FREAK'N Shredded Review

I fondly look back on the days of the ECA (ephedrine, caffeine, asparin) stack, when it was a staple of my workout as an energy booster with the added benefit of burning fat. Since the ban in the USA of ephedrine (it's still available in Canada just not mixed into a fat burner) there has been the goal of finding alternative means to create the same sort of stack. You will still find caffeine, some sort of asparin like substance and ingredients with ephedrine like qualities.

FREAK'N Shredded™ follows this type of formula, it has quite a few ingredients so I've looked up the benefits of each ingredient and list them below.

INGREDIENTS

Caffeine is proven to be effective at mobilizing fat and providing energy, and very common in fat burning supplements.

1,3 Dimethylamyalmine DMAA is very similar to ephedrine, listed as a nasal decongestant DMAA is a stimulant though reportedly not as potent as Ephedrine. Note that DMAA is found in a couple of popular supplements namely JACK3D™ and YOK3D™ as is generally listed as a banned substance(performance enhancer)by athletic associations such as the IOC.

Synephrine (aka Bitter Orange)used as another alternative to ephedrine, claims to burn fat, increase metabolism, increase body heat. Note it has many of the reported side effects of ephedrine as well.

Octopamine has been studied a fair amount some of the properties reported are stimulate brown fat cells to become bigger thereby increasing the body's overall metabolic rate, shows an anti-catabolic(muscle sparing) effect, improves insulin sensitivity which can help improve fat loss.

L-Penylalanine is used for its painkiller effect.

L-Tyrosine for thyroid support and helps neurotransmitters

Acetylcysteine said to be an anti-oxidant.

Vanadyl Sulfate mimics insulin and is part of the insulin control strategy used by FREAK'N Muscle.

Vinpocetine has been identified as a potent anti-inflammatory agent, for vasodilation and as a nootropic for the improvement of memory.

REVIEW

I've been using Shredded for a just over a week now and found that it does give a nice energy boost that allows me to workout harder than without Shredded. I've managed to lose about 5 pounds in that time which could be from the fat burning effect or simply the greater intensity it creates in training.

I've taken FREAKN Shredded™ both prior to training and on non-training days and found no crash after it wears off which is a real plus. Ultimately FREAKN Shredded™ did exactly what it should, provides a kick of energy and helps lose some fat. If you get it on sale it's cost per serving is right in the middle of the pack and I would highly recommend this product in the fat burner category.

SCORE: 9.5/10

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