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Since joining AM, I've really enjoyed reading all of your logs and learned a lot from them. Although I don't expect this to be particularly interesting for anyone, I thought I'd try and contribute and log my experiences with cardarine. Not expecting much from this - I'm just taking it for curiosity / fun because I can't take any anabolics etc. for another two months.
Hadn't planned to start this until next week at the earliest, but just had a burning desire to take something... so **** it.
Mini Bio
Male, 38 years old, no current medical conditions or history of problems. Have been neglecting cardio lately, but am decently lean and fit. Training schedule incorporates Bulgarian-style, daily training of the major Olympic and power lifts; Greyskull LP (GSLP) strength training (2-3 times per week); and coached, CrossFit (CF) sessions at an affiliate. Usually training twice a day for six days of the week, and one session on Sundays.
Day 0 - Decaffeinated
It turns out that my caffeine tolerance is now at a fairly absurd level. I’ve come to this realisation after a day when three doses of ECA, half a dozen cups of (strong) coffee, and a double serving of pre-workout, went completely unnoticed by my system. Facing a world without caffeine or pre-workout powder, I bought some Olympus Labs Cardar1ne.
I seriously neglected my cardio while on an ostarine and Elim1nate cycle - I was recovering so fast from lifting that it seemed a more productive use of time to simply lift as often as possible, instead of running. My cardiovascular system got a bit of a workout from CF, but nowhere near enough. So for the next 8 weeks, I’ll be taking the Olympus Labs recommended dose of Cardar1ne (two 7 mg capsules ED). In the mornings, I’ll continue my daily, Bulgarian-style lifting sessions, and my evening workouts will be either a Greyskull LP strength-training session, a CF WOD, or running.
Once per week I’ll run a timed 1-mile as a benchmark; and also once per week I’ll run a timed 2-mile. In theory, those run times should improve significantly... They couldn’t get much worse. In April, I ran the 1-mile benchmark in a depressing 6:36, and the 2-mile benchmark in a not-quite-so-pitiful 14:42. A month later, fully expecting to obliterate my previous time, I ran the 1-mile in 6:33. Not good. Made more progress on my 2-mile time though - 13:40.
For a short while, I'll also be taking a DAA, bulbine, Xtreme Joint support, and Elim1nate (and, later, exchanging the arimistane for SNS Reduce XT), as I use up remaining capsules from my previous cycle. None of these have any particularly powerful effects on my system, so should not affect finding out if the cardarine provides a significant benefit. I may also still run the occasional ECA dose, which helps me focus most of my calorie intake into the very early mornings and late evenings, without having to battle hunger during the day or eating outside of my planned meals.
Yes, I know I said no caffeine... but I figure it doesn't count if it's with ephedrine
First dosing was this morning, and I'll probably be posting on a 24-hour delay so that I have time to assemble my thoughts.
Hadn't planned to start this until next week at the earliest, but just had a burning desire to take something... so **** it.
Mini Bio
Male, 38 years old, no current medical conditions or history of problems. Have been neglecting cardio lately, but am decently lean and fit. Training schedule incorporates Bulgarian-style, daily training of the major Olympic and power lifts; Greyskull LP (GSLP) strength training (2-3 times per week); and coached, CrossFit (CF) sessions at an affiliate. Usually training twice a day for six days of the week, and one session on Sundays.
Day 0 - Decaffeinated
It turns out that my caffeine tolerance is now at a fairly absurd level. I’ve come to this realisation after a day when three doses of ECA, half a dozen cups of (strong) coffee, and a double serving of pre-workout, went completely unnoticed by my system. Facing a world without caffeine or pre-workout powder, I bought some Olympus Labs Cardar1ne.
I seriously neglected my cardio while on an ostarine and Elim1nate cycle - I was recovering so fast from lifting that it seemed a more productive use of time to simply lift as often as possible, instead of running. My cardiovascular system got a bit of a workout from CF, but nowhere near enough. So for the next 8 weeks, I’ll be taking the Olympus Labs recommended dose of Cardar1ne (two 7 mg capsules ED). In the mornings, I’ll continue my daily, Bulgarian-style lifting sessions, and my evening workouts will be either a Greyskull LP strength-training session, a CF WOD, or running.
Once per week I’ll run a timed 1-mile as a benchmark; and also once per week I’ll run a timed 2-mile. In theory, those run times should improve significantly... They couldn’t get much worse. In April, I ran the 1-mile benchmark in a depressing 6:36, and the 2-mile benchmark in a not-quite-so-pitiful 14:42. A month later, fully expecting to obliterate my previous time, I ran the 1-mile in 6:33. Not good. Made more progress on my 2-mile time though - 13:40.
For a short while, I'll also be taking a DAA, bulbine, Xtreme Joint support, and Elim1nate (and, later, exchanging the arimistane for SNS Reduce XT), as I use up remaining capsules from my previous cycle. None of these have any particularly powerful effects on my system, so should not affect finding out if the cardarine provides a significant benefit. I may also still run the occasional ECA dose, which helps me focus most of my calorie intake into the very early mornings and late evenings, without having to battle hunger during the day or eating outside of my planned meals.
Yes, I know I said no caffeine... but I figure it doesn't count if it's with ephedrine
First dosing was this morning, and I'll probably be posting on a 24-hour delay so that I have time to assemble my thoughts.