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I hear some people take about 5 grams of creatine daily and never take a break ....
What's the longest you've been on creatine without coming off ?
Does it come to a point your body gets use to it and you're just waisting it ?
Wooossshhhhhhhhh
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Even though I feel like a fool, I've been "on" for years.
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You only need about 2 - 1/2 teaspoons per day for max results. Higher recommended amounts is just marketing BS to get you to buy/use more creatine.
"Creatine loading" ::) ???
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As a natural I can feel a difference honestly when I don't take it. I think if I was on gear it would be useless it take.
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Been on it for years. It's cheap as shit and has actually been proven to work unlike 99% of supplements. Take 3-5g a day of monohydrate instead of all the other garbage.
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I use it in periods but really dont notice any difference.
guess I might be a non responder
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Are you talking about 5 grams of scientifically engineered KreAlkalyn Creatine?!! Thats like 25 grams of monhydrate. My word bodybuilders live on the edge.
Isn't it funny after all these years that the one supplement that actually works, we still don't have a consensus opinion on proper use of it (I know that there is I mean that theres STILL a broscience mentality).
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As a natural I can feel a difference honestly when I don't take it. I think if I was on gear it would be useless it take.
Not true. Creatine give you results via atp production which gear does not do.
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I took it for years too. My kidney tests started coming back bad. Doc told me to stop taking it and the numbers improved. Some will say that creatine changes into creatinine that is used to measure kidney function and nothing to be alarmed about. It did alarm me so I stopped. If the kidneys are involved in filtering out creatine I didn't want the extra load on my kidneys. Creatine also made me retain water. It is the only supplement I ever used that worked though. The part that bothers me is that so many say it does nothing for them. The first time I took it my muscles got tighter and the pump was increased. No doubt I got stronger using it. It's just not worth the risk too me now. Use only German creapure brand. The stuff sold under so many brands is sourced from Chinese crap that you have to worry about impurities and even the creatine content.
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I read it increases DHT levels and thus makes your hair fall off
one good reason for me not to take it
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Maybe a year and a 1/2 was my longest run on it. It loses it's pop after a while, but I can still feel a mild bump in endurance even after long periods. And as mentioned, it's cheap as heck in bulk.
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I read it increases DHT levels and thus makes your hair fall off
one good reason for me not to take it
What? Really Ive never heard anything like that.
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What? Really Ive never heard anything like that.
I remember flaming a guy for saying it raised dht levels and he showed me the proof! Now, I never lost hair because of it, so real life application? Not so much...
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I remember flaming a guy for saying it raised dht levels and he showed me the proof! Now, I never lost hair because of it, so real life application? Not so much...
This is depressing news. Im at a loss, I feel like Halo.
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I took creatine for around 15 years,only took a break when i ran out for a couple days.Been off it for 3 years and havent noticed much of a diffenrence.
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This is depressing news. Im at a loss, I feel like Halo.
I remember flaming a guy for saying it raised dht levels and he showed me the proof! Now, I never lost hair because of it, so real life application? Not so much...
If you do steroids your DHT levels are thorugh the roof anyways. So if you didn't lose hair by roids then you're not going to with adding some creatine lol
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if you do steroids your DHT levels are thorugh the roof anyways. If you didn't lose hair by roids then you're not going to with adding some creatine lol
I was using creatine for YEARS before ever touching gear, the hair loss was from the gear, creatine never had me lose hair.
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Not true. Creatine give you results via atp production which gear does not do.
I like you man, but that set off the BroScience Red Alert.
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I was using creatine for YEARS before ever touching gear, the hair loss was from the gear, creatine never had me lose hair.
the increase is probably alot higher with steroids but never the less it increases with creatine also..
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I read it increases DHT levels and thus makes your hair fall off
one good reason for me not to take it
Damn, Never heard creatine was related to hairloss that's steroids like effects.... Has creatine being improved that much over the years to be that powerful ?
Woosshhhhh
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I like you man, but that set off the BroScience Red Alert.
ok, heard of some had affect atp, but not sure to the level of creatine. Creatine does it without shutdown of anything else. NOthing has ever come close to matching the magical results of creatine.
Who takes gear for atp increase in bb'ing? Nothing comes to mind, if anything, by all means, do let me know!
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I read it increases DHT levels and thus makes your hair fall off
one good reason for me not to take it
Yeah in one 3 week study in 2009 in South Africa of 20 rugby players loading with 25g a day for a week. No follow up study after this groundbreaking discovery....
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What about creatine sold at Walmart and target ?
Is it same quality just half the price ?
I even heard muscletech is behind those supps with different label, just to monopolize the industry.
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Yeah in one 3 week study in 2009 of 20 rugby players loading with 25g a day for a week. No follow up study after this groundbreaking discovery....
I wonder what real world doses would translate to? Oh yeah, I did them and never lost hair, lol...
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2 months of 5 grams was the most I took, I been off creatine this year.
I hear some people take about 5 grams of creatine daily and never take a break ....
What's the longest you've been on creatine without coming off ?
Does it come to a point your body gets use to it and you're just waisting it ?
Wooossshhhhhhhhh
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2 months of 5 grams was the most I took, I been off creatine this year.
LOL! Better be careful with that stuff....
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The only side effect I've ever experienced was wanting to kill "brutes".
- Elliot Rodger
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Yeah in one 3 week study in 2009 in South Africa of 20 rugby players loading with 25g a day for a week. No follow up study after this groundbreaking discovery....
25g/day!? I think what they proved is that explosive diarrhea causes baldness.
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It is hard on the stomach.
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It is hard on the stomach.
So are protein powders specially beef protein .
WoooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH
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It is hard on the stomach.
That's why you have to spend the extra buck for the more refined brand. The cheap stuff made me feel so sick and bloated.
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That's why you have to spend the extra buck for the more refined brand. The cheap stuff made me feel so sick and bloated.
Which one , HP2 ?
Wooosshhhhh
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Creakic
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You only need about 2 - 1/2 teaspoons per day for max results. Higher recommended amounts is just marketing BS to get you to buy/use more creatine.
"Creatine loading" ::) ???
Haha yes, don't forget the "loading phase" oh brother
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I took it for years too. My kidney tests started coming back bad. Doc told me to stop taking it and the numbers improved. Some will say that creatine changes into creatinine that is used to measure kidney function and nothing to be alarmed about. It did alarm me so I stopped. If the kidneys are involved in filtering out creatine I didn't want the extra load on my kidneys. Creatine also made me retain water. It is the only supplement I ever used that worked though. The part that bothers me is that so many say it does nothing for them. The first time I took it my muscles got tighter and the pump was increased. No doubt I got stronger using it. It's just not worth the risk too me now. Use only German creapure brand. The stuff sold under so many brands is sourced from Chinese crap that you have to worry about impurities and even the creatine content.
So taking Roids to improve performance is bad but taking Creatine is ok? and you got side effects from Creatine but attack those who take roids? Fucking dickhead
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Haha yes, don't forget the "loading phase" oh brother
Personally, I've done the creatine loading a few times....I swear I do feel it.
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Personally, I've done the creatine loading a few times....I swear I do feel it.
I feel it in my aching asshole during the "loading phase"
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I feel it in my aching asshole during the "loading phase"
I don't notice any odd effects - just feel pumped/full
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So taking Roids to improve performance is bad but taking Creatine is ok? and you got side effects from Creatine but attack those who take roids? Fucking dickhead
Steve Reeves only took creatine which he washed down with one arm pull-ups.
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Does anyone still actually take this crap or any supplements for that matter?
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Does anyone still actually take this crap or any supplements for that matter?
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Yes, pre-workout, creatine and whey.
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i took some for three years alomst a decade ago, non stop and started having porblems when urinating, pain, creatinine or something, felt like small stones in the uretrha....horrible sensation, was scared to go pee, read some stuff about it on the internet and stopped taking it and the pain stopped too after two weeks to my relief. It definitely causes troubles to your kidneys over time. For me, it took three years to start having side effects.
it obviously gives you more strenght and lots of water retention. Weeks after you stopped , once all the extra creatine gets off your body you start pissing away all the water and you get smaller. The muscles built by the increase in strenght and stamina stay tho. But you cant train as hard as you did when off so it also eventually decrease after some time.
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Yes, pre-workout, creatine and whey.
Creatine, whey and multivitamin.
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What's wrong bro? Testicular shut down from the cell tech?
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Does anyone still actually take this crap or any supplements for that matter?
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Hell no.
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What's wrong bro? Testicular shut down from the cell tech?
Forgot to stack w/ Gakic
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Forgot to stack w/ Gakic
Probably forget to take his PCT and liver support as well.
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I feel it in my aching asshole during the "loading phase"
That's not creatine he was loading in your ass
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Wooshh
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there was a 3 or 5 year long term study showing it's safe, should be fine for almost everyone who uses it.
For an ecto like me, it's very appreciated.
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i haven't used creatine in maybe 5 years. Thinking about it.
If i recall correctly, when I'd stop taking it, I was always flatter, muscles lacked roundness.
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i haven't used creatine in maybe 5 years. Thinking about it.
If i recall correctly, when I'd stop taking it, I was always flatter, muscles lacked roundness.
True, which is why like gear, you stay the hell on it unless you like being a smaller, less full version of yourself.
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What about creatine sold at Walmart and target ?
Is it same quality just half the price ?
I even heard muscletech is behind those supps with different label, just to monopolize the industry.
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Yes, Six Star is also made by "IOVATE" which is made in the same factory as MuscleTech...
It's all the same stuff.
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I hear some people take about 5 grams of creatine daily and never take a break ....
What's the longest you've been on creatine without coming off ?
Does it come to a point your body gets use to it and you're just waisting it ?
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I only take a break at holidays. It's difficult to estimate the effects, cause I quit training also for a couple of weeks. But anyway- no side effects and it's cheap, so....
NN
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creatine... you mean steak?
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I took it for years too. My kidney tests started coming back bad. Doc told me to stop taking it and the numbers improved. Some will say that creatine changes into creatinine that is used to measure kidney function and nothing to be alarmed about. It did alarm me so I stopped. If the kidneys are involved in filtering out creatine I didn't want the extra load on my kidneys. Creatine also made me retain water. It is the only supplement I ever used that worked though. The part that bothers me is that so many say it does nothing for them. The first time I took it my muscles got tighter and the pump was increased. No doubt I got stronger using it. It's just not worth the risk too me now. Use only German creapure brand. The stuff sold under so many brands is sourced from Chinese crap that you have to worry about impurities and even the creatine content.
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if you are using creapure at a reasonable amount theres no health risks
ive been on creatine mono pretty much since ive started lifting, theres no need to loading or cycles. its something to take year round.
as i said if you are taking real creapure you will NOT have any kidney issue or subq water retention, it pulls the water inside the muscle
creatine also has numerous health benefits on the heart and brain.
for what it costs its stupid not to take it
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If i recall correctly, when I'd stop taking it, I was always flatter, muscles lacked roundness.
This is why I take it, I've noticed I feel flatter without it. Even if the little extra size is just water bloat, it still makes a small difference in how I look and feel.
As for the hair loss issue, I have lost a lot of hair at a very young age but I doubt creatine was responsible for that. If you are prone to hair loss than there is little you can do about it so there is no point getting too stressed over the causes.
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only a fool or someone being paid to drink it on video uses creatine, complete waste, yeah will give ya some bloated bs size but if you are just after looking like a bloated fool with a moon face you can use many other things that will do it way quicker than creatine
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only a fool or someone being paid to drink it on video uses creatine, complete waste, yeah will give ya some bloated bs size but if you are just after looking like a bloated fool with a moon face you can use many other things that will do it way quicker than creatine
Disagree. It's one of the few supplements that actually has scientific evidence proving it works. The added bloat is enough to make you feel fuller but isn't enough to give you a moon face. And it's also dirt cheap, so isn't really a waste of money.
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Disagree. It's one of the few supplements that actually has scientific evidence proving it works. The added bloat is enough to make you feel fuller but isn't enough to give you a moon face. And it's also dirt cheap, so isn't really a waste of money.
According to junk science you can find in a bodybuilding magazine you are 100% right. According to the NIH the scientific evidence of it being anything remotely that people claim is absolutely BS
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/873.html
LET ME REMIND YOU GUYS ONE RULE - anything that works in any significant way will require a prescription or be banned.
Please people stop with this junk science stuff, leave that to the anti vaxxer moms.
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This thread should have a no homo disclaimer in the topic
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Disagree. It's one of the few supplements that actually has scientific evidence proving it works. The added bloat is enough to make you feel fuller but isn't enough to give you a moon face. And it's also dirt cheap, so isn't really a waste of money.
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According to junk science you can find in a bodybuilding magazine you are 100% right. According to the NIH the scientific evidence of it being anything remotely that people claim is absolutely BS
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/873.html
LET ME REMIND YOU GUYS ONE RULE - anything that works in any significant way will require a prescription or be banned.
Please people stop with this junk science stuff, leave that to the anti vaxxer moms.
it works, and is cheap. But there s a tradeoff; fake muscles / water retention and possibly kidney and urologic problems down the road.
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it works, and is cheap. But there s a tradeoff; fake muscles / water retention and possibly kidney and urologic problems down the road.
Since muscle growth is always ephemeral over time and whether or not you maintain an exercise regimen, I find the comment about creatine making "fake" muscles not to be terribly convincing.
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Since muscle growth is always ephemeral over time and whether or not you maintain an exercise regimen, I find the comment about creatine making "fake" muscles not to be terribly convincing.
Exactly, theyre some steroids that will give the moon face look anywyays.
woooSSHHHHHHH BE YE KE
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only a fool or someone being paid to drink it on video uses creatine, complete waste, yeah will give ya some bloated bs size but if you are just after looking like a bloated fool with a moon face you can use many other things that will do it way quicker than creatine
if you got a bloated face on creatine, gonna guess you were kinda fat to start with... Shit never did that to me, no idea what the hell you guys are talking about when it comes to bloat. Everyone I've ever known were fat fucks to start with, go on creatine, for a "bulk" eat chips and crap then blame the creatine for the bloat.
Idiots....
Same people who can't tell me off the top of their heads how many carbs, protein, fats they eat without using some electronic shit to calculate for them...
Idiots...
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Hated that shit, haven't tried it in years.
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:D
http://www.si.com/vault/1998/04/20/241881/the-magic-potion-or-is-it-though-little-is-known-about-its-long-term-effects-the-muscle-building-supplement-creatine-is-the-rage-among-athletes-from-superstars-to-hot-to-bulk-up-teens
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which brand of creatine would you guys recommend?
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which brand of creatine would you guys recommend?
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Creatine makes me feel all bloated and shit. Stopped using the stuff. Plus it's hard on the kidneys.
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Creatine makes me feel all bloated and shit. Stopped using the stuff. Plus it's hard on the kidneys.
not so sure about that...
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which brand of creatine would you guys recommend?
The one at Walmart..... cant beat that .
I just started using it .
WoooSSSHHHHHHHHHHH
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So It fucks up your liver I hear that is why you cycle it? ???
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If you take 5 grams daily you should be fine in the long run .... muscle will still maintain the fullness roundness .
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If you take 5 grams daily you should be fine in the long run .... muscle will still maintain the fullness roundness .
In my experience with it, half that amount works just as well.
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In my experience with it, half that amount works just as well.
Before after working out ?
WoooSSSHHHHH Beyeke
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In my experience with it, half that amount works just as well.
I guess when you weigh 130lbs, not much is needed.
;D
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Before after working out ?
WoooSSSHHHHH Beyeke
Both, with meals. Use the micronized stuff... three-four 1/4 teaspoons divided throughout the day. Use a measuring spoon for accuracy. Make sure it is fully dissolved before drinking it. No gas or diarrhea at all.
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I guess when you weigh 130lbs, not much is needed.
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I'm 220, at 5'8", 49 year old and all natty.
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I'm 220, at 5'8", 49 year old and all natty.
then you have me beat.
pics? Damn good stats.
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then you have me beat.
pics? Damn good stats.
I'm in the middle of building/strength phase. I'm 15-16% bf right now. Serious diet starts on May 1st. No pics, but maybe I'll post one in July.
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I'm in the middle of building/strength phase. I'm 15-16% bf right now. Serious diet starts on May 1st. No pics, but maybe I'll post one in July.
Cool, let me know if you have any questions about your cycle.
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Cool, let me know if you have any questions about your cycle.
Will do sonny.