View Full Version : Leafs43 GFH with Animal "X"
First off I would like to thank Universal and Animal for this opportunity. This is my “X” log. I have not received my “X” as of yet so I am still speculating what the ingredients are, and I am like a kid on Christmas Eve right now.
But lets get down to business on the GFH plan with product “X”
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 214
Body fat %: 12%
My split:
Monday: Chest/abs
Tuesday: Back/calves
Wednesday: Legs/abs
Thursday: Shoulders/calves
Friday: Arms/abs
Saturday and Sunday: recouping like I mean it!
I do little to no cardio because I am the type that loses weight just looking at a treadmill. Its bulking season however J. Also with my body type my muscles grow longwise rather then out so it doesn’t seem like I gain but I really do.
Current lifts:
Bench: 315 x6
Squat: 405x5
Incline: 275 x4
Dead lift: 455x2
Bent Over row: 225x5
BB curls: 115x8
Shoulder Press: 225x3
Leg press: 900x8
Diet:
My diet has consists of 3600-4000 cals a day, divided into 6 meals. It’s all the good stuff. Lots of oatmeal, chicken, beef and tuna about ½ a gallon of milk a day and about 8 eggs. I try to take in 300-350g of protein per day and run carbs just slightly higher then my protein intake.
Supps while taking “X”:
Shock Therapy
Storm
EAAs
Whey (PWO I use whey + generic waxy maize cause I am broke atm lol…….damn tires on my car had to be replaced)
Very simple stack though and will be run along side of “X”.
Universal Rep
08-02-07, 5:25 pm
Subbed.
Malloy1344
08-02-07, 6:17 pm
nice lifts bro, goodluck with the products.
Some other random crap I should throw in here:
I work out in the a.m., not bright and early but in the a.m.. Usually around 10-11 a.m. i hit the weights. I wake up at 6-7 (depending on the day and what I have going on for said day) eat my breakfast that is usually 1 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup milk, 4-5 liquid egg whites and a scoop of whey. And a second meal 1 hour before driving to the gym.
Also as far as past supplementation, I have never touched any type of product that has anything at all to do with hormones outside of ZMA. That means I am doing everything basically natural.
widdlewade44
08-02-07, 9:05 pm
Some PRs should be getting reset during your Journey. Good luck and I'm looking forward to viewing your progress. Peace.
Kevin
widdlewade44
nice lifts bro, goodluck with the products.
Some PRs should be getting reset during your Journey. Good luck and I'm looking forward to viewing your progress. Peace.
Kevin
widdlewade44
Thanks fellas its much appreciated. Everything is taken with a grain of salt, and no supp is a magic pill, you still need to do the hardwork sweat and pain. Ill keep my log as unbiased as I can (which will be hard cause Universal and Animal is my favorite company)
Lowdown5
08-02-07, 11:23 pm
Lookin forward to following you Bro.
Mail already arrived today. No animal X in it either. :(
Here is hoping that it comes today via fedex. If not it has to arrive here tomarrow or I probably wont be able to start it on monday.
edit: If it comes fedex or UPS they deliver around 3-4 at my location so I will be at work during delivery time so I'll def be keeping track of the forvm at work to see if any other animals are getting theres.
I GOT IT!!!
and looking at the ingredients.....this is looking goooooooooodddd!!!!
I GOT IT!!!
and looking at the ingredients.....this is looking goooooooooodddd!!!!
Damn man, I haven't gotten mine yet.... JEALOUS!
jhicks3301
08-03-07, 4:27 pm
I GOT IT!!!
and looking at the ingredients.....this is looking goooooooooodddd!!!!
No shit!? OH yeah... Ican't wait to see the profile
Damn man, I haven't gotten mine yet.... JEALOUS!
Just wait. It looks by far like a very complete formula. But thats what you get with animal products :)
but remember, we can not disclose any info about the ingredients unless explicitly told so by Universal.
Universal Rep
08-03-07, 4:30 pm
I GOT IT!!!
and looking at the ingredients.....this is looking goooooooooodddd!!!!
Told ya bro. The formula is gonna kick ass.
jhicks3301
08-03-07, 4:32 pm
Damn I'm ready to get my package! LOL
Told ya bro. The formula is gonna kick ass.
I may have a couple questions about dosages in them but ya. I am very suprised at whats actually in it.
Just basing off the formula i think animal has a winner on their hands with this one.
It's like you get to go play outside while I sit and watch from the window because I didn't do my homework yet! WHERE IS THIS UPS GUY?!?! I see that ugly ass brown truck everyday about 18 times a day, but when you need something delivered, he's no where to be found..
Universal Rep
08-03-07, 4:39 pm
I may have a couple questions about dosages in them but ya. I am very suprised at whats actually in it.
Just basing off the formula i think animal has a winner on their hands with this one.
Hopefully any questions will be answered by the results you get...
Hopefully any questions will be answered by the results you get...
With this I can not wait until monday. Weekends are my off days so ill keep the diet straight this weekend and be ready to go to work on monday.
Now that I think about it. X will fit very nicely with the shock therapy/storm combo.
Big Wides
08-03-07, 7:09 pm
subbed
naturalguy
08-04-07, 12:57 pm
Nice! looking forward to this
leafs43
08-06-07, 10:34 am
OK, it's on like donkey kong!!!!!
Ate my breakfast not to long ago. 1 cup oatmeal, 1 scoop whey, 4 pastereuzed egg whites (i just shotgun egg whites..........cooking takes to long LOL) and a hearty helping of milk.
Today is chest day and I am psyched!!!
I like doing whey with all this because right when I get up I want some protien to be flooding my body asap. So with this breakfast I have fast, medium and slow digesting protien. Every thing a growing man needs :D
WeaponX
08-06-07, 10:57 am
Hey man,
I hear ya, checkin in just took my X after breakfast and am gettin ready to go BLAST my chest!!! not gonna lie, im excited, im hopin this stuff lives up to the hype, honestly, I dont think Ive ever seen post talkin about how potent the stuff was by both u-rep and j-dawg so im excited, lookin gforward to your progress...
leafs43
08-06-07, 11:03 am
Hey man,
I hear ya, checkin in just took my X after breakfast and am gettin ready to go BLAST my chest!!! not gonna lie, im excited, im hopin this stuff lives up to the hype, honestly, I dont think Ive ever seen post talkin about how potent the stuff was by both u-rep and j-dawg so im excited, lookin gforward to your progress...
Well I do know what some of the ingredients were before recieving my X. And yes this product is by far going to be potent.
Only thing that concerns me now is when it comes out on the market how much is it gonna cost, cause i'll def wanna do another cycle of it.
Ok first workout with X is in the books. Was a good workout too. Last week my chest workout felt shakey and flat but as you'll notice this week I got back up on the horse.
Anyways this is how it went down:
Bench: 135x15, 225x12, 275x8, 315x4 (failed on 5th rep so i dont count it), 225x12
Incline:135x12, 185x10, 225x8, 225x7, 225x5, 185x8
Cable Crossovers: 70x10, 70x10, 80x10, 80x10
Incline flyes: 35x12, 40x12, 40x10, 45x8
Dumbell Incline press: 65x10, 70x10, 70x8, 70x7
Hammer strength bench: 2 plates x 10, 2 plates x 10, 2 plates x 10, 2 playes x 10
Decline bench (smith) 225 x 10 225 x 10, 225x10 (usually dont do decline because it puts a bad pressure on my shoulders)
Cable underhanded crossovers: 20x10, 20x10, 20x10
Ab work:
Decline body weight crunches super setted w/ hang leg raises: 4 sets of 15 crunches and 10 raises
Weighted cable crunch @120 lbs superset w/ cable side bends @ 80 lbs: 3 sets of 12 each
edit: also weighed in at 215 today
Malloy1344
08-06-07, 2:48 pm
Ok first workout with X is in the books. Was a good workout too. Last week my chest workout felt shakey and flat but as you'll notice this week I got back up on the horse.
Anyways this is how it went down:
Bench: 135x15, 225x12, 275x8, 315x4 (failed on 5th rep so i dont count it), 225x12
Incline:135x12, 185x10, 225x8, 225x7, 225x5, 185x8
Cable Crossovers: 70x10, 70x10, 80x10, 80x10
Incline flyes: 35x12, 40x12, 40x10, 45x8
Dumbell Incline press: 65x10, 70x10, 70x8, 70x7
Hammer strength bench: 2 plates x 10, 2 plates x 10, 2 plates x 10, 2 playes x 10
Decline bench (smith) 225 x 10 225 x 10, 225x10 (usually dont do decline because it puts a bad pressure on my shoulders)
Cable underhanded crossovers: 20x10, 20x10, 20x10
Ab work:
Decline body weight crunches super setted w/ hang leg raises: 4 sets of 15 crunches and 10 raises
Weighted cable crunch @120 lbs superset w/ cable side bends @ 80 lbs: 3 sets of 12 each
edit: also weighed in at 215 today
nice looking workout bro.......really solid....im jealous you got to try your X already :(....i have to wait until tommorow..
K so about 2 1/2 hours after completing my work out my left elbow feels a weird kind of tight. Probably nothing to be too worried about though.
Looking pretty strong Leafs.. Looking good on the bench. Can't wait to get my X today.. Better be today, I'll be pissed if I have to wait until tomorrow..
Looking pretty strong Leafs.. Looking good on the bench. Can't wait to get my X today.. Better be today, I'll be pissed if I have to wait until tomorrow..
Ya the work out was good. Not my best but everyday can't be the best either.
It was good enough however where I think I will be sore tomarrow, which means in fact it was good.
And hope you get your X today.
edit: Oh ya I am gonna be sore tomarrow. Getting slight cramps already in my chest and tri's but my urine is clear. But thats a normal occurance with me as well.
ironshaolin
08-06-07, 4:15 pm
hey man, thats a pretty high volumed chest workout! What did you think of X on your first day? I think its one of those things thats way too early to tell, as I noticed nothing yet.
hey man, thats a pretty high volumed chest workout! What did you think of X on your first day? I think its one of those things thats way too early to tell, as I noticed nothing yet.
Ya it is way to early to tell. I think most of the effects will start to set in towards the end of week 1 beginning of week 2.
I did however get a good pump going right in middle of my bench series, and pecs did get a little tight. But that prolly has nothing to do with X and has more to do with shock therapy (and I now have the beta alanine version as well :D).
But definitely cramping up so time to start chugging water like its my job.
edit: and you think thats a high volume workout, wait till tomarrow. My back day is probably the highest volume workout I have, surpassing legs. Also It only took me an hour and 10 mins to get that chest and ab work done so I had a very good pace of things.
ryanlemley1
08-06-07, 4:24 pm
looks good leafs43. still waiting to get home to see if i got my shipement.
ironshaolin
08-06-07, 5:01 pm
jesus I can only imagine. I did 18 sets on back today, I'm eager to see what you do tomorrow.
jesus I can only imagine. I did 18 sets on back today, I'm eager to see what you do tomorrow.
It clocks in around 20 sets, all of which are all almost supersetted. So in reality its much more like 40 sets at extremely high intensity.
My back however was at one point my weak spot, so I knew it needed a lot of shocking to grow. As it turnns out, back has now become one of my finer, if not my best, points.
leafs43
08-06-07, 10:18 pm
Ok so as my work day is closing down all I have to say is soreness has already set in.
My chest and tris are soo sore right now. The good type of soreness however. And whats weird is that I usually don't feel soreness until the next day and on chest days my tri's never get sore.
Also, around 5 pm till now i have been feeling damn sleepy. Makes for an interesting workday eh?
leafs43
08-07-07, 11:22 am
So ok.......it feels like a mac truck hit my chest lol.
Woke up this morning, sore as hell in my chest and tri's.
That however won't disuade me from taking the day off. Hell no its back day!!!
I repeated the same breakfast I had yesterday and getting ready to go to the gym now.
But I kinda wish had some Torrent and Nitro for recovery hehe
Flash419
08-07-07, 11:31 am
I hit Chest and BIs yesterday. Both are alot sorer today then normal. But it's that good muscle soreness.. so I am NOT complaining. I got an immediate reaction from X, which definatly suprised me. I wasn't counting on anything until at least the second week. But, all my lift were up, felt strong, very focused. I'm taking Pump too, which always gets me up before a workout, but this was much more then that. Only new factor was X, so ......
Good luck with back today, hitting legs in a few hours. Need to get a couple of meals in me first.
Looking forward to seeing how everyone else is doing.
widdlewade44
08-07-07, 12:02 pm
Nice looking chest workout. Good luck on today's Back workout. I'm glad that 'X' is kicking in for you.
Kevin
widdlewade44
Ok got done with back day. Sorenss in my chest kind of went away by the time I got to the gym. On back exercises I really concentrate on the stretches and pinch hard on the contractions, so thats why some weights are not as heavy as I could go.
Here was my routine:
Body weight chin up superset w/ T bar rows:
Chin ups: 4 sets of 10 (I start of with chins so it burns out my biceps so I dont use them as much in my other pulls)
T-bar rows: 100x10, 125x10, 150x8, 175x8 (use 25's rather then plates for full ROM)
Bent Over Row: 135x12, 175x10, 185x8, 205x6, 225x4
wide grip Lat pulldowns superset w/ wide grip seat cable row:
Lat pulldowns: 150x10, 160x10, 170x10, 180x8
Cable Row: 130x10, 140x10, 150x10, 160x8
Straight arm lat pull down super set w/ machine Back extension:
Straight arm lat pull down: 50x10, 60x10, 60x10, 70x8
Machine Back extension: 260x10, 260x10, 260x10, 260x10 (this gives a real good stretch and really warms up my lower back)
One arm dumbell row superset w/ close grip lat pulldown:
1-arm rows: 80x10, 80x10, 80x10
Close grip lats: 130x10, 150x10, 170x8
Dead lifts: 225x10, 275x10, 275x8, 315x6 (next week will start with deads at beginning and therefore it will be heavier)
Calf work:
Seat calf raises superset w/ donkey calf raises
Seated calf raises: 2 platesx20, 2px20, 2px18, 2px16
donkley calf raises: 80x15, 80x15, 80x15, 80x12
Really focus on stretch and contraction on calves
Other things about today. I was doused in sweat. I mean I usually sweat but nothing like today. It got to the point where it was almost distracting, with sweat rolling down into my eyes and such. My shirt and hat were soaked by the end which is never the case. But regardless of the sweat I had great endurance throughout my workout. Right now it doesn't even feel if I lifted a single weight.
leafs43
08-08-07, 11:27 am
Oh man am I sore today. Probably more sore then I was yesterday. Got kind of crappy sleep last night because everything felt so hot. At 2 a.m. I even got up got a washcloth, doused it in cold water and put on the backside of my neck as I laid down to cool me down.
Today is leg day. Ugh...no one likes legs....
ChandlerXJ
08-08-07, 11:40 am
Oh man am I sore today. Probably more sore then I was yesterday. Got kind of crappy sleep last night because everything felt so hot. At 2 a.m. I even got up got a washcloth, doused it in cold water and put on the backside of my neck as I laid down to cool me down.
Today is leg day. Ugh...no one likes legs....
Ahh!! Legs! I feel you man... no one likes legs... I am just starting to like legs, only because every week I add 90 pounds to my max press. Good Luck, sick log! how much you weighhhhh today!?
widdlewade44
08-08-07, 11:40 am
and find out what you're made of!
Good luck, kill those wheels and maximize X's ability.
Now go get some!
Kevin
widdlewade44
Ok leg day is now in the books. I kind of made the mistake of not giving my breakfast enough time to digest before driving to the gym (45 mins digest time before shock therapy was consumed). It made for a very interesting workout lol, but I kept everything down thankfully.
My leg work is direct and to the point. Compound movements in high volume.
Here is how it went down:
Squats: 225x15, 315x10, 315x10, 365x8, 365x5, 315x8 (deep and low is the name of the game)
Leg Press: 12 plates x 10, 14 platesx10, 16 platesx 10, 18platesx 10, 20 plates x8
Leg extension: 210x12, 210x10, 210x8, 185x10, 185x10 (at this point was really feeling breakfast)
Stiff legged Deadlift: 135x10, 135x10, 135x10, 135x8 (I go light here to really get the stretch)
Laying hamstring Curls: 120x10, 120x10, 135x10, 135x10, 150x8
Standning 1 legged leg curls (per leg): 40x10, 50x10, 60x10, 70x8
Ab work (this is a circuit):
Swiss ball crunch w/25 pound weight for 15 reps
swissball crossover crunch for 20 reps
laying leg raise for 10 reps
Body weight plank hold for 30 secs
4 circuits total only 30 secs rest between circuits.....this shit burns fo sho
The sweating profusley continued during todays workout. Was wiping sweat off my brow between every set it seems like and shirt was again soaked. Also quads are now starting to cramp up a bit so time to chug water.
Ahh!! Legs! I feel you man... no one likes legs... I am just starting to like legs, only because every week I add 90 pounds to my max press. Good Luck, sick log! how much you weighhhhh today!?
I didn't check my weight. I usually check my weight mondays and fridays.
But from the amount I have been sweating I must have lost some weight LOL.
and find out what you're made of!
Good luck, kill those wheels and maximize X's ability.
Now go get some!
Kevin
widdlewade44
ya i think legs are probably the most important muscle group to work in correlation with X.
Of course I could get into details but that may give away some of the ingredients hehe. :)
Lowdown5
08-08-07, 4:31 pm
That was a sick leg day Brother, job well done.
widdlewade44
08-08-07, 5:00 pm
Nice job on legs leaf43. Looks like you kicked it and took names, awesome! Keep up the good work brother, peace.
Kevin
widdlewade44
ryanlemley1
08-08-07, 5:39 pm
sick leafs43. great workout! keep it up..and always remember...Train hard!
Malloy1344
08-08-07, 6:25 pm
Ok leg day is now in the books. I kind of made the mistake of not giving my breakfast enough time to digest before driving to the gym (45 mins digest time before shock therapy was consumed). It made for a very interesting workout lol, but I kept everything down thankfully.
My leg work is direct and to the point. Compound movements in high volume.
Here is how it went down:
Squats: 225x15, 315x10, 315x10, 365x8, 365x5, 315x8 (deep and low is the name of the game)
Leg Press: 12 plates x 10, 14 platesx10, 16 platesx 10, 18platesx 10, 20 plates x8
Leg extension: 210x12, 210x10, 210x8, 185x10, 185x10 (at this point was really feeling breakfast)
Stiff legged Deadlift: 135x10, 135x10, 135x10, 135x8 (I go light here to really get the stretch)
Laying hamstring Curls: 120x10, 120x10, 135x10, 135x10, 150x8
Standning 1 legged leg curls (per leg): 40x10, 50x10, 60x10, 70x8
Ab work (this is a circuit):
Swiss ball crunch w/25 pound weight for 15 reps
swissball crossover crunch for 20 reps
laying leg raise for 10 reps
Body weight plank hold for 30 secs
4 circuits total only 30 secs rest between circuits.....this shit burns fo sho
The sweating profusley continued during todays workout. Was wiping sweat off my brow between every set it seems like and shirt was again soaked. Also quads are now starting to cramp up a bit so time to chug water.
nice workout bro....really strong numbers...keep it up!!
One thing I have noticed is that I have been getting sleepy about 2 hours after my workout. Has happened everyday since I have been on X. Maybe about 20 mns ago I just woke up from a 3 hour nap.
Had to get some food pronto when I woke. And for some reason I just ate and I am still hungry LOL.
Guess time to make some more food.
ironshaolin
08-08-07, 9:34 pm
yeah I found I've been tired after the workouts with X too, I thought it was just because I was on vacation and have nothing to do other than go to the gym for long extensive hours and eat like a rabid cannibal.
Mood today was good when I woke up. I slept like a rock last night even with a thunder storm going on and my dog whining and panting at the foot of my bed.
Woke up today and felt sore in my legs but not too bad. Nothing a little stretching can take care of. Soreness in my back and chest are now non existant which was nice.
Today was shoulder day. I always like when wednesday is done because shoulders and arms finish out the week and they are smaller muscles so its a bit better tiring wise. Shoulders are my identified weak point because my shoulders are not flexible by any means and give those snap crackles and pops on lifts.
Shoulder routine today:
Shoulder Press: 135x10, 135x10, 175x8, 185x6, 205x4, 135x10, 135x8
Side lateral dumbbell raises: 25x10, 25x10, 30x10, 30x10
Rear delt Machine: 140x10, 160x10, 160x10, 160x9
Hammer strength shoulder press: 1 plate per side x12, 1p+25 per side x10, 2p per sidex8, 2p per sidex8
Barbell Shrugs: 225x10, 275x10, 315x10, 315x10, 365x8, 315x7
calf work:
10 sets of 10 reps @ 515 lbs with 20 secs rest between sets (this is easy for the first couple of sets but by the time you get to set 8 it kills)
Lowdown5
08-09-07, 2:25 pm
Good day Bro, looking strong.
Good day Bro, looking strong.
I would have gone heavier on shoulder press however the shoulder presses are 2nd floor on the opposite side of the gym from the cardio machines. Ergo.....nigh impossible to get a spot so there is that mental block.
So i decided to wheel it down at the end and go for a good pump with lighter weight at higher reps.
Lowdown5
08-09-07, 2:31 pm
Even dialing it down it was solid and that is what counts.
widdlewade44
08-09-07, 4:04 pm
Nice shoulder work brother.
Kevin
widdlewade44
Arm day. Weighed in at 217 today. Thats a 2 lbs increase in a week with nothing changing in my diet except for X.
My arms are weak in contrast that it doesn't take much to burn them out. So I do some high reps at low weight with some high weight at low reps. But I go super strict form. For some Reason nothing seems to pisses me off more is when someone grabs something way over their weight andswings it upwards pretending to be a curl.
Here is how it went:
ez-bar curl: 70x20, 70x20, 80x10, 80x8, 100x6, 100x5 (got a nasty pump by the end of the second set)
Seated Hammer Curls-30x8 each arm, 30x8 each arm, 35x8each arm, 35x8 each arm
1 arm preacher curl: 25x10 each arm, 25x10 each arm, 25x10 each arm, 25x8 each arm
Tricep pushdown: 60x15, 80x12, 80x12, 100x10, 100x8
Skull Crushers: 80x15, 80x15, 80x15, 80x12
1 arm over head extension: 15x15, 15x15, 15x15, 15x15 (each arm)
Body weight dips: 4 sets of 15
Ab work:
Duo ab machine: 5 sets of 25 with 30 seconds rest set at 100 lbs
Got an amazing pump this workout. Arms were swollen rocks lol. It was hard to move them at full ROM after the respective body parts first exercise.
widdlewade44
08-10-07, 9:17 pm
Solid arms session bro.
Kevin
widdlewade44
Lowdown5
08-10-07, 9:27 pm
You tore it up today Bro, good luck trying to wash your hair tomorrow. Those arms will not want to move.
You tore it up today Bro, good luck trying to wash your hair tomorrow. Those arms will not want to move.
Ya.....thing is is i am planning to get my haircut tomarrow. I don;t think the barber will like me with some nasty nappy hair lol.
But tamorrw is a much needed rest day. I will probably do a major ab workout but nothing else. Gotta let my muscles grow.
Lowdown5
08-10-07, 9:41 pm
Ya.....thing is is i am planning to get my haircut tomarrow. I don;t think the barber will like me with some nasty nappy hair lol.
But tamorrw is a much needed rest day. I will probably do a major ab workout but nothing else. Gotta let my muscles grow.
Your arms may not agree with you.
Great day Bro, impressive.
resting today.
I really wanted to go workout this morning too lol.
ya ya you grow when you rest........I hate off days
Flash419
08-12-07, 11:39 am
Great workouts. Solid numbers throughout. I understand the soreness, my legs are finally moving normally after my TUESDAY workout. My shoulders and expecially my triceps are still sore as hell from friday.
Keep up the good work.
Woke up a bit late this morning, damn snooze button is too close to the off button.
Its monday and had myself a nice relaxing weekend. Hit chest today. Weighed in at 218.
Bench Press: 135x15, 225x12, 225x10, 275x8, 275x7, 315x3, 225x10, 225x8
Incline: 135x12, 185x10, 225x8, 225x7, 225x5, 135x10, 135x10
Flat bench flyes: 40x15, 50x12, 55x10, 60x8, 60x6
Incline Flyes: 35x12, 40x10, 40x10, 45x8
Hammer strength machine: 140x10, 140x10, 140x8, 140x5
AB work: could not get to it because ran out of time today due to oversleeping. Will be doing abs when I get home from work however, I have a swiss ball at home.
Went really high volume on the major lifts today as you can see. All lifts felt more crisp and powerful compared to last week even though I didn't hit as many reps on the top weight on bench (probably because I did many more sets before that, and rushed between sets because of time constraints). Got a wicked nasty pump that as I write this its still there.
leafs43
08-15-07, 11:07 am
This post is for tuesday. Didnt get around to it because I was extremely busy at work and all.
Anyways Tuesday was back day:
Deadlifts: 225x10, 315x10, 365x6, 405x5, 315x8
Weighted Chin ups (25lbs) w/ T bar rows:
chins:4 sets of 8
Tbars: 100x10, 125x10, 150x10, 175x9
Bent Over rows: 135x10, 175x10, 185x10, 205x8, 225x7 (think the 225 x 7 is a PR because of higher reps)
Lat pulldown w/ seated rows:
Lat pulldown: 130x12, 150x10, 170x10, 190x8, 200x7
Seated Rows: 130x10, 150x10, 160x10, 170x7, 190x6
Goodmornings w/ 1 arm row
Goodmornings(pussy pad included..shit hurts my neck :P): 225x10, 225x10, 225x10
1 arm row: 80x10, 80x10, 80x10
That was back day
Flash419
08-15-07, 12:06 pm
Great numbers. Keep up the good work.
You didn't mention, are these gains from your previous lifts?
All my lifts are going up, I love X!
Great numbers. Keep up the good work.
You didn't mention, are these gains from your previous lifts?
All my lifts are going up, I love X!
My lifts definitely feel more powerful. Havent really tested anything out on a max yet just because I do have time constraints that I need to abide by with work and all. So therefore I need to make sure I get all my work in and not dick around with max lifts, because that can be time consuming.
Leg day:
Squats: 225x15, 315x10, 315x10, 365x8, 405x6, 315x10 (was going for rep 7 on 405 and the bar was starting to roll down my back making me lose form. This is by far the best squat day I have had yet to date. It felt powerful and 315 seemed like feather weight)
1 legged leg press: 6 plates total x 10, 8 plates total x 10, 10 plates total x 10, 10 plates total x8, 10 plates total x 7 (never really did this 1 legged but def got a better stretch and I was lazy loading up all those plates for 2 legged ones)
Stiff Legged Dead Lift: 4 sets of 135 x 10 reps
Leg extension superset w/ seated leg curl:
extension: 210 x 10 5 sets
curl: 160x10, 5 sets
Laying leg curl: 135x12, 135x10, 150x8, 150x8
Standing Leg curl: 60x10 for 4 sets
Ab work: Crunches (elevated feet) superset w/ leg raises
Crunches: 5 sets of 20
leg raises: 5 sets of 10
Zero rest time inbetween all sets
leafs43
08-17-07, 11:37 am
Wasn't feeling so hot on thursday. Think it was something I ate. So I decided to take thursday off and make up arms on Saturday. So this week its 3 days on , 1 day off, 2 days on, 1 day off.
Thursday I probably slept for 12 hours out of the day, so plenty of time for muscles to repair and grow, especially with how sore my legs were.
Ok to start off I would like to say my stomach was and still is kind of feeling funky from yesterday. I almost did not go in to workout today. But I am sooooooooo glad I did. This was shoulder day and OH MY FUCKING GOD. PRs were every where. Almost every lift I did today had some PR or another in it. Not to mention the pump I got was absolutely insane.
Yesterday my diet definitely suffered with feeling like crap. I was a little dehydrated today as well because of it, prolly cause of a bout of diherea yesterday. When I weighed in today I was standing at 219 even with my dehydration.
Here is how shoulder day went.
Shoulder Press: 135x12, 175x10, 185x8 (this is where I am like WTF lets keep going up) 205x8, 225x6 (unspotted and 3 reps higher then my previous best, PR for sure), 135x10, 135x10
Lateral Raises: 25x15, 30x12, 40x10, 45x8 (PR on this, usually end it at 35lbs)
Reverse delt machine: Full stack of 220 x 10 for 4 sets. Usually do 180 at 10 reps and struggle by the end. Again PR on the weight
Dumbbell Shoulder press: 60x10, 70x8, 70x8, 70x7 (All 70 lbs are PRs, usually struggle with 65 lbs but I just kept pressing and hard)
Dumbbell shrugs: 150x10 for 5 sets (again another round of PRs imo, usually grab 120s and get burnt by the 2nd set but again just kept going at higher weight)
Ab work:
weighted swiss ball crunches w/ 25 lbs: 5 sets of 25 20 seconds rest
Also today I noticed I wasnt getting those little pops in my shoulder. Every lift I did felt clean, crisp and powerful as you can see.
ironshaolin
08-19-07, 10:38 am
good job man, thats awsome you hit so many pr's. that must've made you leave witht he best feeling. X rules.
Weighed in today at 219. Take note I took the biggest poop ever right before weighing in so that adjusts the weight somewhat :P.
Anyways chest day
Bench press: 135x15, 225x12, 245x10, 275x8, 315x5, 225x14
Incline: 135x12, 185x10, 225x8, 245x7, 245x5, 135x12
Cable crossover: 4 sets of 12 reps at 75 lbs
Incline fly: 4 sets of 10 reps using 40 lbs dumbbells
Dumbbell bench: 3 sets of 10 at 80 lbs dumbells
would have liked to do more but with school starting today my schedule gets compounded
ab work: 4 circiuts of:
15 roman chair sit ups
10 hanging leg raises
10 side bends with 50 lbs dumbbell (each side)
So that is 5 pounds so far? I weighed in today 7 pounds heavier! This shit is great. Keep at it bro!
So that is 5 pounds so far? I weighed in today 7 pounds heavier! This shit is great. Keep at it bro!
5 pounds considering last week my diet suffered a couple days due to some bad food a couple days previous...and the massive turd I took before weighing in. I think literally 2 pounds ended up in the toilet.
Lowdown5
08-20-07, 9:48 pm
Kickin ass Bro, nice job on the 5 pounds. I have lost 5 on X but strength is through the roof.
leafs43
08-20-07, 10:03 pm
Kickin ass Bro, nice job on the 5 pounds. I have lost 5 on X but strength is through the roof.
Also I would like to note that this is the end of my bulking cycle. I had pretty much plateaued at 212-213 for a while.
Even was told today by a regular at my gym saying "you are getting big as hell"
After this round of X its cutting time...damn its gonna suck but 190 or bust imo
Lowdown5
08-20-07, 10:13 pm
Also I would like to note that this is the end of my bulking cycle. I had pretty much plateaued at 212-213 for a while.
Even was told today by a regular at my gym saying "you are getting big as hell"
After this round of X its cutting time...damn its gonna suck but 190 or bust imo
Great compliment.
Couldn't enter a entry yesterday, was severly busy.
Anyways yesterday I did do Back. Can't remember all the weight but 2 numbers stick out like a sore thumb because they are PRs.
1st: deadlift went as heavy as I could yesterday. I decided to attempt 495. Not only pulled it once but dropped it down and pulled it again for a 2nd rep.
2nd: Bent over row. 245x4 times. Previous best was 225x5. Needless to say I had an awesome day of pulling.
Today to follow up my workout I went hardcore mode and did G diesels wheels of steel. Did it verbatim (except some of the calf sets because by the 3rd sets your struggling :P). Amazing workout, legs were shaking (was on the verge of vomitting however after the leg/hacks super sets cause I went heavy as possible). Thought I would throw this workout in there as my last leg day on X for a good ole shocking.
For anyone that doesn't know what wheels of steel is: http://www.animalpak.com/html/article_details.cfm?section=training&ID=146
OK my X testing has wrapped up as of yesterday. Been extremely busy so i didnt have time to report my last 2 workouts but needless to say they did indeed rock.
Weigh in today, 220!!!! Thats 6 pounds in 3 weeks hoohah!!
My experience with X:
First lets say this has been one of the bvest stretches I have had in terms of workouts. The results from X are definitely clear. I have more fullness in my muscles especially my back, traps and tri's. I have improved vascularity on the front side of my arms namely my biceps and iside on my elbows and forearms. Strength has Improved pretty solidly. All movements felt and today they still felt very crisp and very powerful. Focus during my workouts increased ten fold. And as you can see i gained 6 lbs at the tail end of my bulk where I thought I had hit dimishing returns on gains. Also by week 3 I felt like I was 16 again and my errr ummm sex drive was all over the place especially at the worst times possible......like in middle of class :P
But with the good there is always the bad so I do have to be unbiased as I said in my entry post. On X when it wasn't workout time specifically after my workout I felt very drained and very tired. Almost like a crash. Also first week or so I did have problems sleeping even though nothing else had changed in my diet. I would toss and turn for a good hour and felt really warm to the point i would sometimes have to put a cold damp wash cloth on the back of my neck just to cool down (which worked wonderfully might I add). Also About the start of week 3 I noticed I was starting to get a touch of acne on my shoulders. Nothing serious, just small little bumps. Just put some salisylic acid on them and they slowly went away. Thats about it for the bad stuff however.
Now the most important question of my experience:
Will I take X again?
Hell ya I would. In a heart beat. After my cycle with X I am going directly into a cut (which started today and I am already regretting it :P). But when My cut is done in November/December my bulking starts again. X will be one of the FIRST things to get supplement wise bcause it clearly works and works very very well.
jhicks3301
08-27-07, 4:27 pm
Killer review bro!
Killer review bro!
Ya however Im a bit broke at least till next week (damn credit card bill and $500 dollars worth of school books). But i want to pick up some Mstak stat to make sure I maintain my gains going into my cut.
Btw, the cut which started today and I am only allowing myself 100g of carbs a day for the first 2 weeks SUCKS ASS BADLY already. :(
jhicks3301
08-27-07, 4:33 pm
Sucks to be you right now!
Animal Rep
08-27-07, 4:34 pm
Awesome bro, thanks for the update. So far the reviews are looking good.
One more thing which I forgot to include in my final review. I only took 1 measurement before I started X, My waist diameter.
After 3 weeks I went from a 34 inch waist to a....................34 inch waist.