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Alright, I have been on AM for a while and have been lifting/exercising even longer; as well as trying to eat great most of the time. When I am more serious and focused about training, I feel awesome and my lifestyle becomes a better routine. I have been off and on for the past year and miss training a lot. Just this past year I have finally figured out who to train to gain and how to train to cut, but even more important, I have nailed the type of diets for each type of training. Something else that I have reminisced about a lot has been basketball. Basketball is probably my favorite and sport and first love. One thing I have always been dreamt of doing is dunking. If there is one thing in life that I want to achieve on a personal note, it would be the ability to dunk; even just to be able to cleanly one-hand it would be satisfying. Whilst figuring out my training and eating regimens, my love for basketball has grown even more and I wish I could play it 24/7.
Anyway, I'm getting way of topic here. Like the title says, I feel like I am prepared to venture into the world of PHs. I have read and read and read practically as many logs as I can find. I've also been researching PHs in general for, as far as I can recall, a good 3 years now; basic actions/reactions, precautions, necessary support supps, etc.
What I would like to do, for the summer, is to mainly cut whilst maintaining or possibly even gaining pure LBM. Right now I stand ~6'2" (I will measure my exact height soon), about 215 lbs and I'd say roughly 16-19% BF (I will also measure this soon). For as long as I can remember, I have never had just a simple, flat stomach and would very much like to achieve this. Obviously I am aiming for a noticeable six-pack and no roll over fat when I sit, this is the one thing that bugs me, by the summer.
Questions -
Which PH is best suitable mainly as a cutter/lean retainer? I am also inclined to something that will give me a great alpha-male feel. Sometimes when I wake up, I feel very sluggish, and I hate that because I like to feel good to start my day off right. I intend to incorporate a 3-day carb cycling diet routine. Carb cycling has been one of the greatest pieces of fitness knowledge I've acquired from being here at AM and I pretty much wouldn't/can't cut any other way. I have learned that my body needs carbs to function; I can withstand a full ketogenic diet but not for more than like 2 weeks. This is why carb cycling works best for me; obviously I don't need to express why.
I am set on a CEL product as my first PH run and am in between H-Drol or D-Plex. If I recall correctly, D-Plex is a The One clone, yes? I remember the reviews being on the positive side; lots of fat loss, leaning out, dryness, vascularity, and even strength gain. I would really like something that doesn't retain a lot of water. I plan on drinking at least 1.5 gallons of water as I intend to do tons of cardio (I will be logging this as well). D-Plex and H-Drol are the two I'm debating and just wanted to get some intake on those who have used D-Plex or another clone of it. How was the overall cycle? Any negative sides? Positive sides? Fat reduction to LBM ratio? I've read plenty of H-Drol logs and reviews and I don't think I've come across one bad review; exceptional gains with awesome fat-reduction is pretty much what I hear.
Sorry for the long read but this will be a first PH for me and want to make sure I have everything covered. I already have plenty of support aids for pre-cycle, during, and post-cycle. I made sure to do this first. Thanks to anyone who can give me some input.
Anyway, I'm getting way of topic here. Like the title says, I feel like I am prepared to venture into the world of PHs. I have read and read and read practically as many logs as I can find. I've also been researching PHs in general for, as far as I can recall, a good 3 years now; basic actions/reactions, precautions, necessary support supps, etc.
What I would like to do, for the summer, is to mainly cut whilst maintaining or possibly even gaining pure LBM. Right now I stand ~6'2" (I will measure my exact height soon), about 215 lbs and I'd say roughly 16-19% BF (I will also measure this soon). For as long as I can remember, I have never had just a simple, flat stomach and would very much like to achieve this. Obviously I am aiming for a noticeable six-pack and no roll over fat when I sit, this is the one thing that bugs me, by the summer.
Questions -
Which PH is best suitable mainly as a cutter/lean retainer? I am also inclined to something that will give me a great alpha-male feel. Sometimes when I wake up, I feel very sluggish, and I hate that because I like to feel good to start my day off right. I intend to incorporate a 3-day carb cycling diet routine. Carb cycling has been one of the greatest pieces of fitness knowledge I've acquired from being here at AM and I pretty much wouldn't/can't cut any other way. I have learned that my body needs carbs to function; I can withstand a full ketogenic diet but not for more than like 2 weeks. This is why carb cycling works best for me; obviously I don't need to express why.
I am set on a CEL product as my first PH run and am in between H-Drol or D-Plex. If I recall correctly, D-Plex is a The One clone, yes? I remember the reviews being on the positive side; lots of fat loss, leaning out, dryness, vascularity, and even strength gain. I would really like something that doesn't retain a lot of water. I plan on drinking at least 1.5 gallons of water as I intend to do tons of cardio (I will be logging this as well). D-Plex and H-Drol are the two I'm debating and just wanted to get some intake on those who have used D-Plex or another clone of it. How was the overall cycle? Any negative sides? Positive sides? Fat reduction to LBM ratio? I've read plenty of H-Drol logs and reviews and I don't think I've come across one bad review; exceptional gains with awesome fat-reduction is pretty much what I hear.
Sorry for the long read but this will be a first PH for me and want to make sure I have everything covered. I already have plenty of support aids for pre-cycle, during, and post-cycle. I made sure to do this first. Thanks to anyone who can give me some input.
