Ok, last post and final thoughts. I learned a lot from this cycle and I expect to be able to make much better use of the next cycle as a result.
I started with roughly 40-45% of the reccomended dose, or about 15 sprays applied to my rear delts, upper, outer, and mid back. I loofahed about every 2-3 days, and after each daily application avoided exercise and heat (to prevent perspiration) and even kept my shirt and bra off for at least 1/2 hour. In every way I tried to ensure maximum absorption of the product. Days 15-28 I raised my dose to 20 sprays, or closer to 60% of the reccomended dose (for a man).
I complained later about gaining a few pounds of fat, but no measurable lbm. For a week or so I couldnt figure this out, but an experiment Wednesday April 4 settled the issue to my satisfaction. Because I usually do not get enough sleep during weeknights I've been training each muscle once weekly, only on the weekends, and continued this training schedule the entire 28 day Derma cycle.
I shouldnt have. On 4/2, just 72 hours after a hard workout, and with an average of 4 hours sleep nightly, my muscles had not only fully recovered, but had managed to overcompensate, ie. got stronger. Ho-lee-fricking-cow!
Stronger, and in less than half the usual recovery interval and with far less than adequate rest.
I concluded from this that I could have, and should have, lifted 2x as frequently during weeks 2-4, and probably would have avoided most of the fat gain and even built some measurable lbm.
For me at least this product jacked my testosterone levels far above normal. The only unpleasant sides I experienced were some irritable mood, and slight backacne between days 6 and 10. I also noticed some intermittant itchyness in my left nipple between days 17 and 27, but no change at all in appearance or sensitivity. No clitoral enlargement, no oily hair, no unwanted body hair, and the acne got no worse after about day 8 and subsequently responded well to sulfur acne cream.
The physical energy and mental focus and assertiveness in the gym was absolutely fantastic. No hyperbole here, chicas. Those effects alone would be worth a repurchase to me if the product were no more than $50 for a month's supply. Given the rate I used it, the $77 purchase (with shipping) would last 2 months, or about $38 a month. That cycle length would dovetail nicely with the low dose/long cycle style dosing reccomended for women. For those who'd plan to run an entire bottle without stop for 8-9 weeks, I suggest sticking to your normal regimine for about the first 12-14 days as this stuff seems to need about 6-7 days to really kick in. Then weeks 3 to 9, you should think about really increasing either the volume
or frequency of your training to really exploit this stuff.
I decided to go ahead and take a break a few days ago at the 28 day mark b/c frankly the ritual of putting the stuff on daily and being careful of it until it soaked in got a little tiresome over time. I'm gonna miss the effects in the gym though, and have already marked the day I'm starting back, May 3.
