Tuesday 7 April 2015

Scitec Thermo-FX


 

Overview
Here’s what Scitec have to say:

Effervescent ingredient delivery systems are commonly used by the pharmaceutical industry. THERMO-FX is our effervescent delivery system for an ingredient matrix including stimulant Caffeine and providing L-Carnitine L-Tartrate, Acetyl L-Carnitine (ALC), and the amino acids Taurine and Tyrosine popular in energy drinks. 

Caffeine is well-known to contribute to mental alertness, concentration, and it can increase performance during exercise. 

Acetyl L-Carnitine (ALC) is the acetylated form of L-Carnitine that has slightly different characteristics and it’s one of the most popular Carnitine analogues. During strenuous exercise a large portion of L-Carnitine is converted to ALC inside the mitochondria by the Carnitine O-Acetyltransferase enzyme. 

THERMO-FX is a convenient, precisely dosed, ready to use formula in individual serving packets! 


Nutritional Information



Serving size: 1 packet (10 g)
Servings Per Container: 20
Amount per serving

Amount per serving

Vitamin C
60 mg

 L-Carnitine L-Tartrate
750 mg

Sodium
1006 mg

Acetyl-L-Carnitine HCl
250 mg

Taurine
1000 mg

Caffeine
80 mg

L-Tyrosine
1000 mg






Good old reliable L-Carnitine in its most popular form ALC and L-Tartrate which has shown some positive results on muscle growth as well as fat burning. The caffeine content is kept fairly low so its not a stimulant heavy fat burner. This seems to be geared more towards making fat available to be used as fuel during your workouts.

Taste
I had the Blood Orange flavour and it didn’t taste great but it was drinkable. It does mix up fairly smoothly but it takes a lot of shaking. If you’re too keen to drink it and only give it a half-hearted shake then you’ll get a gritty drink.

Side Effects
None

Price
£18.89 for a box with 20 servings in.

Results
This boils down to how you prefer to take L-Carnitine. If you want a drink then this is for you, if you are happy with a tablet then you might want to stick with what you have. Thermo-FX doesn’t provide a significant upgrade to a tablet so if you’re happy then maybe stick to popping pills for now.

The actual product Thermo-FX isn’t too bad. I think L-Carnitine is a fantastic supplement and everyone looking to lose weight should make sure its in their supplement cupboard. I like the idea behind L-Carnitine L-Tartrate and it has had some great responses in clinical trials, unfortunately I didn’t notice any of the results in my 20 day trial but then it was only 20 days. A product like this is better used over a period of months not days. When supplemented for longer periods (over 3 months in the trial I read) it has been shown to increase fat oxidation and 9/10 subjects showed an increase muscle growth along with fat loss.

I have confidence that this product would work if used long term – its for patient people who are in this for the long run and not after a quick fix. 7/10

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