Sorry for the lack of updates. I have been pretty busy with work, home and training so I haven't been able to get on much.
FLASHPOINT Dosing - Still applying .5ml over each lower pec area 3 times a day.
Sunday Training - I forgot in my last post I did 6 work sets of squats Sunday before giving up on the rest of my leg work due to exhaustion from the work on the roof. Legs had a touch of DOMS last few days.
Monday - Burn Day - 22 hour fast 1400-1600 calories, 1 hour of walking at lunch and 52 minutes of VR Cardio in the evening.
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Tuesday - Upper Body Day - all day fast - 3 hour Post workout feeding window about 150p, 300-325c, and 50-60f
SuperSet 1
Pullups - WU on Lat pull down for 2 sets, then 7, 8, 8, 7 - numbers are growing!!!!
Standing Military Press -95x12, 115x10, 135x10, 10, 10, 8
Dips - 20, 15, 11 - Happy to be able to knock out some dips again. Can't wait to get into some numbers here.
SuperSet 2
Barbell Curls - Bar for AMRAP set, 65x RPE9, 65 x failure
Cable Triceps Extensions - 4p x RPE9 x2 sets, 4p x failure
Band Pull Aparts 3 sets
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Wednesday - Burn Day - All day fast, 55 minutes VR Cardio, 1 large protein and fat meal before bed, keto style...
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Thursday So far - Fasted treadmill walking 40 minutes during lunch hour. Small protein & fat snack at 4:30PM, will be starting my lower body session about 6:30-7:00PM. Will have another long post workout feeding window trying to get in about the same macros as Tuesday evening.
Appearance - Really looking a lot slimmer today after this past week of turning on the burners baby. Fasting has gotten easier and easier and I am obviously not losing any muscle. My performance on pull ups is evidence of that. Major improvements there. Also pleased with the pressing considering it is my first time doing barbell military press in a while.
so the crepe thing tells me that some localized effect is taking place. even if its sort of like a diuretic effect. something is happening. the solvent ( i can almost guarantee) is not the likely issue. I only say this because some of us have quite literally been bathing in the various offerings non stop since nos opened shop. sometimes 4-5 ml per day for extended periods. I also have skin problems, but since using helios they are all gone. anyhow I realize your skin may be far more irritable than mine and i get that but this is literally one of the finer points of APEX carriers.
BTW each product is slightly tweaked to aid in performance and efficacy of individual ingredients.
I wanted to clear a few things up because the post above whether intentionally or unintentionally seems to be taking the focus off of my observations, and inquiries about the products solvent having water dispelling characteristics and toward focusing on me having extremely irritable skin. So I just want to be very clear about the experience and be sure my voice is heard instead of chalking this up to "far more irritable skin" and assuming my experience must somehow be related to eczema since others have used
non-stop without having the issues I am.
The fact is we are talking about 2 different subjects / observations that have a possible intersection , but are indeed 2 separate subjects that should not be rolled into one. The first of which I have been addressing and asking about since the first week in my, and other peoples logs before I had any rash like reactions. It has just never been responded to with any actual information about the carrier.
1- Initial localized sweating and skin tightening the 1st week of use - most likely an effect of the carrier since when I asked in the logs others have noticed it even with other APEX products. Seems to be localized water dispersion from the skin in the application site specifically. I even mentioned earlier that if this product didn't work for local fat loss it might be good for temporarily tightening skin for a contest or photoshoot. The initial tightening is actually pretty noticeable so it could possibly be used for something like that.
2 - Yes, I have eczema - Your wording makes it sound as if you are under the impression that I have regular skin problems. However, as mentioned at the beginning of the log I rarely have an outbreak. I have only had 2-3 TD's actually break out my skin out of the probaby 15-20 times I have used them going back to the OG Mag-10 20+ years ago. Unfortunately the start of this product coincides directly with me having far more skin issues than usual since starting the product. This at a time of the year when I typically do not have outbreaks at all. My outbreaks are almost always in the dry winter months when skin is chapping. I have it completely under control everywhere on my body from the little issue I had at the beginning of the log. However, my skin in the application site is still dry, chapped, and in an obviously weakened state. I am not having an eczema outbreak at all right now, and this
is not something that I have ever experienced from eczema outbreaks in the past.
Possible Intersection - If this does indeed allow intracellular water to escape the cell or even repels it from the cell then the lower levels of hydration could weaken the skins resilience to outside stressors.
IMHO, All of that easily explainable by a penetrating solution making the cell walls more permeable which could lead to intracellular water loss. The crepe'ing of my skin is also more evidence to the likelihood that I have most likely lost water normally retained in the skin making it lose volume.
From reading what the site says the increased ability to soak in quickly and not leave any residue is the finer point of the carrier.
I would definitely agree with that, far quicker penetration than I am used to with TD's. However that does not imply it is healthier or better for the skin. If anything it makes me think that the penetrating compound might be stronger, and judging by the strong chemical smell it has something pretty hefty in there that is not in other solutions that I have used in the past.
Finally, I think it is awesome that you have not had any further problems with your skin since using Helios. It sounds like a great anti-inflammatory! I may very well try it at some point when my joints are acting up. However, I don't think we can really compare your experience on the TD's while using an anti-inflammatory with mine while not. We can definitely say that my skin appears to be more sensitive than yours with you using HELIOS and me not using HELIOS. I imagine I might be fine right now if using it as well. However, only excellent results during this beta test would justify me buying a "supporting supplement" to avoid possible skin issues while on the product. I am just not that hardcore anymore.
As of right now, the jury is still out on if this product is effective for the intended use. Unfortunately, I have not seen any obvious signs of increased localized fat loss and have not lost more weight than what my steep deficits justify. I am not saying that it is not doing anything either because typically when dieting I would be on some sort of thermogenic diet pill when leaning up. I am not using anything other than this product, an extra 28oz YETI of coffee a day for appetite suppression and a preworkout right now for this beta test. So it could possibly be taking up the slack systemically where a diet pill might have added benefit in previous cuts.
That being said, I am approaching the point that things should be obvious either way on the localized fat loss front. Since kicking back into my fasting with extended fasts, and keeping my daily deficit high like before I have tightened up noticeably from my progress pics last week. I imagine the lower overall carbs and fasting have depleted glycogen enough to knock off any extra weight I was still carrying from the trip. So my next weigh in will probably reflect my depleted weight which is what we can actually compare against my starting weight. As I was already depleted from keto at the beginning, so that will be a more accurate weight loss comparison. Either way here soon I will be able to say nope this looks about normal, or yes my moobs are noticeably smaller than normal for this body fat level.
I'm a little scared to jump into the homeowners club. A lot of little things can go south that build up with a home.
No doubt, but a lot of benefits to being a home owner too.
get yourself a home warranty set up fellas.
will save your ass.
BOOM!!!! This man knows what's up!
We have an old central heat/air unit so we did. We ended up using it 3x in the first year (heater staying lit issue, electrical circuit issue, drier heater went out) so it largely paid for itself in addition to the peace of mind.
AMEN!!! I have had a lot replaced in the last few years with mine too!