Getting Swole With Swollen (Sponsored Log)

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[size=+3]GETTING SWOLE WITH SWOLLEN[/color]​

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Hello everyone, welcome to my first log on this forums (Obviously). I was lucky enough to receive a free box of Swollen from Nutrabolics.


Obviously I cannot post pictures yet and for some reason attachments wont work.. So I can't yet show you the pictures of what I received.


Stats:

Height: 6’1
Weight: 160.7lbs

Here’s the plan:

To receive this product I had to apply with a video of me doing some sort of exercise to my full capability (Video will be posted at the bottom of this post), now near the end of this log I will do the same exercise, therefore you will see how I’ve improved.

Dosing

As directed on the box I will be taking 6 tablets before each workout.

Workout Routine:

My routine is pretty messy, chances are it will change due to unscheduled events but I'll give you an idea.

Day 1: Shoulders/Triceps
Day 2: Back/Biceps
Day 3: Legs/Abs
Day 4: Chest/Abs
Repeat.

I'll probably throw in some rest days, I usually workout 5-7 days a week.

Other supplements

-ON Gold Standard 100% Whey..
-Creatine Monohydrate.
-Massport


Before video:

Again.. Cannot post video yet..

 

[merderah]

lookin good, can't wait to see your impression of the product and results

 

[LiftT]

lookin good, can't wait to see your impression of the product and results

Thanks, as can I. Beginning with a should/triceps workout tomorrow.

 

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Day 1: Workout 1


Supplements Used:

Pre: Swollen!

Intra:Serving of Anabolic State- Orange. (Great product, loved the taste and made me feel refreshed.)

Post: Creatine & Massport.


Today was Shoulders/Triceps.



DB Shoulder Press

40's x11
45's x9
50's x6
25's x5 (Drop set)

Lateral 2DB Raise

15's x13
20's x10
25's x6
15's x5 (Drop set)

Front 2DB Raise

15's x8
20's x6
10's x5 (Drop set)

Iso-lateral Behind The Neck Press

90x9
140x5
140x4
50x15

Shrugs

70's x16
80's x12
Couldn't do anymore, shoulders were done.


Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension

10's x22
15's x12
20's x8
10's x10 (Drop set)

Tricep Dips

BWx16
BW+35x9
BW+45x8

Rope Triceps Pushdown

70x9
80x6
90x4
50x6

Felt amazing in the gym today! Will write up first review of Swollen either tonight or tomorrow!

 

[liftersRus]

Awesome start to the log! Subbed.

 

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Swollen Review:
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Taste: N/A
This is a pill so there is nothing really to judge. No weird taste is you swallow right away. Don't ask, but for some reason I decided to suck on it for a few seconds, yeah don't do that it tastes horrible.

Swallowabilty: 10/10
No problem here, they are pretty small pills. I've never had any problems with taking pills down, most people would probably pop 1 or 2 of theses at a time but I just take all 6 at once.

Endurance: 10/10
This is a great PWO, I can't think of any cons so I have to give it 10/10. I get through my long workouts no problem and not overly tired afterwards. These pills really wake me up and give me a great boost.

Pumps: 7.5/10
Pump is always hard for me to judge, I always have great pumps no matter what PWO I take, though this one I definitely do feel a little extra vascular.

Overall: 9/10
This is an amazing PWO, it worked better than I expected even with high expectations as it was produced by Nutrabolics. You guys did really good on this one.

 

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Day 2: Workout 2


Supplements Used:

Pre: Swollen.

Post: Creatine, ON 100% Whey (Strawberry) & Massport.


Today was Back/Biceps.

V-Bar Pull-Up's

BWx3
BWx3
BWx3 I don't know why these are so difficult for me, so I just do lot's of sets.
Bwx3
Bwx3

Wide Grip Lat Pull-Down

110x12
120x9
130x7
70x6 (Drop set)

Vertical Row

110x13
120x8
130x6
90x6 (Drop set)

One Arm Leverage ISO Row

80x11 Each arm.
90x8 Each arm.
95x5 Each arm.
80x4 Each arm. (Drop set)

Lying T-bar Row

70x11
80x8
90x6
45x7 (Drop set)

Rack Pulls

170x12
135x16
135x16
135x14

Alternating Standing Bicep DB Curl

30's x12
35's x8
40's x6
45's x3
25's x10 (drop set)

Preacher Curls

45x12
65x7
75x4
45x8 (Drop set)

BB Curls

60x9
70x6
80x4

I had a great workout today. Had awesome energy throughout my workout, it helped me get those extra reps in!

 

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Day 3: Workout 3

Supplements Used:

I took a sample packet of Ergoburn, 2 pills in the morning and 2 pre-workout.

Pre: Swollen

Post: Massport, ON 100% Whey (Strawberry) & Creatine.

Today was Legs/Abs.


Seated Calf Raise

80x11
90x9
100x7
110x6
80x9 (Drop set)

Standing Calf Raise

90x10
100x7
110x5
70x8 (drop set)

Squats

135x12
185x7
225x5
135x7 (Drop set)

Leg Press (Angle up)

180x18
270x8
320x6
180x9 (drop set)

Leg Press (Horizontal)

150x8
165x5
100x7 (drop set)


Incline Sit-Ups

20 reps
14 reps

Ab Machine

150x18


Another great work-out, awesome energy!

 

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Sorry guys, went camping after my workout yesterday and never had a chance to put up my log so here is yesterdays log:

Day 4: Workout 4


Supplements Used:

Pre: Swollen.

Post: Massport, 100% Whey & Creatine.


Today was Chest/Abs.


Bench Press

135x10
160x6
175x4
135x4 (Drop set)

Incline DB Press

40's x11
45's x7
50's x5
55's x4
30's x8 (Drop set)

Iso-Lateral Bench Press

110x6 (started with too much weight)
130x4
140x3
90x5 (drop set)

Decline Bench

115x9
135x6
145x4
115x4 (drop set)

Cable Flys

100x12
120x8
140x6
80x8


Hanging Leg Raises

15 reps
12 reps
10 reps

Ab Machine

150x30
170x14
180x10

I don't really know what to say about Swollen. It's everything I want from a pre-workout, energy, endurance and a pump and Swollen gives you all of these!

 

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Day 5: Rest Day.

Had a great rest day, couldn't of spent it an better. Spent all day out on the Shuswap Lake!

Me and some friends went out on a boat and went wake boarding, cliff diving, swimming and ski doing. Such a nice day, except I didn't use any sun screen so now I'm super burnt everywhere!

 

[merderah]

looking good, if you wanna squeeze a bit more pump out of the product, try doing static holds at the peak of contraction to induce localized hypoxia. pumps = painful and huge.

keep it up!

 

[LiftT]

looking good, if you wanna squeeze a bit more pump out of the product, try doing static holds at the peak of contraction to induce localized hypoxia. pumps = painful and huge.

keep it up!

That's a good idea, I'll try that today!

 

[LiftT]

Day 6: Rest Day

So I went to the gym yesterday forgetting it closed early on Sundays so no gym again. But back at it today!

 

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Day 7: Workout 5


Supplements Used:

Pre: Swollen

Post: Creatine, 100% Whey & Massport.


Today was Shoulders/Triceps.


DB Shoulder Press

50's x10
55's x7
60's x4
35's x6 (Drop set)

Standing Lateral Raise Machine

50x7
60x5
70x4
35x7 (Drop set)

Front 2DB Raise

15's x11
20's x7
25's x5
15's x8 (Drop set)

Iso-lateral Behind The Neck Press

90x11
140x6
50x19
50x11

BB Shrugs

135x18
185x11
205x9


Skull Crushers

45x12
55x8
60x6
35x10 (Drop set)

Overhead Tricep Extention

55x11
60x7
65x5


One-Arm Cable Tricep Pulldown

25x14 each arm
30x8 each arm
35x6 each arm
20x8 each arm

Tricep Dips

BWx16
Bwx13

 

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Day 8: Workout 6


Supplements Used:

Pre: Swollen.

Post: Creatine, ON 100% Whey (Strawberry) & Massport.


Today was Back/Biceps.


V-Bar Pull-Up's

BWx5
BWx5
BWx4
Bwx4

Wide Grip Lat Pull-Down

120x13
130x7
140x5
90x8 (Drop set)

Iso-Lateral Hi Row

65x13 Each arm
75x9 Each arm
85x7 Each arm
55x8 Each arm (Drop set)

Lying T-Bar Row

70x11
80x8
95x5
55x8 (Drop set)

Rack Pulls

145x17
145x14
145x13
145x13

Alternating Bicep DB Curl

30's x14
35's x10
40's x6
25's x7 (drop set)

BB Curls

55x10
60x8
65x6
50x5 (Drop set)

High Cable Curls

70x12
80x9
100x6

 

[merderah]

how's the pump with the hypoxic "finishing pump" method?

 

[LiftT]

how's the pump with the hypoxic "finishing pump" method?

It's awesome, I get a bigger pump and it lasts longer too.

 

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Day 9: Workout 7

Supplements Used:

Pre: Swollen

Post: Massport, ON 100% Whey (Strawberry) & Creatine.

Today was Legs/Abs.

Seated Calf Raise

80x13
90x8
100x7
110x5
80x8 (Drop set)

Smith Machine Standing Calf Raise

135x12
185x8
215x6
135x8 (drop set)

Toe Lift

50x23
55x14

Squats

135x13
185x9
205x6
135x6 (Drop set)

Leg Press (Angle up)

180x18
230x12
270x11
180x9 (drop set)

Leg Extensions

90x12
100x9
110x7
80x8 (Drop set)

Declined Crunches

BWx30
BWx20
BWx17

 

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Day 10: Workout 8


Supplements Used:

Pre: 8 Tabs of Swollen

Post: Massport, 100% Whey & Creatine.


Today was Chest/Abs.


Bench Press

135x10
165x6
185x4 PR
135x5 (Drop set)

Incline Bench Press

115x7
125x5
135x5
145x5 PR
115x4 (Drop set)

Cable Flys

100x14
120x9
160x4 PR
80x8 (Drop set)

Iso Incline Bench Press

70x9
90x6
100x5
70x6 (drop set)


Hanging Leg Raises

17 reps
12 reps
10 reps

Ab Machine

180x21
190x26
190x24

I've had to increase my serving of Swollen by 2 tabs to give me that little extra kick.

 

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Day 11: Workout 9


Supplements Used:

2 BB.com Multivitamins

Pre: 8 Tabs of Swollen

Post: Creatine, 100% Whey & Massport.


Today was Shoulders/Triceps.


Smith Machine Overhead Shoulder Press

95x10
105x7
115x5
95x5 (Drop set)

2DB Front Raise

15's x12
20's x7
25's x4
15's x8 (Drop set)

Lateral Raise - Sitting down machine

50x14
70x8
80x5
50x6 (Drop set)

Iso-Lateral Behind The Neck Press

100x9
135x5 PR
135x3
50x12 (drop set)

Rear Delt Flys

105x11
115x8
125x5 PR

BB Shrugs

155x18
205x10
225x8 PR


Skull Crushers

55x10
65x7
70x4 PR
45x5 (Drop set)

Standing Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension

10's x14
15's x10
20's x7
10's x8

Two-Arm Cable Tricep Pulldown

40x11
50x7
60x5
35x6 (Drop set)

 

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Day 12: Workout 10

Supplements Used:

2 Multivitamins

Pre: 8 Tablets of Swollen

Post: Creatine, Whey Protein, Massport & Glutamine.


Today was Back/Biceps.


V-Bar Pull-Up's

BWx9
BWx6
BWx5
BWx5
BWx3

Wide Grip Lat Pull-Down

120x12
130x8
140x5
90x8 (Drop set)

Vertical Row

110x15
120x9
130x7
140x5 PR]
90x8 (Drops set)

One Arm DB Rows

45x10 each arm
50x6 each arm
55x5 each arm

Cable Seated Row

90x10
100x8
110x5
90x6 (Drop set)

Hyperextensions

BW+25x16
BW+35x10
BWx10 (Drop set)

Seated Alternating Bicep DB Curl

30's x10
35's x8
40's x6
25's x12 (drop set)

After that exercise I F'ed up my biceps, nothing ever happened to me like this they we're having really bad spasm's so I tried to do some light exercises but ending up just going home.

Preacher Curls

55x8
65x6

And this is where I gave up..

 

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Day 13: Workout 11

Supplements Used:

Pre: Swollen (10 tabs) I need to go on a stim break after this log :/

Intra: RecoverPRO

Post: Massport, ON 100% Whey, Creatine & Glutamine

Today was Legs/Abs.


Seated Calf Raise

70x16
95x9
110x7
120x6 PR
95x8 (Drop set)

Smith Machine Standing Calf Raise

185x10
205x9
225x8 PR
135x14 (drop set)

Squats On Smith Machine

135x13
185x10
205x7
135x9 (Drop set)

Leg Press (Angle up)

230x14
270x10
320x8 PR
180x9 (drop set)


I did a lot of random ab work today on mats and the balls, don't know what most of them are called. I had a really good ab workout though.

 

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Day 14: Workout 12

Supplements Used:

Pre: Swollen (8 tabs) & Glutamine.

Post: Massport, ON 100% Whey, Creatine & Glutamine

Today was Chest/Abs.


Bench Press

135x11
155x7
175x4
135x7 (Drop set)

Incline DB Press

50's x11
55's x7
60's x5
35's x5 (Drop set)

Iso Incline Press

70x11
90x6
100x4
70x5 (Drop set)

Machine Pec Fly's

185x6
185x5
195x4
125x7 (Drop set)

Iso Laterl Bench Press

70x10
90x6
100x4
70x6 (Drop set)

Hanging Leg Raises

BWx16
BWx12
BWx7

Incline Crunches - 22 reps

Incline Leg Raises - 16 reps

 

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Day 15: Rest Day

Decided to give my muscles a break today.

 

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Finally up to 50 posts, so here's a picture of what Nutrabolics sent me!

Thanks again!

 

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Day 16: Workout 13

Supplements Used:

2 Multivitamins

Pre: 8 Tablets of Swollen

Intra: Muscle Builder (SES)

Post: Creatine, Whey Protein, Massport & Glutamine.


Today was Back/Biceps.


V-Bar Pull-Up's

BWx11
BWx9
BWx5
BWx5

Wide Grip Lat Pull-Down

110x14
120x10
130x8
140x5
90x6 (Drop set)

Cable Seated Row

100x12
110x9
130x7 PR
90x6 (Drop set)

One Arm DB Rows

60x9 each arm
70x6 each arm
75x5 each arm PR

Hyperextensions

BW+35x12
BW+35x10
BWx10 (Drop set)

Standing Alternating Bicep DB Curl

30's x16
35's x8
40's x6
25's x8 (drop set)

Preacher Curls

55x12
65x6
75x4 PR
55x5 (Drop set)

BB Curls

65x8
70x6
75x5

This product has really been helping me improve. As you can see I've reached many PR's in this log.

 

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Day 17: Workout 14

Supplements Used:

2 Multivitamins

Pre: 8 Tablets of Swollen

Intra: Muscle Builder

Post: Creatine, Whey Protein, Massport & Glutamine.


Today was Shoulder/Triceps.


Skull Crushers

55x12
65x9
70x6
55x6 (Drop set)

Overhead Tricep Extension

60x9
65x6
70x4
40x6 (Drop set)

Cable 2H Tricep Extension

35x8
40x6
50x4
30x6 (Drop set)

BB Shrugs

225x11
225x10
225x10
225x9

2H DB Front Raise

15's x12
20's x8
25's x4
10's x10 (drop set)

2H DB Lateral Raise

15's x14
20's x8
25's x6
10's x10 (Drops set)

DB Shoulder Press

45's x8
50's x6
55's x5
30's x8


So I have 2 servings left of swollen D: I know this is only workout 14 but I started using swollen almost a week before this log (sorry about that.) Also I had to up my dose to 8 tablets. I need to go on a stim cycle. I'll be wrapping up this log tomorrow giving it a final review and my thoughts!

 

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SWOLLEN - FINAL REVIEW​

This is it guys. The final review.

Swallowabilty: 10/10

These pills are reasonably sized and simple to swallow. I may be able to swallow anything but like seriously when I took my PreWO serving I'd literally take 8 and swallow them all at once. They go down really easy, don't irritate the throat. No problem at all swallowing.

Effectiveness: 9/10

This is one of the best PreWO's I have token. Sometimes when I went to the gym early in the morning I'd feel pretty exhausted, I'd take down some of these pills and feel good, energized ready to hit the gym. The only this was that when I was almost done my workout it seemed to ware off so I'd recommend taking a intraworkout, maybe Anabolic State?

Pumps: 7/10

The pumps we're pretty good, I felt a lot more vascular. Specially while I was working out, the pumps we're awesome. Though after my workout it seemed to ware off pretty fast.

Overall: 9/10

This is a great PreWO. I recommend it to any who wants that extra kick start to there workout, this PreWO really get you energized and ready for your workout, making you push your limits and as you can see reach many PR's like I did!


Thanks again Nutrabolics for giving me the opportunity to log this product.

PEACE