thenaturalone’s BodyBlog

 For those of you who have read my story, you understand that I have some physical health issues that doctors swore would be the end of all my bodybuilding ambitions. The latest threat to interfere with my bodybuilding progress has been my right knee. It’s been an on-going problem. I was born without an anterior cruciate ligament in my right knee. On top of that my knee cap is laterally misplaced to the outside and the entire bone structure is deformed to the point where a typical ACL reconstruction is out of the question for me. As a result of these deformities, over the years I’ve suffered multiple knee dislocations and extensive cartilage damage that required me to have my entire medial menicus removed all together. Because of the lack of cartilage, stability, and excessive stress placed on the remaining ligaments in my knee due to over compensation, I’ve developed advanced arthritis in this knee. It was very discouraging because my leg training was always so limited so it was very difficult to develope my body in a symetrical and balanced fashion. I was desperate to find a way to remedy this problem that seemed impossible to deal with so I began doing some online research about different things that could help reduce inflamation, and strengthen conective tissues in the joints. I had tried all the glucosomine products on the planet with no success. I accidently came apon some information about an herb from India called Cissus Quandrangularis. I learned that this particular herb had been used the sports medicine field to remedy joint problems and other types of injuries. It has also been used for pain relief and healing in India for centuries. On top of this herb being praised as a natural healer it had numerous other benefits such as; strengthening tendons and ligaments, improving the nitrogen balance in the body, and lowering cortisol which is a destructive stress hormone that eats up muscle tissue. When your desperate you’ll try anything so I began searching for the best manufactures online who had the purist, most effective form of Cissus Quandrangularis out there. Over and over, the name USP Labs kept popping up. Every manufacture of course claims their products are the best so I did a search on customer reviews that were written by people that had tried USP Labs Super Cissus Rx. Every review was given a 5 star rating to this product and every person who tried it had great results. That’s all I needed to hear. I went and put in an order for several bottles to try. I began using this product 2 years ago. My last visit to my sports medicine doctor was sort of crazy. He was checking my knee and commented on how much more my quads were developed than before when he had seen me. He began asking me about my training and the exercises that I do and the amount of weight I use. When I told him his jaw dropped to the floor! He said " I have absolutely no idea how are able to do those types of exercises with weights that heavy and not have your knee just snap in half!" He said " there is no way you should be capable of doing half the amount you do with your knee in this kind of condition!" He told me that anyone else with the condition I have he would advice to not lift heavy on their legs in any way shape or form, but in my case I was some-how able to make it work and keep developing more muscle to my legs while keeping my knee intact at the same time so he said he wasn’t going to tell me to stop. The last thing he told me was "your a ticking time bomb ya know!" I just laughed and said "yeh, I guess I always will be." I strongly believe that had I not began using the Super Cissus Rx my knee would of crumbled by now. My pain has definately decreased and my recovery after intense activity has definately improved a great deal. Before I began using this product I couldn’t mow my lawn without having pain and swelling directly afterwards but now I can go to the gym and do a full heavy leg workout and then come home and mow my lawn and I won’t have anything except just very mild soreness. I want to make it clear that I am not sponsored by USP Labs. I just believe when you find something has helped you alot with a certain problem then it’s your moral obligation to let other people know about it so they will not be lost on what to do should they experience that same problem. I really believe that using Super Cissus Rx will be the difference of whether or not my career continues or has to end. This product has been a game changer for me. With the success I had with the Super Cissus Rx, I was anxious to try some of USP Labs other products. I was very impressed with the product Prime! This product is non hormonal and all natural. This is the first product I’ve tried that actually scared me because how quickly my strength increased while using it! The gains made using this product were very solid and well defined with noticable gains in muscle mass along with a reduction of body fat. For improved muscle hardness, increased vascularity, and preworkout energy, then USP Labs Jack3d and Anabolic Pump made an awesome 1-2 combination when I stacked these together. It seems as though the Jack3d has a much higher level of beta-alanine in it then other preworkout mixes because you can feel your body tingle all over after consuming it. Beta-alanine of course is a key bodybuilding ingredient that has been in the spot light as of late and best known for it’s ability to convert to carnosine and soak up amonia and lactic acid to delay the onset of muscle fatigue and improve strength and intensity while training. I believe these supplements are a game changer for natural athlete’s. I want to make it clear that there is no such thing as a miracle bodybuilding supplement that transforms you over-night! Success in bodybuilding is a multifaceted effort that require consistancy in high intensity training, proper nutrition, adequate muscle recovery time, and of course good supplementation. Inconsistancy with any one of these aspects will subtract from your possible progress. I know there are many supplement companies out there and I have good experiences with a few, however, most I have not. I will be keeping USP Labs on my short list of supplement companies that have given me the best results. Just a little advice; please write supplement reviews and let other people know what products have worked for you and which ones have not. Thank you much! Best of luck to you all with your training!