I've been dealing with some health issues recently and even the Dr was concerned. Well, long story short... yesterday I got the all clear. No Lymes and no Lymphoma! About time I got some good news. Only bad part is that I've been diagnosed with diverticulitis. Fuuuuuck. I've got to go see a gastroenterologist to find out what's going on. Between having Crohn's, almost dying from pancreatitis last year and now this... something's up. So it could get interesting, but who fucking cares.
Also got a HUGE cortisone/lidocaine injection in my shoulder yesterday. Holy hell. Feels so much better. I'll be getting those every two weeks because of degenerative issues with my shoulder. Being old sucks.
Hit up the powder shot, definitely my favorite way. Felt pretty good and I'm startng to get use to the pump aspect. I still like the original better. I'm gonna run the original to compare on Friday DL. Stay tuned.
I finally made it to the gym today. I've only trained 3x in the past four weeks. Almost didn't go. Been so burned out after everything it's hard to find the initiative. Decided to go and just do a light squat day since I was only gonna have 90 minutes to train. Then when I got there, Dan says he's going to go pick Pete up. Fuuuuuuck. I have no self control or common sense when I train with Pete. Damn it! Ended up hitting a PR. Lol
I've been dealing with some health issues recently and even the Dr was concerned. Well, long story short... yesterday I got the all clear. No Lymes and no Lymphoma! About time I got some good news. Only bad part is that I've been diagnosed with diverticulitis. Fuuuuuck. I've got to go see a gastroenterologist to find out what's going on. Between having Crohn's, almost dying from pancreatitis last year and now this... something's up. So it could get interesting, but who fucking cares.
Also got a HUGE cortisone/lidocaine injection in my shoulder yesterday. Holy hell. Feels so much better. I'll be getting those every two weeks because of degenerative issues with my shoulder. Being old sucks.
If you are old, I am ancient.
Fingers crossed for ya bud.
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With my shoulder still jacked up but feeling a lot better with the cortisone injection, I decided to go light weight, high rep with some upper body work.
Did the powder shot again, yum! With the plan of not going heavy and just wanting a good pump and blood flow to get my body ready for heavy weight next week, I actually really enjoyed the new Rage XL. With just the <50% I was doing I still got a huge pump. It was kinda cool.
I still hope they don't discontinue the old stuff though. I think it would be best to have both available.
Felt like hammered ass but still got to the gym yesterday. Now with my shoulder feeling great from the cortisone injection, I'm realizing how bad my other aches and pains are! Really feel the brachialis tear now. Gonna be hard to rest that though. Worked up to 95% on DLs and it felt HEAVY. Wasn't planning on going that heavy with my right shoulder jacked up and the tear in my left arm, but... what the hell?! Lol.
Powder shot again.
Had a sick pump in my back by the time I was done, especially when finishing off with stone loading. Not a ton of energy though.
I was planning on starting the Lilliebridge Method on Monday, but after looking it over I realized I need to work up to it. I've always had problems repping anything over 70%. Doesn't matter if it's bench, squat or DL. Just never been able to hit reps. The percentage I was suppose to START with for max reps was gonna be impossible, so I'm gonna just work on really hitting 3-5 sets of 3-5 reps of some heavier percentages. Monday went a lot better than I expected.
Warmup:
Lunges
Hip Circle (I FUCKING LOVE THAT THING!!!)
Stretches
Foam roll
RageXL (powder shot)
Squat:
Bar - 2x15
135 - 2x10
225 - 2x5
275 - 2x3
315 - 3x3 (HUGE rep PR! I've never even hit that for a double before!)
Rev Pec Deck - 3x15
Shrugs - 3x10
EZ Bar Preachers - 3x10
DB curls - 3x10
Hammer curls - 3x6
DONE
Used two scoops is time. The energy level was better.
Haven't benched in 3 months because my shoulders and elbows are just getting beat to shit. Last time I benched was when I hit 310 touch and go. I've never really done paused benching. But I know how 2 second pause squats have really made my squat blow up fast. Since I'll be doing a PL meet this year, I need to work on proper benching with full pause. So Wednesday I worked up to just 225 and it felt pretty good. I wanted to play with my new Slingshot that Pete gave me, but I didn't want to overwork my shoulders and elbows the first day back benching. I was able to hit 225 for an easy 3x3 with a 2 sec pause. Could've done 5x5 if I wanted to. Which is great because it means I haven't lost much off my bench at all. I guess the 3 months of high rep OHP and axle press kept my bench strength up.
I've been keeping up my training log on my regular thread. Just keep forgetting to cut and paste it over here too. Well, here's my final thoughts on the new Rage XL.
Flavor: 10/10. I loved the lemon! I never use water with any preWO so doing the powder shot tastes just like the lemon Girl Scout cookies. Absolutely knee of the best tasting supplements I've ever had.
Kick: 1/10. Even with 2 or 3 scoops I didn't notice this kicking in at all. It never had the lovely BA9 tingles and kick to the teeth of the original.
Energy: 5/10. Comparable to a strong cup of coffee or a Monster. Not what I'd expect from a preWO at all. Especially an Animal product.
Pump: This is hard for me to judge. I don't take NO or pump type products. As a powerlifter such things can actually hurt training instead of help. And that's what I noticed with this. The pump was ridiculous! Which is great if that's what you want, but it's not for me. I actually had to cut sessions short because my mobility was affected by the pump I was getting. Even with one scoop it was huge! And since I needed 2 scoops to have any energy at all, it was just bad and not beneficial at all.
Over all: I think there could be a market for this product as a Pump type supplement but not as a preWO. For me, I wouldn't go out and buy this. With that said, I really hope that they don't discontinue the original Rage. The original is easily the best preWO on the market and the only supplement I even take. I'd hate to be off all Animal supplements. So PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep making the original.
I've been keeping up my training log on my regular thread. Just keep forgetting to cut and paste it over here too. Well, here's my final thoughts on the new Rage XL.
Flavor: 10/10. I loved the lemon! I never use water with any preWO so doing the powder shot tastes just like the lemon Girl Scout cookies. Absolutely knee of the best tasting supplements I've ever had.
Kick: 1/10. Even with 2 or 3 scoops I didn't notice this kicking in at all. It never had the lovely BA9 tingles and kick to the teeth of the original.
Energy: 5/10. Comparable to a strong cup of coffee or a Monster. Not what I'd expect from a preWO at all. Especially an Animal product.
Pump: This is hard for me to judge. I don't take NO or pump type products. As a powerlifter such things can actually hurt training instead of help. And that's what I noticed with this. The pump was ridiculous! Which is great if that's what you want, but it's not for me. I actually had to cut sessions short because my mobility was affected by the pump I was getting. Even with one scoop it was huge! And since I needed 2 scoops to have any energy at all, it was just bad and not beneficial at all.
Over all: I think there could be a market for this product as a Pump type supplement but not as a preWO. For me, I wouldn't go out and buy this. With that said, I really hope that they don't discontinue the original Rage. The original is easily the best preWO on the market and the only supplement I even take. I'd hate to be off all Animal supplements. So PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep making the original.
Wow. That is wild man. I love the original Rage, but felt like two scoops of XL hit me just as hard. Just goes to show that individual results certainly may vary.
Wow. That is wild man. I love the original Rage, but felt like two scoops of XL hit me just as hard. Just goes to show that individual results certainly may vary.
Valuable feedback regardless, my brother.
Peace, G
Thanks G. I hate feeling like I'm bashing Animal, but I'd rather be honest about it than sit here and blow sunshine up their ass. It is a good product, just not for me. I'm just hoping they keep the OG around...
Thanks G. I hate feeling like I'm bashing Animal, but I'd rather be honest about it than sit here and blow sunshine up their ass. It is a good product, just not for me. I'm just hoping they keep the OG around...
Nah man. Honesty is important. No bashing at all.
You better stock up on the OG if you can find it out there. Haha.
Did you ever try Shock Therapy preworkout? Two scoops of that is pretty good too.
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