Enhanced reaching new levels with Athletix Sports' Titanium & Division 1 (Sponsored)

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First & foremost, I'd like to thank the generous people over at Athletix Sports for this opportunity to run their products. While taking these pills, I will be pushing myself as hard and as often as possible and be as honest as possible, all as my way of saying thanks... During these tough economic times, these supplement companies are still willing to give out their products to let the results of us 'little people" speak for themselves..

I'm coming back to the gym this week after about a 2 week break. My first week off, I got a little sick. It went through the whole house, starting w/ the kids first, & I was the last to get it. Last week, we went to Orange Beach, AL for a much needed vacation, so I took that week off as well just to let my body rest/recover.

I started back into the gym yesterday, & can tell you it feels great to be back in the game.. Strength only dropped a tiny little bit, but my body got soft in those two weeks off!! That makes Enhanced an unhappy man... I have no idea what I'm tipping the scales at right now. When I get up tomorrow morning, I'll be sure & weigh myself before I eat or drink anything.

While on these pills, I don't plan on changing up my diet a whole lot. I try to eat clean every day. I do, however, from time to time, lose the discipline at the table, so I'll push myself that much harder in the gym. Most of my carbs are complex, except for postworkout. I'm a sucker for chocolate milk, so that's usually my go-to after a hard session in the gym.

I'm going to use my diet, my workouts, and these pills and work on a recomp. If I gain a little, it's cool. Just as long as it's not around the waist.

I'll report each day, (or each time I post here) what I'm feeling on the following:
Energy/Endurance
Strength
Libido
Overall feelings

In my logs, I don't normally list my entire workout as far as exercise, sets/reps. Instead, it's more of a narrative as to what I'm doing in the gym & how it's all working out for me. The same goes w/ my diet. I'll let you know if I ate junk all day, but if it's good, clean eating, it probably won't be mentioned. Which reminds me - I like beer.. But, the more I make it to the gym, the less I drink. I bought my first 6 pack of Sam Adams on Monday in probably 2 months!! I sweat my a$$ off at work & needed an ice cold good quality brewski. Don't worry, I drink about 2 gallons of water every day.

Also, if some of you have followed my logs, you know I like to post pics. Nothing speaks results better than pictures. I could tell you my bench went up 60lbs in a month, but for me, it's all about what I see in the mirror. So, what I see, you too will see..

This was a few hours ago... As you can see, I've gotten very soft around the gut.. Crap pisses me off. Time to get back to work in the gym & clean up the diet a little..


OK, time to hit the sack. I'll be getting up tomorrow (day off) and hitting the gym 1st thing in the morning for leg day..

Those who visit, thanks for stopping in. Feel free to comment/critique!

Daniel

[WhatsaRoid?]

Wheeew lets get this going.

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Is that your son in the background?

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Is that your son in the background?

LOL, that's my daughter.. I looked back, & she was eating bubbles! 15 months old & 100% ham!

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LOL, that's my daughter.. I looked back, & she was eating bubbles! 15 months old & 100% ham!

Hehe. Cute!
I'm only 26 going 27 next month so I don't have any kids yet. Need a real job when I move back to Hawaii but I'm glad even as a father you still have time to do logs and stay in shape!!!
Good work man!

[JudgementDay]

SUBBED!

It's TIME!!

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Day 2:

Damn! Forgot to weigh in this morning!! My daughter woke us up screaming @ 4am, so I slept in until 7 instead of getting up @ 5 for the gym... The wife & kids left @ 8, so I hit the gym then.

Went in today & hit legs. This is the first time in about 2 weeks, so I figured I should take it slow.. Yeah right! I frickin' tortured them!! Feeling it already too.. My normal rep range for legs is usually 15-20, sometimes up to 25. Every once in a while, I'll increase the weight & lower the reps, but my lower back is fairly weak, so I go this route to make sure I stay in the gym longer.

This mornings pre-workout drink was coffee.. When I got to the gym, I got a 32oz bottle of Gatorade. The pump I had in my quads was pretty intense. Sitting on the couch tonight, I can see veins all over my thighs.. Tomorrow's gonna suck though... Oh well, I go on nights tomorrow, through the weekend, so I'll do plenty of walking around through the plant to keep them fairly loose.

Energy/Endurance Felt pretty good this morning, despite not having a typical pre-workout powder drink. The coffee wasn't that strong either, & I didn't get a whole lotta sleep last night. I kept my rest to a minimum throughout the workout & was soaked by the end of it. Felt good when I got home, so I cut grass, pressure washed the sidewalk, trimmed some palms, & then mopped the floor.. I rewarded myself w/ a small gin & tonic..

Strength I'd say it's a little too early to see any difference here. I did feel good this morning, but yeah - it's too early..

Libido Getting better! For real, I can feel myself getting a little more "excited" if you know what I mean.. Might put it to the test tonight!

Overall feelings Right now, I feel great! But, then, I'm a very happy-go-lucky person, so I'm always upbeat. My view on life is that it's way too short to be grumpy or pissed all the time.. I already smell the Titanium coming out of my poors!! LMAO!! That didn't take long. Really looking forward to a full month on this stuff to see what it does for me & my overall well being (gym, life, bed)..

Little update: About a year ago, my wife's uncle was diagnosed w/ ALS.. It's been getting worse by the day!! Terribly sad to see this man not even be able to pick up his hands to feed himself anymore!!! Just last year, he had all his movement!! Well, earlier this week, my first day back in the gym, I was getting ready for one last set on incline chest. I don't know what it was, but I was overcome w/ thoughts of this man & his disability & how he'd kill to be able to just lift his own hands, let alone a barbell... We don't know how much longer he'll be w/ us, but I decided then & there, that I'll be dedicating the rest of my workouts to this man... We all take for granted the health we have to be able to go into the gym day in & day out, intentionally torturing ourselves w/ more & more weights & reps.. Each rep I do now I'm thinking of him..

OK, just thought I'd share that w/ y'all..

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Day 2:

Damn! Forgot to weigh in this morning!! My daughter woke us up screaming @ 4am, so I slept in until 7 instead of getting up @ 5 for the gym... The wife & kids left @ 8, so I hit the gym then.

Went in today & hit legs. This is the first time in about 2 weeks, so I figured I should take it slow.. Yeah right! I frickin' tortured them!! Feeling it already too.. My normal rep range for legs is usually 15-20, sometimes up to 25. Every once in a while, I'll increase the weight & lower the reps, but my lower back is fairly weak, so I go this route to make sure I stay in the gym longer.

This mornings pre-workout drink was coffee.. When I got to the gym, I got a 32oz bottle of Gatorade. The pump I had in my quads was pretty intense. Sitting on the couch tonight, I can see veins all over my thighs.. Tomorrow's gonna suck though... Oh well, I go on nights tomorrow, through the weekend, so I'll do plenty of walking around through the plant to keep them fairly loose.

Energy/Endurance Felt pretty good this morning, despite not having a typical pre-workout powder drink. The coffee wasn't that strong either, & I didn't get a whole lotta sleep last night. I kept my rest to a minimum throughout the workout & was soaked by the end of it. Felt good when I got home, so I cut grass, pressure washed the sidewalk, trimmed some palms, & then mopped the floor.. I rewarded myself w/ a small gin & tonic..

Strength I'd say it's a little too early to see any difference here. I did feel good this morning, but yeah - it's too early..

Libido Getting better! For real, I can feel myself getting a little more "excited" if you know what I mean.. Might put it to the test tonight!

Overall feelings Right now, I feel great! But, then, I'm a very happy-go-lucky person, so I'm always upbeat. My view on life is that it's way too short to be grumpy or pissed all the time.. I already smell the Titanium coming out of my poors!! LMAO!! That didn't take long. Really looking forward to a full month on this stuff to see what it does for me & my overall well being (gym, life, bed)..

Little update: About a year ago, my wife's uncle was diagnosed w/ ALS.. It's been getting worse by the day!! Terribly sad to see this man not even be able to pick up his hands to feed himself anymore!!! Just last year, he had all his movement!! Well, earlier this week, my first day back in the gym, I was getting ready for one last set on incline chest. I don't know what it was, but I was overcome w/ thoughts of this man & his disability & how he'd kill to be able to just lift his own hands, let alone a barbell... We don't know how much longer he'll be w/ us, but I decided then & there, that I'll be dedicating the rest of my workouts to this man... We all take for granted the health we have to be able to go into the gym day in & day out, intentionally torturing ourselves w/ more & more weights & reps.. Each rep I do now I'm thinking of him..

OK, just thought I'd share that w/ y'all..

Great job in getting to the gym despite the hassles and hardships in life.
Being able to move freely, and lift is definitely a privilege that I never forget to be grateful for.

[mich29]

looking solid man.no homo.nice updates so far as well.

[JudgementDay]

Great update and detail, that Testofen dose wonders for my libido hope you get to see the same benefits as I do

I hear ya! I'm very thankful to be able to workout, sometimes we take things for granted, but seeing stuff like that, is what really hits us with a reality check and makes us appreciate everything a little more in life.

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Off day today. Worked last night, got home this morning & slept till 1. Watching my Michigan Wolverines right now. Well, I was before they went into a weather daley. Gotta get ready to go to work again tonight. Gonna be a long wet night.

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Day 3:

Still no weigh in.. Scale is either broken, or it just needs new batteries..

I forgot to mention my arm workout that I had on Friday before I went into work. One word - INTENSE!! Both of my entire arms are still feeling it, forearms included! I don't normally get a whole lot out of my forearm workouts for whatever reason, but this time I did. That's one body part I'd really like to bring out some more. Sure, everyone wants the bigger bi's, but I'd like to get some bigger forearms..

For that workout, I had two scoops of my preworkout powder, & about 30 min later I was in the gym tearing it up. My strength still isn't where I want it, but it'll get there. I had a pretty good pump, so I decided to get an after workout photo.


Not a huge difference, but I was feelin pretty pumped, so I took it anyway..

I was supposed to go this morning on the way home from work to hit chest & back, but figured that because I woke up so early yesterday for the MI game, that it'd probably be best if I came home & got some much needed rest. I can get up early enough this afternoon & get a better chest/back workout anyway.. It did suck though, driving past my gym on the way home this morning..

Energy/Endurance - Still thinking it's too early for this. I'm pushing myself harder than I have in a while, so the mental part is taking over right now I think..

Strength - Getting there.. Bi's felt weaker than the tri's. My tri's pushed more than I expected on Friday.

Libido - CHECK! Yeah, it's definitely kicked in. Looking forward to seeing what another full week on this will bring! Random wood can suck sometimes, but at the same time, for someone that's knocking on 40, it's pretty cool..

Overall feelings - Feeling great!! Gonna get me some more creatine to keep in my system. Overall, I feel like I'm holding on to a pump for a good while after my workout. Yesterday, I still felt pumped from the arm workout. In my house, I caught myself stopping as I walked past a mirror to check out the guns! I also think my skin has gotten a tad bit oilier. Oh, the fenugreek aroma coming out of my poors... The wife isn't too crazy about it. All I can do is laugh..

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Quick update before I go to bed:

Went to the gym yesterday afternoon on the way to work & had a very intense, focused chest/back workout. I think some of the intensity came from dealing w/ some kid just going all over the gym using different equipment. No rhyme or reason.. I'd plan on going to use something & there he is!! I think he saw my frustration & eventually left. Anyway, great workout yesterday & now I still feel like I have that pump.

On the way home from work this morning, I decided to stop in & get my shoulder workout in. I forgot to drink a cup of coffee so I was draggin a$$.... Military presses were difficult, but, for some reason, db laterals were much easier! I worked my way up to the 50's & got 8 reps for each shoulder.

Sitting in my car typing all this right now on my phone so my wife & kids can sleep just a little longer (dog barks & wakes them all). Feeling nice n swole in my traps right now.

Oh, I weighed myself @ the gym this morning. 167.. I need to get a more accurate weight, so I'll check my scale today when I wake.

[JudgementDay]

Another great update!

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Lookin good enhanced, i myself need to pick up some titanium, just havnt been able to get around to it.

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Day 7:

Well, one week in, & life is good. Still just a little too early to tell, but I'm feelin good on this stuff!!

Here's a pic from yesterdays leg session:


Ok, gotta get the cheerins outta the tub. Got a question for y'all when I get back on tonight.

[JudgementDay]

I'm ready for the question

Nice job!

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Quad looking mean!!
I'm ready for the question

[JudgementDay]

Agreed Quads looking great!

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OK, one down, one more to go. He's on the couch watching Nick Jr. though, so he's good..

Let's talk wheels.. As you can see, they have shape, just not enough size. Or at least not enough for me. I'm thinking of running legs 2-3x a week. Would that be overtraining? I think 3 might, but I think 2 might work for me. Oh, BTW, my legs are shot today!! Love it!! Does anyone out there have a good routine for putting on more size? Also, my leg strength sucks.. I'm good w/ high reps, but even when I lower the reps & try to add more plates, I'm just weak..

Anybody have any pointers or suggested leg routines? What y'all think of running 2x a week?