Competitive Edge Labs- PCT Assist 5 lbs. of muscle in 30 days

[longhornsp]

If your reading this, then you know what this log is going to be about! Getting bigger and stronger in one month with CELs PCT Assist

Before I get started on this mission I want to thank CEL for the opportunity to run this product as a standalone. I appreciate the opportunity and look forward to giving everyone an honest, interesting, and fun log to follow along. At the end of this log I hope to have gained significant strength and 5 lbs. of lean muscle! Reps to everyone who is subbed and please feel free to give any suggestions, tips, feedback, etc. throughout the log.


Background

I've been training for just under a year and a half. I've experienced some great gains considering that for about 5 months I was doing a lot of distance running (about 25-30 miles a week). This log is a last ditch effort before my July 11th wedding to add on some muscle and get stronger on all lifts. My workouts during this log will probably follow a 4 or 5 day split. I know this is probably not the most ideal split for gaining strength or mass but I want these gains to be as lean as possible. Enough about all of that, here is some info on the weapon of choice for this project!!!

PCT Assist is designed to help increase natural testosterone levels during the period of Post Cycle Therapy (PCT) or as part of a natural testosterone enhancement regimen.

Why Choose PCT Assist?
PCT Assist contains precise ratios of active ingredients at proper dosages and correct standardizations in order to help optimize natural testosterone levels along with helping to control estrogen. There are no filler ingredients; every active in PCT Assist is specifically dosed to help you maximize your results.

PCT Assists cost effective formula can help save you money by eliminating the need to have to purchase numerous stand alone products to get the proper amounts of actives included in the PCT Assist formula.

PCT Assist Benefits:

Optimize Natural Testosterone
Improved Estrogen Management
Improves Libido
Help Preserve Muscle Gains
Improved Strength, Recovery, & Lean Muscle
Ideal for PCT (Post Cycle Therapy) or Natural Testosterone Enhancement Regimens
Cost Effective + Adequately Dosed + Standardized Potencies = Natural Testosterone Support Solution

Examining the Ingredients:

Trans Resveratrol (50%)
Trans Resveratrol is a natural compound that is found in the skin of red grapes. It has a number of overall health benefits due to its antioxidant properties and is well know for its cardiovascular benefits, but the primary reason for its inclusion in PCT Assist is for its potential to help control estrogen and maximize natural testosterone levels.

Trans Resveratrol works at the receptor level to block estrogen receptors. The benefit there is two fold as it helps eradicate estrogen while also helping to boost natural testosterone production. It is a unique compound in that it has the capability of modulating estrogen receptors as well as controlling aromatase.

Quercitin (95%)
Quercitin is included in PCT Assist because it is a natural inhibitor of estrone sulfase. The benefit there is two fold as by helping to inhibit estrone sulfase, it helps with the absorption of resveratrol and icariin and also enhances the anti-estrogenic activity of the product.

In addition to the primary reasons for the inclusion of quercitin in PCT Assist, quercitin also has a variety of other overall health benefits. It is a flavonol that exhibits potent antioxidant effects and has anti-inflammatory and anti-histamine properties.

Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C)
Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C) is a naturally occurring phytochemical found such vegetables as broccoli and cabbage. It is included in PCT Assist due to its effect on modulating estrogen metabolism. I3C is thought to help increase beneficial estrogen metabolites while decreasing the ?bad? estrone metabolites.

Icariin (60%) (Horny Goat Weed)
Icariin is derived from Horny Goat Weed. There are numerous standardizations available, but for the purpose of inclusion in PCT Assist, we selected the ultra potent 60% extract.

Icariin is thought to increase circulating testosterone levels as well as help improve sex drive, making it an excellent addition during the post cycle therapy period. In addition, it is thought that two of the metabolites of icariin may be potent estrogen receptor antagonists, making it even more synergistic with resveratrol.

Coleus Forskohlii (10% Forskolin)
Coleus Forskohlii is included in PCT Assist to help signal optimal testosterone levels and help improve body composition.

Piperine (95%)
Piperine is included in the PCT Assist formula due to its ability to enhance absorption of nutrients and phytochemicals in the intestines. It is also thought to inhibit the glucuronidase enzyme, which is an enzyme that degrades resveratrol.

PCT Assist Supplement Facts:
Serving Size: 3 capsules
Servings per Container: 60
Amount Per Serving:
Trans Resveratrol (50%) ? 600 mg
Quercitin (95%) ? 600mg
Indole 3 Carbinol ? 175 mg
Horny Goat Weed (standardized fro 60% Icariin) ? 150 mg
Coleus Forskohlii (10% Forskolin) ? 100 mg
Piperine (95%) ? 20 mg

PCT Assist Other Ingredients:
Magnesium Stearate

PCT Assist Suggested Use:
As a dietary supplement, take 3 capsules twice daily spaced out 8 to 12 hours apart, preferably with meals. Do not use for more than 6 to 8 weeks without at least a 4 week break between cycles.


Tomorrow I will be posting more details on nutrition, workout plan, and supplementation. I will have weekly pics and weigh ins.

[Ubiyca]

I've been using this product since Feb, solid product. Sub'd.

P.S the new one (the one you're taking) has 40% icariin not 60%, but it's up from 150mg to 250mg per dose.

[mw1]

Subbed Longhorn

[longhornsp]

I've been using this product since Feb, solid product. Sub'd.

P.S the new one (the one you're taking) has 40% icariin not 60%, but it's up from 150mg to 250mg per dose.

Thanks, I'm looking forward to this! I've set high expectations for this next month....

Subbed Longhorn

Glad to have you along! Should I take anything out of the ordinary with PCT Assist for overall health? (in addition to my multi, is it necessary for any liver support?)

[longhornsp]

So I got the PCT Assist this morning and here's what it looks like!

30 Day Plan

Diet-

About 20 calories per pound of body weight, which is going to be around 3700 calories per day. Protein is going to be about 1.5 grams per lb. of body weight, equaling about 280 grams per day. I'll be consuming roughly 300-400 grams of carbs; I am pretty sensitive to carb intake so this is where I'll be tweaking the most depending on how much bodyfat I'm gaining. Fat is going to be high as well, around 135 grams per day. I won't be posting the macros every day, but will have a food log that includes my meals and the time of day it was eaten.

Supplementation-

CEL PCT Assist
Creatine
CL White Flood/Vasocharge (pre-workout)
Animal Stak (multi-vitamin)
Whey Protein
12 Hour Protein Blend (casein, egg, whey)
Xtend (pre-workout, intra, and post)

Workout Split

It's going to be a lot of strength work, with 5 sets for most workouts and rep ranges of 6 the first week, 5 the 2nd, 4 the 3rd, and lastly 3 reps.

Monday- Legs/Calves
Tuesday- Chest
Wednesday- off
Thursday- Back/Calves
Friday- Shoulders/Traps
Saturday- Arms
Sunday- off

Also, will be doing abs and cardio throughout the log but it will depend upon time and will vary.The cardio will be LISS and hopefully pretty limited, no HIIT for this one as I want to try and build muscle and strength.

There it is, feel free to give me some critiques and advice if you see anything!

[learn]

whats with the mad face ?

[alwaysgaining]

whats with the mad face ?

im guessin that he dont messaround lol

[jsheely]

whats with the mad face ?

PCT Assist makes you extremely angry. It's what the Hulk took during a bulk.

[mw1]

PCT Assist makes you extremely angry. It's what the Hulk took during a bulk.

The secret is out lol

[jsheely]

The secret is out lol

Watch out for Lou Ferrigno

[longhornsp]

I hope to be ragin' during these next 30 days! of course only in the gym...haha

[longhornsp]

Here is the nutrition for today, Sunday is one of my day's off from the gym.

Day One Nutrition

7:15- Creatine, 1 serving of Xtend
8:30- PCT Assist, 3 whole eggs, 2 egg whites, slice of low fat cheese, 1/2 cup of egg salad
12:45- 21 Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks, Multi-vitamin pack
4:45- 1 scoop of whey protein, 1 cup of whole fat milk
7:00- PCT Assist, 8 oz. of boneless skinless chicken breast, 1 cup of brown rice, bowl of spinach with fat free dressing
9:30- 1 scoop of 12 hour protein in water

Tomorrow will be the first day in the gym during this log.....Leg Day!

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[jsheely]

Tomorrow will be the first day in the gym during this log.....Leg Day!

Good luck man and hit it hard!

[mw1]

Good luck man and hit it hard!

x2 Good luck on the first week here!!

[longhornsp]

Good luck man and hit it hard!

Thanks, it was a good one indeed!

x2 Good luck on the first week here!!

Thanks! I wanna blow threw all of my PR's during this log

[longhornsp]

Not too much to note about PCT Assist yet, it is only the 2nd day. I can say that the dosing has been pretty simple, just 3 smaller sized capsules twice a day with a meal. I did set some new PR's for legs and now have a good idea of where I want to be at the end of this log. I just started lifting legs about a month ago so they are definitely my weak point and I hope to see a huge gain in strength and size by the end of this 30 days. Here is the nutrition and workout. Diet is looking really sloppy today but I hope to clean it up a little tomorrow.

4:30- Creatine, Vasocharge
5:00- (pre-workout) 2 servings of Xtend, 1 apple
6:30- (post-workout) 1 serving of Xtend, 2 slices of angel food cake
7:15- 1 cup of whole fat milk, 1 scoop of whey (30 grams)
8:00- 2 McDonald's breakfast burritos, 1 hasbrown, PCT Assist
2:00- Burger King Double BK stacker, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Large Fry, multi-vitamin
6:30- slice of low fat cheese
7:15- 8 oz. of boneless, skinless chicken breast, small spinach salad with fat free dressing, 1 cup of brown rice, PCT Assist
9:00- 1 scoop of 12 hour protein

Legs

5 minute warm up on the stationary bike followed by some light weight BB squats

Squats

5 sets- 155 x 6, 175 x 6, 175 x 6, 175 x 6, (185 x 6 PR)

Leg Press

4 sets- 300 x 12, 390 x 6, 480 x 6, (480 x 6 PR)

Single Leg Extension

3 sets- 50 x 6, 70 x 6, 80 x 6

Romanian Deadlift (I had no gloves/straps, disappointing my grip kept giving out)

3 sets- 135 x 6, 145 x 6, 155 x 6

Single Leg Kneeling Hamstring Curl

3 sets- 50 x 6, 60 x 6, 50 x 6


Tomorrow is Chest day, hope to hit it as hard as I did legs!

[longhornsp]

Woke up really tired, so we decided to skip the morning workout and do it after work. Felt great in the gym and put up some good numbers for my standards, hit chest and then abs. The only downer for the day is.....I forgot to bring my PCT Assist to work, so I missed the morning dose; and my diet was a little rough AGAIN! haha, it will be back on track though, I'm already starting to see the negative effects of eating so unhealthy. Anyways, here is the diet and workout.



7:00- Creatine
8:00- 2 McDonald's breakfast burritos, 1 hasbrown
1:30- 15 chicken wings, celery w/ranch dressing (Hurricane wings, Jamaican Jerk!), multi-vitamin
6:00- 4 oz. boneless, skinless chicken breast, 1/2 cup of brown rice, 2 slices of Arnold Health Nut bread, 1 slice of low fat cheese, PCT Assist
7:45- (pre-workout) 2 servings of Xtend, an apple
9:15- (post-workout) 1 serving of Xtend, 2 slices of angel food cake
9:45- 2 scoops of whey
10:45- 3 whole eggs, 1 slice of low fat cheese, 1/2 cup of brown rice

Chest

5 minute warm up on the treadmill

Rest Periods: 2-3 minutes

Warm Up: 30 lbs. Flat DB Chest Press x 15 (2 sets, slow and controlled)

Flat DB Chest Press

5 sets- 75 x 6, 85 x 6, 85 x 6, 85 x 4, 80 x 5

Incline BB Chest Press

4 sets- 135 x 6, 135 x 6, 140 x 6, (145 x 5 then w/out rest 95 x 8)

Decline BB Chest Press

4 sets- 135 x 7, 155 x 6, (175 x 4 then w/out rest 135 x 7)

Free Motion Standing Chest Flye/Press (more of a standing chest press, felt really good and gave me a great pump)

2 sets- 7.5 x 15, 12.5 x 15

Abs

Double Crunch Machine

3 sets- 30 x 10, 40 x 10, 50 x 10


Crunch supersetted with Chest Flye (w/25 lb.'s), both done on medicine ball

15 crunches and 15 reps for flyes

10 crunches and 10 reps for flyes

10 crunches and 10 reps for flyes

Planks with feet raised up on the medicine ball

2 sets- about 45 seconds for both

Tomorrow is an off day from the gym, but unfortunately not a day off from work! Will be posting just nutrition info tomorrow and it will be better than these past few days......

[longhornsp]

Today was an off day from the gym, not much to note yet on PCT Assist. Tomorrow is back day and I'm hoping to keep hitting PR's! I'll be having a long day tomorrow with a 5 AM workout and then another workout after work at around 5 PM.

Nutrition

7:00- Creatine
7:30- PCT Assist, 2 whole eggs, 3 egg whites, slice of low fat cheese, 1/2 of a banana, 2 slices of Arnold Health Nut bread
11:00- Big 100 Protein Bar (300 calories, 30 grams of protein, 8 grams of fat, 5 grams of carbs)
1:30- Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger, small fry, multi
7:00- PCT Assist, can of tuna, 1 package of Amy's rice and curried peas (310 calories, 8 grams of fat, 11 grams of protein, 50 grams of carbs)
9:30- 1 scoop of 12 hour protein in water

[jef2007]

Im using CEL's PCT Assist and also,Suppress-C im 10days in i think but its doing me real good.
Fig ide check in too.
good luck

[longhornsp]

Strength is feeling really good and I'm surprising myself with some high numbers for me! I hit back in the morning and then cardio/abs later in the day. I work at a gym so I did the cardio just briefly before leaving work, very short session because I don't want to be doing too much cardio during this 30 day strength/mass gain. Also, the libido is starting to increase a bit....which sucks because I'm gettin none of that until my wedding day, haha

Here is the diet and workout info.

4:30- (pre-workout) Creatine, Vasocharge
5:00- (intra) 3 servings of Xtend, 1 apple
6:30- (post-workout) 1 serving of Xtend, 2 slices of angel food cake
7:00- 1 scoop of whey
8:00- PCT Assist, 2 McDonald's sausage biscuits w/egg (buy one get one free!), small black coffee
1:00- Burger King Double BK stacker, Large Fry
5:00- 2 scoops of Universal Real Gains (300 cal., 25 grams of protein, 30 grams of carbs)
6:15- can of tuna
7:30- PCT Assist, 1 bowl of Stoufers Terryaki Chicken Skillet (300 calories, 23 grams of protein, 44 grams of carbs)
Back

5 minute warm up on the treadmill

Deadlift

5 sets- 185 x 6, 185 x 6, 185 x 6, 195 x 6, 205 x 6

Bent Over Row

4 sets- 115 x 6, 135 x 6, 135 x 6, 135 x 6

Wide Parallel Grip Chin-ups

3 sets- 4 reps, 3 reps, 3.5 reps

Standing Cable Row

4 sets- 42.5 x 6, 57.5 x 6, 65 x 6, 80 x 7

Cardio and Abs

10 minutes of different ab work including the double crunch machine, hanging leg raises, crunches, planks

15 minutes of interval cardio