Bold 200 + Testabolan Log Review
Macro’s Final Review of Bold 200 + Testabolan
Date: Apr 13, 2008
Name: Rest/Weigh in
Notes: Alright. The moment of truth. How did I do on my gains in 6 weeks. Well, I can tell you that I have never had gains like this before. They were, in a word, incredible. I basically doubled my weight gain goal at the beginning of this log and I did keep the fat gain to a minimum (especially with the diet I ate the last bit of this log, that was a feat in and of itself!).
So here they are, the before and after (remember, these are taken cold and relaxed):
Height:
5′8″
Weight:
Before: 190.5lbs
After: 207.5lbs
+17lbs
Bodyfat%:
Before: 18.3
After: 19.4
+1.1%
Chest:
Before: 43.75″
After: 44.5″
+0.75″
Upper Arms:
Before: 14.75″
After: 15.25″
+0.5″
Waist:
Before: 35″
After: 36.5″
+1.5″
Thighs:
Before: 23.5″
After: 24.75″
+1.25″
Calves:
Before: 15″
After: 15.5″
+0.5″
Forearms:
Before: 12″
After: 12″
+0″, No change
Like you can see, I had the biggest gains in my lats, chest, and quads. I had people actually tell me that my lats looked much bigger than before.
Now, for the changes in select lifts:
EORM=Estimated One Rep Max
Front Squat:
Start: 205×9, EORM: 264
Finish: 210×13, EORM: >303
Bench Press:
Start: 205×7, EORM: 246
Finish: 215×11, EORM: 298
Incline DB Press:
Start: 75×8, EORM: 93
Finish: 80×12, EORM: 115
DB Upright Rows:
Start: 60×10, EORM: 80
Finish: 65×13, EORM: >94
Standing Calf Raise:
Start: 245×18
Finish: 275×19
So not a bad finish at all to this log. And all of that in only 6 short weeks. The only thing left is to go over side effects that I experienced.
Throughout the log, my blood pressure was out of whack. I seemed to stay elevated most of the time but eventually stabilized at around 130/80 which isn’t too bad. One thing I would have changed is I would have taken 2 scoops of AI cycle support throughout the log instead of just 1. I believe that this would have helped keep my bp lower.
Something that may be related to the bp issue, is that I also experienced more frequent headaches. These weren’t horrible, but they weren’t fun to have either.
Another side effect apparent from the 2nd week was that I got horrible back pumps. This is usually due to not enough fluid intake, but most days I was well over a gallon of pure water per day. I started taking some taurine during the day and this seemed to help lessen them. However, this only worked if I took the taurine within 30 minutes of my workout and then during my workout. I dosed it at 8 grams, split into 2 servings of 4 grams.
I did NOT experience any calf pumps, but did experience that sensation in the front of my lower leg. That was a weird side effect and it made it hard to run.
Unfortunately, I was not able to do a cholesterol level check during this. I am sure that my cholesterol levels aren’t the greatest right now, but it’s what you get for doing these kinds of supplements.
I didn’t experience any shutdown either (well, from what one can tell from a physical standpoint). Testicular atrophy was at a minimum and I didn’t feel lethargic (unless I stayed out too late, but that wouldn’t be Bold’s fault 
)
All in all, this is definitely a supplement I would recommend to anyone who wants to go into the hormonal supplement game. It is apparently much more mild than most ph’s out there, but the gains I made were awesome, so I would consider this very cost effective, especially with the combo package available on bb.com right now.
The only thing I regret is not taking before and after pictures, but hey, maybe next time.
