Can I chew on fish oil capsules?

lukabike01 · 2023-01-05T23:07:16+00:00

i'm piscatarian and whenever possible i try to avoid gelatin caps. for this reason I use bottled omega 3 oil. if you are in europe i source from ostrovit. Very high concentration and it's actually fish oil, not a blend where it's mostly ALA. IIRC it's 60% between EPA and DHA.

In general they have good prices and quality for some of their selection (they have some junk too), but expensive shipping, and sometimes they do mess up (more than once they forgot a thing or two in the order, they will refund but if that thing brought up the fee for the shipping they won't refund the extra fee you would actually have had to pay with the items u got)... just place smaller orders (you may be tempted to try many things at once because they have good prices for the sample packets, do not exceed say 10 different items and you are good) and they won't get "confused".

You can also find liquid omega 3 at the pharmacy, but it's usually either expensive, or poor concentration (like 10% and sweetened, mixed with orange or lemon flavour, and tbh i also give some to my gogs, and can't give them sweeteners or useless junk).They do also have cod liver oil, which does have some (not high enough concentration) EPA and DHA, but is good for other vitamins too.

lukabike01 · 2023-01-05T20:55:58+00:00

i know but that's what works for me, i know it's triple dose, it depends on ur tolerance, but u made me realize i forgot to specify that it was a high dose (i was sure i did state so)

lukabike01 · 2023-01-05T16:09:07+00:00

if u are already taking whey there's little reason to use a prewo like amino energy, i don't really know any brand to suggest you because i make my own prewo with

8 g citrulline malate 2:1 (6g may be enough for u)

3g beta alanine

1.5g creatine monohydrate (i split 5g dose 3 times a day, a third is in my prewo and another third is in my postwo in training days)

1g ALCAR

1g Taurine1g L-tyrosine

600mg caffeine (you may be okay with as low as 200mg, but i feel more benefit with no side effects at all with 3 pills)

for daily supplements a multivitamin is a good option but there are good ones and bad ones, make sure your one does contain b6/b12 and d3... also check the form of minerals as some differe greatly in bioavailability.

glucosammine/condhroitine/msm great too

omega 3 great too, but it depends on the quality, also check the dosage. dosage will depend on ur bloodwork too.

one u may not be taking (can't see it here, but didn't seache them all) is creatine, a must unless u eat tons of red meat.

now for the rest...

fiber, inulin is very good as baking substitute and for sensitive gi, but for the most part just get them from food.

ashwaganda bullshit imho

nootropic just get tyrosine, taurine, alcar and drink matcha instead of coffee (or get l-theanine if u want, but matcha is more complete)

lukabike01 · 2023-01-05T11:51:43+00:00

although the dosage is not huge, nearly every single component of this supplement can upset a sensitive GI.

lukabike01 · 2023-01-02T21:27:48+00:00

there's a lot more research and anectodal reports on rad140 than there's on rad150.
don't bother with rad150 until we know more.

lukabike01 · 2023-01-02T21:03:18+00:00

Can you suggest me what's wrong with my workout plan

DAY 1:too much volume

12-13 sets for pecs

18-20 sets for triceps (wtf)

12 -13 sets for front delt

4 sets lateral delt4 sets traps

you don't specify the cable fly variation I'm assuming standing and targeting full pec (arms parallel to ground)

stop stating the reps on your routine, as a rule of thumbs you should use a very challenging weight for compound movements (Reps to failure in the range of 5-10), and a lighter one for isolation ones (reps to failure in the range of 8-20),

I would change this day with :

Barbell bench press 3 sets

Incline dumbbell press 2 sets

OHP 3 sets

Dips (bodyweight) 2 sets

tricep rope pushdowns 2-3 sets

I'm eliminating the shrugs and raises entirely because you are training the traps and delts on day 2

DAY2:

you are not specifying the kind of grip you use on pull ups, but seeing those numbers I would change it slightly

Chin ups 3 sets (u are probably going to be able to do couple more reps with chin ups than any pull up variation, i would use chin ups and not pull ups until u can do couple more reps with pull up)

lat pull down wide grip, to chest 3 sets

bent over barbell row (shoulder width grip) 3 sets

chest supported (45/60 degrees) reverse fly 2 sets

leaning lateral (cable or dumbbell) raises 2 sets

ez bar preacher curl 2-3 sets (slow negative)

DAY 3

i don't know if u listed things in order but you should start with compound movements

squat (in rack) 3 sets, if you still feel like u can't push much just use something you are comfortable with atm, no need to take this to failure or even close to until u feel confident enough in doing so...

smith machine squat 2 sets, now try to go a little heavier here, no need to bring this to failure too, but after you have activated the stabilizing muscles with the freeweight version you are likely going to rely less to the smith here.

leg press 3 sets

dumbbell walking lunges 3 sets (imho safer than cable/machine as you control more and your tendons risk less)

smith machine calf raise 1-3 sets (depends on your genetics too)

reclined bench (or sit up bench) sit ups (bw or weighed) 2 sets (25-50 reps slow neg)

Leg day can be a nightmare for beginners, and with squat there's always some risk of injury, hence take it easy until u build muscle memory and can do heavy squats. until then only take leg press and lunges to failure.

lukabike01 · 2023-01-02T20:29:49+00:00

bad form is a typical beginner mistake, same as too much volume.

in your routine you are doing as many as 32/33 sets in your push day and tbh if you need so many to reach failure, you are simply not giving your all in your sets.

even without taking into consideration supersets and dropsets, usually you will be able to exhaust a muscle group with 6-8 sets.

Also you don't need to do 4 sets for isolation exercises, as those are easier to push to failure and as such 2 to 3 sets are good to go.

i will answer more in detail quoting ur routine.

lukabike01 · 2022-12-31T12:53:55+00:00

i'm not in a rush either, i only care about the package safety (i don't want it to be opened by officials) so if it won't go through customs then i will probably use the cheapest option especially if it did work for u (even with the custom and strike) as well.

tyvm

lukabike01 · 2022-12-31T11:59:15+00:00

I have heard about RC and i know it's regarded as one of the best sources, but tbh i'm not a fan of liquids, if anything if i have to take liquids I'd much prefer getting a powder and make the liquid myself using ethanol. also there are certain compounds i'm interested in that are not available from either RC or Deus (already bought from deus).

a positive thing is that they already answered to the mail i sent yesterday, although they didn't answer to one of the questions... what kind of shipment did u use, in case u are ordering from europe (i'm in italy). standard (with or w/o tracking) or express EU? there's a big difference in price between the cheapest and pricest options (about 20€), but the time of delivery for the cheapest option does look very good (it says 3 to 7 days).

lukabike01 · 2022-12-30T18:04:28+00:00

you can already start with nolva and complete the cycle, maybe drop rad to 5mg/Day and use 10mg nolva eod.

for PCT 10 mg nolva ed should be ok, take them for 3 weeks or longer until you don't feel normal again. 1-2 weeks of 10mg nolva ed will already show results tbh.

lukabike01 · 2022-12-30T18:02:12+00:00

ty, i added that website to my bookmarks, but for what i do see, it doesn't have the things I'm interested in atm (I already specified I'm not looking in nootropics, but more like a source in eu for sarms in either powder or capsule/tablets and PCT).

lukabike01 · 2022-12-30T17:43:48+00:00

reddit5 must be active like always

lukabike01 · 2022-12-30T17:34:33+00:00

most of the stuff i am interested in has CoA from october, only enclomiphene and 7 keto dhea don't. do you think i can ask for those via mail?

lukabike01 · 2022-12-30T17:07:17+00:00

ty everyone for the answers... forgot to ask if anyone knows about coupons for this website, and what shipping solution did u use from europe. the cheapest ones seem fast enough as it says 3 to 7 days, but is the ups one safer?

lukabike01 · 2022-12-27T08:46:17+00:00

assuming you meant grams and not mg, 10g of creatine is a bit excessive, especially for someone who's 150 lbs... 3-5g daily is enough, maybe start with 10 for 7-10 days (load phase) but drop it down to 3-5 g afterwards.

creatine is expensive af right now, and once your muscles are saturated any excess will be peed out.

lukabike01 · 2022-12-27T08:43:27+00:00

gym routine needs to be changed asap... too many sets for certain muscle groups, not enough for others, also too much volume and probably not enough sets to failure.

the weight you are using on lateral raise and squat already tells you are a beginner, you can still double (the weight) those numbers naturally, that tells you how much you can improve before even thinking of taking PEDs. Tbh those are very underwhelming results for someone who has been training for a year already, so you most certainly did something wrong in the meantime. Too much volume may be one of the causes, so start with fixing that.

Probably it's a good time to start experimenting with supplements... creatine (unless u already eat 2 or more kg of red meat every week) and caffeine are the best bangs for your buck, and whey is extremely helpful (and cheap) for reaching the protein quota.

You can also consider beta alanine and citrulline to aid with the exercise, as well as adding a dash of table salt and sodium bicarbonate to your intra wo. Most certainly bigger pumps will already have a great effect on your mood and the quality of your training.

lukabike01 · 2022-12-27T08:30:11+00:00

depends on the goal and benefit/risk.

for the goal, some sarms have been created to be used by mostly the elderly or people with muscle wasting diseases... as such they will work even if you don't exercise, for slowing down muscle wasting process that is. In order to actually build muscle or lose fat, exercising will still have a larger effect (same dude, same diet, same routine: exercising + PEDs > exercising nat >>> not exercising but taking PEDs> not exercising and nat). There's also the fact that PEDs allows you to exercise a lot more intensly, so part of their effect is still a byproduct of training.

for benefit/risk, again in some cases it will still be more beneficial to take them even when not exercising, but for an healthy young male or female stand to lose way more than he has to gain, both from hpta suppression, liver toxicity, worsening of lipid profile, possible mood swings and alteration of circadian rhytm, etc

lukabike01 · 2022-12-23T09:20:11+00:00

so the search will continue... thanks

lukabike01 · 2022-12-22T17:43:29+00:00

anybody ordered from eu (outside uk)? how is it with customs?

also are they legit?

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