Saturday, December 3, 2016

CFI by Achievements Through Science Labs (ATS Labs) – Review (B+)

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.



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