Halodrol MT and Animal Test

Roughly 21 days ago I posted that I was going to try a different supplement. The supplement was Halodrol MT. Well I finished my cycle and here's what I think of it.

To be honest I was pretty pleased. No I didn't gain ten pounds of muscle like some of the exaggerated reviews and advertisements say and I didn't have strength gains through the roof but looking at this product from a realistic spoint of view I can say it was pretty cool. There's no doubt that I had some gains in strength at the gym and although my muscles didn't grow to Mr. Olympia status I can say that the Halodrol MT rounded the muscles a bit and gave me a slightly thicker look and since it's a test booster there were some changes in my libido. The problem was that as I was no more than half way through this product Gaspari Nutrition decided to discontinue it. This is the third generation of the product and now they are coming out with a new formula. Gaspari is known for always changeing things up. Technically I'm supposed to do a 42 day cycle but I'm going to stick with a 21 day cycle because I don't want to get in with a product that wont be on the shelf in a month. Normally after my cycle I would take Gaspari Novadex but that got discontinued too. So what's a guy to do? (See next paragraph for the answer.)

I have decided to change brands and take a product by Universal Nutrition called Animal Test. Universal has been around a long time and this T booster has been called a high quality product by almost everyone. It's actually a T booster and estrogen suppressor all in one. The product is all natural and totally legal.

So today I will order up a can of the stuff. (Universal's gimmick is pills in a can) and I will start it after I get back from Mr. Olympia. So for now by body can cycle off the Haldrol and and I can patiently await Universal Nutrition's Animal Test.

Reviews to come in late October after my first cycle.

Let's Hear It For The Women!

In Bodybuilding and so many other sports and professions there's not enough attention and credit given to the female athletes. Truth be told female athletes have a lot to offer and the sport of bodybuilding is no different. So today I wanted to raise a glass of Gatorade and toast the women of bodybuilding. These women hardly make 5% of what their male counterparts can pull in yet they still work their ass off. So today I have put up some pics of some killer female bodybuilders.

Top Left - Melody Spetko
Top Right - Betty Pariso
Bottom Left - Betina Kadett

Dedication Don't do It by Half

Alright, everyone knows that there is dedication in bodybuilding. The dedication is there regardless if you are trying to be an IFBB pro or you are just a regular dude like me trying to push himself to another level.

It seems that everyone knows about the dedication at the gym. You try your best to to always hit the gym hard and when you reach a goal then you need to work on surpassing that goal. It's a wonderful never ending cycle but the more you get into this the more it takes over different parts of your life. I'm not complaining, I'm just talking. Take Sunday for example, We could be out bouncing around town but no. We get up hit the gym and then come back home to cook. Cooking seems to take all day on Sunday. First I need to cook all my chicken tenderloins for the week. These chicken tenderloins are additional protein in the course of my day. I will eat two or three of these tenderloins at 2:00 every day. Then after the chicken is cooked then I start to make the London Broil. This week I cooked up two because barb was going to do London Broil this week too. Every day for lunch I have London Broil and brown rice. Lunch is at 11:00AM. On this particular day I also cooked a whole chicken for barb. This is so she can alternate with the London Broil. Then when all that's over I'll cook some ribs for dinner. Before we settle in for the evening barb will also cook brown rice. This of course is the brown rice that goes with my London Broil. Then there will be the Ricotta cheese or cottage cheese prep for the week. Normally I do Ricotta cheese. Barb will mix it up good and then either turn it into a lime flavor, lemon flavor orange flavor, or vanilla Nutmeg flavor. This is so I can have my 9:30 meal before I go to bed. I will have about four or five teaspoons of that. This will help my body from going into a catabolic state.

For me this is all part of the dedication. Knowing that I'm going through these food steps (by the way I didn't even talk about the doling out of vitamins and supplements nightly or the protein shakes that are

made the day before) brings this all together. Everyday I'm doing something for me, each day I'm making an effort to obtain my goals. Each time we work on this food prep is another way of mentally prepping to hit the gym damn hard.

It's a lot of work and the rewards are more internal than external. I'm proud of myself and I'm proud of the changes that are happening to my body. On a small hard gainer such as myself the changes are not always not always dramatic. But over time people notice and those words of encouragement mean the world.

Dedication is where it's at, the food prep and the lifting helps create the proper attitude to get the job done. In the words of the great Henry Rollins, “Don't do anything by half”. In this case, if you are going to do physical fitness and or bodybuilding then go all out do do it by half!

I look forward to lifting again on Tuesday!

Goodbye Old Friend

In my quest of bodybuilding, muscle growth and meaningful calories I am now saying goodbye to a dear friend. That friend is good ole Coca-cola. For decades I have guzzled coca-cola (NOT PEPSI) with great joy. In the past couple of months I have been weening myself off coca-cola. First I stopped having two liter gulp bottles in the fridge and now I am down to my last can. This is a sad but great step. Now, I will admit I'm not going to ditch coca-cola all together. If I'm out to dinner or a movie I can treat myself or if I'm at a club seeing Motorhead some Coca-cola would be better better than a beer but those are special moments in life. My everyday life will soon be coca-cola-less. barb has packed the last can in my lunch bag. So for now I say to my dear friend coca-cola, goodbye, so long, farewell, auf wiedershen.

Trying a New Supplement

Well I have been kicking around trying a natural test booster for a while. Typical of me it takes me a while to get my nerve to try new things. This is a natural test booster that can be bought anywhere. Rite aid, GNC, Bodybuilding.com or at your local food establishment. Oh, I better explain that one.

I have been trying to decide if I should take Cryotest by Muscle Tech or Halodrol MT by Gaspari Nutrition. Well just when I thought I made up my mind to try Cryotest I decided to walk in to Muscle Maker Grill in Matawan. I thought since I was in the area ( same complex as my gym) I could compare the two products but as luck would have it they didn't carry Cryotest. The owner who I sort of know sees me having difficulty with the box. Actually the box was ok it was the tiny little writing on the back of the box the rendered me helpless without my reading glasses. The owner told me that he has had good results with the stuff. He said he got some extra energy, decent pumps and it did a nice job of rounding his muscles. Now in my mind I'm stiill leaning towards Cryotest but then out of the blue he says take it and pay me whenever. I told him I can't do that ( I only had $3.00 on me, I wasn't planning on purchasing anything). He would not take no for an answer, then he politely pushed me out the door with the box of Halodrol MT. All this while onlookers smiled at us with their lucky bastard expression. Pretty cool if you ask me.

When I got home I told barb about this and she simply said well I guess you are going to try Halodrol MT.

Like all of these products they get mixed reviews but I'm game. I got the product on Thursday but I decided to not try it until Monday. I planned on taking this weekend off from the gym, it was time to listen to my body and take a rest. So I have rested and my goal is to go full on hard starting on Tuesday. I'm going to take my first dose of Halodrol on Monday. I have chosen Monday for two reasons. First I can take it and make sure there are no side effects and second I can have two days worth in me when I hit the gym on Tuesday.

So, wish me luck. I will be posting more about this product. If I'm not happy with this there are plenty of other LEGAL products to test. (Get it, test?)