Fat Burners... Do they really work?

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  • jenmarqueiro
    jenmarqueiro Posts: 61 Member
    Agree with that! slow and steady!
  • phathousecat
    phathousecat Posts: 55 Member
    Yeah, I used to use oxyelite pro because my roommate recommended it for workouts. I took one of hers, without breakfast because I don't eat right before I work out... big mistake. I felt like I was having a heart attack. My heart was beating so fast and I hadn't even started running yet. When I did start running I thought I was going to explode.
  • evileen99
    evileen99 Posts: 1,564 Member
    If they really worked, America wouldn't have an obesity crisis. Everyone would just eat the magic dust and get skinny. Since that's not happening, I'm betting on a "no".

    Exactly. If any of this stuff worked, there would be no fat people.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    If they really worked, America wouldn't have an obesity crisis. Everyone would just eat the magic dust and get skinny. Since that's not happening, I'm betting on a "no".

    Exactly. If any of this stuff worked, there would be no fat people.

    Certainly strong logic there.
  • parkscs
    parkscs Posts: 1,639 Member
    They do work; they aren't magical but they can complement a diet and exercise plan. That said, they aren't necessarily a good idea for everyone. Lots of different things "work" when it comes to weight loss but that doesn't mean everyone should rush out and try them. When it comes to fat loss, I'd wager that the majority of people are fine just eating a caloric deficit and, if they can find the time to workout, all the better.
  • matuskap
    matuskap Posts: 131 Member
    Hell yes they work. But not the way they advertise. They don't burn fat out of nothing, they just help a little once body starts to do it. If you do 15 minutes of medium intensity cardio while on fat burners, you just wasted money. If you do 10 km (bit over 6 miles) run while on them, they will help a >>>>LITTLE<<<<<. :D Cant stress that "little" enough. Its not magic, but it does help, just like coffee does. Anyone who says otherwise just has to be veeeery strongly stimulant resistant imo.

    When i tried to figure how much of a help stimulants are for me personally, i noted a type of stimulant before every workout for almost a year (instant cofee/ liquid fat burner/ red bull). Increase seemed to be around 10% based on average speed, meaning i did same running path with average speed about 10% higher (12.5km/h -> 13.9km/h) compared to runs without stimulant. Most of runs were between 8 to 15 km and i was running at least 4 times a week minimum. I was 24 yo and already athletic, so my time didnt really improve much in time, certainly not enough to interfere with experiment. The correlation between stimulants and average speed was pretty much undeniable and visible almost in 100% of entries. It was data from a long time period too, so it should be at least a little accurate.

    This however DOES NOT mean that you will burn 10% more fat!!! But you will definitely be able to go harder and feel more vital afterwards. Research to date SUGGESTS that it is partially thanks to stimulants promoting fat burn hence giving you more energy to push through the cardio session.

    Nuff said, go get a sample, do same workout 10-15 times, then try fat burners 3-5 times and you will see if it has any positive effect. Or just try coffee. 99% of fat burners are the same: caffeine, taurin, green tea extract, l-carnitin and some gurana.
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    Nice 'research' there! :)
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    The only thing fat burners slim down is your wallet...
  • marckromano
    marckromano Posts: 19
    fat burners works only if combinated to a good diet and a regoular sport activity. I am taking phenterpill, a natural appetite suppressant and it is helping me, but if i will take only it alone, it is not going to work. It doesn't exist a magic diet pill or a magic fat burner. All depends from us and from how we want to work hard in order to achieve our goal.
  • Urban_Princess
    Urban_Princess Posts: 219 Member
    They work pretty well at wasting your money.

    QFT

    My trainer is on a bunch of fat burners right now because she is preparing for competition. She's at about 13% BF and needs to go down a bit for the competition day. It is in no way sustainable to continue using them, and, I'm assuming, you'll go right back up once you stop using it.

    If you're like me and have a BF % greater than 30, don't think a fat burner will help you out more than proper nutrition and exercise.

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