X-FACTOR REVIEW
CEL ANABOLIC EFFECT REVIEW
CEL M-TEST REVIEW
About me:
Im 41 years old, have been lifting since i was 14. I live in northern part of Sweden where i run a supplement store. Ive been working with supplements since 2006. Ive been part of production, formulating som easy formulas, ran a webshop and now store manager. So suppelements interest me greatly. Sweden doesnt have that much of the supplements that are available to the US crowd, but i can order some from UK. I grew up in Norway and there its even stricter. When i started selling supplements there, BCAA's were illegal, so you can imagine.
Background:
Its been a while since i tried some of the more "exotic" supplements and Ara has been on my shortlist for a long time. So i decided to give it a try now. Im in great shape and injury free, so it seems like the perfect time to try out this.
I finished off a cut at the end of october (it was my 41th birthday and i wanted to see what kinda shape i could get in). After that ive gone over to a lean bulk/body recomp based on some information i got fra Jeff Nippard & Chris Barakat "Ultimate guide to body recomposition". So ive slowly increased my calories over the last month.
My Plan:
Ive read thru the Ara thread and whatever else i could find. I got 3 bottles of X-Factor during black friday and plan on running it 1,5g before training for 50 workouts. I work out 6 times a week so that should be just over 8 weeks with Ara. I will take it with 6g GMS and 1g L-carnitine.
My expectations:
I really dont expect much to be honest. But it will be fun to see if this does anything. I will be continuing my body recomp and not #feed the supplement" so i wont be adding enourmous amounts of calories to my plan. I want to see if the supplement stands on it own.
My training:
I love tinkering with my diet, ive been tracking my food since 1999 and im still learning something new every day!
The last couple of years ive been following The Vertical Diet by Stan Efferding and ive never felt better. The diet revolves around getting enough of all the micronutrient thru a solid food selection and having optimal digestion. It was originally conceived to help the real real big guys be able to pound down the calories without bloating and running to the toilet constantly.
When alle the micro nutritent needs are met and one need more calories, Stan suggests upping the calories from steak and white rice. As it digest easily. Now im not in need of those enourmous amounts of calories, so my rice intake is a bare minimum.
This worked great when cutting as i felt full and satisfied and it feels easy to up the calories aswell!
05:45 - Meal 1
2 slices sourdough bread
2 slices whey cheese
100g Pineapple
10g Coco nibs
1dl Homemade Kefir
1,5 scoop SELECT protein
1dl 0,5% Milk
1 cup coffee
06:45 - Pre-Workout
1 Scoop Prolific
2 Scoops High Volume (EU Version so no Agmatine )
1/4 teaspoon Salt
07:30 - Post Warm Up
1,5g X-Factor
6g GSM
1g L-Carnitine
Intra Workout:
40g HBCD
1 Scoop Viterna Amino (EAA + electrolytes)
09:15 - Post Workout 1
30g Basmati Rice
10g Honey
1/4 teaspoon Salt
5g Creatine Monohydrate CreaPure
09:40 - Post Workout 2
1 scoop Protein Powder (I use this to try out different products i get to the store)
11:00 - Meal 2
50g Oatmeal
3 eggs
150g Low fat Quark
50g Blueberries
50g Strawberries
14:00 - Meal 3
150 Ground Beef 95/5
100g Sweet Potato
100g Peppers
50g Spinach
50g Avocado
50g Broccoli
50g Bone Broth
50g Kimchi
1/2 Carrot
1/2 Orange
15:00 - Pick me up
1 Scoop Alphamine
1dl Cranberry Juice
17:00 - Meal 4
150 Ground Beef 95/5
100g Sweet Potato
100g Peppers
50g Spinach
50g Avocado
50g Broccoli
50g Bone Broth
50g Kimchi
1/2 Carrot
1/2 Orange
20:00 - Meal 5
1 slice Sourdough Bread
4 slices cheese
40g deli meat
2 eggs
5dl 0,5% Milk
50g Cucumber
Twice a week Meal 5 looks like this:
125g Salmon
200g Potatoes
100g Peppers
50g Spinach
50g Broccoli
200g Low fat Quark
Kcal: 3000
Protein: 240g
Carbs: 300g
Fat: 75g
I roughly 500 calories over where my cut ended and im still dropping weight. But strength is up and i feel amazing so im taking it slow when it comes to adding more calories.
My protein intake is higher now then its been for ages. Last is was this high was back in the days when i has Ken Hill from TeamSkip (And the DoggCrapp forum) as a coach. I remember eating even more back then. The protein intake is based on the information Jeff Nippard and Chris Barakt proposed in their book. I also read some studies showing that as you age, protein intake should increase. So lets try it out!
Supplements:
Im not taking that much other than what i wrote with my diet. But these are staples:
Ill be updating as soon as i get my deliveries and hopefully get some conversation going in here.
I am a supplement nerd and love to talk to people with a lot of knowledge!
CEL ANABOLIC EFFECT REVIEW
CEL M-TEST REVIEW
About me:
Im 41 years old, have been lifting since i was 14. I live in northern part of Sweden where i run a supplement store. Ive been working with supplements since 2006. Ive been part of production, formulating som easy formulas, ran a webshop and now store manager. So suppelements interest me greatly. Sweden doesnt have that much of the supplements that are available to the US crowd, but i can order some from UK. I grew up in Norway and there its even stricter. When i started selling supplements there, BCAA's were illegal, so you can imagine.
- Age: 41
- Years of lifting: 27
- Height: 190cm
- Weight: 80kg
- Bodyfat: 9% (according to Aria scale)
- Natural
Background:
Its been a while since i tried some of the more "exotic" supplements and Ara has been on my shortlist for a long time. So i decided to give it a try now. Im in great shape and injury free, so it seems like the perfect time to try out this.
I finished off a cut at the end of october (it was my 41th birthday and i wanted to see what kinda shape i could get in). After that ive gone over to a lean bulk/body recomp based on some information i got fra Jeff Nippard & Chris Barakat "Ultimate guide to body recomposition". So ive slowly increased my calories over the last month.
My Plan:
Ive read thru the Ara thread and whatever else i could find. I got 3 bottles of X-Factor during black friday and plan on running it 1,5g before training for 50 workouts. I work out 6 times a week so that should be just over 8 weeks with Ara. I will take it with 6g GMS and 1g L-carnitine.
My expectations:
I really dont expect much to be honest. But it will be fun to see if this does anything. I will be continuing my body recomp and not #feed the supplement" so i wont be adding enourmous amounts of calories to my plan. I want to see if the supplement stands on it own.
My training:
Strength training: Ive been following the programming from https://www.fitnessculture.com/ for a bunch of years now and it suits me really well. Im doing their SWOLE program which is 6 workouts a week and we go thru the body twice during a 8 week rotation. Usually its 4 weeks work then 1 week deload.
Cardio: The programming from Fitnessculture has cardio included, but i dont do any of that. Ive instead followed Stan Efferdings suggestion on doing 2-4 ten minutes walks post meals every day. The reasoning behind these walks are that they will improve insulin sensitivity, decrease gas, improve digestion, decrease DOMS and aid in recovery. I also walk my dog a couple of times a day. I usually get from 15k to 20k steps each day.
Mobility: I finish off every workout with the daily https://romwod.com/ which stands for Range Of Movment Workout Of The Day. So every day they drop a new workout that improves your mobilty. Basically its a series of long held stretches and it takes 20-25minutes to complete. Once a week they program a Warrior routine that takes around 45 minutes which i also do.
Diet:Cardio: The programming from Fitnessculture has cardio included, but i dont do any of that. Ive instead followed Stan Efferdings suggestion on doing 2-4 ten minutes walks post meals every day. The reasoning behind these walks are that they will improve insulin sensitivity, decrease gas, improve digestion, decrease DOMS and aid in recovery. I also walk my dog a couple of times a day. I usually get from 15k to 20k steps each day.
Mobility: I finish off every workout with the daily https://romwod.com/ which stands for Range Of Movment Workout Of The Day. So every day they drop a new workout that improves your mobilty. Basically its a series of long held stretches and it takes 20-25minutes to complete. Once a week they program a Warrior routine that takes around 45 minutes which i also do.
The last couple of years ive been following The Vertical Diet by Stan Efferding and ive never felt better. The diet revolves around getting enough of all the micronutrient thru a solid food selection and having optimal digestion. It was originally conceived to help the real real big guys be able to pound down the calories without bloating and running to the toilet constantly.
When alle the micro nutritent needs are met and one need more calories, Stan suggests upping the calories from steak and white rice. As it digest easily. Now im not in need of those enourmous amounts of calories, so my rice intake is a bare minimum.
This worked great when cutting as i felt full and satisfied and it feels easy to up the calories aswell!
05:45 - Meal 1
2 slices sourdough bread
2 slices whey cheese
100g Pineapple
10g Coco nibs
1dl Homemade Kefir
1,5 scoop SELECT protein
1dl 0,5% Milk
1 cup coffee
06:45 - Pre-Workout
1 Scoop Prolific
2 Scoops High Volume (EU Version so no Agmatine )
1/4 teaspoon Salt
07:30 - Post Warm Up
1,5g X-Factor
6g GSM
1g L-Carnitine
Intra Workout:
40g HBCD
1 Scoop Viterna Amino (EAA + electrolytes)
09:15 - Post Workout 1
30g Basmati Rice
10g Honey
1/4 teaspoon Salt
5g Creatine Monohydrate CreaPure
09:40 - Post Workout 2
1 scoop Protein Powder (I use this to try out different products i get to the store)
11:00 - Meal 2
50g Oatmeal
3 eggs
150g Low fat Quark
50g Blueberries
50g Strawberries
14:00 - Meal 3
150 Ground Beef 95/5
100g Sweet Potato
100g Peppers
50g Spinach
50g Avocado
50g Broccoli
50g Bone Broth
50g Kimchi
1/2 Carrot
1/2 Orange
15:00 - Pick me up
1 Scoop Alphamine
1dl Cranberry Juice
17:00 - Meal 4
150 Ground Beef 95/5
100g Sweet Potato
100g Peppers
50g Spinach
50g Avocado
50g Broccoli
50g Bone Broth
50g Kimchi
1/2 Carrot
1/2 Orange
20:00 - Meal 5
1 slice Sourdough Bread
4 slices cheese
40g deli meat
2 eggs
5dl 0,5% Milk
50g Cucumber
Twice a week Meal 5 looks like this:
125g Salmon
200g Potatoes
100g Peppers
50g Spinach
50g Broccoli
200g Low fat Quark
Kcal: 3000
Protein: 240g
Carbs: 300g
Fat: 75g
I roughly 500 calories over where my cut ended and im still dropping weight. But strength is up and i feel amazing so im taking it slow when it comes to adding more calories.
My protein intake is higher now then its been for ages. Last is was this high was back in the days when i has Ken Hill from TeamSkip (And the DoggCrapp forum) as a coach. I remember eating even more back then. The protein intake is based on the information Jeff Nippard and Chris Barakt proposed in their book. I also read some studies showing that as you age, protein intake should increase. So lets try it out!
Supplements:
Im not taking that much other than what i wrote with my diet. But these are staples:
- Creapure Creatine Monohydrate.
- D-Vitamin, I live in the northern part of Sweden and havent seen the sun in months!
- Magnesium
- Digestive Enzymes
- Probiotics
Ill be updating as soon as i get my deliveries and hopefully get some conversation going in here.
I am a supplement nerd and love to talk to people with a lot of knowledge!
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