Q&A with Shadow Pro

[Tweeder]

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]Kerley wrote:
anyone have any thoughts on using metformin for fat loss?[/quote]

Depends on your diet and current condition as well as your other drugs you are combining it with. Be more specific about who will be using it and why then I’ll be able to help you out.
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Forget metformin/glucophage for fatloss…how do YOU use it to keep sensitivity high while on slin? Surely you implement it between slin runs or better yet…alongside slin to keep the slin as efficient as possible? How do you take it personally?

[Warner]

Hi Shadow, I am 42 years old, 6â??2, 95kg.
I have an athletic build, the cross-fit type - considering my age.
I am by no means a bodybuilder and have no intention of competing, I am just a recreational gym rat looking for knowledge and a â??boostâ?? now and then.
I have attached some questions which I would very much appreciate your answers on:

When designing a cycle, should one strive to have a Test to Tren ratio of more or less 1:1?
So iow if your Test-e is 250 mg per week, then should your Tren-e be in the 300 mg per week range?
However, is 300mg of Tren-e sufficient in a second cycle to see gains or is more likely needed?

I used Sustanon â?? 500 mg and deca 400 mg in my first cycle, this was two years ago, so I have been â??cleanâ?? for a while now.
In hindsight I feel the test was too much for a first cycle but the more is better bug always bites.
Would it make sense in a second cycle to start off at a lower dosage of test (say 250 mg per week) or is it a case of the body wonâ??t respond to that â??lowerâ?? amount now due to the first cycleâ??s higher amount?

Is it true that if you use more test than needed in a cycle you actually get poor result and if so why?

Which compounds are safe to exceed the test dosage with and which should be kept at roughly a 1:1 ratio with the test? (talking about injectableâ??s here)

What in your opinion are the top 3 compounds for getting lean gains vs getting mass/bulking gains?

As I mentioned I took Deca 400 mg per week in my first cycle and it shut me down like hell.
I could not maintain an erection even if you paid me. I had to stop with the deca 4 weeks in because of this. What causes Deca to affect a manâ??s erections like that and what would be the best way to counteract this deca effect? Canâ??t play pool with a piece of rope man ï??

Oral compounds, I see you suggest pyramiding them up, but you also said the body responds better to gradual change, so wouldnâ??t it be better to pyramid up and down for example 20, 30, 40, 50, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10â?¦something like that, whether itâ??s Anavar or whatever?

HGH, sounds like a great compound to be on! Is it taken as weekly shots or daily?
At what dosage will you start seeing negative effects like enlarged skull/bones etcâ?¦or asking it another way, what is a safe subsistence dosage that only delivers positive net results without undue/weird bone growth?

And let me throw this in here as well, have you ever noticed any penile growth from any of the substances you have taken throughout the yearsâ?¦HGH etc? If you say yes and name a compound you know that itâ??s gonna be flying off the shelves right!

Any news on the ETA for your book, letâ??s just say it will make a great Christmas present for most guys hereâ?¦hint-hint, nudge-nudge!

[Yogi1]

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]Yogi wrote:

[quote]bobbodybuilder wrote:

[quote]Yogi wrote:

[quote]bobbodybuilder wrote:
I didn’t go through the whole thread, so you may have already answered this but, what is in your opinion the best ASS and combination of AAS for improved onstage look ? I would guess tren, winny and halotestin. Also do you think that running methyltrienolone alongside inj. tren would bring any further improvement in physique?[/quote]

do you not think that neglecting to read the thread and asking a question he’s already answered is kind of a fuck you to the big guy?[/quote]

If it was already answered he can just ignore it, surely.
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I guess. Still think it was rude of you to ask before you’d read the thread, but whatevs.
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Officer Yogi is on the job!!
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Taking care of business as always. You know me man, I’m here to kick ass and drink hydrolysed beef protein, and I’m all out of hydrolysed beef protein…

[DoctorJekyll]

Hey Shadow, Currently a little over 13 weeks out. Im adding in tren and mast for pre-contest at 11 weeks out. (Currently only on 600 Test, 400 Deca) and i cant get caber. So do you think a high dose of B6 should be enough to keep tren sides away or should i get some prami on hand just in case?

Thanks
Jekyll

[Abkol]

Hi Shadow!

Do You think while using Tren and T3 High Carbs are absolutely essential or You can easy go with them below 1g/lb and keep higher fats?

[Wayacrucis]

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]Wayacrucis wrote:

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]Wayacrucis wrote:

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]Wayacrucis wrote:
Hi shadow. I know earlier you mentioned that you prefer carbs in over fats, but you also mentioned that on off days carb intake should be reduced by a fair amount. So my question is, during the off-season on off days I’ll be reducing my carb intake. Though by doing so I’ll have a hard time consuming as much as calories as I should.

So, how do I obtain the remaining calories on off days to reach my total caloric intake? Should the extra calories come from fats or more carbs? Would this also apply during a cut as well? Assuming I am 200-300 calories short and have consumed my carbs/proteins per day, it fine to consume fats to reach my total calories per day?

2. During this off-season I plan on using Test E and Tren E to bulk. This is my favourite stack. Do you think I am better off using 500mg Tren E/Week + 1500mg Test E/week or do you think it’s wiser to keep Tren E at 500mg/Week, drop Test E to 1000mg/Week and add EQ to the stack? I’ve used EQ in the past at 600mg/week, but it doesn’t seem to do too much aside from increase vascularity and appetite. Would would you say the sweetspot is for EQ to get its full benefits? Also would you say 500mg Tren E/Week during the off-season is a sufficient dose?

3.For someone that weights 240-245lbs in the off-season at 6’0 what dose of humalog would you suggest pre-work out? I’ve used 7-15IU in the past. I’ve heard of guys going up to 20IU and I’ve heard of guys saying anything over 10IU will add too much fat. In your opinion, is the dose of Humalog used dependent on the user’s muscle mass/weight? Or could say a 240lbs athlete use as much as a 200lbs athlete and still have the same benefits?

In general, what would you say is the sweetspot in order to receive significant benefits, without adding too much fat. I am personally thinking of sticking at 10IU pre-work out and maybe going up to 12IU if I go past 250? Still not sure if I should increase the dose as I get heavier or not.

On a side, I know that it’s not wise to consume fats for 4 hours after Humalog is administrated in order to avoid fat gains. Do you think fats should be avoided 30 minutes-60 minutes before Humalog is taken as well? I am just thinking that if a person has ingested fats shortly before Humalog is administrated, then those fats could lead to fat gains as well. What’s your take on this?[/quote]

1. In your off days, you don’t necessarily need to replace those calories especially while cutting. The lower calorie days (because of the drop in carbs) will help you get leaner and remember when you aren’t training you don’t exert as much energy so you don’t need to eat as much, this is why your calorie needs on off days are different.

As for your off season, I would probably only cut the intraworkout carbs,so just don’t drink your Plazma on off days and just exchange the protein from the Plazma to another protein source and maybe add 20g more of fat on these days. Only add the fats if you are in a gaining phase. If you are using a high carb approach while dieting your fats shouldn’t be more 50g a day (100g in off season)

2. You’re doing pretty high dosages so I hope you’re an experience user. I think going to 1500mg of test is too high for most people, I would keep it at 1g and bump up the tren to 600-800 (if you’re experience) and eq 800-1000. The thing with eq is that for most experienced users you’ll only see results in very high dosages, I went up to 1200mg/week and some people are doing 1500 and getting great size gains. Again, these dosages are for very experienced and high level users. Not dosages for intermediate training.

3. insulin dosages depends on your insulin sensitivity, it has little to do with how much you weigh but a lot to do with how your body is handling carbs, I know 200kb bodybuilders who use over 20iu of insulin preworkout and stay lean and 260lb bodybuilders who use 10iu and they gain fat because it’s too much for them.

You can keep increasing the dose as long as you’re not gaining fat. The only way to know is to experiment, so start low and go up from there. If your body handles carbs well you won’t gain fat but if you’re insulin resistant then you will.

4. I would definitely avoid fat 30 min prior to insulin as well, just to be on the safe side.

If you can post a picture I will give you a better idea about insulin use specific to you. Usually the leaner you are, the more carbs you can eat and the more insulin you can use.[/quote]

Sure. I attached two pics from my last off-season. There are at 235lbs at 6’0. I used slin 4 weeks on-4weeks off at 15IU pre-work out. I looked bigger and fuller day by day up until mid-end of week 2. After that I started looking puffy and too watery. I definitely added some fat. My dose of GH was only 4IU/Day though. In general my metabolism is decent. If I eat well, I get lean fast, if I eat shity I’ll get fat. So I guess I am right in the middle. I am very prone to holding a shit ton of water from high sodium and high carb intake though. What dose of Slin do you think I should use? With 15IU pre-work out I was able to get away with drinking 50g of carbs 15 mins before I took my shake, and another 50g during my work out without going hypo. Though like I said I added more fat than desired at 15IU.

As for my cycle, you think the following should be g2g?
Test E 1g/week
EQ 900mg/week
Tren E 600mg/week [/quote]

If that’s the case, keep the insulin no more than 10iu preworkout and drink the 100g of carbs while you train from PLAZMA. As long as you’re drinking the carbs while you train and not before and after, your body will absorb them and use them while you’re training. The trick is to finish your carbs just before your workout ends, it will prevent any fat gains.

Cycle looks good to me… Don’t forget HCG 250iu every 3rd day and 20mg nolva during cycle. It won’t hurt your gains and will help with water retention and gyno.
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Okay, so let me just get something straight, because now I think I was following the wrong protocol. When I used Humalog in the past I would consume a shake 15 mins before work out with my humalog shot, a shake intra work out and a shake post work out.

You’re saying I should pin humalog 15 minutes pre-work out and don’t drink a shake? So I start drinking my shake intra-work out and nothing pre. Will this not cause me to go Hypo though?

Also as for post work out what do you recommend? Should I consume a shake? whole meal? or nothing?[/quote]

No, you will not go hypo with the Plazma and Humalog together. Do the shot of Slin 10min prior to workout and then you can start sipping your plazma and continue to drink it throughout the workout. You can have a MAG-10 shake post workout (1.5-2 servings) and then eat a solid meal 30-60min after.

What you were doing before is too much, there is too many shakes there and I’m guessing you were eating way too many carbs than you needed to cover the insulin with all of these shakes.

Try the Plazma and see how to like it, you won’t regret it… I’ve used a lot more than 10iu with this and never went hypo or gained any fat with it.[/quote]

Got it. Thanks sir. I’ve already ordered plaza and it’s on its way. As for my protein intake in the intra-work out shake how much should I take? 50-60g? or something in the lower range like 20-30g? Also should I throw in my creatine in the intra-work out shake or the MAG-10 post work out shake?

One more thing about insulin. I know in the past you mentioned that insulin sensitivity is important and that the more insulin resistant a person is the less they will benefit from taking slin. So if I am able to pin slin and take consume small amounts of carbs and not go Hypo does this mean that I am insulin resistant? Or it doesn’t really mean anything…?

[Ricardo_Brentani]

Hey Shadow, im having so much trouble with my leg development due to an old knee injury from rugby. Back when i first started lifting squats where one of my favorite exercises, in fact i squated so damn much that my waist even got bigger (larger to the sides, probably because hip muscles got bigger), unfortunately now every single time i try to squat - obviously after having the knee joints totaly warmed up - i feel a lot of pain.

I have tried to do them with every single possible foot stance/placement and its just the same, hack squats hurt just as much. For some reason sissy squats and leg presses feel fine, but its not the same and im having a hard time to develop my wheels. I have to say my body is getting quite unbalanced since my upper body keeps growing and my legs stays the same.

I remember you mentioned that your favorite muscles to train were legs, so i was wondering if after all this years of hard training and squating you have experienced anything like it? What would you recommend me to do? Please help me!

[maikeltjeh89]

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]maikeltjeh89 wrote:
Dear Shadow Pro,

Thnx for this amazing thread.
I myself would also like some advice about a cycle im about to run within a couple of weeks.
Ive been lifting for 5 years now started at 60 kg 10% fat percentage at 170cm being a yogger and now lifting weights being 77kg at 10% fat at 170cm heigt.
since this year i did an oral only cycle with Annavar, gained some strenght within a 6 week cycle at 30 mg a day.

i made this choice to start at a light dosage to keep minimal suppression regarding my own T production.
now i want to up my cycle a bit and start injecting T.
this is what it should look like:
week 1-6 test e 250 mg e/w
week 1-6 anavar 20 mg e/d
week 8-10 nolvadex 20 mg e/d

what do u think about this for starters?
im not looking to gain an instant 10kgs of mass i just want to start experimenting with test injections and make some profitable gains without supressing t production to much.
and do u have any tips for injecting safelly?
thanks in advance!
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Your cycle looks good, here’s what I would change (good job on taking it nice and slow!)

Use nolvadex from week 3 until the end, increase anavar to 30-40mg and do HCG at 250iu every 3rd day.

For safe injections make sure you never use the same needle more than once (believe it or not, people do that) use a different needle to load the syringe than the one you inject with. Clean the tops of your bottles with alcohol each time and clean your skin in the area of injection. Pull back on the plunger before you inject to make sure your not injecting into the bloodstream and apply pressure with a cotton ball or pad after injection. You can inject in a lot of different areas so look up injection sites and you will see all of the safe areas on the body and then take your pick and rotate regularly.
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Ty for the advice.
So if im correct it would look like this:
1-6 test E 250mg e/w
1-6 anavar 30-40 mg e/d
4-6 nolva 20 mg e/d
HCG at 250iu every 3rd day.?

also thnx for the advice regarding injecting im really excited about this thread!

[Rottmeyer]

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]Rottmeyer wrote:

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]Rottmeyer wrote:
Yeah I think it works pretty good to, so i will stick with this Hygetropin GH, until I find my own pharma GH. It’s hard to find. Nobody want’s to share candy these days.

Got some questions for you Shadow:

Right now i’am cutting on
2200 cals
260g Protein
150g Carbs
60g Fat

And i’am soon gonna bulk with this, when i hit 9-10% bodyfat from the cut
3500 Cals
281g Protein
400g Carbs
100g Fat
-Here i will put on weight about 200-300g a week. How would you go from this cut to the bulk.?? Slowly increase the cals and carbs each week or what do you think and do.??

-And i’am gonna start a cycle, a few weeks in the bulk period. Can i eat more cals then the 3500cals on a the cyle.?? Maybe bump it up to 4000cals and not gain fat.
My cycle: (This is my first cycle in many years, have been training clean in 4-5 years now)
1-8 100mg Test P eod
1-8 50mg Tren A eod
2.5iu GH morning and 2,5 PWO
10mg Nolvadex ed
Caber on hand
Never tried Tren so i’am gonna start light and slowly increase to 75-100mg eod, if i can handle it. If I can’t handle Tren, I switch it out with 100mg Masteron eod

-Should i use the GH different then that on this bulk period.?? Maybe 2iu morning and 3iu PWO.??

My sats:
30 years
183cm
87kg
Bodyfat: soon 9-10%

Sorry for not having pics. But I will when i reached the 10% fat, and start bulking and cycle.[/quote]

First diet mistake, you should separate your training days and your off days. The diet should be different in these days, both in the cutting and gaining diets. For example: a good rule would be to cut your carbs in half on the off days. In the diet it could be less than 1/2 and in the off season it could be more, but regardless to lower your carbs in the off day. From what you gave me, I would also eat less fat in your gaining diet something like 75g and more carbs, try about 50g more than what you stated.

While training, slowly build yourself up to about 200g of carbs from Plazma and maybe more. In your cutting diet get your carbs primarily from your intraworkout and maybe a bit in your preworkout/post workout but that’s it because you are only at 150, meal timing is extremely important. You could do 25 pre workout, 100intra and 25 post workout… Or all 150g intraworkout from the Plazma.

Once you start your cycle, you can bump up your protein a bit (around 50g/day) and keep increasing the intraworkout carbs as long as you don’t see fat gains, this is how you will gauge if you are eating too much. Your cycle looks good to me, just add 250iu of HCG 2x/week during the cycle. Use GH 60-90min pre workout and before bed. Your key here will be meal timing and depending how your body will react to the tren you could make one hell of a jump here if you respond well.
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Thank you so much for the answers and help.

So i made the changes, like you told me to. So now my Offseason Cycle Diet looks like this daily:
3800 cals
330g Protein
450g Carbs
75g Fat
I will cut alot of carbs on the OFF-days, like you said.

-What do you do, when you switch from a cutting diet to the Offseason diet.? Do you have a period when you increase cals every week, til you hit the offseason cals or.?

-What protein would you use intraworkout with plazma.? Can’t remember, was it BCAA or Hydro whey.??

-Why do you wan’t me to use the GH pre bed, when your own natural GH peak at night when you sleep.??

-Which Tren A do you use and favorite.?? Is there a pharma grade Tren A.?? [/quote]

Once you’re finishing your cutting diet, start SLOWLY increasing your carbs (and protein if needed) 25g every 3 days. Keep doing this until you reach your off season macros. Pay attention to fat gains, if you are gaining fat too fast then increase the time between your carb increases…so instead of every 3rd day you can do every 5-6day. It shouldn’t be an issue with such a mild increase.

The protein and the carbs are in the Plazma together, that’s the beauty of it. 1 serving is 38g of carbs and 15g of protein from hydrolyzed casein so you don’t need to add anything with it. You could add 5g of Creatine Malate if you wanted.

When you’re trying to gain muscle, you are growing while you are sleeping and taking the GH before bed enhances the process. If you are taking GH your body is likely not producing it naturally anyways but if you are worried about this you can take it on the middle of the night when you wake up instead.

Unfortunately there’s no pharma grade tren-a (I wish!) I have a chemist who makes my own. You might be able to get veterinary grade tren, that would be excellent… If you find this let me know, haha. Apparently it something they give to bulls to make them more aggressive.
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Thanks again for great answers.

Got some more for you.

-After i’am finished with this Test and Tren cycle. For how long would you suggest, that I can start another cycle.?

-If you don’t use nolva or caber with the Test and Tren, and you are unlucky to get gyno. Are there any signs, so you can see if the gyno, came from the Test or the Tren.??
(I will use Nolva in the cycle, and caber on hand)

-Can you make list for steroids detection time in a pee-test.??
Primo
Sust
Tren E,A
Mast E,P
Test E,C,P
Deca
NPP
EQ

-Are you ever gonna tell who you are.???

[Robolus88]

Hey Shadow!

At first i want to thank you for sharing your knowledge and answering the questions with so much passion!
I’m from Germany and registered only for asking you my questions, so please dont blame me for my bad english

I’ve been following this thread since it started and didn’t find a advice on my question so im asking right away…

MY QUESTION IS:
What PCT would you recommend to somebody who has been using pharma TestE 250mg e7d while cruising and TestE 250mg e5d during ´´blasts´´ for almost 3 (!) years now without breaks?
It was my first time taking roids.
I didn’t use HCG or Tamox in that time because i never had any issues or sides except a little acne on my back…to prevent hair loss i took1.25mg Finasterid ed and it worked phenomenal. My doctor said my blood analyses is okay for somebody who uses Testosteron.

Nutrition and Supplements are on point, as i’m working with a coach right now who really knows what he’s doing.

Personal data would be: 25years old, 205lbs with abs (BF @around 10% constantly) @180cm, 9 years of training, hitting the gym 3 times/week, 5 times/week doing fighting sports.
The main reason for taking Test was to improve recovery for Mixed Martial Arts, i am competing on a regular base.
(max: bench 330lbs, deadlift 550lbs, squat 440lbs)

Now i feel my body needs to recover from that long term abuse.
Its not because of any physical side effects, they simply didn´t occur, its just that im concerned that my body wont be able to recover because i shutted my natural production down for such a long time while beeing that young of age…

My idea of the PCT would be:

• Slowly tapering down the TestE like 250mg e7d - e10 - e14d and then switch to Test P for the last month
• while taking Test P adding HCG 125-250 iU e3d and Anastrozol 1mg e3d
• 2 days after the last injection of Test P starting with Clomifen (100/100/100/50 for 30days) and Tamoxifen (40/40/40/20 for 40 days) while still using Anstrazolol 1mg e3d
• Supplements like TestBooster, Vitamins, Creatin, Alanine … and so on
• to prevent a ‘crush’ i would youse Yohimbine and Ephedrine as booster for keeping the workouts intense

Do you have any suggestions on that or would you go a complete different way?

Especially your thougts about HCG would interest me, because i read a lot of bad things about it, like theres the possibility that its shutting down your system forever and suppresses your natural testosteron production while using…thats something i couldnt live with.

Im sorry for the length of my question but i wanted to give you as many backround information as possible.
Really appreciating your work here and i wish you just the best for your career and personal life!

[Yogi1]

[quote]Robolus88 wrote:
Especially your thougts about HCG would interest me, because i read a lot of bad things about it, like theres the possibility that its shutting down your system forever and suppresses your natural testosteron production while using…thats something i couldnt live with.

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I’m not Shadow (damn I wish I was) but I’ll tell you right now that hCG is NOT going to shut down your system forever. Quite the opposite, in fact. It’s part of the therapy a doctor will prescribe to turn your system back on after lengthy shutdown.

[Shadow_Pro]

[quote]Tweeder wrote:

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]Tweeder wrote:
Sorry for the poor memory but did you mention that most pros put the majority of their gear in their lats?

Whether or not you said that, do you? Can you pin them yourself or do you have someone else do it? I’ve definitely heard of some pros putting quite large volumous amount of their gear in their lats…[/quote]

I didn’t mention that, but I do inject my lats and do up to 3ml in each lat. I know some people who do it themselves but I can’t reach so I have my girl do it for me. I’m a big fan of rotating as much as possible to prevent scar tissue.
Quads/glutes/shoulders/lats 3ml
Rear delts 2-2.5ml
Biceps/triceps 1ml
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3ml in a barrel all in one spot? Is there a high, middle, and low spot on each side of the lat or do you just go for the meatiest part all the time? Does your wife go in from the side(arm raised) or from the rear…directly in or up and in?

I know some guys that only hit the lat with the slin pin, but if it can hold a decent amount in one spot I dont want to waste my time doing that slin pin in the lat crap.[/quote]

I try and hit a different spot every time, I prefer not to have my arm up but I’ve done it before. I actually prefer to hit the lower lats, I’ve never had any issues. I usually use a 23 gauge, 1" needle for the lats and injections could be straight in unless you’re doing them youself then you’ll be on a bit of a weird angle unless you’re flexible.

I don’t use a Slin pin either, I don’t have the patience.

[Shadow_Pro]

[quote]thor159 wrote:

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]thor159 wrote:
For a natural person, what kind of diet would you recommend when on a cutting phase?

What’s your opinion on carb-backloading, carb-nite solution, ketogenic diet?[/quote]

It’s completely individual and depends on the person… Like I mentioned before some people respond well to carbs and others don’t, so their diet is based around what works for them based on their individual needs. Body type, metabolic rate, activity rate, style of training and so on… Thousands of variables so it’s literally impossible to give a generic diet.

I have no good opinion on any of these 3 topics, I don’t feel like turning this post into a negative one so I just won’t say anything.
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I guess it would’d been better asked in a different way. What I really meant to ask is if is there any pros you know doing extremely low carbs and high fats getting ready to compete or if in general they would just maintain low fat and high/moderate carbs. Pretty much what the other guy asked if there is any pro doing Intermitent Fasting and you mentioned there is none that you know.[/quote]

Absolutely not, I don’t know any successful pro(male bodybuilder) who is using keto or any version of it and the pros that use it come in looking flat and generally look like shit. I know Dave Palumbo is a fan of this, but look at him… He’s a walking billboard of why you wouldn’t want to use these diets.

[Shadow_Pro]

[quote]thor159 wrote:
What’s your opinion on soy isolate protein? A big no-no or it has it’s place on a diet?[/quote]

It’s not that it’s a big no-no but other protein sources are much better for physique purposes. If you have it once and a while there’s no harm but I wouldn’t use it regularly in my diet. I know vegetarian bodybuilders and people with major food allergies use this a lot in their diets but no high level successful bodybuilder would be using this as a main source of protein.

[ktaylor966]

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]thor159 wrote:

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]thor159 wrote:
For a natural person, what kind of diet would you recommend when on a cutting phase?

What’s your opinion on carb-backloading, carb-nite solution, ketogenic diet?[/quote]

It’s completely individual and depends on the person… Like I mentioned before some people respond well to carbs and others don’t, so their diet is based around what works for them based on their individual needs. Body type, metabolic rate, activity rate, style of training and so on… Thousands of variables so it’s literally impossible to give a generic diet.

I have no good opinion on any of these 3 topics, I don’t feel like turning this post into a negative one so I just won’t say anything.
[/quote]

I guess it would’d been better asked in a different way. What I really meant to ask is if is there any pros you know doing extremely low carbs and high fats getting ready to compete or if in general they would just maintain low fat and high/moderate carbs. Pretty much what the other guy asked if there is any pro doing Intermitent Fasting and you mentioned there is none that you know.[/quote]

Absolutely not, I don’t know any successful pro(male bodybuilder) who is using keto or any version of it and the pros that use it come in looking flat and generally look like shit. I know Dave Palumbo is a fan of this, but look at him… He’s a walking billboard of why you wouldn’t want to use these diets.[/quote]

In my own case though, being a Diabetic and doing my best to maintain a very stable blood glucose 24/7, the keto way is more of a lifestyle. I am forced to stay on it and luckily my own body has adapted to it. When I do eat carbs my BG reacts violently. It’s one thing to eat a packet of instant oatmeal with liquid egg whites.

All I need is 3IU’s of Humalog and Im fine and this is my only daily starch and it’s always my post-workout meal (since I train early in the AM).

On the other hand, if I dined at a sushi restaurant and had only one order of sushi rolls, my BG would spike to between 250-280! I simply stay away from food like that. The crazy thing is that a slice of plain NY style cheesecake doesn’t affect my BG, Im assuming because of the amount of fat in the cake. That is one once per week indulgence in the off season. All in all keto is my way of life, it’s keeps my BG stable and keeps me very lean year round.

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[quote]ktaylor966 wrote:

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]ktaylor966 wrote:

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

In your state I would try to keep it as simple as possible, try to lose the remaining fat you have in the last two weeks. Adding 3 days of cardio a week @25min each HIIT is not a bad idea and it will help you. I don’t want to do any drastic changes at this point and since you only have two weeks you should keep doing what you’ve been doing… Don’t carb load or carb deplete, eat your normal meals up until the show. Drink your normal amount of water (it should be 1-1.5gallons/day) and 12-16hrs before stage you can cut your water to help you dry out a bit. You can cut your sodium in half in the last 2 days before the show but DO NOT cut it completely or it will flatten you out.
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Thank you for the advice Sir. Coincidentally I did perform a HIIT cardio session following my leg workout today. I plan to keep this up and follow the remainder of your aforementioned advise. One more question, I wont cut my carbs completely but I do plan on performing high intensity “depletion” workouts at the beginning of final week.

Mr. shadow, anytime I have a high-starchy meal (as in a baked potato or pasta) as an evening meal, I look and feel amazing the following morning. I had originally planned on eating a baked potato the night before this upcoming show. Is this poor planning or does it remain a good idea? Also note, my normal eater consumption is 2 gallons/day. Is the more, the better, except for final days/s?[/quote]

2 gallons of water/day is great! Cut it in half on Friday and cut it out at 16hrs before the show.

You can do your depletion workout if you want, I don’t think it’s necessary since we added cardio in… This will deplete you enough. At 2 weeks out, the best thing you can do is be consistent with everything you’ve been doing. If you look good now and all you have to do is lose a bit more fat why would would want to change anything? Trust me, there’s no magic tricks… You’re either ready for the show or you’re not, no crazy manipulation with food or water will create magic(this is the biggest misunderstanding) so my suggestion is to just keep your training normally.

There’s no problem to eat a baked potato and a steak the night before a show. The little bit of fat in the steak and carbs in the potato will fill you up nicely. Roughly 6-8oz of steak and 1 baked potato.

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[quote]Tweeder wrote:

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]Kerley wrote:
anyone have any thoughts on using metformin for fat loss?[/quote]

Depends on your diet and current condition as well as your other drugs you are combining it with. Be more specific about who will be using it and why then I’ll be able to help you out.
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Forget metformin/glucophage for fatloss…how do YOU use it to keep sensitivity high while on slin? Surely you implement it between slin runs or better yet…alongside slin to keep the slin as efficient as possible? How do you take it personally?[/quote]

I haven’t used it for years, I tried it a few times between insulin cycles. I used it before big carb meals and didn’t notice a big difference so I don’t use it and when I’m not on insulin I like to let my body recover naturally.

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[quote]Warner wrote:
Hi Shadow, I am 42 years old, 6â??2, 95kg.
I have an athletic build, the cross-fit type - considering my age.
I am by no means a bodybuilder and have no intention of competing, I am just a recreational gym rat looking for knowledge and a â??boostâ?? now and then.
I have attached some questions which I would very much appreciate your answers on:

When designing a cycle, should one strive to have a Test to Tren ratio of more or less 1:1?
So iow if your Test-e is 250 mg per week, then should your Tren-e be in the 300 mg per week range?
However, is 300mg of Tren-e sufficient in a second cycle to see gains or is more likely needed?

I used Sustanon â?? 500 mg and deca 400 mg in my first cycle, this was two years ago, so I have been â??cleanâ?? for a while now.
In hindsight I feel the test was too much for a first cycle but the more is better bug always bites.
Would it make sense in a second cycle to start off at a lower dosage of test (say 250 mg per week) or is it a case of the body wonâ??t respond to that â??lowerâ?? amount now due to the first cycleâ??s higher amount?

Is it true that if you use more test than needed in a cycle you actually get poor result and if so why?

Which compounds are safe to exceed the test dosage with and which should be kept at roughly a 1:1 ratio with the test? (talking about injectableâ??s here)

What in your opinion are the top 3 compounds for getting lean gains vs getting mass/bulking gains?

As I mentioned I took Deca 400 mg per week in my first cycle and it shut me down like hell.
I could not maintain an erection even if you paid me. I had to stop with the deca 4 weeks in because of this. What causes Deca to affect a manâ??s erections like that and what would be the best way to counteract this deca effect? Canâ??t play pool with a piece of rope man ï??

Oral compounds, I see you suggest pyramiding them up, but you also said the body responds better to gradual change, so wouldnâ??t it be better to pyramid up and down for example 20, 30, 40, 50, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10â?¦something like that, whether itâ??s Anavar or whatever?

HGH, sounds like a great compound to be on! Is it taken as weekly shots or daily?
At what dosage will you start seeing negative effects like enlarged skull/bones etcâ?¦or asking it another way, what is a safe subsistence dosage that only delivers positive net results without undue/weird bone growth?

And let me throw this in here as well, have you ever noticed any penile growth from any of the substances you have taken throughout the yearsâ?¦HGH etc? If you say yes and name a compound you know that itâ??s gonna be flying off the shelves right!

Any news on the ETA for your book, letâ??s just say it will make a great Christmas present for most guys hereâ?¦hint-hint, nudge-nudge!
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You’re right, 1:1 ratio would be my choice for test and tren. The test can be slightly higher. 300mg of tren-e is sufficient in order to see gains in a second cycle. If you do this I would say to have your test at 400mg/week.

I would keep the test at 500, usually when you’re going down after trying a specific dose your body won’t respond as well so you might as well stay at 500. It might work at the lower dose but i wouldn’t risk it.

If you’re using too much test you can experience diminishing returns… It will be the exact opposite than what you want it to do. The body can only handle what the receptors can absorb and anything over than this the body treats like an unwanted substance and tried to push it out.

Very individual, it depends on your goal. There’s no “safe” dosage it depends on the person.

Tren-a, primobolan and winstrol

The reason “deca dick” happens is because of the raise in prolactin level. The best way to try and prevent it is to use caber while on a deca cycle… It helps most people.

You can technically pyramid them down but usually you’re using them while you’re on other substances so even if you stop when you get to the high dose, the other substances are already active in your system so you won’t feel effect from dropping it. You don’t want to be on orals for over 8 weeks so go up gradually and then get it out of your system.

HGH is taken as a daily shot, sometimes twice daily. Depends on the person, some people are more sensitive to these side effects compared to others… In a low dose I don’t see it happening (4-6iu shouldn’t cause any issues)

Haven’t found a magic substance… Let me know if you do, lol.

Working on it.

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[quote]DoctorJekyll wrote:
Hey Shadow, Currently a little over 13 weeks out. Im adding in tren and mast for pre-contest at 11 weeks out. (Currently only on 600 Test, 400 Deca) and i cant get caber. So do you think a high dose of B6 should be enough to keep tren sides away or should i get some prami on hand just in case?

Thanks
Jekyll
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Have you used tren before? And how tren do you plan on using? If you’re not sensitive and you’re on a relatively low to medium dose then the b6 will do the trick but if you are sensitive or planning to run a high dose you should get prami on hand.

By the way…Pretty sure most peptide sites sell caber?

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[quote]Abkol wrote:
Hi Shadow!

Do You think while using Tren and T3 High Carbs are absolutely essential or You can easy go with them below 1g/lb and keep higher fats?[/quote]

On those two, I would definitely go high carbs and low fat… You will get better benefits.