Forge | Pre-Workout Fat Burner

We had a hard time labeling Forge because it’s a fairly unique product.

The best way to describe is, well, a “pre-workout fat burner” because it’s a fat loss supplement that is meant to be taken before you work out.

That said, it’s not a full-fledged pre-workout supplement in the traditional sense because its primary purpose isn’t to acutely increase workout performance.

It’s first and foremost a fat burner and the fact that it can improve workout performance as well is a bonus.

(That’s why it doesn’t have your typical pre-workout ingredients like caffeine, beta-alanine, citrulline, and betaine, which you’ll find in our “pre-workout proper” Pulse.)

Most people see a noticeable increase in fat loss (and especially stubborn fat loss) within two weeks of starting it.

No.

The only way you can regain the fat Forge helps you lose is by dramatically overeating after you’re done dieting, which is a common mistake many people make.

Instead, you should follow your weight loss diet up with a series of small increases in your calorie intake over the course of several weeks, which allows you to slowly adapt to eating more food again (avoid the dreaded post-diet binges).

This is known as “reverse dieting.”

No.

When you take Forge, your metabolism will temporarily run faster. When you stop taking it, it will return to normal.

The only way you could “damage” your metabolism, with or without Forge, would be starving yourself for many months, and even then, research shows that the long-term effects are slight.

Absolutely!

No.

It’s true that fasted exercise increases muscle breakdown rates, but that’s why Forge contains a clinically effective dosage of HMB.[1]

HMB counteracts these negative effects and helps you preserve your muscle while training in a fasted state.

It’s true that fasted exercise doesn't let you somehow 'cheat' the laws of energy balance.

If you're not in a calorie deficit, no amount of fasted exercise is going to help you get leaner.

It’s also true that fasted exercise isn’t necessary for getting lean. There’s nothing inherently wrong with “fed” exercise.

Fasted exercise does 'optimize' fat loss in several ways, however.

First, research shows that it increases both lipolysis and fat oxidation rates.[1][2]

Lipolysis is the breakdown of fat cells for energy and fat oxidation is the burning of this energy by cells.

So, what this research shows is that when you exercise in a fasted state, your body is able to both mobilize and burn more fat during your workouts than when insulin levels are elevated.

In this way, more of your calories burned during exercise can come from fat as opposed to other sources of energy.

Studies also show that blood flow in the abdominal region is increased when you exercise in a fasted state.[3]

This is important because one of the problems with the “stubborn fat” in this region is reduced blood flow.

(Less blood flow means less fat-burning chemicals in the region and thus less fat loss.)

It’s also worth noting that fasted exercise is particularly effective when combined with proper supplementation, including caffeine, synephrine, and yohimbine.

The reason for this is the various chemicals in the body related to fat burning work better when insulin levels are low.

You’ll know Forge is a real product by the results.

Many of our customers are fitness competitors that meticulously track everything while preparing for competitions, and we’ve heard from them time and time again about the benefits of Forge.

Specifically, a noticeable improvement in performance during fasted training and noticeably faster stubborn fat loss (especially in the abdominal region).

You can also rest easy knowing that all of our products are manufactured here in the USA in a cGMP and NSF-certified facility (one of the largest and most respected manufacturers in the business, actually).

We pay a premium for this but do it because it’s the only way we can really know what we’re getting and offering to you.

When it comes to supplements, a good rule of thumb is “more isn’t always better.”

Just because a product has an ingredients list a mile long doesn’t mean it’s necessarily better than a product with only a handful of ingredients.

The first thing to consider is that the more ingredients there are, the smaller the dosages are generally going to be. And in many cases, the dosages get so small that they become worthless.

Well, we go the other direction with our products: we use fewer ingredients at larger, clinically effective dosages found in the scientific studies that demonstrate the benefits we’re after.

And the result is all-around superior products that work the way we say they do.

Another thing to consider is that many molecules purported to help with fat loss simply don’t have the scientific evidence to back it up.

Some examples are CLA, L-carnitine, garcinia cambogia, raspberry ketones, evodiamine, green coffee bean extract, and capsaicin, which are commonly touted as “fat burners,” but which haven’t been proven effective in clinical research or, in some cases, have even been proven ineffective.

So, in the case of Forge, each ingredient was carefully chosen based on scientific proof of safety and effectiveness, which naturally limited our choices.

The result is a unique fat burner made specifically for use with fasted training, with each ingredient backed by good scientific research and included at clinically effective dosages.

When we set out to determine dosages of ingredients, we turn to the scientific literature.

Specifically, we review every well-designed, well-executed, peer-reviewed study we can find on the molecule and find the dosage that confers the maximum benefits with the minimum side effects.

These dosages are known as “clinically effective dosages” because they are backed by scientific studies that demonstrated they produce the desired effects.

You can certainly find cheaper fat burners, but what are you getting for your money?

Take a look at the supplement fact panels of our competitors and chances are you’ll find several things:

1. They hide ingredient dosages behind “proprietary blends,” which means they don’t want you to know what you’re buying.
2. High-quality ingredients are included in small (and sometimes miniscule) dosages that are far below the clinically effective level.
3. There are ingredients with little or no scientific evidence proving their effectiveness.

Forge is different.

Its formulation is 100% transparent, which means you know exactly what you’re getting for your money.

Each ingredient is backed by well-designed, peer-reviewed research that you can review.

And each ingredient is included at clinically effective levels, which are the dosages found in the scientific research backing its use.

For as long as you’re cutting.

It doesn’t contain any molecules that will harm you over time.

Forge contains yohimbine, which can cause some people to feel anxious, jittery, and/or nauseous.

Increased water retention is another known side effect.

That said, our experience working with thousands of customers has shown us that most people either don’t experience these reactions at all or only slightly for the first few days of use (and not at all thereafter).

This is why we recommend you start Forge with ½ of a serving per day to assess your body’s tolerance before moving up to the full clinically effective dosage.

It’s not inherently dangerous, no.

If you take too much it can be, but the same can be said for many supplements, and some people don’t respond well to it but that’s not because it’s “dangerous.”

That said, research shows that it can raise blood pressure, which is why people with high blood pressure shouldn’t use Forge. [1]

You should take Forge every day that you do fasted exercise because the more frequently you take it, the more it can help you lose fat faster.

(Interestingly, yohimbine also becomes more effective the longer you use it.)

You can, yes.

If you don’t notice any negative side effects with one serving per day, you can increase this to two servings per day.

(Many people that lift weights and do cardio on the same days like to have one serving with caffeine before each workout.)

Yes.

Forge can be taken before any type of fasted exercise, and the more intense the exercise is, the more fat you will burn as a result.

Theoretically this could help prevent the accumulation of stubborn fat as you gain weight, but we don’t feel these effects would be pronounced enough to warrant the expense.

Furthermore, fasted training isn’t ideal for bulking because most people will notice an increase in muscle endurance and/or strength when they eat carbs before training.

So save your money and take Forge only when you’re cutting.

Not too big for our horses. ;-)

They are standard medium-sized pills that go down easy.

You don’t need to be worried! The product is perfectly safe. :)

That label is there because of California's Proposition 65 requirements. This is a law that requires products to have a warning label if they contain any of 900 chemicals (even in trace amounts).

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) already set safe levels for these chemicals, but Prop 65 goes beyond those requirements.

For example, their requirements for lead (0.5 PPM) are FAR below federal standards (10 PPM). In fact, many foods have higher natural lead content than Prop 65 regulations—just two servings of tuna per day puts[1] you well over the limit. So, just because a product bears the Prop 65 label doesn’t mean it’s dangerous.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.