TimDull2, in answer to your questions:
Strong first post... Care to elaborate on that?
1. What is your age/weight/lifting experience?
24 at the time, I weighed about 78kg from memory and I'd been lifting for about 18 months - 2 years.
2. How were you dosing? I followed the 'Mass Cycle' that was featured on the Anabolic Xtreme website. The one that included Mass FX, Hyperdrol X2 and Retain 2(forget product name, it was AX and had a purple label from memory).
3. WHEN were you dosing? Do you mean what time of day? Again, I was dosing as per the instructions on the cycle listed on the website.
4. How many were you dosing? See above.
5. How long did you take them? In total I believe my cycle lasted six to eight weeks.
6. What did you notice? Ok, what did I notice. I noticed an increased in strength and aggression. I did put on 7kg over the course of the cycle and undoubtedly some was muscle. I feel, however, the most of it was fat. Once I went off-cycle I lost all but 1kg, so I am assuming that was muscle that I kept.
Does the product work? Well it adds mass as it advertises. Would I take it again? No. I do not personally feel it is worth the considerable money it costs here in Australia.
What could I have done to make it work more effectively? This was my first cycle so of course I would do things differently next time. I'd probably cut the calories down, 3500 a day was far too much for me. I'd also do slightly more cardio in an effort to keep body fat gain to a minimum. Furthermore, I feel I train far more effectively now than I did 6-8 months ago when the cycle finished. Body building is one sport where you cannot afford to think you know everything. I will constantly improve and perfect my training.
When it comes down to, the product does work as described. I do feel, however, the claims in regards to mass gain are exaggerated. Could this just be my own fault for not training as effectively as I could? Of course! That being said, I do not feel my training was that poor that I can take all the blame for it so to speak.
In essence, it is not for me to state categorically whether the product does or does not have the propensity to add significant muscle mass as described. All I can do is say that I personally felt my muscle gains were minimal, and that the claims made by the product/company are overstated. That, however, is not misleading advertising. It does add mass, just not as much as I thought it would.
I hope this has answered any questions. I have not written the product off so to speak. I personally would probably try another product over this one if I planned on doing a cycle in the future.
Cheers, Blake.