What are Fat burners, Stacking, and Thermogenesis?
Fat burners are described as something that will either burn more FAT, than normal, or inhibit FAT from being created. Caffeine could be considered a FAT burner, since it raises the heart rate causing the body to burn more calories, but it’s affects on burning FAT are minimal. Stacking refers to taking more than one drug at a time to get more of an effect. Taking caffeine, ephedrine, and aspirin at the same time will produce a greater effect than the total if taken separatly. (From an article that appeared in the weights mailing list, whose address is listed in #34) From the JUNE/JULY 1993 issue of Muscle Media 2000. According to a study in in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1992; 55:246S-82). According to the study, the stack that proved to be the most effective is 20mg ephedrine / 200mg caffeine. They also suggest adding 300mg of aspirin to further enhance the thermogenic effect. The stack should be taken 3 times a day to optimize the “FAT-burning” effect. The study says
