stalloneIs#1toMe
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VPX Redline Fat Burner Review!
You've probably seen some pretty outrageous advertising statements in your quest to find a little "unbiased" information about Redline. Here's the best I've found to date...
"Check out this freaky scientific VPX breakthrough: RED LINE®: is the only matrix ever developed to shred fat through the shivering response in the body. By shivering the body burns huge amounts of stored bodyfat for energy in an effort to keep the body warm. That's not all! In addition to shivering, you'll also be sweating up a thermogenic storm. The combined mechanisms of these two processes results in unparalleled fat loss!"
Wow!
Doesn't that sound great? Shivering and sweating and the same time? Sounds like a lovely combination of the flu and a drug overdose. Luckily, this "freaky scientific breakthrough" doesn't appear to have any real scientific evidence to back it up. Or if there is, VPX (the makers of Redline) aren't making it available to the public.
Don't get me wrong... Redline is 100% pure rocket fuel. Redline is available in liquid format, gel caps, or in RTD (ready- to-drink) format. I've tried the RTD, and it nearly took the top of my head off it was so strong. And hey... I've used ephedra-based products, so I'm used to this sort of thing.
None of the available product formats actually tell you exactly how much of each ingredient is in the formulation, but I'll tell you this...
There's enough caffeine in this product to kill an ox. There's caffeine citrate, caffeine anhydrous (a very rapidly absorbed version of caffeine), plus yerba mate and green tea, both of which contain caffeine. The yohimbe content doesn't help either.
Now I can't tell you if the other formulations (the gel caps or the liquid) are as intense as the RTD. But the RTD is a product you only want to use prior to...
- an intense workout
- an 80-mile marathon
- cramming for the exam of the class you attended twice last semester
Otherwise, this stuff will leave you hopping about like a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest.
So what's in Redline?
As I said, the formula is disclosed, but exactly how much of each ingredient is included. So it's difficult to access the efficacy of the product. Here's what's in it...
1) Caffeine: a mild thermogenic, I suspect there's a ton and a half of this stuff in Redline... if the jitters I experienced are any indication. Too bad caffeine only comes into its own when combined with aspirin and ephedrine.
2) Green tea: one of the few natural weight loss supplements that has some real clinical data behind its effectiveness. You can read the full review of green tea here!
3) Yerba Mate: contains caffeine, and may delay gastric emptying, leading to increased feelings of satiety (fullness) allowing you to feel "fuller", longer.
4) 5 HTP (5 hydroxy-l-tryptophan): 5-HTP is often used to treat mild depression on the premise that as a precursor to serotonin (a chemical neurotransmitter found in the brain). 5-HTP can increase serotonin levels and influence mood. There is some evidence 5-HTP may indeed have an effect on appetite, and possibly even mood, but these positive results were with a significantly high dose... I'd be surprised if Redline contained that much 5 HTP.
5) cAMP: Cyclic adenosine monophosphate is a "cellular regulator." In other words, this compound camp is required to "spark" many intercellular processes. An increased concentration of camp can have such "total-body" effects such as raised thyroid hormone levels and increased fat burning.
6) Yohimbe: The standardized extract of the bark of the African Yohimbe tree, this compound is often used as a natural aphrodisiac. It is also sold as a drug (in the U.S., a popular brand is Yohimex containing 5.4 milligram of yohimbine hydrochloride per tablet) and is used to treat impotency, dilate the pupil of the eye, and stimulate fat loss. Because it can cause unpredictable effects on blood pressure, Yohimbe should be approached with caution.
According to SupplementWatch.com there's also the issue that the vast majority of commercial yohimbe products are largely devoid of effective levels of the compound. While a few studies bear out Yohimbe's positive effect on impotence, data proving its worth as a fat burner is sketchy indeed.
7) Evoburn (Evodiamine): several fat burning products I've investigated recently include Evodiamine, a compound derived from the Chinese fruit Evodia Rutaecarpa. It's claimed to burn fat by increasing the body's production of heat, as well as reducing the body's ability to store fat.
The claims are supposedly "scientifically" proven. The problem is, they haven't been scientifically proven in humans. There have been some promising "in vitro" studies and some done on rodents, but the jury is still out on whether this product has positive weight loss effect for humans.
8) Vinpocetine: a derivative of an alkaloid derived of a plant from the periwinkle family. In Europe, Japan and Mexico it's used as a pharmaceutical agent for the treatment of cerebrovascular and cognitive disorders. It may have a slight effect on elevating metabolism, but at this time, that's mostly speculation.
Bottom line on Redline?
This product contains a couple of proven ingredients, and many more which have yet to be proven to be effective for weight loss. In that way, it is no different than many of the ephedra free products available. As indicated earlier, it's also difficult to access the efficacy of the Redline, without knowing the exact amount of each ingredient included in the formula. The RTD is pretty potent stuff, and I'd be hesitant to recommend it to anyone who has a caffeine sensitivity.
If you're dying to try an ephedra-free fat burner, Redline is as good as any... just don't expect miracles. You'll get much better results from proper diet and exercise.
< Message edited by stalloneIs#1toMe -- 12/6/2006 9:21:59 AM >
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