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G'day! Since I don't believe in BSing, I have some questions that I'll ask after a summary summation of what I think I need to let you know in order to get my questions answered. =)
Hi! My name is Matt, AKA The Beave. (Long story as to how I got the nickname, I might tell later if anyone is actually interested in boring stories!)
I am a soldier int he Army deployed to Iraq for the second time and am currently stop-lossed. (GO Army!
I have decided that, for a trip to Hawaii at the end of this year, I wish to look good without a shirt (well, without anything on, actually), be stronger, and rebuild some of the parts of myself that have sustained pretty brutal injuries in the past. (Nothing dramatic, mostly ankle injuries that limit my range of motion and my ability to do tradiation cardio.) So, in order to meet my rather subjective goals, I decided to follow through on all the reading I have done (I am a geek, I love to research and read up on things that interest me) and become a sexy beast! LOL!
After finding out about your products and reading the rather honest and generally glowing reviews, which are suspiciously lacking from most other companies' "reviews," I purchased the basic Endurance/whatever combo from BB.com and also Red Acid Gen2. I will say that I have never taken NO, creatine, or anything beyond a pre/post workout protien shake before. I am currently lifing three days a week following Chad Waterbury's "The Art Of Waterbury" program, and, as I found out last deployment, I like and show good results on his style of workout. (I'll get into the particulars of what I do and how much I lift later.)
Generally, I am fat. The only parts of me that aren't fat are my feet, calves, forarms, hands, neck and shoulders. All the rest of my muscles are "camoflagued." I am 5'10" and usually weigh in at 245. Most of my weight is from my bellybutton down. As sexist as it is, I have more curves than most chicks, even to the point where one of my nicknames is "hips." (The chick, oops, woman, that gave me that nickname is just jealous that I have a nicer butt than she does. LOL!) I can build muscle pretty easily, but, as is typical, it is very hard for me to loose bodyfat.
Currently, my diet is "ok." I don't have too much choice of food, as the stuff the Army provides is . . . interesting. I generally eat decently, I don't eat much junkfood, stopped drinking soda (all, including diet) a couple of years ago, and I might have, like, 6 cans in a year, if that. I avoid high GI carbs, I eat lots of fiber, and try to eat as much protien as possible. I cannot and will not go on a low carb or carb cycling diet as A, I work too hard, and B, it is too freaking hot here to want to mess with having low energy levels. Yesterday it hit 106, and soon it will be regularly in the 130s (in the shade). That being said, I already keep my water intake very high. I manage to pee clear almost all day, and believe me, that is hard as I am welder. So, it's hot outside, and I am griding, cutting, and welding all day. It's brutal and I love it!
All that being said, I am on my third day of taking CL products. The first day was this past tuesday, as Monday got screwed up due to stupid Army crap. Tuesday, I took the recomended half doses to asses my tolerance, and, well, I had some freaking hardcore DOMS. Ouch . . . The next day was cardio, and I mixed up a full dose of WF, GM, PW, and RAG2 30 minutes prior to going to the gym in the morning. (Oh, yeah, I work out in the mornings. I am kinda supposed to and all that. And, well, HOLY CRAP! Like I said, I have no experience to compare any of these kinds of products to, but there was NO placebo effect. For my cardio, I do ~1 mile on the treadmill. (My right ankle does not like impact.) I can usually grind throught the mile at ~6.5MPH. I actually bumped it up to 7.5 and got the tingles! NICE! Then I hop on the eliptical, and depending on how my ankles/knees/legs feel, I do at least another 15 minutes on level 10-15 resistence. I was able to maintain a higher pace than usual. That was pretty freaking amazing.
This morning was my third day taking all this stuff. Again, I mixed up WF, PW, GM, and took two RAG2. Then I mixed up another scoop of PW to drink intra-workout. I went to the gym and lifted. It was pretty intense. I am slightly down on my normal weights as I took a week off due to tweaking my left shoulder, but, all in all, it was a good lift. I was sweating more, but that could be the additional heat as opposed to anything else. I do notice that I like the AC turned down a notch in my tin box I sleep in. Also, since my roommate was up late packing and rumaging around (not his fault he had to make some noise), I woke up groggy. That disapeared 10 minutes after downing this stuff. Woah . . . So, I definitely notice a difference. I am looking forward to seeing what this stuff will actually do as the creatine, etc., builds up systemicly (my speeling iz atroshioos). Also, the Golden Finish fills me up but has a slightly "chalky" aftertaste. I have eaten much worse tasting things around here, so, I could care less about taste, actually, especially if it works.
The RAG2 works too well as an appetite suppresent. I couldn't finish my breaky this morning, and, well, being a fatboy who can eat more than is good for anyone, that was shocking. (In a good way!)
Also, I drink 3 protien shakes a day (ON Gold, I LOVE choclate mint!) on top of three (usually) sensible meals. I don't count calories as I have no idea of the caloric content of the phud (it's not really food) I am eating. However, since I cut out a lot of the junk and high GI stuff, I actually have an appetite for food, not cravings for crap. (Most of the time.)
Ok, I have a few questions now:
What bodyweight are the doses formulated for? I am heavier than most, should I take slightly more of anything?
In the FAQ for Purple Wraath, it says to cycle off after so many weeks. (See, I read!) You don't mention how long you should stay off of it, though, unless I completely missed that part. (Every other FAQ that has that info states for how long is recomended to cycle off.)
So, thank you, and a big thumbs up from someone who wants to me an under-cover fatboy!
Hi! My name is Matt, AKA The Beave. (Long story as to how I got the nickname, I might tell later if anyone is actually interested in boring stories!)
I am a soldier int he Army deployed to Iraq for the second time and am currently stop-lossed. (GO Army!
I have decided that, for a trip to Hawaii at the end of this year, I wish to look good without a shirt (well, without anything on, actually), be stronger, and rebuild some of the parts of myself that have sustained pretty brutal injuries in the past. (Nothing dramatic, mostly ankle injuries that limit my range of motion and my ability to do tradiation cardio.) So, in order to meet my rather subjective goals, I decided to follow through on all the reading I have done (I am a geek, I love to research and read up on things that interest me) and become a sexy beast! LOL! After finding out about your products and reading the rather honest and generally glowing reviews, which are suspiciously lacking from most other companies' "reviews," I purchased the basic Endurance/whatever combo from BB.com and also Red Acid Gen2. I will say that I have never taken NO, creatine, or anything beyond a pre/post workout protien shake before. I am currently lifing three days a week following Chad Waterbury's "The Art Of Waterbury" program, and, as I found out last deployment, I like and show good results on his style of workout. (I'll get into the particulars of what I do and how much I lift later.)
Generally, I am fat. The only parts of me that aren't fat are my feet, calves, forarms, hands, neck and shoulders. All the rest of my muscles are "camoflagued." I am 5'10" and usually weigh in at 245. Most of my weight is from my bellybutton down. As sexist as it is, I have more curves than most chicks, even to the point where one of my nicknames is "hips." (The chick, oops, woman, that gave me that nickname is just jealous that I have a nicer butt than she does. LOL!) I can build muscle pretty easily, but, as is typical, it is very hard for me to loose bodyfat.
Currently, my diet is "ok." I don't have too much choice of food, as the stuff the Army provides is . . . interesting. I generally eat decently, I don't eat much junkfood, stopped drinking soda (all, including diet) a couple of years ago, and I might have, like, 6 cans in a year, if that. I avoid high GI carbs, I eat lots of fiber, and try to eat as much protien as possible. I cannot and will not go on a low carb or carb cycling diet as A, I work too hard, and B, it is too freaking hot here to want to mess with having low energy levels. Yesterday it hit 106, and soon it will be regularly in the 130s (in the shade). That being said, I already keep my water intake very high. I manage to pee clear almost all day, and believe me, that is hard as I am welder. So, it's hot outside, and I am griding, cutting, and welding all day. It's brutal and I love it!
All that being said, I am on my third day of taking CL products. The first day was this past tuesday, as Monday got screwed up due to stupid Army crap. Tuesday, I took the recomended half doses to asses my tolerance, and, well, I had some freaking hardcore DOMS. Ouch . . . The next day was cardio, and I mixed up a full dose of WF, GM, PW, and RAG2 30 minutes prior to going to the gym in the morning. (Oh, yeah, I work out in the mornings. I am kinda supposed to and all that.
And, well, HOLY CRAP! Like I said, I have no experience to compare any of these kinds of products to, but there was NO placebo effect. For my cardio, I do ~1 mile on the treadmill. (My right ankle does not like impact.) I can usually grind throught the mile at ~6.5MPH. I actually bumped it up to 7.5 and got the tingles! NICE! Then I hop on the eliptical, and depending on how my ankles/knees/legs feel, I do at least another 15 minutes on level 10-15 resistence. I was able to maintain a higher pace than usual. That was pretty freaking amazing.This morning was my third day taking all this stuff. Again, I mixed up WF, PW, GM, and took two RAG2. Then I mixed up another scoop of PW to drink intra-workout. I went to the gym and lifted. It was pretty intense. I am slightly down on my normal weights as I took a week off due to tweaking my left shoulder, but, all in all, it was a good lift. I was sweating more, but that could be the additional heat as opposed to anything else. I do notice that I like the AC turned down a notch in my tin box I sleep in. Also, since my roommate was up late packing and rumaging around (not his fault he had to make some noise), I woke up groggy. That disapeared 10 minutes after downing this stuff. Woah . . . So, I definitely notice a difference. I am looking forward to seeing what this stuff will actually do as the creatine, etc., builds up systemicly (my speeling iz atroshioos). Also, the Golden Finish fills me up but has a slightly "chalky" aftertaste. I have eaten much worse tasting things around here, so, I could care less about taste, actually, especially if it works.
The RAG2 works too well as an appetite suppresent. I couldn't finish my breaky this morning, and, well, being a fatboy who can eat more than is good for anyone, that was shocking. (In a good way!)
Also, I drink 3 protien shakes a day (ON Gold, I LOVE choclate mint!) on top of three (usually) sensible meals. I don't count calories as I have no idea of the caloric content of the phud (it's not really food) I am eating. However, since I cut out a lot of the junk and high GI stuff, I actually have an appetite for food, not cravings for crap. (Most of the time.)
Ok, I have a few questions now:
What bodyweight are the doses formulated for? I am heavier than most, should I take slightly more of anything?
In the FAQ for Purple Wraath, it says to cycle off after so many weeks. (See, I read!) You don't mention how long you should stay off of it, though, unless I completely missed that part. (Every other FAQ that has that info states for how long is recomended to cycle off.)
So, thank you, and a big thumbs up from someone who wants to me an under-cover fatboy!
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