products recommended for weight loss

Weight loss or fat reduction is often a desired outcome for athletes or recreational gym-goers for several reasons:

• Meet a weight category in sport e.g. boxing, lightweight rowing, school rugby
• Optimise power:weight ratio e.g. distance running, triathlon
• Aesthetic reasons - “appearance” e.g. gymnastics, figure skating, body sculpting

Weight loss is essentially achieved by putting your body into a state of ‘negative energy balance’ where energy expended (going out of your body e.g. through exercise) is greater than energy intake (going into your body e.g through food).
The best way to achieve a negative energy balance is to reduce calorie intake and increase exercise levels simultaneously. This can be difficult for those undertaking heavy training loads as they do not want to compromise their training ability by being tired and lacking energy from food. Foods high in fibre and protein and low in fats and sugar are ideal as you can reduce the amount of calories without having to reduce the total volume of food.

If you are following a calorie controlled diet and structured training programme the following supplements may assist with your weight loss goals:

1. Ultra Ripped Protein or 100% Whey WPC/WPI protein – consume as a snack in place of high energy foods, or as a pre- or post-workout recovery snack. Protein helps to keep you full and the shakes are low in fat and carbohydrates. Protein will also assist in muscle growth and recovery.

2. Thermo Ripped Tablets– contains a combination of thermogenic herbs and energising nutrients to assist in burning energy via the production of heat.

3. Carnitine capsules/liquid– carnitine is involved in fat transport and therefore may assist in fat metabolism. Carnitine may also support energy levels to help sustain training loads.