Shadow Pro Q&A 2.0

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[quote]ebalage wrote:
Hi Shadow!

First, thanks again for your answer in the previous topic. If you don’t mind, i have another question for you. I’ve been wondering, if you coulsn’t train for 4-6 weeks because of either a serious injury or an operation (e.g a hernia, or cholecystectomy). So jn this case how low would you go on carbs? How much would you lower them?

Second question, would you advise someone who has been natural before to use hgh to speed up the healing? If yes, what would you recommend? 2 iu every day? 3 EOD? And how long would you take it if you only want to speed up the healing, and start to regain what you lost? Just untill you can train again normally or a bit longer? Sorry if i was a bit confusing, just being a doctor i was wondering…thanks in advance![/quote]

Hard to say an exact because it depends on what your diet was like before. I would only use the minimum carbs you need for daily function because if you’re not training your body doesn’t need a lot of carbs… Maybe half of the amount of your regular daily intake would be a good place to start adjusting from.

2iu everyday would be great for recovery purposes. I would definitely keep it in for the first month or two after you get back to the gym because if you’re body is in an injured state this will help speed the recovery and protect your body. No less than 12 weeks… 16-20would be better.

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[quote]indigo_blue wrote:
Just had to say, and I won’t mention it again… it might be off topic but I don’t care. I’m pissed. They stole it from Kai this year.[/quote]

Couldn’t agree more… Like I mentioned before, what you bring to stage isn’t the ONLY thing that counts here, politics can go a long way. I feel bad for the dude. In prejudging Phil came in flat and wasn’t as impressive, I didn’t have him higher than 3rd here. Kai was great in prejudging but faded a bit in finals but in all fairness it should have been his show… But who am I to say!

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[quote]DoctorJekyll wrote:
Hey Shadow,

Do you have any experience with GHRP-6 and CJC-1293 Mod GRF 1-29? If so how did you find the results and what starting doses would you reccommend? Im considering adding them in post cycle while i take a break from AAS.

Thanks
Jekyll[/quote]

I have tried all 3 and the only positive thing I noticed was an increased appetite from ghrp6 but I wouldn’t waste my money on it. I would say (if budget allows) to stay on a low dose of GH 2-4ius when you are off cycle, this will give you a better result.

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[quote]tazzx wrote:
Hi Shadow.
Just for the sake of curiosity I was wondering why there are little or zero professionals that cut while doing Ketosis?
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Close to impossible to come in to a show looking full without using carbs as an energy source. When you’re in ketosis it’s impossible to get your muscle to “pop”

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[quote]kenny-mccormick wrote:
Hey shadow, sooo where did you finish and in what class ? Haha[/quote]

Competed in the bikini division and got disqualified because I was lacking shape and my ass wasn’t round enough. :wink:

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[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]Chapeloere wrote:
Hey shadow,

Do you use any supplements for your liver during a cycle?

Thx
[/quote]

NAC and Milk Thistle[/quote]

Do you use them constantly?

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[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]ArSci wrote:
I was ON over a year an my coach wants me to do this kinda stuff for 40 days

250 ius of HCG every morning for 40 days ,
100 mgs of clomid for the first 21 days ,
25 mgs of proviron for the 40 days ,
1 arimidex every other day.
250 mgs of cyp or test e every 7 days.

and go back on

And i was thinking to do this to make my nuts work for a bit, check my blood and go back on:

HCG 2500IUs EOD for 16 days
aromasin 25mg EOD

Pct
1-2 week HCG 500IUs ED

1-21 dzien Clomid 100mg
22-28 days Clomid 50mg

1-14 Nolva 40mg ED
15-28 Nolva 20mg ED

Or in stead of nova

Teramifene at
1-7 180mg
8-14 120mg
15-28 60mg

1-28 Aromasin 25mg EOD
29-40 Aromasin 12,5mg EOD

1-40 Proviron 25mg ED

Any advices please i need a lil help.[/quote]

The second option with the nolvadex that you suggested seems the most logical. The dosages of your pct will depend on the dosages you used during the cycle.
[/quote]

I am just wondering if blasting and cruising wouldn’t be a better option on pct i always gain some fat :confused: i lost about 60lbs and gained muscles now i am 208 her is a pic

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[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]thor159 wrote:
Hello, could you give me some advice regarding my cutting diet?

I am 25, 1,75 and 83 kg. Never made use of anabolic steroids.

On the pictures I’m not looking that great since i lost some mass and gained some fat due being recently sick and not able to follow my diet or even train.

I plan on starting on the following diet and reduce carbs progressively. I left carbs out of the pre workout meals since usually I find I can get to work harder without them. Unfortunately I’m not able to include any other supplements at my diet due a money restriction. The whey I have is a leftover from last time I bought it in bulk.

meal 1:

1 scoop protein powder
10gr coconut oil

P: 22gr Cho: 4gr F: 12gr

meal 2:Ã??Ã?Â

1 scoop protein powder
10gr coconut oil

P: 22gr Cho: 4gr F: 12gr

meal 3:

Chicken breast 250gr
Brown rice 125gr
coconut oil 5gr

P: 65gr Cho: 89gr F: 12gr

meal 4:

Chicken breast 250gr
Brown rice 125gr
coconut oil 5gr

P: 65gr Cho: 89gr F: 12gr

meal 5:

1 scoop protein powder
honey 30gr
Oats 100gr
peanut butter 50gr

P: 47 Cho: 105gr F: 38gr

Totals: 2827Kcal
P: 221gr
Cho: 291gr
F: 86gr[/quote]

First HUGE mistake is that you’re not utilizing the peri workout nutrition window. When you want to lose fat the only place I would put the carbs would be pre/intra/post workout… Most of them during the workout.

Get some money together and invest in Plazma, nothing can replace the results from this. If I were you I would treat it as “food money” because it is a main part of your meal plan, same as spending money on steak and rice for example.

Reduce total fat intake, it’s way too high for a fat loss diet.

Not sure how your training is but judging by your bodyfat level I would suggest to add some HIIT cardio 3 times a week.
[/quote]
Unfortunately, due some personal problems (which I prefer not to have to go into detail) this is as much as I can invest in now (everyday food). When things change, for sure this is an investment I am gonna add into my budget.

What do you say about my food choices? Is brown rice or oats post workout ok or should I change it for white rice for example? How could I better organise my meals and how much do you advise me reducing my fat intake?

By how much should I reduce my carb intake on my off days?

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate your advice.

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Shadow, I’m into my final week before a show and you seem very fast to reply so I wanted to ask some final advice:
-I’m 5’11"

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Hi Shadow Pro, do I have to carbs cycling to prevent insulin resistant. Or as long as I stay fairly low body fat it won’t be a issue ?

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[quote]Chapeloere wrote:

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]Chapeloere wrote:
Hey shadow,

Do you use any supplements for your liver during a cycle?

Thx
[/quote]

NAC and Milk Thistle[/quote]

Do you use them constantly?
[/quote]

Yes, I always take it whenever I’m on a cycle

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[quote]ArSci wrote:

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]ArSci wrote:
I was ON over a year an my coach wants me to do this kinda stuff for 40 days

250 ius of HCG every morning for 40 days ,
100 mgs of clomid for the first 21 days ,
25 mgs of proviron for the 40 days ,
1 arimidex every other day.
250 mgs of cyp or test e every 7 days.

and go back on

And i was thinking to do this to make my nuts work for a bit, check my blood and go back on:

HCG 2500IUs EOD for 16 days
aromasin 25mg EOD

Pct
1-2 week HCG 500IUs ED

1-21 dzien Clomid 100mg
22-28 days Clomid 50mg

1-14 Nolva 40mg ED
15-28 Nolva 20mg ED

Or in stead of nova

Teramifene at
1-7 180mg
8-14 120mg
15-28 60mg

1-28 Aromasin 25mg EOD
29-40 Aromasin 12,5mg EOD

1-40 Proviron 25mg ED

Any advices please i need a lil help.[/quote]

The second option with the nolvadex that you suggested seems the most logical. The dosages of your pct will depend on the dosages you used during the cycle.
[/quote]

I am just wondering if blasting and cruising wouldn’t be a better option on pct i always gain some fat :confused: i lost about 60lbs and gained muscles now i am 208 her is a pic[/quote]

If you ever want to have kids I would definitely do a pct. At your level of conditioning I don’t see any point in doing juice year round, it can do more harm than good. In fact, i don’t think you NEED or should be doing anything at all especially for a year straight but that’s up to you.

Congratulations on the weight loss!

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[quote]thor159 wrote:

[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]thor159 wrote:
Hello, could you give me some advice regarding my cutting diet?

I am 25, 1,75 and 83 kg. Never made use of anabolic steroids.

On the pictures I’m not looking that great since i lost some mass and gained some fat due being recently sick and not able to follow my diet or even train.

I plan on starting on the following diet and reduce carbs progressively. I left carbs out of the pre workout meals since usually I find I can get to work harder without them. Unfortunately I’m not able to include any other supplements at my diet due a money restriction. The whey I have is a leftover from last time I bought it in bulk.

meal 1:

1 scoop protein powder
10gr coconut oil

P: 22gr Cho: 4gr F: 12gr

meal 2:Ã???Ã??Ã?Â

1 scoop protein powder
10gr coconut oil

P: 22gr Cho: 4gr F: 12gr

meal 3:

Chicken breast 250gr
Brown rice 125gr
coconut oil 5gr

P: 65gr Cho: 89gr F: 12gr

meal 4:

Chicken breast 250gr
Brown rice 125gr
coconut oil 5gr

P: 65gr Cho: 89gr F: 12gr

meal 5:

1 scoop protein powder
honey 30gr
Oats 100gr
peanut butter 50gr

P: 47 Cho: 105gr F: 38gr

Totals: 2827Kcal
P: 221gr
Cho: 291gr
F: 86gr[/quote]

First HUGE mistake is that you’re not utilizing the peri workout nutrition window. When you want to lose fat the only place I would put the carbs would be pre/intra/post workout… Most of them during the workout.

Get some money together and invest in Plazma, nothing can replace the results from this. If I were you I would treat it as “food money” because it is a main part of your meal plan, same as spending money on steak and rice for example.

Reduce total fat intake, it’s way too high for a fat loss diet.

Not sure how your training is but judging by your bodyfat level I would suggest to add some HIIT cardio 3 times a week.
[/quote]
Unfortunately, due some personal problems (which I prefer not to have to go into detail) this is as much as I can invest in now (everyday food). When things change, for sure this is an investment I am gonna add into my budget.

What do you say about my food choices? Is brown rice or oats post workout ok or should I change it for white rice for example? How could I better organise my meals and how much do you advise me reducing my fat intake?

By how much should I reduce my carb intake on my off days?

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate your advice.[/quote]

Food choices are fine… I would use faster carbs like white rice post workout.

Like I said before, the only place I would put carbs is pre, intra and post so anywhere else you have them I would cut them out.

How much to reduce your fat would be tough for me to answer exactly because I don’t know your body type and how you are reacting to different food types. Best suggestion I can give is to hire someone to help you with a diet plan. You are missing very basic things in this diet in terms of meal timing and amounts and these can be designed specifically for you by someone knowledgeable.

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[quote]Thor492 wrote:
Shadow, I’m into my final week before a show and you seem very fast to reply so I wanted to ask some final advice:
-I’m 5’11" [/quote]

Ok… You’re 5’11 andddddd your question is??? It seems this question is lacking a LITTLE bit of detail…

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[quote]doom44 wrote:
Hi Shadow Pro, do I have to carbs cycling to prevent insulin resistant. Or as long as I stay fairly low body fat it won’t be a issue ? [/quote]

Staying lean is the most important thing but I would definitely consume less carbs in your off days and more carbs on hard training days which is essentially carb cycling.

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[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]indigo_blue wrote:
Just had to say, and I won’t mention it again… it might be off topic but I don’t care. I’m pissed. They stole it from Kai this year.[/quote]

Couldn’t agree more… Like I mentioned before, what you bring to stage isn’t the ONLY thing that counts here, politics can go a long way. I feel bad for the dude. In prejudging Phil came in flat and wasn’t as impressive, I didn’t have him higher than 3rd here. Kai was great in prejudging but faded a bit in finals but in all fairness it should have been his show… But who am I to say![/quote]

When you say politics is it that Phil just makes a better face for bodybuilding to the general public or actually who he knows?

Personally I figured there was nothing Kai could do to win, Phil has done a lot to bring bodybuilding into the mainstream media with his appearances on ESPN and such whereas the media could rip apart Kai with his background and his odd personality.

How did you feel about the other placings?

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[quote]Shadow Pro wrote:

[quote]doom44 wrote:
Hi Shadow Pro, do I have to carbs cycling to prevent insulin resistant. Or as long as I stay fairly low body fat it won’t be a issue ? [/quote]

Staying lean is the most important thing but I would definitely consume less carbs in your off days and more carbs on hard training days which is essentially carb cycling. [/quote]

Even when in off season lean bulking phase?

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Hey Shadow, what’s the best cycle for lean mass? I don’t want to get too bulky…

…just kidding. Whether you were competing or just chilling, I hope you got the result you wanted.

I was glad Rhoden got 3rd and Dexter’s still doing well. Those two dudes have my favourite phsyques currently

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Shadow,

I hope Olympia was great.

And thanks for help me reach my goals. Totally success in my contest but I have to improve a lot of things and learn more how to manage my body. Gyno is so reduced, and I’m gonna start the PCT we talked about. Good job, you are awesome. I have no words to express my gratitude.

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