Final Review
Application - Pretty easy to apply and it dries quickly, but I personally ran into some problems. First, Make sure you apply directly after squeezing the liquid into your hands, or at least keep a steady hand. This is very watery and can easily get in between your fingers, which means less of the liquid getting onto the application site. Another problem I experienced at first was losing the liquid. i will preference this by saying I do have smaller hands. The problem I ran into, initially, was when I tried to apply the product too quickly, it is almost as though I flicked some of it and I could hear some of the liquid hit the ground. Again, not a big issue, but can cause some problems. Do not think this is a product you can apply very quickly. The liquid is just like water so you have to be somewhat conciseness of the product. If this was thicker like a gel, there would be zero problems. Additionally, make sure you wash your hands after, the product makes your hands pretty greasy.
Weight - During the 28 days, weight dropped by .6 pounds, despite increasing my caloric intake. I do think this is a positive sign as it shows a recomp, I will dive into this next.
Strength - Nothing excessive and honestly, my strength probably went up a touch more than it would have without the product. There are definitely better alternatives for natural products in terms of strength gains, specifically ArA and ECDY. This aspect was pretty disappointing.
Body composition - A slight improvement. I will take it though. I feel as though my chest is fuller than pre cycle.
Appetite - Appetite was definitely increased. I would wake up hungry, almost daily, which is odd. I train in the evening and have two meals at night, they are roughly a total of 2,000 cals give or take, about 5 hours pre bed. I could also hear and feel my stomach growling at random times throughout the day.
Drying Effect - Pretty disappointed with this as well. I thought I would see more of an effect from Virtus in this regard. I saw a slight drying effect, but I get way more from 75 mg of Arimistane. I am surprised though, given the strength of Virtus. When I was dosing 1 ml daily, I felt somewhat ran down and lethargic. Additionally, I would wake up fatigued, probably from the evening dose. When I reduced to .5 ml daily, that is when those negative sides went away. Maybe it needs to be ran at 1 ml daily for maximum drying effects, but I could not run it long enough at that dose to tell.
Libido - I had a pretty good boost in libido. I had more morning wood than I normally have. It was not consistent throughout the cycle, but it was noticeable for a good portion of it.
Recovery - No improvement here. Actually, my recovery was a little lower than it would normally be.
Final Thoughts - All in all, given my experience and taking everything into consideration, including price, I do think there are better options out there. I could also be a non-responder to the product. I was expecting more in the areas of strength, drying effect and strength. I was running cals sightly above maintenance, maybe this stack is better at a higher surplus. I know it was only a four week run and anything natural should be ran for eight weeks for maximal benefits, but I thought I would still see more. This stack was not horrible, but it was about average in terms of supplements. Given that, and the price to run these two products together, there are definitely several better options out there. One could look at single products or stacking products that replicate and surpass these results that are not as heavy on the wallet weight. 3/5
