The playbook
Mix it yourself.
The reference library a retailer or media brand would publish — doses sourced, costs printed, every claim tied to a label or a study.
Make your own pre-workout
A good pre-workout comes down to four ingredients at the right doses — and the surest way to get them is to skip the $45 tubs and weigh the powders yourself. Here's the build, and why it works.
Read the guide →Brew your own energy drinks
The canned energy drink is one of the simplest products on the supplement shelf: caffeine, taurine, B-vitamins and acid in carbonated water, retailing at $2–3.50 for ingredients that cost cents. Here is how to reproduce it — and how to choose among the three methods.
Read the guide →Fill your own capsules
For roughly the cost of a single branded tub — a $20 machine and $15 worth of empty capsules — any bulk powder becomes a measured pill. The one thing to understand before buying: capsule sizes describe volume, not milligrams.
Read the guide →DIY electrolytes & sports drinks
Electrolyte powder is a three-ingredient category with a steep markup: $1.50 stick packs built on about eight cents of salt, potassium and magnesium. Here are the standard formulas in the space, priced per serving.
Read the guide →The $100 lab bench
You don't need a lab to mix your own supplements — you need about $100, a corner of counter space, and the right shopping list. This is that list: what to buy, what it costs, and why each piece earns its place.
Read the guide →The bench
Under $150, all in.
The seven-piece starter kit — a milligram scale, capsule machine, jars and desiccant. Costs less than two tubs of branded pre-workout; pays for itself inside a month.
- Milligram scale~$25
- Kitchen scale~$12
- Capsule machine$18–40
- Empty capsules~$15 / 1,000
- Mortar & sifter$5–15
- Amber jars + desiccant$15–25
- Labels + log~$5
- ~$75–120 all-in — under $150 with a first ingredient order
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