Back in to report -- so earlier this evening, I mixed the contents of the Dynadrene PWO sample in a small glass of water and drank it, drove to the park, and ran for what had to be close to 8 miles. About 15-20 minutes after taking the sample, the feelings of euphoria and positivity started kicking in noticeably. At that point, I started warming up (usually just a light amount of jogging & walking to get my muscles warmed up), but when it came time to alternate the light jogging with walking, I said "F*** IT!" and just started running! Whereas most of the modern caffeine-based PWOs simply make you feel kind of jittery and that's it, this product gave me a feeling of physical "drive" that is hard to explain unless you experience it. It almost felt like I weighed less and could therefore run more effortlessly. When I reached my first really big hill, I actually started running FASTER because running up it simply didn't feel like a challenge. I should point out that for the last few weeks, it has been so humid here that I usually have to stop to take a short break at the top of this particular hill, but tonight, I reached the top and just kept blasting forward. During the whole run, I felt the same sense of mild euphoria that I mentioned experiencing shortly after drinking the PWO.
At the end of the run, I felt like I could just keep on running, but in a sense, I also felt a little exhausted (if you have taken DMAA products before, you know this feeling!) so I decided to run just a short additional distance before stopping to drink water and stretch. Earlier today, I had just planned on doing my run and being done for the day.... but when I had finished my post-run stretching, I was still feeling motivated, so I walked over to the gym across the street and decided to do the abs workout that I was planning on doing later today (Friday afternoon). Talk about a great workout! I just kept crunching, and crunching, and crunching.... and it seemed like I was never going to run out of energy.
I should also note that it is just after midnight here, and I STILL haven't eaten a single thing today. Usually, I am starving after I run a long, hilly route, but I just haven't felt hungry since I took the Dynadrene. Overall, this product has all the hallmarks of a classic, no-holds-barred DMAA PWO, along with the effects of our beloved ephedra: psychological motivation & euphoria, physical drive, the unstoppable tendency to KEEP WORKING OUT even though you're finished... I think you guys get the picture!
Products like these that are formulated with relatively short lists of tried-and-true compounds are so much more effective and worthwhile than the thousands of caffeine-based PWOs that have mind-numbingly long ingredients lists, and yet are practically unnoticeable in terms of effects. Today was just a cardio & abs day, but tomorrow I will be working out chest/triceps, followed by an hour of cardio. I'm not sure if I'll be doing an hour on the elliptical, or if I'll run outside again; I have a partially-healed torn meniscus, so it's really not a good idea for me to do high-impact cardio two days in a row, but sometimes I can't resist.
I am especially excited because tomorrow, I will be trying one of the fat burner caps, and according to the label I have in front of me -- the product contains 100 mg (!!!) of ephedra, along with the new DMHA stimulant. I have been really curious to try DMHA for several months now, so I'm really looking forward to having my first experience with it tomorrow.
Until then....