Nothing matches the ephedrine and caffeine stacks. Okay, maybe the drug DNP, but that’s in its own separate category. Ephedrine and caffeine are cheap and effective and keep on working without losing the effect. Unfortunately, they pose negative health risks and have become more difficult to obtain because of government regulations. Ephedrine is still readily available in Canada at supplements retailers like Sport Nutrition Depot and Popeye’s, which makes ephedrine smuggling commonplace. Caffeine is the classic thermogenic compound of course. By itself it has only a mild effect, but it always seems to potentiate the effect of other compounds. Another fat burner that’s getting attention is green tea. Or more accurately, it’s active compound, ECGC. Several studies have documented a measurable thermogenic effect when ECGC is combined with caffeine.

Forskolin, a.k..a. Colus Forskohlii, is one of the most remarkable compounds we’ve seen in years. Forskolin skips the normal receptor signaling pathways in fat cells and might help get rid of stubborn fat. Patented forslean is a very potent form. It’s been clinically proven to deliver fat-burning and muscle building effects. Coleus forskohlii is even in the soon to be released cell volumizer Anavol Hardcore, along with virtually every cell volumizer agent known to man.

When choosing a fat burner, you’re good to go with a product that contains the ingredients listed above, along with yohimbine and newer fat-loss agents like beta-phenylethylanime, aka BPEA, chlorogenic acid and a few others. One of the best selling bodybuilding fat burners is lipo-6X. (the one that has two capsules in one.) Which was developed by Nutrex. Other popular fat burners include: Tight Hardcore, Methyl Ripped, Lean System 7 and Xenadrine Super Hardcore.

There’s a huge amount of excitement in the industry over the updated version of Methyl Ripped, called Methyl Ripped Hardcore. Ryan Foley, one of the lead scientists who put together this exciting new product, assure me that it will be up to eight times stronger than the original formula. I was one of the guys on the team that formulated the original Methyl Ripped, and I can say that it’s definitely the best legal fat burner I’ve used since the ephedra days. So if Methyl Ripped Hardcore is stronger than the original, sign me up!