Are Fat Burners advisable?

Hi Shreemangal,

Fat burners aren't magic and they aren't the most important aspect of your program when dieting to get lean but they certainly help.

A high-protein, healthy fat, low sugar, low starch diet is the most important thing by far.

Second is exercise - but especially doing a lot of progressively more intense exercise.

A good fat burner does three crucial things:
1. it decreases appetite
2. increases your metabolic rate
3. increase movement of fat out of your fat cells and into the bloodstream where it is available to be burned for energy.

Outside of ephedrine and geranium (1.3 dimethylamylamine / 1.3 dimethylpentlyamine), there is virtually no evidence of dangerous ingredients in fat burners (at least no greater risk than from drinking coffee and tea that contain caffeine. Some people get anxious and jittery even on caffeine and synephrine but for those people who are training in hot environments or who aren't very fit or who have a low tolerance for stimulants they have to be very careful if taking ephedrine or geranium.

Ok which Fat Burner would you recommend; if at all i choose to take one. Please Suggest me a 100% vegetarian product.

What do you have to say about CLAs?

Thanks

Fat burners are useful products, but they do have their time and place. If your goal is to gain lean mass to get away from the 'skinny fat', I'd first suggest weight training and cleaning your diet up. Once you get to the point where you have put on the muscle amount you desire, then you can go through a cutting cycle, where you decrease either carbs or fats (or whatever method you choose). It is here that fat burners may come in handy. Oxyelite pro is one of my favorite products, gives a great boost of energy and focus, and is good for getting fat off of those stubborn areas.

Thanks :) this would really help.