‘Merica Labz Napalm Red, White, & Boom Thermogenic Pre: Labor Day 2023 Revamp

This article reflects the updated 2023 version released on Labor Day 2023 (September 4th) with an additional flavor in Jalapeño Margarita.

Every so often, ‘Merica Labz releases a special edition version of their flagship Red, White & Boom Pre-Workout. Napalm Red, White, & Boom was the first of this series originally launched in early 2021 with a combination of a thermogenic and pre-workout. It’s specifically formulated to increase fat metabolism while simultaneously improving focus, pumps, performance, and energy – and now it’s been updated to help you attack fat loss even harder.

Updated Formula!

For Labor Day 2023, Napalm Red White & Boom has had a little makeover – ‘Merica Labz removed eria jarensis and Cocoabuterol, while adding theobromine and yohimbine HCl. Here’s what the new formula looks like:

• Karate-Chop Performance Blend:
  • L-citrulline
  • Beta-alanine
  • Betaine anhydrous
• Bleeding Eyes Focus Blend:
  • L-tyrosine
  • Caffeine anhydrous (350 milligrams per serving)
  • Alpha-GPC
  • Halostachine
  • Yohimbine HCl
• Sweat Like a Lady of the Night in Church Thermogenic Blend:
  

  NNB Nutrition has finally brought us a trusted and tested form of L-BAIBA, which we call an “exercise signal” that kickstarts incredible metabolic processes! It’s known as MitoBurn and it helps kick-start the ‘exercise program’!

  • Mitoburn (L-ꞵ-aminoisobutyric acid) (BAIBA) from NNB Nutrition
  • Green coffee extract
  • Theobromine HCl
  • Gamma butyrobetaine ethyl ester HCL (as ProGBB)

This revamped formula will also feature a refreshed label and brand new flavor to Napalm: Jalapeño Margarita. Keep reading to learn more about Napalm Red, White & Boom, and check out this insane teaser from the ‘Merica Labz Instagram page!

Note: This article now reflects the label launched on Labor Day 2023, but older versions of the formula may still be at retailers. Check the label at each retailer to find the one you’re looking for — MericaLabz.com will have the latest formula.

Red, White & Boom Napalm Ingredients

Every tub of Red, White & Boom Napalm comes with 20 servings. For optimal results, ‘Merica Labz recommends taking one scoop 20 to 30 minutes before exercise. However, with 350 milligrams of caffeine per serving, and some additional exotic stimulants, start with half a serving to assess your tolerance.

Here’s what one serving (~21 grams) of Red, White & Boom Napalm contains:

Not only is Napalm Red, White and Boom a powerful pre-workout, but it’s also a strong thermogenic!

Karate-Chop Performance Blend

• L-Citrulline – 6000mg

  L-citrulline is a non-essential amino acid that increases nitric oxide production indirectly when it’s converted into another amino acid called L-arginine. Nitric oxide is a chemical messenger that causes blood vessel vasodilation (expansion). The increased diameter of blood vessels helps deliver oxygen-rich blood to working muscles more efficiently.^[1,2]

  Moreover, the body is better able to move metabolic waste, such as lactic acid, away from working muscles. Not only does this increase performance, but it also enhances your ability to get a pump.^[1,2]

  L-citrulline is also involved in the urea cycle, which is responsible for removing ammonia, a highly toxic molecule.^[1,2] Therefore, the amino acid may also help with adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. Studies have shown that supplementing with L-citrulline prior to exercise can:

  • Reduce fatigue
  • Increase performance
  • Decrease post-exercise soreness
  • Lower blood pressure^[1,2]

  With a massive dose of 6 grams of L-citrulline per scoop, you’re guaranteed to get all of the benefits the amino acid has to offer.

• Beta-Alanine – 3200mg

  

  Beta-alanine is also a non-essential amino acid, meaning that the body naturally produces it. Along with the essential amino acid L-histidine, beta-alanine is a direct precursor to carnosine, a dipeptide molecule found in skeletal muscle. The amino acid’s ability to increase carnosine levels is also how it boosts muscular endurance.^[3] Since carnosine is a hydrogen ion buffer, it reduces the amount of lactic acid in muscles.

  Lactic acid is a metabolic waste produced by energy systems during intense exercise. Excessively high levels of lactic acid can significantly impair the body’s ability to regenerate ATP, resulting in fatigue. Carnosine can help delay the accumulation of lactic acid, leading to improved muscular endurance and performance. Several studies have shown that beta-alanine is an effective ergogenic aid, especially during activities lasting between one and four minutes.^[3]

• Betaine Anhydrous – 2500mg

  Betaine anhydrous, also known as trimethylglycine, is an organic compound that’s classified as both a methyl donor and osmolyte.

  By serving as an osmolyte, betaine draws water into muscle cells, which

  • Promotes hydration
  • Improves muscular pumps
  • Enhances cell’s resilience to external stressors^[4,5]
  

  The placebo effect started strong with this group. But… the real gains obliterated placebo in due time with betaine!

  By serving as a methyl donor, betaine assists in reducing homocysteine. This is desirable because higher than normal levels of homocysteine can negatively affect several physiological functions, most notably muscle protein synthesis.^[4,5]

  Moreover, high homocysteine levels are associated with heart disease. So supplementing with betaine not only improves your performance and body composition but may also improve your cardiovascular health.^[6]

  Betaine carries out its effects by donating a methyl group to homocysteine, converting it back into methionine, which is then used to produce creatine. Multiple studies have shown that supplementing with 2.5 grams of betaine enhances:

  • Power output
  • Strength
  • Lean muscle mass
  • Endurance
  • Fat loss^[4,5]

  Since Red, White & Boom Napalm is all about amplifying performance and fat loss, 2.5 grams of betaine is a great addition to the formula.

Bleeding Eyes Focus Blend

• L-Tyrosine – 1000mg

  

  It’s easy to see why we like tyrosine so much – its derivatives bring the intensity and focus! Image courtesy Wikimedia

  L-tyrosine is a non-essential amino acid that’s primarily used to synthesize three neurotransmitters:

  • Dopamine – contributes to motivation, memory, mood, and overall sense of well-being
  • Norepinephrine – enhances fatty acid metabolism, blood glucose levels, and respiration
  • Epinephrine – increases cardiac output and blood glucose levels

  A study published in Military Medicine found that low levels of the neurotransmitters listed above lead to a substantial reduction in cognitive and physical performance.^[4] They also showed that supplementing with L-tyrosine prior to a stressful situation, such as exercise, can enhance neurotransmitter production and increase cellular firing in the brain.^[4]

  Simply put, tyrosine supplementation prevents the drop-off in dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine levels. Thus, enhancing mental focus, energy, and ability to adapt to stress.

• Caffeine Anhydrous – 350 mg

  

  Caffeine is one of the most common ingredients in pre-workouts and thermogenic because of how safe and effective it is. Caffeine can increase both physical and mental energy by inhibiting adenosine from binding to its receptor.^[5,7] Adenosine is a nucleoside that decreases neural activity, leading to fatigue and difficulty concentrating.

  In terms of fat loss, caffeine inhibits the enzyme that breaks down cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), called phosphodiesterase.^[5,7] cAMP is a critical secondary messenger that assists in metabolizing fatty acids and glucose. So low levels of cAMP are not very conducive to optimizing fat burning. Moreover, caffeine can decrease pain perception, which may help you exercise for longer periods of time.^[5,7]

• Alpha-GPC 50% (L-alpha glycerylphosphorylcholine) – 300 mg

  To promote acetylcholine production, Red, White & Boom Napalm uses 300 milligrams of alpha-GPC, which is short for alpha-glyceryl phosphorylcholine. Alpha-GPC supplies the body with an exogenous source of choline, an essential nutrient that’s used for acetylcholine synthesis. Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that’s highly concentrated in neuromuscular gap junctions (where the central nervous system interacts with skeletal muscle). So acetylcholine is crucial for carrying out muscular contractions.

  Alpha-GPC is commonly used in various sports nutrition supplements because of its ability to increase:

  • Focus
  • Mental energy
  • Mind-to-muscle connection
  • Strength
  • Performance^[8-10]

• Halostachine – 100mg

  

  Halostachine is a stimulant that works as a beta adrenergic agonist.^[11] When halostachine activates your beta-2 adrenoreceptors, this upregulates cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), a hormone that instructs your cells to burn sugar and fat for energy.^[12]

  Halostachine can activate the fight or flight response, which causes your body to rapidly generate energy that can be used to escape or negotiate life-threatening situations. It also leads to bronchodilation, an opening of your airways that can help improve athletic performance.^[13]

  That quick jolt of energy can help you push through especially challenging workouts. Just to give you an intuitive point of comparison for halostachine’s effects, it’s about 20% as powerful as adrenaline, which is also a beta adrenergic agonist.^[14]

• Yohimbine HCl – 3 mg

  Yohimbine is an alpha-2 adrenergic antagonist. It feels a lot like halostachine, which we just discussed above, because yohimbine activates adrenaline and noradrenaline receptors in the central nervous system, which enables it to imitate the action of those hormones. Specifically, yohimbine can activate your central nervous system, thus suppressing appetite,^[15] speeding up weight loss,^[16] and improving focus.^[17]

  While yohimbine does have a good safety profile, be warned that many people experience transient anxiety symptoms after taking it.

Sweat Like a Lady of the Night in Church Thermogenic Blend

• MitoBurn (L-ꞵ-Aminoisobutyric Acid) – 500mg

  

  MitoBurn (L-BAIBA) has flipped the fat burner niche on its head by supplying more of this exercise-based signaling molecule to dieters

  ‘Merica Labz is one of the few companies to use 500 milligrams of MitoBurn in a fully loaded pre-workout! A branded ingredient from NNB Nutrition, MitoBurn is a relatively novel compound, but it has some very promising research behind it.

  As of writing this article, it’s the only form of L-ꞵ-aminoisobuytric acid (L-BAIBA) on the market. There are two types of BAIBA: L-BAIBA and D/R-BAIBA. Although they both offer some benefits, research shows that L-BAIBA has the most potential in terms of metabolic enhancement.^[18-21]

  Technically, MitoBurn is classified as a myokine, which means that it’s naturally produced by skeletal muscle during exercise and carries out effects through cell signaling. Exercise releases increasing amounts of L-BAIBA, which causes a chain reaction that results in enhanced thermogenesis and fatty acid oxidation.^[18-21]

  Although it’s marketed as a weight-loss supplement, MitoBurn’s benefits extend beyond that. It has been shown to:

  • Improve insulin sensitivity
  • Increase glucose tolerance
  • Prevent bone loss
  • Assist white adipose tissue (stored fat) convert to brown (produces heat)^[18-21]

  So regardless of your goals (i.e. lose fat or build muscle), MitoBurn can amplify your results.

  

  MitoBurn from NNB Nutrition has been tested out to be a pure form of BAIBA on the market!

  Learn more about MitoBurn in our article, titled MitoBurn: β-Aminoisobutyric Acid (L-BAIBA) from NNB Nutrition, and go even deeper on L-BAIBA in another article, BAIBA: New Weight Loss Ingredient Generates Exercise in a Pill?!

• Green Coffee Bean Extract (Coffea arabica) (50% chlorogenic acids) – 500 mg

  Green coffee bean extract (GCE) is a rich source of chlorogenic acid (CGA), a polyphenol that expresses several beneficial properties, such as:

  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Antidiabetic
  • Anti-obesity
  • Antioxidant
  • Anti-carcinogenic^[22]

  

  Research shows that CGA helps regulate lipid and glucose metabolism.^[22] A systematic review published in the journal Gastroenterology Research and Practice revealed that GCE reduced glucose absorption in the intestine and hepatic triglycerides accumulation. Researchers hypothesized that GCE downregulates fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis while boosting fatty acid oxidation.^[22]

  Another study published in the journal Phytotherapy Research found that CGAs help free fatty acids from human adipose tissue with or without the presence of caffeine. Based on this finding, GCE may assist in weight loss by increasing fatty acid oxidation and regulating blood glucose levels.^[23]

• Theobromine HCl – 200 mg

  Theobromine is, like caffeine, a stimulant methylxanthine. It occurs naturally in tea and coffee, in small amounts – chocolate is a much more abundant source of theobromine.^[24]

  Like caffeine, theobromine downregulates an enzyme called phosphodiesterase, which is responsible for degrading cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), one of your body’s “make energy now” hormones.^[25] A rise in cAMP means faster cellular metabolism, and ultimately, more calories burned.

  Upregulating cAMP can also activate a protein called peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator (PGC-1α),^[26] which causes fat browning, a process in which metabolically inactive white adipose tissue (WAT) gets converted to metabolically active brown adipose tissue (BAT).

  By this and other mechanisms, theobromine converts WAT to BAT so significantly that it’s considered a thermogenic substance.^[27]

  This matters because BAT is part of your body’s mechanism for maintaining its core temperature – BAT burns calories for heat in a process called thermogenesis. This is just more extra calories burned, which can accelerate weight loss assuming caloric intake is held constant.

• Gamma Butyrobetaine Ethyl Ester HCl (ProGBB) – 25 mg

  

  Looking for trusted, lab-tested GBB? Then it’s SYNMR’s ProGBB! Click the image or read more below

  If you’re not a fan of sweating, then steer clear of this ingredient! ProGBB is a trademarked form of gamma butyrobetaine (GBB) ethyl ester HCL. It’s developed by SYNMR Biotechnologies. We like to call ProGBB the “super carnitine that makes you sweat,” since it significantly elevates metabolism.^[28]

  Gamma-butyrobetaine is an intermediate that the body uses to create L-carnitine via the gamma-butyrobetaine dioxygenase (BBD) enzyme.^[28] Carnitine is essential for fat loss because it’s responsible for transporting fatty acids into the mitochondria to be used for ATP production. Without a sufficient amount of L-carnitine available, fat loss will come to a screeching halt. Studies show that supplementing with GBB is an effective way to increase your body’s L-carnitine stores, which helps facilitate fat loss.^[28]

Red, White & Boom Napalm V1 Flavors

Here’s an updated list of all Red, White & Boom Napalm flavors:

The 2023 Napalm Announcement

‘Merica Labz: Never Big Enough

Lookin to add some more pump to Napalm? Check out F’n Pump’d!

‘Merica Labz has been on fire lately (pun intended), showcasing their powerhouse formulating with their recent new pre-workout Z-Bomb, and now this revamped Napalm to crank the heat up a notch.

Since day one, ‘Merica Labz’ motto has been “Never big enough.” It means making effective supplements that are borderline over the top — in a good way. We’ve seen far too many companies cut corners by underdosing ingredients. We’ve never seen that problem with a supplement by ‘Merica Labz.

So set your alarms for Labor Day 2023 and be on the lookout for the new and improved Napalm Thermogenic Pre-Workout!