Want to try Clen. Need all the info i can get.

[HoneyBee82]

Thanks alot for all the information. i'm going to check oput your diet information now!! going to the gym after work. going to try the HIIT wish me luck ! ug.

 

[Sweet_Bitch]

QT has some good advice there.

Lift HEAVY. Don't OD on cardio. HIIT is a better idea for now. It preserves muscle, and keeps your metaboism revved.

DIET is where results come from. DIET DIET DIET. You can do cardio all day long but if your diet is not up to par, you will fail.

This is an example of a workout routine I often recommend for people:

Mon - HIIT 30 min, abs, stretch
Tues - LIFT Chest, Shoulders, Triceps
Weds - HIIT 30 min, abs, stretch
Thurs - LIFT Back, Biceps
Fri - HIIT 30 min, abs, stretch
Sat - LIFT Legs, 30 min moderate cardio
Sun - total rest day (do nothing)

Weights - do ~3 sets each exercise, reps are 8-10 each. Adjust weight so on the last rep, you are very close to failure. Youcan push it up with good form, but it takes everything in you. 5x5 is popular, but I do not know a lot about it, check the Training Board for more info.

HIIT - 5 min warm up, 20 min intervals, 5 min cooldown. Intervals will alternate between work and rest sessions. For example, 1 min work / 1 min recovery, 30 sec work / 1 min recovery, etc.... Work intervals should be gut-busting, chest-heaving, I-think-I-could-die time period. Recovery should be light enough for you to catch your breath again,to prepare for next work interval. If you can do more after 20 min, you didn't go intense enough. If you can do more cardio after HIIT, you didn't do it intense enough. If you don't feel completely wiped out after HIIT, you didn't do it intense enough.

Diet -
Seems like you aren't eating enough. There is a reason you couldn't do more than a month last year. Dieting is hard, it is not fun, but it should be doable. If you cannot maintain the diet, what good is it doing you? You will never get results from something you cannot maintain. I have my sample diet posted all over this board, if you do a search for "Daisy_Girl" and "cutting diet" I bet you get the info.

Don't even think about the Clen. It is pointless. As T-S-O pointed out, until you get to a lower BF%, it is pretty useless. I would focus on maintaining the diet and keeping your training consistent and intense BEFORE adding substances (both legal and illegal). Fat burners at this point won't do a lot.

Curious...why do you say Clen is pointless? My husband has me taking it and swears it's a gift from the Gods. Is he full of shit?

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Curious...why do you say Clen is pointless? My husband has me taking it and swears it's a gift from the Gods. Is he full of shit?

If your diet and training is not rock solid chemicals are not your answer cleaning up your diet and training is. There is no magic pill clen etc are there for that extra boost.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Curious...why do you say Clen is pointless? My husband has me taking it and swears it's a gift from the Gods. Is he full of shit?

What QT said is right - it is only useful when a diet and training is set. Diet and training need to be strong and well-planned....anything else is only iceing. Supplements such as Clen shouldn't even be considered unless diet is clean and they have well-developed training program.

I said it was pointless in reference to the original poster of the thread. She is 29% BF. At that %, diet and training are what will give results.

Clen will be most beneficial for women at lower BF% - around 15% or lower usually.

 

[chesty]

that is true on the diet. when it is right clen is great although it can make you jittery and if you get the dose up to your tolerance level you will get cramps in the weirdest places just sitting around. Like your hands, feet, neck, etc.

 

[pinkisacolor]

Mon - HIIT 30 min, abs, stretch
Tues - LIFT Chest, Shoulders, Triceps
Weds - HIIT 30 min, abs, stretch
Thurs - LIFT Back, Biceps
Fri - HIIT 30 min, abs, stretch
Sat - LIFT Legs, 30 min moderate cardio
Sun - total rest day (do nothing)


I'm going to try this. I think I've been doing waaaay too much cardio, trying to get my fat down and trying to build muscle at the same time.
Thanks for the routine. Should I try it for 6 weeks?

 

[FlexMom]

I tried clen - made me feel like crap! No jitters or anything just felt DREADFUL! Tired, fatigued, all the things your not supposed to feel. I gave up on it after 5 days of feeling crappy. I think an ECA stack is superior for energy and thermogenesis. And as long as you eat clean & regularly and train hard, fat loss will come without it. It just takes time - be patient. Daisy Girl - you got the knowledge! Like the routine you suggested. How long have you been training?

 

[Daisy_Girl]

I've been training for about 10 years or so. Been experimenting that whole time - patience it the key.

 

[Raina]

This thread made my day. I completely agree with everyone else. Similar to Daisy I dropped from about 33% body fat down to 17% without anything but diet and lifting (minimal cardio except for occasional cool downs and HIIT). Clen and other stuff has it's place in the world, but I see it as something to get over a plateau. If you've not dieted and trained like hell, it's really a waste of time.

Seriously, reconsider it. Train hard and eat right for a couple of months. If you really stick to it you'll be floored by the results...and you'll know that YOU did it on your own without any kind of chemical. No pill can ever do anything compared to what you can do with some dedication and will-power.

Good luck!

 

[gingernuts]

I have used clen several times but find it only slightly more effective as a stimulant than the good old ECA stack & did not like the rebound effect after stopping.What I did find it very effective for was water retention - I found it 'dried' me out giving me a tighter appearance. Now I like to use it for a 7 - 10 days before an important night where I want to look good or before hitting the beach in a bikini.