Testing...1,2,3: USPlabs "PATENTED ANABOLIC"

[breezy11]

Almost at that 500 again man! So beast! Nearly 6k calories is insane. I'm putting down 4k a day and feel like a whale by the time I go to sleep.

Thanks man. I'll probably attempt 500-510 next week. I've been holding off until I thought I could do a couple sets of 4-5 deep reps.

I should update the calories...I ended up attacking my cereal boxes before going to bed. I guess my appetite was up more than I realized, because that's not something I ever do. 4000 calories makes me feel like I'm depriving myself. After a month you'll probably be used to it.



Day 4 updated calorie total and breakdown:

Calories: 6118
Carbs: 683
Protein:410
Fat: 196
(45/26/29)

 

[Mack411]

Thanks man. I'll probably attempt 500-510 next week. I've been holding off until I thought I could do a couple sets of 4-5 deep reps.

I should update the calories...I ended up attacking my cereal boxes before going to bed. I guess my appetite was up more than I realized, because that's not something I ever do. 4000 calories makes me feel like I'm depriving myself. After a month you'll probably be used to it.



Day 4 updated calorie total and breakdown:

Calories: 6118
Carbs: 683
Protein:410
Fat: 196
(45/26/29)

Dang man,sounds like the way To be eating and good numbers on the weight your pushing too!

 

[breezy11]

Dang man,sounds like the way To be eating and good numbers on the weight your pushing too!

Thanks Mack. Large amounts of food and weight are two of my favorite things haha.

 

[USPlabsRep]

Thanks man. I'll probably attempt 500-510 next week. I've been holding off until I thought I could do a couple sets of 4-5 deep reps.

I should update the calories...I ended up attacking my cereal boxes before going to bed. I guess my appetite was up more than I realized, because that's not something I ever do. 4000 calories makes me feel like I'm depriving myself. After a month you'll probably be used to it.



Day 4 updated calorie total and breakdown:

Calories: 6118
Carbs: 683
Protein:410
Fat: 196
(45/26/29)

while increasing your calories with carbohydrates are you experiencing a smoother muscular appearance due to the accompanying water what comes with increasing carbohydrate intake? Or too early to tell? Usually an increase in carbs can manifest a bit later but I experience pretty quick.

a goodd hit of carbs before sleep makes for great sleep with the serotonin release...

 

[breezy11]

while increasing your calories with carbohydrates are you experiencing a smoother muscular appearance due to the accompanying water what comes with increasing carbohydrate intake? Or too early to tell? Usually an increase in carbs can manifest a bit later but I experience pretty quick.

a goodd hit of carbs before sleep makes for great sleep with the serotonin release...

At this point there's an increase in muscle fullness, but I wouldn't say they're looking much "smoother". Definition appears about as strong as when I started and muscle hardness/density is good as well. I handle carbs fairly well and eating this amount isn't anything new to me. I'll let you know if the increase starts to smooth things out, over the next couple days.

I slept great and woke up feeling great as well.


EDIT:

Here's a picture of my current appearance, taken about 40 minutes after a massive breakfast.

Day 5: 207.4lbs (weight before meal/-1.6lbs from starting pic)
Official "Day 1" weight was 207lbs (1 day after starting pics/weigh in)

It's hard to believe I'm not holding more weight, considering the amount I've been eating. I certainly don't look any smaller.

 

[breezy11]

Day 5

Sleep was great last night and I’m feeling refreshed. My energy level is better than it was throughout the week.

I weighed 207.4lbs (-1.6lbs overall) this morning. As I mentioned in my previous post, this is somewhat surprising to me. Maybe I was holding a good amount of water for my first weigh in, but based on my diet and the pictures, I would think that I should weigh more currently. However, I just checked my weight on the official "Day 1" (1 day after starting pics/weight) and it was 207lbs. Either way, my weight fluctuates a lot and I'm curious to see where it ends up in about a week.


Today is my first “off day” since starting the PA. I decided to test its impact on 2 scoops of Alphamine (first thing this morning, on an empty stomach). The stim effect was very noticeable, but nothing overwhelming different than I’ve experienced in the past with Alphamine. I also have to take into consideration that I hadn’t used it for about 3 weeks. It felt similar to the first time I dosed Alphamine (used 3+ tubs), but I’m calling the results of this little experiment “inconclusive”. I won’t continue to use thermogenics consistently.

My crazy thirst from yesterday seems to have died down a bit, but my appetite is still up somewhat. Alphamine usually suppresses my appetite (especially in the morning), but I had no trouble finishing a meal that would’ve normally been a challenge in this situation.


My breakfast was once again very similar to what it’s been all week, but there were some changes/additions (mainly more carbs).

Eziekiel English muffin, broccoli/potato pancake, spinach pancake, sweet potato pancake, 3 strips uncured turkey bacon, 4 organic chicken sausages (2 sweet apple & 2 sage), almond butter, light cream cheese, assorted cereal (6 cups), almond milk (2 cups)

Calories: 2086
Carbs: 293
Protein: 76
Fat: 68


My calorie total will be down at the end of the day with no work or gym scheduled.

 

[breezy11]

Day 5 continued

Snack Time

Cottage Cheese mixed with Greek yogurt, Sweet Basil Pesto Chicken Sausage, Spicy Jalapeno Chicken Sausage, Smoked Andouille Chicken Sausage, Quest Bars

Calories: 1180
Carbs: 37 (a lot of fiber in Quest bars)
Protein: 132
Fat: 51

 

[breezy11]

Day 5 continued

My appetite remained up throughout the day, but it wasn’t quite as strong as yesterday. My thirst wasn’t at the same level as yesterday, but it too, was stronger than usual. The last couple days my mouth seems to be a little dry, which I believe is from the PA. There weren’t any other effects that stood out to me today.



The following supplements were used today:

1 cap Patented Anabolic
2 scoops Alphamine
4 caps Super Cissus
2 caps Athletic Multi
2x500mg vitamin C
5000iu vitamin D
digestive ezymes (with all meals)



My caloric intake was down a good amount to compensate for my lack of doing anything today. I spent my time relaxing with very little activity.


Today’s calorie total and breakdown are as follows:

Calories: 4865
Carbs: 474
Protein: 326
Fat: 174
(40/27/33)


I plan on getting some decent sleep tonight and heading to the gym after breakfast tomorrow. I’ll probably wake up a little earlier than I would like, so I can get a few things accomplished before the early football games kickoff.

 

[Jiigzz]

Curious as to why a thermogenic is encouraged when using PA. Looking beast man and eating that amount of food is ridiculous haha. Keep it up man

 

[LiveToLift]

Curious as to why a thermogenic is encouraged when using PA. Looking beast man and eating that amount of food is ridiculous haha. Keep it up man

Yea I also wondered this. I believe they said a fat burner and pre was encouraged? Odd...

 

[bolt10]

Curious as to why a thermogenic is encouraged when using PA. Looking beast man and eating that amount of food is ridiculous haha. Keep it up man

Yea I also wondered this. I believe they said a fat burner and pre was encouraged? Odd...

Will be interesting to see why. Probably a certain MOA but don't wanna conjecture too much with people trying to run unbiased logs (not that I would even know anyways ).

 

[breezy11]

Curious as to why a thermogenic is encouraged when using PA. Looking beast man and eating that amount of food is ridiculous haha. Keep it up man

Yea I also wondered this. I believe they said a fat burner and pre was encouraged? Odd...

Will be interesting to see why. Probably a certain MOA but don't wanna conjecture too much with people trying to run unbiased logs (not that I would even know anyways ).

Both thermogenics and pre workouts were encouraged. I think it has more to do with caffeine than anything. I've thought I noticed some slight differences in how I respond when combining the 2, but I've yet to really figure out what's going on. I'm going to keep playing with their timing and see if anything becomes more apparent. My stim tolerance is ridiculously high, so it can be hard to notice much. I'm going to add some extra caffeine to my pre workout (not enough that would "stim me out"/cause jitters) and see how it goes. I think Craze has about 80mg per scoop, so I'll try adding another 200mg to 2 scoops. That's not too much at all for my tolerance. Bolt, I think you're right about the MOA. I'm going to look into it further, if I have some extra time today.

 

[breezy11]

Day 6

I had a quality 7-8 hours’ sleep and woke up feeling good and looking pretty lean. I’m honestly fascinated that I could possibly be leaning out with the way I’m pushing the calories. I checked my belly fat (where I hold most of it) and it has started to go down, according to my calipers. I don’t have any official measurements, but I occasionally take a few readings to see what direction I’m headed. My weight was 208lbs (-1lb from starting pic/+1lb from “Day 1” of supplementation). I normally see my weight hit its weekly high on Sunday, after not working or hitting the gym the day prior. It’s usually up 3-4lbs (mostly water) compared the low point of the week. I’m not sure exactly what is going on, but I believe the PA is up to something. With the way my body is responding to my current diet, I'm pretty confident that supplementation is having an effect. My eating in abundance, while possibly leaning out, reminds me of my experience with Compound 20.



My breakfast was almost identical to yesterday’s with the addition of about a ½ cup of cereal (finished off a box).

The calorie breakdown was as follows:

Calories: 1999 (not 2000)
Carbs: 280
Protein: 75
Fat: 65



I’m about to head to the gym after dosing the following:

1 cap Patented Anabolic (10 mins before other supps)
2 scoops Craze
2.5 scoops Protocol
200mg caffeine


I’m running a little late and might pick up the pace of my routine. It will most likely be a game time decision (literally), as I would like to see the start of the football games.

Chest and Triceps.

 

[jimbuick]

I believe caffeine is supposed to enhance the effects.

I believe coop knows what's in it, at least one of the ingredients.

 

[bolt10]

I believe caffeine is supposed to enhance the effects.

I believe coop knows what's in it, at least one of the ingredients.

Ya pretty sure I saw him hinting at something before.

 

[breezy11]

I believe caffeine is supposed to enhance the effects.

I believe coop knows what's in it, at least one of the ingredients.

Yeah I wonder to what extent. USPlabs is currently taking apps for groups of "stim" and "non stim" testers.

I'm probably going to dose some caffeine each time I use it, off days included.

Ya pretty sure I saw him hinting at something before.

I think I remember seeing that as well.

 

[Mack411]

I saw an ad about craze and apparently they have like 4 new floors coming out,some are only seasonal!

 

[breezy11]

I saw an ad about craze and apparently they have like 4 new floors coming out,some are only seasonal!

Interesting. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Mack411]

Interesting. Thanks for the heads up.

No prob,apple pie,blackberry tea,pineapple passion fruit,and strawberry swirl!mmmmmm!Presales are going on already apparently!

 

[jimbuick]

No prob,apple pie,blackberry tea,pineapple passion fruit,and strawberry swirl!mmmmmm!Presales are going on already apparently!

I don't even think craze is any good honestly.

 

[bolt10]

I don't even think craze is any good honestly.

Hater!

Saw the special flavors on twitter..then saw they were for specific retailers. Looks like I will have to pass. :28:

 

[Mack411]

Agreed,but I noted that he does like it,so was just giving him the heads up.I don't use it either.

 

[breezy11]

Day 6 continued


I had a solid workout. There weren’t many strength increases, which could have something to do with reintroducing a couple lifts back into my routine. I was previously avoiding BB bench (flat/incline) due to wrist pain, which wasn’t a factor today. I can’t say that I noticed any direct effects from dosing the PA pre workout, but I did feel great overall. I ended up forgetting about rushing home and stayed longer than I normally would.


BB Flat Bench
275x5
275x5
285x4
295x3

BB Incline Bench
225x6
235x5
245x4
255x3

DB Fly
60x9 (45 degree bench)
65x7 (22.5 degree)
70x4 (flat)
Drop
45x5 (flat)
- new approach and I loved it

Standing Cable Fly
20x10 (pull from ground)
25x10 (pull from top)
25x7 (ground)
30x9 (top)

Dips (BW+75)
9
8
7
-#’s always down considerably compared to “arm day”

super set
V-Bar Pushdown
115x10
130x6
145x5
Rope Pushdown
60x8
70x7
85x4
DB Kickbacks
40x15
45x12
50x10

Pec Deck
190x9
190x8
Drop
120x8



My appetite hasn’t been as strong today and seems back to normal currently. I’m still noticing an increased dryness in my mouth, but not like the extreme thirst/dryness of a couple days ago.


My diet has been on track throughout the day. I’ll have a full breakdown posted later tonight.

 

[Mack411]

Day 6 continued


I had a solid workout. There weren’t many strength increases, which could have something to do with reintroducing a couple lifts back into my routine. I was previously avoiding BB bench (flat/incline) due to wrist pain, which wasn’t a factor today. I can’t say that I noticed any direct effects from dosing the PA pre workout, but I did feel great overall. I ended up forgetting about rushing home and stayed longer than I normally would.


BB Flat Bench
275x5
275x5
285x4
295x3

BB Incline Bench
225x6
235x5
245x4
255x3

DB Fly
60x9 (45 degree bench)
65x7 (22.5 degree)
70x4 (flat)
Drop
45x5 (flat)
- new approach and I loved it

Standing Cable Fly
20x10 (pull from ground)
25x10 (pull from top)
25x7 (ground)
30x9 (top)

Dips (BW+75)
9
8
7
-#’s always down considerably compared to “arm day”

super set
V-Bar Pushdown
115x10
130x6
145x5
Rope Pushdown
60x8
70x7
85x4
DB Kickbacks
40x15
45x12
50x10

Pec Deck
190x9
190x8
Drop
120x8



My appetite hasn’t been as strong today and seems back to normal currently. I’m still noticing an increased dryness in my mouth, but not like the extreme thirst/dryness of a couple days ago.


My diet has been on track throughout the day. I’ll have a full breakdown posted later tonight.

Nice numbers in that workout man!

 

[Jiigzz]

I believe caffeine is supposed to enhance the effects.

I believe coop knows what's in it, at least one of the ingredients.

Ya pretty sure I saw him hinting at something before.

Coop is an on to it guy haha, where was he hinting this? Interested too see what his thoughts are.

 

[breezy11]

Nice numbers in that workout man!

Thanks dude. It felt good to start benching again, after a couple weeks off.

 

[jimbuick]

Coop is an on to it guy haha, where was he hinting this? Interested too see what his thoughts are.

He said he wouldn't.go into it for the sake of the logging proceed IIRC.

 

[breezy11]

Coop is an on to it guy haha, where was he hinting this? Interested too see what his thoughts are.

There's a comment in the "Hey PES" thread that I briefly looked into today. I would honestly prefer not to know much about it at this point.

 

[breezy11]

Day 6 continued

I finished the day with calories up a decent amount considering my activity level. Based on what I’m seeing, both on the scale and in the mirror, I’m going to take classic’s advice and really start to push the calories this coming week. I was already eating a good surplus, but I’m going to try and take advantage of what appears to be an opportunity for more. If I start to see any negatives in doing so, I’ll make any necessary adjustments at the time. Hopefully I’ll have the time and food supply to make this possible lol.


I finished off my food intake with a big bowl of Red Velvet Cake ice cream…the healthy kind.

2 scoops RVC Protean, 1.5 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 6oz Greek yogurt

Calories: 400
Carbs: 24
Protein: 60
Fat: 13



Today’s calorie total and breakdown are as follows:

Calories: 5413
Carbs: 604
Protein: 362
Fat: 175
(44/27/29)

 

[AaronJP1]

Day 6 continued

I finished the day with calories up a decent amount considering my activity level. Based on what I'm seeing, both on the scale and in the mirror, I'm going to take classic's advice and really start to push the calories this coming week. I was already eating a good surplus, but I'm going to try and take advantage of what appears to be an opportunity for more. If I start to see any negatives in doing so, I'll make any necessary adjustments at the time. Hopefully I'll have the time and food supply to make this possible lol.

I finished off my food intake with a big bowl of Red Velvet Cake ice cream...the healthy kind.
<img src="http://anabolicminds.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=70030"/>
2 scoops RVC Protean, 1.5 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 6oz Greek yogurt

Calories: 400
Carbs: 24
Protein: 60
Fat: 13

Today's calorie total and breakdown are as follows:

Calories: 5413
Carbs: 604
Protein: 362
Fat: 175
(44/27/29)

Damn Breeze, I may have to try to make my own "ice cream" just take a couple scoops of my powder, 1.5 cups of almond milk & some Greek yogurt and wal-law I got "ice cream"?

Good job on diet man, staying so close to 40/30/30 @ 5000 calories!

 

[breezy11]

Damn Breeze, I may have to try to make my own "ice cream" just take a couple scoops of my powder, 1.5 cups of almond milk & some Greek yogurt and wal-law I got "ice cream"?

Good job on diet man, staying so close to 40/30/30 @ 5000 calories!

Yup. That's basically it. You mix the protein, milk, and yogurt in a bowl, then put it in a ziploc bag (I think quart). You fill a gallon ziploc bag about 1/3 of the way with ice and put 1/2 cup of salt in it. Take the little bag, put it in the big one, and start shaking. It usually takes me 7-10 minutes (maybe less) to get it as frozen as I want. I make a bigger batch than the original recipe I saw, but you can easily adjust all the ingredients to make it fit whatever you're looking for. It tastes great too.

Thanks man. No matter what I eat, it always seems to end up pretty close to 40/30/30. I'm going to be a lot closer to averaging 6000 calories this week, unless I see a reason to scale it back.

 

[breezy11]

Day 7

I didn’t get much sleep, but woke up surprisingly not very tired. My weight took a big jump to 212lbs (+3lbs from starting pic/+5lbs from “Day 1” of supplementation. It looks like my normal weekend increase (mostly water?) was running a day behind. I expect to see my weight come down somewhat as the workweek progresses. Despite the added weight, my appearance seems to be holding up. I still believe that I’m looking slightly leaner overall than when I started, which has been confirmed by others.


I plan on continuing to go forward with a caloric increase, as I don’t see any of my added weight presenting itself negatively at this point. My breakfast was similar to what it’s been recently, with the addition of a few more carbs.


The calorie total and breakdown were as follows:

Calories: 2090
Carbs: 288
Protein: 75
Fat: 74


I had a multivitamin, vitamin D, Super Cissus, and digestive enzymes with my meal.


I should be making it to the gym after work, as long as I get out at a reasonable time.

 

[fumoney]

Yup. That's basically it. You mix the protein, milk, and yogurt in a bowl, then put it in a ziploc bag (I think quart). You fill a gallon ziploc bag about 1/3 of the way with ice and put 1/2 cup of salt in it. Take the little bag, put it in the big one, and start shaking. It usually takes me 7-10 minutes (maybe less) to get it as frozen as I want. I make a bigger batch than the original recipe I saw, but you can easily adjust all the ingredients to make it fit whatever you're looking for. It tastes great too.

Thanks man. No matter what I eat, it always seems to end up pretty close to 40/30/30. I'm going to be a lot closer to averaging 6000 calories this week, unless I see a reason to scale it back.

Homemade ice cream. Gotta try this tonight. I already have all 3 key ingredients.

 

[USPlabsRep]

There's a comment in the "Hey PES" thread that I briefly looked into today. I would honestly prefer not to know much about it at this point.

Cooper is smart but as far as I know, he can't predict the future...

 

[breezy11]

Homemade ice cream. Gotta try this tonight. I already have all 3 key ingredients.

Nice. As long as you have delicious protein, you'll have delicious ice cream.

 

[breezy11]

Cooper is smart but as far as I know, he can't predict the future...

Haha. Very good point. Whatever's in it seems to have already started affecting my physique.

 

[breezy11]

Day 7 continued

Energy was pretty good at work, for not having slept much last night. I have the chance to sleep in a little tomorrow, so I’ll be back on track with proper rest.

The dry mouth and thirst were strong throughout the day. It’s much more apparent while I’m working, due to the physicality of my current job.

My appetite/hunger has been normal as far as I can tell. I suppose it can be hard to judge when you’re eating constantly anyways.



I just finished eating my pre workout meal and will be heading to the gym shortly. I’m going to continue to play with the PA/stim dosing and see if I notice anything different. Today I’ll be trying straight caffeine, 10 minutes prior to PA and the rest of my pre workout supplements.


The following will be dosed pre workout:

200mg caffeine
Patented Anabolic
2 scoops Craze
2.5 scoops Protocol


Today’s workout will be focused on biceps, forearms, calves, and abs.

 

[Mack411]

Go kill it!

 

[breezy11]

Go kill it!

Will do.

 

[breezy11]

Day 7 continued

I dosed the same pre workout supplements and amounts as yesterday, before heading to the gym. However, changing the timing in which I dosed them led to a slightly different reaction. I had 200mg caffeine about 10 minutes prior to PA/Craze/Protocol as opposed to PA 10 minutes prior to caffeine yesterday. The way I felt during my workout was similar, but I noticed my body temperature was up on the ride to the gym. I was feeling warm and actually checked to see if I had the heat on in the car…I didn’t. By the time I got to the gym, my shirt had a few drops of sweat showing through. Once I started working out, I didn’t notice much of a difference or sweat very much either.

My workout went well. Strength and endurance were both feeling good. Any strength increases were minimal, but my overall endurance was noticeably better compared to recent workouts.

Chins
BWx19
BW+70x5
BW+70x5
BW+70x5
Drop
BWx9
-I was somewhat surprised that I could maintain 70x5 for 3 consecutive sets.

DB alt Curl
60x6
60x6
65x3
Drop
40x8

Calf Extension (machine)
290x25 (straight)
290x19 (toes in)
290x18 (toes out)
Drop
190x12 (straight)

Preacher Curl (machine)
200x7 (3 sec neg)
200x6 (3 sec neg)
205x3 (5 sec neg)
205x3 (5 sec neg)
180x8 (2 sec neg)

Ab Crunch (machine)
205x25
205x22
Hanging Leg Raise
BWx15
BWx15

super sets
Standing Overhead Cable Curl (pull from shoulder height)
42.5x10
50x4
50x4
Drop
35x8
BB Behind Back Wrist Curl
3 sets
70 x failure

The final superset caused one of the most intense forearm pumps I’ve ever experienced. It was somewhat painful and I struggled to grip my shaker. It also set off some very prominent vascularity throughout my arms.


10 minutes post workout

This level of vascularity isn’t anything I haven’t experienced in the past, but it’s not an everyday (workout) occurrence.



I managed to increase my calories a decent amount today, relative to my activity level.

Today’s calorie total and breakdown are as follows:

Calories: 5869
Carbs: 621
Protein: 418
Fat: 199
(42/28/30)

 

[Distilled Water]

Wow that's some crazy vascularity brother

 

[breezy11]

Wow that's some crazy vascularity brother

Thanks man. I've always been somewhat veiny. I normally see a good amount of vascularity during my workouts, but today it was cranked up a notch. Super sets will occasionally do that for me.

 

[Mack411]

Insane veins!nice update also!

 

[breezy11]

Insane veins!nice update also!

Thanks Mack.

 

[breezy11]

Day 8

Sleep was good last night. I think I got about 8 hours in total with minimal interruption.

I weighed in at 208.6lbs (+1.6lbs from "Day 1") this morning. My weight is down slightly from my starting pics, but I'm going to disregard it, considering I was probably holding water and it was the day before I started supplementation.

My appearance is continuing to show signs of improvement. I noticed some vascularity beginning to show in my lower abdomen and obliques as well. There are 2 veins starting to pop out along my rib cage, which is something I've never seen before.

My chest is feeling particularly solid today as well. It was somewhat sore the last couple days and is now feeling dense (DOMS are usually minimal for me and I'll report on any changes with them going forward).

I'm convinced that I'm leaner after this first week. I'm going to keep piling on the calories, as the current excess has only led to positive changes in body composition. I'm loving the way things are shaping up after only a minimal amount of time. It's day 8 and I'm already thinking about how I don't wan't my run to end. I'm hoping to see some new effects take place over the next 3 weeks.


Breakfast was more or less unchanged. I'm going to pick up some food today and might see if I can add some variety.

The calorie total and breakdown were as follows:

Calories: 2133
Carbs: 289
Protein: 76
Fat: 76


I'm about ready to head to the gym. I'll be repeating yesterday's pre workout dosing/timing, to see if it once again results in a noticeable rise in body temperature.

The following will be taken pre workout:

200mg caffeine (10 mins prior to everything else)
1 cap Patented Anabolic
2 scoops Craze
2.5 scoops Protocol

Shoulders and Traps are today's focus.

 

[LiveToLift]

Day 8

Sleep was good last night. I think I got about 8 hours in total with minimal interruption.

I weighed in at 208.6lbs (+1.6lbs from "Day 1") this morning. My weight is down slightly from my starting pics, but I'm going to disregard it, considering I was probably holding water and it was the day before I started supplementation.

My appearance is continuing to show signs of improvement. I noticed some vascularity beginning to show in my lower abdomen and obliques as well. There are 2 veins starting to pop out along my rib cage, which is something I've never seen before.

My chest is feeling particularly solid today as well. It was somewhat sore the last couple days and is now feeling dense (DOMS are usually minimal for me and I'll report on any changes with them going forward).

I'm convinced that I'm leaner after this first week. I'm going to keep piling on the calories, as the current excess has only led to positive changes in body composition. I'm loving the way things are shaping up after only a minimal amount of time. It's day 8 and I'm already thinking about how I don't wan't my run to end. I'm hoping to see some new effects take place over the next 3 weeks.


Breakfast was more or less unchanged. I'm going to pick up some food today and might see if I can add some variety.

The calorie total and breakdown were as follows:

Calories: 2133
Carbs: 289
Protein: 76
Fat: 76


I'm about ready to head to the gym. I'll be repeating yesterday's pre workout dosing/timing, to see if it once again results in a noticeable rise in body temperature.

The following will be taken pre workout:

200mg caffeine (10 mins prior to everything else)
1 cap Patented Anabolic
2 scoops Craze
2.5 scoops Protocol

Shoulders and Traps are today's focus.

2100 cals in a breakfast.. LMAO and the 289 carbs is more then I consumed in a day for an entire months straight a little while back. I think the highest I went in that month was 250-275 on carb up days. Such a beast. That vascular arm of yours is impressive. You should be on insane veins dot com!

That pre cocktail is enough to kill most men.... :trink26:

 

[breezy11]

2100 cals in a breakfast.. LMAO and the 289 carbs is more then I consumed in a day for an entire months straight a little while back. I think the highest I went in that month was 250-275 on carb up days. Such a beast. That vascular arm of yours is impressive. You should be on insane veins dot com!

That pre cocktail is enough to kill most men.... :trink26:

Haha it takes a lot of food to keep me running efficiently. I should've had a bigger breakfast. I lost valuable meal time after sleeping in and I've been trying to catch up ever since I got back from the gym. The last 2 hours were spent eating and I've still got quite a ways to go.

That's just enough to get me going.

 

[breezy11]

Day 8 continued

I ended up waiting about 35 minutes after taking my pre workout supps before driving to the gym (10 min ride). A couple things stood out to me during the ride. My body temperature seemed to go up again, but I wasn't sweating like yesterday. The other thing, which was quite noticeable, was mood elevation (more than Craze alone can provide). It became obvious when I was "getting into"/overly enjoying the music during my ride. Exactly how/what I was feeling is hard to describe, but I felt fantastic. I could've stayed in the gym an extra hour and didn't want to leave. The enhanced mood/sense of well-being remained consistent throughout my workout and I'm still feeling great currently. I'm not entirely sure if my current mood is more related to the PA or me still riding the high of a great workout.


Strength was up on all repeat lifts and I felt strong with every exercise performed. Increases were better than they've been recently and achieved without much of a struggle. I could tell once I started warming up, that I had a little extra power today. My diet could have a big part in this, but the PA could be lending a hand as well. Not knowing how it works, it's hard to give PA all the credit after a week's use. Hopefully this is just the beginning of seeing strength go up at an accelerated pace.


-some previous #'s in parenthesis

BB Military Press
205x7 (205x6)
225x4 (225x3)
225x4 (225x3)
235x3 (230x3)

BB Shrug
325x10
350x10
370x8
390x6
-used straps which allowed for big weight increases (need to improve grip strength)

Arnold Press
75x12 (75x10)
75x11 (75x10)
75x10 (75x9)
drop
60x4 (50x7)
drop
45x5

BB Upright Row
130x10
150x7
165x4
165x4

Reverse Fly machine (focus on negative)
190x7
205x5
205x5
drop
145x5

Face Pull
87.5x13
95x10
100x7

super sets
DB Front Raise
30x7
35x5
35x5
drop
20x5
DB Lateral Raise
30x7
35x5
35x5
drop
20x5
DB Seated (bent over) Lateral Raise
30x7
35x5
35x5
drop
20x5



I've been catching up on my food intake, after waking up 5 hours later than usual. I'll have today's calorie total and breakdown posted later tonight.

 

[Mack411]

Very nice work,you have an awesome thread goin here.Nice detail!

 

[breezy11]

Very nice work,you have an awesome thread goin here.Nice detail!

Thanks as always Mack. I appreciate the support.