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I'm running a 50 day cycle of X-Factor Advanced at 4 pills per day. This will not be a daily training log but I will update on occasion and give an overall assessment with final stats once I am finished.
Beginning Stats
(Friday morning in the fasted state)
Age
33
Height
5'-10"
BW
170.4 lbs.
Bodyfat
3 pt. caliper (avg. of 3) 10.0%
Electronic Impedance (avg. of 3) 11.3%
Goals:
Increase lean body mass, increase strength, reduce bodyfat.
Additional Supps.
Creatine
Beta-Alanine
Various proteins (whey, Pepto-Pro, casein)
BCAA's
Astral Fruit NF (see note below)
Supplements/foods that I have eliminated for the duration of this cycle
All of the below have been removed due to varying levels of COX inhibition. Frankly, I was shocked how many supplements that I regularly take which suppress the COX-2 pathway at one point or another.
Blueberries
Green Tea
Wolfberry (Goji)
Rosemary
Turmeric (Curcumin)
Resveratrol
Olive Oil
Cinnamon
Cayenne Pepper (Capsaicin)
Oregano
Rhodiola Rosea
Cat's Claw
Reduce levels of EPA/DHA
Toco-8 (Vitamin E) - I am reducing my levels to that found in my diet and my multivitamin so I am still getting plenty of Vitamin E
Training
5:3:1 bodybuilding routine, 3 days per week
Day 1 - Shoulder Press + assistance lifts
Day 2 - Deadlifts + assistance lifts
Day 3 - Bench Press + assistance lifts
Day 4 - Squats + assistance lifts
Just began the 3rd mesocycle on Friday, will hits deads on Monday. The following week will be a deload and then I will begin another 5:3:1 cycle. The XFA will finish up just before my deload begins during the next cycle which should be perfect.
Diet
I will be varying my caloric intake based upon the scheduling of my training. During the first three mesocycles I will eat roughly 500-800 kcal over maintenance. During my deload phase I will reduce my calories to maintenance. Roughly 20% of my XFA cycle will be given to fat loss specifically with the other 80% focusing on gaining mass and strength. My hope is that I will see lean body mass increase without a rise in bodyfat. We shall see.
Note on Astral Fruit NF
This supplement is a product which is purported to be a telomerase activator. It has nothing to do with muscle gain whatsoever. Its intent is to possibly protect and extend the length of telomeres. Telomeres are repeating chains of DNA fragments. These encode ( 'TTAGGG in vertebrates such as humans) at the end of each of our chromosomes. When your cells divides, telomeres of one of the daughter cells is shortened. Once a telomere reaches a critically short length, the cell enters a stage called 'ative senescence', which it can no longer divide. from Revgenetics website.
Many of the supplements above are also telomerase inhibitors meaning they would counteract the actions of this supplement. That is why I have chosen to also use this cycle to try the Astral Fruit NF product, sort of killing two birds with one stone.
Beginning Stats
(Friday morning in the fasted state)
Age
33
Height
5'-10"
BW
170.4 lbs.
Bodyfat
3 pt. caliper (avg. of 3) 10.0%
Electronic Impedance (avg. of 3) 11.3%
Goals:
Increase lean body mass, increase strength, reduce bodyfat.
Additional Supps.
Creatine
Beta-Alanine
Various proteins (whey, Pepto-Pro, casein)
BCAA's
Astral Fruit NF (see note below)
Supplements/foods that I have eliminated for the duration of this cycle
All of the below have been removed due to varying levels of COX inhibition. Frankly, I was shocked how many supplements that I regularly take which suppress the COX-2 pathway at one point or another.
Blueberries
Green Tea
Wolfberry (Goji)
Rosemary
Turmeric (Curcumin)
Resveratrol
Olive Oil
Cinnamon
Cayenne Pepper (Capsaicin)
Oregano
Rhodiola Rosea
Cat's Claw
Reduce levels of EPA/DHA
Toco-8 (Vitamin E) - I am reducing my levels to that found in my diet and my multivitamin so I am still getting plenty of Vitamin E
Training
5:3:1 bodybuilding routine, 3 days per week
Day 1 - Shoulder Press + assistance lifts
Day 2 - Deadlifts + assistance lifts
Day 3 - Bench Press + assistance lifts
Day 4 - Squats + assistance lifts
Just began the 3rd mesocycle on Friday, will hits deads on Monday. The following week will be a deload and then I will begin another 5:3:1 cycle. The XFA will finish up just before my deload begins during the next cycle which should be perfect.
Diet
I will be varying my caloric intake based upon the scheduling of my training. During the first three mesocycles I will eat roughly 500-800 kcal over maintenance. During my deload phase I will reduce my calories to maintenance. Roughly 20% of my XFA cycle will be given to fat loss specifically with the other 80% focusing on gaining mass and strength. My hope is that I will see lean body mass increase without a rise in bodyfat. We shall see.
Note on Astral Fruit NF
This supplement is a product which is purported to be a telomerase activator. It has nothing to do with muscle gain whatsoever. Its intent is to possibly protect and extend the length of telomeres. Telomeres are repeating chains of DNA fragments. These encode ( 'TTAGGG in vertebrates such as humans) at the end of each of our chromosomes. When your cells divides, telomeres of one of the daughter cells is shortened. Once a telomere reaches a critically short length, the cell enters a stage called 'ative senescence', which it can no longer divide. from Revgenetics website.
Many of the supplements above are also telomerase inhibitors meaning they would counteract the actions of this supplement. That is why I have chosen to also use this cycle to try the Astral Fruit NF product, sort of killing two birds with one stone.