Gents,
Where to begin...well I have been working out to include lifting weights since Pee Wee football. Played through college so I was mostly a lifter and not much of a cardio guy. After school entered the military where I needed to be in much better shape so in addition to lifting began to focus on total fitness.
This culminated in Iraq in 2007, where at 6'1", 230 pounds I was not only at my strongest (315 bench, 425 squat, mid 5s on the deadlift) but was also in insane cardio shape, and was breaking into the sub 12-minute 2 mile. As for bodyfat, I never really cared about being ripped, although with my fitness level it was relatively low. Most important, I had no issue whatsoever wearing my body armor and equipment for up to 12 hours a day, and even in the extreme heat never tired.
However it would not last, as a few months into my tour I was severely injured by a roadside bomb. My left leg was mangled and my abdomen torn apart. I had to have a colostomy for awhile (thankfully reversed) although my stomach now looks like a jigsaw puzzle.
My left leg is a story on its own. I have been fighting with it for over two and a half years and am really not much better than where I started. I am still on active duty while I continue to try and resolve my health, and with the nature of this website I need to be discrete, so I cannot get too much into my injuries or my personal details. However I came here really prompted by the difficulties I am having with getting back in shape. I lost most of my soleous, so I am interested in the new therapies out there to grow new muscle fiber. My leg in general is terribly weak, and PT is really kicking my butt - probably because my hemocrit and testosterone are both the low end (testosterone panel just came in in the high 300s - definitely no where near what a 27 year old atheltic male should be). Where doctors on the outside might be willing to help me out (I mean this is as legit as it gets) as I am still in the military the ones I am required to go through cannot help me pursue cutting edge pharmaceuticals and thus I am forced to go at it alone. BTW now I am at around 205, definitely at a much higher bodyfat than in the past (although I still have an athletic build in clothes) - to be honest though I don't care too much about bodyfat as long as my shape is good.
Anyway as for my experience, I did an experimental "baby" stack just once back in college - just 8 weeks of sustenon. Really I was just looking for something light to compliment the supplements I was taking - in fact in Iraq all I did was pretty much the same supplements and they worked pretty well - cell tech, 2x myoplex deluxe a day, NO2, leukic, gakic, and maybe a few others here and there. Anyway good results, although it was such a relatively low dose it could have been everything else; and no side effects beyond minor injection area acne.
Anyway I am going well beyond the scope of introduction. Again just wanted to say hello and look forward to learning from you all and hopefully I can get back on my game!
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