Thanks for the info guys. Whatta great board for learning.
My notes on my first attempt with Craze:
Woke up feeling like last week's trash. Horrible head cold. I did not want to cancel my workout as I just don't have time to make it up later (very OCD about my workouts). Took 1.5 scoops of Craze. 4 caps of Isatori IsaTest (this is dose #9). Other than these two sups, the only other sup experience I have is 5 sessions with Jack3d and a few sessions with Yohimbine HCL (which my body adapted to VERY quickly and became worthless...otherwise Y-HCL is amazing).
After 30 minutes of taking the sups I could feel all the severe congestion in my head dry up. It was amazing. Best cold remedy ever. For a warmup I jogged 1.5 miles at a 7 m/m pace, which is a touch faster than normal.
My goal for my workouts is to provide a good challenge and not hurt myself (I'm getting old). I don't have a workout partner anymore because all my friends stopped weightlifting years ago. I just want to maintain a solid, strong body with good bone density. I am 6'4, 212#.
Squats: Worked up to 295 on my last 3 sets of 5 reps from 285 last session. Before sups I was typically topping out 225. Nice full, deep reps. Textbook technique. I noticed very sharp mental focus that really concentrated on technique. I was watching myself in the mirror with laser focus.
Barbell Reverse Lunge: Worked up to 3 sets of 205! This amazed me because it felt easy. I usually keep it to a lazy 135. When I step up to 185 on fiesty days I always wobble on rep 4 or 5. This was a cakewalk. I felt great. Slow and smooth.
Bench Press: I am have a extreme fear of getting trapped under the bar doing this exercise solo. So I think I keep things at 80% of max to ensure I can escape. I worked up to 3 sets of 5 at 225 easy (from 185). I tested 235 and did a nice solid rep but was too timid to go for a second, although I am sure I could have done a few more easily.
Pull ups (non weighted). 13, 11, 09. Up from 11, 8, 7. This amazed me.
Unweighted dips. 20, 20, 20 (usually 16, 16, 16). I felt like I could have easily done 30 of these each. Full, deep, slow reps.
Seated Cable Rows. Stepped up to 180 from my usual 165. Felt very comfortable.
The most incredible feature of Jack3d and Craze is the feeling that I don't want to leave the gym. For me, this really the ultimate feeling. I've been working out for years just grinding though a maintenance routine and thinking how much I can't wait to get out of there. Now I am dusting off exercises after my standard workout that I have not done in years, extending my sessions from 60 minutes to 90 and beyond, literally forcing myself to leave. I am very excited about lifting now, and I really hope that I can keep that love, as I am having alot of fun with it.
A major difference between Jack3d and Craze is that with Craze, I kept asking myself "is this stuff working?", cos other than the results, I didn't feel anything other than motivation. On Jack3d, I entertained thoughts of robbing a bank after the gym: I just felt like my body wanted to climb walls (or run through them). A great feeling, I might add. Craze is smooth and unobtrusive.
Another interesting feeling is no (or very slight) muscle soreness after the workout. Is that the IsaTest or the Craze? I kinda like that spent, sore feeling, but I could get used to this feeling as well.
I had one heart palpitation during my workout. Have to keep an eye on that. Will cut my dose of craze to one scoop and see what happens.
QUESTION: After a cycle of Craze, can I just move to another PWO, or is it generally advised to go without for a few weeks?
Regards and thanks,
'69
. Very interested in Craze, and when I get some extra cash I will grab a bottle to try.
