Re: Thermogenics-My 2 cents

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone,

I do agree with Stasia that most people do not need anything more

than coffee and creatine (fyi, I use creatine mainly to help with

muscle recovery). I also believe that thermogenics have their

place depending on what an individual's goals are . I personally

use them because I am heading back down my chosen path of competing

in bodybuilding. I however do not use them year round and do cycle

off of them. They are just a part of the program that my trainer

and I came up with. But alas, there is still great debate over the

usage of all the little extras...I think there always will be.

Probably the best thing to do is read everything you can and decide

if it is something you really want to get involved with. Another

thing, they have been known to make some people ill, and it is an

extra added expense. Just something to think about.

Thanks for letting me share my opinion,

Shauntel

> Hi guys

>

> I've noticed a lot of talk lately about thermogenics. I usually

start

> my day off with 2 cups of black coffee. I don't worry about

> dehydration because I typically drink over a gallon a day. What is

it

> besides caffeine that makes thermogenics effective? What does it

do

> to your metabolism and/or performance and why? I just know

absolutely

> nothing about them and I know most are ephedra free now, so I was

> wondering if there was another active ingredient besides caffeine.

>

> Thank you! I hope you're all having a great week!

>

> -Ruth

[Guest guest]

Shauntel,

What are you taking? I'm doing a figure competition at the end of

August and just today I started thinking about doing this just for a

little while. I just cannot seem to loose this last bit of bf%.

I'm still eating a really clean BFL diet, and my trainer said

stick with it (yea! something I'm already good at!!!) but he's not

into any kind of supplement, other than creatine. Which seems to

work very well.

Is anybody taking Thermodynamx?

---Mandi

I do agree with Stasia that most people do not need anything more

> than coffee and creatine (fyi, I use creatine mainly to help with

> muscle recovery). I also believe that thermogenics have their

> place depending on what an individual's goals are . I personally

> use them because I am heading back down my chosen path of

competing

> in bodybuilding. I however do not use them year round and do

cycle

> off of them. They are just a part of the program that my trainer

> and I came up with.

[Guest guest]

Mandi,

That is sooo cool. I take xenadrine as it is a little cheaper than

the EAS stuff. Please keep me updated as to the outcome of your

competition. How exciting. I was about a month away from my first

competition when I found out I was pregnant. Needless to say that

goal got put on hold for a little while. I am back at my training

and hope to compete sometime next year.

Best of Luck,

Shauntel

> Shauntel,

> What are you taking? I'm doing a figure competition at the end

of

> August and just today I started thinking about doing this just for

a

> little while. I just cannot seem to loose this last bit of bf%.

> I'm still eating a really clean BFL diet, and my trainer said

> stick with it (yea! something I'm already good at!!!) but he's not

> into any kind of supplement, other than creatine. Which seems to

> work very well.

> Is anybody taking Thermodynamx?

>

> ---Mandi

>

>

> I do agree with Stasia that most people do not need anything more

> > than coffee and creatine (fyi, I use creatine mainly to help

with

> > muscle recovery). I also believe that thermogenics have their

> > place depending on what an individual's goals are . I

personally

> > use them because I am heading back down my chosen path of

> competing

> > in bodybuilding. I however do not use them year round and do

> cycle

> > off of them. They are just a part of the program that my

trainer

> > and I came up with.

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much Shauntel! I'm really excited. I'll post a pic here

afterwards. I totally credit BFL with getting me into shape and

motivating me to keep setting goals...Sorry , I know you hate

goals

Good luck to you Shauntel, especially since you are getting back

to your original goal! You go girl!

----Mandi

>

> That is sooo cool. I take xenadrine as it is a little cheaper

than

> the EAS stuff. Please keep me updated as to the outcome of your

> competition. How exciting. I was about a month away from my

first

> competition when I found out I was pregnant. Needless to say that

> goal got put on hold for a little while. I am back at my training

> and hope to compete sometime next year.

>

> Best of Luck,

> Shauntel

[Guest guest]

<<I also believe that thermogenics have their place depending on

what an individual's goals are>>

I think thermogenics can have a place in someones supplement regime

*if* they know what they realistically can & cannot do for you -

also that for some people they just dont 'do' anything except give

them heart palpitations to the emergency room (points finger at

renee)... soooo its kind of a personal choice on how your body

handles them. Be selective and knowledgable about whats in the

product BEFORE you consider purchasing it. I would say the

ONLY 'benefits' (if you want to call them that) of any thermogenic

(be it the beforebanned ephedra or the other combo replacements they

have come up with since) is that it MIGHT give you an increase in

energy to give yourself an extra push to workout better - or wakeup

in the morning to workout like me! coffee no longer wakes me up at

all these days - and a maybe a bit of an appetite suppressant ...

Recommendations er sort of ...well even the OneADay WeightSmart

vitamins have green tea in them for a boost..ThermoDynamix has ALOT

of caffeine in them (green tea {caffeine}mate{more caffeine} and

caffeine listed as an ingredient plus citrus aurantium (synephrine)

no big deal, nothing spectacular or interesting over any of the

other marketin hyped products out there ... now for interesting are

the ingredients in TrimSpa (babe!) of course it has green tea but of

more interest is the addition of insulin resistance substances like

glucosamine, chromium, and glucomannen(which I find interesting

having done alot of reading lately on syndrome x etc) and a range of

appetite suppressors - interested me enough to try a bottle and

order a second anyways ;-)

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/na/trimef.html

<<joni>>

*The trouble with aging is that by the time you finally know your

way around, you don't feel like going* ;-)

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