ECA Supplements or Others?

[KC lifter]

This was the first time i've taken ECA. I've been using it for about 11 days now and let me say this shit works. I had heard others talk about how it melts the fat off you and that it does.
It wasn't placebo trust me because I keep constant tracking of my weight and photos every week for changes. After the first week my weight was dropping faster than usual with really no change in diet or added cardio.
This does have Ma Huang Extract, which from what I have heard a lot of the others don't so that could give it a little extra kick.

[bordeaaj]

Originally Posted by bordeaaj

One of the bodybuilding stores around here has a several brands of the old ECA stacks, including ECA Extreme...they say it's illegal to make them anymore but still legal to sell existing stock. Most are made of 25mg ephedra extract, 200-250mg caffeine, and willow bark for aspirin. Dosage is one capsule or tablet 3x daily not to exceed 4 caps/day. Is the dosage used for cutting in bodybuilding higher? I have not noticed much of a difference after a couple months of use at the recommended dose. Is ephedrine more effective than ephedra extract, maybe?

Not sure if anyone has seen this yet but still no answer after several weeks. If you need more info I am 6'2" and pretty lean already at 205lb. Body type is more wrestler/fighter than bodybuilder. I no longer wrestle anymore but I still continue the same lifting routine punctuated by an hour or so of cardio a couple times a week. Without wrestling in the mix I can't seem to maintain the cuts I am used to so I thought I would try ECA Extreme, Hot Rox, etc. However, they don't do the job at the recommended dose of 3-4 tabs/day so I thought I would ask the experts if they are using a higher dose. Since there has been no replies I guess I'll give the homemade combo of bronkaid (ephedrine), caffeine, & aspirin a go and see what happens. I know it's highly unrealistic to substitute a couple pills each day for 15hrs+/week of high intensity exercise and expect similar results but what the heck, I thought I would give it a try. Can't replace hard work but damned if I am not going to find a way to get close!