twoheadedboy's Lemon Slayed log

[twoheadedboy]

Hello everyone,

Sorry for the lateness of this, unfortunately "life got in the way" as they say. I finished up one training cycle right before Thanksgiving, took a 4 day break, then got sick for 2 weeks, then my grandma was diagnosed with cancer and had a stroke, so I'm just now able to get back into the gym. I'm going to compare the new Rage XL to the other Universal stims I have in my possession, including: Cuts, Shock Therapy, Rage pills, and original formula Rage powder. The only stims I've had since the day before Thanksgiving have been some coffee or tea and maybe an energy drink or two, so I should be fairly receptive and ready to go.

Today: Cuts

1 hr elliptical, 635 calories burned
3x12 seated rows, 3x11+1 machine assisted dips, 3x10 machine assisted chins

Started out light and easy today. Tomorrow I'm going to squat (though still light) and press, Friday I'm going to dead (very light) and bench. I'm not sure what my workout schedule will look like next week yet but I'm going to try to work out almost every day other than Christmas, when I don't think any of my gyms are open.

[twoheadedboy]

Today: Shock Therapy (1 scoop)

Same workout as last time

Wow. December's been a shit show. First I was on a self-imposed 4-day break, then I was sick with severe bronchitis for 2 weeks, then my grandmother was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, then later that week she had a stroke, then my girlfriend got sick (pneumonia, which probably means I had it too but I never went to the doctor), then it snowed nearly a foot while I was up there, then Christmas happened, all the while I'm dealing with my company getting acquired and a possible eviction situation at my apartment (that is thankfully nearly resolved). Really disappointing as I feel my gains from Smolov last month are wasted, and I want to put this new Rage through trials.

The reformulated Shock has been my overall favorite pre-workout, ever. Not quite enough caffeine for my taste (I have a pretty huge tolerance), so usually a full scoop of Shock and a half scoop of original Rage is exactly what the doctor ordered. There's more crossover between the two now, so I think that will be less necessary, plus I'm one of those creatine non-responders so I try to minimize the amount I take (usually only take IF I'm using Shock and some form of Torrent). Next up is Original Rage, then the new stuff next week and from then on out until the can is empty.

[J-Dawg]

Wow--when it rains it pours! But glad to hear that things are starting to get back in line for ya. Stay focused in the coming weeks/months and you'll get the strength back plus some!

[twoheadedboy]

Thanks man.

Today: Original Rage (orange, from sample), same workout

Was up at 4am today and had a cup of strong coffee before, so was a little jittery for the first 30 minutes of my workout. Cardio is getting a little stronger, workouts are going well. Going to start strength training again 1/2 (which will be my first XL dose) and going to try to ramp up the volume as much as possible over the next couple of weeks to then start a Test/Stak cycle that will take me right up to the Arnold.

[J-Dawg]

Thanks man.

Today: Original Rage (orange, from sample), same workout

Was up at 4am today and had a cup of strong coffee before, so was a little jittery for the first 30 minutes of my workout. Cardio is getting a little stronger, workouts are going well. Going to start strength training again 1/2 (which will be my first XL dose) and going to try to ramp up the volume as much as possible over the next couple of weeks to then start a Test/Stak cycle that will take me right up to the Arnold.

Nice! A good strength cycle up to the Arnold.

[twoheadedboy]

Pre: Rage XL, 1 scoop

Today:

5 min cardio
EXTENSIVE warmups
Press: worked up to 105x3
Pause Squats: 95x5x2, 115x4x2, 135x3

Back on the horse, taking it slow and light this week but lifting every day. First experience with Rage XL today...the kick is not as intense as original Rage, but equal to or greater than that of Shock Therapy. The pumps, on the other hand, were insane...much much more than Shock Therapy or Animal Pump. The taste reminded me of the lemon Shock as well, so for me this was like a concentrated blast of Shock Therapy. Previously I had mixed a full scoop of Shock with a half scoop of Rage on my most intense days, and I'm thinking 2 scoops of Rage XL will be equivalent to this effect. I will find out Friday.

Thus far, here are my rankings on a scale of 1 - 5 for Energy/Pump (as a huge caffeine addict)

Cuts: 3/0
Animal Pump: 1/4
Original Rage: 5/2
New formula Shock Therapy: 3/4
Rage XL: 3.5/5

I will reserve final judgment for now, but at the moment I really would prefer the old formula, or a new one that didn't include creatine (which can be added to any preworkout very cheaply, e.g. SportPharma Just-Creatine; I know that this has a more advanced creatine formula but the jury's out on the effectiveness vs. plain ol' Creapure). It is a great one-stop-shop if you are looking for energy and pumps in one scoop, and would prefer to shoot it straight instead of mixing it with water, which is a necessity with Shock Therapy due to the quantity of powder. I guess what I'm saying it's really great at filling a niche I personally didn't need filled, but that doesn't take away from the quality of the product overall - just its suitability for me.

I will definitely be giving my can its reps and tomorrow I will try 1.5 scoops and Friday 2.0 scoops to see how far I can take it.

[Jay]

Thanks man.

Today: Original Rage (orange, from sample), same workout

Was up at 4am today and had a cup of strong coffee before, so was a little jittery for the first 30 minutes of my workout. Cardio is getting a little stronger, workouts are going well. Going to start strength training again 1/2 (which will be my first XL dose) and going to try to ramp up the volume as much as possible over the next couple of weeks to then start a Test/Stak cycle that will take me right up to the Arnold.

Ahh.. Orange Rage. Just found a sample at my house. SO what you think, original Rage, or XL

[twoheadedboy]

Ahh.. Orange Rage. Just found a sample at my house. SO what you think, original Rage, or XL

I think Rage XL is a good all-in-one product, like an amped-up Shock Therapy, and the quantity is nice so I can shoot the powder straight with just a mouthful of water chaser; ST is way too much powder to do this with. I have an extremely high tolerance to caffeine, so compared to the original Rage I find it lacking, and taking 1.5 or 2 scoops IS effective but makes it very cost prohibitive per serving. My favorite is still the ORIGINAL original Orange Rage, which had an extremely strong flavor but I felt that was a feature not a bug, and the non-XL Rage would still be my preference if I could get it, because creatine is trivial to add to a stack and it had a stronger kick per serving.