Bruiser Slaying PRs with Rage XL

[Bruiser]

Got my Rage XL Monday night... after I got home from deadlifts. Lol. So I'm gonna start it up today. Hoping for big things. Honestly, the old Rage just ain't cutting it anymore. But everything I've heard, this is gonna help me rip it up. Here's some basic info on me:

Wt: 265-270
Ht: 5'11"
DL: 500
Bench: 310
Squat: 355

Training split
Mon: deadlift, back, arms
Tue: MMA
Wed: alternate bench and OHP weekly, arms
Thu: MMA
Fri: squat, arms, strongman

Goals:
Friday: squat 375+
ABC Dec 7: pull 515 for a PR and see how it goes. Then go for either 535 or 555!
Before Jan 1: squat 405, pull 555

Long term goals for first half of 2014:
1,200 lb 2 man DL for reps charity event (January)
Arnold Expo (Feb/March)
Full power meet (April)
MMA fight (April)
Push/pull (May)
Highland Games (June)
Strongman (June)

[DANO]

In for sure.

[Mr. Dead]

Subbed...

[Swolepez]

Massive 270lbs & your an MMA fighter...I would hate to get on your bad side!! Lol.

I'm in! What flavor did you get? Lemon or Mango?

[Bruiser]

In for sure.

Sweet!

Subbed...

Ughhh... Figures.

Massive 270lbs & your an MMA fighter...I would hate to get on your bad side!! Lol.

I'm in! What flavor did you get? Lemon or Mango?

It's a lot of fun. I started it last April to help with conditioning and mobility. Now I'm managing the place. Some weeks I'm down there 4-5 days, sometimes I can only get down there once every two weeks. So trying to prepare for a fight has not been easy. Plus, I have to stay within cutting distance of 265. Because all the fights up here, the cut off for super heavyweight is 265! Lol

I got the Lemon.

[Úlfheðinn]

270? Looks like wee switched places..

I'll be following

[Bruiser]

When I opened the container I was really psyched! It smelled just like the lemon Girl Scout cookies! Lol.

Taste: I added it to 4 oz water and mixed it up. The flavor was much more palatable than any of the original Rage flavors. To me it tasted like a good lemonade.

Kick: Honestly, I was a little underwhelmed here. I was waiting for the BA9 tingles and they never came. Not sure if they lowered the amount or if it is masked by some of the new ingredients. I definitely didn't feel the kick like I do with the original. I might have to try two scoops. But that will cause another problem I will talk about later.

Energy: I noticed a fair amount of energy, but not like the original. It still had that nice long effect and no crash.

Pump: This was the problem I had. As a powerlifter I don't take "pump" products. The pump was so sick with just one scoop that I had to cut my training short. I was doing high volume bench and had to stop two sets early because I could feel the skin by my armpit starting to tear! For BBs this is great, but not so much from a PL standpoint. I'm hoping I can get use to it. Friday I'll be hitting heavy squats and going for a new PR. We'll see how that goes since the pump doesn't interfere with squats much.

Overall: Honestly, I love the flavor of the new one, but so far I like the old Rage. I think this is the best "pump" product I've ever experienced! But not what I was expecting. I'll see how the rest of the tub goes though.

Bench:
Bar - 3x30
135 - 3x20
185 - 8x10 (supposed to be 10x10, 60% max)

DB curls - 4x15

DB laterals - 4x10

DONE

[Bruiser]

270? Looks like wee switched places..

I'll be following

What up McMini?!

[Úlfheðinn]

Nice work Leigh. Now stuff your face to 308!

[Bruiser]

Nice work Leigh. Now stuff your face to 308!

Hells yeah! Tonight I get to do my annual tradition. I get a whole pecan pie to myself. I dump a full container of Cool whip on it and sit down with a spoon in front of the TV until it's gone.... Hehehehe

[Bruiser]

Still couldn't eat Friday due to a SEVERE Crohn's flare up so I had nothing in me for squat day so I skipped it and hit up the MMA gym instead. I'm even down 6 lbs in two days. Decided to try the new Rage XL for my sparring session.

Taste: did a powder shot this time. Loved it! Tasted just like the lemon Girl Scout cookies.

Kick: Felt a little more kick too, not quite as much as the OG, but still better than with water.

Energy: I'm a 270 lb guy doing MMA, when my lungs didn't want to suck themselves inside out, I was doing fine. So I'd have to say the energy level was pretty damn good.

Pump: again this was an issue. When we spar we use 16 oz gloves. Imagine holding onto or swinging a 1 lb weight in each hand for a couple hours. My shoulders, chest and arms got pumped to hell again and limited my mobility.

Overall: I had a better experience with it for MMA than I did for high volume bench. Still deciding.

[Bruiser]

Keeping everything light this week. Treating the ABC like a meet. Going to pull a HUGE PR and hit a 20-50 lb squat PRR too. Monday I hit up some back work and some more pretty boy shit.

Today I mixed the Rage XL with 8 oz water... Ehhh. Too watered down. I think I like the powder shot the best. I alos joyed the feel of it more today. With not going high volume and working muscles where the pump wasn't gonna effect performance, it was awesome.

Chest Supported TBar - 5x15

Shrugs - 5x Fail

Wide grip pulldowns - 5x10

DB curls - 5x10

Ez bar curls - 5x25

Cable curls - 5x10

OHDB ext - 5x10

Rope Pushdowns - 5x20

DONE

[Bruiser]

Had a killer turnout at the ABC. Probably had over 75 people again. Felt like shit but still pulled a 5 lb PR and that made an even 100 lbs on my deadlift since June. I was using the shitty bar and on the crooked platform so I wasn't too happy. Pete decided I'm pulling 520 with him Friday. Lol

Did the powder shot again, this is just my favorite! I love the flavor this way. Plus it gives a little more kick. Still not thrilled with it. I think I miss the original.

DEADLIFT:
135 x 5
225 x 3
315 x 1
405 x 1
475 x 1
505 x 1 *

DONE

[Ernie Lilliebridge JR]

It was great to see you big guy this past weekend! Cant wait to do it again! Congrats on the pr pull!

[Jay]

505 no belt?! NICE! I agree with you at the BA tingles, I did not feel them as much as I did with OJ Rage.

[Bruiser]

It was great to see you big guy this past weekend! Cant wait to do it again! Congrats on the pr pull!

You too bud. Let's plan on Jakked in January.

505 no belt?! NICE! I agree with you at the BA tingles, I did not feel them as much as I did with OJ Rage.

Yeah, still deciding.

[Swolepez]

I agree with you at the BA tingles, I did not feel them as much as I did with OJ Rage.

I concur with both of ya.... In fact I haven't felt the tingles at all with Rage XL and took 2 scoops today

[J-Dawg]

Had a killer turnout at the ABC. Probably had over 75 people again. Felt like shit but still pulled a 5 lb PR and that made an even 100 lbs on my deadlift since June. I was using the shitty bar and on the crooked platform so I wasn't too happy. Pete decided I'm pulling 520 with him Friday. Lol

Did the powder shot again, this is just my favorite! I love the flavor this way. Plus it gives a little more kick. Still not thrilled with it. I think I miss the original.

DEADLIFT:
135 x 5
225 x 3
315 x 1
405 x 1
475 x 1
505 x 1 *

DONE

That deadlift is getting strong B!

[Bruiser]

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

Squats:
Bar - 3x20
135 - 3x5 (paused)
225 - 3x3
275 - 3x2
315 - 3x1
345 - 1x1
365 - 1x1* (10 lb PR)

Rev Pec Deck - 5x15

Shrugs - 5x15

DB Curls - 5x10

EZ bar curls - 5x20

DONE

[Bruiser]

Okay, he's the full story.

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.