Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below just wondering who can give me some input on T3. Has anyone here ever tried it and what are your opinions? Just got done doing an 8 week cycle of EQ and got too fuckin big. I want to try and get to where I look normal again. I feel like I look like a freak of nature. I put muscle on soooooo easily.
Question about T3
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check out this link as well as the search for t3, there is alot of info on here, especially the womens board on that subject..
http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=133155&highlight=t3+brain+damage
also, remember that if u choose to do t3 alone, u may lose both muscle and fat, if you are willing to lose muscle, then go for it, but be careful as it can be catabolic and you dont want to lose your hard earned muscle..
http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=133155&highlight=t3+brain+damage
also, remember that if u choose to do t3 alone, u may lose both muscle and fat, if you are willing to lose muscle, then go for it, but be careful as it can be catabolic and you dont want to lose your hard earned muscle..
I have been hypothyroid since age 12 and I am a walking book on the thyroid he he eh 
I don't recommend that anyone with a normal thyroid take T3...the thyroid is very sensitive and far more sensitive than HPTA... it can shut down for good real fast.
That said you could probably get away with a 6 week cycle of t3. Start small and work you way up to 100mcg per day and then taper back.
It will make you feel like shit though.
Why not just increase your cardio?
RG
I don't recommend that anyone with a normal thyroid take T3...the thyroid is very sensitive and far more sensitive than HPTA... it can shut down for good real fast.
That said you could probably get away with a 6 week cycle of t3. Start small and work you way up to 100mcg per day and then taper back.
It will make you feel like shit though.
Why not just increase your cardio?
RG
Thanks for your input. I have to lay off cardio completely for at least 4-6 weeks per doc's orders.(but I'm sure I'll return sooner than that). I manage the whole Group Exercise thing at a YMCA and was short instructors for the summer; sooooooo it was I who filled in for 10 classes/week and I now have 2 stress fractures and achilles tendonitis. I can't stand it,but that's the way it is. IF I do T3 what do you recommend to start and taper up then down? What do you mean it will make me feel like shit? Tired? Irritable?Realgains said:I have been hypothyroid since age 12 and I am a walking book on the thyroid he he eh
I don't recommend that anyone with a normal thyroid take T3...the thyroid is very sensitive and far more sensitive than HPTA... it can shut down for good real fast.
That said you could probably get away with a 6 week cycle of t3. Start small and work you way up to 100mcg per day and then taper back.
It will make you feel like shit though.
Why not just increase your cardio?
RG
Thanks for the help RealGains.
Start with 25 and work your way up 25 each 4 days until you peak at 100. Hold it there for a week or so and then taper down in the same way.
It will make you feel irritable, jumpy, probably tired yet wired, sweaty, shakey, your heart may race at times....its crappy fiddling around with the thyroid and its hormones.
You will loose a little bone mass, but it will be very little since you will be on for such a short period of time. You may also eat up some muscle mass. Most people that use t3 do end up loosing some muscle but they think its all fat.
Alternatively you could use t4 as it is self tapering because it has a half life of 6 days. Start with 50 and then after a week go to 100 and hold it there then after week 3 drop to 50 and then drop it altogether after week 4. One does not need any t3 supplementation as all the t3 that the body needs can be made from t4...most of the t4 will convert to t3 and some will saty as t4, which is also good.
I do not recommend t4 or t3 really.
Why don't you get into road cycling...as it is not stressful to the joints and bones etc. I was once a semi pro cyclist way back when I weighed 150 pounds and 21 years old! I am telling ya sista that if you ride hard for 1-1.5 hours per day the fat will go away and you will get the added benefit of very toned legs and butt.
RG
It will make you feel irritable, jumpy, probably tired yet wired, sweaty, shakey, your heart may race at times....its crappy fiddling around with the thyroid and its hormones.
You will loose a little bone mass, but it will be very little since you will be on for such a short period of time. You may also eat up some muscle mass. Most people that use t3 do end up loosing some muscle but they think its all fat.
Alternatively you could use t4 as it is self tapering because it has a half life of 6 days. Start with 50 and then after a week go to 100 and hold it there then after week 3 drop to 50 and then drop it altogether after week 4. One does not need any t3 supplementation as all the t3 that the body needs can be made from t4...most of the t4 will convert to t3 and some will saty as t4, which is also good.
I do not recommend t4 or t3 really.
Why don't you get into road cycling...as it is not stressful to the joints and bones etc. I was once a semi pro cyclist way back when I weighed 150 pounds and 21 years old! I am telling ya sista that if you ride hard for 1-1.5 hours per day the fat will go away and you will get the added benefit of very toned legs and butt.
RG
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NY Muscle
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Only add t3 when its needed and/or all else has failed...after 6 weeks or so and you see your weight loss results have slowed then thats when you should add the t3..25mcg at most and continue with the diet...50-75mcg is the upper range any woman should do...t3 should be used in this particular fashion...why use t3 at the beginning of a diet when you dont need it...then when the weight loss slows..what you going to do? add more t3 and risk a rebound and/or muscle loss?
As I like to say....you only should use 100mcg + a day if you are really lazy
As I like to say....you only should use 100mcg + a day if you are really lazy
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