Quite Possibly the Most Powerful Energy Drink Ever
Seriously, the drink may mean the end of this blog. In the “before time,” conversations generally went a little something like this:
So, what’s a good energy drink in terms of strength?
Well there’s a lot to choose from, based on caffeine content, taurine, ginseng, green tea extracts…
Well… what if I’m just interested in caffeine content?
Well just go to The Caffeine Database and look around!
The point, probably lost, is that there’s a lot of drinks, in varying sizes and caffeine contents, that also contain a lot of other things.
So then this new thing came out. It’s called VPX Redline Fat Burner.
Check out this freaky scientific VPX breakthrough: RED LINE®: is the only matrix ever developed to shred fat through the shivering response in the body. By shivering the body burns huge amounts of stored bodyfat for energy in an effort to keep the body warm. That’s not all! In addition to shivering, you’ll also be sweating up a thermogenic storm. The combined mechanisms of these two processes results in unparalleled fat loss!
What fun. Now, it’s pretty obvious looking at the ingredients that there’s caffeine. But get this: all of the aforementioned goodness, and the serving size is FOUR ml. About one TENTH of an ounce. The whole bottle has 240 ml, or 60 servings. Basically, a bottle of this, less than the size of a normal can of coke, WILL kill you. This is nothing to be playing around with.
I have friends. Not just normal friends, mind you. The kind of friends that voluntarily live on the streets. The kind of friends who, when drinking, race to forgetting. The kind of friends who take caffeine pills, ephedrine pills, and asprin.. all at once. One, in particular, drinks and consumes over a gram of caffeine daily, to stave off the headaches. So you know this is a serious review:
oh yeah, it’s definately 90% caffeine. the aftertaste is unmistakeable. the best part is that since i didn’t have my normal “dose” this morning, i probably won’t actually feel sh*t.
[10 minutes later]
the caffeine kicked in a lot faster than i expected. though in retrospect, it normally does when it’s in syrup form and tastes like ass.
feel oddly cold too. took me a minute to realize that while i still was warm, it was that ‘shiver’ reflex kicking in. it’s a lot like when
you get a chill at the back of your neck, but somewhat continuous.
So what’s in this magical bottle of awesome? Caffeine, Green Tea, Yerba Mate, 5-HTP (5 hydroxy-1-tryptophan), cAMP, Yohimbe, Evodiamine, and Vinpocetine. And a few other things.
I know, I know, so here’s some more info:
cAMP is cyclic adenosine monophosphate. It supposedly “sparks many intercellular processes.” Whatever that means. Increased concentrations supposedly raise thyroid horomone levels, and help fat burning (would help explain why it’s in a fat-burning supplement).
Yohimbe is a bark extract from a tree in Africa. It’s considered a natural aphrodisiac, and sold here to treat imotency, dialate pupils, and stimulate fat loss. It can also mess with your blood pressure, so watch out.
Evodiamine is derived from some Chinese fruit called Evodia Rutaecarpa. Supposedly burns fat.
Vinpocetine is an alkaloid derived from some periwinkle plant. It is used in Europe, Japan, and Mexico to treat crebrovascular and cognitive disorders. Some people claims it elevates metabolism, but with no proof.
And the interesting one in the group: 5-HTP. I made sure to spell it out, so the smart ones in the group have already figured out the key: Tryptophan. It’s the same stuff in turkey that makes you sleepy, and there’s scientific evidence of it. The 5-HTP compound is sometimes used to treat mild depression since, somehow, it can increase serotonin levels. It can also affect appetite, which may be part of why they put it in here. The other part? When you’re jacking up a drink with this much caffeine, you’re going to get jitters and “scatterbrain.” This may actually cut the disconnected thoughts out and allow you to think normally, but still give you the energy effects of caffeine. Awesome.
Apparently you can buy this stuff at places like Super Supplements, GNC, and even some 7-11s. The concentrate isn’t something you should take a guzzle of. Or even a large sip. If you search on the internet, you can see some people who took the recommended dose, and started blacking out towards the end of a workout. Blacking out. 4 mililiters. Damn. There’s also a ready-to-drink version (I would bet that’s the one at 7-11), and half a bottle is all that’s recommended. Pay attention to it. People are comparing the 1/2 bottle to a full hit of ephedra. Unless you’ve done that before and know the effect it has on your body, don’t go doing anything macho with this one. Go do that with redbull.
Just for poignant measure, look at this review:
I recently purchased the liquid form of redline at a local 7 Eleven store.
It was the first time I have ever drank an energy drink that had such an affect. With in a few minutes , I started to sweat and shake. Being familiar with the effects of narcotics, I must say the feeling felt a lot like cocaine feels.
The most disturbing trait is that my penis shriveled up like I just got out of the icy cold ocean. I can’t help but think that this product will be taken off the market. The effects are too strong for some minors and may not be safe for people on certain medication which are yet to be known.
And this one:
I tried Redline today while heading to work. I am a huge fan of RedBull & Diet Rockstar. I am 33 years old & in excellent condition.
Having not read the warning label I drank the whole bottle within 5 minutes. Within 10 minutes I was blacking out behind the wheel & shaking uncontrollably. I pulled over at a gas station — I was having difficulty in swallowing and could not stand, breathe or see straight.
I could not even walk for the convulsions. A bystander called the paramedics. Needless to say – my blood pressure was sky high & I thought I was on my way out.
I feel this drink is extremely dangerous & should not be on the market. There needs to be a very visible warning label not to drink the whole bottle for beginners. It has been 5 hours now & I still do not feel normal.
This drink could seriously kill someone if not informed.
I am sorry but I will never drink this again nor recommend it to fellow peers.
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So, I have to say that I find this quite interesting. I am 21, have been drinking coffee since I was about 8 or 9. Caffeine really doesn’y have much of an effect on me anymore. I have tried redline on various occasions and it has NEVER made me react with the above listed systems except for mild shaking if I hadn’t eaten that day. Personally, the only energy drink that I have found that really does the trick is called ‘Liquid Cocaine” with a by-line reading “the legal alternative.” I will warn you that if you were reacting severely to Redline I would only drink about a quarter of the can of liquid cocaine to begin with. I myself only needed half to three quarters of a can to keep me up to write a paper over the time span of an entire night. I then used the remainder of the can to get me through the rest of the day. So beware. If anyone else has tried it, let me know what you thought. Good luck people, and remember. Don’t die please. Nothing I have stated above is a recommendation to take any kind of action or consume any substances (and btw I am NOT referring to the illicit drug referred to as Cocaine, I am referring to an actual energy drink).
i would be delighted to try this. i am a energy drink enthusiast and yes, iv blacked out for no reason. im currently sitting at home with wires attached to me for my eeg test. soooo yea ill be heading down to 7-11 tomorrow morning to pick some up. o and im 14.
Oh Redline,
This drink, I’ll warn is a whopper of a drink. I consider myself an energy drink connoisseur having drank many of these energy drinks and surviving to tell the tale. I’ll admit, the first time I drank a redline I watched my veins twitch about and felt my heartbeat become irregular. Since I had purchased the four pack from Walmart (since that seems to be the only place I can find the drink also, the first time I was actually carded for an energy drink! I’m 24 by the way) I had three more bottles to down or I would be wasting them.
Once your body develops a resistance to the drink, it gets easier. I advise anyone whose trying it the first time to read the actual bottle. It seems like a lot of users ignore the labels on the bottle and just go straight to it. Which is a BIG mistake and could have possibly saved some teenagers lives along the way. There’s no need to be a “big boy” and drink two bottles of a energy drink when it will only land you straight into a hospital or worse, a grave. Be responsible, Redline is hands down one of the strongest energy drinks I’ve came across and for that reason alone, drinkers should read the labels.
i jjust wanted to say… ‘cooper’, you’re a LEGEND!! i’ll dafinately be trying this too XD side affects sound freakin’ hilarious!!
the best managed to get recently is the 5150 Semi Sweet… was great at first… but then i had major meltdown and panic attack in the middle of my maths exam…probably not the best time to try it. oh and im 14
O.O
Also cAMP is indeed a compound that allows cells to use energy faster; it’s involved in boring metabolic processes that I’m not going to explain here because I don’t feel like it.
Look up cellular metabolism yourselves. *is a jerk*
lol, you kids are a joke and no one cares what you drink or how much of it you drink in a day, it doesn’t make you bad ass.
I wish this stuff still worked for me like it did in the beginning. I think they have altered the mix a bit due to complaints.
When i first had one of these, man I was flying. shivering sweating the whole 9.
Now, meh… in a previous post I noted that 3-5 of these a day.. and yes I do still partake in morning java at the office
I dont know what they have done to change it. but I observe a moment of silence for what was once a powerhouse in a bottle.
I’m with Dan and the moment of silence…
Before they changed the formula, this drink was amazing. I’m 125 lbs, work out regularly… And eat right. Before a workout, my boyfriend and I would share a bottle… For obvious reasons written right on the label. I have never experienced such extreme and severe reactions to the original formula. I totally believe VPX was forced to change the formula due to people missing or ignoring the label, which clearly advises drinking only half the bottle.
I appreciate the chemical breakdown…but I have to agree with someone else’s post I read…..there is a lot of scientific basis for some of those substances and I feel that the writer skipped over the part where there would be a rational chain of reason leading to the idea that some of these constituents work. “Whatever that means” An education in science would suit all humans well.
Look, we are going to have no shortage of stupid people misusing tools, business as usual. Something I noted growing up in the ghetto….you don’t need crack to have an epidemic of substance abuse problems in teenagers. When there was no crack, junkie kids were busted huffing gas and other legal aerosol chemicals…scotch-guard. Taking things off the market just prolongs the evolutionary cleansing.
It might not be a bad idea to make the bottles into a “one serving only” configuration as to avoid the chronic label non-readers from dropping over of their well-deserved coronaries.
im not going to lie, this stuff is so strong.I was dumb and drank two bottles, along with a five hour energy drink. This stuff isnt to mess with. I would say i drank this stuff during christmas and stared to freak out during the night. I started shaking and blacking out. Now i have clinical anxiety. It sucks. Im only 16 haha. I would be careful when drinking redline.
my god how are there so many stupid children in this world
Wtf is wrong with u.people. Have u.never had caffiene bec I downed a bottle with my boyfriend yesterday…..NOTHING. Thinking I heard such good reviews ill try again we drank a whole bottle after waking up today on empty stomach its 4 hour later. Bogus. Ill stick to a cup of coffee it does more. Ive tried every energy drink ive seen which in my opinon dont work redbull is ok. I drink caffiene daily this drinks a rip off!!
I love Redline! I feel like Bradly Cooper in Limitless when on this stuff. I have the energy to make it thru the day, and the level on concentration it gives me is a godsend. I drink half the bottle after i eat in the morning and the second half after lunch.