ECA Alternative?
Hi all,
I've made some good progress since I last posted, however I went through a phase of recomping slowly rather than straight burning fat which was my goal. I got my LBM up and dropped some bodyfat. I've found myself to be extremely carb sensitive, it feels like if I hit above 100g carbs a day then my body manages to run off these before smashing the fat stores late in the day and I can feel quite bloated until I get on a bike for cardio. I am eating 200g protein minimum as my LBM is 195lbs and around 40g of natural fat. I am sat at around 2,000 calories a day.
Cardio wise I am hitting at least 30/40 minutes a day of LIIS with two days a week of HIIT. I was using an ECA stack the last month and the lbs were starting to fall off, progress was good.
However, my caffeine intake got to around 700mg a day and after a few weeks of that it was having an adverse effect and I was feeling really tired all of the time as my tolerance levels increased, I saw my GP and she was horrified at that level of caffeine, took my blood pressure and ordered me to come off it. I am reluctantly doing so because in truth id be taking a lot of caffeine supps even before the ECA stack, I do have a high tolerance.
I have recently got lean extreme( far burner), this seems good for controlling cortisol levels and and giving you a more defined middle section, I was wondering if there is anything else out there worth considering?
Any other advice other than diet + cardio? I got to a rate of losing 4lbs a week and started to become concerned my muscle was dropping even though im taking plenty of BCAA's and high amounts of protein.
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i would find ways to increase your protein brotha. shoot for 250. the 4lbs a week loss..some of that is definately muscle sorry to say.
when are you taking in your carbs? try and get them when you first wake up and then cut them out the rest of the day.
OK, What is your age and BF% bro?
IMO an ECY stack is probably more beneficial to you bro.
Ephedrine, Caffine, Yohimbine.
The removal of the aspirin will help your BP. Also, cycle the stack, 3 weeks on, 1 week off.
Also, try not to eat carbs after 3 pm, and if you find that you are still getting symptoms that you are experiencing on your current diet, then bring the time town gradually.
Bodyfat is 23%, 5,11 and 235lbs.
I can't be on caffeine at all for a month or so, i've been using pre-workouts and drinking caffeine routinely for months and it got to the point where my tolerance is so high. I then went onto a ECA stack which was working well, but still my tolerance was high and I was getting tired taking 700mg all the time. I think I need a good month or so off all forms of stims, especially caffeine to let my receptors return to normal.
Ok, first of all your BF% is way too high. ECA/ECY stacks work best when your <12% BF. The first thing you should nail is your diet. Go to the forums and read the stickies about dieting - there is a meal by meal breakdown.
Regarding the caffeine, its a tough situation to be in to need that caffeine fix, i'd definitely recommend tapering it down slowly over a process of months, until you reach a 'norm'. I But i'd be very careful to go 'off', if you did that then i suspect that you will feel extremely sluggish, tired, nauseated and emotional and could potentially be very dangerous to your health. Definitely use a slow taper
cdaddy7Another great post!!