Prime: Take 2

[borobulker]

you rock man... nice food pics!

good luck with everything!

[Kristofer68SS]

Im in

[Steveoph]

you rock man... nice food pics!

good luck with everything!

Your melog got me started. Now I've got a massive collections of my food from the past few months. So now you mention a food I've eaten lately, and bam here's some chicken, salmon and salad for you

Good luck Steve, I am on day 6 and I really feel it. I think I am a hyper responder.

Reading your logs always makes me hungry. If I was still in T.O. I would be at your door plate in hand...

My omelets bring all the boys to the yard..... Wait I didn't just say that

[metroba]

Droools on keyboard

[DreamWeaver]

My omelets bring all the boys to the yard..... Wait I didn't just say that

Yah that would be euff for you to swear off eggs....

[Steveoph]

Alright 3rd weight in : 172.5, with not too much food in me. So Average over the past 3 days is about 171.5+ .

I didn't do a straight up Upper Body strength Assesment, however here's today's 60min. workout. If you're worried about me fudging numbers, look carefully at the weights I'm posting lol. I focus on form, and leave my ego at the door.

1a)Weighted Dips (+30 lbs) 10,8,7,7
1b) ChinUps (5,5,4,4+3) - very weak, I rarely work on these
2a) Incl DB 70; 10,9,10,10
2b) Face Pulls; 8,8,8,8 (With Hold at end)
3a) Incl DB Fly's: 30x14,12,11,10
3b) Lat-Bar Pullovers 70x10,8,8,7
4a) BB Flat Bench 165x5,155x5,5,4 (Pretty f'ing tired by now lol)
4b) BB Rows- 135x8,8,8,8

HIIT Sprints, 8 sets of 30s/60s. (Pushed too hard, couldn't get in the last 2 sprints).

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IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO INCLUDE/COMMENT ON, I'M OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS!

[Iron Lungz]

Dude, your face is something only a mother could love!

HaHaaa! Just a j/k.
I'm glad to hear that you would rather have proper form, than numbers that are not real. I hate seeing people do swinging curls, bench presses that they let the bar bounce off of their chest, etc.
Keep at it, man!

[metroba]

ARE YOU THE ELEPHANT MAN?!?! haha jk lookin good bro

[Steveoph]

Lol, next time I'm just putting the lime cat on my face

[poopypants]

LOL that would look cool.

[Steveoph]

LOL that would look cool.

I did it back before my X-Factor log. Mission X-Factor, Weapon = Napalm , looking back I've put on alot of mass (and fat too though) since May. I tend to cut down too much before summer.

[metroba]

LOL that would look cool.

yes it would. You already have photoshop, may as well

[metroba]

I did it back before my X-Factor log. Mission X-Factor, Weapon = Napalm , looking back I've put on alot of mass (and fat too though) since May. I tend to cut down too much before summer.

haha funny shi1t

[joebo]

Curious to see if things change this time around. I only ran one bottle and did really enjoy it. It did help me out alot. Towards the end I was getting really bad acne which I think woudl have prevented me from running two bottles, but I think the seconf bottle would have been the big hitter for me.

[Steveoph]

I figured this was log worthy; In another omelet discussion thread I decided to find the macro's on my omelet. Scary this is I ate this + veggies 90 minutes ago and I'm hungry, going for another meal. Thinking salmon



Also wtf, only a 2.5/5 for weightgain Well since we're entering 4 star territory for fat loss, load up on the omelets folks! Get those 1k+ mg cholesterol!

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[Steveoph]

Curious to see if things change this time around. I only ran one bottle and did really enjoy it. It did help me out alot. Towards the end I was getting really bad acne which I think woudl have prevented me from running two bottles, but I think the seconf bottle would have been the big hitter for me.

I'm curious for the guys that go on test boosters and start getting acne. How many times do you shower / wash your face? Just curious, because even TNT or DTH never really made me break out.

[crazym]

Activate extreme has been giving me a few face and body zits, dosed at 6 caps a day, shower twice a day and wash face an extra time out of shower, so i dont think its a hygiene issue.

[Steveoph]

Activate extreme has been giving me a few face and body zits, dosed at 6 caps a day, shower twice a day and wash face an extra time out of shower, so i dont think its a hygiene issue.

Thanks for the reply. I hope nobody gets offended, but I've never heard anybody talk about talking about the facial hygiene + acne from test boosters in the same sentence. It's hard to think that everybody that got acne had poor facial hygiene, but I was just trying to avoid making any conclusions.

[DreamWeaver]

My son did experience some increased acne on prime as well, I think some will and some won't. I'd take a little acne with the gains he got.

[Steveoph]

Day 1: Legs

- Took PSlin 10 minutes before 1c. of Oatbran, 1 sc. WPI, Frozen Berries, 3 Prime
- Didn't feel hungry until about 1hr after my PWO meal (with 3 Prime), kinda hungry this afternoon though
- Took an AP instead of PSlin PWO b/c I was still digesting Pre-WO meal, so I only had about 40g carbs
- Digestion was slow, I had a NOW Adam burp while doing cardio after my workout !
- I took Volcom's advice and did

I do a brutal shocker on occasion, but it doesn't last for 60 min. It's the 30 rep, 1 min squat stretch for 3 consecutive sets routine and repeated twice for calves. One on the seated calf raises and the other on the standing.

Squat Variation
- Place two 25lbs plats on the ground. Heel on the weight, toes touching the floor.
- Grab 40lbs Db's.
- Perform 30 grueling reps
- Following the completion of the 30 reps, immediately drop down into a squatted position and remain in that position for 1 minute.
- Following the completion of the 1 min stretch, go directly into a second set of 30 reps.
- 1 min squat
- Go directly in the the 3rd and final 30 reps
- 1 min squat

Calves Variation
- Use 45lbs and a 25lbs plates on the seated calf raise.
- Perform 30 reps
- Following the completion of the 30 reps, immediately allow your calves to stretch. The weight of the 45/25 will hold your calves in that deep, static contraction, hold for 1 min.
- Go into your second reps of 30
- 1 min stretch
- Third reps of 30
- 1 min stretch

Perform the same Calves variation on the standing calf raise. Either pigeon toe inward or outward, to emphasis a different of the calves.

What's the point?
If using the proper weight, preferably somewhat heavy, and performing this kind of volume, at the end of the 30 reps, your muscle fiber (take the quads) will be fighting to shorten and contract. However, while you're in the squatted position, you're withholding your muscle fiber's reaction to contract, so it continually pulls and creates a perpetual, minute long contraction. Some people's muscle will react to this stretch, some won't. If you're in the won't group, then don't do this, you'll be wasting your time. If you're in the group that does respond to the stretch, then it'll be the worst three sets of your life, especially with calves.

These are NOT more effective then standard heavy squats, but a good mix up to severely shock the system.

You can practice this same technique with chest. Use 135lbs, press it 30 times and hold a 5lbs weight on each hand to anchor down a deep, crucifix stretch for 1 min, then next 30/1 min stretch/last 30/1 min stretch.

- Painful! 40lb DB's was way to much, I had to cheat for the 60s just to make 50s and hold myself up
- finished up with 3x20 Leg Press & Abs, then 25 mins cardio