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Thes test drive has begun! Big thank you's to everyone at MAN for allowing me to log this product. My promise to everyone is to keep this log completely honest and up-to-date. I'm always looking for new products and supps that work and deliver on their claims and I know all of you look for the same.
My bottle of PR-XT arrived yesterday so today would be officially Day #2. Obviously there isn't a great deal to report so far on any effects.
Last year I began competing in Men's Physique competitions and did 2 shows. On the back of a 1st place finish and a 2nd place finish, I qualified for Nationals in 2013. My goal is to make enough improvement over the next 6 months to feel like I'm ready to go to Las Vegas in July. In order to do that, I feel I will need to add 6-8 pounds. I'm hoping PR-XT will kickstart that progress for me and become a staple on my road to Nationals!
At my last show, I stepped on stage weighing 188 at 4.3% bf. My winter bulk started a month ago and I allowed myself to indulge a little more than normal. For this log, I will keep the indulgences down to a bare minimum and really focus on getting in enough good, clean calories.
Starting Stats: 193.5 lbs.
My routine currently looks like this:
Monday- Bootcamp / Chest & Shoulders
Tuesday- Biceps & Triceps
Wedensday- Bootcamp
Thursday- Back
Friday- Bootcamp / Chest & Traps
Saturday- Legs & Calves
Sunday- Off or Cardio
I've increased the volume of sets per bodypart quite a bit from the routine I was doing during the contest season. As each day's log gets posted, the detail as far as exercises, sets, reps, weight, etc. will show up. I found an app called Jefit that I downloaded and use to keep track of weights, sets, reps, etc. It's a pretty cool app and using your phone is a lot easier than carrying around a notebook and a pencil. I should be able to just capture screenshots of my daily workouts and post them into the thread.
NUTRITION: Last year, I decided to buy a Bodymedia arm band and wear it religiously to really get an accurate baseline on how many calories I was burning on a daily basis. It also tracks your sleep, walking steps, and a few other interesting details. It turned out to be very accurate (as far as I could tell) and I used those numbers to base my pre-contest diet. Using what I know, my goal calorie range for this log will be 3000-3200. I breakdown my macros like this: 300-325g protein, 275-300g carbs, 80-100g fat. I try to adjust within those ranges to keep me at my goal calorie range-- For instance...If I nudge towards the upper end of my carb number for the day I will try and stay towards the lower level of either the fat or protein numbers to compensate. I'd like to add as much muscle as possible without adding any more fat than absolutely necessary. That's the hope anyways!
For convenience sake, I try and keep my daily diet close to the same everyday. My protein sources will come from chicken, beef and tuna, along with shakes and bars. I keep the carb sources to oats, brown rice, whole wheat breads and pastas. Most of my fats are the mono and polyunsaturated kind but I do have a huge weakness for chocolate so dark chocolate will sneak into the diet from time to time.
The Bodymedia website allows you to log and track your food as well so initially, I will cut and paste my daily food. After the first week or so, I think I will just post daily calories and macros so as not to bore everyone to death.
I have starting pics that I'll throw up a little later, along with some other details to set the scene. I'm looking forward to seeing what PR-XT can do for me over the next 4 weeks!!
My bottle of PR-XT arrived yesterday so today would be officially Day #2. Obviously there isn't a great deal to report so far on any effects.
Last year I began competing in Men's Physique competitions and did 2 shows. On the back of a 1st place finish and a 2nd place finish, I qualified for Nationals in 2013. My goal is to make enough improvement over the next 6 months to feel like I'm ready to go to Las Vegas in July. In order to do that, I feel I will need to add 6-8 pounds. I'm hoping PR-XT will kickstart that progress for me and become a staple on my road to Nationals!
At my last show, I stepped on stage weighing 188 at 4.3% bf. My winter bulk started a month ago and I allowed myself to indulge a little more than normal. For this log, I will keep the indulgences down to a bare minimum and really focus on getting in enough good, clean calories.
Starting Stats: 193.5 lbs.
My routine currently looks like this:
Monday- Bootcamp / Chest & Shoulders
Tuesday- Biceps & Triceps
Wedensday- Bootcamp
Thursday- Back
Friday- Bootcamp / Chest & Traps
Saturday- Legs & Calves
Sunday- Off or Cardio
I've increased the volume of sets per bodypart quite a bit from the routine I was doing during the contest season. As each day's log gets posted, the detail as far as exercises, sets, reps, weight, etc. will show up. I found an app called Jefit that I downloaded and use to keep track of weights, sets, reps, etc. It's a pretty cool app and using your phone is a lot easier than carrying around a notebook and a pencil. I should be able to just capture screenshots of my daily workouts and post them into the thread.
NUTRITION: Last year, I decided to buy a Bodymedia arm band and wear it religiously to really get an accurate baseline on how many calories I was burning on a daily basis. It also tracks your sleep, walking steps, and a few other interesting details. It turned out to be very accurate (as far as I could tell) and I used those numbers to base my pre-contest diet. Using what I know, my goal calorie range for this log will be 3000-3200. I breakdown my macros like this: 300-325g protein, 275-300g carbs, 80-100g fat. I try to adjust within those ranges to keep me at my goal calorie range-- For instance...If I nudge towards the upper end of my carb number for the day I will try and stay towards the lower level of either the fat or protein numbers to compensate. I'd like to add as much muscle as possible without adding any more fat than absolutely necessary. That's the hope anyways!
For convenience sake, I try and keep my daily diet close to the same everyday. My protein sources will come from chicken, beef and tuna, along with shakes and bars. I keep the carb sources to oats, brown rice, whole wheat breads and pastas. Most of my fats are the mono and polyunsaturated kind but I do have a huge weakness for chocolate so dark chocolate will sneak into the diet from time to time.
The Bodymedia website allows you to log and track your food as well so initially, I will cut and paste my daily food. After the first week or so, I think I will just post daily calories and macros so as not to bore everyone to death.
I have starting pics that I'll throw up a little later, along with some other details to set the scene. I'm looking forward to seeing what PR-XT can do for me over the next 4 weeks!!