forumname05
04-24-12, 12:02 pm
I've been a die-hard Animal/Universal fan for a few years now. Animal Pak,
Pump and Torrent have been my staples for the past few years with M-Stak and
Cuts mixed in every once in a while. This past winter I did a serious bulk
in which I put on a great amount of solid mass (w/ the help of a new routine and M-Stak)
but I did also put on a small amount of unfavorable mass in my
mid-section. Now comes the cutting phase in which I'd like to keep that
quality size but make it more defined and really target my mid-section.
With my recent bulk I've made some great gains across the board and gotten up to just under 200lbs.+-
I've recently hit a plateau and figure it's the perfect time to get on this cut and change up my routine a bit.
I like the current lifts I'm doing and especially since I can also do them all in the home gym I've just built for myself, so I'm thinking of switching the rep range/weight from 3x8 work sets to mixing in 3x12 with the 3x8 over the 4 days back and forth or switch to pyramid sets of 16, 12, 8, 4 reps on everything.
I've been looking at different supplements to add into my stack to help me shred down, keep my mass and help me move forward (...as well as being more strict on the diet and a little cardio when possible). I'll most likely stick with Universal/Animal and add Animal Cuts and M-Stak or others from Animal. With any of this I'd take out the red stim pill from my current Animal Pump.
Any thoughts or insight as to what will help me out the best?
Here is my current stack and routine:
ON Opti-Men multi, Fish oil, Flaxseed and CLA
ON Whey and Casein
Animal Pump
Scivation Xtend
Universal Torrent
6:45am - Wake up
7:15am - Breakfast -16oz. 2% milk w/ 1 scoop ON Whey & 1/2 scoop ON Casein, 1 cup oatmeal.
1 tablet each of ON Opti-Men, fish Oil, flaxseed, CLA
7:30-9:00am - Commute to work
8:45am - Animal Pump
9:15-10:30 - Lift at my gym at work, 1 serving of Xtend, 1 serving of Torrent immediately after
11:15 - Lunch w/ 1 Opti-Men tablet, 1 CLA
Small snacks/meals/protein throughout the day
8:00pm - Dinner 1 tablet each of Opti-Men, fish oil, flaxseed and CLA
11:00pm - Sleep 1 scoop of ON Casein
I do my own version of an Arnold routine/lifts in which I split his full body routine up into 4 days and work each body part twice a week as follows:
I usually warm up with 1 set of 12 reps, then go into 3 sets of 8 reps (or 4x6 depending how I feel), ab workouts are mixed throughout...
Tues - Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps
Standing barbell press - 1x12, 3x8
Dumbell lateral raise - 3x8
Barbell curl - 1x12, 3x8
Incline bench DB curl - 3x8
Close grip bench press - 3x8
Cable push down - 3x10
Wed - Chest and Back
Flat Bench - 1x12, 3x8 (or 4x6 depending on how I feel)
Inlcine DB fly - 3x8
Wide grip pull/chin up - 3x8
Barbell row - 3x8
Fri - Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps
DB press - 1x12, 3x8
Rear delt DB raise - 3x8
DB Hammer curl - 1x12, 3x8
EZ bar preacher curl - 3x8
Weighted bench dip or dip station - 3x8
Overhead tricep cable press - 3x10
Sat - Chest and Back
Incline DB press - 1x12, 3x8
DB pull over - 3x10
Close grip pull ups - 3x8
T - Bar row - 3x8
Pump and Torrent have been my staples for the past few years with M-Stak and
Cuts mixed in every once in a while. This past winter I did a serious bulk
in which I put on a great amount of solid mass (w/ the help of a new routine and M-Stak)
but I did also put on a small amount of unfavorable mass in my
mid-section. Now comes the cutting phase in which I'd like to keep that
quality size but make it more defined and really target my mid-section.
With my recent bulk I've made some great gains across the board and gotten up to just under 200lbs.+-
I've recently hit a plateau and figure it's the perfect time to get on this cut and change up my routine a bit.
I like the current lifts I'm doing and especially since I can also do them all in the home gym I've just built for myself, so I'm thinking of switching the rep range/weight from 3x8 work sets to mixing in 3x12 with the 3x8 over the 4 days back and forth or switch to pyramid sets of 16, 12, 8, 4 reps on everything.
I've been looking at different supplements to add into my stack to help me shred down, keep my mass and help me move forward (...as well as being more strict on the diet and a little cardio when possible). I'll most likely stick with Universal/Animal and add Animal Cuts and M-Stak or others from Animal. With any of this I'd take out the red stim pill from my current Animal Pump.
Any thoughts or insight as to what will help me out the best?
Here is my current stack and routine:
ON Opti-Men multi, Fish oil, Flaxseed and CLA
ON Whey and Casein
Animal Pump
Scivation Xtend
Universal Torrent
6:45am - Wake up
7:15am - Breakfast -16oz. 2% milk w/ 1 scoop ON Whey & 1/2 scoop ON Casein, 1 cup oatmeal.
1 tablet each of ON Opti-Men, fish Oil, flaxseed, CLA
7:30-9:00am - Commute to work
8:45am - Animal Pump
9:15-10:30 - Lift at my gym at work, 1 serving of Xtend, 1 serving of Torrent immediately after
11:15 - Lunch w/ 1 Opti-Men tablet, 1 CLA
Small snacks/meals/protein throughout the day
8:00pm - Dinner 1 tablet each of Opti-Men, fish oil, flaxseed and CLA
11:00pm - Sleep 1 scoop of ON Casein
I do my own version of an Arnold routine/lifts in which I split his full body routine up into 4 days and work each body part twice a week as follows:
I usually warm up with 1 set of 12 reps, then go into 3 sets of 8 reps (or 4x6 depending how I feel), ab workouts are mixed throughout...
Tues - Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps
Standing barbell press - 1x12, 3x8
Dumbell lateral raise - 3x8
Barbell curl - 1x12, 3x8
Incline bench DB curl - 3x8
Close grip bench press - 3x8
Cable push down - 3x10
Wed - Chest and Back
Flat Bench - 1x12, 3x8 (or 4x6 depending on how I feel)
Inlcine DB fly - 3x8
Wide grip pull/chin up - 3x8
Barbell row - 3x8
Fri - Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps
DB press - 1x12, 3x8
Rear delt DB raise - 3x8
DB Hammer curl - 1x12, 3x8
EZ bar preacher curl - 3x8
Weighted bench dip or dip station - 3x8
Overhead tricep cable press - 3x10
Sat - Chest and Back
Incline DB press - 1x12, 3x8
DB pull over - 3x10
Close grip pull ups - 3x8
T - Bar row - 3x8