MMA Fight: GW-501516

[MetaMMA]

Hey everyone,

This is my 1st post and I'm glad to be here. EliteFitness seems to have very knowledgable members. Now on to my question:

I have a MMA fight coming up soon, in about 6 weeks. I am currently 13 lbs over my weight class. Not a big deal, I am doing a paleo diet and training a lot. Plus I plan to take away sodium towards the last 5 days and shed some water weight.

I would love to add GW-501516 for weight loss, but mostly for endurance benefits. I was planing on doing 5mg GW-501516 upon waking and pre-afternoon workout. So 10 mg a day total for 4 weeks.

1. Gastric cancer has been brought up in regards to GW-501516, is there anything I can do to limit the possibility of this besides not eating smoked foods?

2. Also based on the gylcogen change; is my paleo diet a problem, or chromium picolinate supplementation with GW-501516?

Thanks for your time

 

[elite7777]

Bro, I think GW would be a good addition to your training plan but I have to question why you are making such drastic changes weeks before a competition? My rule of thumb is to never change anything before competition unless I have tried it several times in training. I say this because you ever know how you body will respond to the changes, be it diet or adding chems. On the off chance that you have a negative response you could be f'ed on fight day because you are not at 100%.

To answer your questions -
1. As far as I know the cancer thing has only been found in mice at supper high levels. At 10 mg PD you will prob be fine.
2. I have friends on the Paleo diet but I have not tried it myself. I am not sure how it will work with GW - How the Paleo Diet Can Aid Athletic Performance | WellnessFX

 

[MetaMMA]

Thanks for the reply elite7777,

I figure I can always discontinue use of the gw-50 before my fight if my body doesn't agree with peptide. From what I have read here the changes are felt fairly quickly, so I'll have plenty of time to test it out in sparring sessions.

Cardio is definitely a nice plus, but with the need to shed the last pounds I'm considering 20mg ED. What are your thoughts on that?

 

[elite7777]

It's up to you. I would start at 10mg and see how that goes before jumping to 20mg PD. I say this because GW lowered my BP but it might not do this to you.

 

[MetaMMA]

I got my GW-50 yesterday and am doing exactly that, 10mg ED for at least a week before going to 20mg. Wouldn't lower blood pressure be a good thing for fighting though? ... well outside of being lightheaded.

 

[elite7777]

I got my GW-50 yesterday and am doing exactly that, 10mg ED for at least a week before going to 20mg. Wouldn't lower blood pressure be a good thing for fighting though? ... well outside of being lightheaded.

Yes, lower PD can be a good thing. I had issues when I got up at night to take a leak and almost passed out. BUT, I have low BP to begin with. You never know how your body will respond so I take baby steps at first.

 

[MetaMMA]

2 days of 10mg and I'm feeling great! After my lift/cardio session I felt like I had already recovered so I hit the treadmill and ran for a bit. I haven't noticed a change in cardio yet while in the middle of exercise, but as soon as I catch my breath I feel like I could do it all over again. Very nice recovery time, and only on day two! Also could be the placebo effect .....

 

[elite7777]

2 days of 10mg and I'm feeling great! After my lift/cardio session I felt like I had already recovered so I hit the treadmill and ran for a bit. I haven't noticed a change in cardio yet while in the middle of exercise, but as soon as I catch my breath I feel like I could do it all over again. Very nice recovery time, and only on day two! Also could be the placebo effect .....

Nice! Be careful not to gain weight by putting on muscle. Cardio, cardio, cardio...

 

[MetaMMA]

I'm contemplating adding n2burn w/ the gw-50 to aid my fat loss..... thoughts?