two scoops of awe
Jun. 22nd, 2010 01:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
replacementpartsSorry for the spam today. I just got done working out and wanted to write out what I did to make myself feel better. Mostly for my own records later on, but maybe some of you will find it interesting or helpful.
1- posting about it/ writing about it helped. Partially because it got me thinking about what I was dealing with and about how I could start feeling better. Partially because putting it on the internet forced me to realize I'm not completely alone over here. (Big thanks to those who commented with support, that helped, too!)
2- FOOD. I'd had a small bowl of oatmeal at around 730 this morning and maybe 5oz coffee (with about a teaspoon brown sugar and a couple tablespoons of whole milk? Estimating.) And I'm pretty sure with the way I've been burning energy lately it wasn't enough to keep me going through more than a couple hours, max. I ate 4oz yogurt, ~1/3c walnuts, and ~3oz raspberries after making the post and was feeling better before I was done eating.
3- Talking to my friend Dan a little bit about what I was dealing with (sans vagueries for teh internets)
4- After that, watching the Daily Show and hanging out with Eira a bit (rather than alone in my room with the laptop... certain moods that kind of thing has potential to drag me way under.)
5- Took an "Amplified Muscle Igniter 4x" pill *
6- BROUGHT IT to my p90x workout *
Plans for the day? Talk to T&B and see if DESCENT is happening tonight. SHOWER. Get a nap. Clean house a bit. Head up to Berkeley. Will deal with IHSS tomorrow.
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* EXERCISE YEAH!
So I've been trying these AMP supplements from GNC. First and foremost I am SUPER glad I looked them up online before taking the recommended dosage, wow. The serving size on these are 3 tablets for the 'Amplified Muscle Igniter 4x' (let's call it AMI4x), and 3 scoops for the 'Amplified Wheybolic Extreme 60' (AWE60). Reviews said the AWE60 was pretty good, ~8.5/10 rated. But with 1-2 scoops, rather than 3. I had one yesterday, two today. I think two was more than I needed, even for a really intense workout like I did today. Probably stick with 1-1.5 depending on what I feel I need at the end of the workout. The AMI4x, though, was rated a little less favorably, and most reviews said to take only one to start, and definitely no more than two. I'm having mixed results with it- yesterday it didn't help much at all, though I'd tried to go without any coffee since these pills have caffeine in them, and was getting headachey and probably other factors kept me from being able to 'bring it' as much as I would have liked. (recordkeeping, plyo, I got about 25 minutes in, I think). Today, though, right about a half hour after taking the AMI4x, I was pumped and ready for my workout, and really kept up the pace through the whole thing, only slowing down a little during ab ripper. As I said before I went ahead and had two scoops of the AWE60 today, but I'm feeling a little bloaty in the stomach with that much erf. Also I probably didn't wait long enough after the workout before having it, but I'm not feeling sick or anything, so it's all good.
1- posting about it/ writing about it helped. Partially because it got me thinking about what I was dealing with and about how I could start feeling better. Partially because putting it on the internet forced me to realize I'm not completely alone over here. (Big thanks to those who commented with support, that helped, too!)
2- FOOD. I'd had a small bowl of oatmeal at around 730 this morning and maybe 5oz coffee (with about a teaspoon brown sugar and a couple tablespoons of whole milk? Estimating.) And I'm pretty sure with the way I've been burning energy lately it wasn't enough to keep me going through more than a couple hours, max. I ate 4oz yogurt, ~1/3c walnuts, and ~3oz raspberries after making the post and was feeling better before I was done eating.
3- Talking to my friend Dan a little bit about what I was dealing with (sans vagueries for teh internets)
4- After that, watching the Daily Show and hanging out with Eira a bit (rather than alone in my room with the laptop... certain moods that kind of thing has potential to drag me way under.)
5- Took an "Amplified Muscle Igniter 4x" pill *
6- BROUGHT IT to my p90x workout *
Plans for the day? Talk to T&B and see if DESCENT is happening tonight. SHOWER. Get a nap. Clean house a bit. Head up to Berkeley. Will deal with IHSS tomorrow.
-----
* EXERCISE YEAH!
So I've been trying these AMP supplements from GNC. First and foremost I am SUPER glad I looked them up online before taking the recommended dosage, wow. The serving size on these are 3 tablets for the 'Amplified Muscle Igniter 4x' (let's call it AMI4x), and 3 scoops for the 'Amplified Wheybolic Extreme 60' (AWE60). Reviews said the AWE60 was pretty good, ~8.5/10 rated. But with 1-2 scoops, rather than 3. I had one yesterday, two today. I think two was more than I needed, even for a really intense workout like I did today. Probably stick with 1-1.5 depending on what I feel I need at the end of the workout. The AMI4x, though, was rated a little less favorably, and most reviews said to take only one to start, and definitely no more than two. I'm having mixed results with it- yesterday it didn't help much at all, though I'd tried to go without any coffee since these pills have caffeine in them, and was getting headachey and probably other factors kept me from being able to 'bring it' as much as I would have liked. (recordkeeping, plyo, I got about 25 minutes in, I think). Today, though, right about a half hour after taking the AMI4x, I was pumped and ready for my workout, and really kept up the pace through the whole thing, only slowing down a little during ab ripper. As I said before I went ahead and had two scoops of the AWE60 today, but I'm feeling a little bloaty in the stomach with that much erf. Also I probably didn't wait long enough after the workout before having it, but I'm not feeling sick or anything, so it's all good.
