Legend is describing an earlier label.
Method
How this page was made.
What FormulaSignal did
- Read Bucked Up Pre-Workout's label as Bucked Up published it, observed August 18, 2026.
- Read GHOST Legend's label as GHOST published it, observed October 20, 2026.
- Matched 17 declared active ingredients by normalized identity, so two brand names for one compound line up.
- Checked each main active's declared dose against the range the cited research used: 2 of 3 on Bucked Up Pre-Workout; 3 of 4 on GHOST Legend.
- Looked for confirmed formula changes on either product: 2 on file, each reviewed against two dated sources.
What it did not do
- No taste test and no lab test. Every figure is what a label or a brand's own page declares, not what was measured in a tub.
- No score and no winner. Differences are measured and shown; nothing is rated.
- No payment and no preview. No brand paid to appear, and none saw this page before it was published.
- No health advice. Whether an ingredient or an amount suits you is a question for a clinician.
Evidence
Open the sources behind every figure.
Each product's Record lists every capture, with both its observation and access dates.
Bucked Up Pre-Workout: label
Bucked Up · P1 · observed August 18, 2026
Open the sourceBucked Up Pre-Workout: price
Bucked Up · the price shown · observed July 23, 2026
Open the sourceGHOST Legend: label
GHOST · P1 · observed October 20, 2026
Open the sourceGHOST Legend: price
GHOST · the price shown · observed October 4, 2026
Open the source
Where to buy
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GHOST
GHOST Legend
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Questions
Bucked Up Pre-Workout vs GHOST Legend: common questions
Which is better, Bucked Up Pre-Workout or GHOST Legend?
It depends on what you want from the label. Less caffeine: Bucked Up Pre-Workout. Lower cost per serving: Bucked Up Pre-Workout. More actives at researched doses: GHOST Legend. FormulaSignal names no winner: each line is a measured difference between the two dated labels, and what suits you is yours to weigh, with a clinician for anything about your health.
Which has more caffeine, Bucked Up Pre-Workout or GHOST Legend?
GHOST Legend declares 300 mg per serving and Bucked Up Pre-Workout 200 mg, on the labels observed October 20, 2026 and August 18, 2026. More caffeine is not better; what suits you is a question for a clinician.
Is Bucked Up Pre-Workout stronger than GHOST Legend?
If “stronger” means caffeine, GHOST Legend declares more (300 mg against 200 mg). FormulaSignal does not rate how strong a product feels; that is an experience question the labels cannot answer.
Which is cheaper per serving?
Bucked Up Pre-Workout, at $1.43 a serving at the price shown on Jul 23, 2026, against GHOST Legend at $1.50 a serving at the price shown on Oct 4, 2026.
Do Bucked Up Pre-Workout and GHOST Legend contain creatine?
Bucked Up Pre-Workout: none declared on its complete label. GHOST Legend: none declared on its complete label.
Do they contain beta-alanine?
Bucked Up Pre-Workout: Beta-Alanine (2000 mg). GHOST Legend: Beta-Alanine (3200 mg).
Has either formula changed?
GHOST Legend's label changed between the states FormulaSignal observed on September 29, 2023 and July 23, 2026: Choline bitartrate 500 mg to 1000 mg; L-citrulline 4 g to 6 g; Caffeine 250 mg to 300 mg. A comparison that quotes 250 mg or 202 mg of caffeine for GHOST Legend is describing an earlier label. GHOST Legend's label changed between the states FormulaSignal observed on September 19, 2019 and July 23, 2026: Beta-alanine 2 g to 3.2 g; L-citrulline 4 g to 6 g; Caffeine 202 mg to 300 mg. A comparison that quotes 202 mg or 250 mg of caffeine for GHOST Legend is describing an earlier label.
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Lists that include both
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- Pre-workouts without creatineBucked Up Pre-Workout #28, GHOST Legend #16
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