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ยป Are EC Stack and ******** pretty much the same?
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post 1621998601 11-08-2020, 05:19 PM
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Are EC Stack and ******** pretty much the same?

If one has experience with EC and decides to stop that and gets prescribed ********, would the effect be pretty much the same?

I know they are both stimulants but I'm curious if the way they work is also similar or not.
post 1621999441 11-08-2020, 05:29 PM
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No not exactly. EC stack targets tour limbic system causing an excess or calcium in the peripheral synapses. This is why you get that tingly kind of feeling, also why it helps make your bones strong. EC actually works in the same mechanism as some drugs for colitis that are common

******** on the other hand is a sympathetic nervous system stimulant that causing the kidneys to exert an enzyme that is a pre cursor to testosterone. This causes u to focus and have lots of energy. This pre cursor is actually the same thing wild boars (male) release when you are hunting them, which is why the meet doesn't taste very good and is tough to chew.
post 1621999681 11-08-2020, 05:32 PM
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Hell no, the focus on ******** is way more intense
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post 1622000071 11-08-2020, 05:35 PM
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not really
******** gives a lot better focus and most likely less peripheral effects like increased heart rate (depending on dose)
this is due to EC stack working mainly on adenosine (wakefulness) and norepinephrine (physical energy) receptors while ******** works primarily on dopamine receptors (focus/motivation) with some norepinephrine
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post 1622000351 11-08-2020, 05:38 PM
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every high level bodybuilding coach I know promotes EC usage for fat loss and labels ******** "a gains killer"

Very catabolic, hinders recovery, and lowers digestion quality
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post 1622000651 11-08-2020, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted By Jestbrah
every high level bodybuilding coach I know promotes EC usage for fat loss and labels ******** "a gains killer"

Very catabolic, hinders recovery, and lowers digestion quality
I believe this is mainly due to the appetite suppression. Whenever I'm on stims I need to force myself to eat.
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post 1622000911 11-08-2020, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted By Jestbrah
every high level bodybuilding coach I know promotes EC usage for fat loss and labels ******** "a gains killer"

Very catabolic, hinders recovery, and lowers digestion quality
i don't think ******** actually has any directly catabolic effects
it's just appetite suppression/less sleep

ephedrine does have anabolic effects that help maintain muscle on a cut tho
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post 1622001871 11-08-2020, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted By sdmk
i don't think ******** actually has any directly catabolic effects
it's just appetite suppression/less sleep

ephedrine does have anabolic effects that help maintain muscle on a cut tho
I just trusted my coach he was a certified clinical dietician and he told me something about how the energy you get from ******** is more preferential towards amino acid breakdown of muscle tissue.
I just believed him because he was way smarter than I and also saw a few other coaches so no ******** unless its at the end of an aggressive cut.
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post 1622008031 11-08-2020, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted By dBRAS
No not exactly. EC stack targets tour limbic system causing an excess or calcium in the peripheral synapses. This is why you get that tingly kind of feeling, also why it helps make your bones strong. EC actually works in the same mechanism as some drugs for colitis that are common

******** on the other hand is a sympathetic nervous system stimulant that causing the kidneys to exert an enzyme that is a pre cursor to testosterone. This causes u to focus and have lots of energy. This pre cursor is actually the same thing wild boars (male) release when you are hunting them, which is why the meet doesn't taste very good and is tough to chew.
Damn, I was way off then. I thought EC would help for work focus too but I find myself tapping my leg and wanting to get up every second just to walk around.
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