Jim takes on AppNut!

[jimbuick]

Alright all, for those that don't know me my name is Jim. I'm currently active duty Army in the 82nd ABN. I've been lifting for ~5 years or so, I just got back from a JRTC rotation so I've been out of the gym for ~30 days. My main goal for these 8 weeks are to get my strength back up after the 30 days away from the gym, I'll be taking starting measurements and weight tomorrow morning. When I left I weighed ~168 and hopefully didn't lose too much weight but I expect that I lost about 10 pounds or so out there, my end goal for this year was to be at 170 but I doubt that is possible based on what I expect my weight to be, as stated earlier the most important thing is strength at this point.

The Goods:
2x Free Test
2x IGF-2
2x N.O. Uptake

Staples:
Creatine Mono
Muscle Marinade (when used no extra mono)
Gold Standard Whey
Orange Triad
MBCAA

The Routine:
Westside for Skinny Bastards, Part III - DeFranco's Training

Mon- ME Upper
Tue- DE Lower
Wed- GPP
Thu- RE Upper
Fri- ME Lower
Sat- GPP
Sun- Rest

The Diet:
3600 Calories
120g Fat
210g Protein
420g Carbs

To some this may sound like a lot but it generally doesn't seem to be enough, or it wasn't before I left and I was considering bumping it up a few hundred. I train twice a day on Mon-Fri because of morning PT and then my afternoon workouts.

Will update with measurements and starting pics tomorrow morning.

[jimbuick]

Weight: 160.8 (I knew it! )
Chest: 36.5"
R Bicep: 14.9"
L Bicep: 14.6"
R Thigh: 24.8"
L Thigh: 24.8"
Waist: 33.7"
R Calf: 16.4"
L Calf: 16.0"
Neck: 17.5"

[jimbuick]

End Stats:




Weight: 164.0
Chest: 38.5"
Rt. Bi: 14.9"
Lt. Bi: 14.7"
Rt. Thigh: 25.2"
Lt. Thigh: 25.0"
Waist: 34.0"
Rt. Calf: 17.1"
Lt. Calf: 17.0"
Neck: 18.0"


Haven't looked at previous numbers yet, but I'm excited to see the difference.


Final Review: This will be over the entire stack, as opposed to individual products, I will do my best to differentiate between the three but I know that many of the effects overlapped between the three products. I also am not going to give them numeric values and will just report the effects.


Strength: I noticed consistent gains in strength, in all exercises. I normally cannot progress in weight every week but I was able to do that consistently and set my fair share of PR's during this 8 week run. What was most significant to me is how quickly my strength picked back up after JRTC and even more impressive was the fact that I didn't lose any strength during my incredibly inconsistent leave. I will attribute this to IGF-2 and Free Test more than Uptake.

Endurance: My rest periods were significantly decreased, especially after I began doing complexes with the program zir.Red has designed for me. I will attribute most of this to N.O. Uptake and it was noticeable.

Recovery: This will be overnight recovery, not between set recovery. I noticed an increase in my body's ability to recover. It was significant, some of this will be attributed to the amount of kCal I was consuming on a regular basis but I was surprised by how I was able to get back into 2x a day workouts and not wake up hurting the next day. Onset was almost immediate.

Sleep Quality: As a general rule, my sleep quality was greatly improved during these 8 weeks. In fact, in the days since I have run out my sleep quality is noticeable lowered and I am waking up much more often in the night and having a harder time falling asleep to begin with. I will attribute this almost solely to IGF-2

Physique Changes: This was not the primary goal of this log but the physique changes were noticeable. My weight increased ~4 pounds (would have been more if I were more consistent with my diet over the holiday's) but I stayed just as lean, if not ended up leaner. I was pleased as physique changes are always welcome.

Pumps: With 5 caps a day the pumps were phenomenal, but 6 is where I prefer it. It was noticeable in every workout and was incredibly noticeable when we would run distance. My calves would be engorged with blood and sometimes it would be painful. I would occasionally get lower back pumps, nothing extraordinary, but noticeable. The effect increased with consistent dosing.

Vascularity: During this run, I can say that my vascularity was much improved. Some of this is from Free Test and some of this is from the pump in N.O. Uptake. I can say that when I ran out of FT, my all day vascularity decreased noticeably. Once I started working out it wasn't noticeable but it was extremely noticeable in a rested state.

Muscle Density: This is a hard one to gauge but I noticed that as the log went on my pecs felt significantly more dense. It was most noticeable in my chest because it is my weakest muscle from a physique standpoint and is normally the last to progress. The density is still there but it has decreased recently, I attribute most of this to IGF-2 because it has subsided since I ran out.


Overall: I would buy these products again. I was a big fan of IGF-2 and N.O. Uptake specifically. Free Test did exactly what I had bought it to do and I believe that all of these products are worth the price. I will be using IGF-2 again (may even try R1's Prime/IGF-2 stack) but the standout product to me was N.O. Uptake. I have been a fan of AppNut products since I initially used RPM/Drive (love Drive) and N.O. Uptake is a fantastic preworkout for pumps/muscular endurance. Can't wait to order some Uncut in the near future and see how they do together (assuming they continue to make Uptake)

Thanks for following everyone. I think I made significant progress as far as my goals are concerned and cannot wait for this new year to unfold, a lot of big things in the works for a lot of companies and I am excited to say the least!

[Celorza]

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[jimbuick]

Sub

Damn! That was fast, I barely even made it!

[Celorza]

Damn! That was fast, I barely even made it!

^_^

[Dewey99]

This is going to be good. That is an amazing stack and I am in for the gains and maybe a few shenanigans!

[jdg76]

You know I'm in man!! Any questions at all, just holler!




Jdg76 Team APPNUT

[jimbuick]

This is going to be good. That is an amazing stack and I am in for the gains and maybe a few shenanigans!

Always shenanigans bro!

You know I'm in man!! Any questions at all, just holler!

Jdg76 Team APPNUT

Good to have you bro!

[Celorza]

Progress pics please!!!

[AaronJP1]

[jimbuick]

Progress pics please!!!

Lol, like I was up that early!

:wave3:

[SamBoz19]

First props to you for serving our country. Second, I am going to follow this log now and I look forward to seeing some solid progress from you. You should be able to have yourself quite the run with the products you will be using.

Cheers!

-Sean-

[AppNutJeff]

Great stack right there, I'm anxious to hear your thoughts on NO Uptake,

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[jimbuick]

Lol here comes the first question.

I've already taken the igf-2 morning dose, and will be taking the free test here in a minute with breakfast.

How do you guys recommend splitting the 5 Uptake throughout the day?

[Dewey99]

The one thing I have learned with NO Uptake, is that no single dosing method works best for everyone. The two most popular dosing variations so far are all 5 pills pwo or a split dose, such as 3 pwo and 2 post workout. I would recommend giving both a try for a few days each to see which one works best for you.

[JudoJosh]

Definetely in on this

[jimbuick]

Good to have you bro!

Thanks Dewey, I'm gonna try the 5 Pre dosing today for ME Upper. Is it bad that I'm excited?!

[jdg76]

Good to have you bro!Thanks Dewey, I'm gonna try the 5 Pre dosing today for ME Upper. Is it bad that I'm excited?!

Oh no, you'll be even more excited as the log goes on. I personally like 6 caps pre-workout. Seems to be my sweet spot. But like Dewey said, experiment and see what works best for you.

[jbryand101b]

in, good beg pics, i can see the potential! good luck!