Starting weight: 183 +- 2 lbs
I have just finished day 2 of my experiment. I spent almost a month researching the side effects of IGF; weighed the potential benefits and hazards, and decided to take the plunge. The biggest concern I have about this hormone is its potential effect on cancer; but as I am young and healthy this is unlikely.
The first day I chose to inject preworkout. As somebody who has never used any AAS I was unsure what "pumps" would feel like... turns out they feel exactly like you would expect. I started slow with my workout: just some push ups; light and continuous overhead squats; followed by a short ab routine. When I was doing crunches I put my hand over my stomach and was surprised by how hard and dense my muscles felt. I couldn't believe that those were the same muscles. I'm injecting subcutaneously into my glutes, alternating each day (its a major muscle group for my sport, and also the place where I have the most fat, I figured a good beginning spot). First went fine, better than I could have hoped. The second I must have accidently hit a small vein because a drop of blood came out along with the needle. My glute felt dull for the rest of the day, just like I've felt after accidently cutting myself. I still need to work on my technique.
Since "pumps" don't exactly help me in what I want to accomplish, today I injected post workout. I'm using approximately 25 micrograms of reconstituted powder per dosage, once a day. I tend to workout in the morning, so I made sure to get some quality complex carbs in me right as I woke up. I injected almost immediately after I finished my exercise, drank the rest of my sports drink, then ate about a cup and a half (dry volume) of steel cut oatmeal. 40 minutes later I ate an omelette, an avocado, couple pieces of melon, and some pan roasted potatoes. Then later I fell asleep for a 3 hour nap.
My appetite has already gone through the roof. I am very aware of how much I eat during any given day, and sometimes can get sick of certain foods, but today I was eating everything around me. After I got up from my nap I had 2 chicken quesadillas with salsa, another 2 cups of oatmeal, some chocolate, about 8 ounces of peanut butter with honey all throughout the day. I figure I pushed the 5000 calorie mark today; something I've been unable to do for a while (I usually stay around 4200 a day). I feel like I could still eat, and will probably have a couple bananas and carrots before I go to sleep. I'm hoping to increase my calories to around 6000 a day, mostly clean. I plan to reach this level in about a week. I feel that complex carbs are of vital importance to me, so I'm expecting to eat an enormous amount of oatmeal and yams over my cycle. For protein/fat I eat tuna melts, chicken, eggs, and peanut butter. I'm also going to be eating lots of sunflower seeds. My diet changes according to whats on sale but I still eat relatively clean. No fast food, no preservatives, as few stages of processing as possible.
The effect that I'm feeling is very similar to an intense workout at half the cost. Even though my workout today was no more intense than what I usually do, my body reacted as though I had just pushed myself to my limits. I could still do as much as I ever do, at the same intensity; but my body went into a sleepy state and my muscles have had that deep soreness that I associate so closely with gains throughout the day. It reminded my that the goal is to amplify the already powerful biological functions that already take place in our bodies. I was irritable in the morning but I'm keeping that under control and making sure to stay relaxed.
Its hard to say after two days; but if my diet is any indication I expect I will achieve very solid gains over the course of the next month. I'll let you all know how it goes.
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