Day 7
I woke up today with a slightly sore throat. I felt pretty good other than that and didn’t really notice it the rest of the day. However, this afternoon I discovered what seems to be some swollen lymph nodes behind my left ear and in my armpit as well. I’m not sure what to make of it because I haven’t felt sick lately, but I suppose my body could be fighting something. Either way, I plan on stopping by the doctor’s tomorrow just in case. The last thing I want is to be sidelined with illness.
My appearance wasn’t looking as good this morning either. I looked bloated and I’m wondering if the potential illness has anything to do with it. Hopefully if there's something going on, it’s almost over or can be stopped in its tracks. At this point I don’t feel the need to stop supplementation because I honestly feel fine. In fact, my workout went great and both my strength and endurance showed improvements from last week. If all goes well with doctor in the morning (I think it will), I’ll be heading straight to the gym. I have the next 2 days off from work as well, so I’ll be getting plenty of rest…and staring at my inbox on Tuesday for the IC email.
Supplementation
VERSA-1: 1 cap 45 mins pre workout
Compound 20: 2 caps 1 hour pre workout (somewhat empty stomach), 2 cap 6 hours later with food
Forskolin-95: 1 cap morning, 1 cap 20 mins pre workout, 1 cap pre bed (75mg total)
pre workout mix: 2 scoops Craze/2 scoops Core ABC/2 scoops Protocol V2 (started drinking with V-1 and finished on the ride to the gym)
ALCAR-500: 2g 15 mins pre workout
Modern BCAA: 2 scoops intra workout
My pre workout timing worked great again, and I was in the zone right as I arrived at the gym. It’s a good thing too, because today’s workout was both a physical and mental battle. This was my second time training legs with the new program and quite a few improvements were made. I added weight to the majority of the exercises and completed all sets that I came up short with the week prior.
Lying Leg Curls
2 warm-up x 20
90x15
110x12
130x8
110x10, drop 90x10, drop 80x10, raise 90x25 (partials: 2-3 inches out of the bottom)
Stiff Leg Deads (25lb plates)
2 warm-up x 10
295x10
295x10
Leg Press (3 sec negatives/explode up)
3 warm-up x 8-10
630x10
720x10
720x10
Stretching
1 min per quad
Hack Squat
270x10
320x10
320x10, drop 180x12 (pause in hole/75% lockout: both sets)
Stretching
1 min per quad x2
I was literally ready to drop (I would of if I tried to move right away lol) when finished. However, the difference in strength and strength endurance was quite noticeable. This is going to be a huge help when the volume makes a big jump in the coming weeks.