Ingredient Spotlight: Alpha Yohimbine

What is Alpha Yohimbine?

Alpha-Yohimbine (aka rauwolscine) is a molecule found in two types of plants: Rauwolfia and Pausinystalia johimbe.

It is structurally similar to another popular stimulant and weight loss aid -- yohimbine.

In addition to being used in stimulatory and fat loss benefits, yohimbine alkaloids have also been prized for their aphrodisiac properties.

What Does Alpha Yohimbine Do?

Alpha-yohimbine possesses a number of alluring activities that benefit energy, mood, athletic performance, and body recomposition

Fat Loss

Perhaps the most well-known benefits of alpha yohimbine are in regards to its role in facilitating fat burning and weight loss.

Like yohimbine, alpha yohimbine functions as an alpha-2 adrenergic receptor antagonist.

To understand why this is beneficial, it helps to have a rough understanding of fat cell physiology.

To keep things simple, fat cells have alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors.

When activated (usually by the likes of dopamine and norepinephrine), alpha receptors hinder fat burning and promote fat storage, and beta receptors liberate fatty acids so that they can be used for energy production (i.e. fat burning).

However, we can’t really dictate to which receptors the fat-burning catecholamines dock, but all hope is not lost.

Through the targeted application of supplements, we can help “coax” things in our favor.

As an alpha-receptor antagonist, alpha-yohimbine can bind to the alpha receptors, meaning they’re “blocked” and allowing the fat-burning catecholamines to attach to the beta-adrenergic receptors. This, in turn, “unlocks” the fat cells, liberating the stored fatty acids into the bloodstream, where they can be utilized for energy production.

Our premium thermogenic fat burner, OxyMax, includes 2mg of rauwolfia vomitoria extract (standardized to 90% alpha-yohimbine) plus 25mg citrus aurantium extract and 50mg Cocoabuterol, both of which supply natural alkaloids that stimulate beta-adrenergic receptors to facilitate fat burning.

This powerful combination helps limit fat storage and encourage greater lipolysis and fat burning for superior results!

Greater Energy, Less Jitters

Yohimbine is a powerful CNS stimulant in its own right, but many individuals report feeling anxious or jittery when using it.

Alpha-yohimbine, anecdotally, provides an equal (if not greater) stimulatory “punch” without the cold sweats and edgy feeling.

Essentially, this means that alpha-yohimbine imparts an equally strong, yet more enjoyable energy rush along with increased feelings of mood and well-being.

This is due, in part, to the fact that rauwolscine increases dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine, and dopamine levels as well as modestly activates certain serotonin receptors.

The combination is greater energy, focus, and mood without the jitters, shakes, and cold sweats of regular yohimbe extracts.

These effects are precisely why we’ve included alpha-yohimbine in our best-selling pre workout, HyperMax.

Increased Libido

Not only may alpha-yohimbine help boost your performance in the gym, it may also aid sexual performance.

Yohimbine has been investigated as an option for erectile dysfunction, and animal studies indicate that rauwolscine increased ejaculate volume and erectile response.

Decreased Appetite

In addition to its pro-fat burning benefits, yohimbine alkaloids can also benefit individuals looking to lose weight via a different mechanism -- reducing appetite and calorie intake.

Animal studies indicate that rauwolscine supplementation reduced food intake by 33% compared to other subjects not receiving alpha-yohimbine.

Greater Potency

One thing you’ll notice about alpha-yohimbine is that it’s typically dosed much lower than yohimbine.

Typical dosages for yohimbine range from 5-15mg. Typical dosages for alpha-yohimbine (rauwolscine) are considerably lower (1.5-2mg).

This is due to the fact that alpha-yohimbine is considerably more potent than yohimbine, and this has been verified in research too!.

In fact, alpha-yohimbine achieved the same effect as yohimbine at 1/3 the dose!

Takeaway

Alpha-Yohimbine is a powerful stimulant and valuable weight loss aid that can help you get greater results and take your performance to the max!

If you’re interested in experiencing the power of alpha-yohimbine, grab a bottle of HyperMax or OxyMax and see what it can do for your workouts and results.