My run is nearing it's end now. I won't be rating the supplements on a scale, I feel like the effects and results speak for themselves. Would I recommend them though? Definitely.
Here are some final thoughts:
Core Nutritionals Load:
Dosing: Daily dose is 6 caps. Personally have no issue throwing a bunch of capsules down the hatch, though I know some people that have trouble swallowing. To be fair though, these caps are packed with ingredients so the alternative would have been bigger caps. I broke them down into 3/3 with my meals leading up to my workout, or 3 with my preworkout meal and 3 with heavier carb meals at night.
Ingredient Profile: Simple, synergistic, effective. No kitchen sink formulas here.
GDA effect: Pleasantly surprised here. This isn't a supplement you "feel" as such. I didn't notice a huge difference taking 6 caps at once or splitting the dose over two meals. Sometimes taking 3 caps before a meal would exacerbate my hunger within 10-15 minutes, or make me feel hungry again an hour or so after my meal. Must have something to do with flushing the glycogen out of my blood and liver? Overall I feel like this has definitely helped manage glucose and probably improved my insulin sensitivity (Speculation, but that is what this supplement sets out to do).
Pumps: Some days the pumps were INTENSE. Other days not so much, but there are dozens of factors that could influence pump quality. One thing I did start to notice after a few weeks though is that my muscles stayed fuller and slightly pumped throughout the day. Definitely recommend splitting the dose for this purpose.
Value: While there may be GDAs out there which contribute to a better pump, Load keeps things simple with high quality extracts and supra-normal dosing. Quality of ingredients/extracts and extract processes trumps ingredient profiles any day. A bit more expensive, but you get what you pay for, right?
Sides: Minor gastro discomfort if you're new to berberine (I was) but it goes away after a week or two. Every now and then though I would need to go to the bathroom quite soon after finishing my meal (with which I dosed Load), felt like the food just went right through me those times (should have named it UN-Load).
BLR Vector:
Dosing: Same as Load, 6 caps daily, more or less the same size. No perceivable benefit in modifying dosing protocol, Ran it at 2/2/2, 3/3, 2/4, 0/6 (Second dose is PWO). No noticable strength or stamina improvements from higher doses PWO, but someone on here said they prefer 4/2. Could be a mental thing or might not affect me the same way. Try different dosing, see what works for you. Dosing 2/2/2 very well might keep it active in your system for longer, but I don't see it making a difference big enough to even outweigh the convenience of dosing twice daily. Just my 2C.
Ingredient Profile: Again, simple and effective.
Effects: Vector surprised me. Again, it's not really a supplement you "feel". Three weeks into this run though my stamina increased exponentially. Not just stamina, but "power". Feels like I had boundless energy, I could force a "no rest between sets" policy and get through a good 20-30 sets back to back. Felt like I could do twice the volume that I planned for.
Anabolism: Important to mention here again, that I was recomping and eating slightly below maintenance. Despite being in a slight deficit ( back measurement, 0.7 inches on biceps, 2.1 on thighs, and 1.8 inches around the shoulders. (All flexed circumference measurements). My calves have grown almost an inch a piece as well, bringing them up to par with my arms (#symmetry). I'm not sure how effective it is during a more aggressive deficit, but I experimented with some IF, carb cycling, low carb (all with bigger deficits) in the last couple of weeks without noticing a drop in quality of workout or recovery. This is not a supplement you need to "feed" to make it work.
Sides: Some pretty wild dreams if you dose before bed. Almost always dreams involving running from or chasing something, and similar reports from a handful of other users. Whatever the dream would be, it would be vivid and feel like my Sympathetic Nervous System had been activated. Having said that though, it's not a real matter of concern, wouldn't make me think twice about dosing before bed.
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