I've recently become aware that there are product out there containing epinephrine and norepinephrine and that some idiots are even taking this in a diet phase.

For those of you who are in the dark, epinephrine is secreted from your glands under influence of the amino acid Tyrosine. So any one with a broad enoug hprotein spectrum should be able to maintain a good level of non-essentail amino's and thus enough epinephrine.

Supplementing with extra epinephrine does the opposite of insulin. Insulin spikes the glucose into the muscle to form energy-producing glycogen. The more of this is used, the more energy, the less glucose there is to form bodyfat.
EPinephrine on the other hand does the opposite, it metabolises glycogen and turns it to glucose. Forming a higher level of free glucose in the blood which will translate in higher bodyfat. Epinephrine is nescessary for a good metabolism, but supplementing the stuff is insane.

If you know that a lot of pros are out on a limb with their life on a thread to inject insulin, then why on earth would anyone be stupid enough to supplement with something that does the opposite ?

By fitforlife ( - 208.190.252.187) on Saturday, February 03, 2001 - 02:10 am: Edit

I agree. They talk about this stuff in chapter 4 of my nutrition book, and it is a basic course. You have to wonder sometimes where the hell they pull this crap from. I mean come on, epinephrine is (adrenaline). Have someone threaten you, and it will be released in large amounts.

You are right, insane. Point a gun at a bodybuilder, and watch the epinephrine jump through the roof.....

By jamby (204.137.211.189) on Wednesday, June 06, 2001 - 02:26 am: Edit

I want to ask you guys a question, are you talking about Ephedrine(MaHuang), is this the stuff that Hydroxicut has?, if so please explain why it is so bad????

By CASE (24.252.115.13) on Monday, August 06, 2001 - 09:05 pm: Edit

EPHEDRINE GETS YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE UP AND TOO MUCH CAN KILL YOU, HYDROXICUT HAS A LOT OF MA HUANG IN IT BUT IF YOU DON`T HAVE ANY HISTORY OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND DON`T USE IT FOR MORE THE 12 WEEKS YOU SHOULD BE FINE.