Hydroxycut is one the best selling fat burners on the market. Muscle Tech, the company that manufactures HydroxyCut Hardcore, has spent big dollars advertising this product far and wide (are you as tired of 8-page ads disguised as unbiased supplement commentary as I am?). If you've picked up a magazine anytime in the last few
years, chances are you've run into an ad for HydroxyCut products. As such, it's really not surprising it's one of the best recognized names among fat burners.
Their first product contained Ephedra and was taken off the market when Ephedra was banned by the FDA. Can't find any reliable information as to why Ephedra Free HydroxyCut was taken off the shelves but looking at users reviews (more like complaints) Iit's no suprise that it's gone.
Hydroxycut Hardcore is considered the grand daddy of fat burners. There have been many versions of Hydroxycut over the last decade.
Now, Hydroxycut Hardcore is essentially a caffeine pill with some “proprietary blends” thrown in. Hydroxycut Hardcore contains a ALOT of caffeine. Each suggested dosage has the equivalent of over 3 cups of coffee. So if you could be sensitive to caffeine, steer clear of Hydroxycut Hardcore.
“Proprietary Blend” is what companies do to mask the amount of each ingredient that is included in the product. This has both it positives and negatives. The positives are that you get to see what is in the pill, the negatives are you really don't know how much of these ingredients are actually in the pill. So companies may just include a tiny amount of those ingredients in the product to give us that “wow” factor. Our guess is that with the amount of caffeine contained in Hydroxycut Hardcore, this is exactly what they do.
Well, let's take a look at the ingredients. we won't go into detail about the ingredients in the Hydroxycut Hardcore “proprietary blend” because there aren't enough of them to be effective, but I will talk about the Caffeine, Green Tea, and Yohimbe.
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Caffeine & Green Tea The amounts of these ingredients will increase your metabolism, energy along with your heart rate, anxiety level which will most likely to give you a stomach ache and the jitters. Some people like that feeling some don't.
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Yohimbe There is no documentation or studies done that show that Yohimbe encourages weight loss. There have been studies done that show that Yohimbe may have a negative side effect on nursing or pregnant women, people with high blood pressure or kidney disease.
Overall, Hydroxycut Hardcore contains a potent amount of Caffeine and Green Tea, which are shown to be an effective fat burner when combined. If you are concerned with any of the side effects mentioned below, I would stay away from this product. The main thing that Hydroxycut Hardcore has going for it is the name.
If you're really into hardcore diet pills, we suggest Proactol diet pills, which actually disclose their ingredient amounts.
HydroxyCut Hardcore Side Effects:
Increase in blood pressure, increased heart rate. The main reason for this is caffeine so if you have any reactions to caffeine products then this might not be for you. Refrain from ingesting any caffinated beverages while using HydroxyCut Hardcore, you are already exceeding your daily caffeine dossage.
Headaches, light headedness and dizziness are associated with HydroxyCut Hardcore also when ever you are taking a supplement there these are very common because of the ingredients ie:caffeine, green tea to name the most common ingredients.
Loss of appetite in most cases this is not a side effect it is an advantage to taking HydroxyCut Hardcore.
Feeling restless and hyperactive again this in large due to the fact of the caffeine and green tea the other ingredients "which are synthetic" are designed to increase the effect of caffeine and green tea.
Discoloured and frequent bowel movements, red and purple bowel movements have been reported. Bowel movements have been reported as overwhelming and urgent.
As in any diet supplement you have to read and follow the directions. So if you can handle these side effects and they do not bother you then it might be for you. The increase in blood pressure,heart rate and headaches are slight and if you drink a couple espressos you can get the same side effects.