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Sixguns

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Ive been using this stuff for about 8 months now and now over the last month it has been making me jitter really bad and my heart race. Ive never had this issue taking it before so I think I might stop using it now. My only concern is the placebo affect and that my mind will play games with my body since I wont be taking it anymore. I just dont want my workouts to suffer because of it. But its not worth using if I cant sleep anymore while using it.
 

Saint Nick

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Jan 21, 2005
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I haven't been using it too often. Lately I've been eating a meal before my workout and that seems to be working pretty well. I will bust it out on days I'm really dragging ass.
 

Sixguns

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I haven't been using it too often. Lately I've been eating a meal before my workout and that seems to be working pretty well. I will bust it out on days I'm really dragging ass.


And its not even while I am lifting, it doesnt start until about 2 hours after I am done working out. And now that I am going to start taking Orange Triad and I know it has caffeine in it I dont want the extra caffeine from jack3d.

I also dont want to have to have it as a crutch to get my workouts down.
 

chris9641

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Ive been using this stuff for about 8 months now and now over the last month it has been making me jitter really bad and my heart race. Ive never had this issue taking it before so I think I might stop using it now. My only concern is the placebo affect and that my mind will play games with my body since I wont be taking it anymore. I just dont want my workouts to suffer because of it. But its not worth using if I cant sleep anymore while using it.

Have you been taking it 8 months straight without cycling it? From the jack3d website...
Cycling Jack3d – Do I Need to Stop Using Jack3d?

The simple answer is yes, you should cycle off of Jack3d. USPLabs reps recommend using Jack3d for 8 weeks, then taking 4 weeks off. At worst, you should take two weeks off every three months.
http://www.jack-3d.com/cycle-jack3d

I would imagine it's really unhealthy to be taking it 8 months straight..
 

darkxshade

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Mar 31, 2001
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I've been on Jack3d for about a year straight though I only use it once a week on my weekend lift where I spend more time and effort at the gym. I lift twice a week without. Haven't had much issues with this method.
 

Sixguns

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May 22, 2011
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The weird thing is that over the past two months I have even been cutting down how much I use and it seems to be messing with me more. Also, I havent been feeling it while I work out just later that night when I am trying to sleep.
 

marmasatt

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Jan 30, 2003
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I honestly don't know what all the fuss is about this stuff. I don't find it as good as the old ECA stack back in the day (yeah I'm an old timer, it was legal, now it's semi legal as I understand it, but just costs too much). I think I've said this before, but the way people talk about it on here, and different forums, I thought it was going to be like I was on meth or something. I've gotten up to two and a half scoops and it just isn't all that. Maybe I have a high tolerance or something. I have 2/3 cups of coffee in the morning and that's pretty much it for caffeine. But I do need "something" before I work out almost every time.
 
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QueBert

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I just picked up some Superpump Max from the Nutrishop up the street, and a free sample of their house brand Hemovex today. Jack3d was the 1st PWO I took, it's not bad but nothing super either. I'm super super tolerant to stims so pretty much everything I've tried has at best just gave me a small boost. Heard a lot of good shit about Superpump so I'm hoping it works for me. Anyone who has a Nutrishop around, they have amazing prices and mine will special order anything I need and have it for me the next day. Musclepharm Assault's another that works pretty well for me. And it tastes amazing, Jack3d to me tastes pretty meh (Grape) I know taste isn't important but I still like things that go down easy.
 
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