Getting Lean with Alphamine

[joh408]

Hey everyone, my name is Justin and this is my first log on here. I'm going to be doing an 8 week run of Alphamine and Forskolin since my goal is to cut some body fat.

Some background: I have been playing hockey for 15 years, last 2 at college club hockey level at CU Boulder. Decided not to play this year to focus on school and it's led to some unwanted weight. Been lifting since 15 and now I am 20 but I took June-October off. Got lazy, had school and a job. No excuses now tho. I've had a few injuries which hinder my lifting a little bit. 3 separate occasions of dislocated shoulders (2 on my left side which causes some pain on benching) that I didn't have fixed surgically and I didn't take time off from hockey. Strained MCL and a good amount of cartilage in my left knee which causes some sharp pains when squatting occasionally.

Stats:
5'8"
200 lbs
BF ? (pretty high, I know that)
Waist - 32

Diet:
2100 calories
IF (Usually 12am-4pm since I don't go to bed til pretty late and I'm at school til at least 4 every day)
CKD (65/30/5 F/P/C, carb refeed on Friday or Saturday depending on how I am feeling)

Supplements:
PES Alphamine
SS Forskolin 95
USPLabs ModernBCAA
Whey Protein
Creatine
Multi V
L-glutamine

Lifting:
Day 1:
OHP 5/3/1
Incline or DB Military 5 sets x 10-20 reps
DB Rows or Lat Pulldowns 5 sets x 10-20 reps
Tricep Pushdowns or Extensions 5 sets x 10-20 reps
Day 2:
Deadlift 5/3/1
Leg Curls 5x10-20
Leg Press or Hack Squats 5x10-20
Situps, DB Side Bend or Roman Chair Leg Raises 5x10-20
Day 3:
Rest Day
Day 4:
Cardio for 30 minutes: Rowing, Stationary Bike, Stair Stepper
Situps 3x10-20
Roman Chair Leg Raises 3x10-20
Isolation on whatever I'm feeling that day
Day 5:
Bench Press 5/3/1
Incline or DB Military (whichever one I didn't do on day 1) 5x10-20
DB Rows or Lat Pulldowns (whichever one I didn't do on day 1) 5x10-20
Tricep Pushdowns or Extensions (whichever one I didn't do on day 1) 5x10-20
Day 6:
Squat 5/3/1
Good Mornings 5x10-20
Leg Press or Hack Squats (whichever one I didn't do on day 2) 5x10-20
Situps, DB Side Bend or Roman Chair Leg Raises 5x10-20
Day 7:
Rest Day

I usually end each lifting day with 5-10 minutes of stationary bike work. I'm going to be starting a second 4 week cycle of 5/3/1 probably Sunday ( Finals Saturday, Sunday, Monday)
Ended up with:
170x6 on Bench
265x7 on Squat
225x8 on Deads
100x8 on OHP
Started pretty light for 5/3/1 since I didn't know my 1RM and I had been out of the gym for 4 months

I'll be going off of body composition and strength. Usually weigh in before my lifts at night.
I don't have enough posts to put pictures up but here's the link to my body comp album:
http ://s884.photobucket.com/albums/ac49/joh408/Body%20Comp/


Hopefully this will be a good run. Not shooting for a specific weight tho, just overall better look. Thanks for joining me guys

[joh408]

Took 2 scoops of alphamine this morning. Great tasting, good energy for studying. Got a few more hours before second dose. Sipping on some BCAAs

*Side note: started alphamine last week with the recommended 1 scoop am and now I'm on 2 scoops in the morning. No jitters, just clean energy*

[bdcc]

Hi Justin, I am in for this.

Which flavour did you get?

Ben

[joh408]

Thanks for joining! Got one of each. Had to mix the RL with a little more water because it tasted a little bitter but once I added more water it tasted real good. Combining flavors is my favorite tho

[joh408]

Had a few finals this weekend, finally got in the gym Sunday night
Lifting for 12/16:
Bench -
5 reps x75 lbs
5x95
3x115
5x125
5x145
7x160
Lat Pulldown -
10x75
10x90
10x105
10x120
10x135
3x150
Tricep Rope Pushdown -
10x80
10x90
10x100
10x120
10x130
3x140
DB Row -
10x50
10x60
10x70
10x75
10x80
Carb Up Day-
Weight - 198.2 lbs
Calories - 1982
Macros - 82/121/190 FPC (37/24/38)
Need to get more carbs, more protein and less fat. Didn't eat clean, had a craving for Qdoba

[joh408]

Impressions after a week:
When I take my morning dose, I instantly get energy. This is a godsend since I am a terrible morning person. A little bit later, my body will feel warm. The thermogenic properties of Alphamine at work. This is a great feeling and it helps reassure me that it is doing more than just providing energy. I can say that it is working. Along with my diet and workout plan, I have been fitting into my jeans way better which is part of what prompted this switch to a healthier lifestyle. It's only been a week so this is all the impressions I have.

[Geoforce]

You're going to love Alphamine. It's by far my favorite stim on the market. Never fails to get me going! Looks like one week in has you feeling good!

[joh408]

Ya I am loving it so far. I'm really glad I made the decision to get 2 tubs so I can run it longer

[joh408]

Day 11:
Felt off today in the gym. Not sure if just tired, or something else.
Lifting 12/18/12:
Deadlift -
5 reps x95 lbs
5x110
3x135
5x140
5x160
8x180
Leg Curls -
10x80
10x95
10x110
10x95
10x80
Hack Squats -
10x180
10x180
10x230
10x230
10x270
Situps and Roman Chair Leg Raises super setted -
3 sets x 10 reps each

Keto:
Weight - 197.8 lbs
Calories - 2106
Macros - 142/165/42 FPC (60/32/8)
A little high on carbs, a little low on protein. Going to try to get as close to 60/35/5 as I can. Still doing some diet tweaking.

Added some more pics to my photobucket if you wanna check em out:
http ://s884.photobucket.com/albums/ac49/joh408/Body%20Comp/

[joh408]

Day 14: 12/21/12
Felt great in the gym yesterday. I think I was just tired and stressed the other day.
Lifts:
OHP -
5x45
5x55
5x55
3x65
5x75
5x85
8x95
Lat PD -
10x85
10x100
10x115
10x130
20x55
Tri PD supersetted with extension-
PD -
10x85
10x100
10x100
extension-
10x55
10x70
10x85
Incline -
10x45
10x45
10x55
10x65
10x95

I'm on my tablet so I don't have all the nutrition info from yesterday but I weighed in at 195.7 lbs at the gym at 9 pm.
This morning weighed in at 191.7 lbs

[joh408]

Day 16 12/23/12
Weighed in this afternoon at 189.9 lbs. been a while since I've been in the 18x range. Kinda skewed since I'm still fasted but still good progress. Seems like weight is dropping off pretty well with Alphamine and Forskolin 95. I'll update with my lift later tonight

[bdcc]

You're going to love Alphamine. It's by far my favorite stim on the market. Never fails to get me going! Looks like one week in has you feeling good!

Ya I am loving it so far. I'm really glad I made the decision to get 2 tubs so I can run it longer

Day 16 12/23/12
Weighed in this afternoon at 189.9 lbs. been a while since I've been in the 18x range. Kinda skewed since I'm still fasted but still good progress. Seems like weight is dropping off pretty well with Alphamine and Forskolin 95. I'll update with my lift later tonight

These posts make me happy.

Keep up the good work!

[joh408]

Thanks man. Not too many people in here but it's good for me to keep a log.

Lifting
Squat-
5x115
5x145
3x175
5x185
5x215
6x240
Leg Press-
10x270
10x270
10x360
10x450
12x450
Back Raise-
10xBW
10x10
10x10
10x25
10x25
Abs-
RC Leg Raise-
Failure (~25)
Ab Machine-
10x65
10x80
10x95
10x110

[joh408]

Diet has been crap the last few days. Using them as cheat days so the rest of the week and next week will be strict Keto days. Weighed in at 189.9 today. Gonna lift in about an hour

[joh408]

Quick lift last night. Went to the bars and hung out with some friends who play juniors so I don't get to see them often.
Lifting 12/26/12
Bench -
5x75
5x95
3x115
3x135
3x155
4x175
Supersetted tricep rope pulldowns and seated row
Tricep Pulldown -
10x100
10x100
10x115
10x100
Seated Row -
10x130
10x130
10x130
10x145

Out of the gym in 30 or so minutes. Carb up day. Took in about 300 carbs, less than 100 grams of fat and ~200 grams of protein. Hard to judge since I ate out with my parents but I had a few protein shakes and some chicken with dinner and second dinner

[joh408]

Stabbed a knife halfway through my hand yesterday so I didn't lift. Gonna do a squat day so I don't have to grip too hard. Don't wanna rip it open again

[joh408]

Haven't had time to update this. Been slacking on lifts, alphamine and Keto since New Years. Still doing a calorie deficit and been moving my parents the last 3 days so I've been too sore to lift seriously and forgot my alphamine at school. Gonna go back up to school and hit the gym tomorrow so I'll start back up on alphamine and get a weigh in. Probably gonna be a bit up in weight but still feeling slimmer. Now that holidays are over and school starting back up I'll get back into the swing of things

[joh408]

Great lift today. Started back over on week 2 of the second run of 5/3/1. Pushed the weight pretty good. After lifting did 30 minutes of LISS on the bike. About 6.2 miles. Then played some drop in hockey. 45 minutes straight of playing since we had no subs. Feeling good, little sore but nice to get back into it

[joh408]

Got a good lift in yesterday. Did deads, leg curls, hack squats and some abs. Gym was packed so it took a little longer which pissed me off. May have helped the lifts a bit. I noticed on my last set of deads that after I got to 7 reps, I hunched my back a little bit and didn't keep my chest up. Put the weight down and corrected it but I have to be more aware on form.

Weighed in at 194 mid day at the gym after my workout. Need to get a scale to keep some consistency on weighing myself since I was wearing some heavy shoes and had already eaten a bit.

[joh408]

Gave one of my tubs to my buddy to try. I'm sure he's gonna like it. So that cuts this run down to only a couple more weeks. Probably gonna try to get another one but I might just add Vanillean these last few weeks and see how that goes. Hitting the gym today. I'll get a fasted weigh in before my lift. Ate extremely clean yesterday and upped the deficit to hopefully counteract my night of boozing a little bit. Hopefully not too much damage