Rejuvenation with Project Z

[calcaneous]

I have been lucky enough to be selected for the testing of this fantastic product. the ingredient list is absolutely impressive.

Background info:

name: Jon
weight: 225lbs
height: 5 foot 6

I am in the middle of my bulk. I do not believe in a "clean" bulk, i believe in eating, lifting till you are throwing up, eating some more, and then sleeping.

My current diet is as follows:

meals 1-5: 60protein, 32 fat, 50carbs
meal 6: 32fat, 60protein
(animal pak, animal omega, and animal flex thrown into every other meal)

post-workout shake: 10grams BCAA, 10grams Creatine, 10 Grams glutamine, 70grams Waxy Maize

intra-shake: poweraid, mixed with EAA stack and caffeine.

routine:

M: back (abs+calves)
T: chest
W: shoulders
Th: hams and quads (abs+calves)
F: arms


I cannot wait for the package to come in the mail and keep a log on how i feel about the product and how the product makes my workouts even better.

[mritter3]

cant wait to see your thoughts on z bro...subbed

[calcaneous]

hopefully i will get Z in today (Wednesday). I have been amping up my lifts this week, because depending on how i look on Saturday, i might start cutting down for the mid-atlantic show in april.

[calcaneous]

the nice ups man dropped off a little surprise for me while i was at the gym. Cant wait to take my first serving of Z!

[calcaneous]

day #1

I took my first dose of Z yesterday. I killed my shoulders with countless presses, front/side/rear raises, and some burn out up-right rows. My right shoulder was incredibly sore even after the workout.

I woke up this morning feeling like i had an incredible deep sleep, in which i did not want to wake up from. my shoulder feels very very good, its still a bit sore, but not as bad as i thought it was going to be.

i already hit my ham+quad day today, which was the following:

laying ham curl (15,12,10)
seated ham curl (15,12,10)
bent over one leg curls (15,12,10)

squats: 5x5, 1x8

old school hack squats off the floor (15,12,10)

seated calf raises supersetted with one foot standing calf raise

various lower ab excises.

tomorrow and saturday will be the testing ground for project Z.

[mritter3]

very cool man...looks like you killed it in the gym...cant wait to see how your body responds to Z

[calcaneous]

all my posts are going to contain how i feel when i wake up in the morning and post what workout i am doing that day.


day #2

i took my second serving of Z on NYE, at around 5am, for that is when i went to bed. My shoulders are completly sore free. I only got around 4 hours of sleep. (keep in mind, i trained legs on New Years). My legs are tired, but not very very sore. Tomrrow, according to the DoM theory, they should be pretty shot.


I decided to hit up arms with the other dedicated older guys at the gym today.

4 biceps exercises focusing mainly on the outerpeak/forearms.
4 triceps exercises focusing on all three heads + close grip bench press. i fucking love CGBP
4 sets of reverse curls till failure

my forearms are usually always very sore/tired from everyday activities. So hopefuly, tomorrow morning i will feel perfect.

Sleeping again was amazing, even with 4 hours of sleep, i felt great.

[calcaneous]

day #3


i slept for around 12 hours last night to make up for the 4 i got yesterday.

my legs are NOT Sore at all!!! My biceps are a little tense. I cant tell about my triceps yet because they show soreness 2 days after i work them.

so far i am absolutely loving this Z. I cannot wait for 1 week on this stuff. haha, i want to hit the gym up now because of how fresh i feel.

[B-rad89]

So the pattern I am seeing is it takes about a day and a half for the full effect?

M - Take Z
T - Little sore - Take Z
W - Soreness gone from M - Little sore - Take Z
R - Soreness gone from T- Little sore - Take Z
F - Soreness gone from W - Little sore - Take Z
S - Soreness gone from R - Little sore - Take Z
Sun - Soreness gone from F - Little sore - Take Z

rinse repeat.

[calcaneous]

So the pattern I am seeing is it takes about a day and a half for the full effect?

M - Take Z
T - Little sore - Take Z
W - Soreness gone from M - Little sore - Take Z
R - Soreness gone from T- Little sore - Take Z
F - Soreness gone from W - Little sore - Take Z
S - Soreness gone from R - Little sore - Take Z
Sun - Soreness gone from F - Little sore - Take Z

rinse repeat.

lso far it seems like it. I just know that certain parts of my body only show soreness 24 hours after being hit.

Its like, the day after im not as sore as i thought i was going to be, and 2 days, i feel like i haven't even hit that bodypart. i cannot even describe how much i am loving this product so far.

[mritter3]

glad your liking it man....you and me both.

[calcaneous]

Day #4

sat and sunday are rest days, so im not seeing how i feel from those days, but how da muscles feel from thursday/friday.

My legs are perfect. I wish i could have squatted today. My triceps, as usual start to show signs of soreness on sundays, they are a little bit sore, but not as much as i thought it was going to be.

[calcaneous]

day #5. i couldnt sleep very well last night. I still did my typical back routine.

pull-downs
barbell rows
iso-close grip pull downs
dumbbell rows

dead lifts (15,12,10)

cable pull down for the pump

followed by 20 minutes of walking.


my calories have been cut down, i am entering a maintaining phase right now. the diet is as follows:

meals 1-5: 16g fat, 40g carbs, 60g protein
meal 6: 16g fat, 60g protein

postworkout: same

intra: poweraide zero

so far, even with the little sleep, i still feel very fresh and ready to go.

[calcaneous]

day #6.

I got a nice solid 8 hours of sleep. My cat did not do his usual sit by my head and purr insanely loud, so it was a good night.

my back is a little tight, but nothing too sore. i feel like i can hit back again today if i didnt do chest. My dreams have been crazy as well. typical meat head type dreams. for example,

I had a dream where i was stuck in a supermarket where i couldnt find any protein. It was just vegetables and fruit. So i ran to the drink isle, in hopes to find a protein shake. but no, endless shelves of sugar-free red bull.

i destroyed chest today. My main object for chest to is really focus on my upper pecs. Not just the "upper" part, but rather the meat right near the clavicle. hitting a side-chest pose looks bad-ass when you have a shelf on man-chest-meat pumped up.

flat bb bench
incline bb bench
bodyweight dips
incline hammer strength
flat db flies
cable incline flies

upper abs/obliques

seated calf raise.

[mritter3]

my sleep has been outstanding as well, and yeah man, i have had some crazy dreams as well...probally cuz im in such a deep sleep.

[calcaneous]

my sleep has been outstanding as well, and yeah man, i have had some crazy dreams as well...probally cuz im in such a deep sleep.

i think most people on "Z" how exactly how this "sleep" feels. Its like a mini-hibernation.

[calcaneous]

day #7 (wed)

First time i actually woke up sore. My chest always kills the day after. My back is completely sore-free (woot).

I did a quick 30/45 minute shoulder workout with one of the top amateur NJ BB, buddy system shoulder pressin' "you go, i go" no rest in between..good shit.


day #8 (thurs)

my right shoulder is a little stiff right now, but it always bothers me. My chest feels great, its a little stiff, but once i got to stretching it out, it was fine.

destroyed legs today, so hopefully tomorrow they should feel pretty good.


week #1 summary

I absolutely love this product so far. My dreams have been very solid, and i wake up feeling very refreshed, but at the same time, like i dont want to leave my bed because of how good it feels.

my muscles are not as sore as i always think they will be, and by 48 hours afterwards, i dont feel like i worked them out.

[calcaneous]

day #9 (friday)

my legs are tired. very very very tired. Going up and down stairs is very annoying.

instead of doing low-reps "heavy"weight, aka 5x5, i did volume training. 8-15 reps moderate to heavy weight, to really shock the muscles.

i have a huge knot in my right bicep. hopefully, tonight after i massage it for hours on end, it will be ready for the grueling upper appendicular muscle beat down i have in store.

hammer curls
barbell curls
close grip curls
cross body cable curls

overhead-db extension
close grip bench press
some sort of skull crusher
close grip pronated cable push down

20 mins cardio (booooooring)

[calcaneous]

day #10 (saturday)

i blasted arms yesterday with my buddy. good times. lots of drop sets, super sets. only one problem...i didnt sleep very well last night. I only got around 5.5/6 hours of sleep. my arms are tired, but not sore. I am sure tomorrow when DOMS hits, they will feel a little sore.

[calcaneous]

a wonnnnderful 10 hours of sleep. Today was my mom's birthday, so i took off from work and hung out with her all day. both her and my brother are fans of the packers and with their lose, there was alot of yelling going on last night.

i am so amped to workout tomorrow. I love how i am feeling with "Z", i always feel refreshed and ready to tackle the weights. i am not sure how many of you caught the finals for world's strongest man, but watching them lift makes me want to deadlift so bad. Monday = day 1 of the routine = deadlifts. God i fucking love mondays.