LG's Trifecta Stack (unsponsored)

[enswalters]

I bought LG's Trifecta Stack with free I-GH-1 last week and started it today. Thanks to NP for the fast shipping!! I have never done a log before, so if I'm doing something wrong don't be afraid to point me in the right direction.

I have never used a PH before and I wanted to take something that was simple to use and had minimal side effects. The price on the Trifecta stack was incredible, and the fact that included a PCT specifically designed for this stack made it too good to pass up.

Basic stats:
Age: 44
Weight: 240
Bf: about 25% (yeah, chunky around the middle).

Goal: gain lean mass while losing bodyfat.

Supplements:
M1D XL - 2 tabs twice a day
MM - 4 sublingual tabs, 1 each with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and pre-workout.
AEN Presurge - 9 caps taken pre-workout (only source of creatine)
AEN Intrabolic - 2 scoops taken intraworkout
Gaspari Myofusion (Vanilla) and Dymatize 12 Hour (Fudge Brownie) protein
CVS brand fish Oil - 6 a day
ON Opti-men Multi
Flexamin joint support
Primaforce ZMA
Scivation Xtend


Planned PCT:
Formadrol (included with stack)
I-GH-1 (included with stack)
MusclePharm Battle Fuel (natty test booster)
Milk Thistle

Workout day 1 (legs):

Squats (ass to grass)
5 x 300
3 x 305
6 x 275
6 x 275

Leg press
6 x 1060 (max I can load on machine)
5 x 1060
5 x 1060
5 x 1060

Leg extension

15 x 245 (max weight on machine) for 3 sets, drop set on last set

Leg curl

15 x 165 (max weight on machine) for 3 sets, drop set on last set.

Observations:

The sublingual tabs made my stomach a little upset. Not a huge concern, probably something that will go away as my body adjusts.

Energy and strength were great in the gym. Obviously too early to attribute anything to the Trifecta stack, but this will help establish a good baseline to see if my strength goes up much on this stack.

[enswalters]

Ok, day two of my Trifecta cycle.

Good news - didn't get upset stomach today from the sublingual tabs.

Bad news - starting to get a cold. Just feel it coming on, so taking some echinachea, goldenseal, vitamin C, and zinc lozenges to fight it off.

Workout day 2: Chest

Flat bench press:

275 x 3
280 x 2
225 x 9
225 x 6 (held bar on chest for 1 sec after each rep)

Incline dumbbell press

100 x 9
100 x 7
100 x 6
100 x 5

Machine fly, superset with machine assisted dips:
230 x 6 35 x 6 (35 lbs of assistance)
230 x 6 35 x 6
230 x 5 35 x 6
230 x 5 35 x 6

Overall good, but not great, workout. Went to the gym a little later than usual, so my energy wasn't quite as high.

[enswalters]

Day 3:

No workout today. Started to feel a cold coming on, so I loaded up on the Vitamin C, zinc lozenges, and echinachea/goldenseal to boost up my immune system.

Still took my trifecta stack as per directions on the bottle. Don't really "feel" anything from it yet, but I assume it will start to kick in soon.

[TheNinja]

subbed! - I was looking at this same stack until I got the M1D Black to log. From what I've read and seeing the price of this stack it looks pretty unbeatable. I'll be watching

[enswalters]

Ok, recap of day 4. I think my "immune system stack" was pretty effective, as I seem to have fought off the cold. Several people that I work with have been out for 3-4 days because of it, but although I was a little sore this morning and had a general lack of energy, I didn't come down with a full-blown cold.

I tried to do a little cardio around lunchtime (P90X plus intervals) but I failed miserably at that. Felt light-headed and had no endurance, but I did get a little sweat going.

Workout: (Back)

Deadlift

355 x 4
365 x 3
375 x 3
315 x 4

Unbelievable - set new PR on deadlift!! Normally I max out at 350 x 3, but for some reason my strength was way up. Not really sure if I can attribute it to the Trifecta stack since this only my 4th day on it, but I can't think of any other reason. I was lifting much later than normal (8 pm), a full 2 hours after I took my AEN Presurge when my energy level would normally be tapering off. Very surprised.

Pulldowns (machine)

305 x 3
305 x 3
270 x 4
270 x 5

Low rows (cable), close grip handle

180 x 3
160 x 3
140 x 5
120 x 8

Machine assisted chinups (various grips)

6 x 35
5 x 45
6 x 45
6 x 45

Got a couple comments from people at work today asking me if I was losing weight. My weight hasn't actually changed, but I did notice my pants were just a little bit looser around the waist. So far, so good on this stack!!

[Irish Cannon]

I'm in! Looks like a great supp and hormone lineup. Enjoy it.

[Craigmatthew]

I'm in! Looks like a great supp and hormone lineup. Enjoy it.

Indeed! Killer stack!

[enswalters]

Day 5:

Did P90X shoulders and arms routine today. For those not familiar with P90X, it's a great program that includes weight lifting, stretching, cardio, and even yoga and kenpo.

The shoulders and arms routine is fast paced and you go shoulders, biceps, triceps, repeat. It's not possible to go super-heavy because of the short rest periods, but I was able to go heavier than normal. For example, I would usually do in and out curls with 35 lb dumbbells, but this time I used 40s. Dumbbell kickbacks I was using 35 instead of my normal 30. Almost every set I was able to go up about 5 lbs and keep up with my normal number of reps.

So far, so good on this stack. Seems like my energy and strength levels are both up already!

[ConcreteConny]

I'm in! Starting my own LG Stack in a few weeks

//CC

[TheNinja]

Day 5:

Did P90X shoulders and arms routine today. For those not familiar with P90X, it's a great program that includes weight lifting, stretching, cardio, and even yoga and kenpo.

The shoulders and arms routine is fast paced and you go shoulders, biceps, triceps, repeat. It's not possible to go super-heavy because of the short rest periods, but I was able to go heavier than normal. For example, I would usually do in and out curls with 35 lb dumbbells, but this time I used 40s. Dumbbell kickbacks I was using 35 instead of my normal 30. Almost every set I was able to go up about 5 lbs and keep up with my normal number of reps.

So far, so good on this stack. Seems like my energy and strength levels are both up already!

Noticeable difference after 5 days?!? That's impressive! Must be a great combo. I bet you can't wait to see what day 20 will bring? Should be really kicking in by then!

Also, you are the 2nd person in the last 2 days I heard mention P90X and I had never heard of it before. I'll have to check this out.

[Liftergym33]

supporting ya bro!

[enswalters]

Day 6:

Workout 1 (yes, worked out TWICE today!!)
Chest

Flat bench barbell press

2 x 285
2 x 285
6 x 245
4 x 245

285 is a PR for me. It could be a placebo effect - I "think" I'm stronger because of the Trifecta stack, so I'm lifting more weights because I've got more confidence. Doesn't really matter to me; simple fact is that I'm lifting heavy and that's going to make me grow.

Dumbbell incline press

8 x 100
8 x 100
7 x 100
7 x 100

Dips (NOT assisted this time)
10
7
8
8

I lifted my legs up and behind me a bit in order to put more emphasis on chest instead of triceps. Honestly, I was amazed I had this much strength considering I did shoulders/triceps yesterday.

Incline flyes/presses
3 sets of 15 flyes followed by 10 presses using 40lb dumbbells in order to get a good pump at the end.


Workout 2 (late evening) (legs):

I took 7 of the IGH1 caps about 30 minutes before hitting the gym. I had planned on taking it during PCT, but since this was going to be my 2nd workout of the day I thought I might need a little extra boost.

Squats (ass to grass)
4 x 315
3 x 325
3 x 315
9 x 225

325 is also a new PR for me!! Again, could be a placebo effect caused by an increase in confidence. I'm a little hesistant to go heavy on squats because I've had some back problems in the past, but I really feel stronger.

Leg press
10 x 1060 (max I can load on machine)
10 x 1060
8 x 1060
8 x 1060

Leg extension

15 x 245 (max weight on machine) for 3 sets, supersetted with leg curls.

Leg curl

15 x 165 (max weight on machine) for 3 sets.

Observations:

My recovery is incredible - feel almost like I'm in my 20's again!! Haven't lifted this heavy in years!! I'm always hesistant to get too excited about a product after a week, but if this keeps up I will definitely try this stack out again in the near future!!

[Irish Cannon]

Ha! - Sounds like you're loving it, dude! Great to hear. Cheers!

[Liftergym33]

Some really strong lifts man!

[enswalters]

Day 7:

Decided to take the day off from lifting today and instead did an hour of cardio - as in PlyoX. To me, it's the most instense of all the P90X videos, a solid hour of plyometrics.

PlyoX has added a lot of definition to my legs. I'm a chunky guy still, but I've got tree-trunk legs. Just gotta put a little more effort into getting my chest and arms up to speed and I'll be happy.

Plan on doing chest tomorrow morning. I would REALLY like to hit the 300 lb mark on the bench press by the time this cycle is complete! For the young guys out there that might not seem too lofty, but as you get older you have to adjust your goals downward (sadly).

A few notes on my progress so far:

Recovery is good. Almost no muscle soreness despite going very heavy for me.

Libido is down a bit. No problem with erections or anything, just don't have that strong urge. Could just be that I'm focused more on myself - getting in shape, proper diet, etc.

Starting with week 2, I'm going to up my dosage from 4 to 5 pills a day. Keep me on track for a 4 week cycle, as there are 135 pills per bottle.

[Craigmatthew]

Good to hear recovery is up man! Perhaps keep the volume high

[enswalters]

Day 8:

Didn't have a great workout today. Got up at 6:30, ate breakfast and planned to go to the gym around 8, but got sidetracked and ended up leaving at 10:00 and didn't start working out until 10:30, so I basically crashed and couldn't do the volume of chest work that I normally do.

HOWEVER, there is some good news - set a new PR on bench press!!

The workout:

Flat bench press:

290 x 3 - broke my old PR of 280!! Really felt strong on the lift too.
275 x 2
255 x 4
235 x 7

Incline dumbbell press

100 x 10
100 x 10
100 x 7
100 x 7

Went up on the number of reps on my incline presses too! My gym only has 100 lb dumbbells, so I'm trying to get some heavier ones at the small gym we have at work.

Dips (not assisted, legs lifted up behind back to emphasize chest)
10
10
9

Machine press
10 x 190
10 x 190
10 x 190 Drop sets

Supplement notes:

Upped my dosage of the M1D and MM to 5 tabs a day today.

[enswalters]

Day 9:

Before posting my workout stats, I thought I'd post some observations so far about this stack:

Body composition: Look a little fuller in the chest, but smaller in the waist. Pants feel looser, but shirts are tighter in the chest and shoulders. Not a huge change, but other people have noticed already.

Vascularity: I don't get very vascular because I'm still pretty chunky, but I am starting to get some veins popping out in my arms and forearms.

Strength: Way up!!

Aggression: Really feeling aggressive. This guy came speeding up behind me last night and then he turned on his high beams. I slowed down, waited for him to pass, and then returned the favor. Was almost ready to get out of the car and kick his ass before the wife talked some sense into me!! Haven't felt that kind of rage in a LONG time.

Libido: Down a bit.

Joints: Feeling just a bit dry. Will have to take a bit more joint complex and fish oil and see if that helps.

Workout (back):

Deadlifts
4 x 385 (new PR!!) Really felt strong today and wanted to push it.
1 x 400 Wanted to try and crank out another rep, but the lower back just didn't want
to cooperate.
7 x 315 Wanted to finish up with more reps to fully fatigue my lower back

Bent over rows

8 x 225
6 x 225
6 x 225

I do these with my head placed on an incline bench. Keeps my back straight so I don't use any momentum and can fully focus on the lats.

Pullups

8 neutral grip
6 reverse
6 palms forward

TBH, I always do these assisted but wanted to see if I could do them unassisted today, and quite literally I was shocked that I could do this many with good form.

1 arm dumbbell rows

15 x 100
12 x 100
11 x 100

Grip was failing so used straps on these.

Machine rows

10 x 200 Did drop sets on these, 200, 150, 100, 50 to fully fatigue the lats.
6 x 200
4 x 200

Dumbbell shoulder shrugs
15 x 60
15 x 60
15 x 60

[Liftergym33]

Looks and hears like this is treating you well. Keep it up!

[enswalters]

Day 10:

Decided not to lift weights today and just do cardio. Did the 1 hour P90X plyometrics. This isn't your normal cardio, it's intense and puts your legs through the wringer with all the jumping.