My Osta & GW experience

[fire.horse]

Hi all,

For privacy reasons, I'm not comfortable enough to post a detailed log of my training & results before & after Ostarine & GW501516. However, here is what I'm willing to share...

First of all, I'm a mid-30s woman who was making steady lab-measurable progress without Sarms but just wanted a little boost to speed things along.

My Osta arrived a week before my GW. I started with a half dose. Within 1 week, I noticed when lifting (weights in the gym & heavy objects in everyday life) felt much easier, at least within the first 3-5 reps. I wasn't sure if this was possible or just placebo, but then my personal trainer commented with surprise on my sudden improvements in my workouts with him. I increased to a full dose in week 2. Its too soon to say more about potential impacts of Osta.

After my GW arrived, I started with a half dose, didn't notice anything (positive nor negative), so increased to a full dose after 4 days. Then I felt it right away. I have a persistent refreshing cool minty sensation with every inhale, from my nasal canal through my airways, deep into my lungs. It feels as though my sinuses are clearer, airways dilated and lung capacity increased. I feel like I can/want to breathe deeper & fuller. It makes me want to do lots of cardio.

I don't know if its possible that the GW is acting as a bronchodilator? I couldn't find any scientific nor even anecdotal reports on this matter. I could only find comments relating the "cool lungs" sensation to pneumonia, asthma, difficulty breathing, difficulty with cardio, pain/discomfort, running outside in cold weather esp while breathing through the mouth, etc, none of which apply. Although it feels amazing, this is a respiratory symptom, so I can't help but wonder if I should be worried about what is happening physiologically? I welcome any feedback on this specific "cool lungs" sensation from your experience, research, or even just speculation, especially if you happen to have any medical/science background.

Its too soon to be sure if this has actually caused any measurable improvements in my cardio performance. But I did notice 15min into an intense 20min cardio session that I had been breathing through my nose the entire time. This really surprised me. Before GW, I have *always* breathed through my mouth for cardio, all my life, as I felt I couldn't get enough air through my nose.

Then I noticed a negative impact on my SCUBA diving. The sensation of being able & wanting to breathe deeper resulted in a strong claustrophobic reaction when breathing through SCUBA, which I've never had before. I was probably taking deeper breaths than usual, and hence felt like I wasn't getting enough air. Mind you, I've only been SCUBA diving about half a dozen times so far. Anyway, I'm assuming that's just psychological & I will adapt.

I'm in week 4 for Osta & week 3 for GW. I've been eating almost perfectly for my needs but I haven't been training as hard as I wanted due to personal circumstances (damn it!), so I'll ramp things up soon, continue with the Sarms and report back periodically as I measure my progress.

PS — I can't remember my dosages off-hand. I will follow up when I get home.

 

[jdkap65]

keep up the traing, osta is a great sarm. you should start seeing some decent results by now.

 

[Stackinplates]

Good stuff ! Glad to hear !
as for the " cool sensation " I can't comment much on it cuz I'm not a SARMS kinda guy! But will be following ur thread cuz I'm always interested to learn about females reactions to compounds

That just helps me to spread me knowledge into other areas of chemicals and genders ! Thanks and keep up the good work !

Get ur mind right and train ur ass off

 

[fire.horse]

Sorry I disappeared. I wanted to drop in to let everyone know how it went.

So lab results in May (compared to March) showed I lost 5lbs of pure fat while retaining my lean mass, which is nice. I did not gain any lean mass. In spite of those numbers, I could see a difference. My shape was subtly improving. My waistline was trimming down a bit, and many ppl commented that I seemed more muscular and looked like I lost weight. Slow as hell but definitely more progress than my pre-Sarms efforts.

As described above, I did feel amazing, was performing better and saw some strength gains, which my personal trainer noticed. He didn't know about the Sarms.

I'm happy with all this, as it seems to me to be effective enough to be noticeable but gentle & not dramatic enough to seem unnatural/suspicious nor have serious side effects.

I spoke with a doctor I trusted regarding the "cool lungs" feeling. I hinted that I was taking "supplements for improved cardio" and he seemed to get the idea. He said, in the absence of any negative symptoms (wheezing, etc.), it is possible that my lungs were simply expanding, taking in more oxygen, and a sensation of coldness is the only way the body can convey that sudden dramatic change in the lungs. He explained it scientifically and it made more sense than the way I'm describing it here. :S

In terms of cardio, I was definitely able to push myself more than ever before and actually enjoy it, but saw no lab-measurable improvement in my VO2 max numbers. Of course, that isn't the only way of measuring cardio performance (eg, lactate threshold is another) and it is very possible to significantly improve cardio performance while not actually altering VO2 max at all.

In the end, I did not achieve dramatic enough results in my 6 week cycle to pass my fitness test yet but definitely felt I was on the right track. My next test is not for awhile. Since I have time, I'm experimenting...

I have a preexisting hormonal imbalance (namely, VERY low testosterone, which slows if not downright halts my progress and lead me to consider AAS & Sarms in the first place). I have tested them before & during. Now I've temporarily stopped all supplements because I want to see how this has affected me before I resume.

It will take awhile to get the lab results back. I will follow up next month.

 

[ALIN]

Ive heard other mention an increase in endurance with OSTARINE....interesting!!!