FINAL REVIEW
Introduction
Big thank you goes out to vitaminstore3 and Marms for giving me the opportunity to log the MassHGH/Testodrol X9 stack.
I received a package within days of providing my contact information. I opened it up and found 2 nicely packaged bottles from Lecheek Nutrition - MassHGH and Testodrol X9. Each bottle contained enough capsules to run 30 days straight without interruption.
My ultimate goal this year has been to try to drop weight and get healthier. As I quickly approach 45 years in age, carrying extra weight, whether it's muscle or fat, no longer interested me. I wanted to be leaner while retaining some muscle. It's my opinion that HGH booster type supplement would be best suited for this type of goal and that's what peaked my interest in Mass HGH. When Marms suggested that I stack Testodrol X9 with Mass HGH, I had to really think things over. I am not looking for a T-booster. I just wanted to get leaner. Why would I want Testodrol X9 ? After mulling it over, I decided that it would be OK. This is a 1 month log not a long term supplement choice. To have a chance to run Mass HGH now, I will also take Testodrol X9 along with it. It's really an added bonus. I will up my cardio and volume training and still aim towards reaching my goal of losing weight. I will also run a calorie deficit diet to help this cause. At worst, this will be a nice recomposition run.
And so this is how the log started and here are my results and final comments.
Project Plan
Weight Training Style: Compound exercises with volume. Personal best measured on 1 exercise.
Cardio Style: 60-70 minutes of elliptical with ultimate goal of burning 7000 calories per week.
Sports: Variety per week including softball, volleyball and occasional tennis.
Job: Sedendary. Office job working in front of a computer.
Diet: Calorie deficit during weekdays with cheat meals and refeed built in towards the end of the week.
Supplement Dosing Protocol:
Lecheek Nutrition - Mass HGH - dosed 3 capsules 30 minutes prior to bed
Lecheek Nutrition - Testodrol X9 - dosed 4 capsules once a day in the AM with full glass of water
Duration of this log:
30 days
FINAL RESULTS
Final Data Update
Weight: 226.8 lbs - 0.6 lbs (Start: 227.4 lbs)
Chest: 47 7/8 inches + 1 7/8 inches (Start: 46 inches)
Waist: 37 1/4 inches - 1 3/4 inches (Start: 39 inches)
Biceps flexed: 17 inches + 3/4 inches (Start: 16 1/4 inches)
Final Strength Update
Hammer Strength Incline Press (Start: 360 lbs x 7 reps)
360 lbs x 10 reps +3 reps
410 lbs x 4 reps +50 lbs (+13.9 %)
Machine Shoulder Press (Start: 200 lbs x 14 reps)
200 lbs x 17 reps +3 reps
217.5 lbs x 7 reps +17.5 lbs (+8.8 %)
Added during Week 4 when machine shoulder press was not available.
Smith Machine Overhead Shoulder Press
275 lbs x 5 reps
Hammer Strength Iso Rows (Start: 270 lbs x 8 reps)
350 lbs x 18 reps +80 lbs (+29.6 %) and +10 reps
Leg Press (Start: 360 lbs x 20 reps)
410 lbs x 34 reps +50 lbs (+13.9 %) and +14 reps
Final Cardio Update
Goal: 7,000 calories burned per week or 1,000/day
Results: 21,613 calories burned in 30 days
Rate of 745/day or 5,043/week
Final Picture Comparison vs Start
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Start / Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Final
Comments by category
Strength - excellent
Significant increase in pounds and reps for all measurable exercises. Personal best achieved almost weekly.
Comments: Strength increase had me coming back to gym each day. I wanted to see how much more I could lift versus the week before. I have not gained this much strength in this short of a time period. I regret not planning better and running this for 8 weeks rather than just 4 weeks. Some days, I just moved the weight very easy prompting people to come up to me to see what I was doing. Prompting younger kids to come up and make comments such as "That is a lot of weight sir" The strength increase also has me rethinking about challenging my back and leg more to find a higher ceiling to target. Is 400 lbs possible for reps on rows, incline press and leg press ? Well, only the rows remain as the exercise that I have not reached 400 lbs on. If I can row 350 lbs 18 times, I should be able to row 400 lbs 8 times.
Appearance - excellent
I am leaner and have more of a V shape than when I started. I see muscle development in front shoulders, chest, traps and arms that gives a nice illusion of a more exaggerated development.
Comments: The measurements show that chest size increased and waist size decreased. The measurement changes were much greater than I had expected. The stomach is flatter and I can even suck it in beyond a vertical line. Something I could not do before. I am also starting to see definition and veins. These development were definitely more pronounced than before and I actually look swole - to a point
Workout Energy - good
Workout energy waned for cardio when I tried out low carb diet. When I had sufficient carbs in my system, energy was not a problem. Energy for lifting was never an issue whether I had low carbs or not.
Comments: I do not take any PWO, so I have to depend on my diet to provide sufficient energy for exercise. Low carb affected cardio output and it is something I probably will not do in the future unless I am adding fat burner with stim or BCAA. I was surprised to find that low carb did not affect energy or strength output during lifting.
Normal Energy/Sleep - excellent
I had a lot of energy most days. However, when I was lacking sleep, I believe MassHGH was able to mask some of the tireness.
Comments: Mass HGH definitely amplifies the effect of good sleep. When I had 6+ hours of sleep. It was like waking up from a vacation at a resort. The relaxation you feel after you get up is amazing. You feel calm and relaxed all day. I believe this had something to do with aggressiveness that I did not feel. I expected to see aggression from T-level increase. When you lack sleep, I think Mass HGH helps you on that end as well. As much as it could until the build up is so great. After several days of 4 hour sleep night, I began to feel real groggy in the afternoon. As stated in one of the updates, this is fact of life. No sleep = tireness. Get your sleep. This is something you should be doing anyway for your health sake and for better results.
Recovery/Joint Pains - excellent
Recovery improved after week 2. No joint pains during the entire run.
Comments: Let's get one thing straight. I included jopint pain as a category because someone mentioned it. It ended up being a space filler and I did not experience one single bout of joint pains during the entire run. End of story. DOMS is another story. Serious soreness for the first 2 ½ week or so of this run. Enough to make you cringe and smile if you enjoy this kind of pain. (I do !) I always feel like I did not work hard enough if I don't struggle to move the next day. I use it as a validation of some sort. OK, I know this is a misconception as sometime the soreness you get the next day is not directly related to your workouts. Regardless, I had these happy pains for the first part of the run. After that, it slowly started to disappear leading me to get upset and question what I was doing. It drove me to push harder. Prior to using this stack, the normal timeline for me is serious DOMS next day. Some DOMS on day 2. No DOMS on day 3. Towards the end of this run, it was little to no DOMS on Day 1. No DOMS on day 2. Even earlier in the run, DOMS only lasted for a day. OK, raise your hand if you think I use the acronym "DOMS" too much.
Libido - excellent
Libido increased few days in and stayed high during the entire run without tailing off.
Comments: I did not comment too much about libido. I really did not know how to do it without being too graphic. Mentally and physically, libido was up after few days into dosing. The effects to stimuli was immediate, response and performance was full and hard, random reactions occurred and even at rest it was more "pumped" than before. I am even more impressed that the effect has not gone down yet. That is my normal reaction to T-boosters. Libido is high for a while then the effects tail off 2-3 weeks into the run.
Skin - excellent
Oily = good in terms of category rating. Skin was extremely oily during the entire run. Multiple breakouts occurred but no huge zits. Just many many small ones.
Comments: You can literally put your hand on my face and feel like you have to wash your hands. My face was oily and I felt like washing it every hour. Well I did every 3 hours or so. Skin would not get this oily unless my T-level was up. The one side effect of having higher T-level I guess. Good thing was that my breakouts occurred in spurts and I did not get a huge zit. So minimal scarring of the face from popping them like a teenager. So gross.
Final Thoughts
When I purchase a natty T-booster or natty HGH booster, I expect to see various side effects (negative or positive) that leads me to believe something is working. Effects such as acne, body temperature increase, aggression, libido increase, deeper sleep,...etc. However, this does not always translate into gains physically. Sometimes, seeing these effects give you a nice placebo effect that makes you work harder to produce better results then eventually it fizzles out.
The effects I listed above were noticed right away in my run of Mass HGH/Testodrol X9 stack. This gave it a nice running start. What I did not expect was the strength gains to come so quickly. Strength gains kept building each week and I am not sure I have reached a plateau yet as personal bests were made every week and as late as last week. I have never made this type of gains in this short period of time. This has been an amazing run and I am now saddened that I did not plan to be on this stack longer. As stated on one of the category reviews, gains in the gym boosts your confidence. I saw my body in various state during this run. I am not sure pictures really justify the gains I saw since they were taken first thing in the morning after waking up. Knowing the significant changes I saw, I felt alpha not only in the gym but in life as well. My performance is exceptionally high at work due to this and I am able to influence more people in meetings and communicate my plans better. Just a slight bit of confidence does wonders in the conference room when you have to find a right point to interject.
Strength gains in the gym had pronounced effect on body composition as well. I did not lose a lot of weight as I hoped, but my waist is smaller, my strength is up and my chest and arms are bigger. There are definitely multiple signs of recomposition taking place.
Mass HGH and Testodrol X9 are priced competitively with similar type of products in the market. You can take advantage of various sales to come away with a great deal. From the results I have seen, I would definitely purchase them myself and use them for a recomposition or a lean bulk run. I am not sure I would use it for a cut if you need to lose weight on the scale. The recomposition effect does not let you drop lbs easily. Believe me, I tried.
I want to again thank vitaminstore3 and marms and everyone at Lecheek for introducing me to these wonderful products and giving me an opportunity to try them out. All your support have made it easy to log and put out as much details and I could.
Thank you to those who have followed this log. All your contributions have helped make this a fun log for me to update. As always, it's been my pleasure to interact with all the great members at Anabolicminds.