Finding My Old Self with PNI’s Thermodex (sponsored)
Huge thank you to PNI, Howwedo107, and BigSwole30 for the opportunity to see what I can do with Thermodex for a full month. To play my part in this, I’ll be doing a daily log of all lifts as well as weekly reflections. This should allow me to really keep an eye on things and make adjustments where I see fit.
Recent Background: I just finished up a 12 week run of AndroMass/Hard/Drive with Alpha Bulk and PP’s TRS for PCT. During this time I came to the conclusion that I really do need to try to get back down to 275/250 in order to do the things I want to do now that I’m getting a bit older. I’ve already gone from 346 to about 331. My overall goal is to lose the weight and I am hopeful that Thermodex will provide a good boost to getting there. The biggest area I am curious about testing, will Thermodex help control the black hole within me?
Stats: 37 years, 6’4”, and 33? Lbs.
Dosage: 1 AM and 1 with lunch
Other supplements: Intimidate, Licogenix, Creatine, multi, Vit D, Joint V, whatever my pre W.O. might be. This was going to be a straight up basics run but in order to keep me sane, I need to be able to keep my strength up while I diet. If not I find myself wanting to bulk again. I cannot handle being upwards of 350 lbs again.
Workouts: It’s been about 8 weeks since I last changed things up. The following is what I was doing:
I.M – chest, T – back/traps, W – legs, Th – shoulders/traps, F – arms/calves
Depending on what is happening in life I’ll roll with one of these:
II.M – Shoulders/tri’s, T – back/calves, W – off, Th – legs/traps, F – chest/bi’s
III. M/W/F – one exercise per body part for 100 reps
A minimum of 20 minutes of cardio following each workout. I do try and sneak in a bit on the weekend if the family sleeps in.
I will not be lifting as heavy as I have the past three months. I have a few lingering injuries that have yet to fully heal up which the new routine should help. Don't hold me to this though. I have a tendency to push my limits when I shouldn't.
Diet: Now that I am back in teacher-mode, my diet is the same each day except the weekends. It’s not bad and I am still tweaking include even healthier items into my meals. I hope to have an idea of caloric intake here soon. I should be running between 2000 to 3000 a day. This is about 1000 to 1500 calories lower than this past summer based upon what I have already removed from my diet.
The biggest issue I have is that I will over eat at dinner if I am not careful due to the large black hole that lives inside of me. To combat this, I have found that I do need to eat pretty much every hour in the morning and I have to get to bed early. My water intake is over a gallon a day (my students and family are stunned with how much I drink) so I know hydration is not the issue.
I’m hoping that I will find that Thermodex will help kill my appetite and keep the cravings down all day: not just the morning and afternoon. If things do workout and my appetite stays in check, I’ll move towards a fasted routine where I won’t eat from 7 PM till 10:30 or 11 AM.
Points of Interest: Weight Loss (numbers and how clothing fits), Energy, Heat Generated, Appetite/Craving Control, and other Odds n Ends.
**** hits the fan tomorrow morning.
Huge thank you to PNI, Howwedo107, and BigSwole30 for the opportunity to see what I can do with Thermodex for a full month. To play my part in this, I’ll be doing a daily log of all lifts as well as weekly reflections. This should allow me to really keep an eye on things and make adjustments where I see fit.
Recent Background: I just finished up a 12 week run of AndroMass/Hard/Drive with Alpha Bulk and PP’s TRS for PCT. During this time I came to the conclusion that I really do need to try to get back down to 275/250 in order to do the things I want to do now that I’m getting a bit older. I’ve already gone from 346 to about 331. My overall goal is to lose the weight and I am hopeful that Thermodex will provide a good boost to getting there. The biggest area I am curious about testing, will Thermodex help control the black hole within me?
Stats: 37 years, 6’4”, and 33? Lbs.
Dosage: 1 AM and 1 with lunch
Other supplements: Intimidate, Licogenix, Creatine, multi, Vit D, Joint V, whatever my pre W.O. might be. This was going to be a straight up basics run but in order to keep me sane, I need to be able to keep my strength up while I diet. If not I find myself wanting to bulk again. I cannot handle being upwards of 350 lbs again.
Workouts: It’s been about 8 weeks since I last changed things up. The following is what I was doing:
I.M – chest, T – back/traps, W – legs, Th – shoulders/traps, F – arms/calves
Depending on what is happening in life I’ll roll with one of these:
II.M – Shoulders/tri’s, T – back/calves, W – off, Th – legs/traps, F – chest/bi’s
III. M/W/F – one exercise per body part for 100 reps
A minimum of 20 minutes of cardio following each workout. I do try and sneak in a bit on the weekend if the family sleeps in.
I will not be lifting as heavy as I have the past three months. I have a few lingering injuries that have yet to fully heal up which the new routine should help. Don't hold me to this though. I have a tendency to push my limits when I shouldn't.
Diet: Now that I am back in teacher-mode, my diet is the same each day except the weekends. It’s not bad and I am still tweaking include even healthier items into my meals. I hope to have an idea of caloric intake here soon. I should be running between 2000 to 3000 a day. This is about 1000 to 1500 calories lower than this past summer based upon what I have already removed from my diet.
The biggest issue I have is that I will over eat at dinner if I am not careful due to the large black hole that lives inside of me. To combat this, I have found that I do need to eat pretty much every hour in the morning and I have to get to bed early. My water intake is over a gallon a day (my students and family are stunned with how much I drink) so I know hydration is not the issue.
I’m hoping that I will find that Thermodex will help kill my appetite and keep the cravings down all day: not just the morning and afternoon. If things do workout and my appetite stays in check, I’ll move towards a fasted routine where I won’t eat from 7 PM till 10:30 or 11 AM.
Points of Interest: Weight Loss (numbers and how clothing fits), Energy, Heat Generated, Appetite/Craving Control, and other Odds n Ends.
**** hits the fan tomorrow morning.