I originally posted this under another title, so I thought I'd repost (and add new info) to bring more attention to it. Well, I might as well give some input rather than just ask questions. As I said, I'm about 4 1/2 weeks into Epic (at 2 caps/day) and exactly 8 days into Ostarine (at 20 mg./day)--as of Sun. 08/10/14. Literally as I was sitting writing the above post I noticed that "holy ****, everything's kicked in!"
Here's what I noticed:
EPIC:
1) I felt increased "pump" and muscle fullness very quickly (1 week, or less)
2) I felt the often reported tiredness during training for the first couple of weeks of use; this eventually went away
3) I originally thought that I had NOT experienced the increased endurance that many report, but upon further reflection I realize that I have, in fact, been able to handle a greater volume at a give intensity during a training session. I do notice some increased endurance during sets, but as I'm a low rep guy (anything over 6 reps is "high" reps to me), the main advantage I've noticed is increased recovery BETWEEN sets and between training sessions. This is significant, as I've been at this for 30 years and anything that can help me recover faster, possibly limit inflamation while allowing me to handle a greater volume of high intensity work, and doesn't need to be (and in my opinion should not be) cycled is absolutely golden!
4) I decided to track some physical markers of Epi's effects. I have a real tendency toward high blood preasure and I began taking it again a few days ago; so this would be about a month into Epic. My BP is running approx. 121-125/ 71-76, pulse 50-55: and this has been after my morning training with an activated nervous system and 200 mg. caffeine in me! In fairness, some of this effect has been from the style of training I was doing recently--heavy, strength-oriented circuits in a caloric deficit. However, I"ve done that type of training many times before, and while it does have an effect on increasing cardio-vascular fitness, it has never had this profound an effect on my blood pressure.
5) I have been sweating like a f'in pig during training! I mean I'm drenched by the time I'm done--a DEFINITE increase in sweating with the slightest exertion. Intrestingly, it seems like the Ostarine has potentiated this effect. I also have been getting hot rushes where suddenly I just become hot as hell and my ears become very red and hot. I check my blood pressure--it and my pulse are low. Again, the Ostarine seems to have potentiated this effect.
Tonight I noticed as I was sitting writing that my biceps were getting increadibly pumped from basically nothing; to the point of being painfull! I looked in the mirror and noticed again (as I have for a couple of days now) that my skin is smother, slightly more oily. This seems likely from the Ostarine. Even through it's supposed to be 'selective" it's not prefectly so (this much we know from the studies). I looked at my arms and I most definitely have increased vascularity in my forearms, biceps, upper chest and shoulders (my lower chest and abdomen have too much body fat at this point to notice such an effect). In general, I just felt suddenly "on" tonight. If you've ever done AAS, or hell, any hormonal drug you know what I mean. I'm feeling very "anabolic", like my body is ready to grow; and, in fact, I've put on some nice size in the last couple of months while dropping body fat. Tonight it feels like the anabolic switch was flipped!
Of course, these effects I noticed tonight were slowly building--at least in the case of the Epic--but they just reached a tipping point were they became very apparent tonight. I can truly feel the effect of the Ostarine on top of the Epic, and the combination seems like it's going to be a nice ride--especially considering that I'm only 8 days into a 60 day ostarine run! This feels just like being on a mild cycle, minus any negative sides so far.
I really think this combination has the potential to be VERY effective because of the longer half-life of Ostarine, the fact that you can run it at effective dosages for 8 weeks at a time with apparently few if any side effects, and the fact that the EPIC never needs to be cycled. I also believe the Ostarine may be more effective for older trainers like myself (52yo), as we would likely have lower endogenous androgen levels.
hope that helps,
Crowbar
Here's what I noticed:
EPIC:
1) I felt increased "pump" and muscle fullness very quickly (1 week, or less)
2) I felt the often reported tiredness during training for the first couple of weeks of use; this eventually went away
3) I originally thought that I had NOT experienced the increased endurance that many report, but upon further reflection I realize that I have, in fact, been able to handle a greater volume at a give intensity during a training session. I do notice some increased endurance during sets, but as I'm a low rep guy (anything over 6 reps is "high" reps to me), the main advantage I've noticed is increased recovery BETWEEN sets and between training sessions. This is significant, as I've been at this for 30 years and anything that can help me recover faster, possibly limit inflamation while allowing me to handle a greater volume of high intensity work, and doesn't need to be (and in my opinion should not be) cycled is absolutely golden!
4) I decided to track some physical markers of Epi's effects. I have a real tendency toward high blood preasure and I began taking it again a few days ago; so this would be about a month into Epic. My BP is running approx. 121-125/ 71-76, pulse 50-55: and this has been after my morning training with an activated nervous system and 200 mg. caffeine in me! In fairness, some of this effect has been from the style of training I was doing recently--heavy, strength-oriented circuits in a caloric deficit. However, I"ve done that type of training many times before, and while it does have an effect on increasing cardio-vascular fitness, it has never had this profound an effect on my blood pressure.
5) I have been sweating like a f'in pig during training! I mean I'm drenched by the time I'm done--a DEFINITE increase in sweating with the slightest exertion. Intrestingly, it seems like the Ostarine has potentiated this effect. I also have been getting hot rushes where suddenly I just become hot as hell and my ears become very red and hot. I check my blood pressure--it and my pulse are low. Again, the Ostarine seems to have potentiated this effect.
Tonight I noticed as I was sitting writing that my biceps were getting increadibly pumped from basically nothing; to the point of being painfull! I looked in the mirror and noticed again (as I have for a couple of days now) that my skin is smother, slightly more oily. This seems likely from the Ostarine. Even through it's supposed to be 'selective" it's not prefectly so (this much we know from the studies). I looked at my arms and I most definitely have increased vascularity in my forearms, biceps, upper chest and shoulders (my lower chest and abdomen have too much body fat at this point to notice such an effect). In general, I just felt suddenly "on" tonight. If you've ever done AAS, or hell, any hormonal drug you know what I mean. I'm feeling very "anabolic", like my body is ready to grow; and, in fact, I've put on some nice size in the last couple of months while dropping body fat. Tonight it feels like the anabolic switch was flipped!
Of course, these effects I noticed tonight were slowly building--at least in the case of the Epic--but they just reached a tipping point were they became very apparent tonight. I can truly feel the effect of the Ostarine on top of the Epic, and the combination seems like it's going to be a nice ride--especially considering that I'm only 8 days into a 60 day ostarine run! This feels just like being on a mild cycle, minus any negative sides so far.
I really think this combination has the potential to be VERY effective because of the longer half-life of Ostarine, the fact that you can run it at effective dosages for 8 weeks at a time with apparently few if any side effects, and the fact that the EPIC never needs to be cycled. I also believe the Ostarine may be more effective for older trainers like myself (52yo), as we would likely have lower endogenous androgen levels.
hope that helps,
Crowbar