Final Update
These are the things I noticed the most during this cycle. I tried to give a description of what I felt and how it impacted my training and performance. Overall I was very impressed with the product, and it seemed to really 'click' around the second week of use.
Appetite: 5/5 --- Overall I really enjoyed this product. The biggest thing I noticed was the increase in hunger. I was hungry all the time, and some nights I was raiding the kitchen, which I hardly ever do. I did my best to stick to my macros, but I definitely went over a few times due to the hunger I experienced. I feel like the extra calories went to good use though, because I finished the cycle looking/feeling leaner than when I started, while gaining about 3-4 pounds over the 30 day cycle. The weight gain wasn't anything crazy, but I wasn't on a serious bulk. I was aiming to maintain/recomp, and I feel that I got great results using this product.
Vascularity: 10/10 --- Aside from the increased hunger, I had a very noticeable increase in vascularity and muscle fullness. After about 5-6 days into the cycle I was seeing more veins in my arms than usual. I'm lean to begin with so I normally have decent vascularity, but using this product definitely brought them out even more. I noticed that I felt fuller and pumped for hours after my workouts, even on my lower carb days. I didn't get that super flat feeling that I typically experience on low carb days, and the pump seemed to deliver no matter what my carb intake was for any given day.
Endurance: 8/10 --- From a gym performance perspective, I feel that this product helped me with endurance the most. I felt that I was able to recover faster between sets, and hit my next set feeling fully recovered in shorter time periods. From the increased intensity I got a hell of a lot sweatier in the gym. I don't think the sweating was related to the supplement - it was more due to the increase in movement and decrease in rest period. I didn't hit any significant strength PR's during the cycle, but I felt that my 15-20 rep squat sets felt easier than ever. Really any movement that was in the 8-12 hypertropy range felt easier to complete. My strength sets (3-5 reps) didn't seem to be impacted too much, but there was definitely a carry over in being able to blast through my higher rep sets.
Strength: 6/10 --- As stated above, I didn't feel that the product had too significant of an impact on my lower rep strength sets, but it made my higher rep sets go much smoother. I gave it a 6 in this category based on my maximum output ability. I feel that if I were eating a higher calorie surplus this would have been a better score, but in terms of a recomp I felt that it helped my strength, but it was nothing too insane. The added endurance and increase in performance was key though.
Overall: 8/10 --- I really enjoyed this product overall. While eating in a slight surplus I was able to recomp very nicely. I finished the cycle with about a 3-4 pound gain, but I look noticeably leaner in all the right areas. The increase in muscle fullness really adds a lot to my physique overall, and I definitely feel that I got stronger over the 30 day run. The increase in hunger and vascularity were my two most noted and favorite components of the product. I enjoyed the way I looked and felt (minus the occasional ravenous hunger, haha) and I feel that the supplement helped me get closer to my goals for the summer.
If anyone has any questions, ask away! Thanks for following along for those who are still with me!
