Halodrol Notes

**DreamWeaver** · 02-14-2006, 07:10 PM

I have not experienced any sides and I believe that the old and new are the same as, I am experiencing the exact same things as people taking the old.

hockeyguy77 · 02-14-2006, 07:13 PM

subscribed.... and good luck with the rest of the cycle!

*Bulldog* · 02-14-2006, 07:57 PM

Putting off tonight's leg workout until tomorrow night. Gotta get some sleep tonight guys.

Thanks for the suggestion on the Ambien Joey. I did think about that. The only reason I was leaning toward the Lunesta is that it's been approved by the FDA for long term use. Not sure if Ambien is or not, but it sounds like you've been using it for a while with good results, so maybe I'll ask the doc about that as well.

I'll be back with the report from my leg workout tomorrow. Tonight I'm gonna try like hell to get a good 8 hours of shuteye in.

*Bulldog* · 02-15-2006, 10:54 PM

Day 10 on the Maximus Stack.

I actually managed to get in a few (much needed) hours of sleep. Not all at once.....more here and there.....but it still helped. Good thing too, because tonight was my leg night.

I hate leg days.....no one wants to have skinny ass little chicken legs and a huge upper body, me included. But.....having bad knees from wrestling in high school, coupled with a serious ankle fracture a couple years ago (3 major surgeries so far....at least one more to come) and you can start to see how it's a little hard for me to get motivated to do heavy mass building excercises for my lower body.

Alright....enough complaining. Actually as much as I dread it, I had a good strong workout tonight. My strength was definitely UP on all my excercises. I was really pretty surprised. I just kept putting plates on until I felt like it was heavy enough. By the time I was done with everything I could barely walk out of the gym. And my legs were BLASTED. Even still feeling a little tired and having to work out a body part that I don't like to train......I still had a really good night.

SO.....based on 10 days worth of running this stack I have to say that I'm very impressed with the results I'm getting. Gains continue to improve....muscle hardness is very solid......and endurance is up.

Looking forward to tomorrow's workout.....shoulder day. I love to train my shoulders. Can't wait to see how that goes.

shiby1510 · 02-16-2006, 12:59 AM

what type of doses are you taking with your supps?? just the recommended or?

And did you start them before you began the cycle? and if so in what fasion?

Thanks Man!

Keep up the great work and log.

*Bulldog* · 02-16-2006, 09:43 AM

Basically I'm just using the recommended dosages on the bottles. And I preloaded for 5 days prior to starting this stack.

*Bulldog* · 02-16-2006, 09:43 AM

Ooops.....double post.

**DreamWeaver** · 02-16-2006, 01:20 PM

The strength gains are good, but I am a little more impressed with the body compostion changes and muscle hardness. I can really see some big changes.

*Bulldog* · 02-16-2006, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DreamWeaver

The strength gains are good, but I am a little more impressed with the body compostion changes and muscle hardness. I can really see some big changes.

Agreed.....definitely noticing much nicer muscle definition and hardness.

NJLovehandles · 02-16-2006, 06:30 PM

I agree with you guys. I have been doing 30 minutes of cardio 6 days week prior to stating the cycle so I was dropping some pounds. Started taking halo 5 days ago and it seems that the weight is coming off pretty good, but the muscles do not appear flat at all. Tomorow is leg day, and saturday is chest so I will be able to tell if there has been any strength gain .

**DreamWeaver** · 02-16-2006, 07:02 PM

Don't be surprised if you actually gain weight while getting leaner.

*Bulldog* · 02-16-2006, 10:48 PM

Hey NJ....sounds like you're getting good results too. Keep us informed as to how it's working out for you. What day are you on in your cycle??

Tonight was shoulder night in the gym. I felt good and feel like my workout was good and strong. I switched my shoulder excercises to completely new ones tonight with the exception of one or two. Whenever I switch to new excercises it always takes me a little while to fall into the groove as I'm not sure what weight to use until I get a feel for the movement. The next time I do this workout should be much better as I should have my poundages down by then.

Tomorrow is supposed to be back and bicep day.....will see how I feel and decide if I wanna go back in tomorrow or put it off til Saturday.

Don't have to work tomorrow, so hopefully I'll get some decent rest tonight and will be able to sleep in a little in the morning.

Bigfishy · 02-18-2006, 07:18 PM

Ambien is not approved for long term use, lunesta is. I've taken both and found myself equally dependent on each. I suggest meditation. Diggin the Halo logs, does anyone know if BK has the test results back yet?

Spartan117 · 02-18-2006, 08:28 PM

What is your diet like? Calories, carbs, etc.

*Bulldog* · 02-19-2006, 09:33 AM

Sorry I haven't updated in a day or two.

I actually got my ass into the gym on Friday and worked out.....managed to get myself two rest days in a row by not putting my back/bi workout off til Sat.

Anyway, my workout on Friday was great. My strength was up on my excercises and my arms were like rocks when I was done. Back felt thick.

I'm feeling pretty damn good today. It's been nice not having to go into the gym over the weekend. I was able to get some MUCH needed rest. I feel like a new man. And tomorrow I go see the doc about the sleep meds, so hopefully my weeks/years of insomnia will be coming to an end.

I've noticed that I've been feeling a little bloated during the day, but I'm attributing this to my water intake. I drink about 2 gals. of water per day on average. I do notice that when I wake up in the morning.....after not drinking for a few hours and having to get up to piss a few times during the night.....I feel a lot more cut, drier and my appearance is just generally more defined.

My weight isn't really going up much, but my bodyfat is definitely going down. So I'm thinking that I'm making nice dry, lean gains as I lose BF. Thats a GOOD thing

Libido has seemed to take a bit of an upswing again......not really a bad side effect.....I'm not complaining anyway.

Spartan.....as far as my diet goes.....I don't keep real strict track of it. I work 9.5 hrs a day and it's real hard to eat perfectly. I don't really consider myself a "bodybuilder" meaning that I just really like to left heavy weights and get bigger, so I only try to be so strict. I supplement with a couple protein shakes a day, eat LOTS of protein.....chicken, beef, etc. I do take in a fair amount of carbs as well and try to get some good fats in too. I probably eat about 4-5 times a day and throw the shakes in between. Cals I would say are probably in the 4000 range?? Give or take?? I could probably get even better results if I ate REALLY well and strict, but for a older guy that just wants to stay strong I'm pretty happy with the way the diet is for now. I don't really care about seeing my abs.....just don't want a fat ass gut hanging over my belt, lol

Honestly I'm feeling better about my body now than I have in the last few years. It's not because of the H-50.....although that helps......it's more of just the fact that I'm motivated again and I'm getting my ass back in the gym like it's my job. I've seen great results over the past 4 months or so and that was before I even started a PH cycle.

You guys take it easy.....I'll be back later.

wildman536 · 02-19-2006, 02:19 PM

i hear ya on the diet. Just eat ALOT when you eat, and lift heavy and youll be good!!

*Bulldog* · 02-20-2006, 01:20 PM

Just got back from the gym....thought I'd get in early and avoid the crowd today. So much for that.....got there as some of the lunch crowd was just starting to arrive, plus it's Presidents Day and some folks (like me

) are off.

Anyway, chest workout was okay. It wasn't really bad per se, but you know how you feel sometimes when it's just an okay workout and not stellar right?? Yeah it was pretty much like that. Tri workout was better.....they were already pre-fatigued from the chest pressing excercises, so when I got to the isolation excercises, they got blasted!! My arms felt HUGE after I was finished.

I weighed myself at the gym this morning and while I was probably a little heavier that if I had just weighed myself first thing when I woke up......I can tell my weight is still up. I weighed in right around 238lbs. I have definitely dropped bodyfat, so I have absolutely gained some nice lean muscular poundage.

All my muscles feel like rocks when I flex them and even unflexed they are still very dense. My wife commented on that. I'm sure that the H-50 is somewhat responsible, but I think the Orastan is contributing to this effect a lot as well.

Going to see the doc today (thank God) to see about getting some medication to help me sleep. It's been a REALLY rough two weeks and I am hoping that this week I'll be able to get a better quality of rest. I did catch up a little on the weekend.....but it never feels like enough. My workout for the day is already behind me, so I should be able to get in bed early this evening. Good thing too, cuz 5:30am and time to get up for work will be here all too soon.