Weight: 158.8 lbs (+4.8 lbs since start)
Minor weight decrease, most likely due to water fluctuation. The supermarket was sold out of my cottage cheese so I've been eating no sodium stuff for 2 days.
[size=+2]Today's Diet[/size]
Going up to 3600 kcal today.
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Pre-workout Nutrition / Supplementation[/size]
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T-60 min
~1.4g arginine ethyl ester
~200mg Ka-RALA[/size]
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T-15 min
1 scoop
Purple Wraath in 12-14oz water[/size]
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Workout[/size]
[size=+1]7 min warm up run, 0.74 miles
20 decline crunches
20 decline twist crunches
20 pushups
Incline DB Bench
65x10
65x7
+5 lbs from last week. I was shooting for 8 reps and hit 10. Yeah buddy!
Flat Bench
155x7
155x5
+2 reps. I know I can do more, I seem to burn out quickly now.
Dips
+25x8
Pec Dec Flys
7 plates x 12
I never do these so I guessed at the weight. Should have been more.
DB Curls
42.5x8 (+2.5 lbs)
45x4, 45x4 (+5 lbs)
20-30 sec rest between the 45s, wrists were hurting.
Preacher Curls
80x7
80x7
Killed my wrists.
Lying Tricep Extensions
80x8
80x8
Didn't feel like pushing these for some reason.
Grip work
Up and down twice, then reverse grip down only.
DB Wrist Curls
30x8 (left)
30x10 (right)
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Post-workout Nutrition / Supplementation[/size]
[size=+1]20g maltodextrin
20g WMS
1/2 banana
26g hydrolyzed whey (yields 20g protein)
~1.5g dicreatine malate
~1.5g creatine gluconate
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[size=+2]Strength[/size]
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I'm running out of things to say here. Weight increases are self-explanitory.
[size=+2]Stamina / Endurance[/size]
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Normal. I gave myself a little more rest between sets today, may have helped a little.
[size=+2]Energy / Focus[/size]
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Normal during workout but right now I'm feeling some intense focus and concentration, not sure why.
[size=+2]Pumps / Vascularity[/size]
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Best chest pumps in a while, good arm pumps.
[size=+2]Recovery[/size]
No DOMS
[size=+2]Other Observations / Comments[/size]
I've had AEE sitting in my cabinet for a long time and decided to give it a try. It definitely improved my pumps. With other arginine products it usually takes a day or two before I feel anything. I won't be using it again for a while since I don't want it to impact my JW observations.
Only 10 days left to JW
The numbers speak for themselves. I'm getting better strength increases than when I was a newbie. I haven't taken measurements in a while but I can see and feel significant hypertrophy. One of the best supplements I've ever taken.