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[gymdiva]

I've been sitting here trying to come up with something catchy and eh, fuck it...put your own title in there


the IMB fairy visited my mailbox this week and I am very happy and excited to now be trying out the cycle support and halo extreme...next I want to give the female halo version a try...once it comes out of course


I was really on a roll with my training then I got hit with some of the worst head cold/flu/allergy mess I've had in a hot minute...it came out of nowhere and just really took me out...but thankfully it appears to be gone and I am feeling WAY better!



in non-training news I got news I have been waiting ten years to receive! if you're not a friend of mine already then I'll show it off I'm going to be an official TAR HEEL ALUMNI!!!!!!!!! omgomgomgomgomg....yes, I am finally going to have the opportunity to walk for my degree after scraping and clawing my way through classes off and on since 2000 when I was a junior transfer...I could not be happier! I've waited ten years for this.... on Twitpic

 

[heavyiron]

I'll be following along!

 

[Curt James]

I've been sitting here trying to come up with something catchy and eh, fuck it...put your own title in there


the IMB fairy visited my mailbox this week and I am very happy and excited to now be trying out the cycle support and halo extreme...next I want to give the female halo version a try...once it comes out of course


I was really on a roll with my training then I got hit with some of the worst head cold/flu/allergy mess I've had in a hot minute...it came out of nowhere and just really took me out...but thankfully it appears to be gone and I am feeling WAY better!



in non-training news I got news I have been waiting ten years to receive! if you're not a friend of mine already then I'll show it off I'm going to be an official TAR HEEL ALUMNI!!!!!!!!! omgomgomgomgomg....yes, I am finally going to have the opportunity to walk for my degree after scraping and clawing my way through classes off and on since 2000 when I was a junior transfer...I could not be happier! I've waited ten years for this.... on Twitpic

Congratulations, gymdiva!

 

[gymdiva]

^ best post EVER

 

[gymdiva]

ah yes I did leave out one important component...for the moment I am running one halo extreme once a day and one cycle support twice a day...we'll see if any adjustments to this need to be made as I continue!

 

[gymdiva]

so today was a "light" leg day....I say it like that b/c this is not your diva's old school leg day...we're working on making them smaller and more streamlined...and at the same time grow my glutes...yeah I don't do anything easy


I can tell a difference now that I've been on three days...it's subtle but it's positive...I also noticed I'm showing some more vascularity in my arms...reminds me of when I have been on other bodybuilding candy


I have an interesting dilemma going on on the job front....not sure what to do...I'll keep y'all updated on that one!

 

[gymdiva]

vascularity looked good today...well, partly b/c it was arm day...but the veins are definitely popping out more!

one thing I have noticed is some flushing in my face...anyone else experience this with either product?

 

[make]

Congratulations!

 

[gymdiva]

thank you!

 

[ebn2002]

Congrats on sticking with it through 10 years, very hard to do!

 

[Curt James]

ah yes I did leave out one important component...for the moment I am running one halo extreme once a day and one cycle support twice a day...we'll see if any adjustments to this need to be made as I continue!

vascularity looked good today...well, partly b/c it was arm day...but the veins are definitely popping out more!

one thing I have noticed is some flushing in my face...anyone else experience this with either product?

IronMagLabs Bodybuilding Supplements & Prohormones: Halo Extreme
IronMagLabs Bodybuilding Supplements & Prohormones: Advanced Cycle Support

Don't believe it's from the Advanced Cycle Support, gymdiva. Took those like M&M's when I was trying Super-DMZ Rx.

Haven't tried Halo yet. Is the flushing comparable to what you might have experienced with niacin or beta-alanine?

 

[ripsid]

Congratulations!

 

[Anabolic5150]

Congrats!!!

Have a co-worker who is a Tarheel alum, has a great expression.

"You know that God is a Tarheel, that's why the sky is Carolina Blue!!!""

 

[gymdiva]

Haven't tried Halo yet. Is the flushing comparable to what you might have experienced with niacin or beta-alanine?

no it seems to be just in my face...which I know sounds odd! hahahaha....definitely is not an overall flush affect (effect....man I always mix those up!)


oh and it's both in feel and in color...I almost look like I took makeup tips from the local hooker

 

[gymdiva]

Congrats!!!

Have a co-worker who is a Tarheel alum, has a great expression.

"You know that God is a Tarheel, that's why the sky is Carolina Blue!!!""

it's true....it's true.....




and no, I'm not Kurt Angle....




anyone? just me....alriiight, high five!

 

[gymdiva]

training has been great this week! I fell in love with a piece of cardio equipment at a new gym....I have a pass for it and so far I'm diggin' it....but this is a spin bike with the built in video screen so you can take your own spin class OR my favorite, connect your ipod up and do your own class to your own music! it's awwwweessssoommmme....oddly enough I own a spin bike and could do the same at home but this bike is a lot newer and smoother so it's a completely different feel...oh and it has a built in fan which is a major bonus when the sweat gets to pouring


I have been contemplating upping my dosage to two halo extremes a day....thoughts?

 

[gymdiva]

ok scratch that two caps idea! didn't seem to have any sides but um, I lied....HAHAHAHA....it's nothing major but I have noticed some increased libido....which would be awesome were I not single as usual....and my voice has dropped a shade...not much but just enough that I can notice the difference...training is still going well...arms are still showing changes...lower...well....what can I say other than I am still very much a chick with a lot of estrogen!

 

[heavyiron]

How are the strength gains?

 

[gymdiva]

still increasing! for lower I'm trying to concentrate on shaping as opposed to building so I'm trying to increase reps but upper I definitely am trying to build more! it's been an interesting progress from even just two months ago as my upper body has been adjusting to the new twins...I did some seated machine dips for the tris and my pecs the next day felt like I had benched 500lbs for reps! still not used to that kind of thing happening

 

[Curt James]

If it's not too personal, did you do over or under the muscle and would you recommend the procedure to other athletes?

Hope you're doing well.

 

[gymdiva]

not personal to me!


I did kind of neither...confusing enough, right? what my doctor did was under the fascia of the muscle...so some of the benefits of unders without having to cut the muscle and some of the benefits of overs like faster recovery but without so much future droopage and hopefully without that implant on a pec look....we'll have to find that one out as we go!

 

[gymdiva]

so including carbs in the diet have been a love/hate thing...I have loved how full my arms have been and how vascular they are again....but I am not enjoying the extra water I always retain...plus I feel slightly groggy....usually at the end of the day...training has felt better including the carbs again but I have to be careful b/c my blood sugar can be finicky...I think I'll ultimately go back to keto b/c I just feel more even but I have been enjoying the bigger guns

 

[gymdiva]

today was a whole body workout day...I moved furniture! hahahahaha....so I knew my parents were bringing a couch that was being given to me by my grandmother....she didn't have enough room in her place for the little loveseat...I didn't have a couch....voila! but I didn't realize they were also bringing a large bedframe that belonged to my mom when she was living elsewhere for work and the matching dresser (b/c we were getting rid of the kid sized one I inherited from my boss when I didn't have one at all)....so I did a lot of squats and lifts today


glad I had my halo extreme!

 

[gymdiva]

so I've decided to go back on a keto diet...the carbs have been fun and my upper looks much fuller and more vascular but the bottom half looks fuller, too, and well, I'm kinda over that look


in the meantime, I'm going nuts about the UNC game...I literally can't watch...this would be me:

 

[gymdiva]

well, my TAR HEELS lost but I'm still proud of them! injuries galore and we still made it further than any other ACC team....so suck on that dook


in other news, I have veins....veins are good

 

[Arnold]

Glad to hear you are getting good results from the Halo - I am doing 2 of the Halo for Her per day. A little less than the Halo Extreme but I am hoping it will give me strength without the sides.

 

[Curt James]

what my doctor did was under the fascia of the muscle...so some of the benefits of unders without having to cut the muscle and some of the benefits of overs like faster recovery but without so much future droopage and hopefully without that implant on a pec look....we'll have to find that one out as we go!

Very cool. Thanks for the reply. Had a rhinoplasty as a 20something. Cosmetic procedures are always an interesting topic. Hope you're pleased with the results.

 

[IslandGirl]

Hey momma!!! Great to see you running a journal! I've missed peeking in on all your "doings". Glad to hear you are getting great results off of Halo Extreme. Have never tried that product, but waiting on getting on the Halo for girls. Excited to start. 12 weeks out this Sat. so I'll probably start it soon enough.

 

[gymdiva]

Glad to hear you are getting good results from the Halo - I am doing 2 of the Halo for Her per day. A little less than the Halo Extreme but I am hoping it will give me strength without the sides.

I want to try that one next! I won't lie, I'm totally in love with almost anything pink and black so I'm totally wanting them just based on that :bounce:


ok so that's just more like icing on a cake type of thing but whatever

 

[gymdiva]

Very cool. Thanks for the reply. Had a rhinoplasty as a 20something. Cosmetic procedures are always an interesting topic. Hope you're pleased with the results.

I am!!!! I was telling a new coworker today who asked me about them that this is the best investment I've ever made...I feel, dare I say, NORMAL! to know that I just have what can now be called matching boobs (hence my nickname of the twins for them) and not a pair of mismatched sacks of skin that had been hanging out since I was about 14....yeah I'd say I'm pretty fucking stoked about them

now the reason why the twins came up in conversation was b/c I was trying on a new style of shirt they are going to for their trainers....the director had a small and wanted me to try it on first...he figured it wouldn't work but I put it on and it was bigger than I thought it'd be but I wanted her opinion and said, be honest! do I look too hoochie in this? she thought it looked good and then goes, wow are those real? now what made that truly hilarious is the fact that she was the first person to ask me that...everyone I've been around since October already knew I was getting them so I tend to forget that these people don't know that....she thought they looked good, I commented on how they balance out my big butt and she goes, look at you with your curves! I'm going to start calling you Jessica Rabbit!


one day on the job and I already have a nickname


I want to get my lips done, too....um, the ones on my face you dirty birds actually just the top one....I like the bottom lip with the natural pout....top lip is flatter than a pancake!