VPX Meltdown Fat Assault Exotic Fruit
A Fair & Honest Energy Drink Review
VPX Meltdown Fat Assault Exotic Fruit Retail Package Description
The bottle is similar to other VPX RTD (ready-to-drink) supplements, particularly REDLINE (which we'll be reviewing soon). It's an 8oz. bottle, so roughly the size of a Red Bull. The bottle is mostly blue, with a white cap and on this drink, "Exotic Fruit" is written in white and red on a background of anything but exotic fruits. The cap reads, "VPX Caution: Read entire label before drinking. Contains two servings". The front reads, "Meltdown" in big white letters, outlined in red and vertically oriented. Under that, in a more smaller font, "Fat Assault" in white with blue outline. In the top left, "Increase Metabolism 14% for 3 hours". Bottom left, "Potent: Read Label before drinking. Contains 2 servings. 8 FL OZ 240 (ml) dietery supplement".
On the right is a peculiar contraption, a see-through bottle with a meter on the see-through part (The drink is also clear, btw). There's a big white marker that reads, "One Serving 40z. mark". This gauge is called the "Drink Regulation Gauge".
In the past, I've said that the back reads like a novel, Meltdown Fat Assault takes that to a whole new level.
Recommended Use: Shake well prior to use. Always begin use with one-half bottle (4oz.) of Meltdown to assess tolerance. Never exceed more than one bottle daily. Do not consume Meltdown on an empty stomach. Consuming Meltdown on an empty stomach may cause nausea.
Warning: Not for use by individuals under the age of 18 years, do not use if pregnant or nursing. Consult a physician or licensed qualified health care professional before using this product if you have, or have a family history of, heart disease, thyroid disease, diabetes, liver and kidney disease, cardiac arrhythmia, recurrent headaches, and high blood pressure, depression or other psychiatric condition, glaucoma, difficulty in urinating, prostate enlargement, or seizure disorder, or if you are using a momoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antidepressants or any other dietary supplement, prescription drug, or over-the-counter drug containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine (ingredients found in certain allergy, asthma, cough or cold, and weight control products). Do not exceed recommended serving. Exceeding recommended serving may cause adverse health affects. Discontinue use and call a physician or licensed qualified health care professional immediately if you experience rapid heartbeat, dizziness, severe headache, shortness of breath, or other similar symptoms. Individuals who are sensitive to the affects of caffeine or have a medical condition should consult a licensed health care professional before consuming this product. Do not consume synephrine or caffeine from others sources. Including but not limited to, coffee, tea, soda and other dietary supplements or medications containing phenylephrine or caffeine. Do not use for more than 8 weeks. Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery. Do not use this product if you are more than 15 pounds over weight. The consumer assumes total liability if this product is used in a manner inconsistent with label guidelines. Do not use for weight reduction. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Now that we've covered that, "University proven to increase metabolism from 11% to 14% for more than 3 hours!".
Caffeine Addict's VPX Meltdown Fat Assault Exotic Fruit Review
Meltdown Fat Assault Exotic Fruit is our first review of a product from VPX, the makers of Redline. Meltdown is a beast, but I'll get to that shortly.
When I open the bottle, it smells a little like maalox or Kaopectate. If you concentrate, you can taste a little of that as well, but it's not pronounced. The flavor is unexpectedly pleasant and suitably fruity. I don't know what's supposed to make it exotic, I can name every fruit on the label. It's just strawberries, blackberries, peaches, cherries, and grapes. If that's exotic, then I'm using the word incorrectly on my resume.
These are normally $3/each, and I got them on sale 2/$5, which hardly seems like a sale. But with 6 million people a week mindlessly squandering $3 for 5-hour energy, I should already feel fortunate to have gotten 8oz. of something palatable.
Meltdown sets the record straight on the bottle, this is potent. Always start with drinking half, and there's a meter on the side they call a "drink regulation gauge". This is the most serious I've seen any company be about the potency of a drink, VPX has done a commendable job, and any cotton headed ninny muggins that attempts to demonstrate his testicular fortitude by abusing this product (and someone will) only has themselves to blame.
After eating Crab Bisque, because that's what rich people eat, and Meltdown justly suggests you not take this on an empty stomach, I proceeded to drink half the bottle as recommended. Within a couple of minutes, I felt like I'd been punched in the chest and the back of my throat felt like I'd swallowed a piece of hardcandy from grandma's purse. Most of my head tingled like walking out of warm house into a winter storm.
I've been knocked unconscious a couple of times, and the sensation when this first kicks in is like getting a good knock on the head. You know something happened, every thing's a little fuzzy, you think you're fine and you try to gain your composure, only to realize how unable you are to control your thought processes or limbs.
In retrospect, I would describe this as the transformation period. Like going from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde, or Michael J. Fox to Teen Wolf, or Jason Bateman to Teen Wolf Too. After the aforementioned side effects subsided, I was an unstoppable irritable force, like Justin Bieber playing lasertag. I was a caged animal, waiting to pounce on the first 12 year old kid that gave me the stink eye. I was irritated by the most mundane things: logging into websites, Open Office underlining "guarana" as misspelled, Linkedin requests, Open Office underlining "Linkedin" as misspelled just now. Thanks to Meltdown's ultra-diuretic qualities, I was irritated that I had to piss every hour like a pregnant woman with twins sitting on my bladder.
Maybe they call it meltdown, because any inconvenience causes me to have a meltdown like a 5-year-old that didn't get its way.
Heart palpitations abounded, but not racing, instead, I could hear my heart beating after minimal physical exertion. Now I know what Powerthirst meant by "Uncomfortably Energetic".
Besides being on a short fuse, peeing a lot, and the few minutes of unpleasantness during the transformation process, Meltdown is awesome. I only remember experiencing something like this from DynaPep and Mana Energy Potion in the past.
What's more, Meltdown claims to help burn nearly 200 calories for 3 hours! (This is what I meant to say in the video, instead I said "every 3 hours") In fact, research indicates that Meltdown is 273% better than the infamous caffeine plus ephedrine stack at burning fat.
As a result, Meltdown is a weight loss supplement that has the side effect of being one of the best energy drinks on the market.
Energy Junkie's VPX Meltdown Fat Assault Exotic Fruit Review
Like with Vault, I'm sure someone is going to wet their panties with teen angst that this drink doesn't say "energy drink" on the front. Anyone versed in diet products/muscle building supplements, knows that almost all of them qualify as "energy products". In addition, the scientist conducting the test on metabolic rates refer to Meltdown as "high-energy drink". That's like the old GM air condition settings, where there was regular AC, then there was "MAX AC". Other energy drinks are like regular AC, and who wants to use that when there's MAX AC?
I'm not going to begin to pretend I know whether Meltdown is safe. VPX products are pretty much all that come up if you search for information about the active ingredients. The "Thermogenic Effect" study that was conducted stated, "The purpose of this study is to examine the acute effects of a ready to drink (RTD) supplement marketed as Meltdown RTD on resting oxygen consumption, respiratory quotient, caloric expenditure, heart rate, blood pressure and mood in healthy, physically active women." This makes me assume that Meltdown increases metabolism by stimulating the involuntary functions that normally produce heat. Which is also similar to the definition I found for "Thermogenics".
If you want to read the whole study, which I would never recommend anyone do, here's the Meltdown RTD Study: Thermogenic Effect of Meltdown RTD energy drink in young healthy women.
I urge you to take this product's warnings seriously. I found several online reports of rather intense sweating, increased heart rates, inability to concentrate, etc. The comments on most body building sites talked about how "moderate" the affects were and how this was a "good for beginners". One problem, that's what they say about every legal product. I guess if it wasn't intended to be injected in a horse, it's for pansies. All-in-all, I think it's just another sign they are discomfittingly desperate to compensate for something else.
I think Meltdown tastes great. In fact, my biggest problem was stopping myself short of just downing the bottle. We always behave responsibly with energy products. When a company takes the time to print 3or 4 warnings on the bottle, including the cap, it can't hurt to heed the warning. All that to say, it would be easier to heed the warning if it wasn't also delicious. The taste reminds me of the old Pro-formance, clear sports drink (an awesome drink, which I think may have gone under after one business partner murdered the other).
Like Red Bull, Meltdown isn't handy for the cup holder in the car, but at least the cap keeps if from spilling everywhere when it tips over.
I don't know if this will help you lose weight, I've only used it once. I did feel anxious during the first few hours after drinking it. Maybe that uneasy feeling was my body's increased metabolic rate. As Jason stated, it's like there's a down then an up. Like starting a car with a carburetor on a cold day, you have to give it some gas, turn the key and hope it fires. Once Meltdown kicks in, research seems to indicate, you can expend calories nearly as inefficiently as an old Chevy Big-Block wasted gasoline.
If this does work to lose weight, you want to shed a few pounds, you consult your physician, are one of the 26 people on earth the textbook-sized disclaimer doesn't apply to, and you want to feel SO ENERGETIC, you're unlikely to be phased by the $2.50-$3 price tag.