written by bigpetefox
We need a balance: Half-Life Vs. "Kick-In"
We all know how it works, taking anything at a set mg/dose and we notice something happening.
Sometimes, it doesn't happen right away.
Many times, it takes hours or even days for the "effect" to affect us.
I tend to not over-think many things, yet I stopped myself once because I thought to myself:
"I would like to use (insert product), but it'll take (insert time frame) to 'Kick In'."
Then, I felt like face palming myself hard enough to crack my own skull.. I knew better than that. I get what happens in the body when you administer a product. I also know that there's a thing about having peak levels in the blood (which may take time) and what happens prior to this. I over-thought the facts, and didn't consider what was obvious. I've also seen many in person at the gym, and even on the forum (this is the only one I post on) when there's a chat about a supplement. You might have been overthinking it as well, let's see if we can break this mental block together!
It's Kicking In!
I tend to make this proclamation when I drink a pre-workout, then the tingles and enhanced focus take effect. It makes perfect sense to use this as a way to convey the product has begin to function. Many sports technology products do tend to give an It's Working type feel, but we never know until we decide it has "kicked in"..
The fact is: IT HAS KICKED IN! On a cellular level, a level we don't readily notice. It has to manifest itself on a more visual plane, or even as something as simple as adding weight/food/superhuman strength/ape-like sex drive to truly believe it's "working". We don't actually feel the nitrogen retention, the amino acids repairing cells at light speed (well, faster than normal), the raising and lowering of key hormones, the hyperplasia if the product calls for it, but since we don't readily see it, the process will take longer.
Half-Life, to the fullest!
Simply put, if you take 200mg Ibuprofen, after a set amount of time your body will use 100mg or less. This is Half-Life, and this reigns true to lots of what we put in our bodies. If 100mg of a specialized product (say, 78-89mg after ester weight) is administered, there is a specific timeline where that amount is reduced to half, simply because the body used/destroyed most of it. Say someone takes 40mg of Andarine, a SARM. The consensus in regards to half-life for said product is between 2-4 hrs. That leaves 20mg to float about for another 2-4 hrs before being used, no? Dosing is done in increments to keep levels up, this way as it's being metabolized it's still useful. That should give a user a clear picture of when it may "kick in".
Remember, just because you don't notice it right away in no way means it has yet to , you know..
We need a balance: Half-Life Vs. "Kick-In"
We all know how it works, taking anything at a set mg/dose and we notice something happening.
Sometimes, it doesn't happen right away.
Many times, it takes hours or even days for the "effect" to affect us.
I tend to not over-think many things, yet I stopped myself once because I thought to myself:
"I would like to use (insert product), but it'll take (insert time frame) to 'Kick In'."
Then, I felt like face palming myself hard enough to crack my own skull.. I knew better than that. I get what happens in the body when you administer a product. I also know that there's a thing about having peak levels in the blood (which may take time) and what happens prior to this. I over-thought the facts, and didn't consider what was obvious. I've also seen many in person at the gym, and even on the forum (this is the only one I post on) when there's a chat about a supplement. You might have been overthinking it as well, let's see if we can break this mental block together!
It's Kicking In!
I tend to make this proclamation when I drink a pre-workout, then the tingles and enhanced focus take effect. It makes perfect sense to use this as a way to convey the product has begin to function. Many sports technology products do tend to give an It's Working type feel, but we never know until we decide it has "kicked in"..
The fact is: IT HAS KICKED IN! On a cellular level, a level we don't readily notice. It has to manifest itself on a more visual plane, or even as something as simple as adding weight/food/superhuman strength/ape-like sex drive to truly believe it's "working". We don't actually feel the nitrogen retention, the amino acids repairing cells at light speed (well, faster than normal), the raising and lowering of key hormones, the hyperplasia if the product calls for it, but since we don't readily see it, the process will take longer.
Half-Life, to the fullest!
Simply put, if you take 200mg Ibuprofen, after a set amount of time your body will use 100mg or less. This is Half-Life, and this reigns true to lots of what we put in our bodies. If 100mg of a specialized product (say, 78-89mg after ester weight) is administered, there is a specific timeline where that amount is reduced to half, simply because the body used/destroyed most of it. Say someone takes 40mg of Andarine, a SARM. The consensus in regards to half-life for said product is between 2-4 hrs. That leaves 20mg to float about for another 2-4 hrs before being used, no? Dosing is done in increments to keep levels up, this way as it's being metabolized it's still useful. That should give a user a clear picture of when it may "kick in".
Remember, just because you don't notice it right away in no way means it has yet to , you know..
