Irish Cannon Gets Unnatural, Naturally - Part 2: CL's Blue Gene (sponsored)

[Irish Cannon]

Thank you to RenegadeRows and everyone else at Controlled Labs for allowing me to run their new product, Blue Gene.

To those of you that were keeping up with my PAL log on Anabolic Edge, you will know that this is Part 2 of my log. The main purpose is to compare the two products as far as effects/results and to discuss product stacking potential.

If at all curious, here is the link to Part 1 of my log: Irish Cannon Gets Unnatural, Naturally - Part 1: PAL's Anabolic Edge (sponsored)



For those of you unfamiliar with the product, Click Here to read more about it @ Nutraplanet.

Lets get started with my stats:
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 173 lbs (up 6 lbs from the start of my AE log)
BF% (est.): 8-9%
Body-type: Meso-Endo
Ancestry: Irish American

Diet:

Meal 1: 2 whole eggs, 4 egg whites (scrambled), 2 slices of Ezekiel bread w/natty peanut butter, 1/2 cup of fat-free plain yogurt, 1/2 cup of Ezekiel cereal, handfull of blueberries, 12oz of Smart Balance skim milk, 3 cups of coffee

Meal 2: 1 scoop of Scivation Whey, 1/2 cup steel cut oats

Meal 3: 2 Whole wheat pita pockets, each with 1 can of tuna, some light mayo, banana peppers, and romaine lettuce

Meal 4: 7oz. 93/7 ground beef, 1 slice fat free cheddar cheese

Meal 5: 1 scoop of Scivation Whey

Meal 6: 8oz chicken breast, 1/2 can of black beans, romaine lettuce salad

Meal 7: 1 scoop of ON Casein, 1tbsp natty peanut butter


Supplement schedule:

CLA: 4g daily

Whey/Casein: 1 scoop of whey taken twice daily, 1 scoop of Casein taken once daily

L-Leucine: 20g taken intra-workout

Multi-vitamin: 1 vitamin taken twice daily

Blue Gene: 5 caps preworkout


Training

I'll list what I HAVE been doing during my training sessions, but some of the lifts may change, and I will let you know what those will be.

My training schedule is somewhat elaborate. I have my entire body split up into two workouts, branching from those two splits I have a total of four workouts; a low-rep day (3-6reps), and a high-rep day (10-15reps) for each muscle group. I label my workouts as A1, B1, A2, and B2. Specifics:

A1 (High-rep): Chest/Hams/Arms/Calves

Chest: (Superset working sets)

Cable X-over: 2 warmups, 4 working sets
Incline DB Press: 4 working sets

Hams:

Kneeling Leg Curl: 2 warmups, 4 working
Good mornings: 4 working

Arms: (Superset all sets)

Overhead tricep press: 2 warmup, 4 working
Preacher curl: 2 warmup, 4 working

Calves:

Standing Calf Raise: 4 sets


B1 (High rep): Quads/Delts/Back/Traps

Quads:

Leg extensions: 2 warmup, 4 working
Squats: 2 warmup, 4 working

Delts: (Superset working sets)

DB Lateral Raises: 2 warmup, 4 working
DB Reverse Grip Front Raises: 4 working

Back/Rear delts: (Superset working sets)

Seated Row: 2 warmup, 4 working
Rear delt DB Flyes: 4 working

DB Shurgs: 4 working


A2 (Low rep): Chest/Hams/Arms/Calves

Chest: Flat Bench BB Press- 2 warmup, 4 working

Hams: Stiff Legged Deadlifts- 2 warmup, 4 working

Arms (Superset all sets):
Tricep Pressdown: 2 warmup, 4 working
Seated DB Hammer Curl: 2 warmup, 4 working

Calves: Seated Calf Raise- 4 working


B2 (Low rep): Quads/Delts/Back/Traps

Quads: Squats- 2 warmup, 4 working

Delts: Seated DB Press - 2 warmup, 4working

Back: Close Grip Pullup (weighted) - 2 warmup, 4 working

Traps: Rack Shrugs- 4 working


I lift three days a week, which means that each muscle group gets worked twice a week every other weeks. Example:

Week 1
Mon:A1
Wed:B1
Fri:A2

Week2
Mon:B2
Wed:A1
Fri:B1

My cardio days are Tue/Thur, and I do one hour of cardio at moderate intensity. I usually do 30min/20/10 on Stairmill/Treadmill/Spin Bike. The treadmill is done at 15% incline and 3.3mph.


I am currently on a break from lifting for a couple reasons. First of all, it's been ten weeks of hard training since my last week off, and I feel as though I need the recovery time. Secondly, I'd like to clear out anything that is still active in my body from the Anabolic Edge so that I can give Blue Gene a fair review.

I will be commencing this log on Thursday, September 25th. I wanted to give everyone a heads up on the start of it so all my brosefs could sub, and to give any new chappies to get involved and motivate me in my training.

Here's some of my pics starting from the beginning of the AE log up until this morning...

[Irish Cannon]

I will probably be changing most of my high-rep exercises. If you guys have any suggestions, I'd love to hear them.

[VolcomX311]

I'm curious about Blue GENE myself, good luck!

[Irish Cannon]

I'm curious about Blue GENE myself, good luck!

I'm excited to see what the Blue Up + Blue Gene combo give you. If BG gives me some good results, and I see that the stack is doing good for you, I'm for sure going to be doing that in the future. I LOVED high-dosing Blue UP stim free.

[Irish Cannon]

On a side note, tickets for the New Orleans Dropkick Murphys show on November 13th at the House of Blues just went on sale. I know some of you guys don't live too far from me, and I'll for sure be going to that show.

[shaddow]

I'm in! Good luck, bro!

[hman85]

Subdizzle son! Kick arse as usuall!

[RenegadeRows]

Subb'd!!!! Psyched this log is starting. Good luck bro, i'll be along for the ride!

[Irish Cannon]

Thanks everyone. It should be another exciting log.

I'm going to try to put some vids up next week. I know a few people that work there in the mornings when I lift, so I'll just get them to take the video.

[Rosie Chee]

Looks interesting. I'll follow along and chip in every now and then

[Irish Cannon]

Looks interesting. I'll follow along and chip in every now and then

Ahh, Rosie...I feel so honored to be graced with your presence every now and then.

[Irish Cannon]

Did rather well today on my first exam of the semester. That's a load off my shoulders.

Just drank some chamomile tea with 4g GABA and 3mg Melatonin. Ya, I should sleep good tonight.

[CTDeuce]

ahh it has begun.

[jakellpet]

subbed - Is fear rith maith ná drochsheasamh.

[dragonfly]

Here's some of my pics starting from the beginning of the AE log up until this morning...

...and the log "How the perfection gets more perfect"
Only the sky is the limit

[Craigmatthew]

Nice man, I'll be following along, awesome pictures as well, KILLER quads and back thickness.

[Steveoph]

Following, blue gene is quite an interesting formulation.

[Irish Cannon]

It's GREAT to have all of you in here. This should be an excellent log, especially with all of this support, and I can't wait until it kicks off on Thursday. This down time is really killing me, but I know it's necessary for my recovery.

[Irish Cannon]

I decided to switch my protein brand from Scivation Whey to ATW Lean and Fit Meal Replacer. I don't know why I've never heard of this stuff before. It's basically whey isolate with fiber and vitamins. Only $32 for 5lbs at NP. Here are the supplement facts...

Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 37.80 g
Servings per Container: ~60

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value
Calories 140 **
Calories from Fat 4
Total Fat 0 g 0%
Saturated Fat 0 g 0%
Trans Fat 0 g **
Cholesterol 6 mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 7 g 2%
Dietary Fiber 5 g 20%
Sugars 1 g **
Calcium 150 mg 15%
Phosphorus 60 mg 6%
Sodium 50 mg 2%
Potassium 150 mg 4%
Protein 27 g 54%
Vitamin A 50%
Vitamin C 50%
Iron 35%
Vitamin D 50%
Vitamin E 50%
Vitamin K 50%
Thiamin 50%
Riboflavin 50%
Niacin 50%
Vitamin B6 50%
Vitamin B12 50%
Biotin 50%
Pantothenic Acid 50%
Iodine 50%
Chromium 50%
Zinc 50%
Folic Acid 50%
Copper 50%
Molybdenum 50%
Selenium 50%
Manganese 50%

[hman85]

I decided to switch my protein brand from Scivation Whey to ATW Lean and Fit Meal Replacer. I don't know why I've never heard of this stuff before. It's basically whey isolate with fiber and vitamins. Only $32 for 5lbs at NP. Here are the supplement facts...

Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 37.80 g
Servings per Container: ~60

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value
Calories 140 **
Calories from Fat 4
Total Fat 0 g 0%
Saturated Fat 0 g 0%
Trans Fat 0 g **
Cholesterol 6 mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 7 g 2%
Dietary Fiber 5 g 20%
Sugars 1 g **
Calcium 150 mg 15%
Phosphorus 60 mg 6%
Sodium 50 mg 2%
Potassium 150 mg 4%
Protein 27 g 54%
Vitamin A 50%
Vitamin C 50%
Iron 35%
Vitamin D 50%
Vitamin E 50%
Vitamin K 50%
Thiamin 50%
Riboflavin 50%
Niacin 50%
Vitamin B6 50%
Vitamin B12 50%
Biotin 50%
Pantothenic Acid 50%
Iodine 50%
Chromium 50%
Zinc 50%
Folic Acid 50%
Copper 50%
Molybdenum 50%
Selenium 50%
Manganese 50%

Looks good, more proteins need fiber in them i think.