Thermolife Ecdysten: An Isomer's Log

Final Review

Start: 1/24/06
End: 2/7/06

15 Day Log
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Goal: Bulking, gain lean mass
Weight: +2lb

Supplement History: SNS Creatine E2 Matrix, BSN No-Xplode, Ergopharm 1-NO, Gaspari Superpump250, Muscletech Nitrotech, Muscletech Cell-Tech, Muscletech Pump-Tech, MRI NO2, Designer Supps GXR, AAP Kre-Alkalyn, Prolab Advanced Whey Protein, Prolab N-Large2, Cytosport Cytogainer, Twinlab Pro-Insulin Fuel, Prolab Creatine monohydrate, Flax Oil, Multivits, MRI Glucotize, Pinnacle Esterified Creatine 4000, Saw Palmetto, NTS Muscleade, Legal Gear NO-Infuse, GIANT CEE, GIANT Citrulline malate, CNW GMS, Controlled Labs Green Bulge and White Blood, Muscletech GAKIC, Dymatize Elite Whey, Molecular Nutrition X-Factor, CNW Beta alanine, CNW Orotic acid, CNW Mag Cre chelate, Anabolic Xtreme Stim-X, Epic Nutrition Five-Tetra, Myochem Throttle 1400X, Avant Labs Supercarb

Impact of Ecdysten on workout: 6/10, Some days weights seemed to go up a good amount, but didnt see a increase on most days. Didnt feel any greater pumps, strenght or recovery. I did not notice a decrease in DOMS.

Affordability of Ecdysten: 5/10, if you dose how the bottle says, it will last you 15-30 days depending on if you take 1 cap three times a day or 2 caps three times a day. But, from what I have read, you need 300mg of Ecdysterone a day for it to be effective, and each cap of Thermolife Ecdysten is 15mg. This makes doing a months worth of Thermolife Ecdysten very expensive.

Comparison of Ecdysten to other products on market: 6/10, I did see some strength increases, but only on some days, and could be contributed to other factors besides the Ecdysten. I think you could get better results from a creatine product.

Side Effects: None

Weight Changes:

Squats
Leg Press (+20)
Leg Extension (+50)
Leg Curl (+20)

Wide grip front pulldown
Close grip pulldown
Tbar row
Seated Rows
Back extensions

Alternating dumbell curls
Seated Preacher curls
Close grip bench press
French Press (+5)
Standing Straight bar curl (+10)
Vbar press
dips (+5 reps each set)

One arm lateral raise
Seated dumbell press
Bent over dumbell raise
Dumbell Shrug
Upright row

Flat Bench
Incline Bench
Decline Bench

Final Comments
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Again, I would like to thank Thermolife International and Italion for the opportunity to be a tester for Thermolife Ecdysten. Though I did see some good weight increases, they were not consistent enough for me to contribute it fully to the Ecdysten. Based off my own research, I beleive you need 300mg of Ecdysterone a day to feel its full effects. Based of the dosage directions I followed from the bottle directions, I was getting 90mg of Ecdysterone a day. I did not notice any increase consistent increase in strength or recovery that I could contribute to the ecdysterone. Abs seem a bit more visible, but I will contribute this more to diet than the ecdysterone. Thanks to all who followed with this log!

thanx for the review Isomer! looks like you especially had some wicked gains in strength on legs!!

i apologize for seeing this late btw.

i think you are confused about how much ecdysterone you need however...there are different sources of ecdysterone, most others you see at 300mg-2g are 40-60% extract from cyanotis vega and are extremely inferior to our product. not as much is needed for effect when what you're using is pure and from the superior source - Rhaponticum carthamoides.

this is a very confusing concept to grasp, and i understand, but do not believe that every type of ecdysterone is needed in the range of 300mg-2g...this is how we have been trained to think via crappy Scifit and other company's b.s. Ecdysterone products.

again, glad you received good gains and thank you for doing the review!!

ditto the above, and thanks again trans i appreciate you posting this on two boards