Experiment background and information:
1. Already had been using a combination of Titan and HH6 at recommended dosages for many weeks (months). No other supplements, drugs, ancilliaries have been used other than: casein/whey protein mix, creatine, pepto-pro + cyclic dextrin during peri-workout window.
2. Eating maintenance to lower than maintenance diet. I am very experienced with nutrition and training for my body....knowledge gained via years (decades) of pursuing physique improvement and taking meticulous notes. I do a lot of blood work, especially back in my anabolics usage years, and these data goes right into my notes. I have reams and reams of data from years (decades) back....even before the coming of computers and word processing! My very 1st entry into a training notebook is the 1st day I began training for bodybuilding at 13 years old using only body weight movements (no gym membership at that time, no weights)...and it is a treasure going through though early notes and seeing how I "grew" both physically and mentally after all these years! : ) Sorry....I did not do any specific blood work prior to my Titan+HH6 run and am not really doing any now other than basic health related ones. Needless to say, there has been no changes to recent health check blood work for years....I'm as healthy as can be.
3. I train primarily bodybuilding style, meaning my goals are to "feel", "squeeze", and "isolate" the target muscles during both compound and isolation movements. Each bod ypart is trained twice a week. Primary compound movements consisting of bench pressing, rowing, squatting, dead lifting, and overhead pressing are done twice a week. This being said, my rep ranges are more in the 4-6 range per working set as this works much better for me than higher rep ranges per experience. This just demonstrates a difference in my genetic makeup than some people who respond better to higher reps, lighter weight.
High Dose Titan experiment:
1. 2 capsules of Titan+ per day....one in the morning, one in the evening. Total tomatidine daily intake: 300 mg
2. 4 capsules of HH6 per day....2 in the morning, two in the evening.
3. Date started: Saturday, April 22, 2017
4. Today's date: Sunday, May 7, 2017. So exactly 2 weeks since protocol started.
5. Experiment run: 3 months.
2 week experiment observations:
I have indicated I do NOT like reporting immediately after trying a protocol....this is because initial response, feeling, etc are VERY placebo based, and I have learned for myself that my excitement over something can sometimes skew my perception. I like to give things at least a week....more like TWO weeks...before I review my notes and data logs. Just a note: even with anabolics, you really don't notice anything sometimes for a week or two. Of course...ha ha ha....that IS dosage and compound dependant. : )
My memory and notes have the following now placebo/excitement filtered data observations:
1. Using Titan+ instead Titan in this protocol has definitely resulted in more fullness. Whether this is due to water weight gain, better nutrient partitioning into muscle versus fat....hard to tell. Only a DEXA scan (which I probably should have done a before and after with this....problem is these scans (alot of body composition methods in general) are so dependent upon the technician) would be able to really tell. In lieu of that, I gotta go with the way clothes fit, weight scale, measurements (which I find can also be WAY off depending on whether you are a little pumped or whether you are flat....things we all go through during a day), mirror look, and spouse/friends look.
A. Clothes fit tighter in shoulders, chest, arms, thighs....waist area the same.
B. I am roughly 1.5 lbs. heavier in the morning (no breakfast, daily "eliminations" completed, no clothes) consistently
C. My measurements are a bit greater than initial....but they are within the "margin of error" so this is not very reliable.
D. I do indeed look fuller in the mirror
E. Spouse thinks I look "tighter"...so the fullness is not subcutaious water at least (as far as she and I can tell). I'm so lucky I have a spouse who understands my narcicism!! lol
2. My strength has NOT gone up. My initial strength increases when I started Titan+HH6 have tapered awhile ago....and adding in more tomatidine via Titan+ has not changed that, disappointedly. I have a feeling this probably needed to be cycled...I might have sensitized to this combo and probably should have "cleaned out" so to speak before taking this experiment up.
3. My appetite has increased a bit, but I'm not increasing my caloric intake....yet. Tomatidine might work better with greater calories...i.e. more of a bulking compound versus a cutting one (I hate these descriptions). It is interesting to note my slight weight gain however and the general tightness and fullness I'm feeling....so nutrient partitioner might be a good description early in the game here.
What else would you like to know? Note my reporting style: as unsatisfying as it might be for you specific data and number warriors, I will not report those. I am already rather "gun shy" on the internet (no Facebook, no nothing....I am like John Connor from the Terminator; staying off the grid as best I can). Apologies for that if it bugs you.