Hey folks
Going through first alphamax xt solo , it’s my second week still I don’t feel much , my daily calorie is 1600 calories , looking to burn fats , working on cycling one hour a day and training next day ( weight lifting ) .
Still don’t feel nothing of alphamax , is that fine for second week , my carb intake is max 100 grams .
1. You will not "feel" any natural test booster. Can it increase testosterone, yes. However, it is not going to elevated as if you were running testosterone. With that in mind, if you test levels are normal, they are still going to be in a normal range and will not make you hyper aggressive or have hyper energy. Can it make one feel better, sure, but it won't be to the extent as real testosterone.
2. It takes 2-3 weeks for a natural product to kick in. This is why people suggest running any natural anabolic for a full 8 weeks versus 4 weeks.
3. You should notice an effect on libido first.
4. Your calories are way too low. I just plugged in your stats on a TDEE calculator. Does this mean the following number is your TDEE, no, there are other variables. With your stats, and I even used an office job energy expenditure with no training, your TDEE should be around 2,250 give or take. 1600 cals is too little, especially if you just began dieting. It is wise to slowly drop calories without adding excessive amounts of cardio, which you seem to be doing.
Thank you a lot , do you recommend to increase the protein intake as it’s 250 gram a day , my height 6 ft and weight now 192 lb
Thank you John , as for now I did not consider carbs intake , but I don’t feel that’s power , I do cycling 4 days a week and no more power lift .
What do you suggest ?
No offense, you diet is beyond screwed up. I agree with keeping protein higher during cutting. I personally like 1.5 g/lb of bodyweight. Here is your breakdown:
Cals - 1600
Protein - 250/day - 1000 cals (62.5% of your cals)
This means you have 37.5% of macros left. Fats should be, at the minimum, 20% of your daily intake, if not a little higher. Fats will help control your hormones, especially saturated fats. Your energy levels may be low because your fats are so low. Not only that, your carbs are probably too high to be in ketosis, so your energy is going to be limited because of low carbs and your body is not using fat as fuel. Lastly, as I previously mentioned, your TDEE is around 2,250 cals; you are at a 650 calorie surplus. On top of that you stated you cycle 4 days a week. You are probably easily burning a few hundred calories, let's say 200. That means on those days you are at a 850 calories deficit, which of course, is going to effect your energy levels.
If you just started dieting, what do you plan on doing when progress slows? You're already performing a lot of cardio and your calories are already low and macros are out of whack.
Honestly, I wouldn't run any supplements right now until you have your diet and training in check. These are not magical pills and if your training and diet are off, which it seems like from my point of view, supplements are not going to help.