Purus Labs SLINshot and Recycle....biatch! (w/ pics/daily articles)

[TheHardOne]

Time to get down to business!

Anyone who has followed my logs in the past know that I like to put in tip of the day's, articles of the day/week into my logs for beneficial content for everyone that follows it. Only problem with that is I was inconsistent with that, I will have daily content for you guys daily this time!

I will be logging Recycle and SLINshot from Purus Labs! Big thanks to Aaron! (this man really has a heart!) (extra homo on that one! jk)



**Recycle? What is it?

- Overview and Rationale for use

A plethora of medical research has been combed through tenaciously to formulate the most avant-garde, natural endogenous testosterone amplifier this industry has ever seen. Purus Labs ReCycle™ was strategically designed to address major endocrinological issues associated with optimizing testosterone levels in males. ReCycle™ can elevate free testosterone by supporting natural production of Lutenizing Hormone, inhibiting estrogen by aiding in aromatase enzyme reduction, facilitating the blunting of SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin) so testosterone molecules can be unbound to exert their anabolic effects, hindering DHT by aiding in preventing its binding to the androgen receptor, facilitating lower cortisol levels, and fully rejuvenating the HPTA (Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Testicular Axis) allowing for maximum anabolism and minimal catabolism. ALL constituents of the ReCycle™ hormone exhilaration matrix have been substantiated through peer reviewed medical research and testing. Consider all other natural testosterone boosters OBSOLETE!

**What do I expect from recycle?

-Ramp up my testosterone production (even at a young age you should worry about having optimal hormone levels for peak performance!)
-^^^ Which im hoping will translate into a "greater alpha male" mood, sexual desire/performance, enhancing strength/size, enhancing erection strength(yes im dead serious, this should be a great indicator if a hormonal agent is doing its job!)
-Suppressing cortisol, my life is pretty stressed out at the moment, so my stress levels are typically through the roof! (I won't be taking anymore 1,3d so I know doing that alongside of taking recycle will tremendously suppress cortisol)

**SLINshot?! What is it?

- Overview and Rationale for use

SLINshot™ is a unique aqueous, herbal extract studied and proven to lower blood glucose following high carbohydrate intake as well as increase skeletal muscle amino acid uptake (e.g. creatine) in the absence of carbohydrates. What this means for the athlete is, more of the carbohydrates and amino acids you ingest are more rapidly and efficiently shuttled into the muscle inducing protein synthesis and intramuscular glycogen replenishment, igniting the recovery process and shunting fat storage. Quite simply, it makes food AND supplements more effective.

Athletes desire enhanced glycogen resynthesis, not only for its recovery stimulating/catabolism halting benefits but often for its association with greater “muscle pump” and increased “muscle fullness”. Likewise, athletes need/welcome heightened muscular uptake of amino acids to blunt the substantial protein breakdown and muscle damage from the excessive strain placed on both muscle and enzymatic systems during high volume training. SLINshot accomplishes both of these effects.

Physique athletes seek the repartitioning effects of SLINshot™, as it regards to glucose disposal and nutrient timing. SLINshot™, by aiding in blood glucose clearance, positively inclines the body’s nutrient utilization towards lean muscle accrual and body fat reduction.

Aside from athletes, many individuals (athletes and non-athletes) consuming large, simple, refined, or high glycemic carbohydrate meals can benefit from a glucose regulatory agent, such as SLINshot, for repartitioning effects or simply for overall health. Body fat gain and other negative effects are just some of the detriments of acute elevations in blood glucose. Detailed scientific studies indicate that maintaining healthy levels of blood glucose may be beneficial to overall health.

**What do I expect from SLINshot?

-Faster recovery via greater nutrient repartioning
-Very full muscles
-"Balloon tight pumps" in the gym

**Overall what am I hoping for from both products?

-All of the above I listed
-Increased Vascularity (meaning hoping for more new veins to form! which I always tend to achieve every "growth phase" anyways)
-Show more Vascularity

**Whats are my goals right now?

-Shoot my strength up through the roof (ill start posting my numbers on here)
-Increase my overall size!
-Slightly lean down (get down to the single digits!)
-Enhance my mood / alpha male mentality so where ever I go, I feel like a motha-f'in-movie star, get the attention like im a motha-f'in-movie star!
-Basically me want Superhero Strength and that "Superhero Shape/cartoonish look", me will get this! But this is more so a long term specific I suppose!

**Supplementation

-Multivitamin (ran out a while ago, anyone have any good recommendations? Ive always used the NOW brand)
-Fish Oil (just ran out, going to the store soon to stock up!)
-Nutrient rePartioner (SLINshot)
-Hormonal Agent (Recycle)
-Pre-Workout Endurance/Lactic Acid Buffer (Drive)
-Pre-Workout Cell Volumizer/Hormone control (Anadraulic GT)
-Anti-Catabolic / Thermogenic (Fat Free)
-Agmatine (500mg-1g pre workout)

**Food intake

-Carbs will vary on exercise duration / intensity / volume, and what my body is telling me as far as muscle fullness, if im flat, libido, sleep, vascularity, if im losing bodyfat, if im not losing bodyfat, insulin sensitivity levels change as time goes by, so ill be very specific with my calories. So carb cycling will be key here, ill post up the carb intakes every day. (keep in mind some days will be really high, but remember I monitor it!)
-What are my carb sources? Red/white Potatoes, gluten free pasta, white rice....why higher GI carbohydrates!? Because those do not cause any kind of gastrointestinal problems for me, they keep my muscles full (low gi carbs literally flats me out). Plus my supplementation / training protocol will ensure insulin is my best friend!

-Protein Intake, more so 1x my LBM on higher carb days and 1.2-5x my LBM on lower carb days. Sources? Im on a budget so whole eggs, milk, beef, cottage cheese, chicken, and fish!

-Fat Intake, higher on lower carb days, lower on higher carb days. Sources? The sources im not alergic to is Peanut Butter, avocado's, fish oils, walnuts! Typically with each meal ill have a good amount of fat with it, yes I combine carbs and fats in the same meal!(Charles Poliquin would hate me! But ive noticed a huge increase in mood, less fat gain, size when doing this!)

**Training

-Everything is logical, nothing is "self made theory" like most guys do, I can't stick to a program, my training will be dictated on the following...(below)
*Libido
*Muscle fullness
*Sleep
*Grip strength

-Pretty much my training will be structured on both forms of hypertrophy(myofibrillar / sarcoplasmic), and stimulating both fast and slow twitch fibers. Ill be going through phases, most of the time im pounding my fast twitch fibers, so my tempo/volume/exercise selection/rest intervals will be geared towards that.

-High motor exercises (compound movements) will be the prime movements

Ive been outa action for almost 3 weeks now! I don't want to sound like a poor depressed human but in short....my family has been going through some economic troubles, where I live opportunity is very slim, and my father has some bad blood circulation problems, a few weeks ago it looked like I had to quit my hobby of bodybuilding, looks like im going to keep going strong!

So here are some current numbers

Weight (was at 227 4 weeks go....since I stopped the whole bodybuilding scene momentarily im back down to 205ish)

BODYFAT (it seems like this is too f'ing controversial to even list, everyone thinks they "know" everything nowa days, so im keeping this to myself to prevent any kind "trolling" "discrimination" etc.... (pm me if your interested in know my bf levels, and I warn you, it will surprise you (The pic below is obviously a poor quality cam, I don't have a cell phone that has text so im stuck with this 20 dollar mp3 thing to take my pics now, yes that was a excuse to hide how bad I look) I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR ANY GUESSING ON WHAT MY BODYFAT IS, thank you and enjoy the rest of the log (just msg if you must know, and yes ill post what my bodyfat before and after at the end of this cycle!)





*Track my gains?
-Through performance/progression in the gym
-Measurements (arms and calves, all the bigger muscles will be easier to track by looking in the mirror, comparing pics)

-Arms are at 16.5 inches
-Calves 16.5

-Main Lifts-

Incline Wide Grip Bench Press 275x4 (ive flat benched 4 plates for a 1 rep max before, but ever since changing my execution I had to use lighter weights, now im finally starting to move some heavy weight again! Moving heavy weight with a 3-5 second negative that is! Controlled, nothing sloppy, ever. (wish I had a chain to equip to my weight belt! if anyone knows where I can get one for extremely cheap tell me!)

Deadlifts 405x15 (stopping at shins) (I use to go all the way down to the ground, got brute strong, but my lack of muscularity made me switch to using a more "specific" execution / range of motion for building my lowerback / erectors / traps. My best off the floor deadlift is 585 when I was 18.

Barbell Squats 365x7 (with a 2.5 plate under my heel for better range of motion via better body curvature for quad recruitment) (best squat was 585 aswell using a wide stance a little below par) (I use more of a slightly outside shoulder width, much more natural for me)

Once I get a chain to add to my belt, I can start going heavy on dips / chins!

Im still deciding what my main shoulder movement will be, our dumbbells only go up to 120, and ive done those for 12 before, I just dislike the whole process of getting the dumbbells into the starting position! I don't like the military front press because the range of motion isn't the greatest for overall delt recruitment, but I may just do it anyways just to overload my front delts, and do another exercise for my medial delts. Best Seated military press is 245 for freakin 3 reps lol, weak I know!

*Training techniques (these will be used instinctively based on my sleep, libido, appetite, muscle fullness)
-Cluster sets
-Rest Pause
-Forced Negatives
-Extreme DC stretches at the end of my workouts (most likely will be doing this every workout)
-Blood Starving sets

*Train to failure or no? Depends on my big 4 (sleep, libido, appetite, muscle fullness)
-All im looking for is progress overload every workout.
-Im looking to fire up my CNS not kill it

[TheHardOne]

I have quad pictures, but they are on my cell phone, im going to do something very ghetto to get them up. You will laugh when you see how.

Ill post my back progression photos tonight! Starting from 2009 when I started bodybuilding, then to March 2011. Haven't made much progress from the past 9 months or so via not being able to train consistently, I have like 6 weeks worth of consistent training from the last 9 months or so lol. Time to get to work!

[Celorza]

Subbed bro , a beast like you will get even bigger on this , you are a well respected tank here and I am pretty sure I'll learn a lot from you here bro!!

[hvactech]

i hate the way this forum does the pics, cuts half of the pic....the only thing that would make this log more epic is asgt

[TheHardOne]

Subbed bro , a beast like you will get even bigger on this , you are a well respected tank here and I am pretty sure I'll learn a lot from you here bro!!

Thank you, love those kind words!

And sorry for the huge picture...holy crap...brb, lemme fix that lol, makes me look obese. AHHHH!

[TheHardOne]

i hate the way this forum does the pics, cuts half of the pic....the only thing that would make this log more epic is asgt

Ahhh my fault Pimp! There I just fixed it, I had to resize them haha. Don't worry 2morrow is my first day back in the gym, and ASGT will be in action!

[AaronJP1]

Damn.
I'm not 1st.


I like the start of this log already. Tell u what do a good job, maybe I can see if it's possible I can extend it, or get ya some other stuff to go with down the line. I have some thoughts and ideas in my head. Not promises though, buy def liking the start of this log. I can tell u put time and thought into it.

[AaronJP1]

Time to get down to business!

Anyone who has followed my logs in the past know that I like to put in tip of the day's, articles of the day/week into my logs for beneficial content for everyone that follows it. Only problem with that is I was inconsistent with that, I will have daily content for you guys daily this time!

I will be logging Recycle and SLINshot from Purus Labs! Big thanks to Aaron! (this man really has a heart!) (extra homo on that one! jk)

Appreciate the kind words too.

[TheHardOne]

Damn.
I'm not 1st.


I like the start of this log already. Tell u what do a good job, maybe I can see if it's possible I can extend it, or get ya some other stuff to go with down the line. I have some thoughts and ideas in my head. Not promises though, buy def liking the start of this log. I can tell u put time and thought into it.

Thanks a bunch Pimp! Trust me this log will be epic, and I mean EPIC. Im really trying to make this log fun / beneficial for everyone to follow!

[Celorza]

Thank you, love those kind words!

And sorry for the huge picture...holy crap...brb, lemme fix that lol, makes me look obese. AHHHH!

They are honest bro! You have helped me out a lot! And though I ain't as knowledgeable and experienced as you are , I'll ride along for support!

And nah you look strong bro! You are a freaking TANK!

[hvactech]

Damn.
I'm not 1st.


I like the start of this log already. Tell u what do a good job, maybe I can see if it's possible I can extend it, or get ya some other stuff to go with down the line. I have some thoughts and ideas in my head. Not promises though, buy def liking the start of this log. I can tell u put time and thought into it.

picking favorites are we? j/k, mine will be up starting monday

[JoHNnyNuTZ]

In dude...I love me some recycle. And Im not just saying that cuz Im a rep. I was lucky enough to get to log 2 bottles of it last year..coming off a pretty brutal. definitely did the job for me.

[TheHardOne]

They are honest bro! You have helped me out a lot! And though I ain't as knowledgeable and experienced as you are , I'll ride along for support!

And nah you look strong bro! You are a freaking TANK!

I promise this log will be epic my friend.

And thanks again for the kind words, its time to grow! Superhero time!

[AaronJP1]

In dude...I love me some recycle. And Im not just saying that cuz Im a rep. I was lucky enough to get to log 2 bottles of it last year..coming off a pretty brutal. definitely did the job for me.

Nice.

I'm a SLINshot fan.

[TheHardOne]

In dude...I love me some recycle. And Im not just saying that cuz Im a rep. I was lucky enough to get to log 2 bottles of it last year..coming off a pretty brutal. definitely did the job for me.

Glad to have you along!

What did you notice most from cycling Recycle?

[MrMarc]

SUB.



YOUR A LOGGER ALCOHOLIC

[JoHNnyNuTZ]

Glad to have you along!

What did you notice most from cycling Recycle?

The test boosting effect. I breakout from GOOD test boosters. But its just what my body does. My boys came back, felt like king kong, especially after the emotional rollercoaster of hormones I was feeding my body. Felt evened out after the first week and a half anf things onky got better from there. Honestly, if you have the cash Id snag a second bottle and run it 6 caps a day for 6 weeks. You wont be sorry

[mr.cooper69]

Sub'd to recoverbro company log

[TheHardOne]

Sub'd to recoverbro company log

Thanks Coop! May I ask whats recoverbro? Ive always wondered why people had that on their sigs lol.

[TheHardOne]

5/25/12 Article of the day! (instead of just using mine, ill be using articles made by various coaches aswell! This just ensures I have fresh content for you guys daily! Ill make sure its not "generic" either, info that general public doesn't know or doesn't realize!)

3 Things You're Supposed to Do... But Most Big Guys Don't!
Time Your Rest Periods
by Christian Thibaudeau


"When a client asks me how long they should rest between sets, I always answer them with one of the following:

1) I select my rest periods based on the rotation of the earth, wind factor, and moon phase.
2) If I ever see you look at the clock or a stopwatch to calculate rest periods, I will hit you with a baseball bat.


Precisely timing rest intervals is another thing that most coaches and personal trainers do, but that nobody who actually built a ton of muscle mass and strength ever does.

We all recover at different rates. So how can a specific rest period be adequate for everybody doing a program? If I recover slowly, resting 90 seconds between two hard sets might not be enough and my performance could suffer. If someone else recovers super fast and has a short attention span, forcing himself to wait 90 seconds might throw him out of the zone.

Furthermore, even individual recovery rate can vary. For example, your recovery time will be slower if:

1) You're tired
2) You're on a low-carb diet or didn't ingest enough nutrients that day
3) The training environment is really hot and humid
4) You had a huge cheat meal/day and are bloated and holding water
5) You suffer from brain fog or lack motivation


The goal of a training program is NOT to do a list of chores. It's to stimulate a physiological response. So I prefer to give general recovery recommendations based on what I want to accomplish with an exercise.

For example:

A. If your goal is to maximize performance on a lift, you want to use the amount of rest necessary for you to perform optimally. You don't want fatigue to hurt your capacity to lift, but you don't want to rest so much that you get out of the zone either.

B. If your goal is to accumulate waste products and get a maximum pump, you want incomplete rest, to be able to pile on blood and waste products in the muscle. Don't rest so long that you start to lose a bit of a pump. In that case, you accept a drop in performance to be able to magnify the pump on every set.

C. If your goal is conditioning, you want to rest enough to be able to do another bout, but not so much that your heart rate drops down significantly. You want to keep the heart rate elevated during the whole time you're performing the conditioning section.

No truly muscular/strong guy times his rest periods. He instinctively knows how long to rest based on how his body is feeling and what he's trying to accomplish.

Tomorrow I'll discuss another thing you're supposed to do that most muscular dudes never actually do: follow a specific workout as written. -- Christian Thibaudeau"