RAVENOUS For Lean BULLK

[warren1987]

Hello Anabolic Minds, I'm Warren. I've been running the all new "MASSPLEX STACK" of BULLK and RAVENOUS from Anabolic Designs for the past month or so and just wanted to share my journey with you all. This is truly a fantastic off season stack for gaining lean bodymass. I've seen great gains in both strength and size, typically gaining 2lbs per week and seeing an increase of around 20% in weight inside the gym. I have suffered no side effects whatsoever and highly recommend stacking these two products together for 4-8 weeks. Below is my day to day diary, diet and training routine that I've been running throughout this course. Any questions anybody has regarding the two products please don't hesitate to ask. Happy reading!

-Warren1987-

 

[warren1987]

I'll be starting a 4 week course of BULLK and Ravenous as of Monday 28th February and aiming to add between 6-10lbs before cutting for the summer body challenge. More info on diet and training to follow, it's sure to be a masstastic ride!

As promised here is the general plan for BULLK/RAVENOUS. A bit of background first though. I've been solidly bulking now for about 10 weeks now and have gained 10-12lbs. I've added a bit of bodyfat during this time which I'm unhappy with but after this 4 weeks phase I'll begin my summer cut and have a high hopes for it this time around. I'll detail training below diet but I've been doing next to no cardio which is all about to change, cardio will be a big focus of this BULLK, crazy I know but I need to get into a good routine of doing it and not just putting it on the back burner only to realise 4 weeks has gone by and I've not set foot on a treadmill! Ab's is something else that alway seems to slide so that will be another focus point.



1.

100g oats: P=11g C=60g F=8g
2 scoops chocolate myofusion: P=50g C=10g F=6g
1 Large Banana: P=1g C=31g F=0g
300ml Skimmed Milk: P=12g C=15g F=1g
150g Fat Free Yogurt: P=8g C=14g F=0g

2.

1 Tortilla Wrap: P=4g C=35g F=3g
1 cans tuna in brine: P=30g C=0g F=1g
1 can pink salmon: P=40g C=7g F=4g
15g Grated Mature Cheddar: P=4g C=0g F=5g
10g Light Mayo: P=0g C=1g F=0g
Mixed Salad (handful lettuce, chopped peppers) P=0g C=2g F=0g

3.

2 scoops Chocolate MyoFusion: P=50g C=10g F=6g
300ml Skimmed Milk: P=12g C=15g F=1g

4.

200g chicken breast, chopped: P=47g C=3g F=4g
75g pasta: P=9g C=56g F=1g
50g Broccoli: P=3g C=3g F=0g
Mixed Salad (lettuce, peppers) P=0g C=2g F=0g

5.

200g chicken breast, chopped: P=47g C=3g F=4g
1 Tortilla Wrap: P=4g C=35g F=3g
15g Grated Mature Cheddar: P=4g C=0g F=5g
Mixed Salad (handful lettuce, chopped peppers) P=0g C=2g F=0g
10g Light Mayo: P=0g C=1g F=0g

6.

250g Tesco Extra Lean Mince Beef: P=52g C=0g F=10g
1/2 can of chopped tomatoes: P=2g C=6g F=6g
150g Sweet Potato: P=3g C=31g F=0g
50g Broccoli: P=3g C=3g F=0g

7.

2 scoops Chocolate MyoFusion: P=50g C=10g F=6g
300ml Skimmed Milk: P=12g C=15g F=1g

Totals: P=458g C=371g F=75g Calories=3991


I've run the diet for the past two days now and will be switching the low fat yogurt for a probiotic one to aid digestion and will also be going for 1 can tuna 1 can salmon in meal 2 to top up the EFA's. I'll be seeing how I get on week on week but there is definetly scope to easily add calories into the majority of meals here.

Supplements

I've already mentioned MyoFusion but post workout I'll be using PhD Synergy until it runs out and then I'll be using Gaspari IntraPro to give me a break from the creatine in Synergy. I'm also using two scoops of Stampede for every workout aswell as Vitamin C/Multi Vits and Fish Oil Capsules three times a day spaced evenly throughout the day. I'm running Ravenous at 6 caps a day thats 3 servings (2caps 3x a day) and BULLK I'm taking before bed at 2 capsules.

Training

I'm going to be using a form of periodisation as I've been playing around with it during my bulking period and I've enjoyed it and seen some good results. I'll be cycling workouts every 2 weeks and they'll look like this:

W1: 6-8 reps
W2:8-12reps
W3:12-16reps

I'll be lifting as heavy as I can do for those rep ranges so won't be dropping the weight by any given percentage I'll simply lift what I feel I can for those reps. It's something I've been watching Papa Lazarou do and it's clearly working for him so I'll give it a try. I'll be training 4 times a week and those workouts will be broken down into:

W1:Chest/Ab's/Calves
W2:Shoulders/Triceps
W3:Back/Biceps/Ab's
W4:Legs/Arms

I'll train Ab's and calves twice a week as I feel these are a weak area and need some attention. My legs have come on leaps and bounds over the past 6 months and I'm getting some good shape in my quads and calves but I want a good set of legs to go with a (hopefully) ripped upper body when I cut. Arms. I don't feel I train these enough and they become a half arsed after thought so that's the reason for hammering them. I'll be doing 10minutes cardio after every weights session (yes including legs but this will serve as a cool down). Cardio will be interval training so more than likely hill climb on the treadmill to get the heart racing a bit. I'm going to limit my workouts to no longer than 75minutes. I'm generally training for an hour tops so the 15minutes has been added to do my cardio and then 5 minutes to stumble out the gym

I think I've covered everything there. As a lot of you know I have logged a few products previously but for some of the newcomers I really do welcome questions and comments and will do my best to try and answer them as best I can. I've been looking forward to running this stack for some time now and am eager to report on it's effectiveness. A gain of 2lbs per week has been suggested whilst running this so I'm hoping to kick it up to the 200lb mark before I cut for summer. Thanks for taking the time to read this lengthy introduction, I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I do, starting pics and stats below:

Starting weight:192lbs
Starting BF%:17-18%

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 1:

My BULLK/RAVENOUS journey began today, not much to report thus far but am about to take my first serving of BULLK before I go to bed so am expecting to wake up looking like the incredible HULLK Of course I kid I've been nusy at work the past few days but will post starting pictures and my diet/training plans tomorrow evening. I'll update everyday purely on how the days diet has gone whether I'm feeling "RAVENOUS" and any minor changes or major changes for that matter a long the way. Enjoy the ride people, this one will be huge!!!

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 2:

Diet has gone smoothly again today eating 3700 calories with ease, don't feel full after my meals and am getting a little hungry in between meals. Meal 1 is a monster, this is the only meal I have to sit and force myself to drink as it's 2.5 pint glasses of protein smoothie rocking in at around 900calories, it really is an animal. About to take my second dose of BULLK before I hit the hay and will be training tomorrow night and can report if there's any changes to strength.

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 3:

Diet has gone well again today starting to feel the RAVENOUS working it's magic, after a 900calorie breakfast smoothie at 6am I was starting to feel hungry again around 8.30am and felt some hunger pangs again before my meal at 3pm. I'm eating all my food and not feeling full which is good as I don't feel I'm over-eating and don't feel heavy, sluggish and bloated afterwards. Trained Chest/Calves/Abs tonight. Not the best workout, I've had 4 days away from the gym and felt a little lethargic if I'm honest. Was good to get back on the treadmill and get a sweat on as well. Below is tonights training:

Flat Bench:
20@40kg, 8@80kg, 6@90kg, 6@80kg, 6@70kg, 6@60kg, 6@40kg

Incline Dumbell Flyes:
8@20kg, 8@22kg, 6@24kg, 8@22kg, 6@20kg, 10@10kg

Calf Raise:
12@140kg, 10@140kg, 10@140kg, 8@140kg, 8@140kg

Tricep Dips:
8@BodyWeight, 8@Bodyweight, 8@BodyWeight

Knee Raises:
8, 8, 8

10minutes hill jogging on treadmill burning 100 calories IIRC.

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 4:

Had the day off work today and took full advantage sleeping in till 10am. The only down fall to the extra sleep was the fact I was now 4 hours behind my meals however I've managed to fit them all in surprisingly with ease. RAVENOUS is definetly working I think. Trained shoulders and Tri's tonight. Having suffered a shoulder injury a few months back training shoulders has been a little sketchy at best and a delicate operation. Tonights workout started well but towards the end my left shoudler (the one I injured) started to ache. Wasn't so much pain but fatigue I think setting in. Had to rest a bit longer between sets to shake it off and stretch it but this prevented me going heavier than I possibly could have done. It's still aching now and will probably be sore in the morning but was a good workout. Felt pretty pumped up and ready for this one after yesterdays lack luster performance. Here's how it went:

Seated Shoulder Press:
20@30kg, 6@60kg, 6@65kg, 4@65kg, 6@60kg, 6@50kg, 6@30kg

Standing Behind Head Press:
6@40kg, 6@45kg, 6@50kg, 4@50kg, 6@45kg, 6@40kg

Cable Lateral Raises:
8@5kg, 6@10kg, 6@10kg, 6@10kg, 6@5kg

Tricep Cable Pulldown:
20@20kg, 6@40kg, 6@45kg, 4@50kg, 6@40kg, 8@20kg

Tricep Dumbell Extension:
6@30kg, 4@35kg, 5@35kg, [email protected], 8@20kg

10minutes cardio burning 75calories.

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 5:

No training today as I've been at work all day literally just got home now. Food wise diet has been spot on although I've had to use garlic tortilla wraps as I ran out of plain one's, not too bad prefer plain though. I weighted myself this morning and I came in at 189lbs but 17% BF and I do feel leaner in just less than a week. I'm putting this down to the cardio I've religiously stuck to it and my body feels harder instead of "a bit squidgy". As of Monday I'm going to increase calories to about 4000 per day and see where my weight goes form there as I want to use these next 3 weeks to add as much muscle as I possibly can before cutting. The BULLK hasn't really effected my training as yet but my sex drive is way way up! I read a study that bulbine natalensis outperforms viagra in a university study so this could be the very reason Training tomorrow at 11am which will be back and Bi's followed by more "joyous" cardio. Will report back with more news.

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 6:

Planned to have a cheat day today but so far I've stuck to my meals, might just buy a few treats for tonight as I think the girlfriend and I are going to watch Avatar later this evening. Supposed to be a good film may review it tomorrow lol. Anyway back to the matter in hand. Currently chomping away on steak mince, sweet potato and broccoli (yum yum) and sipping a sample of apple cinnamon whey from the lovely Jenny at SciTec (very nice with water) I'll log todays training:

Rack Pull's:
20@60kg, 8@90kg, 6@110kg, 6@130kg, 4@135kg, 6@120kg, 6@100kg

Bent Over Row:
8@60kg, 6@80kg, 6@90kg, 5@95kg, 6@90kg, 6@80kg

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown:
10@70kg, 6@80kg, 6@85kg, 4@85kg, 6@80kg (cut my hand open due to blisters) 4@75kg

Cable Bicep Curl:
10@20kg, 6@40kg, 6@45kg, 6@40kg 8@30kg, 10@20kg

Seated Dumbell Hammer Curl:
8@14kg, 6@18kg, 6@18kg, 6@18kg, 8@10kg

10minutes hill running

Ab Crunches:
20@bodyweight, 10@BW+5kg, 20@BW, 10@BW+5kg

Workout done.

Hands were sore and covered in blood after the lat pulldown incident so found it very difficult to do my bicep exercises afterwards. Felt a bit of an idiot blowing on my hands to try and get the blisters to dry up. Really wanted to get a picture as it looked pretty hardcore but now I'm home and showered it doesn't look that impressive lol. Workout went really well felt pumped and charged throughout and was very happy with my rack pull and barbell row weights. Really wanted to do a bit more ab work but as I'm hitting this twice a week I though what I did was adequate. Another blast on the treadmill and I'm starting to enjoy this cardio nonsense again.

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 7:

No training today as I've been busy at work all day (on a Sunday I know!!!). Back is really sore from yesterdays hammering so in a sick way I'm happy with that Diet has been good again and despite last night cheats (12 doughnuts from Krispy Kreme, bag of wine gums, chocolate cupcake, 6 cans coke zero) I still felt pretty trim this morning. Official weigh in tomorrow and I'm estimating I'll be around the 190lb mark 16-17% bodyfat. So although I've lost weight I've lost fat with it which is good. I've updated my diet on the first page and am upping the calories to 4000 so that's an increase of 350. This should see me put some quality weight on with just 3 weeks left till I start dieting. Everything highlighted in red is what has changed. I've switched my beef meal to 9pm as this will be my post workout meal on training days, added a can of salmon to my morning wrap rather than 2 cans of tuna just for some added protein and EFA's. So far not a massive amount to report will see how I get on with the calorie increase I can't see it being a problem though as the RAVENOUS seems to be doing a good job of aiding digestion. Next workout is legs on Tuesday and am hoping to feel the full strength increasing effects of BULLK on this training day.

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 8:

Now a little bit of this has already been covered in my questions and answer session above but it's only polite to do an update. First day on the extra calories and it's not felt like I'm eating anymore calories. RAVENOUS is definetly working in this area. Been at work all day again today so no training but it's legs days tomorrow and am thoroughly looking forward to it. Feeling really good at the moment, possibly the increased testosterone flowing around the system but I feel bigger don't know if this is all in my head or not. Still feeling lean from all the cardio and despite weighing in lighter during the week I've made up weight and have come in exactly the same as I started but lighter in bodyfat. I definetly feel the way the results read. I generally just feel a little harder a little tighter. Again this could all be in my head, I'll take the next few days as they come and see how things are progressing towards the end of this week. Still feel like I could be eating more but I'll let the scales be the judge of that.

Starting Weight: 192lbs
Current Weight: 192lbs
Starting BF%: 18%
Current BF%: 17%

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 9:

I'm starting to feel the effects of RAVENOUS I'm getting increasingly hungrier between meals despite knocking back a cool 4000calories a day. It sounds a lot but at the moment it's going down real easy I can tell you! Major disaster this morning, weighed all my ingredients and threw them into my blender jug, popped the jug on the motor bit and switched it on....nothing. I unplugged it, plugged it back in....nothing. Tried a different socket....nothing. Excuse the language but I was majorly Peed off with this and had to settle for 2 simple scoops of MyoFusion which I survived on until 9am feeding time. Swift action was taken though. A new blender bought and the old one in the bin where it belongs I transferred the ingredients from the old blender to the new and had this meal at 3pm. JOB WELL DONE!!! Back to the matter at hand... I think the BULLK is starting to take effect as I've been a little hot under the collar at work today. The slightest things have begun to irritate and anger me like things falling off of pallets. Customers who have asked stupid questions today have received very short, stupid answers which is very unlike me LOL!!! So in short, aggression is on the up Trained legs tonight and despite not lifting what I'd deem to be big numbers my legs are absolutely dead right now. Really good pump throughout the workout and my calves were on fire after seated raises. No cardio as I couldn't walk let alone run, I had planned a slow cycle on the bike to cool down but unfortuantely ran out of time. Here's how it went:

Back Squats:
12@60kg, 6@90kg, 6@100kg, 4@100kg, 6@80kg, 6@70kg, 6@60kg

Deadlift: (really concentrated on using the legs to lift rather than putting lower back into it)
8@60kg, 6@80kg, 4@90kg, 6@80kg, 4@70kg, 4@60kg

Dumbell Lunges: (weight is each dumbell)
[email protected], 8@10kg, 8@10kg, 6@10kg

Seated Calf Raise:
12@25kg, 8@45kg, 8@55kg, 8@45kg, 20@25kg

Legs done, as I said, like complete jelly now. Had a good stretch before I left the gym for 5 minutes and was very pleased with the session. Even though weight wasn't as big as I'd liked I feel I've anihilated the lower half of my body. Quads, Hams, Calves and arse are all very sore and I'm dreading getting out of bed tomorrow. Going to throw a meal 8 into the diet for tonight and pre-mix one of the Sci-Tec samples and pop it in the fridge for when I wake in the night. Not decided which one as yet I've a few to choose from

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 10:

Today has been a very good day of rest after what I can only describe as a killer legs session last night. Woke up with not as much soreness as I was expecting, I could still walk which is always a good thing but boy was I drained. I was falling asleep making my 6am shake and afterwards made the concious decision to go back to bed. After another 4 hours kip I got up and have literally just lazed about and ate all day. Very nice recovery day 10 days in and this stack is starting to work it's magic. I've been very hungry today to the point where I've had more meals than I should have in the space of time that I've had. After 6am feeding time and going back to bed till 10.30am I've fit in my daily diet plus more into fewer hours than I would normally have. In between meals today I've had another 2 of my Sci-Tec 100% whey pro sachets which were orange creamsicle and I threw in a sachet of the grapefruit for good measure. Again very nice flavours but I wouldn't mix them in the future the tasty orange flavour was hindered by a bitter grapefruit aftertaste. After my 6pm meal of mince and sweet potato I mixed up 100g of yogurt with another sachet of vanilla very berry and swiftly shovelled that down my neck. Needless to say I've been RAVENOUS today! I estimate I've had around 4500kcals today and could quite easily have eaten more, I'm starting to like this appetite enhancer! Now for the workout:

Behind Head Standing Shoulder Press:
14@40kg, 6@60kg, 6@70kg, 4@70kg, 6@60kg, 6@55kg, 6@50kg

Seated Smith Shoulder Press:
10@10kg, 6@40kg, 4@70kg, 6@60kg, 6@55kg, 6@40kg

Cable Crossover Lateral Raises:
6@5kg, 6@10kg, 4@15kg, 6@10kg, 6@10kg

Tricep Cable Pulldown:
20@20kg, 6@40kg, 6@50kg, 6@45kg

Tricep Pushdown w/Straight Bar:
6@40kg, 6@50kg, 6@50kg, 4@55kg

Ab Circuit: 3 sets
8 Knee Raises
8 oblique crunches @10kg
8 Ab Extension @10kg

10minutes cardio burning 99 calories.

So the BULLK is kicking in, the increased aggression I felt yesterday equated to some pretty impressive strength gains this evening. Here's how it equates:

Behind Head Shoulder Press: +20kg, 40% strength increase
Seated Shoulder Press: +5kg, 8% strength increase
Cable Lateral Raises: +5kg, 50% increase in strength

Some pretty big strength increases there and long may they continue. Again, other than the slight increase in food intake today everything else has remained the same, still had my 2 scoops of Stampede pre-workout and had some impressive vascularity in my shoulders afterwards. Felt very pumped and focused throughout the workout. All's I need now is the weight increase to come with the increased appetite and strength...

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 11:

Not a great deal to write today but as I promised an update every day (and I wouldn't want to let the following down) here it is. Diet has gone great again today I did struggle to eat my 2nd meal of the day but I was in a rush as I was late for work so it was more of a pick up... ram into face...repeat kind of meal. Rest of the day has gone well suffered from some indigestion and bad gas today after my mince beef and sweet potato. Don't really know what caused this other than I took my RAVENOUS tablets mid meal rather than straight before or straight after like I usually do so maybe it's not mixed well pre-eating. Had a cheeky weigh in this morning and I've gained 1lb so we're starting to move in the right direction, I'm hoping it keeps going on slow and steady. Still religiously hitting cardio after every session of weights and tomorrow evening is chest/ab's/calves so will have a little more to add tomorrow evening. I'm hoping a 20% increase in strength is seen again tomorrow and push past the 100kg bench press, not managed this since injuring my shoulder months ago so beating that would be a massive morale and confidence boost.

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 12:

Diet has been tip top again today. Nearly two weeks into RAVENOUS I'm finding myself hungry every 2 hours. After this amount of time I get an overwhelming urge to eat and if I leave it say 2.5hours I start to feel slightly lethargic. This is tleling me one of two things. My meals aren't big enough OR I need to be eating every 2 hours as my metabolism is getting faster than what it was 2 weeks ago. I'll assess my weight gain for the week but I have a feeling the diet will rise to about 4250kcals per day as of Monday. As I'm increasing calories I'm getting stronger so this should in theory equate to increased muscle mass. Trained chest and calves tonight, session went well although the gym was quite busy to start with, after 10minutes it died down and I really got into it. Here's how it went:

Flat Bench Press:
12@70kg, 4@100kg, 6@90kg, 6@80kg, 6@70kg, 6@60kg, 8@50kg

Incline Dumbell Flyes:
8@18kg, 6@22kg, 6@24kg, 4@26kg, 6@24kg supersetted with 12@10kg

Calf Raises:
14@50kg, 6@100kg, 6@140kg, 6@170kg, 6@190kg, 6@100kg, 10@50kg

Tricep Dips:
8@BW, 8@BW, 8@BW

Ab Crunches:
30@BW, 30@BW, 30@BW

Oblique Crunches:
12@10kg, 12@10kg, 12@10kg

Workout was a little disjointed tonight, was sharing the bench with a young lad who I see in the gym every now and then and since he asked politely if he could "work in" I of course obliged. It meant I ended up doing less weight than I wanted as he was lifting considerably less than I was not wanting to sound big headed there but I felt pretty bad on him having to load the plates on and off every time I did a set so I sort of worked around him. Hit the magic 100kg for 4 reps on flat bench but the left shoulder didn't feel great after it and it's aching something rotten now. Should be fine in a few days. As per my shoulder session seen some decent strength increases and my chest was pumped to the max after this session no word of a lie it was huge No time for any cardio tonight but I'll make up for this on Sunday, 3 sessions out of 4 isn't bad. So here's how my strength has increased:

Flat Bench: +10kg which is an 11% strength increase.
Incline Flyes: +2kg which is an 8% increase in strength
Calf Raises: +50kg which is a 35% increase in strength

If it hadn't have been for a ****y shoulder (excuses I know!) and working in with the young lad I'd probably have gone for 110kg but that'll be my goal next time around 110kg for 4-6 reps, I'd be monumentally happy with that as it's been a long time since I've benched over 100kg! I also want to add some weight to my dips next week even if it's 2.5kg and I get 6 reps I'll go with that. Any increase is good and will keep me motivated. 2 weeks in and I'm loving the stack so far I just wish I could run it for 8 weeks instead of 4!!!

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 13:

So today has been cheat day which means anything goes and it's just as well as it's been horrendously busy at work today meaning eating and even trying to eat was out of the question. I ate at 9.30am and then attempted to eat 2 meals in 10minutes at 2pm which I very nearly did. I left probably 3 mouthfuls of mince before work continued. Absolutely exhausted tonight so it's only a quick update before I go to bed with a beer and Frankie Boyle (the DVD, I don't have a thing for male ginger comedians, this is not a side effect of RAVENOUS OR BULLK). I've got all manner of tasty treats to accompany me before I fall aslepp infront of the TV, a 6 pack of snickers bars, wine gums, apple pie cookies and big bar of aero so although not clean calories I'll definetly be cramming them in before I sleep. Day off tomorrow thank goodness and I'll be sleeping in then training back and bi's in the afternoon. Stay tuned folks!!! Big thanks to all those still following and cheering me on.

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 14:

Today has been somewhat of a disaster. Woken at 4am this morning on an alarm callout at work so the day went a little bit pear shaped. I was there till about 9am and arrived home at 9.30am and went straight back to bed. Bearing in mind I hadn't eaten since 11pm the previous night, I woke around 1.30pm feeling very groggy as I do when I sleep during the day. Gym closes at 2pm so that was out of the question and I hadn't sufficiently fuelled my body so would have been a pointless routine. So, diet went out the window today, feeling a little down, tired and generally peeved I had a mega shake, some beans on toast aroun 4pm then went to my parents for tea. I was presented with what can only be described as "bitty meat" wrapped in an oily crispy breadcrumb served with oven chips. Hmmmmmm, reluctantly I ate that and am now sat at home reflecting on what has been a real low day. These things, however, are sent to try us mere mortals and tomorrow is another day. Todays plan of back and bi's will be done tomorrow, official weigh in tomorrow and I'm not optimistic after a poor day of food but we'll see. More to come...

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 15:

Really getting on well with this stack at the moment, I'm feeling a lot more hungry than I was before I started RAVENOUS and have again fit my meals into a shorter amount of time today plus an extra shake for good measure so something's working. Good news on the weight front, despite a poor couple of days of eating I've still gained 1lb this week and again reduced my bodyfat. I'm now sat at 195lbs at 16% BF. I still feel a bit chunky in the midsection if I'm honest but the amount of food I'm eating coupled with a strict cardio regime and it's working. I don't think I'll hit the 200lb mark before I start cutting but I'm doing a good job of steadily increasing mass at the moment. Trained back and bi's tonight and here's how it went:

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown:
10@50kg, 6@75kg, 6@80kg, 6@85kg, 6@85kg, 6@80kg, 4@85kg

Bicep Curls:
10@12kg, 8@16kg, 6@18kg, 6@20kg, 6@18kg supersetted 12@10kg

Rack Pulls:
10@60kg, 6@100kg, 6@120kg, 6@130kg, 1@140kg, 6@120kg

Smith Rows:
8@60kg, 6@70kg, 6@75kg, 6@75kg, 6@75kg

Chin Up's:
6@BW, 6@BW, 6@BW

5minutes cardio burning 51calories.

Workout was a bit backwards tonight as some fool decided he wanted to use the smith rack to do bicep curls. There's a whole section of dumbells, barbells, four cable machines with barbell attachments, a preacher bench and an assisted preacher curl machine but this guy decides it's a great idea to stand there with 2.5kg either side and train his biceps?!?! So, I had to improvise and work biceps inbetween my back which took a bit of strength out of the latter excercises but still a good session nonetheless. Rack pull increased by 5kg, only managed 1 rep but was finding 130kg quite easy going. 6 reps of lat pulldown at 85kg wasn't too bad either, I was going to try 90kg but my blistered hand hadn't totally healed (becuase I've been picking at it!) so didn't go for this. Only managed 5 minutes on the treadmill but really went for it as I knew I had little time so at least I've done some. Still another 2 weeks to go and I'm thoroughly enjoying these two products. Training legs first thing tomorrow morning before work so I'm expecting to be in immense pain before I go to work after that session. I still don't think my glutes have fully recovered from lunges last week LOL!

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 16 and 17:

Apologies for the lack of info but as I've not been training I've not a huge amount to report. I'd say just over 2 weeks in and the BULLK/RAVENOUS combo are in full flow. I'm definetly feeling hungrier thanks to the RAVENOUS and at times it feels like I'm dieting as I have to hold off until it's time to eat! I've just done a bit of shopping in Asda and had to grab a couple of Frijj milkshakes (not the healthiest thing I know) just to satisfy the hunger pangs. So diet wise it's going really well I've picked up a tub of fromage frais tonight and have mixed a scoop of MyoFusion in with 250g of it and it tastes really good. A nice 50g protein treat before bed Due to working all day every day (so I can have the weekend off for the Grand Prix) I'm struggling to make it into the gym as it closes at 9pm and I work a good 30minutes away and finish at 8pm. However, I'm going to try and get in tomorrow night to do legs and then Friday night before I start my journey down to London just so I feel like I've been doing something. I feel pretty hench at the moment which is unlike me, I usually feel really small and weedy but I don't know whether it's all the food I'm consuming or what but I definetly feel like I've packed on some decent mass and if we go off my second week weigh in, I've added 5lbs in just over 2 weeks!!! I'm determined to train tomorrow night even if it is only for 30minutes so will give an update tomorrow evening before I pack ready for the weekend, hopefully see a few of you down there

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 18:

Flat Dumbell Chest Press:
10@26kg, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Incline Smith Chest Press:
10@10kg, 6@50kg, 6@70kg, 2@80kg, 6@60kg, 6@30kg

Flat Dumbell Flyes supersetted w/cable crossover:
8@16kg w/8@10kg, 6@20kg w/8@10kg, 6@22kg w/8@10kg

Tricep Dips:
8@BW, 8@BW, 6@BW

A really fast paced session from me tonight as I finished work at 8pm and rocketed down the motorway (legally at 70mph might I add ) to get to the gym at 8.30pm. As my gym closes at 9pm I had to make it a quick but intense session. My left shoulder was giving me considerable grief today but I battled through. No spotter or anybody to lift dumbells to me I was impressed at benching 42.5kg for reps. Rest was pretty much none existent, it was more a case of add or take away weight 30second breather and gulp of water then next set so I got a fair bit done in a short amount of time. Happy with session which lasted roughly 25minutes. Really good pump in my tri's after the dips and I can feel them getting stronger everytime I do dips which as I continue to put weight on get harder. I may start adding weight using a belt as of next week I just simply didn't have the time to do that tonight. Next update won't be till Monday as I'm in London for the weekend at the Grand Prix Expo. I'll be available for autographs and photo sessions around the Anabolic Designs stall so please form an orderly que. Just kidding For those of you that are going I hope to spot you and for those not able to make it I'll be sure to get some pictures up in the log to show you how awesome it was!!!

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 22:

Due to the weekend in London and the Saturday at the Grand Prix my diet has been a little lack luster over the past 2-3 days. Needless to say I felt it in the gym tonight. I hadn't trained since last Thursday so was a little tired and lethargic. I don't know whether it was just me or not but the gym tonight was scorching I was sweating buckets after my first few sets. Diet today has been back on track although I've had slightly more carbs due to training legs tonight. Had a sample sachet of Gaspari Size On Max Performance which was alright. Good taste and mixability but I think the previous few days eating and feeling a bit weak meant I didn't really feel the effects of it. On paper it's a great Intra-workout product and I'd probably buy it on taste alone aswell as the great ingredient profile. Anyway, I've postponed the weigh in till Wednesday as I know it won't be a true figure given a porr eating regime and none existent training over the past few days. Despite being under calories since thursday I've had no problem wolfing down food thanks to Ravenous today. As I said I've probably had about 50g extra carbs today and have had no issues getting it inside me. Despite feeling weak I have increased the weight on some exercises which I was shocked by as I really didn't feel at my best. Here's how it went:

Smith Squats:
10@60kg, 8@80kg, 6@90kg, 4@100kg, 6@90kg, 8@60kg

Deadlift:
8@60kg, 8@80kg, 6@90kg, 4@90kg, 6@80kg, 10@60kg

Seated Calf Raise:
10@25kg, 8@45kg, 8@55kg, 6@65kg, 4@65kg, 20@25kg

Lunges (each leg):
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Cable Crunches:
12@40kg, 12@50kg, 10@60kg

5minute walk on the treadmill slight incline. Used this more of a cool down stretch for my legs than a cardio exercise.

Strength wise I'm up 10kg on my seated calf raises which is an 18% increase in strength so the trend of an average 20% increase in strength continues. I've also worked squats and deadlifts for more reps at the same weight so again this is an improvement. I did lunges after calf raises as the free weight section was occupied so could hardly walk let alone lunge after killing my calves on the seated raise. Rest day tomorrow and am expecting some serous DOMS in my legs tomorrow after there hammering tonight. Shower, shopping, food prep then bed for me. Hoping Tesco has some low fat fromage frais as I'm trying to substitute my evening shake for a MyoFusion pudding. 2 scoops MyoFusion in 250g low fat fromage frais, mix it up for about 2-3minutes until all powder is gone and consume makes a rather tasty angel delight style pudding. Nice treat before bed time!

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 24:

Been seriously hungry today so I've eaten a lot more than I should have and have limited my carbs a bit due to this. RAVENOUS has really come into it's own the past couple of days and I'm having to restrain myself from eating which is tough on a day off with nothing to do but errr eat! I've had a shake extra and 250g fromage frais and a scoop of MyoFusion on top of what I usually eat in my daily diet. I've not had tuna today but a whole 400g pack of chicken so 2 chicken wraps instead of the usual 1 purely becuase I've not been shopping yet and had to improvise slightly. Sitting here typing I'm itching to eat but know that really I shouldn't! Shoulder has been giving me quite a bit of jip over the past few days so I wasn't particularly looking forward to training shoulders this evening but I did anyway. Needless to say the strength wasn't really upto par as my left side had to be propped up by my right side so to speak. I know I keep saying I'll see the sports therapist at the gym but it's finding the time to book the appointment etc. It's a problem that I've come to realise is not going to go away on it's own though and I don't want to be in the same situation I was 6 months ago not able to do any pressing movements. Was an OK session tonight, had a sample of Superpump Max which wasn't bad got some pretty decent pumps in my arms even though I wasn't training forearms or Bi's and felt a bit more awake on it (I still love Stampede ). I think the achiness of the shoulder hindered the effects and this is the second Gaspari product I've not really done justice to. Intra-workout I did something a little controversial and had a 1/2 sample sachet of recovery 2:1. Yes it's designed for recovery but the ingredient profile makes for a nice little intra-workout product. Not as nice as the SizeOn but gave me a little boost through training. Anyway, back to business, here's how the session fared...

Seated Shoulder Press:
12@30kg, 8@50kg, 6@70kg, 4@70kg, 6@50kg, 8@30kg

Cable Lateral Crossover:
8@5kg, 6@10kg, 6@10kg, 6@10kg, 6@5kg

Behind Headed Olympic Press:
10@40kg, 6@60kg, 4@70kg, 6@60kg 6@40kg, 10@20kg

V-Bar Tricep Pushdown:
12@15kg, 8@25kg, 6@30kg, 6@35kg, 4@40kg, 6@30kg dropset 6@20kg dropset 6@10kg dropset 5kg to failure. (serious tricep burn!!!)

Dumbell Tricep Extension:
8@26kg, 6@30kg, 6@30kg dropset 8@24kg

Tricep Superset:
Reverse Tricep Curl: 20@10kg, Straight Bar Tricep Pushdown: 20@10kg, Overhead Cable Extension: 20@10kg Tricep Cable Extension: 20@10kg

Ab Crunches:
20@BW, 12@+10kg, 20@BW, 12@+10kg

Oblique Crunches:
12@20kg, 12@20kg, 12@20kg

10minutes cardio, gentle jog, no incline.

Overall a decent session really wanted to push for an increase in my shoudler pressing but the left shoudler just wasn't having it. Cardio was interesting as my legs were still sore from training Monday. Decided to take it slow and steady on the treadmill tonight and am just glad I got some cardio into my workout. Will weigh in tomorrow morning before I train at 7.45am and the update again before work in the afternoon. nearing the end of my course and I can't speak highly enough of this stack, there's some sceptics out there who claim it doesn't work but it certainly is for me!

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 25:

Early session this morning before work and I felt pretty awake. The past week I've been trying to get more sleep as I really don't get enough so at the moment I'm aiming to be in bed for 11pm and then wake at 6am for my first meal. Was in bed for around 11.35pm last night as the Superpump Max had me wired after my session on shoulders. Definetly won't be doing that again! So, I hit snooze this morning and got up around 6.15 to make up for my restless nights sleep ready to eat and then hit the gym. Shoulder was in a bit of pain last night and this contributed to a restless night, it's still aching this morning and gave a few problems throughout my chest workout. Note to self: GET IT CHECKED OUT!!! Here's how the session went...

Flat Dumbell Chest Press:
12@26kg, 8@35kg, [email protected], 3@45kg, [email protected],

Incline Smith Chest Press:
12@30kg, 6@60kg, 4@80kg, 6@70kg, 6@50kg

Incline Dumbell Flyes:
8@20kg, 6@22kg, 6@22kg, 6@22kg

Tricep Dips:
8@BW, 6@BW, 5@BW, 4@BW

10minutes cardio. Kept increasing the speed or the incline every 30seconds and hit it pretty hard this morning burning 114 calories in 10minutes which is my best so far. Feel fitter everytime I hop on the treadmill which is a positive to take into my cut.

Despite an aching shoulder I increased my flat dumbell press to 45kg which is +2.5kg and I'm nearing my PB on dumbells which is 50kg. The last time I benched 50kg dumbells for reps I was midway through a Superdrol cycle for those of you who remember my log from mid last year. So, if I can hit the big 50kg press by the end of this cycle,in my opinion, BULLK combined with RAVENOUS is the next best thing to a pro-hormone product! Bearing in mind I had no shoulder upsets whilst running a course of Superdrol, BULLK is definetly up there in the strength department!

No training till Saturday now where I'll be doing back and bi's. Will update tomorrow with an official weigh in and general diet update. Weighed in this morning at 194lbs so no change from the previous week, I weighed 191lbs on Monday after a poor weekend of diet and training so I've picked up a bit of ground. Don't think I'll hit the 200lb mark before my cut without adding masses of fat so for now I'll keep calories as they are and decide where I'll go for the next week tomorrow. Stay tuned...

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 26: (a day late, I'll explain below!)

The day started off great, well as great as a 13.5hour shift can be I guess. Diet was spot on, everything going nicely to plan when at 8.02pm as I was preparing to leave work two masked, and I'm going to say it becuase it's my log, scum of the earth ****ing bastards (pardon my french) decided they were going to come and rob me. Not delving into specifics one was armed with a machette the other a claw hammer who grabbed my colleague working with me at the time. Fortunately nobody was hurt and they got away with next to no cash, not even enough for a half decent night on the town. This is where the diet fell to pieces. I had a meal at 9pm whilst waiting for Police, CSI, DCI's, fingerprint examiners etc etc to work the scene. To cut a very long story short I was out of store at 1.15am this morning and didn't arrive home till 2.00am So, 5hours without food I was seriously hungry when I got in. Tired and a bit shaken after the event I gulped down 2 scoops of MyoFusion and went to bed. I've woken up this morning later than usual due to being in so late last night and am starving. Just had my morning mega shake and feel back on track yet still hungry. Gym at 10.30am this morning after a work conference call at 10am and I can't help but feel I deserve a cheat day Will update training later, stay tuned everyone...

Rack Pulls:
8@60kg, 6@90kg, 6@110kg, 6@130kg, 6@140kg, 1@145kg

Barbell Row:
8@40kg, 6@60kg, 6@70kg, 6@80kg

Managed to increase my rack pull +5kg and latpulldown at 85kg for reps was decent. Lower back was slightly twingy so will be taking my belt on back days in the future. Biceps were well and truly pumped after some insane dropsets and rack running. Tried this with Triceps the other day and there still burning now so figured I'd do it for Biceps just to mix it up a bit. Really good session felt really pumped and strong

Barbell Row w/underhand grip:
8@70kg, 8@70kg, 6@50kg

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown:
8@50kg, 6@70kg, 6@80kg, 4@85kg

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown Behind Head:
6@50kg, 6@50kg

Overhead Cable Bicep Curls:
8@15kg, 8@20kg, 6@25kg, 6@25kg

Seated Hammer Curls rack run:
8@16kg, 6@14kg, 6@12kg, 6@10kg, [email protected] X3

10minutes cardio burning 117calories.

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 28:

Well it's nearly all over and I'm now prepping my summer cut for the next 12 weeks or so. The plan is to use the Anabolic Designs TRANSFORM STACK and with a carefully constructed diet I'm looking to get really shredded for the summer. Single digit bodyfat readings are on the horizon and although I'm not overly confident I'll win the comp personally I plan to take a lot from it and get into an amazing lean condition. Anyway, lets stick with the here and now for the time being. Tonights session was a decent one although I just cannot seem to squat anymore weight without a spotter. I don't know whether it's confidence or whether I just need my technique tweaking but I just don't seem to be able to put any more weight across my shoudlers. Here's how it went:

Smith Squats:
10@60kg, 6@80kg, 6@100kg, 4@100kg, 6@80kg

Deadlift:
8@60kg, 6@80kg, 4@100kg, 6@80kg, 6@60kg

Seated Quad Extension:
8@30kg, 6@50kg, 6@65kg, 6@65kg, 10@30kg

Standing Calf Raise:
14@100kg, 8@150kg, 6@190kg, 6@210kg, 6@230kg

Workout done. Didn't feel my strongest and felt a little lethargic after squats, these really take a lot out of me, followed by deadlift I literally can't walk after these excercises. Decided against lunges tonight and went for a good old quad extension and was really impressed with the weight I was doing for this. Really good pump at the top of the rep, nice controlled movement and only 3 slots from the bottom of the weight stack so all in all a decent legs session. Deadlift is +10kg which is a nice 10%increase in strength and I matched my PB on standing calf raises and if it hadn't have been for the gym closing I would have added another 20kg to that weight I imagine went up pretty easy. No cardio tonight as jelly legs+treadmill=bambi style running. Next session will be shoulders Wednesday morning which will be my last day on BULLK

Weight wise I'm at a consistent 193-194lbs I opted not to increase calories this week as I'm starting to feel leaner and harder in areas particularly chest and midsection so thought I'd stick with what I've got.

 

[warren1987]

UPDATE DAY 30:

A day late but I finished my BULLK/RAVENOUS stack today. Final thoughts are I'd love to have run this for 8weeks as I felt in the 2nd-3rd week it really started to kick in. The RAVENOUS kicked up my appetite and I was hungry after 90minutes of feeding which was scary considering the amount of calories I was on. Only a day after ceasing RAVENOUS it's becoming a bit of a chore to get my food in although I start dieting tomorrow so I won't be too worried about piling in food more getting through the hunger pangs until next feeding time All in all I'm very impressed, another quality stack from Anabolic Designs. I gained 6lbs over 4 weeks and dropped down to 16% BF so not only did I gain weight but I got leaner which is always nice. Unfortunately my photographer is away until tomorrow night so I'll have some end of BULLK pictures put into here late on tomorrow evening and also the start of my dieting pictures in my contest log. Thanks to all who've been watching and cheering me on, I'd highly highly recommend running this stack and for hard gainers and those who struggle to pack in quality calories to add poundage this should be top of your supplement list. Feel free to message me or post in here any questions or advice and I'll do my best to answer. CTP is now carrying the torch for AD as he starts his 8 week BULLK course so tune in to that for more mass!!!