Day 3 on the Sarcosine-
I woke up in the morning and did not feel half bad. Still, I took all of the usual pills except for the Sarcosine then headed out the door to Gold’s for more junk intervals. This time, it was 3x3 laps or (1/3 mile). I was encouraged by a 2:16 opener (6:48 pace) and figured that it would have been around 3:30 for a half mile. That’s slightly better than yesterday despite having not taken the Sarcosine for 24 hours. Next, I took my first scoop and improved to 2:05 (6:15 pace) then a 2nd scoop brought me down to 1:54 (5:42 pace). That’s a MINUS 33 per scoop! Pressed for time, I went back home and declared that was it for today. More good news was that the glutamine, glycine and Vitamin C all appeared to be tolerated last night. If anything, I may have gotten slight benefits from them.
Questions to be answered:
How much faster can I go with more scoops? It’s possible that I see additional gains from a 3rd or 4th scoop but eventually I will level off. Let’s hope it is not a sweet spot in which a certain dose yields optimal results but anything beyond that will result in losses. Let us further hope that in that scenario, the magic number stays consistent and I will not face fluctuations. Judging by the early success and greatly reduced sensitivity to other stuff, I have reason for at least some optimism.
Tomorrow, I will attempt to run without any pills. A non-horrible performance would be a great lift for me at this stage. I know very well that the supplements are needed long-term or else my adrenal and mineral imbalances will spiral out of control. Before the sarcosine, it was as if a night’s sleep reset everything. If I took too much one morning, I would be lethargic the rest of the day. Then, I woke up the next morning horribly overstimulated with the need for the same pill but at a lower dose. Once again, I could not exceed the “magic number” which fluctuated with time. OUCH! Simply getting through a morning feeling halfway decent without any pills would be strong evidence that this is getting under control and I can start living.
Day 4-
3 miles in 23:26 (7:49 pace). Certainly no cause for celebration under normal circumstances but today, I went straight from bed to the gym without taking ANY pills. I hoped to beat the Mendoza line and did so by a comfortable margin. Even pace with a bit left at the end. Again, if I did this every day, things would go downhill in a hurry but this is a tremendous lift for me at this stage. It means that although I will always need the pills long-term, if I happen to miss count or forget to take one of the key pills in my cocktail, I will be okay for at least a day or two. Most people take that for granted but for me, it is YUGE! If this continues, then very soon I will declare my condition to be "under control" and I can put myself on the dating market.
Day 5- Another junk interval workout. This time, I repeated Day 3 starting with all the usual pills except for Sarcosine.
Opener- 2:07.1 (6:21 pace)
1 scoop- 1:55.4 (5:46 pace) MINUS 35
2 scoops- 1:48.8 (5:26 pace) MINUS 20
4 scoops- 1:48.0 (5:24 pace) NEGLIGIBLE
Reaction:
Overall, this is excellent news. Indeed I did level off after 2 scoops but I know that if I accidentally take extra, I will NOT lose anything. I maintained a 5:24 pace (81 seconds per standard track lap) over a distance about 150 yards longer than a 400. Gold's has a fairly long straightaway but tight turns which will slow you down at full speed. I figure that's worth at least a 75 outdoors for a 400, which is probably as fast as I can go with my current fitness level. I think I can break 6:00 for 1 Mile right now. The only area of concern is the large gap (nearly 60 sec/mile) as a direct result of taking the Sarcosine. Hopefully, once my system gets accustomed to receiving it every day, the gap will begin to close and a single day off it won't be as noticeable. Though the Sarcosine may not make me any faster or add to my natural talent, if it allows me to train consistently, I will quickly realize the gains.
-Totaled just 9 miles this week. Time to get serious tomorrow.
3 miles in 23:26 (7:49 pace). Certainly no cause for celebration under normal circumstances but today, I went straight from bed to the gym without taking ANY pills. I hoped to beat the Mendoza line and did so by a comfortable margin. Even pace with a bit left at the end. Again, if I did this every day, things would go downhill in a hurry but this is a tremendous lift for me at this stage. It means that although I will always need the pills long-term, if I happen to miss count or forget to take one of the key pills in my cocktail, I will be okay for at least a day or two. Most people take that for granted but for me, it is YUGE! If this continues, then very soon I will declare my condition to be "under control" and I can put myself on the dating market.
Day 5- Another junk interval workout. This time, I repeated Day 3 starting with all the usual pills except for Sarcosine.
Opener- 2:07.1 (6:21 pace)
1 scoop- 1:55.4 (5:46 pace) MINUS 35
2 scoops- 1:48.8 (5:26 pace) MINUS 20
4 scoops- 1:48.0 (5:24 pace) NEGLIGIBLE
Reaction:
Overall, this is excellent news. Indeed I did level off after 2 scoops but I know that if I accidentally take extra, I will NOT lose anything. I maintained a 5:24 pace (81 seconds per standard track lap) over a distance about 150 yards longer than a 400. Gold's has a fairly long straightaway but tight turns which will slow you down at full speed. I figure that's worth at least a 75 outdoors for a 400, which is probably as fast as I can go with my current fitness level. I think I can break 6:00 for 1 Mile right now. The only area of concern is the large gap (nearly 60 sec/mile) as a direct result of taking the Sarcosine. Hopefully, once my system gets accustomed to receiving it every day, the gap will begin to close and a single day off it won't be as noticeable. Though the Sarcosine may not make me any faster or add to my natural talent, if it allows me to train consistently, I will quickly realize the gains.
-Totaled just 9 miles this week. Time to get serious tomorrow.
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