Fat Burning Cream... Educate me

Hi all

So I am researching these fat burning cream, but from what I can gather this name is a misnomer.
It seems like these creams usually transport Yohimbine HCL, Caffeine, and L-Carnitine through the skin "targeted Fat Loss" if you will.

From what I can tell the most common protocol for these creams are:
Applying the cream to stubborn fat areas, such as the abs an lower back, warping it in cling wrap and covering this with a waist trainer and then exercise

Does anyone think there is validity to this practice?

uhmmm, no.

Snake oil. Plain and simple.

It's going to increase water loss at the area. For the waist trainer bit, if you are pre-adolescence it'll have permanent affects.

Edit: Also- L-carnitine absorbs well through skin. I don't really believe in l-carnitine as a fatburner (because it's not effective, studies prove, lol) but there is evidence of other minor benefits.

Rather buy capsule form of all the above mentioned except L carnitine buy that in injectable and you will have 100% better results if diet and training are on point

I am looking for conclusive evidence that L-Carnitine assists fat loss in any form. From what I see it only aids in fat loss in the case of a deficiency, and sometimes in rats.

I think I might buy a tube and test it out and post the results, if there are any :lol:

Pyroclasm wrote: I am looking for conclusive evidence that L-Carnitine assists fat loss in any form. From what I see it only aids in fat loss in the case of a deficiency, and sometimes in rats.

Exactly. If your mitochondria are screwed up yeah it'll help, if you are deficient it'll help. As for injection, it's more bioavailable, what the end results is, I'm not so sure. I've heard of guys that compete that use it their cutting regimes.

I think guys that use it on a cut use it to take advantage of its effect on the androgen receptors