CFI by Achievements Through Science Labs (ATS Labs) –
Review (B+)
INTRODUCTION- I decided to try this product primarily as
a result of the other products I have tried from ATS Labs. If you look through the other posts you will
see that for a build cycle I did a stack of products from ATS Labs and I really
enjoyed them. They seemed to be
aggressive and productive at the same time.
So I started to do some research, and even though I
couldn’t find any Cutting or fat burners from ATS in the stores I found some on
their online store. So I figured I would
do a fat burning cycle with them and try them out.
CFI (which I assume stands for something, but I don’t
know) some with 90 capsules which is proported to be a 45 day supply. “It
is designed to give the consumer a fat burning experience that is second to
none,” so says the label. Simple enough.
The price on this was around $49.99 which was a good value I felt.
And in true ATS style – besides the Bitter Orange Extract
– there is not a single ingredient that I fully understand or know anything
about… which is unusual for me and my background in supplements – but seems to
be typical of ATS. This can cause some
to be suspicious.
The instructions are to take one capsule two times a day –
and go five days on and two days off. When
I started, I knew that I wasn’t going to take the two days off… that is just
not my style and I only wanted to do a 30 day cycle. Only wanting to do a 30 day cycle I also
decided not to listen to the “do not consume more than 2 capsules a day” and I
figured I would just do three a day and get rid of the 90 pills in 30 days. (PLEASE READ BELOW)
Because I just wanted to lose fat – I also was only going
to do weight loss level cardio for an hour a day.
RESULTS – I lost fat – and it worked… but not without
consequences.
As I stated, I thought I would be more aggressive than
the label asked – and I would take three pills a day (spaced out throughout the
day).
Day one I took one before my work out – and it help the
workout be freakin awesome. I loved the
work out. The second pill came before
lunch, and the third pill came right before I left work (thinking it would help
my activity with the family for the rest of the night).
Day 2 – same routine, but the minute I took the third
pill – my NOSE STARTED TO BLEED! This
was my very first nose bleed in my life – and it wouldn’t stop – took me about
thirty minutes and a couple of people to help from work. I thought this was kind of funny and not
connected to the supplement.
Day 3 – same routine, and again… the moment I took the
third pill my nose started to BLEED AGAIN!
This time it again took about thirty minutes to stop.
With that – I decided to STOP the third pill – and for
the rest of the cycle I never had another nose bleed again. I am not sure why – but I learned my
lesson. I know that writing this
probably makes me sound stupid – and looking back I knew better – but I am
trying to be completely honest in these reviews.
With that being said, after I got through the first three
days and just going back to two pills a day – I quickly shed all the excess fat
I gained in my last bulk cycle and another 5 pound in the second two
weeks. By the time I was ending the
fourth week I was will averaging about a 2.2 lbs of loss a week – and I still
had another 2 and a half weeks of supply – so I extended the supplementation
for another two weeks. I didn’t start to
plateau in my weight loss until the third week of the extension – which was
seven weeks total.
With that being said I am giving this a B+ for weight
loss. I lost weight really well and consistently
– and for those who are working out they will enjoy this supplement. I never got the sweats to felt uncomfortable from
the stimulants throughout the day – I just felt the energy. I would recommend this product.
I probably would have given this an A if I didn’t get the
nose bleed – which although was my fault probably shows something about the
ingredients, safety, and I am sure there are people out there who this would be
too strong for.
