Ripped
Fuel Information
Ripped Fuel
Extreme is made by Twinlab, which is a long-time player in the
supplement industry. This recently introduced product is advertised
as an advanced new fat loss formula. Ripped Fuel Extreme contains
your standard combination of ephedrine, caffeine and willow bark
along with Citrus aurantium, green tea extract, citrus bioflavonoid
complex, cayenne, ginger root and Coleus forskohlii.
The most active ingredients in Ripped Fuel Extreme are Ephedrine,
Caffeine and Aspirin (ECA). Like other ECA-based products, Ripped
Fuel Extreme works by inducing thermogenesis (the production of
heat), which speeds up your metabolism and burns calories. It
also has an appetite-suppressing effect, so you feel less hungry
and therefore eat less. (For more about how Ripped Fuel works,
see Does Ripped Fuel Work.)
The most powerful component in ECA-based supplements is ephedrine.
It's long been regarded as a fairly potent thermogenic compound,
but it was found to be even more effective when combined with
caffeine and aspirin. It's true that caffeine is also a fairly
good thermogenic compound, but it hardly measures up to ephedrine.
When these two nutrients are combined in fairly specific ratios
– 200 mg caffeine to 20 mg ephedrine (taken three times
daily) – the results are synergistic. In other words, the
effects of each are greater than the sum of their individual effects.
When aspirin – 300 mg of it per each ephedrine/caffeine
dose – is thrown into the equation, the results are further
enhanced.
In fact, studies show that the combination of ephedrine and a
precise ratio of caffeine speeds up the metabolism and enhances
fat loss. The ephedrine/caffeine combination produces a synergistic
fat-burning effect that is even more effective than the once-popular
diet pills Fen-Phen and Redux. (For more studies on Ripped Fuel
and its ingredients, see Ripped
Fuel Reviews.)
Ripped Fuel Extreme contains 20 mg of ephedrine alkaloids and
200 mg of caffeine from guarana seed extract, so it has the 10:1
ratio of these two ingredients. However, unlike most fat-loss
products, Ripped Fuel Extreme has Citrus aurantium (a source of
synephrine) as well as ephedrine (usually it's one or the other).
Green tea extract also has caffeine, but the amount is not specified
on the label. As a result, the specific ratio of ephedrine/synephrine
alkaloids to caffeine cannot be determined. However, it should
be around 10:1 and be highly effective.
Although for most people Ripped Fuel Extreme is quite safe, if
you have a history of heart or thyroid disease or drug abuse,
an enlarged prostate or high blood pressure, you should definitely
check with your doctor before you take this product.
Ingredients and Dosage Information
Ingredients
Two capsules of Ripped Fuel Extreme contain 1,335 mg of a proprietary
blend of thermogenics and fat-loss enhancers along with 166.6
mg of Coleus forskohlii. The blend includes guarana seed extract
standardized for 200 mg of caffeine; ma huang extract standardized
for 20 mg of ephedra alkaloids; Citrus aurantium fruit extract
standardized for 5 mg of synephrine alkaloids; plus unspecified
amounts of white willow bark extract, citrus bioflavonoid complex,
cayenne fruit and ginger root.
Dosage Information
Take 2 capsules before your morning workout and 2 more capsules
before your afternoon and evening meals. Do not exceed 6 capsules
per day. For best results, begin with half of the recommended
dose (1 capsule three times per day) to assess your tolerance
to the formulation.
For more information
about Ripped Fuel, see the following parts of this review:
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