Final Review
1st, I would like to thank CTDeuce and Millennium Sport Technologies for allowing me to run the Cre02 & Cordygen 5 stack for 2 months. As far as my review, I'm going to comment on both products as a stack and as individual products as well.
Also, while running this stack, I made no dietary adjustments. I wanted this run to be a true assessment of the MST products with no outside variables. With that said, here we go:
Before stats taken with Tanita Body Compisiton Analyzer
Height - 6'0
Weight - 193
BMI - 26.2
Fat % - 14%
After taken with same Tanita scales
Height - 6'0
Weight - 187
BMI - 25.4
Fat % - 12.5%
So during the 2 month run, I dropped a couple of pounds as well as fat.
Stack Review
Strength - I was very impressed with strength aspect of this stack. Although my weight decreased by 6lbs, my strength steadily increased each week. Here's a quick comparison of my 1st week #'s and my final week #s.
Before:
Flat BB Bench Press - 3 x 5 @ 230
Standing Military Press - 3 x 5 @ 85
CG Bench press - 3 x 5 @ 210
Box Squats - 3 x 5 @ 235
Deadlifts - 3x5 @ 300
BB Curl - 3x5 @ 120
After:
Flat BB BP - 3x5 @ 240
Standing Military Press - 3x5 @ 140
CG Bench Press - 3x5 @ 220
Box Squats - 3x5 @ 255
Sumo DL - 3x5 @ 310
Standing BB Curl - 3x5 @ 130
So, while all my lifts went up by at least 10lbs, I had the biggest jump in shoulders and legs.
Endurance - I did notice an immediate increase in endurance when I started the stack. The biggest factor for me was how I felt the 1st 10 minutes of an endurance activity. Before the stack, it would take me about 5 - 10 minutes to get my legs under me and my lung capacity at optimal levels. With the stack, I didn't need the 5 - 10 minutes to get going. So, in basic terms, I would hit a runner's high in the 5 to 10 minute mark, but while on the stack it seemed like I started off in a runner's high. I also noticed a decrease in recovery time between sets in the gym. After heavy 5 rep sets, I would usually need a rest period of 2+ minutes to recover. While I on the stack I noticed my times decreased to 1.5 minutes.
Cons - Not sure which product it was, but for the 1st 3 - 5 days, I would have slight naseua after taking the products. This subsided after the 5 day mark, but during that time, stools we're a little on the softer side as well. This was really the only draw back that I had while using this product and again, it went away after a few days.
Cre-02 - For me, I feel like I got the biggest bang for the buck from the Cre02. Again, my strength continued to climb as my weight went down. I also had some nice pumps as well. This was really noticeable in my shoulder/arms/forearms. Sometimes I would have to stretch my muscles because the pump was hurting. Like other creatine products, but more pronounce on Cre-02, I felt like my explosive power was a lot better. I'm not talking about strength per se, but true explosive power, especially coming out of the gate.
Cord 5 - For me, this was really good the 1st month. I noticed a big difference in how I felt while taking this during basketball games. I felt really good from beginning to end. I never got the side-stitch pain you get when you run for prolonged periods, and I never had an issue of trying to catch my breath. When you run really hard, sometimes it's hard to catch your breath, but for me, I never had this issue which I usually get midway through a ball game. Now I must say, the effects seemed to decrease with the 2nd bottle. I'm not sure if my body just grew accustomed to the ingredients and I needed to take more but I definately noticed a decrease in effect over time. I thought about increasing dosage, but felt that would take away from the validity of my review.
So with that being said here's how I would rate it from a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the best.
Cre02 - 9 (For me, I really enjoyed this product. One of the few products that I've taken outside of ph's were my stength increased as my weight decreased and with no dietary adjustments.) Would definately purchase again.
Cord 5 - 7 (This product was really good for me from the start, but like I stated earlier, it seemed to lose it's punch over time. While I also don't know for sure, I believe the Cord 5 was what was causing me to have slight naseau at the beginning. When I would take the products seperately (Cre02 during lifting and Cord 5 during bball),- I had the upset stomach during the Cord 5 dosage. I'm not sure if I would buy Cord 5. I know I definately wouldn't for lifting purposes, but for strictly endurance activities like playing bball or running track, etc... I would definately give it a look.
Stack of Cord5 and Cre02 - 8 (All in all, I really enjoyed this stack and felt it contributed to my performance in the gym as well as on the court. While you could feel both products, they definately had a synergistic effect while stacking both. I could notice a difference on days when I took both products at the same time, and when I took them seperately due to bball games.)
As promised, here's my before and after pics. Sorry about the size, but I couldn't get imageshack to quit auto adjusting the images.
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