[Inarius]

Many thanks to Universal and AnimalPak for letting me do this log for them.

About me:
Height :6 feet 1 inch
Weight: 196 lbs
Age: 20
I'm a junior at PSU and have been lifting strong for 2 years now.

I will be taking Animal Pump this week and shock therapy next week. Both Great products by Universal and Animal.

I have been following a modified DeFranco's workout for the last month or so. I have been using the "Westside for Skinny Bastards" 3 WO per week form. I will be altering this for 5 days a week. I'll be sure to post my schedule soon enough!

Animal Pump:
A Pre-Workout Creatine Matrix - Built on the proven foundation of creatine, Animal Pump is no passing fancy. It's a no bull, high octane performance supplement designed to help your customers blast through plateaus and preconceived limitations. In addition to a full daily dose of creatine in the form of an advanced matrix (including patented MCC, CEE and TCM), you also get (1) a fusion of a swelling NO Blast Complex; (2) a shocking Energy Rush Complex; (3) an immune-support antioxidant blend; and (4) potent cell volumizers, all wrapped up in a special nutrient transport complex. From top to bottom, Animal Pump is complete and comprehensive.



Animal Pump (30 servings) By: Universal Nutrition

Shock Therapy:
If you are looking for a pre-workout shake that will help power you up for the gym and make you feel like hitting the plates, wait no longer. The nitric oxide (NO) activators, creatine and stimulants in this formula will energize you while helping to make you look more vascular and gain size. Shock Therapy can actually motivate you to get into the gym and hit the weights! Unlike many of the other pre-workout NO products on the market, we include an antioxidant complex that is essential when taking nitric oxide stimulating ingredients, due to their oxidative nature on human cells. Now you can have the "perpetual pump," the intense workout you crave, and keep your body safe from the free radicals that are produced as a side effect of the nitric oxide activation process. Why should you choose Universal Nutritio's Shock Therapy?

It Works:
If you want to get energized and motivated in the gym, Shock Therapy is for you. This formula will make for some very intense workouts that will help you put up more weight and will ultimately result in mass gains. Your body will feel pumped all day from the blood rushing to your muscle tissue delivering needed nutrients for real growth. We don't use any sugar so there is no worry about fat gains. We use the best ingredients, from creatine all the way to our antioxidant blend. You won't find another product like Shock Therapy; it is truly unique amongst pre-workout energizers and cell volumizers.

It Has a Healthier Formula:
Since Shock Therapy helps your body produce more nitric oxide, you need an anti-oxidant complex to scavenge the harmful free radicals that are released as a result of the nitric oxide process. Our competitors aren't keeping your health in mind; we are.

It Has A Better Formula:
Shock Therapy uses R-ALA to help shuttle the creatine and nitric oxide stimulating components into circulation, whereas the competition either does not use any form of alpha lipoic acid or uses the standard ALA, which has been shown to be less effective than R-ALA. Many individuals do not like to ingest aspartame and prefer sweeteners such as sucralose. Shock Therapy does not use any aspartame, while some of the other popular products do.


Shock Therapy (2.22 lbs) By: Universal Nutrition

[Inarius]

Animal Pump
Day 1

Woke up 8am
Drank 12oz Water
Took the Pak
Waited to go to the gym until 9am.

Before Thoughts:
GI issues - Had to go to the bathroom about 3 times in that hour. Nothing I relate to the product though. It was definitely what I ate the night before.
Had a hard time just getting up and putting down all the pills but I managed it.

9am - gym time!
BB Bench Press ( Worked up to a set of 2 heavy presses)
bar x 20
115 x 10
135 x 5
155 x 5
165 x 4
175 x 3
185 x 2

DB Bench Press
50's x 10
55's x 8
60's x 8

Incline Flies
25's x 12
30's x 10
30's x 10

Pushups
Standard - til exhaustion (around 30 or so)
Standard - til exhaustion
On Fists - til exhaustion
On firsts - til exhaustion

After Thoughts:
Felt great walking out of the gym. Tired but still feeling good. Chest was definitely feeling the pump.
GI issues stayed with me through out the day but I am NOT attributing this to the product in anyway.
DOMS set it around 8pm and I can definitely feel it today. Some of the worst I have felt in the past few months.
At least I know I was working hard!

[Inarius]

Animal Pump
Day 2
Took the pump then 15 minutes later ate some oatmeal.
Went to the gym about 30 minutes after that.

Pullups
5x5
cable rows
8x4
Lat Pulldowns
10x3
Standing Throat Pulls
12x3
Barbell Curls
30x2

Thoughts: Great pump in the biceps after the workout. Back was feeling big too.
I was definitely feeling the lactic acid build up in my biceps and still am feeling it the next day.
Great workout and tons of energy to go all the way.
No GI issues at all before or after the workout.

Took Today(Wednesday) off because of the intense DOMS I have in my chest and bi's. Not sure if I should attribute this to the AnimalPump or to my training schedule switch up. Probably a little of both.
I'm extremely sore but at least I know that I'm working hard.

[Inarius]

Animal Pump
Day 3 (technically 4)
Took the pump 20 minutes before I hit the gym.
Had lots of water before hand. Not much food though.

Rack Pulls
135 x 10
185 x 8
225 x 5
275 x 4
315 x 3
315 x 3 (PR)

Squats!!!!!!
135 x 10
155 x 5
175 x 5
185 x 5
205 x 3
225 x 3
245 x 3 (PR)

Good Mornings
10 x 3
Leg Curls
10 x 3

I was dead after this workout. My legs are killing me.
About the time when I got around to the leg curls, I wanted to vomit. I was sweating heavy and worked way too hard. I wanted to puke but I kept it down.

Great Energy coming from the Pak. Had tons of focus and was really moving some weight.

[Inarius]

Day 4
Animal Pump

Took a Pak 30 minutes before hitting the gym.
Felt good going in.
Had a ton of aggression today.

Bench Press
3 sets at 135 til exhaustion

Tricep Pulldowns Supersetted with Pushdowns
12 x 1
15 x 1
8 x 1
4 x 2

Overhead Tricep Pull
8 x 3

Arnold Press
8 x 3

DB Shrugs
8x3

Great workout but by the end I was feeling nauseous again. I work hard in the beginning but I feel like I'm gonna puke by the end. Some days its a good feeling and others it's pretty rough. Today was a rough day. Other than feeling like I wanted to puke, my triceps felt huge with a great pump.
This is definitely a solid product. can't wait to see how shock therapy is. One more day on pump then moving to some therapy.

[Inarius]

Day 5
Animal Pump

Pak 25 minutes before hitting the gym
Tired and out of it when I took the pak.
Aggression came into play when I got to the gym.
Too many people not enough space.

BB Bench Press ( Worked up to a set of 2 heavy presses)
bar x 20
135 x 8
165 x 5
185 x 2
205 x 1
185 x 2

DB Bench Press
50's x 10
60's x 8
65's x 5

Incline Flies
25's x 12
30's x 10
30's x 10
35's x 10

Chest Pull overs (Machine because the gym was packed)
10 x 3

Pump Final Thoughts:
Good Pump
Strong Aggression in the gym.
Pump didnt last much longer than my post workout shower when I got home.
Needed lots of water.
Solid Product.
Little to no GI distress at all
Testosterone levels are up. (Not tested but I can feel it.)
Sex Drive is up. (side effect of test levels)
DOMS have definitely been increased while on this product.
Insane amount of wrapping. lol
9 Pills.

[Inarius]

Shock Therapy
Day 1

Back Day!!
Pull ups
8 x1
5x3

cable rows
8x3

Throat Pulls
8x4

EZ bar curls
10 x1
10 x 1
6 x 1

Reverse EZ bar curls
10 x1
6 x 2

Hammer curls
8x3

Thoughts and such:
Took the pack half an hour before the gym.
Bitter grape taste
Didn't like it at all.
Little GI distress
No aggression
Small energy increase
Great Bicep pump and back pump
Didnt get back pump with PUMP
Horrid after taste
Not for me.

[Inarius]

Shock Therapy
day 2

Leg day

Squats
5 x 5

Leg press
10 x 4

Leg Curl
8 x 4

Leg Extension
8 x 4

By the end of the lifts, my brain wanted to do some calf work but my body didn't.
I was really dragging ass.
I am gonna take the weekend off and rest up to be sure to give the last 3 packets my 100%.
still no aggression.
not much energy
not much but a bad aftertaste
very bitter

Some people may like the flavor if they were addicted to dymatap as a child....
I have the grape btw.
Just not for me is all I can say.
3 packets left. Resting up this weekend to give them my all to determine which is better.
PUMP or Shock

[Inarius]

Shock Therapy
Day 3
BB Bench Press ( Worked up to a set of 2 heavy presses)
bar x 20
115 x 10
135 x 5
155 x 5
165 x 5
175 x 4
185 x 1

DB Bench Press
50's x 10
55's x 8
60's x 8

Flies
10x4
Some energy from shock therapy. Still can't get used to the taste but I'm just not a grape fan.
A little stomach irritation before hitting the gym today.
Pump is still in the lead in my mind

[Inarius]

Shock Therapy
Day 4

Deadlifts
135 x 10
185 x 8
225 x 5
275 x 5

box Squats!!!!!!
135 x 10
155 x 5
175 x 5
185 x 5
205 x 3
225 x 3
275 x 3

Lunges
5 x 5

I am feeling the stacked effects of Pump beginning to wear off now.
Shock therapy is still lacking compared to pump in my mind.
Still some GI issues with the shock

[Inarius]

Shock Therapy
Day 5

Bench Press
3 sets at 135 til exhaustion

Tricep Pulldowns Supersetted with Pushdowns
12 x 1
15 x 1
8 x 1
4 x 2

Overhead Tricep Pull
8 x 3

Arnold Press
8 x 3

Tired by the end of my lifts.
Doms have been reduced from last week.
Not as much energy as from pump.
No test boost like from pump.
Really missing the pump.

[Universal Rep]

Subbed. Good luck.