My IGF experience, 6 weeks in.

neonlizard

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I just hit day 30 on my IGF application (30 application days, 12 off days). (The first pic is 25 days before I started (wish I had a day of pic) and the second is today. I have never posted to this board but thought that it would be fitting to do so. From the start, I weighed 171 lbs and was aprox 13% body fat. Today I still weigh 171 lbs but am around 5% body fat according to the caliper measurements. I have taken 4 units of IGF in my lower abdomen pre-workout 5 days per week. My diet has played a major role in the changes that have taken place. I aim for 3200-3800 calories per day, 200g+ of protein, moderate amounts of fat, and then I've tried to keep the simple sugars (except from natural sources, ie. fruits, veggies) to a minimum after 8pm. Additional supplements I've been taking are Tonalin (twice daily), X-tend (Citrulline Malate, mixed with water and drank throghout my workout) and A-AKG (pre-workout).

My training goals are much different than most people on this board because of my occupation. My goal is to stay as lean as possible while slowly adding muscle without losing any weight so this has helped in that matter althouth I am unsure how much has to do with my extreme change to diet and exercise and how much has to do with the IGF.

My training has gone something like this for a normal week:

Day 1- Chest & Triceps, 2 exercises for each supersetted between a strength lift and a stability lift with 3 sets for each to failure. (Ie. Dumbell bench press followed by dumbell presses on a stability ball) This is the same formula used for every other body part also so I pick 2 of the listed lifts for each workout day.

Day 2- Back& Biceps (Barbell Rows, Seated Rows, Dumbell Rows, Pulldowns), (Barbell Curls, Concentration Curls, Preacher Curls, Cable Curls)

Day 3 - Legs (Squats, Walking dumbell lunges, Leg Extensions, Leg Press),(Deadlifts every Leg workout), (Seated Calf Raises every Leg Workout)

Day 4 - Shoulders (Military Press, Standing Flys, Front Raises, Upright Cable Rows, Dumbbell Shrugs)

Day 5 - Chest & Biceps (Bench Press, Incline Bench Press, Incline Dumbell Bench Press, Incline Flys, Pullovers)

Days 6&7- Off, both workout and IGF (Sometimes I swim laps on one of these days)

On days 1-5 I run 3 miles per day post-work out and also do an ab routine that I concocted.

Things I've noticed while on IGF:
- Extreme hunger. I never really feel full even when I eat 3500 calories throghout the day.
- Joint pain. I noticed this at the end of the first week and added a Glucosamine, Chondroitin, MSM supplement and it has helped with this.
- Confidence. This may simply have to do with looking better, but it's pushed things over from the confident level to the cocky level. Oh well :)

Anyway, hope this is a good read for you guys.
 
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Very Impressive before and after pics brutha!!! Theirs nothing wrong with Confidence, and Cockys ok to a degree I suppose,lol, but I know what ya mean brutha!

Glad you decided to post, hope to see you posting here more bro!
 
Great post. It's nice to see that such a dramatic change can take place with no actual weight change. I think too many of us judge our progress by the scale and not by the mirror.
 
how tall are you , its nice to see someone dedicated enouph to insight change with no aas involved and show how well igf can work for you when everything is in check, welcome to mc and nice post
 
Thanks brotha! With another 3/4 of a bottle of IGF left, I'm curious to see what happens as I can't imagine cutting up any more, but there's still a tiny bit to pinch, lol. I'm going to stick with the 4 units on workout days until it's all gone. I'll post some more pics at the end. I've kept close track of my diet and the breakdown is:

Avg Daily Calories: 3,280
Avg Calories from fat: 21%
Avg Calories from protein: 48%
Avg Calories from carbs: 31%

With such a high intake of protein, I've had to keep my electrolyte intake pretty high to avoid dry lips, dehydration, and stress on the kidneys.
 
Thanks brotha! With another 3/4 of a bottle of IGF left, I'm curious to see what happens as I can't imagine cutting up any more, but there's still a tiny bit to pinch, lol. I'm going to stick with the 4 units on workout days until it's all gone. I'll post some more pics at the end. I've kept close track of my diet and the breakdown is:

Avg Daily Calories: 3,280
Avg Calories from fat: 21%
Avg Calories from protein: 48%
Avg Calories from carbs: 31%

With such a high intake of protein, I've had to keep my electrolyte intake pretty high to avoid dry lips, dehydration, and stress on the kidneys.

OH poor poor you, lol, still a bit to pinch,lmao

Cant imagine ur next pics will be any tighter but we'll see and good luck bro!
 
Mkay, so I had to post it. 10 days later, a little more ripped, alot more tan. It's beach time! Decided to find some good thermogenics (still researching), stick with AAKG, Creatine Ethyle Ester and Tonalin and revisit IGF in 2-3 months. Basically I'd like to keep this body composition for as long as possible, not gain anything,not lose anything.
 
Yeah man! I didn't really change anything but my hunger has gone through the roof. I gained a few pounds and would say I'm still progressing toward a leaner body composition. Strength gains have been progressing faster also. The only change I've made would be that every single strength exercise I do now is supersetted with a similar lift, both sets done until failure. I started doing this for definition so I can't imagine this being responsible for the weight gain, but possibly for the strength gains. I've got a photo shoot coming up so I'll post some of the non-copyrighted pics if I get any, I usually get a few.
 
That's awesome, bro. Makes me want to get back into the cutting up mode instead of the getting bigger mode right now.
 
End results! (Or maybe this is just the beginning)

So I snapped a shot today at the gym a 2 weeks after my last bit of IGF was used. Pic is a little fuzzy but you get the idea! Diet was super strict and so was the weight/cario/stretching routine and it def paid off. We'll see, but I don't feel like I'm going to lose anything or gain any fat as long as I keep doing what I'm doing, time will tell though.
 
So I snapped a shot today at the gym a 2 weeks after my last bit of IGF was used. Pic is a little fuzzy but you get the idea! Diet was super strict and so was the weight/cario/stretching routine and it def paid off. We'll see, but I don't feel like I'm going to lose anything or gain any fat as long as I keep doing what I'm doing, time will tell though.


Did you lose anything or gain any fat now that youve been off the igf-1 for about 6 weeks?

Your results are awsome.
 
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