At this point I'd like to see what your diet consisted of while taking these doses of ALA.
The way you talk about going 2 weeks between cheat meals makes me think you probably were pretty hard core about the diet, hence the incredible fat loss.
This has been my observation and experience on it. Your mileage may vary. I take enough ALA to get a moderate hypoglycemic state which when combined with weight training and moderate dieting is highly beneficial to fat loss.
when I'm on low-carb, I obviously get flat and less pump. what is ALAs result with pump & vascularity on 1) low carb diet, and 2) moderate-high carb diet
. I noticed the pumps at 1500mgs but didn't notice the fat loss till 3 grams. If you are bulking you may not want to go as high as 3 grams, but then again maybe you would want to to keep gains high and hold less fat.
Ty