JDK35, look forward to hearing your mk677 bloodwork results since you have taken a baseline at 180.
Arachidonic acid is my favorite supplement right behind mk677 and HMB. I agree with the statement below, and only use it right before a workout, as that is the time when it is distributed to muscle tissue the best. In fact, I recommend waiting until the moment you drive up to the gym, then take it in your car with a bit of coffee, it then works wonders while you are in the gym. Taking it on a full stomach is a waste, just like the article below explains.
After using it for 6 months pre-workout only, I am the strongest I have ever been in my life, lifing weights far beyond what I've ever done before, and lean mass accrual is phenomenal. Just the other day the cafeteria ladies at work freaked out when I walked in with just a short sleeve shirt for the 1st time and they both commented on the size of my arms. They looked in shock and the next time I went to cafeteria they were asking me how many times I workout, etc. Aracdhidonic acid stacks well with mk677, 2g HMB, 1.25g betaine, 5g bcaa's & 6 capsules of arginine/ornithine from NOW sports (enhanced GH release) pre-workout. HMB and bcaa's prevent the breakdown of muscle tissue while you work out.
Arachidonic acid help guide:
hxxps://forum.priceplow.com/t/the-arachidonic-acid-help-guide/2165
"We now recommend that Ara be taken pre-workout only as this environment will ensure Ara distribution into skeletal muscle tissue."
New Study Shows Omega-6 Fat Arachidonic Acid Builds Muscle:
New Study Shows Omega-6 Fat Arachidonic Acid Builds Muscle
/PRNewswire/ -- Molecular Nutrition (MN) announced today clinical study results for their X-Factor™ arachidonic acid (ARA) supplement. Under controlled...
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"Thirty college-aged men were recruited for the study, and randomized into two groups. The men in the first group were given 1,500 mg of ARA daily, and the other an identical-looking placebo. All men followed a periodized resistance-training program for 8 weeks. At the end of the study, the group supplementing ARA reported
significantly greater gains in lean body mass (3.6 lbs. vs. 0.2 lbs.). They also noticed an 88% greater increase in muscle thickness (.47 cm vs. .25 cm), and added significantly more strength to bench press and leg press (110 lbs. vs. 76 lbs.). Lastly, wingate peak anaerobic power was dramatically improved with ARA (78W vs. 28W), a 275% greater increase."
There are several pages written about it in the 2005 anabolics reference guide by Llewellyn with case study reports, lean mass added per month compared to placebo is outstanding.
The many benefits of HMB, particularly with it supplying a source of HBG-CoA for cholesterol synthesis within muscle cells:
hxxps://www.bodybuilding.com/content/hmb-overrated-overpriced-or-overlooked-part1.html
"Current data supports the hypothesis that supplementing with HMB supplies a source of HMG-CoA for cholesterol synthesis for immune system cells, mammary glands, and muscle cells2.
This is important because the peripheral tissues (i.e. skeletal muscle) uptake little if any cholesterol from the blood2, 11. Supplementing with HMB could supply muscle cells the needed cholesterol for increased membrane and organelle synthesis (construction) and differentiation (change towards a more specialized form or function). What this means for the athlete is an increase muscle size and function.
An interesting note is that cholesterol synthesis inhibitors have been shown to cause severe muscle toxicity, since muscles rely on de novo synthesis of cholesterol5. This toxicity ranged from muscle damage9 to muscle cell death10. It is quite obvious the cholesterol is vital for muscle cell survival let alone hypertrophy or preservation."
A couple corrections to the diet above which I forgot to add before I post new mk677 bloodwork:
For lunch, I do add either these of these fats to my meal: 1/2 avocado or use 2 tablespoons mayonnaise and make a chicken salad using entire half chicken (with thigh) adding in cut up green onions and celery. And it's not always chicken, other times it is flank steak from Costco cooked on cast iron skillet with fajita veggies, or even a thick lean hamburger patty from Costco cooked with mushrooms and fajita veggies, and for breakfast I often have sausage with the eggs, and yes, I add cheese & spicy mustard to the turkey at night. 1 tablespoon of flax seed oil is often taken in the morning as well. Just like B-boy saids below, keto is a fun diet:
B-Boy said:
"Probably the main reason I stay keto is because I LOVE the food I eat. I hate lean skinless chicken breast, I love chicken thighs, legs, and leg quarters, I love any beef, all cuts of steak especially fillet, t-bone, and ribeye, I can eat whole scrambled eggs and cheese every day for the rest of my life...lol, I love bacon and sausage, yummy....I love my life...ha ha ha"
Stay just as strong on a keto diet in the gym as one that has carbs. I do use a slight version of a "targetted keto diet" in that I take in 2 tablespoons of peanut butter 1 hour pre-workout for great energy in the gym however, this supplies good slow acting carbs and calories. This is the only time I take in some complex carbs and I do feel it helps performance to stay top notch during workouts.
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Deadlifter99 said several posts above:
"Personally I feel like MK puts my GH levels around the same as what 3iu per day of Humatrope does. I've used low doses of GH for a year+ at a time."
Good feedback deadlifter99. I found similar, that the 25mg of mk677 is equivalent to 3.4iu of pharm grade Chinese GH used to treat Dwarfism in the hospitals.
Year 2018 = 322 ng/ml igf-1 (level at 6 months on 25mg mk677 in morning) is equivalent of 3.4 iu pharm grade GH from China, as 95 point raise per each 1iu of hgh for me.
Year 2019 = 327 ng/ml igf-1 (after 1 month on 25mg mk677 in the am) is equivalent to 3.4 iu pharm grade GH from China, as 95 point raise per each 1iu of hgh for me.
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