‘I’ve never heard of pre-workout being explosive’: Traveler says airport tested and confiscated her pre-workout
Before working out, some athletes opt to take a substance called “pre-workout” to improve their performance and promote muscle growth.
Per Healthline, “They’re typically powdered substances that you mix into water and drink before exercise. While countless formulas exist, there’s little consistency in terms of ingredients. Amino acids, beta-alanine, caffeine, creatine, and artificial sweeteners are often included, but quantities of these vary widely depending on the brand.”
However, on a recent trip, TikTok user Sarah (@sarahmpov) discovered a new fact about pre-workout—it can test positive for explosives by the TSA.
In a video with over 52,000 views, Sarah takes a flight from a small airport in Muskegon, Michigan to Chicago, Illinois.
“I got stopped at security, and before I knew it, they were digging through my bag and dropping chemicals onto my pre-workout to see if it would turn blue, because if it did, that would mean it was explosive,” Sarah says in the video. “And, of course, it did, so they took it.”
@sarahmpov SO many things I wish I would have known before booking this flight. is preworkout really explosive 😭😭😭 #smallairport #tinyairplane #hometownairport #flyingwithpreworkout #preworkoutonairplane #tinyairportexperience ♬ Pink Champagne - Abby Roberts
The pre-workout in question appears to be Ryse Project: Blackout - Pre-Workout. While all of its ingredients are listed on the website, it’s unclear which one may have inadvertently triggered a positive response from the TSA’s testing kit.
In general, pre-workout is allowed on planes, and some sites have noted that there are a variety of ingredients that a TSA’s testing kit may accidentally mark as dangerous which are actually not. It is more than likely that this is a “false positive” test, in which a substance is marked as dangerous or explosive when it does not in fact have explosive capabilities under normal circumstances.
In the comments section of Sarah’s video, many users expressed surprise at the security’s decision to take away Sarah’s pre-workout.
“i’ve never heard of pre workout being explosive,” wrote a user.
“I travel with my pre every week and never had an issue in TSA,” added another.
“NOT THE PREWORKOUT,” exclaimed a third. “i would cryyyy.”
The Daily Dot reached out to Ryse and Sarah via email.
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