Clenbuterol is the oldest known and active supplement for fat burning. It is generally used during the cutting cycle by professionals and celebrities all over the world. It enhances cardiovascular performance, which in turn increases the rate of fat burning. It is known to increase the metabolism of the user aiding them to lose fat fast while retaining lean muscle. This is typically used during the cutting phase of the bodybuilder’s regime as it helps lose fat and achieve hard and toned body. There is a doubt regarding the legal status of the supplement in US, however, this has never featured in list of controlled substances in the country. It has been around for more than 20 years and is a go to tool for losing weight.
How it Works
This supplement is a thermogenic substance. Simply put, it means that the substance increases your body temperature internally. This enhances your BMR or body metabolism ratio than what is usual. When metabolism is high the body needs more energy so it burns the stored fat to generate this energy. In the process this cuts through all things fat leaving behind a toned and lean body.
Cycle
It is often used as medication to cure breathing as a bronchodilator and decongestant for breathing disorder. It opens up airways in a body for increased amount of oxygen to enter the body. This leads to the enhanced cardiovascular activity. Add to it the increased BMR, this supplement is equally effective for off season cycle during down time as well as dieting cycle when you are exercising.
Side Effects
It is highly advisable to not use Clenbuterol unsupervised by a doctor. Though with controlled usage, guided by experts, it might not produce any adverse effect, Clenbuterol is known to have quite few side effects both short term and long term.
Common short term side effects include:
- Anxiety
- Hypertension
- Palpitations
- Excess perspiration
- Insomnia
- Severe headaches
Common long term side effects include:
- Heart degeneration
- Arrhythmia
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Bone strength degeneration
- Insomnia
- Hypertension
- Cardiac muscle hypertrophy
- Tachycardia
- High blood pressure
Clenbuterol increases the production of collagen. Due to this consumption of high dose of this substance for many years affects the heart’s capability of pumping blood resulting in Cardiac muscle hypertrophy.
Legal Status
While Clenbuterol is not included in the list of controlled substances, it is still not FDA approved for human consumption though possessing it is not illegal. Moreover, it is not illegal to propose it so it is likely to stay legal.
Dosage
Under the correct supervision and with right dose, it can make one’s work out more effective and productive.
The dosage to be used by a user will depend on various factors. If the user is a man the dose will be different from a woman user as the dose depends on the metabolism of both and the total activities performed by each.
The dosage will also depend on the purpose of the use. As was pointed out earlier it can be used as bronchodilator and decongestant. If prescribed for that purpose it is used as and when needed while if it is used for purpose of losing weight, a schedule needs to be maintained.
