This was a pm to me, that I thought would be interesting to answer on this thread.
“I’ve been reading through the thread on the ALCAR and L-Ornithine GH formula and through the additional links posted. I think it’s getting close to one year since you began using the formula. Are you still taking it? If so, do you still recommend it?”
Has it been a year? Damn time flies when you are a mad scientist in the throes of experimentation! Actually, its been pretty interesting for me. I started with the ALCAR formula, while taking NOX2. I added a three hour fast before bed as per the ALCAR protocol.
What I noticed most ( I’m now 47) is a nice steady abdominal fat lose without having to drastically be strict with my diet. Usually, at this age, I have to be super strict to lose that belly fat. So I started to lose nice and steady. Then I ran out of the ALCAR, but found that I was losing the fat at the same rate.
I assumed that it was the 3 hour fast, and recommended it to EVERYONE! Then I ran out of NOX2, and THE FAT LOSE STOPPED! Hooda thunk it! (For our overseas friends, “who would have thought that was the case?”)
So with a little research, it turns out that Arginine can be an excellent GH releaser.
So, now I decided to experiment with L-glutamine and GABA. Well, for me, I really didn’t see that much of a result, and I was taking the minimum dose of GABA which is 2 teaspoons ( 4 grams) and added a teaspoon of L - glutamine to that. Thats a ton of amino acids!
So, after finding the Beyond a Century, I decided to go back to the original ALCAR formula. It is real cheap from BAC and you only are taking 525 mg a day!
One of the mistakes I think I was making with the ALCAR formula, was I was mixing it in water hot enough to dissolve it (usually it doesn’t dissolve, almost waxy). I think I may have been damaging it with the hot water. I ordered it last week I should get it soon.
“You seem to suggest in one of your posts that you are taking NOX2 along with the formula. Is this correct? What do you think of taking other supplements in addition to this formula, for example L-Arginine, DHEA, 5-HTP, etc.? Or would that be overkill?”
The problem is that when you are taking all this stuff at the same time, you really don’t know what is doing what at first. Thats why its best to add one new thing at a time, and stay with it long enough to see what it does before you add something else. You may be taking 5 things and it maybe only one is actually providing any benefit.
“Perhaps you could recap for me what the results thus far have been for you. You mention better sleep, increased strength, muscle growth, greater ability to lose fat, better skin, more night wood, and increased libido. Are you still experiencing these effects? Have there been any unwanted effects? For example, has it thinned your hair like it did for Dino? Dr. Parr mentions in the report that, in time, it could restore grey hair to its natural color. Have you had any experience of this? Or are you lucky enough not to have any grey hair yet?”
Once again the problem is I have too many variables going on here. I constantly modify my PE and wt training, which can have a dramatic effect on my night wood and strength etc.
What I can say I noticed when taking the ALCAR was increased libido, and tighter skin. Nothing has seemed to help the hair going progressively grey. I have no hair loss, and that hasn’t changed with the GH releasers. I think I can also say that it has improved my sleep patterns.
“What I’m looking for is something that will increase my energy, in particular my sexual energy, and assist me in losing fat. I’m 44. I eat well and exercise. I’m in very good shape. Still, I’m beginning to feel my age a bit, and I just can’t seem to lose that last bit of flab around my abs.”
I think that this is an excellent place to start for what you are looking for. For the money and time, I feel you have very little to lose, and potentially quite a bit to gain. Thats why I have dropped the others and have returned to this formula. It has the best research and the lowest dose of all the ones I have looked into. I used to think amino acid Gh releasers were BS, but I found out it can be the real thing. I continue to take the NOX2 because it has proven to me to be beneficial in several ways. I only take 2 tablets a day.
“I would also like to take something that will give me stronger erections, not merely more frequent erections. Has the formula done anything like this for you? As an added bonus, it would be great to find something less potent than Viagra that would increase my sexual stamina beyond the more typical 5 or 10 or 15 minutes. I suppose it’s too much to expect that the GH formula might help in this department as well.”
The GH formula SHOULD help here too.
I think if you are eating and exercising right, few things will give you stronger erections than kagels. The most effective way to kagel (for me) is to squeeze your penis when at least partially erect and hold it. Then do a kagel against that pressure. Kagel and hold for a count of 4-10 seconds. Do it until you find the BC muscle gets tired and you can’t hold your kagel for the time count. At that point stop…you are done for the day. Do that every 2-3 days. You will find you will develop exceptionally hard erections.
You should be able to do either more sets, or more time or against a stronger squeeze as you go on. This indicates the BC is getting stronger. If you find the opposite, you are doing it too frequently and you are not recovering. Take longer between exercise days. So if you are doing it every other day, go to every third day and see if that rectifies the situation.
Its’ very much like wt training for your penis. If I work each body part to failure at 5-6 reps one time per week, I get stronger. If I do that same workout 2X each week…I get weaker. Not enough recovery time will not allow you to increase in strength…same with the BC muscle!
Many guys report increased erectile strength with pumping or jelquing or clamping. But what I can GUARANTEE you is if you overdo any of these, the first thing you will notice is decreased hardness. It is one of the first signs of over doing it.
One more thing, is I think getting full spectrum minerals is CRITICAL for health. I found years ago, that if I came more than a few times a week, I would really feel run down, and had really decreased sex drive.
Well, it turns out I was magnesium deficient, which once corrected with about 500-700 mg of a good amino acid chelate magnesium…it totally corrected that and my sex drive is great.
Thats just magnesium… many of us have multiple mineral defieciencies (see soil depletion). So my current recommendation for EVERYONE is a good multi mineral (100% amino acid chelated) and coral calcium. I already posted an awsome site for it on this thread.
If you try the ALCAR and add the minerals, I can almost guarantee an improvement. You really have nothing to lose but a few bucks.
I hope this is of some benefit to you.
Sparkyx
