Gaspari Nutrition’s Mitotropin
Day 1
This is going to be a 4 part blog about Gaspari Nutrition’s Mitotropin. I have been using Cytolean V2 for a few months, starting with one cap working up to 2-3 a day in the early afternoon. It has been an integral part of my late morning ritual for the better part of this year. I had a few shows in mind for earlier in the year, but a things came up and I chose to compete in November instead. So I have been in contest diet mode for 8 months now, and am running on empty. Especially right now, I am on the home stretch and am 30 days out from the Eastern USA’s (see flyer below). My body is tired and requiring more work and less calories to maintain and ultimately get my body fat where it needs to be to step on stage.
I couldn’t wait to get the second half of my cycle going. I know that in order for the stack to work, you have to alternate between the two; 4 weeks on Cytolean V2, and then 4 weeks on Mitotropin. You can alternate indefinitely, but not taking them together. Yesterday was Day 1 of Mitotropin. I took two caps 30 minutes before breakfast. I am ususally starving when I wake up so drank some BCAA’s to wash down the Mito caps while waiting to eat. Mornings usually start (panicked from hunger) with breakfast, and coffee (not working anymore…so just for flavor) and I crawl back to bed or to the computer where I struggle to wake up get things going. This is because I always take CV2 just before I go to the gym in the afternoon so I can get the most out of it and hit it hard at the gym. With Mitotropin you have to take it twice a day. Once in the early AM before breakfast, and again about 6 hours later.
I drank my drink and 2 Mito caps and went to lay back down. About 20 minutes later I was UP and moving! I cleaned this house like a maniac..lol..and did the laundry all before 9 AM. I felt happy and my mood was great! No anxiety…which I cannot handle as I am naturally a bit “anxious” naturally. (perfectionist!) So I was like of this is GOOD! Just was awake, and in a good mood. I took one more 30 minutes before my noon meal, and was off to the gym. I wanted to access my tolerance, making sure to avoid any possible anxiousness. I was fine, and realized that with this LOW carb diet, I can definitely tolerate two Mito caps.
I also made sure to take it early enough so I could sleep. The “committee” (my head) doesn’t need any help with the night time self talk. I was fine….and I just eased into the evening. I didn’t have to have my usual late afternoon coffee, I was just cruising. And was able to go to bed at a decent hour. So far so good.
Day 2
Today I was excited to take two Mito Caps in the morning and two 30 minutes before my pre workout meal.
At 3:00 PM, I had a doctor’s appointment today. They tested the usual “vitals” making sure all was in order. My weight (119) blood pressure (117/68) and temperature (98.8). Wait… isn’t it supposed to be 98.6??!! 98.8 is a bit above “normal” and is called Thermogenesis which is EXACTLY what Mito is supposed to do, increase core temperature. An increase in your core temperature means you burn more calories!
I knew I had to tell you about that…I didn’t even think of it until she wrote it down.
It is good to know when a product does what is says it will do….and my temperature doesn’t lie.
I just had to share it with you. This gave me a new burst of much needed motivation as I prepare for my return to the NPC stage. It feels good to have some help getting there!
I will check back in next Thursday.
Until then, be well!
October 15, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Good luck with your competitions. I will be starting the Mitotropin program just as soon as it gets here. I’m rooting for you
October 16, 2009 at 9:32 am
i love your blogs lol Cause its like listening to a girlfriend tell you about something instead of a salesperson pushing a product on you. or anything. You show HUMAN characteristics which is ALMOST convincing me that youre not an alien. sorry ava, normal people dont look like that LOL ..but youve almost convinced me. If you get any hotter though, Im not buyin it. It helps me feel less inferior ha
October 16, 2009 at 10:49 am
LOL..you are funny. I am going to be very upfront here…I would not post a blog about anything that I didn’t feel worked. I would just say nothing. I feel that it is hard enough to do what we do, and it is not an easy road. I feel good about sharing any new discoveries I may find along the way. I really can’t believe I have been doing this the "hard" way for the most part (usually with no pre or post stacks)or consistently using fat burners until this year. I guess it is hard to trust and spend hard earned money when so may brands just don’t seem to deliver.
How good do I feel that now during the most important phase of my competition career, I am taking a product that DOES WHAT IT SAYS IT WILL DO, and helps me get where I need to be.
As far as human..lol…I am as real as it gets, no frills and down to earth. When I travel, my suitcase is filled with a hotplate and utensils, no nightclub clothes and shoes.
I call it like I see it, and am honest to a fault. I work as much on the inside as the outside, and that is a fact. My mind, body and spirit must all be equally worked on in order for me to have peace.
Kind of went off there…lol…just passionate about it all I guess.
October 16, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Your work is awesome, your stomach is just perfect.
October 20, 2009 at 10:59 pm
I’m excited to read your next blog on this. I have been using the cytolean V2 and just got the mito the other day waiting for the end of the current cyle.
Good luck in November!!
October 22, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Hey Ava, when you say you are on a LOW carb diet, how low is low? .25 grams per lb or do you go higher than that? I also read that you cycle carbs 2 days low, 1 day high. On your "high" days, how much do you increase your carbs?
Looking forward to the Mitotropin updates, I am considering using it myself.
Your body is sick, btw
November 4, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Great blog!! Where do you get the Mito? Does GNC have it? I am super sensitive to fat burners (Hydroxicut ect..) Is it similar to those? Thank you Ava!! I know you are getting ready for a show sorry to bombard you with questions!! Your amazing!!
November 4, 2009 at 4:19 pm
It is not like a fat burner that stimulates your central nervous system, it works differently. The most notable thing that has happened to me is an increase in core temperature, which in turn burns more calories, as well as an increased sense of well being. You can get it at GNC or here on BB.com
November 4, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Ava, I know you mentioned on one of your previous blogs that you may be having problems with Thyriod. How does this fat burner effect that! Just wondering, because I have hypo thyroidism and been trying to see if there is a good fat burner I can use!
J
November 4, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Doesn’t seem to have anything to do with it as far as I know….