Review of Genomyx's DCP/H.E.A.T. Stack

Body Composition: Pre-DCP I was 119.4 pounds at 11.2% bodyfat. On finishing up H.E.A.T. Stack, used with DCP, I was 123.2 pounds at 11.2% bodyfat. In the time that I stacked DCP with H.E.A.T. Stack I had a HUGELY successful recomp, with a final gain of 3.8 pounds at a ratio of 8 to 1 increase in lean mass (+3.4 pounds) and bodyfat (+0.4 pounds) respectively, whilst maintaining 11.2% bodyfat.

Appetite: Appetite was normal for me on the DCP/H.E.A.T. Stack stack.

Overall: Although a successful recomp, the period over which these results occurred was very short at only a week, and a few more weeks would be required to see if such a rate of recomp would be continued, and to get a true idea of "final" body statistics.

Would I use again? Yes.

Would I recommend? Yes. If you want a recomp, DCP/H.E.A.T. Stack is definitely a stack to consider adding to your supplement arsenal.

Review of Genomyx's H.E.A.T. Stack

My first bottle of H.E.A.T. Stack finished . . . I started out using it standalone, to see how it affected me, before stacking it with other products that I have previously used. I ended up using H.E.A.T. Stack for ~3 weeks (instead of the planned one week only) standalone before finishing my last week on it with DCP . . .


What is it?



* Increases lipolysis and enhances fat loss
* Improves mood
* Appetite suppression
* Aids in nutrient repartitioning
* Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and pain reducing benefits
* Blood pressure regulating effects

For more information on H.E.A.T. Stack, review Genomyx - H.E.A.T. Stack.


Fat Loss: I actually did NOT have any fat loss when using the H.E.A.T. Stack. In saying all that, the goal during the period I was using H.E.A.T. Stack was NOT fat loss, but a RECOMP, and so therefore, for what I was trying to achieve, I WAS SUCCESSFUL . . . Going over the individual weeks of usage of H.E.A.T. Stack, the changes were: Pre-H.E.A.T. Stack I was 115.2 pounds at 9.8% bodyfat; one week into H.E.A.T. Stack I was 126 pounds at 11.6% bodyfat (+10.8 pounds and +1.8% bodyfat); two weeks in I was 120.2 pounds at 11.2% bodyfat (-5.8 pounds and -0.4% bodyfat); three weeks in I was 119.4 pounds at 11.2% bodyfat (-0.8 pounds and no change in body composition; after four weeks - I started using DCP at the end of week three - I was 123.2 pounds at 11.2% bodyfat (+3.8 pounds and no change in body composition) . . . Overall, with H.E.A.T. Stack standalone, I gained 4.2 pounds and 1.4% bodyfat, at a ratio of 1:1.3 bodyfat to lean body mass . . . Adding in DCP made a huge difference, and I maintained my body composition whilst losing body mass, ending up from start to finish of H.E.A.T. Stack gaining 8 pounds - that mass gained at a ratio of 1:2 re bodyfat to lean body mass with + 2.5 pounds of bodyfat and +5.5 pounds of lean body mass (both to 1 d.p.) . . .

Mood: My mood had its high moments interspersed with periods of extreme aggression, which was all more to do with what was going on at the time than H.E.A.T. Stack (or any supplement that I was using).

Appetite: Appetite was not quelled at all when using H.E.A.T. Stack. However, I was not trying to restrict my caloric intake either, given that I was RECOMPING.

Nutrient Repartitioning: N/A.

Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Pain Reduction: My wrists and back gave me a lot of issues over the time that I used H.E.A.T. Stack, but this is not because of the product - I was also not using Erase when I started H.E.A.T. Stack, starting it about the same time I started DCP, and so it is only to be expected that my joints were in pain.

Blood Pressure: N/A.

Overall: Since H.E.A.T. Stack is a non-stimulant fat burner, designed more for fat loss than the [successful] recomp that I used it for, I do not feel that I gave it a fair trial as far as the purpose it was designed for, and therefore cannot assign it an "overall" score.

Would I use again? Yes, because I feel and know that I did not really give H.E.A.T. Stack a decent chance at showing me what it was capable of doing, and I want to do this, because H.E.A.T. Stack has an excellent formulator, an ingredient profile backed by science, and multitudes of positive feedback.

Would I recommend? I would recommend stacking H.E.A.T. Stack with DCP - a great option, as seen from my results. Otherwise, I would need to give it a fair trial before I could recommend it for fat loss from a personal perspective . . . I WOULD recommend it as an addition to any recomp stack, though . . .

Day 16: Sacrifices

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen." - Frank Lloyd Wright


MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY

Hoobastank - The Rules/Born to Lead




TRAINING

V-Burn Challenge Circuit (no recovery between exercises; 1 minute recovery between rounds):
2 x rounds -
1. Jumping Split Squat x 10
2. Hand Walkout (from toes) x 10
3. Single-Leg Deadlift (with twist and lateral reach) x 10 per side
4. Push-Up (with alternate side rotation) x 10
5. Jumping Jacks x 10
6. Side Lunges (with over head reach) x 10 per side
7. Handstand Push-Up x 10
8. Squat Thrust (jump and reach) x 10

Stretch 20 min.


COMMENTS

Sleep - Time and Quality: ~5 hours. Perfect.

Mood/Aggression: Great mood

Energy: Even after all the eating yesterday (my last overboard and cheat day for quite some time), I still have energy, bouncing around like an excitable puppy

Mental Focus and Clarity: On top of my game!

Stress: I am learning to better IGNORE some stress, even when it's beating at me Being able to deliberately put stress aside is definitely an important ability/skill to have, especially since I have noticed that even if I have stress, if I'm not stressed about it and thinking about it, results come easier.

Libido: This is something I can also ignore indefinitely if I have to - it's not always ideal, but sometimes it needs to be done

Joints: My wrists have been better today, but I didn't do any weights, and did my push-ups so that I would eliminate pain as much as possible.

Endurance: Fine.

Strength: The V-Burn Challenge Circuit is never about strength, but fitness (and it's something different to do).

Pump: Some.

Vascularity: Normal.

Quality of Training: I only did two rounds of the V-Burn Challenge Circuit today - usually this is a 7-round session. So, taking it a little easy after the last couple of weeks, giving my body a short reprieve before it has to get back into it with no holds barred

Recovery: My adductors and anterior deltoids are still in pain, particularly the latter (those heavy BB Push Presses on Friday were more of an effort than I thought at the time). I should be ok by tomorrow, though (and if I'm not, tough!).

Appetite: The last day of going against my body has been and gone Nutrition is ON track to STAY!

Body Composition and Look: Just to give an example of how much my body can fluctuate because of my nutrition, I gained NINE pounds from what I ate yesterday (does not help that I have had little appetite the last two weeks and not eaten a lot in that time), but it's all food and water, and so will be gone in a few days. Doesn't mean I feel any less uncomfortable from it, though, and my body is definitely going to be glad that this is NOT going to happen on a regular basis anymore!

Other Effects: First day of the H.E.A.T. Stack - so far, haven't really noticed anything out of the ordinary.

Other Notes: Last day with the Blue Arctic Raspberry Assault - I will be using the Raspberry Lemonade flavour from Tuesday when my new tub arrives. Also used the last dose of my current tub of Organic VitaBerry today, waiting on a new tub to come . . .

Competition Notes: First day of competition preparation, so not much to note here, aside from being excited for it


FIT TIP OF THE DAY

Water makes up 50-70% of the human body, with lean tissue containing ~73% water and adipose tissue containing ~20% water. Making up such a huge component of the body, water is essential for survival, playing several key roles in the physiological processes of the body, including but not limited to temperature regulation, waste removal, and metabolism. So make sure that you are getting in at least 4.5 litres (one UK galleon) of water a day to cover your water needs.

Genomyx H.E.A.T.s up the Female Terminator with DCP to Smolder for Competition

DISCUSSION

2011 started off well - and I'm going to KEEP it going FORWARD.
This is the year for moving from strength to strength, climbing the mountain towards the peak.

It's COMPETITION PREPARATION time again!

I am 13 weeks out from my first planned Figure competition of the year.

I have teamed up with Genomyx



(and Performance Enhancing Supplements)



for the 2011 competition season as a Sponsored Athlete.

I am going to kick off my first competition preparation with the H.E.A.T. Stack - a product I have never used.

I am going to be using the H.E.A.T. Stack standalone for a week to see how my body responds to that alone,
and then add in DCP and Eviscerate Smolder - both of which I have used before.
I will also be using Slin-Sane again.



After a further week, I will add my staple Alpha-T2 back in.


GOALS

For a month I am going to CONTINUE TO RECOMP whilst maintaining 8-10% bodyfat, focusing specifically on:
* Capping my delts and adding a little more mass to my arms
* Regaining my strength
* Returning to a decent level of fitness

After that month I am going to go straight into CUTTING mode for eight weeks,
with the goal to get to 7% bodyfat (or as low as physiologically possible - and this time I AM going to do it!)
My body mass is irrelevant, but is likely to be ~108 pounds for competition.

The week pre-competition will be the "peak" week, specific for me re 7-day "diet-down" re competition.

My competition goal is to win my WNBF Figure Pro card.
To do this I need to win my Class AS WELL as the Overall Figure title at the competition.

Last time I competed I got third.



Knowing what I need to work on, I am going to focus more not on just getting leaner, but also on:
* Posing, so that my Quarter Turns and T-Walk are the best possible to highlight my physique
* Stage Presence and being confident, acting like I am the sexiest thing there and know it (being a tomboy by nature, this - next to dieting - is going to be the hardest thing for me to do)


BODY STATISTICS

* Body Composition of 9.8% bodyfat
* Body Mass of 115.2 pounds (please note that my bodyweight fluctuates a LOT, and so is not a good indicator of what my physique is like, and right now, depending on my nutrition fluctuates between 111-115 pounds)


TRAINING

I am following my own personal second modification of the Velocity Training Programme.

Monday: HIIT Cardio + Shoulders + Stretch 20-30 minutes

Tuesday: 20 min Cardio + Arms + Stretch 20-30 minutes

Wednesday: HIIT Cardio + Full-Body (Velocity Session A) + Stretch 20-30 minutes

Thursday: 20 min Cardio + Full-Body (Velocity Session B) + Stretch 20-30 minutes

Friday: HIIT Cardio + Full-Body (Velocity Session C) + Stretch 20-30 minutes

Saturday or Sunday*: V-Burn Challenge Circuit + Stretch 20-20 minutes

* The day that I do NOT do the V-Burn Challenge Circuit will be my Day OFF for that week.

I also add in ~10 minutes of Post-Weights Cardio on 3-4 days.

With resistance training, I use lower reps - not just so that I can lift heavier, but because lower reps at a heavy weight for me personally means improved strength, more mass, and definite leaning. I always lift as heavy as I can for the reps I set out to do each session, and I use 30 seconds to 1 minute recovery between sets/supersets/trisets/giant sets.

I generally do not do any specific work for my legs as my lower body overwhelms my upper body - if I train legs, I gain muscle mass despite what I do and more muscle in my legs is NOT what I want or need. ANY Legs work (i.e. Full-Body days) I deliberately use lighter weights for.

Posing Practice will start 31 January for 10-15 minutes daily.




NUTRITION

My nutrition does not play as much of a role as my training does in my conditioning. However, I know what works for my body, what I am sensitive to, and what I feel better eating, and I HAVE to stop or minimize the foods that I am sensitive and have intolerances to, since my body can no longer handle the weekly fluctuations of 10-15 pounds gain and then loss - sometimes over only a few days - in scale weight. I am working on making it better, so that my nutrition COMPLIMENTS my training and works WITH my body, instead of constantly making everything more difficult.

Even though I will be calorie cycling, with 5-6 meals daily, 2-3 hours apart, LISTENING to my body on a daily basis and adjusting my nutrition (as I do my training) as required, I am going to be following my own modification of Ryan's modified Paleo Style Diet with no dairy, wheat, oats, soy, corn, peanuts, or legumes. Basmati rice, kumara (i.e. sweet potato), and fruits are going to be my sources of carbohydrates, alongside good fats of Naturally More peanut butter, and protein primarily from chicken, liquid egg whites, fish, and my Muscle Gels.

I drink 1-2 UK galleons (a UK galleon is 4.54 litres) of water a day, with the only other liquid that I consume re drinks being herbal or green tea.




SUPPLEMENTS

(in alphabetical order):

Alpha-T2: 2 caps first thing and 2 caps ~8 hours post-Dose 1 (from 30 January).

Assault (Blue Arctic Raspberry flavour): 1 serving ~30 min pre-training (until 16 January)/
From 18 January - (Raspberry Lemonade flavour) 1 serving ~30 min pre-training.

BC+EAA (Grape flavour): 21 grams post-Meal 1, 21 grams post-Meal 3, and 10.5 grams pre-bed.

DCP: 2 caps first thing, 2 caps immediately post-training, 2 caps pre-Meal 4, and 1 caps pre-bed (from 23 January).

Gut Health: 1 cap first thing and 1 cap immediately pre-Meal 1 (17-22 January)/
From 23 January - 1 cap immediately pre-Meal 1.

H.E.A.T. Stack: 1 cap first thing, 1 cap 6-8 hours post-dose 1, and 1 cap pre-bed.

IGF-2: 3 caps first thing.

Lipotrophin-PM: 2 caps first thing and 2 caps pre-bed.

MuscleGels (Tropical Mango and Key Lime flavours): 1-2 packets daily.

Organic VitaBerry: 5 grams post-Meal 1 and 5 grams post-Meal 3 (until 16 January)/
Start again x January.

Slin-Sane: 2 caps immediately post-training, and 1-2 caps 15-30 min pre-meal later in the day/
From 18 January - 2 caps first thing, 2 caps immediately post-training, and 1 cap pre-bed.

Topicals: 24-36 pumps 7-keto DHEA applied post-post-training/morning shower and 24-36 pumps pre-bed (until 22 January)/
From 23 January - Eviscerate Smolder applied pre-bed.

Vitamin C: 1 gram first thing, 1 gram immediately post-training, and 1 gram pre-bed.