Betacnourt’s new fat burner, Ripped Juice EX2 launched with a formula much like most successful products of 2012. Hydroxycut, Detonate, B4 and even the more recent Stim⋅U⋅Tant all used a small field of ingredients that fueled high intensity energy levels. So the evidence of those supplements combined with the label ‘1 capsule serving’, it was expected that EX2 would do some real damage. But after running the fat dematabolizer, Betancourt didn’t exactly deliver to the level we’d expected.
EX2 is a good product, there is no doubt there. The energy levels are reasonably high and the thermogenic effect that is missing in some of the popular fat burners, is more than noticeable with Ripped Juice. However because Betancourt entered the 2012 weight loss competition a little bit late there have been too many supplements released that are just too good. Including the Stack3d award winner Detonate.
Even though Ripped Juice did it’s job, and actually worked. It has too many downsides to rate above products with similar ability like Hydroxycut Elite. One of the biggest disappointments about EX2 is that the formula almost goes unnoticed with the promoted single capsule serving. You can’t really say it works twice as good on two capsules because the effects go from pretty much nothing to hardcore.
The other thing that doesn’t do Betancourt any favors is the supplement’s fat burning power outside of the energy and thermogenic elements. It gets the heart going and heat flowing off two pills, but after a couple of hours it dies down rather quickly. Leaving the body without a boosted metabolism or diet burning aids.
You could make the argument that you don’t like a lot of energy, so Ripped Juice may sound right. But Gaspari already put the mood enhancing formula on the table in Detonate. EX2 is kind of like Metabolic’s Synedrex or Grenade’s Thermo Detonator – minus the super powered weight loss, half the energy, and because it takes two capsules to feel the product’s high points, it loses out on value for money too.
With so many big name supplements already circulating the market it was always going to be a mission to crack in to. As mentioned earlier, Ripped Juice does work. But in a category where the level of competition is so high. EX2 needed to stand out. Whether it be stronger, milder, preferably not weaker, or offer a different type of effect. It needed something. Betancourt just simply did not do that.
