Hi guys-heres my observations on carao. Background info: female,44 yrs old, lifting for 5years, no aas use. I began the carao 11-25-02. I am in a gaining mode.Other than the carao, I am using no supps at this time. Workout at the time was final week of 5rm portion of hst training and light cardio-hiking. Next 9 days were stratigic deconditioning, no lifting , only hiking. What I noticed at the begining was an increase of endurance during hiking, percieved effort was very low. Seems very difficult to get out of breath, but since cardio is really not abig part of my wo now , I havent really been hiking the miles as I do in the summer. Within one week my libidio had increased noticebly. quite a nice surprise.
Now am back in the gym doing the first week of 15rm portion of the hst program. Once I get further into the program, especially the 8-10rm part I'll have a better idea of how the carao affects my strength.
I suspect that carao has a real effect on endurance, I have no idea as to how it works to increase libido. How does SHBG work in women, if it does?
Dosage is one tablespoon per day, although I too feel that that is too much. I plan on cutting it down to 1 1/2 teaspoon. Can see that it doesnt need to be taken everyday.
I will post up my lifting results in a few weeks-Valerie