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  1. When you do true TRT you can pin the test-d weekly you will have very low peaks and valleys with that ester.
  2. Take Cialis as a pre-workout supplement. That’s right; the drug used to help older men take the wife out for a nice evening can also allegedly provide you with some of the best pumps of your life. While the primary focus of Cialis is to treat erectile dysfunction, the reasoning behind its alleged effectiveness in the gym is pretty simple: Tadalafil. Cialis’ main ingredient, Tadalafil, is designed to increase blood flow (by increasing the blood flow to the penis, Cialis can help fight against erectile dysfunction). When used as a pre-workout, the increased blood flow allows the user to effectively have more energy and certainly more stamina to get in those good, extra pumps. How, though, does Cialis increase blood flow? Tadalafil is capable of relaxing blood vessels, opening them up to an increased flow. There are, however, additional benefits to using Cialis as a pre-workout. Particularly, for those of us on cycle - especially near the end of said cycle - blood pressure can peak at some fairly unhealthy levels (and lifters with naturally high blood pressure often worry about their levels, too). First, high blood pressure, often referred to as the silent killer, can, as its dark nickname suggests, cause death if left unattended. Over time, high blood pressure erodes your body, and it can leave you with various disabilities or result in a fatal heart attack or severe stroke. My family, for example, deals with chronic high blood pressure; my father has taken medication to keep his at a reasonable level since his 20’s, and I’m sure I’m not long for the medication myself. In any event, Cialis doubles as a blood pressure reducer, and when weaning yourself off of a cycle, that could be pretty important. Now, while the aforementioned benefits of taking Cialis as a pre-workout supplement are pretty great in and of themselves, there is more to the whole increased blood flow piece. The greater the blood flow typically increases the water, blood, and nutrient flow to the muscles. In other words, each pump, in theory, could actually provide greater gains than your usual routine. Multiple lifters who have used Cialis as a pre-workout supplement have suggested that the drug results in some of the best pumps they’ve ever experienced. I have not tried Cialis as a pre-workout myself, so I cannot personally confirm these claims; there are, however, multiple reports and articles on the subject. If all of this sounds great, then one of the biggest benefits of taking Cialis as a pre-workout supplement is that it lasts in the body’s system for up to 36 hours. That great pump you had in the gym and the rewarding feeling afterward could legitimately last for a day and a half. All of this sounds great, of course, but there are some side effects to be aware of for those who may want to try Cialis as a pre-workout supplement. Obviously, as a drug designed to treat erectile dysfunction, you could find yourself in an embarrassing scenario or two under the proper circumstances. Outside of the menial, Cialis has been reported by multiple users to cause mild to severe headaches, and it’s been suggested that, as a pre-workout supplement, you only use about 3-5 mg of the stuff. Additionally, Cialis can cause flushing of the skin. Worse yet, the lowering of blood pressure can actually be pretty scary should your levels drop to unhealthy levels. Dizziness and lightheadedness can result, particularly when combined with other pre-workout supplements. A combination of the two can dramatically lower your NO, which can leave you in a pretty weightless, dizzy state - or worse. From my research, the general consensus is that Cialis is a pretty effective pre-workout supplement. Tadalafil is capable of relaxing blood vessels and increasing blood flow in effect, which can enhance your overall energy and give you some pretty good pumps. The enhanced flow of blood, water, and nutrients to the muscles means your pumps and gains should be otherworldly. While Cialis’ ability to decrease blood pressure can be beneficial to lifters who typically have high blood pressure or experience such at the end of a cycle, if used with other pre-workout supplements, your body can experience unnaturally low NO levels, resulting in dizziness, lightheartedness, or worse. At the least, daily use of Cialis as a pre-workout supplement will most likely result in constant headaches, flushing, and an overall poor disposition. If you need an occasional boost for a tough workout or a pick me up at the end of a cycle, using Cialis on occasion could provide you with desirable results - and for up to 36 hours. As in every situation, and perhaps especially for this one, consult your doctor before committing to use.
  3. Why did you go to test-d that’s more used for TRT where the ester is so long ?
  4. You know there isn’t much difference in test-e vs test-c , half life test -e is 10.5 days and test-c is 12 days , they are only separated by test -e has 7 carbons and test-c has 8 carbons and test -e has a little more per gram.
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  8. 1. Helps muscle cells produce more energy Creatine supplements increase your muscles' phosphocreatine stores Phosphocreatine aids the formation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the key molecule your cells use for energy and all basic life functions. During exercise, ATP is broken down to produce energy. The rate of ATP resynthesis limits your ability to continually perform at maximum intensity, as you use ATP faster than you reproduce it Creatine supplements increase your phosphocreatine stores, allowing you to produce more ATP energy to fuel your muscles during high-intensity exercise .This is the primary mechanism behind creatine's performance-enhancing effects.Supplementing with creatine provides additional ATP energy, which improves high-intensity exercise performance. 2. Supports many other functions in muscles Creatine is a popular and effective supplement for adding muscle It can alter numerous cellular pathways that lead to new muscle growth. For example, it boosts the formation of proteins that create new muscle fibers . It can also raise levels of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), a hormone that promotes increases in muscle mass.What’s more, creatine supplements can increase the water content of your muscles. This is known as cell volumization and can quickly increase muscle size Additionally, some research indicates that creatine decreases levels of myostatin, a molecule responsible for stunting muscle growth. Reducing myostatin can help you build muscle faster 3. Improves high-intensity exercise performance Creatine's direct role in ATP production means it can drastically improve high-intensity exercise performance Creatine improves numerous factors, including. strength ballistic power sprint ability muscle endurance resistance to fatigue muscle mass recovery brain performance Unlike supplements that only affect advanced athletes, creatine benefits you regardless of your fitness level . 4. Speeds muscle growth Creatine is the world's most effective supplement for adding muscle mass . Taking it for as few as 5–7 days has been shown to significantly increase lean body weight and muscle size. This initial rise is caused by increases in the water content of your muscles . Over the long term, it also aids in muscle fiber growth by signaling key biological pathways and boosting gym performance. In one study of a 6-week training regimen, participants who used creatine added 4.4 pounds (2 kg) more muscle mass, on average, than the control group . Similarly, a comprehensive review demonstrated a clear increase in muscle mass among those taking creatine, compared with those performing the same training regimen without creatine. This review also compared the world's most popular sports supplements and concluded that creatine is the best one available. Its advantages include being less expensive and far safer than most other sports supplements 5. May help with Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease is characterized by reduced levels of dopamine, a key neurotransmitter in your brain (8Trusted Source, 28Trusted Source). The large reduction in dopamine levels causes brain cell death and several serious symptoms, including tremors, loss of muscle function, and speech impairments . Creatine has been linked to beneficial effects in mice with Parkinson's, preventing 90% of the typical drop in dopamine levels. However, there is no evidence that it has the same effect in humans . In an attempt to treat the loss of muscle function and strength, those with Parkinson's often weight train. In one study in individuals with this disease, combining creatine with weight training improved strength and daily function to a greater extent than training alone. However, a recent analysis of five controlled studies in people with Parkinson’s noted that taking 4–10 grams of creatine per day didn’t significantly improve their ability to perform daily activities. 6. May fight other neurological diseases A key factor in several neurological diseases is a reduction of phosphocreatine in your brain. Since creatine can increase these levels, it may help reduce or slow disease progression. In mice with Huntington's disease, creatine restored the brain's phosphocreatine stores to 72% of pre-disease levels, compared with only 26% for control mice. This restoration of phosphocreatine helped maintain daily function and reduced cell death by around 25%. Research in animals suggests that taking creatine supplements may treat other diseases too, including. Alzheimer's disease ischemic stroke epilepsy brain or spinal cord injuries Creatine has also shown benefits against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease that affects the motor neurons that are essential for movement. It improved motor function, reduced muscle loss, and extended survival rate by 17%. Although more studies are needed in humans, some researchers believe that creatine supplements can serve as a defense against neurological diseases when used alongside conventional medicines. 7. May lower blood sugar levels and fight diabetes Research suggests that creatine supplements may lower blood sugar levels by increasing the function of glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT-4), a molecule that brings blood sugar into your muscles. A 12-week study examined how creatine affects blood sugar levels after a high carb meal. People who combined creatine and exercise exhibited better blood sugar control than those who only exercised. Short-term blood sugar response to a meal is an important marker of diabetes risk. The faster your body clears sugar from the blood, the better. While these benefits are promising, more human research is needed on creatine’s long-term effects on blood sugar control and diabetes. 8. Can improve brain function Creatine plays an important role in brain health and function. Research demonstrates that your brain requires a significant amount of ATP when performing difficult tasks. Supplements can increase phosphocreatine stores in your brain to help it produce more ATP. Creatine may also aid brain function by increasing dopamine levels and mitochondrial function. As meat is the best dietary source of creatine, vegetarians often have low levels. One study on creatine supplements in vegetarians found a 20–50% improvement in some memory and intelligence test scores. For older individuals, supplementing with creatine for 2 weeks significantly improved memory and recall ability. In older adults, creatine may boost brain function, protect against neurological diseases, and reduce age-related loss of muscle and strength. Despite such positive findings, more research is needed in young, healthy individuals who eat meat or fish regularly. 9. May reduce fatigue and tiredness Creatine supplements may also reduce fatigue and tiredness. In a 6-month study in people with traumatic brain injury, those who supplemented with creatine experienced a 50% reduction in dizziness, compared with those who did not supplement. 10. Safe and easy to use Along with creatine’s diverse benefits, it’s one of the cheapest and safest supplements available. It has been researched for more than 200 years, and numerous studies support its safety for long-term use. Clinical trials lasting up to 5 years report no adverse effects in healthy individuals. What's more, supplementing is very easy — simply take 3–5 grams of creatine monohydrate powder per day. The bottom line At the end of the day, creatine is an effective supplement with powerful benefits for both athletic performance and health. It may boost brain function, fight certain neurological diseases, improve exercise performance, and accelerate muscle growth. Try adding this natural substance to your supplement regimen to see whether it works for you. .
  9. Scoop of peanut butter protein , 1/4 cup of blueberries, 1 table spoon natural peanut butter , chocolate almond milk , flaxseed oil
  10. You guys should try Madol pre-workout works great .
  11. Women are getting increasingly involved in fitness, but not just working out and lifting once a week in the gym. They are also working hard to get ripped bodies and are competing in events that used to be the sole domain of men. Are you ready to take your fitness to the next level and try a competition? Even if you are a trainer, getting ready for a fitness competition will be harder and more involved than you can truly realize until you actually do it. To give it your all, be prepared to put a lot of time into training and eating right, to spend a decent amount of money, and to get on stage and strut your stuff in an itty, bitty bikini. Are You Really Ready to Try a Fitness Competition? Of course, with any kind of competition, there is planning, hard work, and a lot of other factors involved. But even compared to other kinds of athletic competitions, like races and triathlons, fitness competitions require a big commitment. Fitness competitions aren’t really like any other kind of athletic event, and it’s hard to know what to expect if you haven’t seen one. Before you make the final leap and sign up for a competition in the upcoming months, actually go to a show. See what it’s all about first-hand, and then decide. In the meantime, here are some important things to consider: What’s Your Motivation? The dark side of a fitness competition includes obsessing over body appearance, disordered eating, and even drug use. And all of this leads back to motivation. If you don’t have a healthy motivating reason to do this, you run the risk of heading to the dark side: Positive motivation – “I want to push myself to reach a new goal and have fun doing it.” Negative motivation – “I’ll finally look lean and muscular and have my dream body forever.” Don’t make the mistake of thinking that the body you craft for a fitness competition is one you’ll keep until the end of your days. It’s not healthy or realistic to be that ripped for too long. A positive, healthier motivation is the desire to simply to challenge yourself in a way that is healthy and rewarding but also realistic. Do You Have the Time to Train for a Fitness Competition? Ask anyone you know who does fitness competitions how much time they spend training. If you don’t know anyone personally, ask around the gym and you’ll quickly find someone. They will probably tell you it takes at least two hours a day, most days a week. Also factor in the time spent planning and preparing healthy meals, buying outfits, practicing posing, and traveling to competitions. Can You Finance it? There are more costs associated with fitness competitions than you ever realized until you actually do it: Gym membership/coaching fees Nutrition/posing/competition coaching fees Registration fees for competitions Food and supplements Tanning costs Expensive outfits Travel expenses for out-of-area competitions Child care costs for when you hit the gym or go to competitions Are You Prepared to Be on Stage? Finally, a big hurdle for many people is the actual competition. You will be putting on a tiny bikini or fitness outfit—likely gluing it to your skin to hold it in place—rubbing down with vegetable oil, strapping on a pair of high heels, and walking and posing on stage in front of judges and an audience. Can you do it? Of course you can, and don’t feel bad about being nervous because everyone is afraid of this part, even seasoned pros. Know the Competition Types – and Choose One Now that you have a better sense of everything involved in going through with this, it’s time to choose. Will you enter a bikini competition, try for fitness or figure, or really go for broke and try your hand at physique or bodybuilding competitions? Bikini If time is likely to be an issue, or if you just don’t want to get the completely ripped body of a figure or physique competitor, a bikini competition is for you. This is a good way to get your feet wet in fitness competitions. Training is less intense for this category, but still requires time, dedication, and commitment. The body you’ll work toward for bikini is a little softer and more hourglass, but is still lean, fit, and muscular. Fitness Modelling A fitness modeling competition can include a variety of degrees of physique and muscularity, but is typically most similar to a bikini competition with a focus is on modeling. You’ll wear multiple cute outfits and strike some poses beyond those typical for fitness competitions. In addition to being fit, you have to be charming and willing to act a little. Figure Figure fitness competitions take it up a notch in terms of muscle. Your body in a figure contest will be harder, leaner, and less hourglass than in a bikini event. Competitors have more of the classic triangular bodybuilding shape with broad, muscular shoulders and narrow waist, and increased definition between muscles. Physique For a physique competition you will need to ramp it up further and get even leaner and more muscular. The idea is to have a balance between a feminine shape and real, serious muscle. There should be a lot of definition between muscles during this competition. The Training Component There are two main types of training for a body competition: Strength training and lifting Cardio Strength training is important for obvious reasons. This is what builds muscle size and definition. Plan to hit different muscle groups each day with one or two rest days built in each week. A typical week might look like this: Monday – legs Tuesday – chest and shoulders Wednesday – rest Thursday – abs and back Friday – legs Saturday – arms and abs Sunday – rest Those rest days aren’t lazy days, though, because you also need to fit in cardio. Most plans include 30 to 60 minutes of cardio five days a week to help you lose fat. Use your strength training rest days to do cardio. Double up and do both weights and cardiothree days a week and suddenly you have no true rest days. Even if you are a trainer yourself, it doesn’t hurt to work with a coach or someone experienced in fitness competitions if this is your first time. Training for figure or physique is different from training for good fitness or athletic events. Someone with experience can help you craft the right plan for you and keep you motivated and on track. Diet is Just as Important as Training What and how you eat is a crucial part of getting a lean, defined, and muscular body. Again, if this is your first time through, work with someone who has done it before or at least have an initial consultation with a nutritionist to help you make a diet plan. In general, the strategy for eating for fitness competitions means: Eating several (five or six) small meals spaced throughout the day. Focusing on protein and healthy carbs and fats. Drinking about a gallon of water per day. Eating a lot of veggies to feel full on a limited-calorie diet. There is also an important dietary strategy involved in the week and days leading up to the actual competition. For instance, most people start carb-loading two days in advance and stop drinking water to dehydrate. Both enhance the appearance of muscles. Fitness competitions are not for the faint of heart. This is serious business, and it requires a commitment of time, effort, and a flawless diet. But, if you’re up for the challenge and have a positive attitude, training for a competition can be a fun way to take your workouts to the next level. And the experience can make you a better trainer for your clients of all types.
  12. Triptorelin is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist). This means it acts on the hypothalamus, which is the part of the brain used for regulation or control of hormones in both men and women. Its known as a control centre but can be influenced to cause an increase in hormonal output, or can be influenced to decrease various hormones but drugs. GnRH is responsible for telling the pituitary gland in the brain to secrete luteinizing hormone (LH) used for testosterone production, or follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) used for sperm production. Triptorelin tells the hypothalamus to secrete more GnRH, thus telling the pituitary to secrete LH and FSH, which equals more testosterone in males. But its important that its use is dosed correctly. Too much GnRH stimulating can mean the pituitary shutting down hormone production. This occurs when anabolic steroids are used, such as, Deca-Durabolin, Trenbolone and Testosterone, but is achieved far quicker with Triptorelin. Triptorelin is used medically for the treatment of hormone-responsive cancers such as prostate cancer or breast cancer in women. Triptorelin is marketed under the brand names Decapeptyl, Diphereline and Gonapeptyl. In the United States, it’s sold by Watson as Trelstar. Its used to cause total cessation of pituitary hormonal output, including testosterone, as shown in this study. So you’re probably asking yourself, why is Triptorelin useful to a bodybuilder to restore testosterone? Well, Triptorelin works by over stimulating the pituitary into stopping hormone production, but what about if a little is used to stimulate hormones and not over stimulate them? According to recent research, this works. Italian researchers did a study in 2010 on a bodybuilder who had been using anabolic steroids for 13 years on and off. His natural production of testosterone was classified as hypogondal, which means he needed to be dependent on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or lead a life with a low testosterone level. This would mean a host of side effects, some serious, such as, loss of sex drive, impotence, increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), cancers and loss of energy. A typical steroid cycle for this bodybuilder would be 8 weeks of 25mg per day Deca-Durabolin (Nandrolone) injected, with 25mg every day of Winstrol (Stanozolol). This would be followed by two weeks of Primobolan at 50mg every day. Not a well planned cycle if you ask us, but Deca is very inhibitive anabolic steroid to natural testosterone levels. Even doses of 100mg can cause a shut off of natural hormone levels [1]. The bodybuilder did use drugs that would help restore his testosterone levels post cycle, but again this was poorly planned. His post cycle therapy (PCT) was Clomid 50mg every day for one week, followed by one week of 2000ius of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG). Although this would cause some stimulation, it appears it did nothing to prevent the bodybuilder from suffering from low testosterone later down the line. The bodybuilder’s doses did increase between 2005 and 2008. Whilst using Deca at 25mg every day and Winstrol at the same dosage, he also added Boldenone (Equipoise) at 50mg every day for three weeks. Usual courses of PCT include drugs such as, Clomid, Tamoxifen and usage of HCG, but on this occasion the Italian researchers injected the bodybuilder with100 micrograms Triptorelin. This is a relatively small dose compared to doses used to stop all hormonal output as we alluded to earlier. Almost immediately the bodybuilders LH and FSH levels rose within minutes, as shown below. 10 days later the Italian doctor saw the bodybuilder and his endogenous testosterone level had risen to 7ng/ml. Another three weeks later, his testosterone level was still normal, and his sex drive had returned. A very positive outcome and perhaps impossible if Triptorelin had not been used. No we want to be crystal clear here. If Triptorelin is used incorrectly ie; too much is used, you will end up with the same levels of testosterone as a castrated male [2]. Triptorelin has actually been used successfully for the treatment of chemical castration of sex offenders. Its serious stuff and needs to be used with extreme caution. We’d suggest starting on a dose of 50 micrograms of Triptorelin first to see what affect it has on testosterone levels. Triptorelin is also only available by research chemical companies. You need to put a lot of trust into this company as if the peptide is dosed wrong, you’re going to have a long road ahead trying to restore testosterone. If this can be obtained legally and with a prescription, that would be ideal, although then you’d probably be on HRT and not require Triptorelin anyhow.
  13. Triptorelin is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist). This means it acts on the hypothalamus, which is the part of the brain used for regulation or control of hormones in both men and women. Its known as a control centre but can be influenced to cause an increase in hormonal output, or can be influenced to decrease various hormones but drugs. GnRH is responsible for telling the pituitary gland in the brain to secrete luteinizing hormone (LH) used for testosterone production, or follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) used for sperm production. Triptorelin tells the hypothalamus to secrete more GnRH, thus telling the pituitary to secrete LH and FSH, which equals more testosterone in males. But its important that its use is dosed correctly. Too much GnRH stimulating can mean the pituitary shutting down hormone production. This occurs when anabolic steroids are used, such as, Deca-Durabolin, Trenbolone and Testosterone, but is achieved far quicker with Triptorelin. Triptorelin is used medically for the treatment of hormone-responsive cancers such as prostate cancer or breast cancer in women. Triptorelin is marketed under the brand names Decapeptyl, Diphereline and Gonapeptyl. In the United States, it’s sold by Watson as Trelstar. Its used to cause total cessation of pituitary hormonal output, including testosterone, as shown in this study. So you’re probably asking yourself, why is Triptorelin useful to a bodybuilder to restore testosterone? Well, Triptorelin works by over stimulating the pituitary into stopping hormone production, but what about if a little is used to stimulate hormones and not over stimulate them? According to recent research, this works. Italian researchers did a study in 2010 on a bodybuilder who had been using anabolic steroids for 13 years on and off. His natural production of testosterone was classified as hypogondal, which means he needed to be dependent on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or lead a life with a low testosterone level. This would mean a host of side effects, some serious, such as, loss of sex drive, impotence, increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), cancers and loss of energy. A typical steroid cycle for this bodybuilder would be 8 weeks of 25mg per day Deca-Durabolin (Nandrolone) injected, with 25mg every day of Winstrol (Stanozolol). This would be followed by two weeks of Primobolan at 50mg every day. Not a well planned cycle if you ask us, but Deca is very inhibitive anabolic steroid to natural testosterone levels. Even doses of 100mg can cause a shut off of natural hormone levels [1]. The bodybuilder did use drugs that would help restore his testosterone levels post cycle, but again this was poorly planned. His post cycle therapy (PCT) was Clomid 50mg every day for one week, followed by one week of 2000ius of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG). Although this would cause some stimulation, it appears it did nothing to prevent the bodybuilder from suffering from low testosterone later down the line. The bodybuilder’s doses did increase between 2005 and 2008. Whilst using Deca at 25mg every day and Winstrol at the same dosage, he also added Boldenone (Equipoise) at 50mg every day for three weeks. Usual courses of PCT include drugs such as, Clomid, Tamoxifen and usage of HCG, but on this occasion the Italian researchers injected the bodybuilder with100 micrograms Triptorelin. This is a relatively small dose compared to doses used to stop all hormonal output as we alluded to earlier. Almost immediately the bodybuilders LH and FSH levels rose within minutes, as shown below. 10 days later the Italian doctor saw the bodybuilder and his endogenous testosterone level had risen to 7ng/ml. Another three weeks later, his testosterone level was still normal, and his sex drive had returned. A very positive outcome and perhaps impossible if Triptorelin had not been used. No we want to be crystal clear here. If Triptorelin is used incorrectly ie; too much is used, you will end up with the same levels of testosterone as a castrated male [2]. Triptorelin has actually been used successfully for the treatment of chemical castration of sex offenders. Its serious stuff and needs to be used with extreme caution. We’d suggest starting on a dose of 50 micrograms of Triptorelin first to see what affect it has on testosterone levels. Triptorelin is also only available by research chemical companies. You need to put a lot of trust into this company as if the peptide is dosed wrong, you’re going to have a long road ahead trying to restore testosterone. If this can be obtained legally and with a prescription, that would be ideal, although then you’d probably be on HRT and not require Triptorelin anyhow.
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  15. Insulin, what does it do? Let’s focus on the main function of Insulin here: taking glucose and amino acids to our lovely muscle cells for muscle growth. (Insulin has many other functions such as driving potassium and much more but let’s focus on the main aspect most want to hear in relation to Bodybuilding). Why is insulin needed? So insulin drives glucose and amino acids straight to our muscles, which is what we love so much about it, right? Of course! Because sometimes as a Bodybuilder you might not be able to adequately shuttle all the nutrients to your muscles (due to many different factors). One such factor is eating insanely high amounts of food. Eat all you want, but if you are not able to shuttle nutrients to your muscles optimally you will suffer health consequences and just urinate that extra glucose out. Another factor: drugs Bodybuilders use, such as HGH. Every study ever done on HGH shows it worsens insulin sensitivity. Now add to this fact that generally higher doses of HGH cause even worse insulin sensitivity, and you can see how many can end up with a very severe state of insulin resistance. Like we hear time and time again from actual IFBB pro Bodybuilders, that they had felt HGH slowed and even prevented muscle gains for them while using it. They either only used it pre-contest or realized they needed to add in insulin because if HGH is causing insulin sensitivity to worsen and muscles are not getting nutrients then their muscles will not grow, on the contrary, they might even shrink. A side note: before insulin was discovered and with undiagnosed diabetics, it was known as the wasting disease because patients would waste away. They would urinate their glucose out while their muscles starved until they eventually died. Obviously, you are not going to die, you are just not getting all of the nutrients into your muscles like you once were when your insulin sensitivity was good. Hyperplasia, hypertrophy, and HGH. The difference between hyperplasia and hypertrophy is very basically: Hypertrophy is the growth of the cell which is not necessarily permanent. Hyperplasia is the cell splitting into 2 new cells and stays as permanent growth. Here is something about insulin you might not know: Insulin is actually shown to cause hyperplasia of the muscle cells in a fetus. Something people rave about HGH doing, yet if you read my HGH article you will see that 40 years worth of studies have never once shown actual MUSCLE tissue growth via hypertrophy or hyperplasia so all the stuff you see online on HGH inducing hyperplasia simply makes no sense. If it was causing new muscle cells to be had via hyperplasia, then the huge 280lb Bodybuilder wouldn’t be able to shrink down to 150lbs again, they would stay at 280lbs. Yet funnily we see their permanent bone growth stick around yet their muscles shrivel away to 150lbs. So much for hyperplasia right? In those same 40 years of studies, they have shown HGH to cause bone and tendon growth which is something a lot harder to do than muscle growth. Yet they could not produce a single spec of muscle even at doses as high as 27iu a day. So, the only thing we have pointed towards hyperplasia of muscles is with insulin, although it is not amazing evidence, it is a lot stronger than the (lack of) evidence for muscle hyperplasia with HGH (The insulin studies were not done in adult humans but it is still something that requires further studies). When to use insulin, optimally for growth. At every meal. The whole “pre workout/post workout utilization” has never made any sense for insulin use optimally. When you work out does that mean the only time you are growing is during those couple of hours? If so then why not only eat during your workout period and call the rest of the day done for? It is well known that we don’t grow during the workout but in the rest and recovery time outside of the gym. So we eat dinner after, we eat breakfast the next day, we eat lunch etc, and all of this is helping grow our muscles we damaged inside the gym. And what is happening every single time we eat? We are releasing insulin. And why? Because insulin is needed for the muscles to repair/grow, period. Without insulin you would not grow a single ounce of muscle, that is a full out 100% fact. You could say that insulin is the single most important hormone for muscle building. If you block insulin’s effect you fully block muscle growth. You can have basically no androgen or sex hormones and still grow muscle that’s also a fact, but insulin you cannot. So with us eating multiple times during the day to repair our muscles, and us needing insulin to shuttle nutrients to repair our muscles, it goes without saying that we need insulin every single meal. Namely for those who are eating insane amounts to grow, and/or on drugs like HGH at bodybuilding doses, hurting your ability to grow as optimally as possible. With using insulin at every meal, besides optimizing the nutrients you are eating every single meal to optimize your growth, you also get the added benefit of insulins effect on keeping your blood sugar in a very healthy range, which it might not be as a bodybuilder due to the factors I’ve already stated. You wouldn’t eat just once a day would you near your workout? You also wouldn’t just want your workout timing to optimally drive nutrients to the muscles, would you? I am sure you would like every meal you ate to be optimally used to its fullest for muscle growth and health. So, you need to use insulin at every meal not just once a day, just like your body doesn’t naturally make insulin for one meal a day either (elaborate/clarify??) What are the negatives of high blood sugar related to bodybuilding? Well, one of the biggest issues that should scare most people is nerve damage. High blood sugar will destroy your nerves. It’s very commonly seen in uncontrolled diabetics with constant high blood sugar levels. What comes with this? Shrunken limb muscles are the most commonly seen symptom (the weird looking bicep/triceps that seem to just keep shrinking). Another common area that nerves get damaged is in the intestines causing severe digestive issues. The intestines start losing their ability to contract properly, bringing the waste moving through your bowels to a grinding halt. This is one of the biggest issues with what is known as the “GH” gut. Someone being so backed up with slow motility (slow moving bowels) and allowing bacteria to back up into the small intestine which lets them have a hayday on your carbs causing bloat/AKA GH gut due to the bacteria producing gas. (Contrary to popular belief, GH gut is actually not organ overgrowth but gas causing your abdomen to distend due to gas production caused by an overgrowth of bacteria feeding on all the carbs in the small intestine. Carbohydrates should be nearly fully digested in the small intestine without this bacteria feasting on them. The small intestine is a near-sterile environment, unlike the large intestine where only fiber should make it down to. Insulin use makes you a diabetic? Since its synthetic creation in 1912, insulin has never once, EVER shown to cause diabetes. Insulin has been used in patients for decades long at hundreds to thousands of iu doses and patients have ALWAYS been able to come off regardless of the time used. There is zero evidence or proof that insulin has ever caused diabetes, on the contrary, there is only evidence to support its use and having zero negative effects on your natural insulin production. Just like with the type 2 diabetic studies where every single participant was able to fully reverse their diabetes with diet alone (actually, these studies happened to be repeated TWICE because even the medical community was shocked that every single participant was able to do so). The huge point is that in over 100 years there has never been a case of diabetes caused from using insulin, which would not even make any sense in the slightest to begin with. “All insulin is the same in every single way” Wrong… Every single insulin has a myriad of different effects, and like many of the things I’ve mentioned already, I can guarantee you have not heard some of these different effects via the different analogs ever touted anywhere. Firstly, and basically, there are 3 different types of insulin analogs (insulin types). Short-acting, medium/intermediate-acting and long-acting and they have different effects on weight loss/weight gain and appetite lowering or increasing (likely the weight gain was due to the increased appetite of course and vice versa.) Examples, Lantus was shown to increase appetite and weight gain in studies while Levemir was shown to cause weight loss and decrease appetite. So depending on what you are doing… should have an effect on the insulin you choose to use. Trying to gain weight? I am sure you would not pick the insulin that lowers your appetite especially if you have a hard time eating as is. All insulins have a different amino acid sequences, they are not all the same in many ways. Secondly, different insulin analogs have different binding affinity for the insulin receptor. Some are stronger than others while some are even weaker than the natural insulin you make. Thirdly, different insulin analogs have different effects on IGF-1 production. Some near doubling your IGF-1 production on a very minor dose. Lantus is our specialty here. How to time insulin use/when to use. Long-acting insulins like Lantus should be done once a day, in the morning. Anyone telling you to use Lantus twice a day does not understand bodybuilding or the human body in this area at all. Long-acting insulin use dosed twice a day or before bed is for insulin resistant diabetics who cannot control their blood sugar levels and have constant high levels even when they are not eating and when they are sleeping. So, they need this at that time so they are not asleep 8 hours letting high blood sugar levels destroy their bodies. Bodybuilders, on the other hand, are usually not this messed up even on very high doses of HGH. So, while Lantus’ main peak hours are the first 16 hours (with a minor level during the rest of the 8 hours), once per day in the morning is the perfect bodybuilding dosing schedule. It is at its highest when we need it and want it, during our 16 hours awake when we are eating, so we can get more nutrients into the muscle and handle any possible high blood sugar levels in between meals if we have such an issue (namely due to GH use or unhealthy eating.) Also, creating a second peak during sleep when we are not eating lessens the effects of our insulin needs during daytime during our feeding window since we split the dose ruining our optimal growth here, can also hurt your gains due to the fact when your insulin levels are high, and you are not eating, and blood sugar dips a little low, you have actually just gone catabolic. Studies show insulin use being a strong anti-catabolic drug in nature, once we reach the point of not having enough glucose for our insulin levels, glucagon raises which then starts breaking down our muscle tissue for glucose to balance the even slightly high insulin level to glucose in your blood. So yes, even insulin’s strong anti-catabolic nature could not stop the amino acid dumping of glucagon. So if you use long-acting insulin twice a day, you will have lower levels in the daytime when you need it the most to optimally drive nutrients into muscle, and create a nice catabolic scenario during your non-feeding (sleeping) hours. Short-acting insulin use for a bodybuilder is the other choice. No intermediate (medium acting) here unless you are a diabetic having trouble controlling your blood sugar levels in between meals. Otherwise, you are going to miss the peak hour for your meal of insulin levels and then go hypo when you have nothing in your body and possibly catabolic due to glucagon that I already talked about above. Short-acting insulin is not too tricky, but you must also factor in your gastric emptying rate. Some are slower and some are faster than others. As an example, even a doctor (a good one) will advise your needs might be 15 minutes before a meal or 15 minutes after a meal. This is something you have to figure out on your own by feel and/or BG readings. If you notice you start feeling hypo during a meal, your gastric empty rate might be slow, and/or you took your insulin too early before the meal. Or if you notice you are going hypo long after a meal. You took your insulin too late for your meal and or your gastric emptying rate is fast. I personally find on average most do best with 10-15mins before a meal with items like Humalog (a short-acting insulin) Insulin dosing needs. Anyone who ever gives you a recommendation of insulin dosing is purely just playing a game of chance and hoping you are using the optimal amount and not to low and not too high. Everyone’s insulin needs will vary and even medically the standard rule for new diabetics varies largely from 4 to 18g carbs per IU. Do you need 4 or 18g? Even more? even less? Who knows. Do you want to use less than optimal dosing where you are barely benefiting? Example using 5iu and your sensitivity is not the best while eating 150g carbs a meal, and your body actually requires 25iu? For one, you are setting yourself up for negative health effects when you require such a high dose and just hoping 5iu gets the job done, leaving your body with high BG for hours on end. And two, you are not getting anywhere near the optimal amount of your nutrients into your muscles for optimal growth. When you want to find out the dose you require you simply start low. Say majority of your meals are 100g carbs, you pick a safe number that you are comfortable with, 2-5iu. You check your BG levels and notice that you’re a little bit high still a few hours later. (I prefer to check before meals, 1 hour after, 2 hours, 3 hours and 4 hours when first figuring out exact needs as everyone’s digestion rate varies like I already said.) So if you are a little bit high, go ahead and up it comfortably depending on how high at the next meal, say you’re a little high, up it by 2. say you’re very high, up it by 5. And continue like so. I am not preaching anyone to use insulin here, or to know how to read a BG meter and fully understand what dose is putting their level where and how much to increase it by as well. Although at the same time people work up insulin’s dangers to be way overblown. As a bodybuilder using insulin and eating large amounts of foods, and using a dose you know is in your range, it’s basically impossible to have a complication. Studies on attempted suicides with insulin using extremely high doses have only resulted in 2.7 percent actually achieving their death. While also factoring in these people were not eating like a Bodybuilder. These people knowingly took an insanely high dose of insulin much over their needs without eating to commit suicide while a bodybuilding is consuming food to counteract the blood sugar drop and using a dose that he knows is in a safe range for his body’s needs. Again, if only 2.7 percent of people taking insanely high doses without eating food WITH the intention of killing themselves died, then a bodybuilder taking a small dose and eating 100-200g carbs a meal has pretty damn good odds. Also to put some more things into perspective: An average male on a 3000 calorie per day diet would produce 70iu insulin, post hepatic levels so total more than this actually. This figure is for post hepatic insulin released into circulation. The pancreas actually produces about twice as much and half is exacted in the liver before it’s released into circulation via the portal vein. So when guys think their 5iu is a big dose, generally for most it will barely budge them. Also, the highest insulin dose ever recorded was 35,000iu… just some food for thought. This is the reason we have u500, which many also don’t know about. 1ml u500 is 500iu vs u100 which we all use is 100iu per ml. My personal experience and experiences on other’s insulin needs. On average, I find most men trying to grow, and again this is a very general average, because one guy might be eating 5k calories and the next guy 6k and so on, so take it as a very rough average. I find most men will be somewhere between 15-20iu a meal on a heavy bulk of a fast-acting insulin. And long-acting like Lantus to be around 50-70iu on a heavy bulk again for a decent sized male. Lower ranges less common is 5iu a meal and 30iu Lantus a day. Higher ranges, 100iu Lantus, and 20-30iu Humalog a meal. All depending on their sensitivity, food intake, and if GH is used and how much. There have been times when my sensitivity was amazing and some meals/food intake 10iu was optimal for me, and there has been a time where 100iu Lantus morning and 65iu Humalog a meal was still not cutting it for me due to a GH analog. So realize this is how much sensitivity and individual needs can vary. Take no one’s suggestions of doses and start low and find what you need safely. Does insulin make you fat? No insulin does not make you fat. If this was the case then every diabetic out there who continues to eat shit would be growing at insanely rapid rates and we would all be able to tell the diabetics apart by them all being 800lbs. Considering the fact that a common diabetic will use insulin in the hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of IU a day. Most of us can’t tell a diabetic from a non-diabetic, well simply you can’t actually. And if it were also true, there would be no such thing as type 1 diabetic bodybuilders who have insulin in them 24/7 and able to compete at stage ready bodyfat levels. Diet makes you fat, plain and simple. You eat you make insulin, you don’t eat, you still make insulin. Yet we can all get lean. Yes, insulin does drive nutrients into the cells, but what is insulin resistance, diabetes? It is a decrease in insulin sensitivity to the muscles. Fat and muscle have DIFFERENT sensitivities believe it or not. So no insulin isn’t going to have the same effect on everyone’s fat and muscle naturally or synthetically. And you can use specific items/supplements to increase insulin sensitivity to the muscles and decrease it to the fat cells (glutamine is one such item). So you are driving more nutrients to the muscle then fat, which again if you were resistant in the first place, your natural production would be making you fat anyways. As an example with made-up figures: let’s say naturally if you are put on 20lbs of muscle and 2lbs of fat over 6 months, with insulin it would be 40lbs muscle and 4lbs of fat 4lbs fat (remember these are arbitrary figures for an example). So what did you just do? You doubled your muscle and fat gain. Is the ratio ANY different then what you would have achieved naturally? No not at all. Sure you gained double the fat, but double the muscle, something you would have done anyway at the 1-year mark, you just attained it sooner. (Again, to restate this before anyone gets the idea that I am saying this is what will happen, I am not. I am showing a point in how insulin sensitivity at the different sites and diet play a role and insulin is doing the same job it would have done anyways.) Diet on insulin. Tied into the last topic above, keep your saturated fats low. If you read my macros post on dieting it goes a little more into detail. Saturated fats are one of the worst at decreasing insulin sensitivity and adding fat gain in a surplus vs fats like PUFA fats. Which were shown to add almost all muscle gain. PUFA fats also have the benefit of increasing insulin sensitivity and helping prevent white fat gain and decreasing skin fat thickness. Never go zero fats on insulin, it will hurt your muscle growth severely and it is not optimal for keeping fat off as well. How to eat while taking insulin I’m not going to go into crazy detail on this because it is way too big of a topic to cover. You can read my other post about diet in general and why I dislike any junk food and empty-nutrient foods. Nutrients build muscle and are needed to utilize your protein carbs and fats, and higher nutrients of many micronutrients were shown to enhance muscle growth without adding calories and help fat loss without reducing calories. A calorie is simply not a calorie, read my phosphorus article and see how adding phosphorus to the diet can have an effect (phosphorous is mainly in protein food sources, example: 100g of one meat may contain 200mg phosphorous while the next may contain 600mg, x3 the amount). So food choices DO matter. It’s the same with carbs, eat all the carbs you want but it requires a specific amount of potassium per gram to be stored as glycogen. Like many have seen my guys who increase potassium without altering diet somehow have their weight shoot up and look much thicker due to properly holding an optimal amount of glycogen than before, which is a much more anabolic muscle. So again, nutrients matter, don’t go eating empty sugar calories on insulin use. Eat your normal meals, and add inuslin to your meals, don’t work your meals around insulin, insulin works around your meals. 100g carbs potato, 250g meat some veggies good fats, work your insulin dose around this. Don’t go adding some random crappy empty calorie dextrose or sugar drink that doesn’t support nutrient utilization of protein, carbs or fats and doesn’t aid the very complex muscle repair process. Again, read my other articles on macro dieting and why it’s bad. Carb sources on insulin. Fructose inhibits vasodilation and does not replace glycogen as good as glucose, But glucose solo also does not restore glycogen as well as glucose-fructose combo. But only a little fructose is needed to fulfill this job. So keeping glucose as the majority of your carb intake with a little fructose is the best scenario. We want this if we want our veins to look extra big.
  16. I’ve been reading a few of your postings seems as if you don’t take advice well and you have sacrificed your gains / goals by being stubborn there is good reason a lot of these ladies and gentlemen have vet status it’s they have been around and know their stuff , from what I have been reading you just concerned yourself with drugs and have taken too many it was actually a waste and hard on your body for very little return, do you know the drugs are a very small portion of what we do, I didn’t see you mention the one day a week you use to prep your food for the week ? I didn’t see you mention how many litres of water you are consuming for your kidneys and general health , didn’t see how much cardio you are doing and if it is fasted or not , what is your pre-workout nutrition, post work out nutrition? Macros ? I’ve seen guys run test only cycles and look fantastic, I have access to every compound you could imagine but you would be shocked with how little I take and how basic it is, Start opening your mind take the advice of some of these vets or some of the guys that compete , this is not to make you feel bad or to come down on you , But knowledge is power my friend.
  17. @Ryujiin I haven’t seen that video but it sounds delicious, Funny thing I take a whole day to prep my food for the week but I still end up needing a bar or something because life happens and you can’t predict it.
  18. I hope with all the criticism and advice you got through this journey I hope you learned a little something and I hope you make better decisions next time around and you plan out your diet and cycle a little better , I don’t want to bring you down or beat it to death but this is your health and your life you only have one life make the best of it . Hell I have an open mind and I still learn something daily.
  19. No no that was just general contribution to the thread , the reason I love back and biceps is I have no weakness there and I get a rush doing them, it would have been chest but there is no true love there lol because it’s tainted by flat bench , sorry for the confusion .
  20. I’ve been thinking about making my own and freezing them so I know the exact nutritional value of it . Will take some work make say 4 dozen and thaw them as I need them. Then I control the amount of protein and fat as well as the type of fats I’m using.
  21. if you also refer someone,we will offer you 15% credit from his full order,on your next order
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