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Comparison · Dated labels

Legion Athletics Pulse vs Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout

By the FormulaSignal Record Figures observed through Published 3,185 dated product states since 2017 No paid placement

THE SHORT ANSWER

It depends on what you want from the label.

  • Less caffeineTransparent Labs Lean
  • Lower cost per servingTransparent Labs Lean
  • More actives at researched dosesLegion Pulse
The full answer, in words

Less caffeine: Transparent Labs Lean. Lower cost per serving: Transparent Labs Lean. More actives at researched doses: Legion Pulse. Legion Athletics Pulse declares 350 mg of caffeine per serving and Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout declares 180 mg, on labels both observed August 3, 2026. At the prices FormulaSignal observed, Legion Athletics Pulse costs $2.50 a serving and Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout $1.67. They share 3 declared active ingredients; Legion Athletics Pulse lists 2 the other does not, and Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout lists 11.

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.

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At a glance

Two labels, five facts.

Legion Athletics Pulse, front of packageLEGION ATHLETICSLegion Athletics PulseTransparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout, front of packageTRANSPARENT LABSTransparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout
Caffeine per serving
350 mg
180 mg
Price per servingLower costs less
$2.50
$1.67
Main actives at researched doses
2 of 3
2 of 4
Servings per container
20
30
Confirmed formula changes
1
0
Labels dated August 3, 2026 and August 3, 2026. A longer bar is a larger number, not a better product.Alternatives to Legion Athletics Pulse

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: Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout

    180 mg against 350 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: Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout

    $1.67 against $2.50 a serving at the prices FormulaSignal observed (Oct 20, 2026 and Jul 25, 2026). Not every price here is established as a list price.

  • You want more of the main actives at researched doses: Legion Athletics Pulse

    2 of 3 main actives on Legion Athletics Pulse sit inside the dose range the cited research used, against 2 of 4 on Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout. A comparison of numbers, not of how well either works.

Side by side

Legion Pulse and Transparent Labs Lean, line by line.

The same fields the FormulaSignal API and MCP server return for this pair.

FieldLegion PulseTransparent Labs Lean
Caffeine per serving
The Record's total across every declared caffeine source. Neither direction is better.		350 mg180 mg
Price per serving
Observed package price divided by the stated serving count. The basis of each price is on the product's Record.		$2.50$1.67
Monthly cost at five uses a week$54.16$36.18
Servings per container2030
Ingredients with a disclosed amount
A proprietary blend total counts as one amount, and the split inside it stays undisclosed.		9 of 915 of 15
Main actives inside researched doses
Declared amounts measured against the range the cited research used. Not a measure of effectiveness.		2 of 32 of 4
Documented cautionsStimulant-load gate, Alpha-GPC 50% materialNone on file
Regulatory records
A filing exists. It is not a finding about safety.		None on fileNone on file
Confirmed formula changes
Zero means none confirmed, not that the formula never changed.		10
Label observedAugust 3, 2026August 3, 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.

2311
Declared by bothLegion PulseTransparent Labs Lean
Beta-alanine3.6 g2000 mg
Betaine anhydrous2.5 g1500 mg
L-theanine350 mg180 mg

Only on Legion Athletics Pulse

  • L-Citrulline DL-Malate 2:1: 8 g
  • Alpha-GPC 50% material: 300 mg

Only on Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout

  • Iodine (as Potassium Iodide): 225 mcg
  • Zinc (as Zinc Citrate): 15 mg
  • Selenium (as L-Selenomethionine): 55 mcg
  • Copper (as Copper Carbonate): 1 mg
  • Chromium (as Chromax (Chromium Picolinate)): 200 mcg
  • Citrulline malate: 6000 mg
  • Acetyl L-Carnitine HCl: 1000 mg
  • Choline bitartrate: 500 mg
  • Theobromine: 50 mg
  • Bioperine (Piper Nigrum) (Black Pepper (Fruit) Extract): 5 mg
  • Huperzine A (Huperzia serrata) (leaf): 100 mcg

Which label?

Which label is a number from?

A figure without a date may describe a label that is no longer sold.

Confirmed change · Legion Athletics PulseBeta-alanine4.8 g3.6 gLabels observed November 19, 2017 and January 30, 2021 · 3 lines movedSee the change and both sources

A comparison written from the earlier label is describing a different formula.

Method

How this page was made.

What FormulaSignal did

  • Read Legion Athletics Pulse's label as Legion Athletics published it, observed August 3, 2026.
  • Read Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout's label as Transparent Labs published it, observed August 3, 2026.
  • Matched 16 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 Legion Athletics Pulse; 2 of 4 on Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout.
  • Looked for confirmed formula changes on either product: 1 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.

  • Legion Athletics Pulse: label

    Legion Athletics · P1 · observed August 3, 2026

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  • Legion Athletics Pulse: price

    Legion Athletics · the price shown · observed July 25, 2026

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  • Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout: label

    Transparent Labs · P1 · observed August 3, 2026

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  • Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout: price

    Transparent Labs · the price shown · observed October 20, 2026

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Questions

Legion Pulse vs Transparent Labs Lean: common questions

Which is better, Legion Pulse or Transparent Labs Lean?

It depends on what you want from the label. Less caffeine: Transparent Labs Lean. Lower cost per serving: Transparent Labs Lean. More actives at researched doses: Legion Pulse. 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, Legion Pulse or Transparent Labs Lean?

Legion Athletics Pulse declares 350 mg per serving and Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout 180 mg, on the labels observed August 3, 2026 and August 3, 2026. More caffeine is not better; what suits you is a question for a clinician.

Is Legion Pulse stronger than Transparent Labs Lean?

If “stronger” means caffeine, Legion Athletics Pulse declares more (350 mg against 180 mg). FormulaSignal does not rate how strong a product feels; that is an experience question the labels cannot answer.

Which is cheaper per serving?

Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout, at $1.67 a serving at the price shown on Oct 20, 2026, against Legion Athletics Pulse at $2.50 a serving at the price shown on Jul 25, 2026.

Do Legion Pulse and Transparent Labs Lean contain creatine?

Legion Athletics Pulse: none declared on its complete label. Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout: none declared on its complete label.

Do they contain beta-alanine?

Legion Athletics Pulse: CarnoSyn Beta-Alanine (3.6 g). Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout: Beta-Alanine (2000 mg).

Has either formula changed?

Legion Athletics Pulse's label changed between the states FormulaSignal observed on November 19, 2017 and January 30, 2021: Sodium 124 mg to 230 mg; Beta-alanine 4.8 g to 3.6 g; Potassium 277 mg to 345 mg. A comparison written from the earlier label is describing a different formula.

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