I am absolutely fascinated by all the claims made about green tea. I came across an article on a Body Building website that talks about Green Tea Body Building and Fitness uses. You can read the entire article here, which is actually quite good.
I am not a body builder nor understand anything about body building, so I have no clue as to whether the article has a shred of truth. Here is a snippet from the article that talks about the bodybuilding and fitness uses of green tea.
Bodybuilding & Fitness Uses
“Pre-workout - Green tea is a great alternative to the ECA stack. Yeah I know nothing beats the ECA stack but hear me out. A number of people, including myself do not like how the ECA stack makes us feel.
I get jittery and easily angered for some reason. The green tea is great because it does have some caffeine and the Theanine really relaxes you mentally but lets you perform physically.
Cutting - Research suggests that supplementing with green tea can raise your resting metabolic rate by 3%. In order to get this benefit you must have about about 3 glasses a day. If you have a bmr of 2000 or so that means 60 extra calories a day. Why do you see so few obese Asians. Its not the kung-fu. It's the green tea!“
Read the entire article.
Loose-Leaf Green Tea