Steel Sweat® Thermogenic Pre-Workout*

Why Steel Sweat?

When it’s time to get lean and cut, you know that means two things — cutting calories and adding in cardio, the bane of every fitness enthusiasts existence. Sure, you might not might the occasional hill sprint or high-intensity interval training workout, but the thought of spending 30-60 minutes jogging or slogging it out on the elliptical is enough to make you weep.

As if that’s not enough of a headache, you’re tasked with another vital decision — what kind of supplement do you take for your cardio workouts?

Typical pre-workouts are loaded with a lot of stimulants and nitric oxide boosters but don’t really do much for enhancing endurance or fat burning. They’re mostly designed for the weightlifter, not the cardio enthusiast. On the flip side, fat burners really don’t fit the bill for a pre-cardio supplement as they frequently contain way too many stimulants that accelerate heart rate, making it difficult to sustain your pace. Plus, they don’t have much to offer aside from reduced appetite and don’t do a whole heck of a lot for improving stamina.

This leaves you in a bit of bind. You know you need something to help you push the envelope in your cardio sessions and sweat out those unwanted pounds, but everywhere you look, you’re still left unfulfilled.

Where can you find a pre-workout supplement that helps burn fat and improve cardio performance?

Should you stack a fat burner and a pre-workout?

No, that’s not recommended.

Fortunately, your search for the best pre-workout cardio supplement has ended. No longer do you have to choose between a fat burner or pre-workout with SteelFit® Steel Sweat™.

What is Steel Sweat?

Steel Sweat is the ultimate thermogenic, fat burning pre-workout supplement that helps you increase performance during aerobic exercise (“cardio”) while protecting your body against oxidative stress and supporting recovery. Steel Sweat contains a mix of scientifically-proven ingredients to increase thermogenesis, spark metabolic rate, optimize energy expenditure, increase fat oxidation and, most importantly perspiration.

Why is Steel Sweat Better?

Steel Sweat attacks weight loss from multiple angles by synergistically pairing research-backed compounds that increase fat mobilization, fat oxidation, and energy expenditure. Unlike other so-called fat burners, Steel Sweat doesn’t rely on a bevy of stimulants that trick you into thinking it’s working by making you feel jittery or hyper. Steel Sweat is light on the stimulants, proving just enough to arouse your senses and enhance energy, motivation, and mood.

Best of all, Steel Sweat is easy to mix, tastes delicious, and is calorie-free, sugar-free and carbohydrate free.

What’s in Steel Sweat?

L-Carnitine Tartrate

L-Carnitine supplements have been around a long time and were dubbed as one of the first stimulant free fat burning compounds on the market. While it’s true that carnitine does help burn fat (it’s the compound that shuttles fatty acids into the mitochondria to be burned for energy), the problem with supplemental L-carnitine is that it has horrendous bioavailability (~14-20%). [11] Basically, that means if you’re supplementing with regular L-Carnitine you’re not really getting much benefit from it.

However, L-carnitine L-Tartrate is an incredibly bioavailable form of carnitine well document to be beneficial for weight loss, athletic performance, and recovery from exercise. More specifically, L-Carnitine L-Tartrate increases fat oxidation during exercise, sparing your muscle glycogen for the really intense work towards the end of your training. Additionally, this fat burning behemoth also increases the efficiency of your anabolic hormones (like testosterone) and reduces exercise-induced muscle damage, which supports recovery. [2,3]

Evodiamine

Extracted from the plant Evodiae Fructus, a member of the Tetradium genus of plants, Evodiamine is an alkaloid similar to capsaicin (another prominent fat burning compound) that exerts a strong thermogenic effect and also has been shown to inhibit fat uptake.[4,5] With evodiamine, your body is less likely to store fat and use it for energy production, thereby improving endurance and helping you etch that lean physique you’ve always wanted.

Caffeine

No pre-workout supplement or fat burner is complete without a hit of caffeine. It revs your metabolic engine to ignite fat burning and gives you the extra bit of energy you need to burn truckloads of calories in your workout.

Steel Sweat delivers 100mg pure, unadulterated caffeine anhydrous per serving. This is the perfect amount of caffeine to kick-start lipolysis, enhance focus and motivation, increase energy, and reduce appetite. [6,7]

GBBGO®

Gamma-butyrobetaine (GBB) is the precursor to L-carnitine production and is converted to l-carnitine via the gamma-butyrobetaine hydroxylase (BBOX).

Since Steel Sweat already includes the highly effective L-Carnitine L-Tartrate, you’re probably wondering why we’ve included GBB as well.

Well, think of GBB as a “super carnitine”. Research notes that GBB increases carnitine production by over 300%, while other studies demonstrate that GBB boosts carnitine excretion 40-fold, indicating significantly greater carnitine production in the body. [8,9]

Combining GBBGO with L-Carnitine L-Tartrate provides a two-pronged attack for boosting carnitine production, and subsequently fat burning, all in the effort to get you to burn more calories and get leaner than ever.

Paradoxine®

Paradoxine puts the sweat in Steel Sweat!

A premium-grade patented extract of Grains of Paradise, Paradoxine is a stimulant free fat burning supplement that cranks up your internal temperature, creating a thermogenic effect like no other. Paradoxine has a long history of use as an herbal remedy, and recently it’s become one of the most sought-after ingredients for rapid fat loss.

Research shows that Paradoxine helps “brown” white fat, which increases fat mobilization from fat stores and ramps up energy expenditure, leading to greater calorie burning and faster fat loss, particularly visceral fat. [10,11,12]

Just be ready for some serious sweating with this compound, as it packs a whopping thermogenic punch!

Green Tea Extract

Green Tea is one of the healthiest beverages on the planet, due to the abundance of polyphenols, catechins, flavonoids, and antioxidants naturally occurring in its leaves. Most know green tea for its smooth energy and cardiovascular benefits, but it’s also a powerful fat-fighting supplement.

Green Tea Extract and its principle catechin EGCG has been shown to increase fat oxidation (i.e. fat burning) and energy expenditure both during periods rest and during exercise.[13,14] On top of that, green tea has also been shown to enhance athletic performance![15] Basically, green tea helps you burn more fat no matter what you’re doing, whether it’s relaxing on the couch or performing some high-intensity interval training.

Additionally, green tea extract also helps decrease body fat and waist circumference, lower caloric intake during meals, and reduce the amounts of carbohydrates your body absorbs from a meal. [16]

Alpha Lipoic Acid

Dubbed the “universal” antioxidant due to its dual fat and water-solubility, alpha lipoic acid (ALA) is a fatty acid present in every cell of the human body that’s been identified as one of the premier fat loss and nutrient partitioning supplements available. Alpha lipoic acid helps generate cellular energy and increase energy expenditure, and it also helps direct glucose towards your muscles and away from fat cells, reducing fat storage and your waistline. [17,18] Some research even indicates that this potent antioxidant may reduce appetite and lower fasting blood sugar, further reducing hunger cravings and tendencies to binge while dieting.[19,20]

Capros®

Capros® is an all-natural, organic, non-GMO extract of the Amla fruit (Phyllanthus emblica). Human research has demonstrated that Capros® supports cardiovascular health by enhancing endothelial function and cholesterol levels [21,22], which allows you to push harder and further during your workouts due to the increased blood flow.

Ginger Root

A staple of Asian cuisine, ginger is a pungent spice loaded with bioactive compounds belonging to the gingerol family. The one we’re particularly interested in is 6-gingerol which has some pretty interesting effects regarding fat loss.

6-gingerol activates the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ (PPARδ), which has been shown to accelerate weight loss via increasing energy expenditure and the “browning” of white fat. [23,24,25]

In more basic terms, ginger root can be beneficial for combating weight gain, obesity and the host physiological biomarkers associated with the two conditions.

CapsiAtra®

CapsiAtra® is a patented extract of sweet peppers standardized for dihydrocapsiate, a chemical cousin of capsaicin, the pungent alkaloid responsible for the “bite” of chile peppers. However, unlike capsaicin, CapsiAtra® doesn’t come with the unpleasant “burning” sensation that can sometimes occur in your GI system. Research conducted in humans notes that CapsiAtra® can help you burn an extra 50 calories per day by enhancing fat oxidation and energy expenditure.[26] The extra calorie burn comes independent of exercise, meaning this novel fat loss agent helps increase your metabolic rate even if you’re just lounging around all day!

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