Ok, so I've been looking at green tea as apparently a lot of guys on this site are taking it and its popularity seems to be increasing.
I have been aware of its antioxidant benefits but I had no idea it was also used to burn fat.
So I'm thinking about adding it to my stack of:
ON 100% Gold Standard Whey
Controlled Labs Purple Wraath
Controlled Labs White Flood
Creatine Mono
Waxy Maize starch
Multi Vitamin
Fish Oil
My question, why do you take and what does it do for you?
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09-16-2008, 07:01 AM #1Registered User
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Why do you take GREEN TEA EXTRACT?
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09-16-2008, 07:32 AM #2Are you Driven?
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It burns fat, is an excellent anti-oxidant, prevents future fat gains after a diet, is a COMT inhibitor (which is good for some fat loss products), improves insulin sensitivity, lowers bad cholesterol etc etc. IMO its one of the few supps that should be used year round.
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09-16-2008, 07:38 AM #3Registered User
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Do you need more reason?
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09-16-2008, 02:10 PM #4Geordie Boot Boy
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Because it is the ****, brah.
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09-16-2008, 02:16 PM #5Registered User
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I take extract because I don't want to drink down the amount of liquid green tea(and I don't like it strong either) it would take to get the equivalent EGCG.
Metabolism boosting along with a laundry list of health benefits combined with being pretty cheap makes it an easy choice.
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09-16-2008, 02:19 PM #6Banned
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increases bmr by 3%
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09-17-2008, 06:57 AM #7Registered User
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Cool. I'm gonna get on board. I guess the caffeine level is pretty much negligible too.
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09-17-2008, 07:14 AM #8Registered User
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Most extracts dont have caffeine. If you used an extract that did, the naturally occuring l-theanine would somewhat offset CNS stimulation.Originally Posted by thegamethegame
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09-17-2008, 07:43 AM #9Geordie Boot Boy
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Yeah, there is a very low level of caffeine in green tea.
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09-17-2008, 07:51 AM #10STEP YOUR FUNDS UP
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