ya i used them. last spring i used them during track season. they helped me drop my 110 meter time down a whole second. i gained about 8 solid pounds, and lost a bunch of bf%. i also got really vascular while on them, i took them for 12 weeks at 50mg. a day. (although my bf% was already low before i started, but when i started the winny, my veins were bustin out everywhere) i think that the ones in that picture were a little lighter than the ones i had though. are the a little darker and speckled in person than appear in that picture? stuff made me strong as crap to