I've used metformin a couple of years ago, when i was still natty.
I was taking 500 mg/day on very low carbs days and up to 1500 on refeed days.
I'm not diabetic but i'm very carbs sensitive.
I found that with metformin not only i didn't gain too much water/fat and didn't easy spillover with carbs, but it seemed to keep me fuller on low carbs days too.
The pumps after a refeed day or after taking metformin pre workout with some carbs were crazy.
Metformin never gave me any sides effects, not even GI discomfort.
But i quitted taking it when i've read that it can lower free test rising SHBG and it can mess up with androgen receptors.
It seems also that metformin lowers IGF-1 and protein synthesis too.
Now, i would like to try again metformin but on cycle (test e/masteron), in order to help me on recomp/fat loss and manteining more muscle fullness/pump on very low carbs days,
but i'm afraid that it will reduce my cycle efficiency/gains, for the interferences with androgen receptors, shbg and IGF-1.
What do you guys think about?
Has someone ever taken metformin on cycle? If yes, did it impact your gains/cycle efficiency?
I was taking 500 mg/day on very low carbs days and up to 1500 on refeed days.
I'm not diabetic but i'm very carbs sensitive.
I found that with metformin not only i didn't gain too much water/fat and didn't easy spillover with carbs, but it seemed to keep me fuller on low carbs days too.
The pumps after a refeed day or after taking metformin pre workout with some carbs were crazy.
Metformin never gave me any sides effects, not even GI discomfort.
But i quitted taking it when i've read that it can lower free test rising SHBG and it can mess up with androgen receptors.
It seems also that metformin lowers IGF-1 and protein synthesis too.
Now, i would like to try again metformin but on cycle (test e/masteron), in order to help me on recomp/fat loss and manteining more muscle fullness/pump on very low carbs days,
but i'm afraid that it will reduce my cycle efficiency/gains, for the interferences with androgen receptors, shbg and IGF-1.
What do you guys think about?
Has someone ever taken metformin on cycle? If yes, did it impact your gains/cycle efficiency?