mattie o's epistane log

[mattie o]

feel free to move this if ive posted in the wrong section...

but ive decided to log my experience taking epistane. a bit of info...

i just competed in my first bodybuilding competition, and it was a BLAST. it was a naturals show, and i plan to do another one in july. (12 more weeks)

my prep was only 13 weeks, ideally i would have like a few more weeks...but i think i made some serious transformations in a little over 3 months.

so i decided to kick it up a notch...so here is the ENTIRE supplement arsenal:

Epistane - 10 mg per day, going to do 4 weeks
Dermacrine (was just reading some of your ladies info on this - thank you)
Cytolean - finishing up a bottle, not crazy about this supplement. I ordered some ephedrine/caffeine (yay!) that i will start to take after my epi cycle.
Chromium
CLA
Flax
Acidophilous
Creatine
Multi

sooooo...after my show on March 27th, i took 6 days off of the diet (way off, hehe) but still got in some cardio and a few good lifts. the following Saturday, i was back on the program, and took my first Epistane, and my first couple squirts of Dermacrine.

Its only been 3 days, but one thing i did notice was that the next day, my libido was significantly increased...and i had NO LIBIDO during my contest prep at all. NONE. my poor husband well, not after yesterday! tee hee

also, and this could be a coincidence, but the first 2 nights after i started both of these supps, i woke up in the middle of the night with the WORST charlie horses in my calves...holy balls! joints also seem a bit achy.

the only other thing i noticed was that i seemed to weigh more than i thought i would this morning...diet is back on track, and i was steadily losing my bloat from my six days of debauchery, but this morning i was up 2 lbs. from yesterday morning. Could be nothing, but i did take note of it.

so theres that, i will keep you all posted on how i feel, strength/size gains, what have you.

any advice, im all ears, i am new to this! scott (my hubs) and i have been researching this for some time, and i decided to take the plunge.

good times

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Awesome work girl really looking forward to seeing how you progress here

 

[OrbitNutrition.com]

Subscribing to this log for sure. Look forward to your results.

 

[mattie o]

Yay! Thanks you guys

So, back day today. One think I noticed was PUMPS! Holy crap, my lower back especially...felt like it was going to pop! And my forearms as well, when I did hanging negs. WOW. Also noticed my arms were quite veiny overall, had a great lift, felt nice and strong.

Didn't really go into detail about my diet in my original post...haven't gone balls out contest prep diet, but its very clean, 1800 cals per day, 225 g protein, 75 to 100 carbs. After this week, I may cut the carbs down to 50 ish, and cals to 1700...and so on....you get the idea

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Diet sounds on track ...love to see pics if you feel comfortable posting them.

 

[mattie o]

sure, sure, ill get some pics going how do you get them in a post?

so day 4:

woke up the last 3 nights, around 2 am each time in a PUDDLE of sweat! i mean, were talkin, i thought i had peed the bed. also insanely hungry...hard not to go downstairs and eat a jar of peanut butter, lol also extra sweaty when i did my morning cardio...hmm.

feel like shit this morning actually, not sure if im catching a cold or if its because of my new supps...i remember reading here and there that some people experienced a scratchy throat from the Dermacrine...? so well see. also noticed a very slight headache the past few days...

weight has stayed the same for a few days...131 lbs. felt pretty tight this morning tho, but i do think today ill cut my cals/carbs down a bit. gonna ditch some of the dairy as well.

 

[mattie o]

feeling better this afternoon than i was this morning...perhaps my body was just getting used to it.

chest day today, felt VERY strong and had a good lift! cut down on the calories/carbs, finding this hard as im REALLY REALLY hungry!

 

[RottenWillow]

Mattie, you do mean Epistane correct? Not Epistrong? Just clarifying because it's not uncommon for people to be referring to one and type the other.

 

[mattie o]

Yup, Epistane 10 mg capsules

 

[mattie o]

good morning everyone!

so, same thing last night, woke up in a pool of sweat. felt like crap again this morning, throat was REALLY sore and im slightly stuffed up...my husband started taking Dermacrine too, and this morning he also had the same symptoms...so i dont know if were coming down with a cold, or its the Dermacrine. O well. Had a little headache this morning too, but its gone now.

Had a good cardio session this morning, went balls out on the elliptical...ive never sweat so much! WOW!

down a pount this morning, and i feel alot leaner than i did yesterday...macros for yesterday were 1650 cals, 221 g protein, 65 g carbs, 53 g fat.

LEG DAY TODAY! gonna tear it up!!!