igf for pre-contest

[ricker35910]

this might sound like a stupid ? but i got 2 different feedbacks from a couple of people in the gym. is it better to run igf 5 weeks out up until the day of the show or run it sooner?

[colie]

imo igf has no place in a comp cycle....gh yes....igf no...

igf should be stopped 10 weeks out imo

[ricker35910]

thanx bro

[The Anonymizer]

i would say exactly the opposite. I think as long as you run it with plenty of androgens to harden up, i think IGF1 can help retain alot of mass and enhance fat burning precontest. i also think it can help you retain glycogen precontest too, to seem fuller on stage. Growth Hormone IMO makes a person retain more water than IGF1, so I would choose IGF1 over GH. I say run it up until the day before the contest if you want.

[Corrodo]

I think IGF is GREAT for precontest cycles...I am 8 weeks out and started igf excatly at 8 weeks out and taking gh 4 ius ed which i will cut at 2 weeks out. I will run the IGF 50mcgs4 weeks on 2 weeks off and then the last 2 weeks of the show prep when off the gh....If you havent tried it like this I suggest you do. You will keep more mass and leaner gains allows for greater pumps (for mental) during those last weeks of dieting.

[ricker35910]

will do bro. i'm 8 weeks out myself and wusn't gonna start the igf until 5 weeks out but i'll try it this way this time. thanx bro

[colie]

i was always of the impression that igf is more bloating than gh.

my training partner who is competing in 4.5weeks maintains it should be stopped at 10weeks out...and he is a BIG boy.

when using igf for a comp does it make it necessary to use diuretics? my TP doesnt use diuretics, so maybe this is the reason he stops it so early

[The Anonymizer]

Originally Posted by colie

i was always of the impression that igf is more bloating than gh.

my training partner who is competing in 4.5weeks maintains it should be stopped at 10weeks out...and he is a BIG boy.

when using igf for a comp does it make it necessary to use diuretics? my TP doesnt use diuretics, so maybe this is the reason he stops it so early

actually its just the opposite....IGF1 doesnt cause bloating, GH does. the way GH does this is not IGF1 mediated.....the way GH causes your joints to hurt and IGF1 doesn't is because it puts fluid in the space inbetween your joints in hopes of causing your bones to grow (but can't if growth plates are closed) and the fluid ends up over your whole body.