Rebuilding the Diesel With Antaeus Lab's Achilles

[CATdiesel76]

Antaeus Lab's Achilles

First, I want to give a big thanks to Antaeus Labs for selecting me to log their product. I have been excited about this product for some time and glad I finally get to give it a try. I appreciate it and I am excited to see the results.

Injury History: I have several nagging injuries from a combination of Powerlifting, Football, and other misc things life has thrown at me. The most recent and prominent injury that I am dealing with is a torn AC joint in my right shoulder. I tore it last October while training for a powerlifting meet and it is still not healed. It has limited nearly all pressing and vertical movements. I can get away with light flat bench and hammer strength bench occasionally but that is all. I have broken both wrists, had my left knee operated on from football a few years back, partial tears in both rotators that have since healed, some nagging elbow pain every now and then from shirted benching, broken my right ankle that aches at times, and occasional aching knees.

Past Joint Products used:

Supercissus
Animal Flex
Orange Triad
MSM, Glucosamine, Etc.
Osteo Sport
Joint Force
SNS Cissus Caps
Joint Restore

Current Joint Protocol:

Animal Flex
SNS Cissus Caps
Joint Force


My Goals With Achilles: I am hoping Achilles will aid in reduced inflammation after and during exercise as well as a decrease in minor nagging joint pain. I know 4 weeks is not a whole lot of time to see major results but I think those things should be attainable. Also, while I do no expect this to heal an injury as serious as my AC joint, I will be thrilled if it manages to get a bit better during this log. Also, I will be dropping all other joint products to get an accurate feel for Achilles.

Dosing: 2 caps 2x per day

Thanks again to everyone who made this happen

[CATdiesel76]

So far I have taken 4 doses. It is very early but one thing I have noticed so far is that after a night of heavy drinking, I did not wake up with my joints feeling dry and stiff as I usually would. This could be a coincidence especially since it is so early but I thought it was worth noting. Also, even with dropping all the other stuff, my joints don't feel any different. In the past I could literally notice if I missed one dose of the previous products. Maybe Achilles has potential as a fast acting anti inflammatory. I hope that is the case but we will see.

[cdiblasi]

From feedback and my own personal use thus far, people have noticed the anti-inflammatory properties of Achilles rather quickly. Thanks for throwing up the log, I will be following along for the ride.

[Airborne42]

In it my brother!

[AaronJP1]

[Mack411]

Subbed for sure!

[CATdiesel76]

Thanks guys glad to have all of yall in here. Unfortunately, last night I had to throw some drunk ass out of the bar I work at and while wrestling him out I did something to my other AC joint. It is sore and hurts a bit to move but I am hoping its nothing big. going to ice it and rest it. I swear if its not one thing its the other. My other AC joint feels 100x better out of nowhere though

[cdiblasi]

Thanks guys glad to have all of yall in here. Unfortunately, last night I had to throw some drunk ass out of the bar I work at and while wrestling him out I did something to my other AC joint. It is sore and hurts a bit to move but I am hoping its nothing big. going to ice it and rest it. I swear if its not one thing its the other. My other AC joint feels 100x better out of nowhere though

Sorry to hear about that man, I hope it gets better.

[CATdiesel76]

Sorry to hear about that man, I hope it gets better.

Thanks man hopefully its nothing but I am beginning to feel otherwise. I am setting up an appointment to get it looked at this week

[cdiblasi]

Thanks man hopefully its nothing but I am beginning to feel otherwise. I am setting up an appointment to get it looked at this week

Let me know how it goes. I just played football yesterday and I might have torn something, so I may be in the same boat as you.

[CATdiesel76]

Let me know how it goes. I just played football yesterday and I might have torn something, so I may be in the same boat as you.

What did you injure? Hopefully it is nothing. I am on my way to the orthopedic surgeon so he can take a look at it. I will keep yall posted

[CATdiesel76]

Ok so the orthopedic surgeon I went to took a look at it is a good surgeon and is the one who operated on my knee. He said there was no tear or separation, but that it had been aggravated a good amount. He pretty much stated that it was a degenerative and chronic condition that would effect me on and off for the rest of my life. Pretty much my shoulders are trashed at 25 and I will be dealing with shoulder pain on and off the rest of my life.

My problem with this was that it this was a chronic issue that is building up over time, wouldn't I have had pain slowly building up as well. With my left AC joint, I NEVER had an ounce of pain until it popped with benching. So in my mind, instead of it being chronic and never going away, it was a case of I injured it and its healing. The pain was instant due to an instant injury, not slowly aggravated overtime due to a lengthy degrading process. Same thing with my right shoulder. I went to my chiro for a quick second opinion as he is great with shoulders and has been overseeing the progress of my left shoulder for nearly a year.

I agreed with his diagnosis more. He agreed that it was showing no signs of a tear. He did say that it was aggravated with swelling in the joint as well as part of the rotatory cuff tie in. He disagreed with the idea that it was a chronic, degenerative injury. He said that with my left shoulder, I definitely tore the tendon and it is an 18 month injury that would just take time to heal. That seems spot on so far as it has gotten much better and healed up a good deal but not 100% yet. The progress it has made would lead me to agree that it was an injury, not a degenerative condition. He said with my right shoulder, the swelling of the ac joint is causing the underlying muscles to become impinged triggering pain. He does not feel it was torn like my left one and the pain and swelling in the joint should subside much faster. Icing, rest, stem machine, and stretching were recommended.

So for now I am going to rest it, ice it, joint force after shower for direct site anti inflammatory effect, stem machine once a day, and Achilles morning and night

[CATdiesel76]

Shoulder is already feeling much better. Mobility and range of motion have gotten better already too. I know it is too early for any significant joint repair to have occurred so far. What I can say is that after about an hour of taking Achilles I notice less inflammation in my shoulder. Kind of feels similar to popping a few ibuprofen which is a good thing

[Mack411]

Shoulder is already feeling much better. Mobility and range of motion have gotten better already too. I know it is too early for any significant joint repair to have occurred so far. What I can say is that after about an hour of taking Achilles I notice less inflammation in my shoulder. Kind of feels similar to popping a few ibuprofen which is a good thing

That's awesome it's helping so quick.I have been waiting for this to come out since I heard the news.Seems like they got a good profile going here!

[CATdiesel76]

That's awesome it's helping so quick.I have been waiting for this to come out since I heard the news.Seems like they got a good profile going here!

Definitely good. I can't think of any other joint product besides joint force where I felt relief this quickly. The combination of the two has been amazing

[CATdiesel76]

I am amazed at how quickly my shoulder is responding. It has gotten much, much better. I can feel that the swelling has gone down significantly and my shoulder feels much more loose. I went from not being able to brush my teeth to barely ever even noticing it. Ice+Stem+Achilles is working wonders right now. I thought I would be out for weeks but I feel I will be back by next week

[cdiblasi]

I am amazed at how quickly my shoulder is responding. It has gotten much, much better. I can feel that the swelling has gone down significantly and my shoulder feels much more loose. I went from not being able to brush my teeth to barely ever even noticing it. Ice+Stem+Achilles is working wonders right now. I thought I would be out for weeks but I feel I will be back by next week

Great news man! I'm glad you're healing up so quickly.

[CATdiesel76]

Great news man! I'm glad you're healing up so quickly.

Me too. I can handle pain and I have worked through a ton of injuries but this one hurt enough to make me think it was much more serious. Glad it is healing and not another major set back.

[Jawbreaker24]

Me too. I can handle pain and I have worked through a ton of injuries but this one hurt enough to make me think it was much more serious. Glad it is healing and not another major set back.

Brother sorry to hear about your shoulder issues, believe me I no EXACTLY what you are talking about!!

But glad to see you are felling better, and recovering quickly.


"Victory is Reserved for those willing to pay its price"

~Unknown~

[AZMIDLYF]

All positive news so far for Achilles by everyone. Hope this gets you back in the groove Cat!