John
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Hi Yesenia,
This has been reported in the literature to occur:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30101635/
The etiology likely revolves around build up of bile acid in the liver and leading to pancreatitis. Again even doctors in the study above did not have an explanation to the exact mechanism of action, but most common is an issue around bile flow.
I would say we have a number of steroids that can be utilized that are far less toxic to the liver and system as a whole. Just don’t use those compounds. Most orals do not need to be in place and you certainly can do a prep without trenbolone. Most are using way too much as well 100mg of tren goes a long way.
But I would also make sure to run 1000mg of TUDCA, 1200mg NAC and 500mg Milk Thistle with all cycles.
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I don’t think there is much as of now for naturals. Tends to lower IGF-1 and testosterone levels and for the enhanced athlete this is no issue. Also less likely to run into issues with inflammation and insulin resistance. A reasonably lean natty will have good insulin sensitivity. I don’t even think a GDA or anything is needed. Just manage activity and body fat levels will be the keys.
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I see this happen with several clients especially post show. You can increase food and they will for one increase activity and effort by feeding more. Then also they are more metabolically adaptive to adjustments in food removed or added. So add 500 calories in and they might maintain or even lose weight. I see this phase can last for a good duration until they reach closer to a set point of energy availability (higher body fat, higher food, lower activity) or some combination. In females this is very very likely around the time their normal hormone patterns are returning. Once the menstrual cycle returns there is a shift to fat storage and calories must be adjusted down.
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This will be taken care of in next 24 hours guys. Just need them uploaded and it will be done.
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Hey Brad,
Ephedrine has a similiar action to that of clen, but more on CNS, so I find it brings more overall fatigue. Also the short half life requires frequent dosing which I prefer clen in this instance. I also prefer clen as we have more data on the muscle retention and possibly even muscle building effects on that compound.
I would not use both together as I see that in general are already working on similar pathways, it would be better to go with yohimbine in combination. I do not believe in rotating these compounds either. They stay effective for fat loss even for weeks at a time.
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Insulin pre cardio is absolutely not needed nor optimal. Far too dangerous.
GH at 1.5-2IU 1 hour prior to fasted cardio would enhance fat acid mobilization. Metformin taken PM to facilitate normal AM blood glucose. Review the GH lectures this is all laid out there.
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Some individuals respond more strongly to acute changes in sodium and actually have raised BP. Really its the ratio of calcium, magnesium and potassium to that of sodium that matters. I would aim for a consistent intake and that will allow the kidneys to easily regulate BP. I would measure out your sodium to keep track of it.
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Hey Braedon,
They are not useless numbers, but we also don’t want to get bogged down with more data than we need. I would monitor a fasting blood glucose a few days per week as a general health tool. post prandial blood glucose does give some insight into how quick you glucose is coming back down to your fasting level but this will vary so much by meal composition and size of meal. So high glucose reading might not mean you are not uptaking glucose optimally in a cell. I would focus on digestion, bloating issues like this. Also if you are lacking pumps in the gym and feeling lethargic as signs you might not be optimal. Ideally 2 hours post meal you should be back to your fasting level. I usually have guys start checking post prandial after their largest carbohydrate meals once we already are using Lantus as a baseline insulin and need some fast acting slin around meal times.
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Hey Leon,
Thank you for your questions.
On the question one the recommendation I gave was 48 hours NO exercise and not 24 hours. This was from the Health module “Risks and Monitoring Tools” Lecture.
The main thing with lab testing is you standardize the way you test, so always give 24hours or 48 hours or 72 hours and note what you did. 24 hours for most hard training athletes can be short and will influence the LFT and creatine kinase levels. In reality most athletes can have elevations for up to 7 days post training, but we aren’t giving athletes 7 days of no training. I usually implementing testing during deload weeks, so muscle damage is limited.
I will notify IT on the question 5 issue, thank you.