Frequently Asked Questions

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Why do athletes use LightSpeed™?

Athletes use LightSpeed™ when they need to be at the absolute pinnacle of their game, both physically and mentally. LightSpeed™ was designed to enhance the rate at which nerve impulses are transmitted between mind and muscle, as well as to optimize overall mental processes so that they happen much more quickly, and to provide hours of clean, jitter-free energy. This means that muscle fiber recruitment and contractile strength, reaction speed, hand-eye coordination, alertness, endurance, visual acuity, focus, mood, information processing and memory are all optimized. LightSpeed™ is of tremendous value not only in sports requiring lightning quick reflexes and dexterity, such as mixed martial arts, football and baseball, but also in strength and power sports such as powerlifting, Olympic lifting, bodybuilding and sprinting due to its effects on muscle contractile strength, and in endurance sports such as cycling, running and triathlons due to its effects on endurance, its profound ability to combat physical and mental fatigue, and the marked improvements in mood, motivation and recovery it provides.

Athletes find it indispensible when training for its ability to keep them firing on all cylinders through long, grueling workouts, feeling as strong and productive at the end of the workout as they did at the beginning, helping them to lift more weight, hit harder and faster, run faster and constantly best their personal records — all for up to 6 hours, with no crash afterward.

They also find LightSpeed™ invaluable at competition time for all of those reasons, as well as for its unique effects on focus and mood. Being in the right mental state at competition time — not too “jacked up” or wired and jittery, while at the same time feeling energetic, strong and "ready" — can be the difference between winning and losing. LightSpeed™ provides a clear, laser-like, completely “in the zone” feeling of readiness, focus and "clean energy" that is simply unmatched.

Who else uses LightSpeed™?

Students, busy executives, public speakers, writers and those who have to buckle down and immerse themselves in complex tasks such as studying, test taking, writing, selling, or anything that requires optimized cognitive performance can all benefit immensely from the effects of LightSpeed™. Its effects on focus, concentration, memory, learning ability and motivation are profound. Coffee, caffeine pills and energy drinks are simply not in the same realm. The crystal clear, completely zoned-in focus, cognitive enhancement and pleasant, clean energy provided by LightSpeed™ are simply not achievable by merely feeding yourself stimulants.

LightSpeed™ is on another level entirely.

Why do you offer a 60-day, 105% money-back guarantee?

We want you to be our valued customer for a long time, and we are committed to your satisfaction. We are so confident that you will be blown away by LightSpeed's™ performance that, if you are not completely satisfied with it for any reason, if you don't feel that it dramatically increased your performance like no other product you've ever used, simply return it within 60 days for a prompt and hassle-free refund of your full purchase price, even if the bottle is empty. We'll even give you an additional 5% back just for having tried LightSpeed™.

How does LightSpeed™ compare to energy drinks?

LightSpeed™ is another breed entirely. Energy drinks are generally designed to get you as amped up, wired and caffeinated as humanly possible. They often contain multiple redundant forms of caffeine (such as guarana, caffeine anhydrous, kola nut extract, etc., — all of which are sources of caffeine), and often yohimbine, synephrine and other stimulants. This generally leads to overstimulation and often extreme jitteriness — which is exactly what you do not want when it’s time to perform — all followed by an eventual crash. They will usually contain some B vitamins, but almost always in insufficient amounts to have any real effect, and they are typically loaded with sodium and either sugar or artificial sweeteners.

LightSpeed™ was designed not to make you vibrate from overstimulation, but to work on a fundamentally different level: to enhance the rate at which nerve impulses travel between mind and muscle, dramatically improving the performance of both, as well as to enhance ATP synthesis, cerebral glucose utilization, and oxygen uptake and utilization. This cannot be accomplished by simply overcaffeinating oneself. LightSpeed™ works via an entirely different mechanism with vastly superior results.

Many of the true cognitive and neuromuscular enhancement agents such as those used in LightSpeed™, in addition to being more costly, are not very stable in liquid form and/or do not dissolve well in solution, so they simply would not work in an energy drink.

Additionally, because LightSpeed™ comes in convenient capsule form it does not require you to force down a filling, syrupy drink loaded with sodium and sugar or unhealthy artificial sweeteners before training or competing. Nor does it force you to hold your nose and grimace while downing one of those wretched-tasting energy shots. Anyone can throw some caffeine and B-vitamins into a bottle and mix it with a dash of syrupy flavoring. That's not science.

In addition to being light years more effective on numerous physiological levels, LightSpeed™ is also more cost-effective than energy drinks and energy shots.

No overstimulation, just peak performance for up to 6 hours with no crash. LightSpeed™ is smarter.

Is LightSpeed™ safe to use?

Yes. LightSpeed™ is completely safe, and in fact is a much safer choice than most popular energy drinks and even other so-called "cognitive enhancement" products that are often loaded with unhealthy levels of stimulants that can lead to increased blood pressure, heart palpitations, headaches, dizziness, anxiety, agitation and insomnia. Since LightSpeed's™ primary method of action does not rely on getting you as stimulated and wired as humanly possible, it is a much healthier choice, in addition to being more effective with regard to improving performance. The easy path that many companies take is to load up their products with such ridiculously high doses of stimulants that the user is bound to admit that it's "doing something," even if that "something" is to make them vibrate uncontrollably while their heart palpitates and their forehead sweats. Shoddy science and careless product formulation are easier than doing your homework. We did ours.

Every ingredient contained in LightSpeed™ is recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an over-the-counter nutritional supplement and is considered completely safe. Additionally, LightSpeed™ does not contain any potentially dangerous phenylalanine, as some other products do.

In fact, the observed benefits of several of LightSpeed's™ key ingredients are so extensive, as cited in numerous studies, that they are likely to have very positive effects on the long-term health of the brain and nervous system.

Additionally, we are committed to meeting or exceeding U.S. Government regulations. The FDA's official standards of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) are upheld in all of our operations and our facility has received independent cGMP verified by NSF International. LightSpeed™ is manufactured in a 250,000-square-foot, FDA-inspected facility that is a model of modern nutritional supplement production. An experienced production staff keeps thorough records of every step of every operation on a batch-by-batch basis. From raw material analysis to inspection of the final product, every step of production is carefully monitored and documented, with in-process controls and full accountability.

Does LightSpeed™ contain any stimulants at all?

LightSpeed™ does not contain any ephedrine/ephedra, ma huang, yohimbine, synephrine or other harsh stimulants. The sole traditional stimulant present in LightSpeed™ is a small amount of caffeine which is naturally yielded from green tea extract. It amounts to approximately the amount of caffeine that used to be contained in a typical cup of coffee. We stress "used to be" because the typical cup of coffee nowadays is likely to be something you'd get at Starbucks or other high-octane coffee shops, and their typical cup of coffee contains far more caffeine than the recommended dose of LightSpeed™! LightSpeed™ was not designed to be a mega-stimulant — in fact, it is nothing of the sort. It contains a small amount of naturally occurring caffeine which works synergistically with other compounds in the formula, because large amounts of caffeine or other stimulants would not be productive, and would actually be quite counterproductive to the formula's goals. LightSpeed™ works uniquely by enhancing neurological, cognitive and neuromuscular activity and response, which has nothing to do with getting you overly stimulated.

In an era when many products boast about just how insanely stimulated they can get you, LightSpeed™ is taking the science of true performance to a different level entirely.

How soon will I feel LightSpeed™ taking effect?

LightSpeed™ is designed to be extremely fast-acting and to provide its full effects with the very first dose. It takes full effect in no more than 30 minutes, though many users will start feeling the effects much sooner. The effects last for up to six hours, with no sudden crash as you would get with most "energy" products.

What does LightSpeed™ feel like?

Though all individuals are different and what they feel might therefore vary somewhat, there are some very consistent feelings that most people report from using LightSpeed™.

Most people report that, approximately 30 minutes after taking a dose of LightSpeed™ (sometimes a bit sooner, sometimes a few minutes later), a very clean, jitter-free, “non-caffeinated” feeling of energy, high motivation and productivity starts to take hold. Though it does not feel like the effects of common stimulant products that most people are used to, it is unmistakable in its onset and strength. Most users also report a clear improvement in mood. Whereas they might have felt lethargic, pessimistic or blasé to begin with, or just not particularly motivated to hit the gym, the track or the books, a clear feeling of positive energy, confidence and motivation to go tackle the task at hand seems to take hold. Most users report that the feeling tends to be not merely very energizing, but also very pleasant and uplifting, in the healthiest sense of the word.

When working out or taking part in athletic activities and competitions, the “cleanly” energized feeling and positive, ready-to-go mood feel like wind in your sails that you don’t normally have. Again, this is not the overly stimulating “smack in the face” of large amounts of caffeine, ephedra or other stimulants.

Strength / Speed Athletes:

Weightlifters and bodybuilders, for example, report that they notice an ability to take on the most demanding of sets and exercises -- the ones that usually require every shred of effort they have (and that often “defeat” them, refusing to let them progress in reps or in weight from one workout to the next) – with a zoned-in focus, energy, confidence and motivation that usually isn’t there. They start to notice that they get an extra rep or two with a given amount of weight that might have been stumping them for a quite some time. Or they are able to use a bit more weight and achieve the same amount of reps that they previously achieved with less weight.

Then they notice that same result the next time they work out. And the next. And the next. And that is how progress is made – it is how strength, speed and muscle mass are built. While one previously might have normally had, over the course of a given week or two, some good workouts and some “so-so” workouts, LightSpeed™ tends to make every workout a good workout. And that is how it works to help you achieve your goals faster and more consistently over time.

Fighters often report noticing that, not only is their endurance and their motivation to keep going through a workout, a sparring session or a fight vastly improved, but they feel sharper and crisper in their movements, quicker in their reflexes, stronger in their punches and kicks, focused intently on what they and their opponent are doing, and they often spot opportunities more quickly then they normally would, giving them the ability to act on them when they have the chance, which can make or break the outcome of a fight.

Endurance Athletes:

In addition to the unusually pleasant rush of clean energy and motivation that starts to take hold after the first 30 minutes or so of taking LightSpeed™, endurance athletes report noticing that, late in the run, the ride, the swim or the race, at a point when they would normally be striving with every last bit of inner strength they had just to keep going, they feel surprisingly, remarkably . . . good! Though they know that by this point they would normally be practically wiped out, they’ll find themselves asking, “Why am I not very tired right now?” They feel both physically and – just as importantly – mentally, not merely able to carry on, but often very much wanting to keep going.

Interestingly, both strength/speed athletes and endurance athletes often report that they don’t feel as wiped out after an intense workout or competition as they normally would. The feeling of “fried nerves” post-event often seems to be significantly, if not entirely, avoided.

Is LightSpeed™ addictive?

No. LightSpeed™ is not addictive.

Will LightSpeed™ cause me to fail a drug test?

No. LightSpeed™ was specifically designed not to contain any substance that is on the Prohibited List of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which has the most stringent and exacting anti-doping standards in sports, nor does it contain anything that is on the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's (USADA) list of Prohibited Substances. WADA's rules regarding prohibited substances are those to which the International Olympic Committee (IOC) adheres. Similarly, using LightSpeed™ as directed will not in any way cause you to be out of compliance with the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) rules regarding drugs and nutritional supplements.

LightSpeed™ was designed for use by elite athletes competing in the world's most stringently drug-tested sporting events. We therefore made it a priority to make sure that everything contained in our formula is allowable for use both in training and in competition.

What does LightSpeed™ contain?

Please see our Formula page here for a full Supplement Facts panel as well as detailed information on precisely what the LightSpeed™ formula contains and what functional role each ingredient plays in the formula.

How much should I take?

Most people find the ideal dose to be 2 capsules. However, if it's your first time using LightSpeed™, start out with one capsule on your first day of use in order to see how you react to it and whether or not the effect is sufficiently strong. If you desire a stronger effect, take 2 capsules the next time you use it. You may go as high as 3 capsules per dose if you wish, and those with heavier bodyweight might desire such a large dose but again, most users will find 2 capsules to be the ideal dose for them. Different people will always respond differently to a given substance, so while some people might feel that they get fantastic results from just one capsule, others might feel that 3 capsules is the ideal dose for them. Find out what works best for you by gradually increasing the dose, starting initially with one capsule, until you achieved the desired effect. Do not exceed 3 capsules in any 24-hour period.

Should I take it with or without food?

While you do not need to take LightSpeed™ directly with food, it should not be taken on a completely empty stomach, as some of the key ingredients are absorbed and utilized far better with dietary fat and other elements of food, so you will not get the full effect if taken on a completely empty stomach. If you've eaten in the last two or three hours that's probably fine; there is no need to worry about taking it at the exact same time as a meal.

However, one example of what not to do would be to take it first thing in the morning before you've even had any of your breakfast. That would lessen the effectiveness. Wait until you are at least part of the way through your breakfast meal, or anytime in the following two or three hours, and that will be just fine.

Should I cycle its use?

Yes. In order to prevent tolerance development, so that the formula exerts its maximal effect every time you use it, it is best to use LightSpeed™ no more than 5 days per week. (Which works out well for most people, as most hard-training athletes don't — and shouldn't — train, at least not with maximum intensity, more than 5 days per week.) It doesn't matter whether you happen to use it on a "5-days-on, 2-days-off" schedule or "3-days-on, 1-day-off, 2-days-on," etc. As long as you use it no more than 5 total times in a given week, that's fine.

How long will a bottle last?

If used every week at the maximum recommended frequency of 5 times per week and at the recommended dosage, a bottle of LightSpeed™ will last a full 6 weeks (a month and a half).

Why doesn't LightSpeed™ contain nitric oxide products?

That's an understandable question in this day and age when almost every supplement company seems to be selling nitric oxide products, or adding them to various formulas with various purported purposes. Nitric oxide supplements are currently all the rage. You see them on their own and in mixtures with various other concoctions. They make ridiculous amounts of money for the companies that sell them . . . and they don't work.

Studies have shown that nitric oxide products do not increase muscle size or strength, endurance or any other measure of performance. They do often make the user feel a temporary "pump" when they're working out, which gives some people the illusion that the substance is actually making their muscles grow or making them stronger. It's not. A "pump" has no correlation whatsoever with increases in muscle mass, strength or endurance. Think you feel more energetic when you're using that nitric oxide product? Check the label. Many of them contain a big dose of caffeine to enhance the feeling that they're "doing something."

We could probably make piles of money by selling nitric oxide products or adding one to our formula, but we refuse to do that because nitric oxide products are a scam.

LightSpeed™ is different.

Why doesn't LightSpeed™ contain beta alanine?

Unlike nitric oxide products, beta alanine is an excellent product that is borne out by actual research and real world results. However, one dose of beta alanine prior to a workout or competition isn’t going to do any good. Beta alanine needs to reach a saturation point within your system in order to take full effect, and that usually requires a loading phase during which the user must take very high doses of beta alanine several times a day for several days. What is also required is that beta alanine levels in the body remain constantly elevated around the clock – not just at workout time – which means that, even after the loading phase, it must be taken every 6 to 8 hours consistently. Time-released beta alanine formulas are ideal, and 3 doses spread throughout the day, every day, are required. This makes the idea of including beta alanine in LightSpeed™ — a pre-performance aid meant to be taken once per day — moot. If you use beta alanine, use it properly and at the recommended size and frequency of dosing. Otherwise you are wasting your money.

LightSpeed™ was designed with a different, very specific purpose in mind. The two products have very different functions.

Can LightSpeed™ be used by children or teenagers?

While LightSpeed™ is a very safe product, we generally advise against recommending that those under the age of 18 use LightSpeed™. Much of our concern stems from the potential for overuse/abuse as opposed to using the product strictly as directed, and the potential for either the child or parent to have a psychology of "more is better" in an attempt to gain an edge. Our general advice for athletes under the age of 18 who are trying to improve their performance is to focus intently on proper nutrition and training and to not worry about more advanced supplementation until they are at a more developed stage, both physically and psychologically. However, if a teen does decide to try LightSpeed™, we recommend first consulting with a physician about its use and, if the physician approves, then starting out with only one capsule at a time in order to assess tolerance, and always, always carefully adhering to the directions for use on the label.