Giant Killer's Animal Test/Stak Log

[Giant Killer]

There are some things you need to know before you subscribe here:

1) Hi, my name's Paul. I am the baddest motherfucker you will ever meet. I am also a nice guy.

2) This is my path. I will choose it and I will travel it. What I do may not be for everyone, it may defy traditional ideas about bodybuilding, but it is my path.

3) I will be logging my meals for the day every night. I will be logging my workouts for the day every night. On days when I don't train my workout will be shoveling food into my body. Every Monday I will record my bodyweight first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, with no clothing weight.

4) I'm not going to be eating like Joe Underwear Model. I'm going to be eating like the most hell-bent for mass bodybuilder you've ever seen. Save your comments about getting fat for Jack the Curl Monkey over at "insert name here" Forums that gains 2 lbs of muscle mass a year trying to stay lean.

5) I train DC. It may not be your thing, but it's mine. Progressive-Resistance-Training, destroying your previous weights in order to become stronger and bigger than you were before...remember...bodybuilding? I will type up my complete training regimen soon, with each specific excersize and rotation I will be utilizing.

6) I will be stacking Animal Test & Animal Stak. In addition to this will be the supplements that I use as staples. I will list these in my complete diet, supp, and training detail to come soon.

7) I will be gaining 10 lbs. or more during this 6 week log.

Watch this.

[Lowdown5]

Hot damn, this is gonna be a great fuckin ride. Count me in to follow along.

[Testpolska]

I'm glad to see this log opening up. I'll roll with ya on this one. Don't let me down. 10 lbs in 6 weeks, no fuckin problem. Now do this thing...

[ChandlerXJ]

you should gain 10 pounds anyways, so how about you gain 15. lets do this

[Freakshow]

SWEEEET

GK, loved your cooking video BTW, lol.

[born0withno0soul]

right on bro. show some of these swimsuit models how your supposed to fucking live to be massive. I remember machine saying this, it makes me sick to see so many going on a cutting diet when they dont have shit for fat or muscle mass either

[stumblin54]

10 pounds may be a little undershot. I'd say go for at least 15. With this food and these supps you have to raise the bar for your goals.

Stumblin

[Lowdown5]

15 pounds is realistic with the training and nutrition plan you have in place.

[Giant Killer]

15 pounds it is fellas. That will put me at an even 200. Thanks for the kick in the ass.

[Lowdown5]

15 pounds it is fellas. That will put me at an even 200. Thanks for the kick in the ass.


We all got your back GK. Now, get er done!

[Giant Killer]

Training is DC. DC is based on low volume, maximum intensity, with a single rest-pause working set per bodypart, sometimes followed by a 20 rep widowmaker. Every week you have to beat the logbook, that is, more reps with the same weight, or more weight with the same reps. It is a MWF split, and each bodypart is worked twice in 8 days. I use more machines because I train alone, and a DC set is a set to complete failure. All excersizes are a super-slow & controlled negative, with an explosive positive. Here is the excersizes and their respective category, I'll explain this at the end.

WORKOUT 1
Chest: A) Incline Barbell (Smith) B) Flat Barbell (Smith) C) Flat DB Press
Shoulders: A) Front Military Press (Smith) B) Behind-the-Head Press (Smith) C) Cybex Machine Press
Triceps: A) Skullcrushers B) Close Grip Benchpress C) Weighted Dips
Back Width: A) Wide Grip Pullups B) Wide Grip Pulldowns C) Close Grip Pulldowns
Back Thickness: A) T-Bar Rows B) Rack Deadlifts C) Deadlifts

WORKOUT 2
Biceps: A) Straight Bar Preacher Curl B) Barbell Curl C) Alternating DB Curl
Forearms: A) Reverse Grip Preacher Curl B) Hammer Curl C) Forearm Curl
Calves: A) Seated Calf Raise B) Step Smith Calf Raise C) Calf Press
Calves are done with a 5 sec. negative, and a 15 second pause-hold at full stretch at the bottom of the motion
Hams: A) Stiff Leg Deadlift B) Leg Curl C) Sumo Leg Press
Quads: A) Squat B) Front Squat C) Leg Press
Quads are always followed by a 20 rep Widowmaker

It's not really as complicated as it looks. The excersizes are in a rotation. It goes 1A, 2A, 1B, 2B, 1C, 2C, repeat...on MWF. So "Monday & Friday" are the same bodyparts as "Wednesday & next Monday". As I said, each workout is performed with one working set per bodypart. So, for example, tomorrow is my 2B Day. So the workout will consist of Barbell Curls, Hammer Curls, Step Smith Calf Raises, Leg Curl, and Front Squats--get it? After you see them logged for awhile, you will understand.

[Giant Killer]

~3500 calories
~300 g Protein
~250 g Carbs
~130 g Fats

Sample Day:
0700 4 whole eggs, 1/2 cup Oats, Animal Pak, Uni-Liver
1000 Real Gains Shake, Uni-Liver
1300 Chicken & Brown Rice, Uni-Liver
Pre-Workout Phase
1330 Animal Test
1400 Animal Stak
1415 Shock Therapy
Post-Workout Phase
1530 25g Waxy Maize, 1 serving BCAA Stack, 5g Creatine Monohydrate
1545 50g Whey Protein Shake
1600 90% Ground Beef & Potatos, Uni-Liver
1900 Real Gains Shake, Uni-Liver
2130 Steak & Whole Wheat Bread, Uni-Liver
2300 Bed Shake (50g Egg/Soy/Whey Blend Protein, 1 tsp. Natural PB, 1 tsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1 cup Soy Milk, 1 cup Water), Uni-Liver

[violator]

Log is looking tight man, 15 pounds=no problem....lets see you grow!

[Giant Killer]

Just tracked my UPS package, and my Stak is on the truck out for delivery. Will be waiting for me when I get home. Everything has fallen into place.

Welcome to Day 1 of getting huge.

[Lowdown5]

Just tracked my UPS package, and my Stak is on the truck out for delivery. Will be waiting for me when I get home. Everything has fallen into place.

Welcome to Day 1 of getting huge.


Very cool, let the fun begin. I do have one question. You are taking Test prior to Stak in your supplement order. I thought the recommendation was Stak one hour prior and then Test 30 minutes prior. Or do I have them mixed up?

[Giant Killer]

Very cool, let the fun begin. I do have one question. You are taking Test prior to Stak in your supplement order. I thought the recommendation was Stak one hour prior and then Test 30 minutes prior. Or do I have them mixed up?

No, you got it right. I do it this way because I also use Shock Therapy. Since Test has Yohimbe in it, I don't want the Yohimbe and Shock to hit my stomach at the same time, #1) maybe causing some distress, and #2) so my "energy boost" can be a little steadier instead of hitting me all at once.

Good question.

[Spikes079]

I'll def. be floowing this. I've always wanted to see how well DC training works with actual logs. Diets look on point too, good luck GK

[Giant Killer]

A little inspiration for front squats today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bkRyC41Us8

You think this guy bitches about it hurting his shoulders? Do what you gotta' do to grow...(by the way this is Justin Harris aka Troponin who trains DC)

[Giant Killer]

6 min. warmup on the bike
Barbell Curl (warmup barx20, 65x10) 115 x 6/4/2 = 12 rest pause reps
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Hammer Curl 50's x 7/6/5 = 18 rest pause reps
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Step Smith DC Calf Raise (warmup BWx20, 135x10) 315 x 8 DC calf reps
Seated Leg Curl (warmup 50x20, 110x10) 150 x 8/5/4 = 17 rest pause reps
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Front Squat (warmup barx15, 135x6) 225 x 10 straight set, 185 x 20 rep Widowmaker
(1 min. extreme stretch)

Comments: Felt strong as hell today, sometimes the rep would stop mid-range and I would just hold it there for a second and slowly battle to the top with perfect form, and then sometimes get a another rep. I also felt like I was getting more air in my lungs on my rest-pause breaths, it felt like my chest was expanding more and letting a lot more air in. My quads were massively pumped and rock hard after the warmup on the bike!

[jac71]

subscribed....i'm going to consider Test in the near future bro and am looking forward to your log

[Roland]

Nicely done brother. That video says it all man= massive strength=massive size gains, couldn't see it any other way bro. Those widowmaker's rock man...everything looks good bro, keep it up and 15lbs will be a joke DC style. Peace man.

[MassMonster]

lookin strong bro...

[tryntogetbigger]

keep it up big daddy.

[Pizzalamp]

ill def be following
15 pounds is gonna be a piece of cake
looking good!

[Giant Killer]

0630 4 whole eggs, 1/2 cup oats, 3 Uni-Liver, Animal Pak
0930 Real Gains shake, 3 Uni-Liver
1200 6 oz. chicken, 1/4 cup brown rice, 3 Uni-Liver
Pre-Workout Phase
1500 Animal Test
1530 Animal Stak
1545 Shock Therapy

Post-Workout Phase
1700 25g Waxy Maize, 1 serving BCAA Stack, 5g Creatine Monohydrate
1715 50g Whey Protein Shake
1745 Philly Cheesesteak, 3 Uni-Liver
2100 6 oz. 93% ground beef, Salsa, Jalapeno & Cilantro Wheat Flour Tortilla, 3 Uni-liver
2300 (haven't had yet) Bedtime Shake (50g Egg/Soy/Whey Blend Protein, 1 tsp. Natural PB, 1 tsp. Extra Virgin Olive oil, 1 cup Soy milk, 1 cup water), 3 Uni-Liver

First Monday Bodyweight Update (baseline): 185 lbs

[widdlewade44]

Nice bro. Good luck on the lastest steps in your Journey.

Kevin
widdlewade44

[Giant Killer]

Hey fellas I've set up this log on bb.com forums to show them what Animal is all about over there, come by and show your support if you have a screen name over there:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=5214553

[Giant Killer]

45 min. Cardio walking pace, 15 min. full incline (15.0 degrees), 15 min. flat, 15 min. full incline
Note: There is no "DC abs" this is just the way I do it.
Machine Crunches 50x15, 150x8, 150x8
Cable Crunches 175x10, 175x10, 175x10
(30 sec. stretch at the top of the Cable Crunch motion, body fully extended, abs tight)

Comments: Just another day paying dues. Cardio sucks balls and everybody knows it, but I have to turn into a monstrous mass building fat incinerating machine.

[Lewy23]

keep fuckin killin it bro! i am subbed to this one as well!!

[MassMonster]

necessary evil .... nice day killa

[Giant Killer]

0930 4 whole eggs, 1 slice whole grain bread, 3 Uni-Liver, Animal Pak
Pre-Workout Phase
1130 Animal Test
1200 Animal Stak
1215 1 serving BCAA Stack, 3 BCAA 2000 capsules (since it was cardio today)

Post-Workout Phase
1330 25g Waxy Maize, 1 serving BCAA Stack, 5g Creatine Monohydrate
1345 50g Whey Protein Shake
1500 6 oz. Chicken & 6 oz. Potatos, 3 Uni-Liver
1700 Tuna Burger on Whole Grain bread w/ fat free Mayo, 3 Uni-Liver
1930 (haven't had yet) Real Gains Shake, 3 Uni-Liver
2130 (haven't had yet) 6 oz. Chicken & 6 oz. Brown Rice, 3 Uni-Liver
2300 (haven't had yet) Bedtime Shake (50g Egg/Soy/Whey Blend Protein, 1 tsp. Natural PB, 1 tsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1 cup Soy Milk, 1 cup water), 3 Uni-Liver

[Lowdown5]

Killin it GK, just killin it!!

[Flash419]

Solid workouts and meals.

Keep up the good work. You've got us all watching. I've been reading quite a bit about DC training. Might be something to try in the future. Will be cool to see how it all turns out for you.

Good luck man!

[MYKL]

Subbed.

Your diet and workouts are another source of inspiration for this new 'bodybuilder'.

I was surprised to find the cardio here. I have not included it while on the TEST. In fact I've found that this new stack has been burning the fat faster than usual without the addition of cardio.

Be Well Brother. I'll be watching too.

^_^

[Giant Killer]

Thanks to everybody who is subscribing. It is a big motivating force to see that people are keeping an eye on my progress here. Even if I don't respond to each one of you, it's a big deal that you're commenting!

As to the cardio MYKL, I've added it for 2 reasons.
One is, as you said, the Animal Test SEEMS to burn fat and add muscle simultaneously, which I did see happen in my Alpha Testing. Now if you added cardio, which I wasn't doing during Alpha Testing, could you then even burn MORE fat while gaining muscle...? See what I'm saying?

Another is, it stimulates my appetite. Nothing like cardio to make you hungry like a wolf all day long. I've always condemned cardio on a bulk, but I'm really kind of liking it. If my gains are stalling I will cut it out in a heartbeat.

[Maharg]

Ya i have started back to the cardio again and it is such a drag. trying to get to 2 a day sessions just to shock the body but i will be damned if my body doesnt hate it.

[Roland]

Shit bro...good job today. Good to know that Im not the only one doing the gay ass cardio on DC LOL. Funny, we really did almost the same thing today. Bottom line is: it works man. keep eating like a monster, pushing the heavy ass weight/beating log book, and as Dante says somewhere "do your cardio like an 8%bf guy" haha. Good job GK.

[Roland]

Btw. I think I'm gonna throw in the flat smith press you did a couple days ago for my chest exercise tomorrow. I've been doing the dumbells for such a long time now, I gotta switch it up plus I'll be able to push more weight on the smith. How does that feel on your shoulders?

[Pizzalamp]

good job so far giant!

[Giant Killer]

Btw. I think I'm gonna throw in the flat smith press you did a couple days ago for my chest exercise tomorrow. I've been doing the dumbells for such a long time now, I gotta switch it up plus I'll be able to push more weight on the smith. How does that feel on your shoulders?

You know what, it feels great. I can kind of slide my body up and down to adjust in between reps, and you can find this great band of power that BLASTS the pecs. You have to be looking straight up at the cieling too, you can't try to look forward at the bar, straight up at a point on the cieling.

It's funny how Dante says "Oh, flat bar this & flat bar that", and then you see Kuclo & Harris just blasting away on the flat bar. Hmmmmmm....

[Roland]

Well, he's right about the flat bench, it is really risky...even Jason wojo had a pec tear because of it. But that's just flat bench....it has to be different on the smith cuz you can control it more. I will try it and see how it feels. I've just been doing dumbell press ever since I started, lately I been kinda stalling on it cuz I just don't feel like doing it anymore haha. We'll see.

[Giant Killer]

Well, he's right about the flat bench, it is really risky...even Jason wojo had a pec tear because of it. But that's just flat bench....it has to be different on the smith cuz you can control it more. I will try it and see how it feels. I've just been doing dumbell press ever since I started, lately I been kinda stalling on it cuz I just don't feel like doing it anymore haha. We'll see.

Yeah, I think the Smith Flat is a pretty safe movement.

[Giant Killer]

405 deadlift, hallowed be my strength;
My time has come, your time is done,
in the gym, as it is in the power rack.

Give me this day, my daily pain;
and build up my muscle, as I tear muscle down.

And lead me not into weakness,
but deliver power to sinew & bone.

For today is the day, the hour, the time, that you will be lifted.

Amen.

[MYKL]

May thine demand be heard and thine will be done...

[Giant Killer]

Rotator Cuff Warmups
Flat DB Bench (warmup 30'sx15, 50'sx10) 80's x 9/5/3 = 17 rest pause reps
Cybex Shoulder Press (warmup 20x12) 70 x 6/4/4 = 14 rest pause reps
Skullcrushers (light pushdown warmup) 115 x 7/4/3 = 14 rest pause reps
Close Grip Pulldown (warmup 50x10, 150x10) 200 x 6/4/2 = 12 rest pause reps
Deadlifts (warmup hyperextensions, 225x5) 405 x 0 (missed), 405 x 0 (missed), 315 x 5

Comments: Learn from your mistakes. I put 405 on a pedestal. I psyched myself out. I was thinking about it all day yesterday, when I went to bed, when I woke up in the middle of the night, all day today. I made the weight heavier in my mind. I just totally psyched myself out of pulling it.

And then I realized after I missed it. Twice. Why am I doing this? I should be working on increasing my weights in the hypertrophy range. If I wouldn't have missed it twice and taxed myself so hard, I probably could have pulled that 315 for 10. Maybe more even. Stop lifting ego weights, GK, focus on hypertrophy, focus on your goals.

Before that, the workout was kickass. I was pushing the weight for reps that I didn't think I would get out. Where my mind would normally break, I was focusing with a angry intensity and pushing through the wall. Overall, before my ego got the best of me, a great workout. Live & learn.

[MYKL]

Don't beat yourself up over the missed wieght either. I don't see in your log a habitual trail of trying to throw up 'EGO' weight. You obviously know how to get where you want to be and throwing yourself a curve once in a while is good, humbling sure, but good.

The wierd thing about this post is that I realized that I have been trying to put up crazy weight too so that I can post big numbers with the rest of you. I firmly believe that I will continue to throw myself into heavy days once in a while to test where I stand. Who knows? It may be that that rediculous wieght will move one of these times and I/you figure out that there was an underestimation on your/our part...

You kick ass sir... You didn't let the 405 pin you down, you threw the 315 up and made it your own after a self admitted bitch of a routine.

Respect...

[Roland]

Good day bro...Remember, don't let that ego get to ya...control the weights. But we always learn and that's why I love this man. Remember on deads next time to do a heavy set 4-6, then a lighter set 8-12 which will shock them muscles...keep owning it brother.

[Giant Killer]

Good day bro...Remember, don't let that ego get to ya...control the weights. But we always learn and that's why I love this man. Remember on deads next time to do a heavy set 4-6, then a lighter set 8-12 which will shock them muscles...keep owning it brother.

Thanks for the words of support MYKL.

And Roland, that's what I need to be doing. (4-6)+(8-12), not screwing around with ego weights. Thanks for the words of support.

[Giant Killer]

0630 4 whole eggs, 1/2 cup oats, 3 Uni-Liver, Animal Pak
0930 Real Gains Shake, 3 Uni-Liver
1230 6 oz. chicken on Whole Wheat bread, 3 Uni-Liver
Pre-Workout Phase
1300 Animal Test
1330 Animal Stak
1345 Shock Therapy

Post-Workout Phase
1500 30g WMS, 1 serving BCAA Stack, (ran out of creatine should be here tomorrow)
1515 50g Whey Protein Shake
1530 3 slices pizza (Pizza was on whole wheat crust w/ sauce and lots of chicken, no cheese), 3 Uni-Liver
1830 (haven't had yet) Real Gains Shake, 3 Uni-Liver
2130 (haven't had yet) 6 oz. 93% ground beef on Roasted Tomato Basil whole wheat tortilla, 3 Uni-Liver
2330 (haven't had yet) Bedtime Shake (50g Egg/Soy/Whey Blend Protein, 1 tsp. Natural PB, 1 tsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1 cup soy milk, 1 cup water), 3 Uni-Liver

[Roland]

Looks good man...mmmm pizzaaaaaaa! I will have that as a cheat meal this week haha.

So I did the flat smith and...it is not that bad. One other thing why I dont like doing the DBs anymore is cuz this gym is pretty much empty when I go now...and I really need a spotter for that so yeah....sucks not to have a training partner on DC but we gotta make it work heh.

You doing cardio tomorrow?

[Giant Killer]

Looks good man...mmmm pizzaaaaaaa! I will have that as a cheat meal this week haha.

So I did the flat smith and...it is not that bad. One other thing why I dont like doing the DBs anymore is cuz this gym is pretty much empty when I go now...and I really need a spotter for that so yeah....sucks not to have a training partner on DC but we gotta make it work heh.

You doing cardio tomorrow?

You know it. 45 minutes with some abs, that's my Tuesday/Thursday from now on.

[Pizzalamp]

looking good gk
great call on the pizza

[violator]

[B] I made the weight heavier in my mind. I just totally psyched myself out of pulling it.

And then I realized after I missed it. Twice. Why am I doing this? I should be working on increasing my weights in the hypertrophy range. If I wouldn't have missed it twice and taxed myself so hard, I probably could have pulled that 315 for 10. Maybe more even. Stop lifting ego weights Overall, before my ego got the best of me, a great workout. Live & learn.

Had that same experience on the incline bench yesterday bro, ego is overrated....progress is key.....good w/o tho man, ull get to 405 soon enough, just keep clobbering that logbook....(even tho u didnt get the 405, that was still a cool poem, was laughing my ass off..)

[Giant Killer]

45 min cardio on the treadmill walking pace, 15 min. full incline (15.0 degrees), 15 min. flat, 15 min. full incline

Machine Crunches 50x20, 110x10, 150x10
Cable Crunches 185x10, 185x10
superset
Stick Twists 2 sets x 100
(one 30 sec. full stretch at top of cable crunch motion at the end)

Comments: Cable crunches Tuesday were very hard with 175. Today with 185 was like butta' baby. That's the good ol' Test I remember from Alpha Testing starting to kick in. It only gets better from here.

Somewhat O/T, when I was walking out I noticed a "gym friend" of mine had a NO product sticking out of his bag today. I asked him if he's ever tried Shock Therapy, because it kicks ass blah blah blah (listing my reasons for liking it) I told him tomorrow I would bring in 5 days worth of my ST for him to try and see if he likes it. I asked him for a review about this stuff, and he was like, "It sucks man, I'm not even through the container yet and it doesn't work anymore. Here." (gives it to me-this is EXPENSIVE stuff by the way) "I'll look forward to trying that Shock Therapy, it sounds really good the way you talk about it." LOL

[Roland]

Well done bro. I also messed with the incline stuff today and let me tell you, it went by alot faster, not that boring this way.

You ready for some widowmakers for tomorrow?

[Giant Killer]

Hell yeah I'm always ready for Widowmakers. It's funny I get so excited about subjecting my body to the sickest shit possible, haha.

On another note, I got my dip belt in the mail today, hell yeah. I'm ready to bust out some weighted dips and pullups. Too bad they have to wait until next week.

Also tracked my Beta Alanine package and that will be delivered in the morning so I will be starting that tomorrow, 3g pre-workout and 3 g post-workout, that's the plan. I'm looking forward to getting loaded on that stuff. Supposed to kick in after about 3 weeks, then BOOM, I'll be getting mad extra reps where I wouldn't before. So important with DC training. I'm looking forward to grinding out some killer extra reps where I would normally fail.

[Giant Killer]

1000 4 whole eggs, 1/2 cup oats, 1 scoop Real Gains in water, 3 Uni-Liver, Animal Pak
(adding a scoop of Real Gains to my normal breakfast every day from now on to "power pack" it)
1130 Animal Test
1200 Animal Stak
Pre-Workout
1215 1 serving BCAA Stack, 3 capsules BCAA 2000 (cardio combo)
Post-Workout
1345 30g WMS, 1 serving BCAA Stack, 5g creatine monohydrate
1400 50g Whey Protein Shake
1430 6 oz. Chicken w/ brown rice, carrots, broccoli, 3 Uni-Liver
1730 Real Gains Shake, 3 Uni-Liver
2030 6 oz. Chicken w/ 6 oz. Potatos
2330 (haven't had yet) 50g Egg/Soy/Whey Blend Protein Shake, 1/2 cup oats, 1 cup soy milk, 1 cup water (cut out PB & Olive Oil because of paranoia about conflicting with Arachidonic Acid in Animal Test)

[ironshaolin]

Rotator Cuff Warmups
Flat DB Bench (warmup 30'sx15, 50'sx10) 80's x 9/5/3 = 17 rest pause reps
Cybex Shoulder Press (warmup 20x12) 70 x 6/4/4 = 14 rest pause reps
Skullcrushers (light pushdown warmup) 115 x 7/4/3 = 14 rest pause reps
Close Grip Pulldown (warmup 50x10, 150x10) 200 x 6/4/2 = 12 rest pause reps
Deadlifts (warmup hyperextensions, 225x5) 405 x 0 (missed), 405 x 0 (missed), 315 x 5

Comments: Learn from your mistakes. I put 405 on a pedestal. I psyched myself out. I was thinking about it all day yesterday, when I went to bed, when I woke up in the middle of the night, all day today. I made the weight heavier in my mind. I just totally psyched myself out of pulling it.

And then I realized after I missed it. Twice. Why am I doing this? I should be working on increasing my weights in the hypertrophy range. If I wouldn't have missed it twice and taxed myself so hard, I probably could have pulled that 315 for 10. Maybe more even. Stop lifting ego weights, GK, focus on hypertrophy, focus on your goals.

Before that, the workout was kickass. I was pushing the weight for reps that I didn't think I would get out. Where my mind would normally break, I was focusing with a angry intensity and pushing through the wall. Overall, before my ego got the best of me, a great workout. Live & learn.

Looks like a solid DC workout. I'm following the same thing right now, I'm using different excersises. Too bad about that missed 405, it will come. Work your heavy set, and your really heavy set, add weight slowly and it will come. You know there ain't nothing better for adding strength than DC.

[violator]

yo killah,
cardio sucks huh?....a question about ur use of soy/ soy milk, i read somewhere it produces estrogen?, u think its worth worrying about?
stay strong man....

[Giant Killer]

yo killah,
cardio sucks huh?....a question about ur use of soy/ soy milk, i read somewhere it produces estrogen?, u think its worth worrying about?
stay strong man....

Actually I've looked up a lot of studies on PubMed about this because I think soy milk is a valuable nutritional tool. I cannot find any studies that link it to significant estrogen increases, except for when they were consuming HUGE amounts of it, we're talking HUGE amounts, that no one would really go out of their way to consume.

I just think soy is such a great nutrient for bodybuilders that is overlooked because of paranoia about estrogen. I'd rather have the nutritional support and not be so worried about it. I really only consume a small amount daily anyway.

[Giant Killer]

Oh, it's all coming back to me now...I want to buy Corporate a dozen roses and take them out for a nice steak dinner. And I will totally call them back. LMAO

Alternating DB Curls (warmup Chins 3 sets x 3 sloooow reps & stretching) 50's x 6/4/4 = 14 rest pause reps
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Forearm Curl 85 x 15/5/4 = 24 rest pause reps
(1 min. extreme stretch)
At this point I realized I forgot my usual leg warmup on the bike. I didn't want to switch gears and be riding the bike all the sudden, so I just loaded 4 plates on the leg press and did about 10 different foot positions with some good slow stretch reps.
DC Calf Press 6 plates x 12 DC calf reps
Sumo Leg Press (widest & highest possible stance) 10 plates x 15 straight reps
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Leg Press 12 plates x 13 straight reps, 10 plates x 21 rep Widowmaker (got an extra rep in)
(1 min. extreme stretch)

Comments: Ok, so as I said it's all coming back to me now. That freaky break-through-the-wall, make-people-look-at-you-funny, would-fail-but-have-more-dues-to-pay STRENGTH. Every single time I would "fail" on a set, I centered myself, dug deep, and busted out 3-5 more reps! I'm not talking one rep, I'm talking some freaky blast kind of strength and endurance. This is especially key in DC training, where you have to beat the logbook by reps or weight. The bigger the jumps, the bigger your size increase. I have a feeling I'm going to be making some good jumps here in these remaining 5 weeks.

(*Possible T.M.I. warning) Also, well, lets not talk about this one too much but I want to record my honest feedback. I don't want to draw attention to this comment, I just want to be honest like I said. How do I say this...my girlfriend insists, in fact, won't shut up about it, that my "muscle down there" was huge when we had some quality time last evening. Insists, VERY MUCH size increase, whether temporary or whatever. She's been VERY nice to me today. ; )

[Pokoritel]

lol I am gonna GET SOME TEST NOW!! lol, maybe the pump doesnt just go to the muscles lol.

What is Animal Test exactly?? Is it like M-stak?

[Giant Killer]

Progress pics in the greater Journey, beggining pics in the Stack log. These were taken with bad lighting, no pump, all the normal excuses, LOL. But they'll suffice. Gotta' take pictures guys, your logbook cannot tell you how big you were/are.

3/4 front
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/animalgiant_killer/3quarterfront.jpg
Side Tri
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/animalgiant_killer/sidetri.jpg
Side Chest
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/animalgiant_killer/sidechest2.jpg
Most Muscular Variations
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/animalgiant_killer/mostmuscularvar2.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/animalgiant_killer/mostmuscularvar1.jpg
Most Muscular
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/animalgiant_killer/MMcolor.jpg
Front Relaxed
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/animalgiant_killer/frontrelax.jpg
Front Double Bis
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/animalgiant_killer/frontbi2.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/animalgiant_killer/frontbi1.jpg
Back
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/animalgiant_killer/backshot2.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/animalgiant_killer/backshot1.jpg
Wheels
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/animalgiant_killer/Legscolor.jpg

[MassMonster]

lookin good bro.... back looks wider than ya last progress pics and everything looks fuller... good shit...

[MYKL]

Very cool for you to log these.

You are a strong MoFo

I need to post some before piccies...

Have an awesome weeks end.

[Roland]

Good shit today GK..keep owning the heavy ass weights, eating like a monster and make the logbook your bitch and you will be twice as big on those pics. Peace.

[Giant Killer]

I'm struggling not to spill the beans on my weigh-in this morning. I didn't weigh-in before those pictures last night, that was based on a previous weight. Let's just say the hint in the title of my last post was not as accurate as I thought. ; )

It will become very clear how hard I am working on Monday with the official update.

[Lowdown5]

Just read your whole log here GK. The first thing that strikes me is how much your strength has increased. The second is that you are not afraid to admit that a weight was too heavy or too light, that an exercise was not right, etc. The third thing is that you are open to learn and try new things, exercises, machines, nutrition plans etc.

And finally, that you are a down to earth cat that like the rest of us just wants to be bigger, stronger, leaner, more shredded than any other person on the planet. I respect you for all that and the fact that you are never afraid to help someone out or kick em in the ass when thay need it.

Keep doing what you are doing and we will keep following along.

Respect!

[Giant Killer]

Thank you Lowdown.

I would be nothing without my unwavering foundation of brothers here.
Whether it's comraderie or a swift kick in the pants, I know where I can find shelter from the storm. You all know who you are, I thank you.

[Giant Killer]

No Training today, scheduled Off day.


0600 Real Gains Shake, 3 Uni-Liver
0630 3.5 g Beta Alanine, 1 scoop Gatorade powder
0830 Animal Stak
0900 4 whole eggs, 1/2 cup oats, Animal Pak, 3 Uni-Liver
1000 Animal Test
1200 Beef Sandwich, 30g Whey Protein, 3 Uni-Liver
1500 7 oz. chicken, 2 slices Whole grain bread, 3 Uni-Liver
1800 (haven't had yet) Real Gains Shake, 3 Uni-Liver
1830 (haven't had yet) 3.5 g Beta Alanine, 1 scoop Gatorade powder
2030 (haven't had yet) 6 oz. 98% ground beef, Roasted Tomato Basil whole wheat tortilla, 3 Uni-Liver
2300 (haven't had yet) 50g Egg/Soy/Whey Blend Protein, 1 tsp. Natural PB, 1/4 cup Oats, 1 cup Soy Milk, 1 cup water, 3 Uni-Liver

[Upstatebuilder07]

looking solid brother, your right i can't wait for test to start after looking through this log

[Giant Killer]

looking solid brother, your right i can't wait for test to start after looking through this log

I'm loving it and I know at 6 days in I've barely even scratched the surface of what is to come.

[Giant Killer]

No training today, scheduled Off Day.

0630 2 scoops Gatorade, 5g Creatine, 3g Beta Alanine
0645 50g Egg/Soy/Whey blend protein, 3 Uni-Liver, Animal Pak
0900 Animal Stak
0930 4 whole eggs, Bagel w/ Cream cheese, 3 Uni-Liver
1000 Animal Test
1230 6 oz. Chicken Breast, 25g Whey protein shake, 3 Uni-Liver
1500 Tuna Salad Sandwich (1 can Tuna, whole wheat bread)
1730 (haven't had yet) 1 scoop Gatorade, 3g Beta Alanine
1800 (haven't had yet) Real Gains Shake, 3 Uni-Liver
2000 (haven't had yet) Pork chops w/ Sweet Potatos, 3 Uni-Liver
2300 (haven't had yet) Bedtime Shake, 3 Uni-Liver

[Giant Killer]

So the bodyweight update is tomorrow...how much do you guys think I'll weigh in at for the first 7 days? Was 185 on Monday...

[Maharg]

Too many variables. Water, food increase, if you have taken a dump, it is gonna make it damn hard to guess your weight. I will try and guess 188 to 190.

[Pizzalamp]

im gonna say 189
good pics bro-arms looking solid
i think i have the same iron that u have in the background

[violator]

Thanks for clearing up the soy/estrogen 4 me man...
Bro, the vascularity in ur traps & delts is lookin savage!!, definetly progress since the last set of pics, congrats!!
Im guessing 191 on the weigh-in....
As for the "enhancement" in the underwear department, that had me laughing bro....funnily in had the same shit happen on stak, my lady was like OMG, haha....i need more stak.....
couple of questions bro; Ru doin cardio still? & u rp the forearm curls?, r those like wrist rolls? or reverse curls?, big roland told me not to rp them....whats ur take?

[0smitty]

*subbed!!!*

OK, that was quick! Now that I'm done cluttering up the log, back to business. Good luck, GK!! Anxious to see this shit happen for ya!

Josh

[Giant Killer]

All good guesses guys. Thanks for the good words on the pics.

violator I just like the feel of RPs on forearms, I know it's taboo and all to not follow Dantes every mandate, but I still value instinctive training over anyone's "method".

Still doing cardio, yes, it's become very clear to me that it's not an obstacle to gaining quality weight!

Stay tuned for bodyweight update, I'm going to let the tension build for a bit...

[Giant Killer]

HINT: There has been no fat gain, and possibly even fat loss, if that affects your guesses...

[Giant Killer]

Beat the logbook like it owed me money...

LAST WEEK
Rotator Cuff Warmups
Incline Smith (bar x 20, 90x10) 140 x 8/4/3
Military Press 110 x 6/3/3
DB Overhead Press 70 x 8/6/4
Wide Grip Pullup BW x 6/3/2
T-Bar Row 120 x 8/4/3

Training-Day 8

Rotator Cuff Warmups
Incline Smith (bar x 20, 90x10) 160 x 8/4/3
Military Press 120 x 8/4/3
Weighted Dips BW+25 plate x 10/5/4
(changed DB OH Press for these)
Wide Grip Pullup BW x 7/4/3
(beat reps & weight because body weight is more this time! haha)
T-bar Row 140 x 10, 130 x 14
(used wrong rep range last time, should be 2 straight sets)

Nutrition & Supplementation-Day 8
(waiting on shipment to refresh my Real Gains & BCAA Stack supply)

0700 4 whole eggs, 1/2 cup oats, 1 scoop Real Gains (last one!), 3 Uni-Liver, Animal Pak
1000 50g Egg/Soy/Whey Blend Shake, 3 Uni-Liver
1230 6 oz. Pork Chop, 6 oz. Sweet Potatos, 3 Uni-Liver
Pre-Workout Phase
1245 Animal Test
1315 Animal Stak
1330 2 scoops Gatorade, 3g Beta-Alanine, 5g Creatine

Post-Workout Phase
1500 30g WMS, 1 serving BCAA Stack (last one!), 3g Beta-Alanine, 5g Creatine
1515 50g Whey Protein
1530 6 oz. 93% ground beef, 6 oz. potatos
1830 Dinner & a Movie at unknown dining location, will update
2130 6 oz. Chicken, 4 oz. brown rice
2330 Bedtime Shake

Monday Bodyweight Update
Bodyweight is currently 190 lbs. Last Monday was 185 lbs. This is weighed upon waking, after voiding bladder, without clothing weight.

This is 5 lbs of fat free mass. I look even more vascular and defined than 185, especially in the abdominal and shoulder areas. I look, generally, bigger & harder than I ever have. It looks real good on me.

Just one step in the Journey, 10 more pounds to my goal, who knows how many more pounds to my destiny.

[MassMonster]

unknown dining location? lol i like that... good job bro... looks like things are unfolding nicely...

[Roland]

Lookin good brother, keep on owning that logbook man!!!

[anml]

what's up gaint killer? just wanted to give you props for the log you doin and i just had one question. do you mix your own protein blend (the egg soy and whey)or do you buy it like that and if so who makes it. good luck and keep it up.

[violator]

Nice progress bro, beat that logbook like a bitch...haha...impressive bodyweight gain, my guess wasnt so far off....10 more pounds?, no sweat, im thinkin maybe 15.....keep truckin

[violator]

violator I just like the feel of RPs on forearms, I know it's taboo and all to not follow Dantes every mandate, but I still value instinctive training over anyone's "method".

...

Yeah man im hearing that, what ever works, have u done the stretch for the forearms?, holding the loaded bar at the bottom of the movement for like 1 min, mothafucka, did that on saturday & felt like crying like a little girl...haha..

[Lowdown5]

Kickin ass GK, fuck waiting around to take names!!

[Roland]

Yeah man im hearing that, what ever works, have u done the stretch for the forearms?, holding the loaded bar at the bottom of the movement for like 1 min, mothafucka, did that on saturday & felt like crying like a little girl...haha..

The RP for forearms is not a big deal in my opinion as long as you don't go changing the whole program around...then it would not be DC. The reason I progressed so much is because I basically followed the training to the T, nutrition and training wise...So yea...the program has a purpose, it's been designed with careful testing and experience throughout the years and that's why it works. I personally feel that the straight set on forearms is just much brutal then an RP, because you have to get a straight set of somewhere 10-15 witha heavy ass weight. Dante knows what he's doing, but like I said..if you just do something small like that it shouldnt be a problem if it feels better for you...as long as you don't go and change the whole program like other people do. Stick with it 100% and I guarantee you it will work.

[Giant Killer]

Yup, I wouldn't ever try to change the program in a big way. I've seen the pictures of the guys he trains and he knows what he's doing.

[MYKL]

I need to do something with my shoulder program.

You make me look like your log book...

Old

[Giant Killer]

Cardio on Treadmill 45 min. 15 min. full incline (15.0 deg.), 15 min. flat, 15 min. full incline
Ab Machine 90x15, 130x10, 150x10
Hanging Knee Raise superset Hanging Leg Raise 3 sets for 15 reps (10 knee raise, 5 leg raise)

[Roland]

Good cardio day bro, feels good to know that someone else is doing the same thing as me, makes it easier to push through it....keep it up bro......WIDOWMAKERS TOMORROW YEAH BUDDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Giant Killer]

Funny thing is Roland, I know tomorrow is going to suck. I'm going to be up in the dark of the morning going to clinicals, and I have to work all evening.

But I know for that little time in the afternoon, GLORY is mine when I bust out that WIDOWMAKER...yeah buddy. Can't wait, shit makes my day.

[Giant Killer]

Alright since you guys basically have my eating & supps routine down, I'm not going to record it anymore unless there's a change. Suffice to say I'm very picky about my schedule, and things WILL NOT divert from that. I'll be rotating all the same stuff I usually do, and eating every 2-3 hours on the dot.

When I start my second cans of these, my diet will probably change a little bit and I will start logging it again. Until then...keep growin' fellas!

[Giant Killer]

Once again it amazes me how effortless it is to increase your weights when on Test. Every time I went for a pair of 5's I was like; "Naaaah, let's go 10's", piece of cake.


LAST WEEK
Straight Bar Preacher Curl (warmup barx20, 65x15) 105 x 7/4/3
Rev. Grip Straight Bar Preacher Curl 95 x 7/4/3
Seated Calf Raise 90 x 6 (had to lower the weight and check the ego), 70 x 5
Stiff Leg Deads off a Step (warmup barx20, 135x5) 225x9
Squats (warmup barx20, 135x10, 225x5) 315 x 8, 225 x 20 rep widowmaker


5 min. warmup on the bike
Straight Bar Preacher Curl (warmup DB's 10's x20, 20's x10) 115 x 8/4/3
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Rev. Grip Straight Bar Preacher Curl 95 x 8/4/4
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Seated Calf Raise (warmup 45, 10 slow reps) 70 x 10 DC calf reps
Stiff Leg Deads off a Step (warmup barx20, 135x5) 245 x 10
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Squats (warmup barx20, 135x10, 225x5) 335 x 10, 245 x 20 rep widowmaker
(1 min. extreme stretch)

[violator]

beat that logbook bro!, damn!, impressive gains all round, where it wasnt lbs, it was reps, good job bro, ur squat is scary, a 245 widowmaker!, fuckin hell bro, there must be something to the test/stak/BA.....stay strong...

[Giant Killer]

beat that logbook bro!, damn!, impressive gains all round, where it wasnt lbs, it was reps, good job bro, ur squat is scary, a 245 widowmaker!, fuckin hell bro, there must be something to the test/stak/BA.....stay strong...

We all come from somewhere bro', funny, I remember when my one rep max was 135!

[MYKL]

For someone that is at his 'somwhere' your continued explosive gains are quite encouraging.

*Goes to look up 'widowmaker'*

What kind of diet changes are you thinking of for your second can?

I'm gonna be on mine next week...

[Giant Killer]

Right now the tentative plan is to add 1 scoop of Real Gains to every whole food meal. That will clock in at about 700 quality cals increase.

[Maharg]

245x 20 rep widowmaker

When we get up for the leg day wanna play a game? Its called Fall Over. We will slap on 135 at the end of the workout and see who can get as many squats as possible in before we all fall over and vomit uncontrollably. i was gonna say 225 but i dont think I could lift it after a 2 hour leg day.

[TortureKiller]

In late, but subbed for the outcome

[MassMonster]

Once again it amazes me how effortless it is to increase your weights when on Test. Every time I went for a pair of 5's I was like; "Naaaah, let's go 10's", piece of cake.



5 min. warmup on the bike
Straight Bar Preacher Curl (warmup DB's 10's x20, 20's x10) 115 x 8/4/3
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Rev. Grip Straight Bar Preacher Curl 95 x 8/4/4
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Seated Calf Raise (warmup 45, 10 slow reps) 70 x 10 DC calf reps
Stiff Leg Deads off a Step (warmup barx20, 135x5) 245 x 10
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Squats (warmup barx20, 135x10, 225x5) 335 x 10, 245 x 20 rep widowmaker
(1 min. extreme stretch)


thats amazing bro... u are fuckin in the zone...

[Giant Killer]

When we get up for the leg day wanna play a game? Its called Fall Over. We will slap on 135 at the end of the workout and see who can get as many squats as possible in before we all fall over and vomit uncontrollably. i was gonna say 225 but i dont think I could lift it after a 2 hour leg day.

Fuck yeah I do! You're speakin' my language Maharg. Fall Over, yeah, sounds awesome.

[Giant Killer]

Well last night I tossed and turned in bed and ended up only sleeping about 3 hours. So after clinicals this morning, instead of doing my usual cardio and abs, I caught up on some much needed sleep. Sleep is more important to me than cardio on a bulk anyway, gotta' get it.

Tune in tomorrow for my workout.

[Pizzalamp]

giant
youre making great progress
this dc is really tempting me im thinking about switching over soon

[violator]

......Sleep is more important to me than cardio on a bulk anyway, gotta' get it......

Damn rite.....damn rite.....get them zzzzz's bro.....by the way, i ordered my 2 cans o test 2day from BB.com!, ur logs been impressive, needa catch u up !!!,....hahaha....

[Giant Killer]

giant
youre making great progress
this dc is really tempting me im thinking about switching over soon

It's a good program, I'm really enjoying it. I admit though, I long for more volume. I like to stay in the gym for awhile and soak up the atmosphere of iron, and with DC you're kind of in & out.

Damn rite.....damn rite.....get them zzzzz's bro.....by the way, i ordered my 2 cans o test 2day from BB.com!, ur logs been impressive, needa catch u up !!!,....hahaha....

Yeah buddy, you're gonna' love this stuff. I was just critiquing myself this morning and everything gets so hard and defined! I can't get enough of it.

[Giant Killer]

LAST TIME

Rotator Cuff Warmup
Flat Bench (Smith) (warmup barx20, 90x15) 180 x 8/5/3
Behind the Neck Shoulder Press (Smith) (warmup barx10) 90 x 7/5/5
Close Grip Benchpress (Smith) 140 x 9/5/5
Wide Grip Pulldown (warmup 100x10, 100x10) 200 x 5/3/3
Rack Deads 225 x 10, 375 x 5


Rotator Cuff Warmups
Flat Bench (Smith) (warmup barx20, 90x15) 200 x 8/5/3
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Behind the Neck Shoulder Press (Smith) (warmup barx20) 110 x 9/6/4
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Close Grip Benchpress (Smith) 160 x 9/6/5
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Wide Grip Pulldown (warmup 70x10, 150x10) 200 x 6/4/4
Rack Deads (warmup 135x10, 225x5) 385 x 4, 315 x 9
(1 min. extreme stretch)

[Lowdown5]

Great workout GK, looks like DC is doing you well.

[Maharg]

Rotator Cuff Warmups
Flat Bench (Smith) (warmup barx20, 90x15) 200 x 8/5/3
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Behind the Neck Shoulder Press (Smith) (warmup barx20) 110 x 9/6/4
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Close Grip Benchpress (Smith) 160 x 9/6/5
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Wide Grip Pulldown (warmup 70x10, 150x10) 200 x 6/4/4
Rack Deads (warmup 135x10, 225x5) 385 x 4, 315 x 9
(1 min. extreme stretch)

This is one of the things about DC i dont get. Hitting so many things in one day just seems odd to me. But one session i draw up i will do DC. try it for 6 weeks if i like it might do it more.

[MYKL]

Your Rack deads are huge... The sleep payed off.

I hope you really feel this last session.

You deserve it.

[Pizzalamp]

nice job
impressive rack deads

[Giant Killer]

I have some bad news guys. I have fallen on some truly hard financial times at my home and will not be able to continue my stack for the full 6 weeks. I had enough to afford the first cans and I was going to purchase the second cans this weekend, but you know what they say about "the best laid plans of mice & men".

I am truly sorry to all of you that may have been looking forward to the full 6 weeks. In the future when times at my house are not so rough, I will buy the whole cycle in advance and run this again, this has been a truly great stack and I think the full 6 weeks would be invaluable for harnessing the full effects of the Arachidonic.

Needless to say I will be pounding food and taking advantage of what I've got for this last week. I am truly apologetic that I did not live up to the expectations I set for myself and that you guys were counting on learning from.

Stay strong fellas.

[widdlewade44]

Sorry to hear this brother, but you've got the right attitude and you're still going strong. Good luck bro.

Kevin
widdlewade44

[simpleguy]

sorry to hear that, make up for that and eat all you can this week

[Testpolska]

Ehhhh thats fine bro. Supps don't make the man. You gained what you gained because of you, not what was in a can. Respect, but don't let the gains stop here bro. Keep the ball rollin reguardless of anything the world throws at you.

[Lowdown5]

Nothing in that can GK that can replace what is in your heart. You just do what you can, when you can and the best you can. Keep going strong!

[Maharg]

I think this is hurting you more than the rest of us. We were all proud to ride but you were driving. When you get up for it I will gladly ride again. See you at the leg day.

[Freakshow]

Sorry to hear about that GK...it has been great reading your log and viewing your progress.

[violator]

I have some bad news guys. I have fallen on some truly hard financial times at my home and will not be able to continue my stack for the full 6 weeks. I had enough to afford the first cans and I was going to purchase the second cans this weekend, but you know what they say about "the best laid plans of mice & men".

I am truly sorry to all of you that may have been looking forward to the full 6 weeks. In the future when times at my house are not so rough, I will buy the whole cycle in advance and run this again, this has been a truly great stack and I think the full 6 weeks would be invaluable for harnessing the full effects of the Arachidonic.

Needless to say I will be pounding food and taking advantage of what I've got for this last week. I am truly apologetic that I did not live up to the expectations I set for myself and that you guys were counting on learning from.

Stay strong fellas.


ahh bro, that must be killin u......bummer.......dont worry about it tho, theres always the future, watchin the log grow has still been amazing, in ur last exercise the numbers went up by 20lbs on 3 lifts!!!, amazing, & at 385x4 on deads, ull be at 405 soon enuff...

keep eatin & beating that logbook brother, results will come anyway....

peace

[Giant Killer]

Sorry to hear this brother, but you've got the right attitude and you're still going strong. Good luck bro.

Kevin
widdlewade44

sorry to hear that, make up for that and eat all you can this week

Ehhhh thats fine bro. Supps don't make the man. You gained what you gained because of you, not what was in a can. Respect, but don't let the gains stop here bro. Keep the ball rollin reguardless of anything the world throws at you.

Nothing in that can GK that can replace what is in your heart. You just do what you can, when you can and the best you can. Keep going strong!

I think this is hurting you more than the rest of us. We were all proud to ride but you were driving. When you get up for it I will gladly ride again. See you at the leg day.

Sorry to hear about that GK...it has been great reading your log and viewing your progress.

ahh bro, that must be killin u......bummer.......dont worry about it tho, theres always the future, watchin the log grow has still been amazing, in ur last exercise the numbers went up by 20lbs on 3 lifts!!!, amazing, & at 385x4 on deads, ull be at 405 soon enuff...

keep eatin & beating that logbook brother, results will come anyway....

peace

You guys are all very supportive and I appreciate it. I just gotta' get the best out of the Packs I have left and continue to grow on good ol' food.

Sorry again, I know I don't have to say that, but sorry.

[Giant Killer]

A friend, let's say, "an anonymous benefactor" has offered to donate the resources to complete my 6 week log. This is not a company representative, so there will be no bias involved.

I was very reluctant to accept this offer because of pride. I have always been taught not to accept handouts. However, after some discussion and contemplation, I have decided to accept. I am reminded of this quote from Pulp Fiction.

"you may feel a slight sting. That's pride fucking with you. Fuck pride. Pride only hurts, it never helps" -Marcellus Wallace to Butch the boxer

Needless to say, I will be continuing this log. Stay along for the ride boys, it only gets better from here.

[Giant Killer]

LAST TIME
Barbell Curl (warmup barx20, 65x10) 115 x 6/4/2
Hammer Curl 50's x 7/6/5
Step Smith DC Calf Raise (warmup BWx20, 135x10) 315 x 8 DC calf reps
Seated Leg Curl (warmup 50x20, 110x10) 150 x 8/5/4
Front Squat (warmup barx15, 135x6) 225 x 10 straight set, 185 x 20 rep Widowmaker


Barbell Curl (warmup barx20, DB's warmup) 115 x 8/5/3
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Hammer Curl 60's x 8/5/4
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Step Smith DC Calf Raise (warmup BWx20, 135x10) 315 x 9 DC calf reps
Seated Leg Curl (warmup 50x20, 110x10) 170 x 8/5/3
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Front Squat (warmup barx15, 135x6) 225 x 12 straight set, Leg Press 550 x 20 rep Widowmaker
(1 min. extreme stretch)

[Lowdown5]

Great session GK, and very glad that the log can go on. Very cool.

[Giant Killer]

Oh and I almost forgot! Today is Monday, bodyweight update.

192.5, Chalk that up for a total of 7.5 lbs gained. Halfway to my goal.

Gotta' go eat, see ya'.

[Lowdown5]

Oh and I almost forgot! Today is Monday, bodyweight update.

192.5, Chalk that up for a total of 7.5 lbs gained. Halfway to my goal.

Gotta' go eat, see ya'.


Good shit GK, you are on a roll.

[Roland]

Awesome day bro, beat that logbook once again, feels good eh? Nice widowmaker on the leg press bro, eat up and grow!!!

[widdlewade44]

great session and eat well bro. Peace.

Kevin
widdlewade44

[Giant Killer]

Good shit GK, you are on a roll.

I hope so. I think 200 is very well in my sights. I have no doubt.

Awesome day bro, beat that logbook once again, feels good eh? Nice widowmaker on the leg press bro, eat up and grow!!!

Yup, I was reading some of Dante's stuff about how you can do your widowmakers on the leg press if you want. Last time I did those front squats, it was pretty hard to breathe for 20 reps with that thing on my neck. I got a KILLER Widowmaker in with the leg press that I don't think I would have got if I tried for the front squat. I think I will continue to do standard squats with a squat Widow., but for front's it will be leg press.

great session and eat well bro. Peace.

Kevin
widdlewade44

Oh, eatin' well's what I do best. Thanks for checkin' in brother.

[Pizzalamp]

Oh and I almost forgot! Today is Monday, bodyweight update.

192.5, Chalk that up for a total of 7.5 lbs gained. Halfway to my goal.

Gotta' go eat, see ya'.

NICE!!

[Maharg]

Jeez just packing it away arent ya? And 225 front squat. I decided i am gonna start doing those first in my routine for quads to get those numbers up. Just found a good way to grip it to without it rolling off and without breaking my collarbone.

[violator]

Glad to hear u can carry on bro...thats good news....this forvm is packed with brothers that r willing to help someone out.....its an organisation im proud to be a part of cause of things like that....

Good improvement on the seated curls, beat that logbook down....As for the new bodyweight, thats amazing, halfway there already, im thinkin ull hit 20lbs extra easy at this rate....has ur BFI level changed any or is it all just solid muscle?

[Giant Killer]

NICE!!

Jeez just packing it away arent ya? And 225 front squat. I decided i am gonna start doing those first in my routine for quads to get those numbers up. Just found a good way to grip it to without it rolling off and without breaking my collarbone.

Yeah you gotta' find that happy place between crushing your windpipe and crushing your collarbone. I love it! I enjoy any battle that is hard fought.

Glad to hear u can carry on bro...thats good news....this forvm is packed with brothers that r willing to help someone out.....its an organisation im proud to be a part of cause of things like that....

Good improvement on the seated curls, beat that logbook down....As for the new bodyweight, thats amazing, halfway there already, im thinkin ull hit 20lbs extra easy at this rate....has ur BFI level changed any or is it all just solid muscle?

I don't test bodyfat, but just look in the mirror. That being said, at this higher weight, I still have my vascularity, my abs are MORE visible than before (!), and I feel rock hard. I almost feel strange, as if I should have some noticeable fat...if I don't have any by the time I hit 200...well, that will be the shit!

[ironshaolin]

YEAH Gk, nice session there bro. DC is the shit. I've been working it myself for about 6 weeks now, I'm tryin to pop into everyone's journey who also follows the same plan of attack. Gainin from others experience, ya know. You do the bicep stretch twice? I usually do bi's, then forearms, then the stretch. Are you doing the same stretch twice, or do you have a different one for forearms?

[Giant Killer]

YEAH Gk, nice session there bro. DC is the shit. I've been working it myself for about 6 weeks now, I'm tryin to pop into everyone's journey who also follows the same plan of attack. Gainin from others experience, ya know. You do the bicep stretch twice? I usually do bi's, then forearms, then the stretch. Are you doing the same stretch twice, or do you have a different one for forearms?

Two different stretches-try to picture it here:
Biceps-Standing arms length from wall corner or power rack beam, putting arm out at 90 deg. angle, closed fist against wall-thumb/firstfinger against wall, then I step/lean forward until I can feel the most painful stretch possible, and count slowly to 60.
Forearms-Like a seated forearm/wrist curl w/forearms flat on legs, load up an amount of weight I would usually rep out 10 with, let the weight roll down to the bottom of the motion almost on your fingertips and hold it there in the range where you feel the most forearm stretch-this is hard! I usually have to do 2 "sets" of 30 sec. stretches b/c I drop it.

Remember with any stretch-if you don't feel like crying at 40 seconds, you're doin' something wrong! LOL

[Giant Killer]

Cardio 30 minutes on bike at 14 mph.

Crunches, Leg Raises, Stick Twists-giant set

[violator]

Forearms-Like a seated forearm/wrist curl w/forearms flat on legs, load up an amount of weight I would usually rep out 10 with, let the weight roll down to the bottom of the motion almost on your fingertips and hold it there in the range where you feel the most forearm stretch-this is hard! I usually have to do 2 "sets" of 30 sec. stretches b/c I drop it.

Remember with any stretch-if you don't feel like crying at 40 seconds, you're doin' something wrong! LOL

man this forearm stretch is a bitch.....i wanna scream by the time 45secs comes along.....haha....great....

[MYKL]

Cardio 30 minutes on bike at 14 mph.

Crunches, Leg Raises, Stick Twists-giant set

Hmm...

*Sympathy aches cause me to cover my mouth to keep lunch where it belongs*

Very nice

[Upstatebuilder07]

looking good bro 7.5 so far keep it up and youll hit 15 in no time

[Giant Killer]

Wish I had a partner, I would be repping 90's on DB Press today, can't get them into fucking position...it sucks. Anyway, all bitching aside...

LAST TIME
Flat DB Press 80's x 9/5/3
Cybex Shoulder Press 70 x 6/4/4
Skulls 115 x 7/4/3
Close Grip Pulldown 200 x 6/4/2
Deadlifts 405 x 0, 315 x 5, 225 x 5

Rotator Cuff Warmups
Flat DB Press (W/U 30's x 15, 50's x 10) 80's x 10/5/4
Cybex Shoulder Press (W/U 40 x 15) 70 x 9/6/5
("Side Lateral Widowmaker" 20's x 20)
Skulls (W/U Cable Pressdown 70 x 15) 115 x 9/4/3
Close Grip Pulldown (W/U 100 x 10 for 2 sets) 200 x 7/5/4
Deadlifts (W/U 135 x 10, 225 x 5) 315 x 8, 275 x 9

[Lowdown5]

Great session GK. Keep making forward progress, keep training hard and eating right and soon, you will be that monster you see in your dreams.

[Roland]

Nice job today, looks like now you can add some more weight on the heavy deads to fall in the 4-6 range, good job bro, keep progressing!

[MassMonster]

damn bro bustin down barriers arent u.... good shit...

[ironshaolin]

lookin good bro, those deadlift numbers seem to be climbin.

[dwingman]

Damn....keeping those numbers strong GK. Way to go brother. Your progress inspires me.

Keep pushin'!

[violator]

yeah buddy!
Prs on reps all round!, good job!......the growth continues....

[Giant Killer]

Great session GK. Keep making forward progress, keep training hard and eating right and soon, you will be that monster you see in your dreams.

Nice job today, looks like now you can add some more weight on the heavy deads to fall in the 4-6 range, good job bro, keep progressing!

damn bro bustin down barriers arent u.... good shit...

lookin good bro, those deadlift numbers seem to be climbin.

Damn....keeping those numbers strong GK. Way to go brother. Your progress inspires me.

Keep pushin'!

yeah buddy!
Prs on reps all round!, good job!......the growth continues....

Thanks guys, I'm working as hard as I can...and it's showing. After this blast, I'm going to lighten up the weights and go back to form school. I think we could all afford to do that once in awhile.

[MYKL]

Right there with ya Borther.

Form and Focus. Destroy the deep fibers.

Keep it up we're with ya all the way.

[Giant Killer]

Cardio Treadmill 45 min. 15 min. full incline (15.0), 5 min. flat, 5 min (5.0), 5 min. (10.0), 15 min. full incline

Ab Machine 70 x 20, 130 x 12, 150 x 10, 150 x 10

Cable Crunches 195 x 10 for 3 sets

[Giant Killer]

LAST WEEK
5 min. warmup on the bike
DB Curl 50's x 6/4/4, Iso-Cable 80 x 20 rep Widowmaker
Forearm Curl 85 x 15/5/4
Calf Press 6 pies x 12 DC Calf Reps
Sumo Leg Press 10 pies x 15 straight set
Leg Press 12 pies x 13 straight set, 10 pies x 21 rep Widowmaker


5 min. warmup on the bike
DB Curl (warmup 20's x 10 for 2 sets) 50's x 7/5/5, Iso-Cable 80 x 20 rep Widowmaker
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Forearm Curl 115 x 8/6/6
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Calf Press (warmup 4 pies x 20) 8 pies x 12 DC Calf Reps
Sumo Leg Press (warmup 6 pies x 12) 10 pies x 17 straight set
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Leg Press 14 pies x 14 straight set, 12 pies x 20 rep Widowmaker
(1 min. extreme stretch)

[Giant Killer]

My girl had some pity on my poor soul and gave me some money to blow on supps last night. --new supps: Leucine, ZMA, and Melatonin, also got some knee wraps. I just have to pay her back for 1/2 of it when I get paid.

She's good to me.

[simpleguy]

good stuff bro, zma and melatonin will help you get a better rest and that's when you grow... glad to see you're back with this stack

[Giant Killer]

good stuff bro, zma and melatonin will help you get a better rest and that's when you grow... glad to see you're back with this stack

Definitely looking to increase my growth during sleep. And leucine is something I've been looking at a lot as being the trigger for the mTOR pathway, protein synthesis. I'm just going to throw some extra leucine in my post workout shakes and see what happens.

[ironshaolin]

Thats a good idea there, GK. Hey where did you get your leucine from? Lemme know how it works, I was thinkin I might start whippin up my own PWO shake, if I could find some bulk leucine, mix up some whey with leucine, waxy maise and creatine.

[Giant Killer]

Thats a good idea there, GK. Hey where did you get your leucine from? Lemme know how it works, I was thinkin I might start whippin up my own PWO shake, if I could find some bulk leucine, mix up some whey with leucine, waxy maise and creatine.

I had a day at clinical this week where I was combing PubMed. I was reading studies for literally 10 hours. I just kept looking for studies on mTOR and increasing protein synthesis. EVERYTHING pointed to Leucine. There was TONS & TONS of studies, Leucine is "THE" accepted protein synthesis trigger of the scientific community. I'm surprised we don't hear more about it. They had a lot to say about BCAA's in general, but even more about Leucine. So, I was like "bulk Leucine, here I come".

[Giant Killer]

Off Day, just poundin' food, you know. Here's a little sneak preview I just snapped of my 3 weeks in condition.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/animalgiant_killer/MM2revBW.jpg

[ironshaolin]

ya know, I remember seein pics you posted when you first came onto the forum. Your delts seem to get rounder and rounder, and I'm seein some more veins come through. Keep pluggin away, and in a few years you are gonna be one serious freak.

[violator]

Yo big Killa!
the pic looks nasty!!!, the traps r looking huge!
thanks for doin the research bro, now i can just leapfrog off it, hahaha!, just kiddin, 10 hours, thats a lot of reading man, good job.....
U seem to have many folks in ur corner willing to help u out with encouragement & supps, that kinda support is priceless!
Keep up the good work!!

[Giant Killer]

ya know, I remember seein pics you posted when you first came onto the forum. Your delts seem to get rounder and rounder, and I'm seein some more veins come through. Keep pluggin away, and in a few years you are gonna be one serious freak.

Yeah, "old schoolers" will remember what I looked like for the first Transformation Contest. Jeez...LOL...I've been transforming a lot since then & will continue to do so!

Yo big Killa!
the pic looks nasty!!!, the traps r looking huge!
thanks for doin the research bro, now i can just leapfrog off it, hahaha!, just kiddin, 10 hours, thats a lot of reading man, good job.....
U seem to have many folks in ur corner willing to help u out with encouragement & supps, that kinda support is priceless!
Keep up the good work!!

Thanks for stopping by violator, yeah check out that Leucine, good stuff I think brother. After reading all that clinical stuff, I've been reading more anecdotal stuff from the boards and everyone seems to mention a marked increase in recovery. So it must be doing what they say it does (increase protein synthesis).

[Giant Killer]

"Every action has a point, five points make a fist."
- Atmosphere

LAST TIME

Smith Incline Bar 160 x 8/4/3
Smith Military Press 120 x 8/4/3
Weighted Dips BW+25 x 10/5/4
Wide Grip Pullups BW (192.5) x 7/4/3
T-bar Row 140 x 10, 130 x 14


Rotator Cuff Warmups
Smith Incline 180 x 7/5/3
Smith Military 140 x 8/4/2
Weighted Dips BW+40 x 8/5/4
Wide Grip Pullup BW (193.8) x 10/4/2
T-bar Row 165 x 10, 140 x 12

Comments: Monday BW Update- 193.8, that's 1.3 lb this week, the point of diminishing returns on this caloric level. Planning a 2 pronged metabolic attack, bump cardio down to 30 min instead of 45, and bump up calories by 500.

Great workout today, every once in awhile you have one of those workouts that makes you really convinced...that you are the raging freak you see in your minds eye. Every one of my workouts lately has been that way. Stay strong brothers.

[Lowdown5]

Outstanding session GK, and the pic shows much more mass and vascularity. And that was very cool of your girl, she sounds like a good one!

[Pitbull 2]

Yo my fellow brothers in Iron, go for it Paul, keep us posted and remember it's not how many times you get knocked down that counts its how many times you get back up, look your fears straight in the eye and say, "bring it on, soon as I get used to it, I will absorb it, make it my own, and then turn it back on you and eventually put your ass in a sling and send ya off to ICU!! And after all that simply ask, ....so what's next?!!!

There are some things you need to know before you subscribe here:

1) Hi, my name's Paul. I am the baddest motherfucker you will ever meet. I am also a nice guy.

2) This is my path. I will choose it and I will travel it. What I do may not be for everyone, it may defy traditional ideas about bodybuilding, but it is my path.

3) I will be logging my meals for the day every night. I will be logging my workouts for the day every night. On days when I don't train my workout will be shoveling food into my body. Every Monday I will record my bodyweight first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, with no clothing weight.

4) I'm not going to be eating like Joe Underwear Model. I'm going to be eating like the most hell-bent for mass bodybuilder you've ever seen. Save your comments about getting fat for Jack the Curl Monkey over at "insert name here" Forums that gains 2 lbs of muscle mass a year trying to stay lean.

5) I train DC. It may not be your thing, but it's mine. Progressive-Resistance-Training, destroying your previous weights in order to become stronger and bigger than you were before...remember...bodybuilding? I will type up my complete training regimen soon, with each specific excersize and rotation I will be utilizing.

6) I will be stacking Animal Test & Animal Stak. In addition to this will be the supplements that I use as staples. I will list these in my complete diet, supp, and training detail to come soon.

7) I will be gaining 10 lbs. or more during this 6 week log.

Watch this.

[Giant Killer]

Outstanding session GK, and the pic shows much more mass and vascularity. And that was very cool of your girl, she sounds like a good one!

No doubt, she's a keeper.

Yo my fellow brothers in Iron, go for it Paul, keep us posted and remember it's not how many times you get knocked down that counts its how many times you get back up, look your fears straight in the eye and say, "bring it on, soon as I get used to it, I will absorb it, make it my own, and then turn it back on you and eventually put your ass in a sling and send ya off to ICU!! And after all that simply ask, ....so what's next?!!!

You got that right.

[joe-yamma]

gk, just wanted to let you know that your log inspired me yesterday.
i was at the supp store yesterday, reached for a can of stak (will be my 2nd cycle), and said WTF, might as well step it up and get a can of Test too!
i saw some good gains with only Stak, so i'm excited about using both together. taking this week off as per the instructions on Stak and will start the Stak/Test Stack next week.

[Giant Killer]

gk, just wanted to let you know that your log inspired me yesterday.
i was at the supp store yesterday, reached for a can of stak (will be my 2nd cycle), and said WTF, might as well step it up and get a can of Test too!
i saw some good gains with only Stak, so i'm excited about using both together. taking this week off as per the instructions on Stak and will start the Stak/Test Stack next week.

You got your nutrition plan down? That's just as important before you start. Gotta' take full advantage of the gains brother. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

[joe-yamma]

oh yeah. i'm doing some calculations this week for calories, but even with just the Stak my plan was eat, eat, eat, and if in doubt, eat. haha. 3-4 regular meals and 3-4 shakes per day.
my roommate and i went to costco yesterday and were laughing about the amount of protein in our cart... lots of beef, tuna, chicken, 15 dozen eggs, etc. i think i've been lacking in good carbs, so i've stocked up on some of that too (whole grain stuff, bread, pasta, lots of oatmeal, etc)

[Lethal_Banana]

Shit, looking good there, GK! I hope I'll look half as badass whenever I get the courage to take a pic of myself :)

Cheers,
LB

[Giant Killer]

oh yeah. i'm doing some calculations this week for calories, but even with just the Stak my plan was eat, eat, eat, and if in doubt, eat. haha. 3-4 regular meals and 3-4 shakes per day.
my roommate and i went to costco yesterday and were laughing about the amount of protein in our cart... lots of beef, tuna, chicken, 15 dozen eggs, etc. i think i've been lacking in good carbs, so i've stocked up on some of that too (whole grain stuff, bread, pasta, lots of oatmeal, etc)

Sounds like you got it right.

Shit, looking good there, GK! I hope I'll look half as badass whenever I get the courage to take a pic of myself :)

Cheers,
LB

We're all somewhere on a greater journey brother.

[Giant Killer]

Measurement Comparison, starting to current (3 weeks in)
Shoulders-Torso=49">49.5"
Chest=42" >44"
Wheels=25" >25.5"

All other measurements remained the same.

[Freak57]

Congrats on the improvements bro..... And by the picture it looks to be all lean mass...

[violator]

Nice increases with the tape measure bro!, the stack is kickin!

[hjayss]

How those calves comming along bro...I found out about this exercise it is a killer..sit down in a chair back straight up and down feet pointed out straight..then flex you feet out then in out then in if you can get to thirty you are a bad mo fo..no using the hands at all for balance your calves will blow up..I just started so I can not tell you yet..

[Giant Killer]

Congrats on the improvements bro..... And by the picture it looks to be all lean mass...

I think it is pretty damn lean gain.

Nice increases with the tape measure bro!, the stack is kickin!

I'm very reassured by them. Stack is giving me some great strength increases. Progressive Strength + Calories = Size.

How those calves comming along bro...I found out about this exercise it is a killer..sit down in a chair back straight up and down feet pointed out straight..then flex you feet out then in out then in if you can get to thirty you are a bad mo fo..no using the hands at all for balance your calves will blow up..I just started so I can not tell you yet..

Calves are good, sitting at 16" cold right now, same as arms. However quickly they grow, I would like to keep my arms & calves at the same measurement for symmetry reasons.

[Giant Killer]

*Entry for yesterday

30 min. cardio Recumbent bike 13.0-14.0 mph

Ab giant set Crunches, Leg Raises, Stick Twists

Had a great day of eating.

Tonight, for Squats I will be focusing not on my previous numbers, but changing it up from parallel to DEEP, focusing heavily on depth & quality of the contraction.

[Pokoritel]

Measurement Comparison, starting to current (3 weeks in)
Shoulders-Torso=49">49.5"
Chest=42" >44"
Wheels=25" >25.5"

All other measurements remained the same.

GK thats is some crazy progress for 3 weeks. How much weight did you gain so far?

[Giant Killer]

GK thats is some crazy progress for 3 weeks. How much weight did you gain so far?

So far 8.8 lbs the first 3 weeks. From the measurements, looks like a lot of it went to front to back thickness.

[simpleguy]

are you kidding me gk 2 inches on your pecs damn ... great stuff

[Giant Killer]

are you kidding me gk 2 inches on your pecs damn ... great stuff

I think that jump includes chest thickness + lat width, so hopefully both have grown.

[Giant Killer]

LAST TIME

5 min. warmup on the bike
Straight Bar Preacher Curl 115 x 8/4/3
Rev. Grip Straight Bar Preacher Curl 95 x 8/4/4
Seated Calf Raise 70 x 10 DC calf reps
Stiff Leg Deads off a Step 245 x 10


Straight Bar Preacher Curl (DB's w/u) 115 x 10/6/4
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Rev. Grip Straight Bar Preacher Curl 95 x 10/5/4
(1 min. extreme stretch)
Seated Calf Raise (45x15) 70 x 11 DC calf reps
Stiff Leg Deads off a Step (barx15, 135x10) 275 x 10
(1 min. extreme stretch)
ATG (barx20, 135x10) 225 x 8, 185 x 20 rep Widowmaker
(1 min. extreme stretch w/ ego burn LOL)

[MYKL]

Leggo that ego... Find a new one that fits that big ANIMAL in the mirror.

Your gains in strength are what impress me brother...

[Giant Killer]

Leggo that ego... Find a new one that fits that big ANIMAL in the mirror.

Your gains in strength are what impress me brother...

Quality & Quantity, that's what I'm after.

[Giant Killer]

Sippin' on the Roland Cardio Drink...
30 min cardio on Treadmill tweaked around the incline, mostly highest (15.0)

Ab Machine 90 x 20, 150 x 10, 150 x 10
superset
Leg Raises 3 sets of 15

Cable Crunches 195 x 10 for 3 sets

Ab Machine 90 x 40 reps directly to 150 x 8 reps

[0smitty]

JESUS CHRIST, GK!!!

I just looked at your last "sneak peek" pic...I'm in awe. The vascularity you're showing there is something I'm still dreaming of, and working towards. Helluva job, bro. You've inspired me, and I'm sure lots of others!!!

Josh

[Giant Killer]

JESUS CHRIST, GK!!!

I just looked at your last "sneak peek" pic...I'm in awe. The vascularity you're showing there is something I'm still dreaming of, and working towards. Helluva job, bro. You've inspired me, and I'm sure lots of others!!!

Josh

Thank you very much.

[Giant Killer]

LAST TIME

Flat Smith Bench 200 x 8/5/3
Behind-the-Head Military Press 110 x 9/6/4
Close Grip Barbell 160 x 9/6/5
Wide Grip Pulldown 200 x 6/4/4
Rack Deads 385 x 4, 315 x 9


Flat Smith Bench 220 x 7/4/2
Behind-the-Head Military Press 130 x 12/6/5
Close Grip Barbell 180 x 10/5/4
Wide Grip Pulldown 210 x 9/5/3
Rack Deads 385 x 7, 355 x 9

[MYKL]

Way to bring the deads to life! Your numbers all around are very inspirational. You must be stoked!

[Lowdown5]

Very solid numbers GK, those rack deads are looking strong!!

[Roland]

Yo man...i'm back haha...I see you still kicking the logbook's ass bro...awesome, keep it up man!

[Giant Killer]

Hey guys thanks for all the kind words. Something strange happened immediately post-workout. I'm currently under some sweats and a blanket chugging water and trying to hack it. I got a fever of 101.2 degress F and can't really get up or eat anything. I've pounded 2 Real Gains shakes after my post-workout meal to try and stay anabolic, but I know fever is a very catabolic thing. I'll just be trying to hold down whatever I can and hang on to my gains.

The weekend off should do me well, I already called in to work. I'll be back on top in no time brothers Stay Strong.

[Freak57]

Get well soon..... You'll be busting the iron by monday gauranteed...

[simpleguy]

Hey guys thanks for all the kind words. Something strange happened immediately post-workout. I'm currently under some sweats and a blanket chugging water and trying to hack it. I got a fever of 101.2 degress F and can't really get up or eat anything. I've pounded 2 Real Gains shakes after my post-workout meal to try and stay anabolic, but I know fever is a very catabolic thing. I'll just be trying to hold down whatever I can and hang on to my gains.
The weekend off should do me well, I already called in to work. I'll be back on top in no time brothers Stay Strong.

bro, somehow I got a cold too, get some vitamin c, and have about 2 g per day, it'll help a lot

[Giant Killer]

Doing a little better today. Fever is still up but I'm hungry like a wolf. Got breakfast, RG shake, and Steak & brown rice in me...very tired but feeling good that I can eat big anyway.

[MDur8]

stay strong bro...keep that fluid intake up

[Giant Killer]

Feeling strong today and temp is back to good ol' 98.6. Doc thinks I got the flu, I had my flu shot, but he says I got a less severe sickness because I had it. I'm dissapointed that there was an interuption in my eating pattern that will likely negatively affect my gains this week, but shit happens.

Tomorrow I'll be 110%.

[Lowdown5]

Glad you are feeling better Bro, stay on top of it.

[violator]

Geexz bro, glad 2 hear ur on the mend....pound that food brother, i lost 3kilos(6.6lbs) when i got sick a while ago, hitting the food will help u out....

ur last dead session was solid bro, that 405 milestone will come around quicker than u think, i suspect.....keep thrashing the logbook...

[Giant Killer]

Test keeps delivering on the great workouts. Most of all the look I have when I'm on it...I love it. Hard & shapely, the right looks in all the right places. Anyway...

Barbell Curls 115 x 10/5/3
Hammer Curls 60's x 10/6/3
Calf Leg Press 10 pies x 10
Leg Curl 170 x 9/5/3
DEEP Front Squats (Smitty) 180 x 9, 140 x 19

Back to business, bodyweight update. Well, break out the excuse bank, I got to make a deposit. Friday morning I was 195 & change, then all that flu bullshit went down, gave me a few days of involuntary fasting, and I'm back to where I was last week at 193 & change. It could've been worse. Now I got to go eat!

[Freak57]

Just keep training and eating bro... You'll have the weight plus more back in no time... Good luck.. Good to see you back in the mix only after two days!

[jonnydunz]

Hey man I am glad to see that you are doing better and that weight gain will be back in no time at all, especially with how you eat and train. Keep doing big things in the gym and it will show up in the end. Peace.

[Roland]

Lookin good big GK!!!

[hjayss]

Off Day, just poundin' food, you know. Here's a little sneak preview I just snapped of my 3 weeks in condition.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/animalgiant_killer/MM2revBW.jpg

Looking good stretched those tats out bro. Nice vascularity. You are really doing some solid work and it shows here....Keep it up a lot of people are motivated by your work...

[Giant Killer]

Just keep training and eating bro... You'll have the weight plus more back in no time... Good luck.. Good to see you back in the mix only after two days!

Hey man I am glad to see that you are doing better and that weight gain will be back in no time at all, especially with how you eat and train. Keep doing big things in the gym and it will show up in the end. Peace.

Lookin good big GK!!!

Looking good stretched those tats out bro. Nice vascularity. You are really doing some solid work and it shows here....Keep it up a lot of people are motivated by your work...

Thanks everybody for stopping in, I'm really busting my ass on my path to 200 here. My CNS is pretty much stretched to the limit with the blast+work/school+holidays, you all know how it goes. I have Wed, Thurs, Fri as vacation though, so that will be nice to get in some good eating,training, & most of all sleeping.

I will start the DC "cruise" next week, the last week of the cycle before M-stak. I will probably go about 10 days before blasting again. The workout plan is my old powerbuilding split, warmup, max set, hypertrophy/pump sets back down. At the risk of sounding like a complete tool, I haven't trained for a pump in a long time & I'm looking forward to feeling that again.

[Giant Killer]

Veins in my lats for the first time ever in my front double bis this morning...

[mchik]

Veins in my lats for the first time ever in my front double bis this morning...

I haven't stopped by yet, so now is bette late than never. veins in lats....dude...friggin awesome....keep hittin hard GK. We will both enjoy our breaks from school!

[Giant Killer]

I haven't stopped by yet, so now is bette late than never. veins in lats....dude...friggin awesome....keep hittin hard GK. We will both enjoy our breaks from school!

I was pretty shocked by it myself. My conditioning "vascularity-wise" has a lot of swings since I don't regulate my sodium...so I look crazy sometimes, always full, but randomly jacked, haha.

ENJOY THE BREAK! Goddamn it's about time for one of those huh? You know I will.

[jonnydunz]

It's great to see that you are back up and feeling better man.GK I know that you were excited to see that vascularity in your back. I can't wait until I get to that day and I am busting my ass in the gym as well. Enjoy your break from all that you are involved in and keep on doing the damn thing.Peace.

[Giant Killer]

30 min. Treadmill 5 min. flat, 25 min. inclines (10.0 & 15.0)

Ab Machine superset Hanging Leg Raises

Now where the fuck did they put my stick for stick twists...?

[Lowdown5]

Good session GK, keep going Bro.

[violator]

Yo GK,
Pic looks good, vascularity really pickin up.....

[Roland]

Good stuff today bro, keep it up,.

[Giant Killer]

Mentally jacked today. I don't know what it was but it was like every muscle fiber in me was writhing to escape from my skin & explode. I had to keep stretching & flexing to kill the urge. Good thing it was Deadlifts today, my body got the pounding it really needed.

Flat DB Press 90's x 8/5/0 (immediate 60's x 10)
I got the 90's into position finally. Yes! On my 3rd RP set though, I was too taxed to get 'em up, so I grabbed some 60's and went at it for my last reps.

Cybex Shoulder Press 70 x 12/8/4
ALL DAY, AIN'T NO GRAVITY IN HERE.

DB Overhead Press 80 x 11/5/4
Swapped these for Skulls this week since they beat up my elbows a little last time.

Close Grip Pulldown 210 x 8/4/3
EXPLOSIVE.

Deadlifts 335 x 7, 295 x 9
There's the ass-whoopin' I needed badly.

[Roland]

Killed it today bro, way to beat that logbook into pieces bro, keep progressing and eating big!

[Freak57]

Mentally jacked today. I don't know what it was but it was like every muscle fiber in me was writhing to escape from my skin & explode. I had to keep stretching & flexing to kill the urge. Good thing it was Deadlifts today, my body got the pounding it really needed.

Flat DB Press 90's x 8/5/0 (immediate 60's x 10)
I got the 90's into position finally. Yes! On my 3rd RP set though, I was too taxed to get 'em up, so I grabbed some 60's and went at it for my last reps.

Cybex Shoulder Press 70 x 12/8/4
ALL DAY, AIN'T NO GRAVITY IN HERE.

DB Overhead Press 80 x 11/5/4
Swapped these for Skulls this week since they beat up my elbows a little last time.

Close Grip Pulldown 210 x 8/4/3
EXPLOSIVE.

Deadlifts 335 x 7, 295 x 9
There's the ass-whoopin' I needed badly.


Good Shit Bro!

[MickMars]

Your log single handedly help me make up my mind to buy Animal Test. I will be logging it soon on bb.com because I believe this product deserves more exposure to the fellow non-Animals. Anyway.... keep it up bro. I will be watching.

[violator]

9 reps with the 90s!, fuckin A!, good job GK
Test seems to be flowing the PRs outta u!

[hjayss]

so you did shoulders first interesting...Looked like another good one nice rep range solid session all around...Hope you ate up on the holliday hope you feeling better...

[Giant Killer]

Thanks guys.

I got a great day of eating in yesterday. I took advantage of the plethora of whole foods and only consumed one shake yesterday. I think I ate turkey & potatos for 3 of my 6 meals...mmm, good. And I still have leftovers!! Score.

Today is my last chance to beat the logbook this blast. Monday I'll be hitting Chest, Shoulders, & Triceps. I'm not going to use the cruise as an excuse to "take it easy", I'm just not going to try to kill myself with intensity techniques for that time.

[Giant Killer]

Mind-muscle connection was off the charts today. I was really tapped in I couldn't believe it. I like the great workouts you get when it's really strong like that.

DB Curls 60's x 7/4/2
Forearm Curls 95 x 15 straight set
Seated Calf Raise 75 x 10
Sumo Leg Press 10 plates x 20
Leg Press stopped short on my working set because of some hamstring pain I was having, just listened to my body and dropped the weight for a Widowmaker of 12 plates x 20 reps.

My girl went to Target at 6 in the morning or some shit, but picked up "300" for $6 for me. Cheap! So if you'll excuse me...this is SPARTA!

[Freak57]

Mind-muscle connection was off the charts today. I was really tapped in I couldn't believe it. I like the great workouts you get when it's really strong like that.

DB Curls 60's x 7/4/2
Forearm Curls 95 x 15 straight set
Seated Calf Raise 75 x 10
Sumo Leg Press 10 plates x 20
Leg Press stopped short on my working set because of some hamstring pain I was having, just listened to my body and dropped the weight for a Widowmaker of 12 plates x 20 reps.

My girl went to Target at 6 in the morning or some shit, but picked up "300" for $6 for me. Cheap! So if you'll excuse me...this is SPARTA!

Haha... Nice job GK... Badass movie by the way..

[simpleguy]

good workout there gk, nice stuff

[Giant Killer]

Haha... Nice job GK... Badass movie by the way..

good workout there gk, nice stuff

Thanks guys.

I'm having no problems destroying my previous numbers on the DC blast. Now that I will be training with my old split for a little bit, I'm looking forward to the shit that is going to be thrown around this week. It will be like a flashback to the way my workouts were logged pre-DC.

[Lowdown5]

Are you changing from DC for a while?

[Giant Killer]

Are you changing from DC for a while?

With DC, you "blast" for "x number of weeks" (usually around 8), beating all of your previous numbers in every workout. Eventually there may be diminishing returns in weights or mass gain. When that happens, you "cruise&