What is Metaslim B2
Metaslim B2 is an advanced preworkout range containing a dynamic scope of ingredients to provide energy and burn to your workout or even to your day to day life.
Metaslim B2 was originally formulated over 20 years ago by a health scientist and has since been reformulated and improved upon by our in house pharmacologist in conjunction with the original B2 formulation chemist.
Metaslim B2's History
Metaslim B2 was originally formulated by Brad (a health scientist and expert in the field) in 2002, Metaslim B2 was met with raving reviews for the unique preworkout at a time when preworkouts in Australia were few and far between.
What's in Metaslim?
Metaslim B2 has been formulated to bring you the highest potency stimulant formula preworkout from The Protein Factory, it combines caffeine, bitter orange extract and Luperform™ to maximise energy output. B2 is also packed full of aminos and vitamins to fuel your body with what it needs the most during intensive training sessions.
Why so many serves?
We have designed Metaslim to be the highest number of serve preworkout on the market with 120 serves for the powder and a massive 200 serves for the liquid, giving you the option to double or even triple scoop it (advanced Metaslim users only) if you need that extra kick.
Why such a low caffeine dose compared to other pre-workouts?
Metaslim B2 is not your average preworkout. In fact, if you're looking for a normal pre-workout, we stock those too. But Metaslim is an advanced preworkout and thus should be treated as such. Metaslim may be low in caffeine compared to other preworkouts, but that's for a reason. We've decided to keep the caffeine content low to keep the jitters to a minimum and ensure this preworkout will keep you focused and locked into your exercise.
It makes up for the low caffeine with other high potency ingredients, one of which is a unique, high performance compound know as Luperform™, a highly active stimulant that works on the acetylcholine receptor (a differnet receptor than what caffeine works on) which allows for an increase in contractile force and reduces fatigue during intra-workout. Another potent stimulant Metaslim contains is bitter orange extract which is an adrenal receptor agonist which similarly is how adrenaline works.
These ingredients make this not only a product made by experts, but also a look into what the future of advanced pre-workouts might look like.
Key Ingredients
ERGOGENIC
TeRPENES
Terpenes are a particular structural subset of plant secondary metabolites which have an enormous range of different effects, and some can be highly effective when used as ergogenic aids. A class of terpenes derived from conifers bind to hypertrophy-inducing chemoreceptors in muscle tissue, encouraging linear (non-branched) growth of skeletal muscle when damaged (particularly in response to an effective workout), making muscular growth and repair more structurally effective and resulting in greater gains for the same input of work (1,2,3). A revolution in the world of preworkouts.
LUPIN
EXTRACT
Luperform™ is an unmodified Lupinus extract derived from the dried, powdered seeds of Lupinus varieties. The pods and seeds of the plant are specifically permitted for use in foods in Australia and contain a range of active alkaloids with ergogenic and hunger quenching activity, having been used traditionally in both Europe and Subcontinental Asia. The active alkaloids are derived from the amino acid lysine and include lupanine, sparteine, albine, angustafoline, aphylline, aphyllidine, lupinine, retamine and others. Many of these molecules have potent metabolic activity and provide RAPID ENERGY (4,5,6,7).
BITTER
ORANGE
Bitter orange extract is a concentrate of the active components of Citrus aurantium, including the alkaloid synephrine. Oranges, both bitter and sweet, have been used for centuries (at least) to provide energy and stimulation (8).
RASPBERRY
KETONE
Raspberry ketone is an active component of Rubus idaeus (red raspberries), and is a potent energy booster (9,10).
aCETYL
cARNITINE
Acetyl-L-Carnitine is a pro-compound to carnitine, which is found naturally in muscle and some vegetables including asparagus, and is associated with fatty-acid transport into mitochondria (11).
Green
Tea
Green-tea contains a variety of polyphenols with a multitude of beneficial metabolic effects, including antioxidant activity and reduction of oxidative stress (12,13).
Classic
Caffeine
Caffeine has been used as a stimulant for centuries by cultures all across the globe, and is derived from coffee beans, various tea strains and guarana. It's a staple for any stimulating preworkout (14).
Metabolic
Iodine
Iodine is an important nutrient necessary for normal energy metabolism, as well as normal neurological function and normal production of thyroid hormones (15).
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15 - FSANZ (2016). Schedule 4 Nutrition, health and related claims. Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.