Catching some ZZZ's w/ AI 3Z (semi-sponsored) - Lexagon

[Lexagon]

Well to start off thank you Stxnas and the AI Sports team! I got my package on Friday (12/23) - early Xmas for me! (sorry it took so long to post - dang'd holidays). I'm super excited to be logging 90 days of 3Z for AI!

Here's what I got:

1 Bottle AI 3Z
Lots of samples (RecoverPro, Maniac, 3Z, HGHpro, Motivate, etc)
AI Lanyard
AI Gym Bag



Background Info:
Stats/Macros
Age: 31
Height: 5'2"
Sex: Female
Starting Weight: 191
Goal Weight: 170 (for now)

Low Carb Days: 1800 cal - 90 carb, 252 prot, 48 fat
High Carb Days: 1800 cal - 225 carb, 158 prot 30 fat

Random Info:

I'm finishing up my last 1.5 weeks of Jamie Eason's LiveFit! It's be an interesting 12 weeks, but I really liked it and it got me into weight lifting, which I now LOVE! After that I'll probably be starting New Rules of Lifting for Women (got it for myself as an Xmas gift). At that time I'll have to redo macros and such.

As far as sleep goes, I wake up a lot in the middle of the night. Usually because I'm moving around too much and can't get comfy, so I wake up the next AM exhausted and just blah. I'm at the end of my first bottle of 3Z (that I purchased) and the sleep has been amazing. The next 90 days will be how it continues to help me. Since my body is already adjusted to it.

AI Products in Log:
3Z - sponsored
RecoverPro (lemon & rasp) - non-sp
Maniac (Pink Lemonade/Fruit Punch) - non-sp
Motivate (very rarely)
Agmatine

** Log will officially start on Jan 1st!!! **

[stxnas]

In for new years!


I know they're expensive, but a nice bed really makes a huge difference for sleep. I have back issues and was fortunate enough to get a memory foam mattress as a wedding present from my family. It's made a huge difference in sleep quality. I don't feel nearly the aches and pains that I once did.

[Lexagon]

I have a nice pillow top in storage. Current bed has a nice foam top and padded cover so it's not too bad. But I understand back issues/sleeping problems. I blame the restlessness on my cats

[stxnas]

I can relate to that, too. My dog must get cold around two in the morning b/c she always tries to get up on the bed around then. Some nights she's more persistent than others, lol.

[John Smeton]

wow lots of AI Sports logs all over the place

3z is very nice, if you have any questions feel free to ask them or pm me

[Lexagon]

Night 1 - Sun Jan 1

3Z - 3 Caps
Slept great last night. Was a little worried that I would wake up feeling drowzy or still sleepy since I didn't get to bed til around 11:30p and I get up between 5:45-6:15a (everyone else is on break so I get to "sleep in"). But I actually felt great, got a solid nights sleep. Woke up just fine ready to get back into a normal routine. No wake-ups during the night, pretty sure I was dead asleep w/in 10 mins of closing my eyes. Feel much better this AM.

Normally I would post the days workout as well, however I haven't worked out since Thurs, so starting tomorrow I will have other products up as well. Had to take a little break this weekend, was feeling funky from Fri-Sun and wanted to make sure I wasn't over-doing it. Feel much better today and ready to hit the gym!!

Happy New Year everyone!

[Bulkypinoy61]

NICE. Im in

[mich29]

great stuff out the gate here

[Lexagon]

Mon 1/2/11 - Legs & Back/Abs (circuits)

Barbell Deadlift 3x20 - 80lbs
Bentover Barbell Row 3x20 - 30lbs
Wide-grip Lat Pulldown 3x20 - 60lbs
Hyperextensions 3x20 - 20
Captains Chair 3x20 - 20
Air Bike 3x20 - 20

Barbell Squat 3x20 - 30lbs
Leg Press 3x20 - 130lbs
Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift 3x20 - 80lbs
Calf Press on Leg Press 3x20 - 180(3)

100 Push-up Challenge
21 singles (using bench)

Maniac - 1.5 scoop fruit punch/1 scoop rasp/lemon RecoverPro mmmm! 12-14oz h2o
Agmatine - 2 caps w/ pre
RecoverPro - 1 scoop Rasp/1 scoop Lemon in 24-26oz H2O - intra
Motivate - N/A
3z - 3 caps

3Z - Night 2 - 1/2/11
Took it a little late again, but had about 6.5 hrs of sleep and still woke up fine. Ready to get the day started and overwith as quick as possible ... LOL No grogginess or drowsy feeling. Haven't noticed any crazy dreams yet, I've had some dreams, but nothing I could remember. Still sleeping nice and deep though. I really think it's helped with recovery a good deal as well, it's amazing what a good nights sleep can do!

Felt great to get in a good workout, and since I had the whole afternoon off I figured that a double would be a good way to spend it. These circuits are killer, but not too bad. Made it through the whole workout without missing any reps, which was cool. The gym was ridiculously busy even for an afternoon (although a lot of people get the 2nd off). I can tell that my muscles are getting stronger as things didn't seem quite as hard. Either that or taking those 3 days off really gave me some good rest - either way!! I felt some ok pumps w/ the agmatine today, but I think I'm going to try 4 caps and see what happens.

[Lexagon]

Tues 1/3 - Chest/Calves

Barbell Bench Press 3x20 - 15x75**, 70, 65
Incline Dumbbell Press 3x20 - 17.5(2), 15
Dumbbell Flyes 3x20 - 15x17.5, 20x15, 20x12.5
Dips 3x20 - 8, 8, 7
Standing Calf Raises 3x20 - 180(2), 200
Calf Press on Leg Press 3x20 - 110, 130(2)

100 Push-Up Challenge - Week 3 Day 1 Lvl 2
12, 17, 13, 13, 17 (using bench)
Didn't do singles, these were bad enough - ouch!

Maniac - 1.5 scoop fruit punch/1 scoop rasp/lemon RecoverPro mmmm! 12-14oz h2o
Agmatine - 2 caps AM & 2 caps pre
RecoverPro - 1 scoop Rasp/1 scoop Lemon in 24-26oz H2O - intra
Motivate - N/A
3z - 3 caps

3Z - Night 3 - 1/3/11
Another great nights sleep, got to bed around 11-11:30, but still woke up feeling great. Ready to start the day. I need to start going to be a little earlier though. Either way slept solid through the night, only woke up once, but the cat jumped on me so I blame her!

Great workout. **PR on bench press of 75, those were HARD, barely got #15 out, but I had to do it. At least I know I'm getting stronger. The rest of the workout was great too. Weights are going up on some things. And I lowered a couple to feel the burn a little better. Esp love the calf burn @ the end! 4 caps of Ag definitely seems to improve pumps. Arms felt nice and full, managed to push some good weight. Tomorrow is arm day, we'll see what happens then

[Lexagon]

Wed 1/4 - Arms/Abs

Barbell Curls 3x20 - 30(2), 40(2)
Lying Tricep Press 3x20 - 12.5lbs
DB Alternate Bicep Curl 3x20 - 17.5lbs
Standing DB Tricep Ext 3x20 - 17.5lbs
Bench Dips 3x20 - 9, 8, 8
Jackknife Sit-up 3x20 - 20
Crunches 3x20 - 20

Tricep Pushdown (Rope) 3x15 - 45lbs, 7x60 8x45 (2)

Maniac - 1.5 scoop fruit punch/1 scoop rasp/lemon RecoverPro mmmm! 12-14oz h2o
Agmatine - 2 caps AM & 2 caps pre
RecoverPro - 1 scoop Rasp/1 scoop Lemon in 24-26oz H2O - intra
Motivate - N/A
3z - 3 caps

3Z - Night 4 - 1/4/11
Got into bed around 9p - passed out by 10:30p. Woke up this AM so much more refreshed. Woke up once, but its expected when you drink a lot of water! Still felt awake and ready to take on the day. The extra hr of sleep definitely made a difference, don't feel as sleepy now either. Looking forward to another good nights sleep tonight. Getting back on a regular schedule.

Great workout! Pushed my arms pretty hard and definitely feeling those abs. The 30lb ez bar was gone when I went to do my last circuit of curls so I upp'd it to 40 hoping to get out even 12 and I muscled through all 20. Arms felt huge after that, and very tired! Felt the burn on those ropes too .. phew! But gotta love that feeling. The 4 of agmatine are definitely the way to go.
On a side note, both yesterday and today I got a little pre-workout warm up at work. Since we got in new product and we did a lot of box moving and unpacking/setting up. Doesn't happen very often since I have a desk job, but was nice. We have another day of organizing tomorrow too.

[D2footballjrc]

Great log, subbed.

[redbirdfan1]

3z was pretty solid. good log

[mich29]

sounds like a winner here

[Lexagon]

I know I know a little behind!

Day 82 (the final day) - Thurs 1/5 - Shoulders

DB Shoulder Press 3x20 - 17.5lbs
Seated Bent-over Delt Raise 3x20 - 7.5lbs
Front DB Raise 3x20 - 12.5lbs, 7.5(2)
Standing Upright Row 3x20 - 12.5lbs
Calf Press on Leg Press 3x20 - 150, 170(2)
Standing Calf Raise 3x20 - 200lbs

Cardio - 16.5 mins 1.16 mi @ 4.5 speed
Maniac - 1.5 scoop fruit punch/1 scoop rasp/lemon RecoverPro mmmm! 12-14oz h2o
Agmatine - 2 caps AM & 2 caps pre
RecoverPro - 1 scoop Rasp/1 scoop Lemon in 24-26oz H2O - intra
Motivate - N/A
3z - 3 caps

3Z - Night 5 - 1/5/11
Got to bed around 11:30 I think, little late, but slept great! No problems at all woke up refreshed and ready for work. Probably helped that I had a great workout too!

Workout went really well. Decided to do some cardio as a farewell to LiveFit - ended up being a great choice. Rocked it pretty good after I switched to a playlist I haven't used in almost 2 yrs. Shoulders were BURNING at the end of the workout, but felt good. Pushed as hard as I could See ya later LiveFit, off for a week!

[Lexagon]

3Z - Night 6 - 1/6/11
Got to bed around 11:30p. Went to a last minute pizza/bday party after work. Slept pretty well, except my upper back was in a lot of pain so I woke up a few times to try and settle myself. When I went back to sleep I crashed back out though and was able to sleep til about 9-9:30am probably. Awesomeness!

3Z - Night 7 - 1/7/11
Got to bed around 12:30/1am I think, much later than normal, but we were out running errands all day and kinda felt good to take a break. Fell asleep fine and stayed asleep. Woke up once with back pain, but managed to get comfy and sleep till around 7:30-8am. Damn internal clock. Ready to get the day started though


There won't be any workout updates (unless I do cardio) until Jan 16th probably. I'm taking this week off as a break between LiveFit and NROL4W. So far its been nice to be able to relax and get some stuff done and just rest. Lifes been busy. I'm getting a little antsy though LOL Go figure right

[Lexagon]

3Z - Night 8 - 1/8/11
Got to bed around 11p, which is fine. Took about 1/2 hr or so before falling asleep. Finished up what was on the DVR and then passed out. Woke up at around 5:45a - hopped out of bed got everybody ready to go back to school and climbed back into bed for another hour. Work changed our schedules so everyone starts an hr later so no more rushing in the AM YAY! Woke up still ready to hit the day running and haven't been drowsy! YAY!

[Bulkypinoy61]

3Z - Night 8 - 1/8/11
Got to bed around 11p, which is fine. Took about 1/2 hr or so before falling asleep. Finished up what was on the DVR and then passed out. Woke up at around 5:45a - hopped out of bed got everybody ready to go back to school and climbed back into bed for another hour. Work changed our schedules so everyone starts an hr later so no more rushing in the AM YAY! Woke up still ready to hit the day running and haven't been drowsy! YAY!

Hooray for awesome sleep at night!

[Lexagon]

3Z - Night 9 - 1/9/11
Got to bed around 10:30/11p - took a little longer to fall asleep than usual. I think that has something to do with not working out this week. Got some extra energy laying around. Still slept great and was up and ready to go when the alarm went off. Still sleeping really well and haven't had any random wake-ups. Feels pretty good!

3Z - Night 10 - 1/10/11
Got to bed around 10:30/11p, same as last night took a little while to fall asleep. Just wasnt as tired as I usually am. Makes me miss the gym even more, but only a few more days. I'm trying to keep bed time around 10:30/11 on a regular basis that seems to be good for me sleep wise. Although on the weekends I change it up a little, plus I get to sleep in. The alarm hasn't bothered me and w/in a few minutes of getting out of bed I'm awake. Still no grogginess!

[John Smeton]

3Z - Night 9 - 1/9/11
Got to bed around 10:30/11p - took a little longer to fall asleep than usual. I think that has something to do with not working out this week. Got some extra energy laying around. Still slept great and was up and ready to go when the alarm went off. Still sleeping really well and haven't had any random wake-ups. Feels pretty good!

3Z - Night 10 - 1/10/11
Got to bed around 10:30/11p, same as last night took a little while to fall asleep. Just wasnt as tired as I usually am. Makes me miss the gym even more, but only a few more days. I'm trying to keep bed time around 10:30/11 on a regular basis that seems to be good for me sleep wise. Although on the weekends I change it up a little, plus I get to sleep in. The alarm hasn't bothered me and w/in a few minutes of getting out of bed I'm awake. Still no grogginess!

probaly had to do with not working out, I know when I get a good bit of activity I sleep better. After all of the 3z logs I have been in I seem to think, and I could be wrong, that 3z really helps the most with staying asleep once a person falls asleep making for a deeper, better sleep. (decreasing sleep interuptions) (increasing soundness of sleep)