Nitro Shred Overview

Having the energy to get through your day and still have enough left over for the gym can be tough.

Thankfully, the supplement world has provided an easy and quick solution: the pre-workout formula.

The best pre-workout supplements give us long-lasting energy while helping to avoid catabolic states and promote post-workout recovery.

What’s more, the true pre-workout formula will also be categorized as a nitric oxide booster.

Nitro Shred claims to be just that: an advanced pre-workout supplement that provides you with more than just a heightened sense of focus and energy.

It helps to burn fat, allowing you to attain that cut and defined look, all while enhancing your post-workout recovery. Best of all, it’s an N.O. booster.

That’s a tall order for one supplement.

Let’s see if it can hold up upon further research.

Ingredients in Nitro Shred

Beet Root Extract & Red Beet Juice Extract

• Beet Root has become one of the latest super foods to sweep the health and fitness world.
  
  As the taste of a beet can be less than desired, supplementation is an obvious choice.
  
  With its high nitrate content, Beet Root Extract has been suggested to improve muscle oxygenation during exercise.

  This is important, especially during long-term or high intensity workouts because your body will be able to better handle the workload without entering a catabolic state.
  
  Reliable clinical trials have not been conducted but based on proven studies using beet roots, this is a valuable ingredient to have in your pre-workout supplement.

Sodium Nitrate

• Belonging to a class of salts, much like table salt, Sodium Nitrate is supplement form has been suggested by many advocates to enhance endurance during exercise. Although you may find Sodium Nitrate in a number of new pre-workout formulas, there is no evidence to suggest that it has any impact on exercise performance.
  
  One recent study tested 13 trained athletes in a randomized, double-blind, crossover study.

  The athletes performed a 40-minute workout after supplementation with sodium nitrate.
  
  The results: “Sodium nitrate supplementation did not improve a 40-min distance-trial performance in endurance athletes.” (“Sodium nitrate supplementation does not enhance performance of endurance athletes.” 2012. Para 1.)

Niacinamide

• When pre-workout supplements first swept over the industry, most contained Niacin, otherwise known as vitamin B3. Niacin provided that characteristic flush feeling when you first took it.
  
  While some loved that feeling, others did not.
  
  This prompted the industry to create a non-flush Niacin. That’s how Niacinamide was born.
  
  It was said to contain all of the benefits of Niacin without that frustrating flush.
  
  As research now points out, Niacinamide is far more trouble than it’s worth.

  Many advocates of Niacin are protesting the use of Niacinamide, calling it an anti-Resveratrol.
  
  One study discovered that “nicotinamide can inhibit Sir2 enzymes, even in noncycling cells, and raise the concern that there may be deleterious consequences of long term nicotinamide therapy in humans.” (“Inhibition of Silencing and Accelerated Aging by Nicotinamide, a Putative Negative Regulator of Yeast Sir2 and Human SIRT1” 2002. Para. 23)

Melon Juice Concentrate

• Certainly, the odd ball in the list of common pre-workout ingredients, Melon Juice Concentrate should not be overlooked. Studies have shown that it has a positive effect on the body during times of stress and fatigue.
  
  While it hosts other benefits such as anti-aging and anti-inflammation properties, its ability to reduce the stress response is very important.
  
  It can help the body to avoid potentially harmful catabolic states that occur intra or post workout, depending on your experience, health state, and gender.

L-Arginine

• L-Arginine is a free-form amino acid that is found in many pre-workout supplements.
  
  It is considered semi-essential because the body may not be able to produce enough of it on its own.
  
  If you are especially active then supplementation is always a great idea. L-Arginine has been shown to be beneficial in a number of duties including energy production, urea removal, protein synthesis, and nitric oxide production.

Nitro Shred Side Effects

While the product label claims that there are no side effects associated with Nitro Shred, it is important to break down all of the ingredients (as I’ve done above) and see if any interfere with allergies you have or medications you may currently be on.

Aside from Niacinamide already being the subject of debate, it may also affect those with high blood pressure.

In fact, as this is a nitric oxide booster, I would not recommend taking this product if you are on any type of anti-nitrate medication.

Pros and Con’s

Advantages of Nitro Shred

The supplement has a decent selection of ingredients that have been shown to support workout performance.

It seems to focus on those vitamins that are quickly depleted during exercise such as vitamin B3 and it may also support a non-catabolic environment.

Disadvantages of Nitro Shred

The biggest issue I have with this supplement is that it’s currently utilizing the ingredient, Niacinamide, which is the subject of much debate in the supplement industry.

The concern about long-term effects of using Niacinamide are enough for me to look elsewhere for a pre-workout. The cost is also a huge disadvantage, especially for a product that does not contain any ground-breaking ingredients.

The selection is decent but not worth the amount you’ll pay via the official website.

Nitro Shred Reviews and Complaints

Finding legitimate reviews for this product is tough.

A simple search and you’ll come up with pages of obviously sponsored websites dedicated to providing a “trusted” review.

The product is not for sale on Amazon, where you may actually be able to find people who have used the product.

The product doesn’t even have a video review from a reliable source.

A reputable brand should provide easy access to consumers to be able to review their product and this is not something you will find with Nitro Shred.

Where To Buy

You can buy Nitro Shred from the official website for $79.97 plus the cost of shipping and handling.If you opt to take advantage of the trial membership, be aware that’ll you will be signed up for an auto-ship service.

The following statement is directly from the manufacturer’s website:

“By clicking rush my order, you agree to be enrolled in the 14 day trial offer for $6.95 which is the cost of shipping, and after the trial expires, you agree that your card will be charged $79.97 for you Nitro Shred as part of our exclusive member auto ship program. Your monthly member autoship will recur at $79.97 plus $6.95 for shipping and handling every month from the time your trial expires until you cancel.If you choose to opt of the Risk Free Trial, all product shipments must be returned at the customers expense and return the used or unused product to avoid being charged for the month supply already shipped to you.”

Conclusion

From the lack of superior ingredients to the absence of trusted reviews, Nitro Shred has bad news written all over it.

Don’t get me started on the price of this supplement.

For the same $80 you would spend on this, you can buy WHOLE bottles of each ingredient from trusted companies.Do yourself a favor and avoid this one.

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REFERENCES

1. Bescós, R. “Sodium nitrate supplementation does not enhance performance of endurance athletes.” 2012. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22811030.

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2. Bitterman, Kevin. “Inhibition of Silencing and Accelerated Aging by Nicotinamide, a Putative Negative Regulator of Yeast Sir2 and Human SIRT1” 2002. http://www.jbc.org/content/277/47/45099.full#SEC2.

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