I almost stacked epicat with a1m ... should i have ??
I'm drawing a blank on a1m...
As for (-)epi, while anecdotally people report "hit" or "miss," the research is there to prove otherwise, and absorption isn't nearly as bad as people make it out to be, especially with the addition of absorption aids or plain old vit C.
As far as myostatin inhibition goes (arguable if this is too any degree which would really cause some gains), results from that would take months to see benefits from.
Ep1c has some of the best feedback I've seen. Follidrone prob comes in second.
Some results you may see faster than direct muscle growth:
An increase in treadmill performance (50%) and reduced fatigue (30%) has been noted in mice at 15 days of supplementation
*J Physiol. 2011 Sep 15;589(Pt 18):4615-31. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.209924. Epub 2011 Jul 25.
And an increase in grip strength was seen in 7 days.
*J Nutr Biochem. 2014 Jan;25(1):91-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2013.09.007. Epub 2013 Oct 18.
On top of that, (-)epi has the ability to spark angiogenesis, lower BP via NO production, and is a strong antioxidant. So I'm glad I have it either way. Still keeping fingers crossed for some added endurance too. Its still too early to judge.