own.
A: Was pretty much a one size fits all protocol for constant and significant IGF-1
elevation. It consistently resulted in good lean mass with serious declines in adipose tissue.
B: Frank best used this protocol by training 3 days on /1 day off (HCG days were non-
training days) allowing for maximum rotation of site-specific injections and growth over the complete body. Due to the insulin sequence, maximum macro/micro nutrient storage-transport-and use was possible before training each 3 day sequence again.
OPTIONS
Insulin use in these examples was limited to a total of about half of their total length, or 14 days of insulin use during the 27-28 day protocol. This significantly reduced pancreatic negative feed-back loops and rebound issues while in no way limiting results.
EXAMPLE #3 A
INSULIN: Frank has utilized a single injection of combination: 70%n/30%r (30
iu), first thing in the morning to cover the complete day on scheduled days. This was impossible due to the fact that there were no days that called for both Insulin and IGF- 1, without GH to mediate their combined potential hypoglycemic activity.
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GROWTH HORMONE: Frank used 2-4 2iu GH injections through out each
scheduled day. He did not inject during endogenous GH pulses. He has also ramped dosages by beginning at 2 iu/2xd and increased to an additional 2 iu injection every 9 days until reaching 2 iu/4xd. Personally, I started at 2 iu/4xd and "ramped-down." This assured high circulatory IGF-1 levels as the body adapted and down regulated GH conversion to IGF-1.
INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-1 (IGF-1): The effective dosage for
IGF-1 is listed in research materials as 0.10 mcg/kg 3-5 times daily. The reader should realize however that in child research dosages of 3mg/d (Yes, that is 3 milligrams daily) are not uncommon. So Frank ramped this over the 28 day period: Day # 3,4,7, and 8 = 3xd. Days #11,1 2,1 5,1 6,andl 9 =4xd. Days # 20,23,24,27,and 28 = 5xd. This "up-ramp" counter acted any possible down-regulation of GH conversion to IGF-1. So Frank trained first thing in the morning so that maximum muscular chemical stimulation could be achieved though out the day on freshly traumatized muscle tissue. And when Frank trained:
Day #1 -back/traps/bi's Day #2- chest/delts/tris, Day #3-quads/hams/calves
Day #4 -rest while localizing each specific body part trained each day, results were significant.
C: Frank best utilized this sequence by training 1 day on/1 day off. Some athletes
simply recovered too slowly to train more often. In this example, Frank trained on insulin days only and planned to train lagging body parts specifically on IGF-1 /Insulin days so that he could more efficiently localize for symmetry adjustments. An example was:
Day #1 -legs/back/traps Day #2 off;
Day #3-chest/delts/arms Day #4 off.
• This should seem obvious when reviewing Example #3 C.
D: This was another protocol that worked best utilizing a 3 day on/1 day off training
sequence. As outlined, it allowed for over lapping of weak body part localization. As example, Frank's arms and lateral delts were lagging. The adjustment was made so that he could train:
Day #1: back/chest/traps Day #2: shoulders/bi's/tri's Day #3: legs
Day #4: rest .
By now, the reader has probably realized several other possibilities. Taking into account each chemical's qualities, any training protocol had to be accommodated and Action/Reaction Factors planned for.
T-4 Thyroid Hormones: The body normally produces about 76 mcg of T-4
hormone daily. About one third is converted by the liver into the much more active T- 3 or about 26 mcg T-3 daily. During GH use there have been cases where body had down-regulated T-4 production and T-4 conversion to T-3. Additional T-4 supplied exogenously has been clinically shown to increase both T-4 and T-3 circulatory levels. However, the process became more effective for beasts with the addition of 25 mg of Ephedrine/325 mg Caffeine/ 2xd on. T-4 administration days. I preferred T-3 exogenous sources as a rule, but T-4 tended to have a lower negative feed-back loop potential.
HCG: HCG was optional of course. However, there was additional synergy
realized with its limited use due to elevation of endogenous androgen production. We have discussed the employed synergy between androgens, Insulin, GH, and IGF-1 and will again. But there was an additional benefit when an Absolute Anabolic Phase was layered into the first 7-1 5 days of a Max Androgen Phase: The effects of HCG further negated down-regulation of HPTA function. (More on that later) The dosage of HCG administered in this case was 500 iu 3-5 xd on listed days. Remember HCG is actually a female hormone so more was not always better. (But that too had synergistic possibilities.) The addition of Clomid at a dosage of 50 mg/d for 2-3 weeks was also noted to be beneficial by some beasts.
CLOMID/CYCLOFENIL: The use of Clomid at a dosage of 50-100 mg/d or
Cyclofenil at a dosage of 400-600 mg/d for the last 14 days of an Absolute Anabolic Phase further enhanced the HPTA synergistic factor as well as transitional value when Phase Cycling into and out of a Max Androgen Phase.