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LDubs EP1C Journey (Unsponsored & Unbiased)

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Hello ladies and gents! I decided to post up a log of my observations while taking Olympus Labs EP1C. Now I must forewarn you, this may not be the most detailed log out there, I just don't have a lot of extra time. I will however make sure that I give details on observations of each day while taking EP1C. My main reason for doing this is I wanted to record and share my observations with everyone as this is a newer, and very hyped up product. I promise to give an unbiased and honest account of my experience running this. I am currently on my second day now.


Let me share a little bit about myself. I am a 30 year old male. I weighed myself this morning, fasted, and I weighed in at 209.6 and I am 6' 2" to put the weight into perspective. My training is a version of GSLP. I train early mornings, fasted, with 18g BCAAs. The only other supplements I will be taking besides the EP1C are a multi vitamin, fish oil, BCAA, Preworkout, and Whey protein. I am going to be eating slightly under maintenance during this run.


I have 2 bottles of EP1C and plan to run 2 caps/day. This will allow me to run this for 60 days (8 1/2 weeks). I am dosing it 2 caps 20-30 min. preworkout on days I train and 1 cap AM and 1 cap PM on off days.


Things I am going to be watching for:
Weight changes
Endurance increases
Strength gains
Catching breath quicker between sets
Increased pump/vascularity


Thanks for following along and providing encouragement, advise, or even criticism!
 
Day 1
Off day, no noticeable effects to report.

Day 2
The only observation today was sweating slightly more than normal during my workout this morning.
 
In this!!!!! I am excited for this one. I did read a post from crowbar46 where he said that he found research that states taking doses separately will have a better effect than taking the 2 of them at once. He also found that having the EP1C with fats will help it be absorbed. Not sure if you want to try that or not but he did a bunch of research to find out how to take it best.

Increased sweating is definitely something everyone has been experiencing including myself.
 
MrKleen73 said:
In this!!!!! I am excited for this one. I did read a post from crowbar46 where he said that he found research that states taking doses separately will have a better effect than taking the 2 of them at once. He also found that having the EP1C with fats will help it be absorbed. Not sure if you want to try that or not but he did a bunch of research to find out how to take it best.

Increased sweating is definitely something everyone has been experiencing including myself.
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Do you think fish oil is a sufficient source of fat to take it with?
 
MrKleen73 said:
In this!!!!! I am excited for this one. I did read a post from crowbar46 where he said that he found research that states taking doses separately will have a better effect than taking the 2 of them at once. He also found that having the EP1C with fats will help it be absorbed. Not sure if you want to try that or not but he did a bunch of research to find out how to take it best.

Increased sweating is definitely something everyone has been experiencing including myself.
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Thanks for following!

I actually saw his post and was thinking I may pick up one more bottle of epic and run it for closer to 11 weeks dosing like this: training days - 2pre wo, 1cap at night. Off days- 1 am/1pm.

I will begin dosing like mentioned right away and pick up the extra bottle in the next couple weeks.
 
Starting measurements:

Weight: 209.6 lbs
BF%: 18
Right bicep: 15 1/4
Left bicep: 15 3/8

I will report any changes to these.


All measures were taken on day 2. Weight was taken yesterday morning, fasted. Other measurements taken last night.
 
Dma378 said:
Never mind. Just answered that question, it's not.
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What was the reason for the decision that it was not going to be effective? Were you referring to fish oil caps if so then yeah i wouldn't think so since most are enteric coated and would not dissolve until it got to the intestines. However is there another reason that you found? Very curious.
LDubs said:
Thanks for following!

I actually saw his post and was thinking I may pick up one more bottle of epic and run it for closer to 11 weeks dosing like this: training days - 2pre wo, 1cap at night. Off days- 1 am/1pm.

I will begin dosing like mentioned right away and pick up the extra bottle in the next couple weeks.
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That would be pretty awesome.

LDubs said:
Starting measurements:

Weight: 209.6 lbs
BF%: 18
Right bicep: 15 1/4
Left bicep: 15 3/8

I will report any changes to these.


All measures were taken on day 2. Weight was taken yesterday morning, fasted. Other measurements taken last night.
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Great measurements are hard to refute. Do you plan on doing any pictures?
Spaniard, jaycuda, g0hardorgohom, Olympus Labs come check the log out.
 
Only in the amount of fat in each cap, approximately 1 gram. Seems like a better source would be a scoop of peanut butter.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Great measurements are hard to refute. Do you plan on doing any pictures?
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Yeah, ill post up pics tonight.

I originally wanted to so that I could look for myself to see any changes to physique, but then chickened out because my body is not as lean or big as most the guys here. I guess I got a little self conscious. However, I know I like logs with pics better than logs without, so what the fuk, ill do it. I just gotta wait till the wife gets home so she can take some for me.
 
Rear double bi. I took two in different lighting to try and give the best idea of where I'm at right now.

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Where I'm at right now is a starting point for my physique. I'm not at all happy with the way I look right now. I am hoping that by the end of this run there will be a dramatic difference in my appearance.
 
Day 3:
Off day, not really anything to report.


Day4:
Just got done working out. I wasn't sweating quite as much as on day 2, not sure I can say anymore than normal really. I didnt notice anything on my main lifts today, which are 5, 5, 5+ reps. However, I did complete a few more reps than I expected on my accessory work, which is in the 12-15 rep range. Was it the EP1C? Not sure. I have had great workouts in the past where I finish thinking, "that was a great workout!" We'll know its the ep1c if this keeps happening/improving. Its got me hopeful though!
 
Oh and another day 4 note. I did have a pretty nice pump by the end of the workout, but nothing that is too out of the ordinary or mind blowing.
 
LDubs said:
Where I'm at right now is a starting point for my physique. I'm not at all happy with the way I look right now. I am hoping that by the end of this run there will be a dramatic difference in my appearance.
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You are on your way bro....let's do this!!!
 
Late but in! Gotta catch up with this on Sunday when I've more time to be online again.

Good luck!
 
Day 5

I woke up really sore this morning. I've seen other users report increased DOMS. We'll see if it continues.

Also, I am starting to notice some increased muscle fullness throughout my body and a little more vascularity in my forearms.

Looking forward to tomorrows workout!
 
this might end up doing real well for you if you're aiming for recomp. Is your diet at maintenance or are you in a deficit?
 
LDubs said:
Well day 1 was an off day, but day 2 I took 2 caps about maybe a half hour before working out.
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Yeah I just popped 2 about an hour before. Heavy deads and weighted pull up day!! I'm already pretty intense at the gym, be interesting to see what this stuff does!!
 
Day 6

Average workout this morning. My alarm went off and I still felt dead tired. Had to drag myself out of bed to get ready. I can't say I noticed much of anything out of the ordinary during my workout today.

I weighed myself today and was up a pound and a half at 211.4 lbs. Strange since I'm eating under maintenance. Could this be due to increased glycogen retention? I am feeling fuller all over and dont look any fatter, if anything I look slightly leaner in areas.
 
Subbed! I'm really curious about epi. Many people seem to be getting good results with it.
 
Day 9

Weighed in at 209.8 lbs this morning. So, basically back to where I started now which is more what I was expecting to see from this. Hopefully weight will continue to drop a bit while strength and endurance increase. Didn't notice anything out of the ordinary during my workout today.
 
DAY 13

Ooookay, now we're in business!

Today was by far the best workout I've had since starting EP1C. My rest between sets was down to a minute, sometimes slightly less. Usually I'm resting between 1.5-2.5 min. This decrease in rest is just since my last workout on Thurs. where i was still needing longer. Sweating like a mofo. Felt strong, felt focused. Just killed it.

Weight this morning: 209.4 lbs (-0.2 lbs)

Hopefully this continues for the next 8 weeks.
 
Nice man! Glad to hear things are starting to get good. What's your dosing like right now?
 
Training Days:
2 caps preworkout (first thing in the morning), 1 cap before bed.

Off days:
1 cap AM, 1 cap PM
 
Good stuff LDubs look forward to continued feedback.
 
DAY 16

Last night I only got about 4.5 hours of sleep. I think my workout suffered a bit from that this morning. I just couldn't get in the zone. Nonetheless, I was able to have a decent workout.

My rest periods were significantly shorter. Well under a min between sets. Finished up and looked at the clock like, "wow!" Couldn't believe I got done that fast.

I didn't really notice any endurance during the set, like getting more reps though.

As far as the pump goes, I cant say it was any better than what I would have gotten with thw preworkout alone.

My weight has dropped once again. Today's weight: 208.8 (-0.8 lbs)
 
I was asked through pm about side effects so I thought I ought to share my observations with everyone.

I have had zero negative side effects other than slight stomach discomfort after taking the 2 cap dose on an empty stomach preworkout.

My other doses are with food so it could be from taking it on an empty stomach. OR, it could be that when taking 2 caps thats what's causing it. Then again, it could be a combination of those things.

Either way, its not horrible discomfort and it only lasts for 1-3 hours.
 
I guess Im late getting to this party.. :thumbsup:
 
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