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Mission Ready Stack

Pre-workout fuel. Daily creatine. Built to train heavy.

Training-day energy meets daily creatine loading. Satchel Charge fuels the session. Payload builds the foundation between sessions.

Helps support energy and focus during training with 150mg of caffeine per scoop*

Helps support muscle strength and lean body mass with 5g of daily micronized creatine*

Two products built to stack — training-day pre-workout + daily creatine loading.

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Description

Two products built around the highest-evidence supplements in sports nutrition — moderate-dose pre-workout and daily micronized creatine. Satchel Charge delivers 150mg of caffeine, a full B-vitamin complex, and 1,500mg of L-Arginine AKG for the work in front of you. Payload delivers 5g of micronized creatine monohydrate — the most-studied dose of the most-studied supplement in strength training.

Together, they cover what training actually needs: energy for the session and saturation between sessions. Satchel Charge handles the acute load. Payload builds the foundation that makes every session compound.

No 400mg stimulant bombs. No proprietary blends. No fairy-dust dosing. Honest doses on both bottles. Made in the USA at an NSF/ANSI 455-2 cGMP-certified facility. Third-party lab tested for heavy metals, microbiology, and ingredient identity on every lot.

How to Use

Payload — Daily Mix 1 scoop (5g) into 8 oz of water, juice, or your protein shake. Take every day, including off days. Creatine works through saturation — daily consistency is the lever.

Satchel Charge — Training Days Mix 1 scoop (10g) into 6–8 oz of cold water. Take 30 minutes before training. Assess tolerance with 1 scoop first. Do not exceed 2 scoops in 24 hours. Do not use within 6 hours of bedtime.

Stack Note: Satchel Charge contains 1.5g of Dicreatine Malate (a different creatine compound). It pairs with Payload — it doesn't replace it. Payload covers daily saturation. Satchel Charge adds training-day support.

Suggestions

Stack pairings:

Add Resupply (daily hydration) if you train in heat or run multi-hour sessions — see The Complete Line.

Add Tradecraft 10X (daily cognitive support) for full daily-essentials coverage — see The Complete Line.

Run on its own if you're a strength-focused athlete training 3–5 days a week.

 

Best for:

Strength and hypertrophy athletes training 3–5 days a week

Tactical athletes balancing PT, range work, and resistance training

Anyone running a daily creatine protocol who wants honest training-day energy

The lifter who's tired of 400mg pre-workouts that wreck Friday's sleep

 

When to expect results:

 

Satchel Charge: noticeable energy and focus 30 minutes after the first scoop. Payload: muscle saturation builds across 3–4 weeks of daily 5g dosing (or 5–7 days with a loading phase). Strength and lean mass gains compound across consistent training cycles.

Safety

⚠ WARNING: This product is intended for healthy adults only. Do not use if you are pregnant, nursing, or under the age of 18. Consult your physician before use if you have any medical condition or family history of any disease, including (but not limited to) hypotension, hypertension, heart, liver or thyroid disease, diabetes, psychiatric disease, asthma, anxiety, depression, seizure disorder, cardiac arrhythmia, stroke, prostate enlargement, or if you are taking any prescription drug.

Contains 150mg caffeine per scoop of Satchel Charge. Do not combine with other caffeine sources. Do not use within 6 hours of bedtime. Discontinue use immediately if you experience any adverse reactions. Keep out of reach of children. Store in a cool, dry place.

*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.

Built Clean

DOSED RIGHT

No Fillers

No artificial colors

Transparent Label

Made In The USA

Clinically Dosed

Built on what works

Strength training has two non-negotiables: energy for the session and saturation between sessions. Most pre-workouts overshoot the first and ignore the second. Mission Ready Stack does both — 150mg of honest caffeine for the work in front of you, and 5g of daily creatine for the foundation that makes every session compound.

  • TRAINING-DAY ENERGY

  • DAILY CREATINE SATURATION

  • MUSCLE PUMP + CIRCULATION

  • B-COMPLEX ENERGY METABOLISM

  • HONEST DOSES

what is

THE Mission Ready Stack

The Mission Ready Stack is two products built to run together — Satchel Charge for training-day energy, Payload for daily creatine loading. No 400mg stimulant bombs. No proprietary blends. No "stack" cobbled together for a discount code.

Built for the people who train with intent. Strength athletes running progressive overload. Tactical operators balancing PT, range work, and resistance training. Lifters who show up four to five times a week and want their pre-workout to engage — not wreck Friday's sleep.

Satchel Charge delivers 150mg of caffeine, a full B-vitamin complex, and 1,500mg of L-Arginine AKG for the work in front of you. Payload delivers 5g of micronized creatine monohydrate — the dose validated across more than a thousand peer-reviewed studies, taken daily for muscle saturation that compounds across training cycles.

Run them together. Satchel Charge fuels the session. Payload builds the foundation between sessions. The two highest-evidence supplements in sports nutrition — dosed honestly, on the same label standard.

Built with Honest Doses.

Eighteen ingredients. Zero proprietary stimulant blends. Every active dose printed on the label.

Caffeine — 150mg

Moderate. Roughly equivalent to a strong cup of coffee or two espresso shots — less than half what a typical "extreme" pre-workout dumps in a single scoop. Enough to engage focus and drive through a 45-to-75-minute session. Not enough to wreck your nervous system or steal your sleep on Friday.

HELPS support energy, alertness, and training focus.*

Full B-Vitamin Complex

The B-complex is how your body actually converts food into cellular energy. Most pre-workouts sprinkle in trace B-vitamins for label marketing. Satchel Charge delivers meaningful daily-value doses across all seven — Thiamine (125% DV), Riboflavin (130% DV), Niacin (125% DV), B6 (118% DV), Folate (170% DV), B12 (250% DV), and Pantothenic Acid (100% DV).

HELPS support normal energy metabolism and ATP production.*

L-Arginine AKG — 1500mg

A nitric oxide precursor. Supports vasodilation, blood flow, and the muscle pump that turns heavy sets into productive ones. Dosed at 1.5g per scoop — disclosed in milligrams, not buried in a "pump matrix."

HELPS support circulation and muscle pump during resistance training.*

Dicreatine Malate — 1500mg

A creatine compound bonded to malic acid for solubility. Adds supplemental creatine on training days. For full daily creatine coverage, pair Satchel Charge with Payload (5g micronized creatine monohydrate). The two products are built to stack — not compete.

HELPS support muscular performance during high-intensity training.*

Beta Alanine — 750mg

A moderate dose, honestly labeled. Beta Alanine is included as part of the broader endurance profile, not as a single-ingredient megadose. Clinical research typically uses 3.2g or higher daily over multiple weeks — Satchel Charge contains 750mg per scoop. Some users feel a mild tingle at two scoops. Most don't. The tingle is a sensation, not a performance metric.

Energy & Focus Matrix — 550mg

L-Taurine. Betaine Anhydrous. Waxy Maize. L-Citrulline Malate. Glycocyamine. Glucuronolactone. L-Tyrosine. Seven compounds with traditional use in pre-workout formulas — included for spectrum coverage across endurance, hydration, and cognitive output.

The numbers don't lie

Two products. The most-studied supplements in sports nutrition. Honest doses on both labels.

1,000+ 

peer-reviewed studies

Title

Creatine monohydrate is the most researched performance supplement in history — validated across decades of independent clinical trials. Payload delivers the 5g dose those studies validated.

150mg

moderate caffeine dose

Title

Roughly equivalent to a strong cup of coffee. Less than half what a typical "extreme" pre-workout contains. Enough to engage. Not enough to wreck Friday's sleep.

5g + 1.5g

creatine coverage

Title

5g of micronized creatine monohydrate in Payload for daily saturation. 1.5g of Dicreatine Malate in Satchel Charge on training days. Full creatine coverage without overlap.

Performance
made pure

Most pre-workout + creatine bundles cut corners on dosing to make the price look good. Mission Ready Stack doesn't.

Payload
MISSION READY STACK
OTHER PRE+ CREATINE BUNDLE
Moderate 150mg Caffeine — Not 300–400mg
Full 5g Daily Creatine Monohydrate Dose
No Proprietary Stimulant Blends
Micronized Creatine For Clean Mixing
Full B-complex At 100–250% DV
NSF/ANSI 455-2 CGMP Certified
Third-Party Lab Tested Every Lot
Built To Stack — Designed As A System

how to use

Simple Protocol. Consistent Results.

STEP 01 — DAILY

Mix 1 scoop of Payload (5g) into 8 oz of water, juice, or your protein shake. Take every day, including off days. Creatine works through saturation — daily consistency is what builds the foundation.

STEP 02 — TRAINING DAYS

Mix 1 scoop of Satchel Charge (10g) into 6–8 oz of cold water. Take 30 minutes before training. Assess tolerance with 1 scoop first. Do not exceed 2 scoops in 24 hours. Do not use within 6 hours of bedtime.

STEP 03 — STAY THE COURSE

Run the protocol for 6–8 weeks minimum. Satchel Charge engages session-to-session. Payload builds saturation across 3–4 weeks, then compounds across every training cycle after. Strength gains follow consistency, not intensity.

Add Resupply and Tradecraft 10X for The Complete Line — all four Hoplite products at 20% off subscription.

BUILT FOR THE MISSION

The standard for those who refuse to quit.

Hoplite Nutrition wasn't built for the gym bro or the wellness aisle. It was built for the people who run toward the problem — the active duty operators, the veterans, the first responders, the firefighters, the EMS crews, and the hard chargers who choose the hard way on purpose.

Every formula is fully dosed. Every label is transparent. Every ingredient earns its place. No proprietary blends. No 400mg stimulant bombs. No shortcuts.

The Mission Ready Stack puts Satchel Charge and Payload side by side — the two highest-evidence supplements in sports nutrition, dosed honestly, on the same label standard the people running them live by.

  • Built to the Standard
  • Engineered for Performance
  • Backed by science

REAL OPERATORS. REAL RESULTS.

★★★★★

"Ran 400mg pre-workouts for years and wondered why my sleep was wrecked by Friday. Switched to Satchel Charge — 150mg is plenty when the formula isn't garbage. Payload on top of it and the strength numbers have moved every cycle."

Tyler D. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Mission Ready Stack is exactly what the name says. Pre that doesn't crush me, creatine that actually mixes clean. Bench is up 25 lbs in 8 weeks. The bundle math made it a no-brainer."

Marcus B. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Satchel Charge hits at the 30-minute mark exactly like it should. No jitter, no crash, no anxiety creep at hour two. Payload is the cleanest creatine I've used — zero bloat, zero water weight on the scale."

James R. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"PT in the morning, lift in the afternoon, range work in between. The Mission Ready Stack carries the whole training day without wrecking sleep. Subscription locked in, won't be changing."

Derek W. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Six weeks in. Payload built the foundation, Satchel Charge runs the sessions. Strength is up, recovery between days is faster, and I'm not chasing a 400mg pre-workout dependency. Honest doses make the difference."

Anthony K. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"I've tried six pre-workouts in three years. Most are stim bombs with proprietary blends hiding 600mg of who-knows-what. Satchel Charge tells you exactly what's in it, dosed at sane levels. The Payload pairing seals it."

Ryan M. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Bought the Mission Ready Stack to save on the bundle and stayed because both products deliver. Satchel Charge mixes clean, Blue Raspberry isn't artificial-sweet, and Payload doesn't clump like the cheap stuff. Going on three months daily."

Kevin H. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Strength athlete here, running a 5-day split. The Mission Ready Stack covers the two supplements I actually need — creatine and a moderate-dose pre. Everything else is marketing. This brand gets it."

David L. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Payload is the only creatine that hasn't given me stomach issues. Micronized is real — mixes in seconds, no chalk, no settling. Satchel Charge on training days, both daily on the subscription. Easy choice."

Jonathan P. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Three months on Mission Ready Stack. PRs across the board, sleep is intact, no caffeine dependency creeping in. Honest doses, honest labels, no proprietary anything. Should be the industry standard."

Christopher S. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Ran 400mg pre-workouts for years and wondered why my sleep was wrecked by Friday. Switched to Satchel Charge — 150mg is plenty when the formula isn't garbage. Payload on top of it and the strength numbers have moved every cycle."

Tyler D. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Mission Ready Stack is exactly what the name says. Pre that doesn't crush me, creatine that actually mixes clean. Bench is up 25 lbs in 8 weeks. The bundle math made it a no-brainer."

Marcus B. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Satchel Charge hits at the 30-minute mark exactly like it should. No jitter, no crash, no anxiety creep at hour two. Payload is the cleanest creatine I've used — zero bloat, zero water weight on the scale."

James R. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"PT in the morning, lift in the afternoon, range work in between. The Mission Ready Stack carries the whole training day without wrecking sleep. Subscription locked in, won't be changing."

Derek W. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Six weeks in. Payload built the foundation, Satchel Charge runs the sessions. Strength is up, recovery between days is faster, and I'm not chasing a 400mg pre-workout dependency. Honest doses make the difference."

Anthony K. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"I've tried six pre-workouts in three years. Most are stim bombs with proprietary blends hiding 600mg of who-knows-what. Satchel Charge tells you exactly what's in it, dosed at sane levels. The Payload pairing seals it."

Ryan M. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Bought the Mission Ready Stack to save on the bundle and stayed because both products deliver. Satchel Charge mixes clean, Blue Raspberry isn't artificial-sweet, and Payload doesn't clump like the cheap stuff. Going on three months daily."

Kevin H. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Strength athlete here, running a 5-day split. The Mission Ready Stack covers the two supplements I actually need — creatine and a moderate-dose pre. Everything else is marketing. This brand gets it."

David L. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Payload is the only creatine that hasn't given me stomach issues. Micronized is real — mixes in seconds, no chalk, no settling. Satchel Charge on training days, both daily on the subscription. Easy choice."

Jonathan P. Verified Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Three months on Mission Ready Stack. PRs across the board, sleep is intact, no caffeine dependency creeping in. Honest doses, honest labels, no proprietary anything. Should be the industry standard."

Christopher S. Verified Verified Buyer

QUESTIONS?
WE'VE GOT ANSWERS.

Title

Real questions from operators, lifters, and first responders. Real answers — no fluff.

Can I take Satchel Charge and Payload on the same day?

Yes. The stack is designed to run together. Take Payload every day (5g in water or your protein shake, any time). Take Satchel Charge 30 minutes before training on training days only. They work on different systems and don't compete — Payload builds saturation, Satchel Charge fuels the session.

What's the difference between this and just buying Payload and Satchel Charge separately?

Two reasons: price and coverage. Buying both products individually costs $74.98 — the Mission Ready Stack is $59.99, a $14.99 saving, and 20% off that on subscription brings it to $47.99. Satchel Charge fuels the session, Payload builds the foundation between sessions — training-day pre plus daily creatine, one order instead of two reorder cadences. One delivery, full coverage.

Why only 150mg of caffeine? Other pre-workouts have 300–400mg.

Because 400mg of caffeine isn't a feature, it's a bug. Most "extreme" pre-workouts overload caffeine to mask weak formulas — and the crash, sleep disruption, and tolerance build-up cost more than the workout was worth. Satchel Charge runs at 150mg (roughly a strong cup of coffee), paired with a full B-complex and L-Arginine AKG that do real work. You can take it five days a week without wrecking Friday's sleep.

Isn't there creatine in Satchel Charge already? Why do I need Payload?

Satchel Charge contains 1.5g of Dicreatine Malate — a different creatine compound that contributes supplemental creatine on training days only. Payload delivers 5g of micronized creatine monohydrate every day, which is the dose validated across more than a thousand peer-reviewed studies. The two products stack — they don't compete. Payload covers daily saturation. Satchel Charge adds training-day reinforcement.

Do I need to load creatine?

Optional. Daily 5g of Payload will saturate your muscles in 3–4 weeks without a loading phase. If you want results faster, load with 20g per day (split across 4 doses) for 5–7 days, then drop to 5g daily. Either approach reaches the same end-state saturation — consistency is what matters.

How long until I notice results?

Satchel Charge: 30 minutes after the first scoop — energy and focus are acute effects of caffeine and the B-complex. Payload: muscle saturation builds across 3–4 weeks of daily 5g dosing. Strength and lean mass gains compound across consistent training cycles, typically noticeable at the 6–8 week mark.

Will Satchel Charge make me jittery or crash?

At 150mg of caffeine, jitter is unlikely for most users. Crash is rare because the dose is moderate. Assess tolerance with 1 scoop first. Do not exceed 2 scoops in 24 hours. Do not combine with other caffeine sources or use within 6 hours of bedtime.

Is this safe to take with my medications?

Consult your physician before starting any supplement regimen, especially if you take prescription medications, have a medical condition, are pregnant, nursing, or under 18. Satchel Charge contains caffeine and should not be combined with other stimulants without medical guidance.

Can I add Resupply or Tradecraft 10X to this stack?

Yes. The Complete Line bundles all four Hoplite products — Satchel Charge, Payload, Resupply, and Tradecraft 10X — into a single subscription at 20% off (vs. 17% on this 2-product stack). Best value if you want full daily-essentials coverage.

How does subscription work? Can I cancel anytime?

Subscribe & Save 20% locks in your bundle discount on every shipment. Ships every 30 days by default — one bottle of Satchel Charge and one bottle of Payload per box. Adjust cadence (30, 60, or 90 days), skip a shipment, or cancel anytime in your account. We email you 3 days before every charge so you're never surprised.

What's your return policy?

60-day money-back guarantee. Email support@hoplitenutrition.com within 60 days of delivery — no need to send the bottle back.

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