Keep up the good work brother. Your journey is one that motivates me if hit a downswing.
I just researched about creatine and saw your post from a couple months ago. Did you use creatine in your protocol? is it even allow during the protocoll?
Keep up the good work brother. Your journey is one that motivates me if hit a downswing.
I just researched about creatine and saw your post from a couple months ago. Did you use creatine in your protocol? is it even allow during the protocoll?
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Thanks man, I am realy happy to hear my recovery log is helping you, because I rely on many to help me move forward as well...
I did not ever buy any creatine, and at this point in the game I'm kind of just intent on not to keyring with my formula since it seems to be working so well. I do take sorghum flour every other day though, and that gives the dht boost that creatine also offers.
Post-recovery I will likely get into creatine, but not before then I dont think.
Does sorghum flour have an effect on DHT? I didn't know at all. I searched the internet, I found nothing. It would be interesting if I incorporated that into my diet then.
For creatine, it seems to me that it is not recommended during the protocol. To confirm.
I think i desperately need the dht boost aswell but isnt sorghum flour technically non paleo and a grain? At least its gluten free
Btw. have you noticed any testicles growth since the start of the protocol?
Just google „sorghum flour dht“ and a bunch of articles pop up
Creatine seems pretty controversial, some say its ok and some say not to take.
ah, on the internet in France, by writing this on Google, nothing appears. I think that in France, we are behind the Anglo-Saxon countries.
Also, in my country, very few people eat sorghum.
If it's ok despite it not being paleo, I'll buy it.
Thanks !
[QUOTE=Readytonut;72156]I think i desperately need the dht boost aswell but isnt sorghum flour technically non paleo and a grain? At least its gluten free
Btw. have you noticed any testicles growth since the start of the protocol?
My testicles didnt shrink to a degree that I found it noticeable, but that doesnt mean they didnt shrink at all. I simply wasnt paying that much attention to their size before or during crashing...I definitely had quite a few instances of ball ache in the early months of crashing however. Only thing I can say for sue is that, lately, they look fuller more often than they did since crashing. It's possible they are getting closer to their normal pre-crash size, but I just didnt pay much attention beforehand. Or who knows, maybe they're just getting larger than they've ever been. My fiance claims my junk is bigger now, even flaccid, so I guess its possible.
I would recommend taking L. Reuteri Plus probiotic by swanson. You can find it on Amazon. In addition to s. Boullardi and PB8, this is one of the probiotics I am cycling. I take each one for a month and then move to another. Thw reason I'm suggesting this one in particular to you is that it has been suggested, based on animal models, that Reuteri probiotics can increase testosterone and user reviews for this product on amazon repeatedly mention bigger nuts after using it.
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Hey, sorry, please read my above post as it was intended to be a response to you.
Been a minute since I updated, so just thought I catch up a bit.
So, I feel like it's safe to say I'm done with bad downswings. I also appear to be done with long downswings. The new trend seems to be experiencing these "dips" that last anywhere from half a day to three days, during which time libido is very low and even visual arousal and manual arousal can be difficult to achieve (but not impossible, which is important to note). I get there eventually, but it's clear my sexual drive is low once I'm there, and erection maintenance can be a little shaky sometimes. Coupled with a bit more lethargy at my workouts, and maybe a slightly reduced appetite, that's about the extent of my downswings at this point (as of the last 1.5 months about), so hence, I call them "dips," so far lasting no more than 3 days.
I usually go an average of 1 week or so between these dips, during which time things feel about 95% on the sexual front, and 100% on every other front. The real missing piece on the sexual front is still my old libido. I can see that will take quite some time to really fall back into place, but I cant say I wasnt informed of that repeatedly by the many posts here on SS. Anyhow, I'm hoping the absence of severe downswings is a good indication of major progress, as it feels to me to be so. Also the relatively stable sexual functioning is great, but of course I really am missing that crazy libido. I will keep doing my thing and letting you guys know how it's all coming along.
Over all, things are good. I'm getting so used to feeling relatively normal that I must admit I can get pretty "roid rage-y" when these dips last lore than a day, but ultimately I have to keep calm and remember just how far I've come in a relatively short time frame (due to working my ass off, no doubt).
Physically I look like a totally different person. My fiance says I look like a MMA fighter now (I began as a "skinny dude" 6 months ago). One day at the end of all this I'll try to upload some before and after photos just to show the power of TMO.
If my erection quality isnt great during these dips, then yes, but I cant say that I notice any size changes while flaccid. Aside from erection quality fluctuations, size loss was something I never experienced throughout this whole fiasco. What I did experience a lot early on was a difference in the rigidity of my penis when flaccid. There was a more rubbery consistency when flaccid. This largely resolved itself when I stopped having. ad downswings about 1.5-2 months ago, but I occasionally notice a slight change in firmness when in a dip. Over all it seems to be ironing itself out.