Thanks Hyde.
Last year was a bit of a doozy. Don't get me wrong, there was a lot of good things and fun stuff with family too. But nothing felt "easy", everything was just uphill if you know what I mean? It's like that image of where I'm hoping I'm closer to pushing that boulder up to the top of that mountain, so I can start the ball rolling on its own downhill in 2026.
How long to run for before pulling bloods again? Or do they say
No testosterone levels?
Based on some of the things they want to try to monitor / adjust down, 2-3 months, but still need to actually schedule with the teledoc and get on a treatment plan.
They ran them, all within range outside of the DHEA-S. But for completeness in case anyone's really interested:
Better blood flow, including pumps in the gym, hair growth and cognition, plus general antioxidant status apparently.
Hair growth, I did not know about this.
dude 2 pumps preWO hits me so hard
Lol well a proper dose of l-carn should make you pumped and sweaty when exercising.dude 2 pumps preWO hits me so hard
I've gotten to where I'm trying to apply that **** further and further away from my session or make sure I am really amped up on carbs
it does, its why I asked about blood sugar in GreenMachines log though cause I notice carnitine fasted or low fed workouts leave me feeling crappy, and it really exploits any level of dehydration in me if I'm not well hydrated. I get that shakey, out of breath feeling if I have too much carn preWO and the other aspects aren't up to par. but as you know I'm a big fan of the product otherwise.
I swear I’ve mentioned this multiple times, but sodium is the next best transporter for carnitine after insulin. If you aren’t using sodium pre/intra with carnitine, you are wasting potential (as well as not hydrating optimally for performance anyway).
well you know we always keep salted water in the fridge anyways but I do like this idea of just tossing sodium in the preWO as well. I think I've done it with either gatorade or our premade stuff at home from time to time but not during an afternoon/after work session so this is a great idea
Once you get used to the salty taste, you won’t want to drink preWO without it.well you know we always keep salted water in the fridge anyways but I do like this idea of just tossing sodium in the preWO as well. I think I've done it with either gatorade or our premade stuff at home from time to time but not during an afternoon/after work session so this is a great idea
That’s what I told my wife
Oh we’re talking about supplements
its true, lol. I'm this way with dehydration now. If I'm actually beyond thirsty especially on a hot day, I really crave that salty water mix with or without flavoring-
I find wine works betterDoes that trick work?
Dec/January are usually the time that I find I get the most benefit from fish oil fwiw. what often happens is its my joints like you mentioned but even worse in the hands, like carpal tunnel symptoms. upping or going back to my fishoil typically seems to make it go away (and improves my dry winter skin). My favorite fish oil for quality is SFH, but its expensive and usually mail order and makes a mess in your fridge. my second favorite is the flavored Barlenes from Costco which even my son liked from the time he was 5 or 6 years old but nutritional content is like half so I always take a double dose.
its true, lol. I'm this way with dehydration now. If I'm actually beyond thirsty especially on a hot day, I really crave that salty water mix with or without flavoring-
I find wine works better
Dec/January are usually the time that I find I get the most benefit from fish oil fwiw. what often happens is its my joints like you mentioned but even worse in the hands, like carpal tunnel symptoms. upping or going back to my fishoil typically seems to make it go away (and improves my dry winter skin). My favorite fish oil for quality is SFH, but its expensive and usually mail order and makes a mess in your fridge. my second favorite is the flavored Barlenes from Costco which even my son liked from the time he was 5 or 6 years old but nutritional content is like half so I always take a double dose.
About half the time!What amount is enough, or optimal? I use R1 Lytes, which has a 1g electrolyte blend, including Himalayan sea salt, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sodium salts.
Does that trick work?
1/4tsp of table salt (whether iodized or not) is ~600mg of SODIUM in the 2G of SALT.
Went ahead and just ordered some ALCAR caps, Life Extension at 500mgs to supplement with my current 3 pumps of XPG L-carnitine gel.
I get that way at times with Carnitine, I'm back up to 2 pumps from one which I think I definitely see an effect from but between hydration, carb intake, and a little bit more space between application and lifting session its not as impactful as when I hit it under prepared nutritionally in the gym directly before lifting.
So, I've used various forms, ALCAR, LCLT, straight l-carnitine liquid, and of course currently XPG gel (which is l-carnitine and PLCAR). Honestly, outside of the TD I'm not sure I've really noticed anything per se. But, I might now have been running high enough ALCAR doses for the mental aspect, and LCLT was for androgen receptor upregulation - but not sure that's something you'd "notice". Liquid l-carnitine has always just seemed like candy flavored shots to me, usually with a bit of a spicy finish.
yeah me too, early on I really felt it contributed nicely to a cut I did a couple years ago but over time I felt like I noticed it less and less and upping the dose messed with my stomach a bit. but with the TD version I have no stomach issues and I feel like it still hits hard with a mild dose...
No, there’s a reason I said 2G. It’s a subtle compound as it is; take enough to give it a fair chance.
Yeah I was thinking around meso 2 or 3 it really was pretty spot on. Man those treats look tempting
Yeah, the struggle is real bro! Yesterday we had a birthday party and a friend hang out, pizza at both and cake / cookies, my wife baked the latter. Like WTF, someone is testing me!! Held out on the no pizza front, but did have a half slice of cake and had to try one of each of my wife's cookies.Yeah I was thinking around meso 2 or 3 it really was pretty spot on. Man those treats look tempting
That looks like a great meso. The deload might have felt like a waste but by the time you push it on the next 4 weeks it will pay off as you will be primed and probably ready for the next de load!
Yes this! Deload should be a waste out of time out of context/standalone. It’s important though if you finished out the last meso strong/pushing hard, so you can get back to that on the next meso.
Hoping so!
Well, this AM was a little tough. Hoping the fatigue / load management benefits during deload week show up!
LOL I'm the exact opposite. we have sweets in the house that literally sit around until we can get someone else to take them or we throw them out, but this weekends cheat meal was a spread of reuban sliders and tater tots ha.
Definitely can. I have played around with various oral versions and the high dose ones can give you the shits, but I've not experienced any of that since switching to the TD version (XPG)
Not for nothing, but my understanding is Greg Doucette has a company or is sponsored by one that optimizes now, and he was saying it is about half the price of Marek for the same services. So if this is worth it in the end there are cheaper options.
Yeah, kind of knew going in it was expensive, but also that it's probably one of the more legit companies in the space so far. Also have heard about PeterMD, but as I know someone who's used Marek I thought I'd start here. Provider appt next week, so we'll see what comes of it!
