About
Born in the Trenches. Engineered out of Necessity.
I did not build OCTANE to sell a product. I built it because twenty years of heavy lifting, gym ownership, and military service left me with a body that needed more than ordinary creams could offer.
Founder story
The High-Mileage Athlete’s Solution
As a U.S. Navy veteran with over two decades deep in the fitness space as a competitive bodybuilder, personal trainer, and gym owner, I know what it means to push a body to its absolute limits. But years of high-mileage, heavy strength training eventually catch up to you.
My pre-workout routine had become an exhausting ritual. I was spending 30 tedious minutes on a foam roller stretching, followed by a lengthy warmup, and still feeling stiff and slow. My workouts were stretching past an hour and a half, fueled more by stubborn grit than actual energy.
I looked at the market for something better, and what I found was broken. The options were either completely ineffective, chemical-scented garbage, or outrageously overpriced premium lotions that did not deliver on their promises.
So, I went to the lab to solve my own problem.
The breakthrough
Cut the Friction. Cut the Time.
I engineered OCTANE to do what nothing else could: act as a mechanical ignition switch for your training.
By layering cooling, a visible flush, and heat over a fast-absorbing base, OCTANE Pre delivers a fast, visible flush and intense, lasting warmth exactly where you apply it.
The result was a short, efficient stretch, a quick warmup, and a body that is primed and ready to move. It became the first step of my warm-up, and it stripped the friction right out of my pre-workout routine.
The Cervantes Standard
Built to Work, Every Single Time
When you put my family name on a product, it carries a legacy of discipline, integrity, and uncompromising quality.
We do not use white-label fillers, and we do not cut corners to pad profit margins. Every batch of OCTANE is the same formula, mixed the same way: a cream that rubs in clear with no white streaks, and with OCTANE Pre, a comfortable, sustained warmth exactly where you need it.
OCTANE is made in small batches every week, so what reaches you is fresh, not something that sat in a warehouse. Every batch is quality-checked before it ships.
If you are a high-mileage athlete, a strength competitor, or anyone living a hard, physical life, OCTANE was built specifically for you.