Couple questions about Hydroxycut and Xenadrine

[PhyzEd]

Do taking either of these products take away any muscle mass? Why is it when I took Hydroxycut once before, my forearms stayed sore and my strength decreased?
One more question, which is the better of the two?????

[bigjim33]

which one is better is personal preference....i go with xenedrine because you take less caps a day and get the same amount of the combination. plus isn't hydroxcut getting rid of the ephedra based one? i take eca right now since i am cutting and it helps my energy in the gym not decrease it

[rado]

I'm a big Xenadrine freak, not to to mention QV gear too. Like bigjim said, you take less than any other one out there and get the same results. I went from 8 caps a day to 6 now.

[PhyzEd]

Does it take away any muscle mass? When I took Hydroxycut, I notice that my strength decreased considerably. Why is that?

[bigjim33]

i don't know....did you change your diet, ect?

[PhyzEd]

My diet wasn't at its' best when I took it. I was also taking creatine with it. Maybe I wasn't drinking enough water. Now, I'm really loading up on the protein and have cut out my beer drinking. Maybe that'll help!!!

[bigjim33]

i have read that taking creatine and eca together diminishes the effects...i am not sure where i read it but it was an article so maybe someone else will be able to point you in the right direction

[GSU7]

Supposedly they are anti-catabolic.

[jack hust]

xenadrine imo

[pudgy]

i like charge, by labrada. but i did get a good result from hydroxycut. yes they are discontinuing it and coming out with an ephedra free version.

[Speedracer59]

I experianced some strength loss with ECA. If you sre cutting it is hard to keep all of your strenght. You can keep it to a minimum By eating very good and high protien.I like to throw creatine in too. Some people do some dont . I think it hinders a little but IMO the gains outweigh the down side. I like Xenadrine better than Hydroxycut. Stacker 3 is my fav.