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"Almost tossed my cookies." <-- Is that the saying?
Today was my first day on GG/GM/PW/WB. I've been taking GB/WB for the past month already, been doing great on those, so I felt like adding to the mix.
Ok. I must be doing something "wrong" here, assuming that's possible with circumstantial timing and whatnot.
9:30 Breakfast (3 eggs, wheat bread)
10:35 2 scoops GG with about 24 oz water
10:45 1 scoop PW with glass of water
10:50 1 scoop GM with glass of water
11:00 Leg day
Um... okay. I take 2 scoops of GG as a test. The first scoop I try by dumping it in my mouth, chasing with water. Tasted horrible. Reminded me of the days I chased creatine mono. with water, but 10x worse because GG would stick to my mouth. The other scoop I dump in about 20 oz of water, and mix it up, which, as advertised, doesn't really dissolve. I try and down that as well, very unpleasant.
I'm feeling "okay" by now, a little exhausted from this initial unpleasant experience of GG. I wait a while, then take PW 15 till. Mind you, when I opened this can the night before, it smelled like grapes and cat food... I mix one scoop in a glass of water, and drink it. I almost hurl after the first gulp. I finish it off, thinking "it's no big deal, drink it now."
I survive through that, and then do the 1 scoop of GM, leaving it for last, hearing how good tasting it is. It doesn't taste bad, considering the relative products. After all these products are in my system, I start to feel dizzy/nauseous, almost like I'm drunk. What the fuck?
There's this inherent misconception on the timing on these products. When to take them on an empty stomach, when on a full one, etc. I remember when GB/WB came out, the mods themselves said "take on empty." Now, as I read more about it, they are now saying that GB and WB are fine with food, but GG/PW/GM are not (?). Okay, cool.
So, I wait an hour after I eat a decent breakfast for my size (5'9", 165 lbs). I read the label on GG saying if I eat on a COMPLETELY empty stomach, I'll feel nauseous. If I eat on a mostly LIQUID diet, I'll have diarrhea. If I don't consume enough water, I'll be DEHYDRATED. So I'm already swimming in my own thoughts, thinking "well, shit, where's that fine line I gotta be for this product to do what it should?"
I figure that an HOUR after I ate would be a good compromise. It's not immediately after breakfast, but it's not in a fasting state, I still have food in my system. So, GG shouldn't be a problem. Same with PW and GM, which I take after GG.
I felt like shit after taking it, but I thought it was probably just temporary side-effects, and maybe I did something wrong. After all, I haven't read about anyone else having something like this.
I drive to the gym and try to start on my leg day. At every point, from the house to the gym, and during the workout, I'm about to throw up all this stuff I just drank. I'm just fighting the urge to, by not thinking about the consistency of the products. I do a halfassed workout, barely hit any muscle groups, duck out early and then painstakingly drive my way home where I (un)luckily keep hitting red lights on the way back.
I was sweating ridiculously from the (little?) amount of work I had done (I don't even remember how many sets I did), but I cared more about lying down than drinking or eating anything. I tried to fall asleep and hopefully feel better by the time I woke up before work.
On my schedule, I'm doing arms tomorrow. I'm almost scared now to even try any CL product again. What can you guys tell me about my situation? Thanks in advance.
-Mike
Edited Note: I realize that there was an initial serving size of 1/2 scoop for PW/GM. I disregarded this, and maybe this is how I pay that price. I don't know how much of a difference it would have made if I did 1/2 or 1 full scoop, though.
Ok. I must be doing something "wrong" here, assuming that's possible with circumstantial timing and whatnot.
9:30 Breakfast (3 eggs, wheat bread)
10:35 2 scoops GG with about 24 oz water
10:45 1 scoop PW with glass of water
10:50 1 scoop GM with glass of water
11:00 Leg day
Um... okay. I take 2 scoops of GG as a test. The first scoop I try by dumping it in my mouth, chasing with water. Tasted horrible. Reminded me of the days I chased creatine mono. with water, but 10x worse because GG would stick to my mouth. The other scoop I dump in about 20 oz of water, and mix it up, which, as advertised, doesn't really dissolve. I try and down that as well, very unpleasant.
I'm feeling "okay" by now, a little exhausted from this initial unpleasant experience of GG. I wait a while, then take PW 15 till. Mind you, when I opened this can the night before, it smelled like grapes and cat food... I mix one scoop in a glass of water, and drink it. I almost hurl after the first gulp. I finish it off, thinking "it's no big deal, drink it now."
I survive through that, and then do the 1 scoop of GM, leaving it for last, hearing how good tasting it is. It doesn't taste bad, considering the relative products. After all these products are in my system, I start to feel dizzy/nauseous, almost like I'm drunk. What the fuck?
There's this inherent misconception on the timing on these products. When to take them on an empty stomach, when on a full one, etc. I remember when GB/WB came out, the mods themselves said "take on empty." Now, as I read more about it, they are now saying that GB and WB are fine with food, but GG/PW/GM are not (?). Okay, cool.
So, I wait an hour after I eat a decent breakfast for my size (5'9", 165 lbs). I read the label on GG saying if I eat on a COMPLETELY empty stomach, I'll feel nauseous. If I eat on a mostly LIQUID diet, I'll have diarrhea. If I don't consume enough water, I'll be DEHYDRATED. So I'm already swimming in my own thoughts, thinking "well, shit, where's that fine line I gotta be for this product to do what it should?"
I figure that an HOUR after I ate would be a good compromise. It's not immediately after breakfast, but it's not in a fasting state, I still have food in my system. So, GG shouldn't be a problem. Same with PW and GM, which I take after GG.
I felt like shit after taking it, but I thought it was probably just temporary side-effects, and maybe I did something wrong. After all, I haven't read about anyone else having something like this.
I drive to the gym and try to start on my leg day. At every point, from the house to the gym, and during the workout, I'm about to throw up all this stuff I just drank. I'm just fighting the urge to, by not thinking about the consistency of the products. I do a halfassed workout, barely hit any muscle groups, duck out early and then painstakingly drive my way home where I (un)luckily keep hitting red lights on the way back.
I was sweating ridiculously from the (little?) amount of work I had done (I don't even remember how many sets I did), but I cared more about lying down than drinking or eating anything. I tried to fall asleep and hopefully feel better by the time I woke up before work.
On my schedule, I'm doing arms tomorrow. I'm almost scared now to even try any CL product again. What can you guys tell me about my situation? Thanks in advance.
-Mike
Edited Note: I realize that there was an initial serving size of 1/2 scoop for PW/GM. I disregarded this, and maybe this is how I pay that price. I don't know how much of a difference it would have made if I did 1/2 or 1 full scoop, though.
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