Reta on a bulk?
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I believe @storman might have some insight here.
I did exactly this for about 3 months. It was successful, my bloodwork was great but even at 1mg per week I found myself struggling to eat a ton of food. I was not trying to limit the calories, just reap the benefits of the insulin sensitivity etc, so trying to bulk and make use of the good insulin situation while not being hungry can be a chore. Drink tons of water , watch your electrolytes etc. I found it hard to stay "full" looking, it seemed to mess with my glycogen storage, but overall it worked out well. Remember though I was trying to be healthy. I wouldn't do it if I was hell bent on gaining mass.
lexytation
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If you want to lean gain slowly sure.
Help with insulin sensitivity.
But if your trying to really bulk up you probably gonna have a hard time eating enought and hit your total macros for the day for most people its the case.
For me i can eat a fucking truck no matter what. So i do reta 0.5mg a week all the time even when bulking help me not craving dirty food. But when im shredding i up my dose to 1.5mg a week.
Try hit and see how it goes for you
Help with insulin sensitivity.
But if your trying to really bulk up you probably gonna have a hard time eating enought and hit your total macros for the day for most people its the case.
For me i can eat a fucking truck no matter what. So i do reta 0.5mg a week all the time even when bulking help me not craving dirty food. But when im shredding i up my dose to 1.5mg a week.
Try hit and see how it goes for you
I’ve used it before on a cut, but I was running it pretty high around 2 mg weekly and normally I have a crazy high appetite so I think for a lean bulk using it at something like 0.5 might help keep the fat off.
You don't need reta. Someone can make a diet at 1500cal that is barely eatable due to volume. Eating ultra clean will get you everything you want and diets can be adjusted from 1500cal to 6000cal if you wish..... do you like broiled chicken breast? Rice? Green leafy things and veggies? The more you like them the better things will work. @Funnyman does amazing work with others. Even guys competing and losing shittones of fat until they are ripped eat nearly 4000cal per day even more!! It's all about what is eaten and when that matters. If I wish I could eat 5000cal in one meal and see how it goes but it's like the airtight woodstove and the log. Throw in the log- burns for 12hrs producing low heat. Take the log and split it into slices and feed the stove and see how much heat it can produce LOL
Looking at your profile picture, is that you? Your ripped already. If you eat lean meat or fish with low carb vegetables and some rice or sweet potato, that what I like eat. What's your diet consist of now? I would use Reta for blood sugar control and increased calorie burning property's
0.5mg per week is my sweetspot too but after about 4-6 weeks it tends to kinda stop working. I dont see the point in increasin the dose because when it comes to cut I'll have to use more
That is me and thank you my diet right now is mostly extra lean ground beef/chicken I like pita bread for carbs and I use a lot of protein powder I usually eat 3300 cal a day 230-250 protein and around 280-300 carbs fats I try to keep low at around 60-70 I also do like 20 sets and 20-30 minutes cardio.
For me it works very well on a gaining phase.
It doesnt hinder my appetite so theres no problem getting in the cals needed to grow.
I dont have bloods to know for sure but its suppose to help with a bunch of shit and i know my insulin sensitivity is better on it.
If it slows your digestion down too much, or tanks your appetite then i would not use it at that time.
There are some folks on here that cant tolerate the stuff so its going to be a trial and error
It doesnt hinder my appetite so theres no problem getting in the cals needed to grow.
I dont have bloods to know for sure but its suppose to help with a bunch of shit and i know my insulin sensitivity is better on it.
If it slows your digestion down too much, or tanks your appetite then i would not use it at that time.
There are some folks on here that cant tolerate the stuff so its going to be a trial and error
I hear you on this for sure. I’m on TRT and my bloods have never looked better.
I have 3 years of pulling bloods every three months to show it too. I pulled bloods 30 days after my first shot of Reta and everything was lined out perfectly. Even my doc was a bit shocked to see the turn around like that. She had been talking more and more about cholesterol meds, that discussion is over.