Cortisol control?

[rodherm]

Hi guys, as I commented on another topic I have been on the weight/fat loss journey since mid October last year and lost little more than 20kgs to date. Diet is on point and I know my BMR/TDEE and macros.

Have been using some fat burners to helpand now looking to place a new order although the more I read the more confused I get sometimes...

I work in a sedentary office position but has had plenty of stress in the past years. Not sure to what level and never had a burn out nor something similar. Nevertheless I am wondering whether someting for cortisol control will help me counter this and will be really beneficial for my weight loss? OR maybe I am just over thinking it too much and shouldn't bother much as I won't be seeing much results from this?

Any experience/expert advise is appreciated as usual!

 

[john.patterson]

If you think you're stalling in your diet from hormonal issues or stress, I would suggest taking a short diet break and change things up a bit with your training. Bump calories back to maintenance to allow yourself to recover and reduce the stress on your body from restricting calories. It seems counterproductive, but often times a diet break or refeed can be incredibly beneficial to re-ignite fat loss.

For supplementation, Reduce XT is a great choice for cortisol control. If you're looking to improve body composition (increase lean mass, decrease fat mass) and boost natural test levels, you could also check out Alphamax XT. Alphamax XT contains Ashwagandha, which can be helpful for cortisol control and stress reduction. It also contains ingredients to help increase natural test levels, as well as a natural AI that can help limit estrogen and cortisol levels.

If you're sedentary and work at a high stress job, adding that to a calorie deficit could definitely lead to higher cortisol levels. You might even want to consider just starting with Ashwagandha (KSM-66) to see if that helps your stress, and consider Alphamax XT as a step up from pure Ashwagandha. What supplements are you currently using?

 

[Ricky10]

Hi guys, as I commented on another topic I have been on the weight/fat loss journey since mid October last year and lost little more than 20kgs to date. Diet is on point and I know my BMR/TDEE and macros.

Have been using some fat burners to helpand now looking to place a new order although the more I read the more confused I get sometimes...

I work in a sedentary office position but has had plenty of stress in the past years. Not sure to what level and never had a burn out nor something similar. Nevertheless I am wondering whether someting for cortisol control will help me counter this and will be really beneficial for my weight loss? OR maybe I am just over thinking it too much and shouldn't bother much as I won't be seeing much results from this?

Any experience/expert advise is appreciated as usual!

I assume you are also doing cardio? As far as a cortisol control product ...the only way to know is to try one. People seem to love SNS Reduce XT and Iron Legion Invictus. For starters...kind of depends on what you think of popping pills vs. applying a transdermal product. Interestingly enough, b-AET (Invictus) seems to not directly reduce cortisol, rather it mitigates the side effects of cortisol.

 

[HIT4ME]

If you want to go with a pro hormone then 11-KT will be about as strong as you get and at higher doses seems mildly anabolic to me.

I haven't had bloods done but I will compare Evomuse Abliderate Ammo to 11-KT from cortisol effects, but it isn't anabolic like 11-KT. I have taken 2 caps ammo before bed and 375 mg 11-KT before bed. The two provide a simar impact on sleep at those doses. That's a big dose of 11-KT and a double dose of Ammo. Regular doses of ammo allow me to sleep well, but when I take a cap in the morning I sometimes have low energy, which suggests lowered cortisol. In other words, Ammo is no joke.

7-Oxo DHEA or 7-OH or 7-KT is a really great ingredient also. Reduce XT is a well known product for this. I believe this ingredient has fat loss effects beyond cortisol control.

Phosphatidylserine is another often overlooked ingredient.

And KSM-66 has a lot of love on the board also with effects beyond just cortisol control.

 

[Distilled Water]

Hi guys, as I commented on another topic I have been on the weight/fat loss journey since mid October last year and lost little more than 20kgs to date. Diet is on point and I know my BMR/TDEE and macros.

Have been using some fat burners to helpand now looking to place a new order although the more I read the more confused I get sometimes...

I work in a sedentary office position but has had plenty of stress in the past years. Not sure to what level and never had a burn out nor something similar. Nevertheless I am wondering whether someting for cortisol control will help me counter this and will be really beneficial for my weight loss? OR maybe I am just over thinking it too much and shouldn't bother much as I won't be seeing much results from this?

Any experience/expert advise is appreciated as usual!

Reduce XT allows flexibility of dosing as you can use 1-3 caps and reap benefits

 

[cheftepesh1]

I assume you are also doing cardio? As far as a cortisol control product ...the only way to know is to try one. People seem to love SNS Reduce XT and Iron Legion Invictus. For starters...kind of depends on what you think of popping pills vs. applying a transdermal product. Interestingly enough, b-AET (Invictus) seems to not directly reduce cortisol, rather it mitigates the side effects of cortisol.

These are the two products that I would recommend. Reduce xt works well for me and stress levels for me are always high.

 

[heavylifter33]

Hi guys, as I commented on another topic I have been on the weight/fat loss journey since mid October last year and lost little more than 20kgs to date. Diet is on point and I know my BMR/TDEE and macros.

Have been using some fat burners to helpand now looking to place a new order although the more I read the more confused I get sometimes...

I work in a sedentary office position but has had plenty of stress in the past years. Not sure to what level and never had a burn out nor something similar. Nevertheless I am wondering whether someting for cortisol control will help me counter this and will be really beneficial for my weight loss? OR maybe I am just over thinking it too much and shouldn't bother much as I won't be seeing much results from this?

Any experience/expert advise is appreciated as usual!

Have you ever tried EC (ephedrine + caffeine) stack? Yohimbe? There are some good "stacks" you can make to really keep pushing on your weight loss. You obviously have the diet reasonably dialed in, grats on the weight loss so far. If it were me i'd do something like: EC + Reduce XT.

 

[jgntyce]

Great recommendations above OP. REDUCE XT has been mentioned a handful of times already. Also, you can't go wrong with Evomuse AMMO. great products already mentioned and are very worth for use.

 

[BIOdynamik]

Same for me, I have tried REDUCE XT, great results to lower body fat + some ashwagandha.
You can try this brand TAYLOR ED FORMULATIONS, product name Restorefull.
It definitely helped me to cut my cortisol levels.

 

[LeanEngineer]

Reduce XT allows flexibility of dosing as you can use 1-3 caps and reap benefits

It's hard to beat reduce xt when it comes to cortisol control. I've used it many times and love it!

 

[804]

MPA Supps Cortisolve.. thank me later.

 

[rodherm]

It's hard to beat reduce xt when it comes to cortisol control. I've used it many times and love it!

Thanks to you and all who responded. Does these products helped you in fat loss too? Evidently or just marginally?

 

[hsk]

As others have mentioned, best to start with something simple such as Reduce XT or KSM-66 (Ashwaganda) and see how that treats you. If you respond well you can look into more advanced products that contain cortisol control ingredients with added ingredients to enhance the overall benefits. When dieting down or recomping, cortisol is usually a factor that will influence your results, especially as you get leaner. To what degree will depend on each individual, but it plays a role nonetheless. Controlling and managing cortisol will go a long way to helping you reach your goals both physically and mentally.

 

[bighulksmash]

Reduce xt and Invictus have always been staples of mine . I find Invictus easier when Iam dosing heavily on aas. Reduce xt when iam on a pct.

 

[booneman77]

Hi guys, as I commented on another topic I have been on the weight/fat loss journey since mid October last year and lost little more than 20kgs to date. Diet is on point and I know my BMR/TDEE and macros.

Have been using some fat burners to helpand now looking to place a new order although the more I read the more confused I get sometimes...

I work in a sedentary office position but has had plenty of stress in the past years. Not sure to what level and never had a burn out nor something similar. Nevertheless I am wondering whether someting for cortisol control will help me counter this and will be really beneficial for my weight loss? OR maybe I am just over thinking it too much and shouldn't bother much as I won't be seeing much results from this?

Any experience/expert advise is appreciated as usual!

Reduce XT is the gold standard for cortisol control. It's one of (if not) the best priced options as well.

I always include it in any late stages of a cut, pct, or other stressful periods (holidays/work events).

 

[rodherm]

Thanks, and I know I can probably only know this answer by trying it myself but should I expect to see a very noticeable improvement from these supps or as with many others only a marginal improvement?

Thanks!

 

[booneman77]

Thanks, and I know I can probably only know this answer by trying it myself but should I expect to see a very noticeable improvement from these supps or as with many others only a marginal improvement?

Thanks!

It won't be drastic but marginal is a very realistic expectation.

In general you should sleep better and overall probably just "feel" better while seeing some progress

 

[warbird01]

Reduce XT is the gold standard for cortisol control. It's one of (if not) the best priced options as well.

I always include it in any late stages of a cut, pct, or other stressful periods (holidays/work events).

Yup, best used at the end of a cut, or whenever your body starts to fight back. That is the time cortisol really starts getting out of control.

 

[Gorgoroth]

Have you ever tried EC (ephedrine + caffeine) stack? Yohimbe? There are some good "stacks" you can make to really keep pushing on your weight loss. You obviously have the diet reasonably dialed in, grats on the weight loss so far. If it were me i'd do something like: EC + Reduce XT.

^doing this now. Busted a plateau, and dropped 5 lbs in one week. Was stuck for about a month prior to adding in the Reduce XT. Great stuff. Didn't have to adjust calories down more than 100-200 a day. So I know it helped big time.

 

[ws65]

As many said, KSM-66. And remember, you don't want to crush cortisol...everything in balance. I have used Reduce XT as well and it does what it advertises for sure.

I'm seriously researching Ecklonia Cava (and yes I know FD2 has it) as a daily staple. I have a thread started about it; EC has a lot of interesting benefits it seems (cortisol control being one) and I will update as I get new info (really busy with work)...thread is here if you want to check:
http://anabolicminds.com/forum/supplements/289796-ecklonia-cava.html

 

[Gorgoroth]

KSM-66 really didn't do much for me. I'm taking a long break from it, then trying another run with OL's essentials Ash. See if I notice a difference!

 

[rodherm]

^doing this now. Busted a plateau, and dropped 5 lbs in one week. Was stuck for about a month prior to adding in the Reduce XT. Great stuff. Didn't have to adjust calories down more than 100-200 a day. So I know it helped big time.

Good data! Although E is not an option where I live....

 

[rodherm]

Would a topical product for cortisol control also work as efficient as a pill? Just wondering given the options in the market.

 

[bighulksmash]

Would a topical product for cortisol control also work as efficient as a pill? Just wondering given the options in the market.

Invictus by IronLegion is great . There are many logs on here . Its imho more convenient. Especially if your already taking 20 pills a day .

 

[rodherm]

But would that work also on higher BF levels?

 

[machinehead]

Would a topical product for cortisol control also work as efficient as a pill? Just wondering given the options in the market.

Yes, and it is usually preferable to have it work locally. Even for higher bodyfat

 

[mw1]

It's hard to beat reduce xt when it comes to cortisol control. I've used it many times and love it!

Agreed

 

[rodherm]

dsade what would be your expert opinion and recommendation for an Evomuse topical product on this that could deliver evident and visible results on waist reduction? Would that be Ab Ab and if so applied how? After shower once a day or more? ie before bed too?

Thanks in advance

 

[HIT4ME]

dsade what would be your expert opinion and recommendation for an Evomuse topical product on this that could deliver evident and visible results on waist reduction? Would that be Ab Ab and if so applied how? After shower once a day or more? ie before bed too?

Thanks in advance

I am not DSade - but if you are looking for cortisol control in a topical Ab Ab fits the bill. It has 7-Oxo DHEA which is what everyone is saying is so great when they mention Reduce-XT. This product isn't pitched as a cortisol reducing product as much - it's often overlooked, but it has that angle covered and doesn't get any love for that. It is also a complete fat burner.

For a stronger product without the cortisol control - Supernova is a great option. LOTS of positive feedback, even from skeptics, on that product.

 

[rodherm]

Thanks HIT4ME actually thr cortisol control was more of a question to understand how much a product like that could help me on my journey as I have never used one before. What I am looking ultimately is maximize fat loss so unsure between cortisol control (ie Ab Ab) vs something like Supernova which as you say might be stronger...I guess only real answer is to try and see but as I can not try all at the same tiem simply looking for the expert advise!

 

[warbird01]

But would that work also on higher BF levels?

A topical would. CEL used to make a topical cortisol control product but I always preferred oral for the convenience personally.

 

[rodherm]

A topical would. CEL used to make a topical cortisol control product but I always preferred oral for the convenience personally.

Thanks I am thinking on a topic just not to pop that many pills! Looking to combine an stim fat burner with a non-stim and that's why a topia sounded better that another pill....at least in my un-educated experience with supps.

 

[warbird01]

Thanks I am thinking on a topic just not to pop that many pills! Looking to combine an stim fat burner with a non-stim and that's why a topia sounded better that another pill....at least in my un-educated experience with supps.

Stim+non stim is always my favorite rout to go when cutting. Check out TTA-500 for another great non stim product as well. Well priced too. One bottle usually runs for $21-25 and last 2 months.

 

[rodherm]

Stim+non stim is always my favorite rout to go when cutting. Check out TTA-500 for another great non stim product as well. Well priced too. One bottle usually runs for $21-25 and last 2 months.

I havent looked at TTA 500 but I will take a look at the reviews. I would imagine positive ones?

 

[warbird01]

I havent looked at TTA 500 but I will take a look at the reviews. I would imagine positive ones?

Yup. It's been around for a while, there should be plenty of feed back on it!

 

[niklasericson]

7-Keto
Glycine
P.S
KSM 66