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Whats up everyone and thank your for taking a looking a look in here and hopefully following along on what I plan to be a kick ass ride as I get a chance to log Genomyx's new preworkout... ORIGIN.

Big thanks to Benzo, Vice, and the rest of the Genomyx family for allowing me the opportunity to put on a show for you guys as I put Origin to the test for 30 days!

For those of you that don't know me...

STATS

Height: 6'9" (you read that correctly)
Weight: 235lbs and coming down from a bulk
Age: 28
Training Experience: I've lifted for nearly ten years and only started getting super serious about it for the last two or three years. I've been through Starting Strength, Powerlifting, the P90X fad, and will soon be looking towards moving on to 5/3/1 come May.


THE PRODUCT
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The game changer is what we should have called it. We got tired of seeing the same dodgy proprietary blends with so many ingredients, you could never accurately guess if any of it was going to be enough. The pre workout category is flooded with label flare and the same brodacious claims you hear about that one secret trick to getting six pack abs.

We wanted to bring a product to the market that was built simply around effective ingredients at effective doses. We know the serious athlete doesn’t need to be dazzled they just want a product that works. Origin is going to take your training to new heights and push your past your limits like never before. Our more in depth explanation of each ingredient will explain why you’ll be loving each workout.

L-Citrulline

This alpha amino acid is going to be a surprisingly awesome add to your preworkout regiment if you haven’t already tried it. Some of the more popular products have been using it for some time and that’s because it works. What’s it work for?

It’s more of a cascade of changes than one direct impact, as is the situation with most ingredients in the complex human physiology. However, it has been studied to an appreciable degree in the field of exercise performance and there’s a lot of supporting evidence. Citrulline at a dose of 3g was found to improve exercise performance in young and healthy men and women (1).

L-Citrulline in the form of Citrulline Malate has been shown to indirectly buffer the potential of the pH drop that happens in skeletal muscle during exercise(2). This would explain its anti-fatigue effects during intense training. Extending the pH balance of skeletal muscle during exercise would help maintain cellular integrity under such intense conditions.

In one study it significantly increased bench press performance till failure and significantly reduce the post workout exercise soreness commonly referenced as DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness)(3.) This makes it an ideal choice for athletes who are working to the extremes of failure during competition and weight lifters whose post leg day muscle soreness can be incredibly debilitating at times.

Overall you can see why we wanted to use l-citrulline in Origin. It’s not just going to help you get a solid pump and help you warm up effectively, it’s actually going to improve performance giving you the edge you’re looking for in your pre workout.

L-Citrulline Overview:
Blunt skeletal muscle pH drop
Reduce post workout soreness
Increased tolerance to fatigue

Trimethylglycine

More simply known as betaine, this ingredient has a lot of potential as an ergogenic aid and you’ll see its presence in pre workouts more and more these days. It wasn’t found in the rain forest, it was actually first discovered in sugar beets. It’s been used in animals for some time now to produce more favorably body composition and enhance the growing process(4).

While the main mode of action remains up for debate there is plenty of evidence accumulating for betaine’s use in the physical culture. It’s been studied in humans quite extensively and carries some awesome benefits for the average athlete. One study observed a significant increase in growth hormone and IGF-1 response to exercise, and a significant decrease in the cortisol response(5). This basically means there is greater potential for muscular hypertrophy and improved recovery from exercise with betaine supplementation.

As cool as that is it has also been shown to enhance squat performance and actually increased the quality of the repetitions performed(6). Enhanced performance is paramount to quality of a pre workout, at least in the eyes of the athlete. Not only will betaine enhance performance but it will help you recover for your next practice out on the track or your next lifting session in the power rack.

Trimethylglycine Overview:
Increase GH, IGF-1 response to training
Reduce cortisol response to training
Improve body composition
Improve power output and quality of exercise

Rhodiola Rosea

If you’ve yet to hear the term adaptogen, it typically refers to an herb with a wide array of health promoting effects. They help the body cope with various stressors and typically have been used for some time in foreign medicine. Despite having broad applications most adaptogens tend to aid greatly in specific areas and rhodiola’s field of expertise is anti-fatigue(7).

Rhodiola Rosea has been to show stimulate the actions of norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin in the central nervous system. These neurotransmitters are responsible for a variety of things such as mood and energy levels. It’s also been shown to increase the ability of dopamine and serotonin precursors to cross the blood brain barrier(7).

Those specific effects should produce higher energy levels, better overall mood, and general sense of wellbeing. These results have actually been demonstrated in a variety of human studies ranging from doctors working the late shifts to high school students(7).

Rhodiola has been demonstrated to enhance exercise performance with acute doses and that consistent daily usage of rhodiola did not reduce the effects it had on exercise performance(8). It’s also been shown to be cardio protective through its neurotransmitter modulating effects and protective from different environmental stressors like extreme cold(15).

Training, or exercise in general, can be particularly fatiguing not just physically but also mentally. It’s important to keep the central nervous system functioning optimally during training for quality performance. Not only during training but also after, many of us can’t afford to be run down for the rest of the day after training.

That’s the primary function of Rhodiola Rosea in Origin, as an aid to help athletes cope with the mentally fatiguing effects of exercise both during and after training.

Rhodiola Rosea Overview:
Adaptogen helping the body cope with strenuous exercise
Enhance cognitive function
Improve mood and energy levels
Cardio protective

Di-caffeine malate

This relatively new form of caffeine has made its way into the supplement world already and is sold widely in diet pills and colas claiming a few benefits to regular caffeine such as improved digestion. There really isn’t much relevant research in that regard but anecdotal evidence suggests di-caffeine malate is much smoother in comparison to generic caffeine anhydrous.

Origin contains just about as much caffeine as most other preworkouts but due to using dicaffeine malate it should feel much smoother and less jittery for those who are not very tolerant to caffeine. By mass, dicaffeine malate is just under 75% caffeine so the 200mg dose/serving in Origin actually yields about 150mg of pure caffeine per serving.

Aside from that di-caffeine malate still has the same awesome studied ergogenic effects regular caffeine has to offer such as:
Improved exercise performance(11,12,13,14)
Increased fat loss through accelerated lipolysis(12)
Improved recovery from training(9)
Blunts the cortisol response to training, increases testosterone levels(10)
Improve blood flow and vasodilation during exercise(29)
Caffeine can actually increase the amount of blood flow during exercise as well. I know it’s commonly reported to be a vasoconstrictor but during exercise skeletal muscle regions are less receptive to vasoconstriction due to greatly enhanced blood flow. Caffeine is also a known phosphodiesterase(PDE) inhibitor(29) which has many effects at the cellular level one of which is vasodilation. A better-known PDE inhibitor would be Viagra, which effectively much more potent than caffeine in this regard but the principles are the same(30).

Overall, caffeine is likely one of the most underrated ergogenic considering the heaping amounts of supportive evidence and its relative cost to some of the more exotic ingredients out there. When used properly in moderation along with a proper exercise routine and diet it can have profound effects on your progress.

Theanine

This amino acid is very prominent in most teas and is considered the main pharmacological constituent responsible for the relaxing effect of teas. It does this by adjusting the frequency of certain brain waves, specifically scaling the brain towards the more focus attention derived alpha waves(17,18).

What’s so special about alpha waves? Alpha waves are one of the four main brain waves(delta, theta, alpha, beta) and are acutely pronounced during relaxed focus and attention. Unfortunately a majority of us spend a lot of our time in the anxiety prone beta wave zone due to the stresses of daily life. Beta waves aren’t very conducive to solid focus and as an athlete you know focus is incredibly important during competition. Theanine can relax you before the big competition, without putting you to sleep(23), so that your level of focus alone will intimidate the competition.

Theanine’s ability to stimulate alpha waves is incredibly helpful in enhancing your workout cognition and many studies have gone to observe these effects alongside caffeine as well. The two play off each other in an incredibly effective synergistic fashion resulting in greatly improved memory, reaction time, and self-reported levels of mental fatigue(16). Theanine effectively blunts the ‘jitters’ many experience from caffeine in larger doses while caffeine brings the overall energy state much higher.

Theanine has been studied in rodents using some exercise models to determine if it has anti-depressant qualities. If the animals work longer under stressful conditions but remain relatively similar in normal conditions than its considered to be anti-depressant, caffeine for example would be considered a strong anti-depressant(20). Theanine was found to have significant anti-depressant effects(21) and should result in greatly improved exercise tolerance and reduce the perceived level of fatigue in athletes using it.

On top of all that awesome stuff there’s more good news. If you’re a serious athlete and overtraining is more or less just something you do, theanine is going to be amazing for you. It is very common for athletes to feel lethargic and simply mentally drained after a taxing workout and this can be a pain if you’ve got a mentally demanding job. Theanine has been studied in athletes at a dose of only 50mg to greatly accelerate mental recovery after exercise(22). This alongside Rhodiola should greatly attenuate any post exercise mental fatigue, letting you go on with the rest of your daily schedule on time and on point.

Theanine Overview:
Increase focus and relaxed attention
Smooth the energy from caffeine
Improve exercise tolerance and resistance to fatigue
Accelerate mental recovery from exercise

Origin Overview:

Origin will greatly accelerate your training because we made sure to use only the ingredients we would want in our own pre workout and only at doses that work. When you see the effects add up in your own training session we know you’ll have a new favorite pre to cycle in.

Origin Total Mechanisms of Action:
Increase focus and relaxed attention
Improve exercise tolerance and resistance to fatigue
Accelerate mental recovery from exercise
Improved exercise performance
Increased fat loss through accelerated lipolysis
Improved recovery from training
Adaptogen helping the body cope with strenuous exercise
Enhance cognitive function
Improve mood and energy levels
Cardio protective
Increase GH, IGF-1 response to training
Reduce cortisol response to training
Improve body composition
Improve power output and quality of exercise performed
Increased blood flow leading to stronger pumps
Increased ammonia clearance from skeletal muscle
Reduces DOMS(Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness)
TAAR-1 agonist, enhanced vigilance

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TRAINING

Things are actually a little different for me this time around. I previously bulked from the end of July all the way through the end of November. As much as I tried to keep it clean I ended up cheating more than I wanted to and put on some excess weight. While my strength went through the roof I was not satisfied with the person I saw looking across from me in the mirror so I've already started making some changes to my weight training and diet.

Training is a 4 day split that encompasses more LISS cardio than I used to. This is due to the fact that my wife has convinced me that we need to run a mini-marathon at the beginning of May. Although I wasn't sure if I was up for the challenge I thought it would be a good goal to set for myself for Spring/Summer and that the LISS training building up to the race would be great for a cut as well. So you will be seeing a lot of cardio during this log as well and one of the things I'm stoked for is that Origin can be used pre-cardio as well.

DAY 1: CHEST/TRIS
DAY 2: LEGS
DAY 3: OFF/CARDIO
DAY 4: SHOULDERS
DAY 5: BACK/BIS
DAY 6: OFF/CARDIO
DAY 7: OFF/CARDIO

My weight training consists of building up and going heavy on the compound movements and adding in a ton of accessory exercises and focus on the stretch/squeeze of each rep... usually lowering the weight and going high rep. I'm focused more on hypertrophy and growth here than I am on actual strength.

At any point in time during this 30 days the training may be switched up according to how I feel. If I go into the gym to do legs and feel great and decide to go heavy then I may not end up doing cardio the next day and instead might choose to move onto Shoulders (as an example). I'm just playing it by ear and will be listening to my body.

So if you've bothered to read all that then stay tuned because you guys and gals are in for a crazy ride! I love going hard in the gym and getting great results for the sponsors! LETS DO THIS!
 
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DAY 1: BACK/BIS

CONVENTIONAL DEADLIFT: 135x10 225x8 (tore a scab off my shin with these... thats fun ) 275x6 315x5 335x1

LAT PULLDOWNS: 85x10,10,10,12

ONE-ARM DB ROW: 40x8 35x12 25x15 50x6 (wt. ea. arm)

FARMERS WALK: 80lb DBs x 20 yds x 4

BENT OVER ROW: 95x8,8,6

SEATED CLOSE GRIP CABLE ROW: 100x8,8,8

CHIN (aka STERNUM) UPS: BWx4,3,3 (sternum to bar, squeeze the lats, return to deadhang)

HAMMER CURLS: 35x10,10,10,12 (wt. ea. arm)

STANDING DB CURLS: 30x10,10,10,12 (wt. ea. arm)

INCLINE DB CURLS: 20x10,10,8,7 (wt. ea. arm)

Current thoughts:

At first upon opening the box that Origin was shipped in I was surprised to 1) find that Origin didn't have a label so I thought that I potentially had been shipped a bottle of cocaine as Benzo had suggested but was disappointed when I unscrewed the lid and found the red crystals inside and 2) that they threw in a few SlinSane caps as well... those will certainly come in handy for the X-Mas meal my mom will cook so thank you for those!


Mixability: For this first day I jumped straight into 2 scoops right off the bat. Poured 20oz. of cold water into my shaker cup, threw in the two scoops, gave it a good shake for about 10-15 seconds and took a look at the bottle. Noted some "floaters" flying around and some foam had developed on the top akin to the head on a freshly poured mug of beer... I set my bottle down and went to put my shoes on and when I came back the foam was gone and it looked just like dark red Kool-Aid... no floaters, no foam, NO PROBLEM !


Taste/Smell: The taste was a mix between a cherry/fruit punch. Wasn't too sweet or 'chemical' smelling. The taste was phenomenal. Easily drinkable. No problem chugging the whole thing down for this guy except that since this was my first go with it I let in linger in my mouth a bit so I could get a sense of the flavor. It does sort of remind me of the Red Kool-Aid except not as sweet. There is no tanginess to it at all. Kind of like a lower-in-sugar fruit punch drink. Some drinks can have a sharp blandness to them (NO-XPlod) and others can taste somewhat chalky (like Maximize v2) but this was nowhere near those. Something I'm going to look forward to drinking this month!


During today's workout I didn't notice much at first. I'm very much used to pump product beverages especially those that incorporate beta-alanine. I always used to rely on the feeling of the "tingles" as an indicator that things were working. Origin is definitely a different animal. Last week before I was logging anything during my last BACK/BIS day I went through my deadlift sets like this: 135x10, 225x10, 275x8, 315x5, 350x1... now you may look at those #s and compare them to today and say "DJ your #s went down!" Well unfortunately with as much running as I've been doing this was expected... what WASN'T expected was that my rest periods in between sets went down. By A LOT. I remember last week transitioning between 275 and 315 and waiting almost 5 minutes before I finally felt ready to go again. Not today! Within one or two minutes my breathing and heartrate had come down to a point that I was ready to lift heavy **** again. Once I had moved on to my accessory moves another strange thing began to occur. I felt like I had gone into my own head and was more focused than usual... I remember doing the Lat Pulldowns and telling myself on each contraction in my head "LATS.... LATS... LATS... LATS..." making sure that I was focusing in on the muscle group that was doing the work and ensuring myself to give it my all and keep my form in good shape. The mind-muscle connection seems to be strong here!


After my workout I was in a bit of post-workout high. The endorphins were kicking. I had a few bouts of orthostatic hypertension (feeling like you are going to pass out going from a sitting to standing position) which wasn't a bad thing... the drive into work I was super mellow and felt great. No lack of concentration. No crash. No soreness (lol yet).

This is just DAY 1...

Stay tuned,

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Bout to get off work and go for a runnnnn :)
 
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here and pumped for a fukn awesome log D!!!
wanna know if it worth the penny ;)
 
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here and pumped for a fukn awesome log D!!!
wanna know if it worth the penny ;)
Hey my Aussie brother... I'll let you know in 29 days ;)! My lifting numbers are going to suck compared to the Lecheek log (was on a bulk) since I'm 1) cutting and 2) running a lot :(! Back to gettin' lean and mean!
 
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Sup DJ!!! Im up in this biatch. subd for a killer log
 
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Hey my Aussie brother... I'll let you know in 29 days ;)! My lifting numbers are going to suck compared to the Lecheek log (was on a bulk) since I'm 1) cutting and 2) running a lot :(! Back to gettin' lean and mean!
;) all good bro, if you eat enough and still in slight deficit, strength shouldn't suffer

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So are you running a half marathon in may then? Have you run one before?
We are betting my youngest son will be close to your height. :)
In for what I'm guessing will be a great log!
 
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In to see what all this beanpole log hype is about!Awesome detail thus far!
 
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****ing Damnit mane you got me so pumped to destroy the gym today that was hellova workout mane.. Pullups ..must be hard pulling yourself 10feet up to the bar lol but good job brotha
 
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Welcome gents... bmftisftw you already know whats up bro! And Reggie this gonna be gooooood. I'ma get up in your log right now ;)
Dj Im so pumped im glad you're logging again you're my fave logger and you get me so jacked to kill it
 
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Sup DJ!!! Im up in this biatch. subd for a killer log
Hell yea!!! Matty up in here! Dude what the hell you blew up my inbox with rep I was like WTF and then saw your one comment made... lol... appreciated bro :)

;) all good bro, if you eat enough and still in slight deficit, strength shouldn't suffer
Just gotta make sure I'm eating the right stuff this time around ;) I surprised myself a week ago with a PR doing some squats and I hope to see that trend continue. I'm thinking ORIGIN may just do that!

So are you running a half marathon in may then? Have you run one before?
We are betting my youngest son will be close to your height. :)
In for what I'm guessing will be a great log!
Yes sir! The Indianapolis Mini Marathon (heralded as the biggest mini in the nation?). I have never run one before in my life and I'm not really a huge runner either. During my previous log I was insanely addicted to HIIT cardio because I really noticed a difference from it and it wasn't as boring compared to LISS. My wife used to run cross country in high school (and has run the mini 3x prior) and has become my motivation towards getting this marathon taken off my bucket list! I'm looking forward to it. I've been surprising myself with the distances I've been able to run (currently up to 5 miles next week I'm shooting for 6 miles) and I align this with the same type of PR motivation you get from lifting weights... always wanna squeeze out that one extra rep or max out at heavier weight... I wanna be able to run that little extra distance the next time. It should be fun :)

How tall/old is your son now? I had slight scoliosis when I was younger and was told by both my GP and orthopedic surgeon that I'd be around the 6'10" mark. When I graduated high school I was 6'3" and grew 6 effin' inches that summer to my current height :)

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Glad to see you up in here cheda :)

In to see what all this beanpole log hype is about!Awesome detail thus far!
Just you wait! Gonna be bringing it strong the next 30 days!

It's really all about the videos.. His voice, it's the voice of an angel :D
lol now you're just straight makin' **** up haha...

Dj Im so pumped im glad you're logging again you're my fave logger and you get me so jacked to kill it
Oh hell yea man... I feel like this logging/motivating stuff is definitely reciprocated between other logs. It's comments like that that get me pumped up to go into the gym and make sure I'm giving it my all each and every time... and that in turns translates into more motivation for you to go and do the same thing in your log... repeat ad naseum...

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It's a vicious cycle :D
 

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I eat bc I'm unhappy and I'm unhappy bc I eat! Haha
 
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awsom log so far man ..... merry xmas as well
 
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DAY 1... CONTINUED: LISS CARDIO

Nothing like getting off the good ol' nightshift and deciding to push yourself for a run while you're already in a state of zombie sleep mode. Didn't use any ORIGIN pre-cardio because I had already taken my dose for the day during the resistance workout from earlier... and I don't want to go through it tooooo fast :)


I will taking tomorrow off since... well its CHRISTMAS!!! And the gym is closed anyway. If I wanted to get REAL crazy I'm sure I could make myself go for a run outside... hmm...

Anyway enjoy your holidays ladies and gentlemen! You know that as soon as the gym opens back up Wednesday morning I'll be in there :)

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Nice cardio bro
The gym was freakin' packed at 8am! I was expecting a few people but the parking lot was packed and when I got in there every single freaking cardio machine was in use. I guess people were gearing up for their Xmas feasts. I had to wait for about 5 minutes before a treadmill cleared up. Around Mile 3 it got increasingly difficult as my body just wanted to go home and sleep but I pushed through it since I knew I wouldn't be running again for a few days... in fact I think the next day I run will by for 6 miles. FFFFUUUUUU
 
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The gym was freakin' packed at 8am! I was expecting a few people but the parking lot was packed and when I got in there every single freaking cardio machine was in use. I guess people were gearing up for their Xmas feasts. I had to wait for about 5 minutes before a treadmill cleared up. Around Mile 3 it got increasingly difficult as my body just wanted to go home and sleep but I pushed through it since I knew I wouldn't be running again for a few days... in fact I think the next day I run will by for 6 miles. FFFFUUUUUU
I hate that.. I have to deal with the curl monkeys here that feel like they need to do 10 sets of biceps in the rack with just the bar
 

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I hate that.. I have to deal with the curl monkeys here that feel like they need to do 10 sets of biceps in the rack with just the bar
A guy did That once at my gym ... Once

I stared at him the entire time. Then I ripped a page out of my notebook and wrote in caps: no curling in the squat rack And left it right next to him on the floor.
 
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A guy did That once at my gym ... Once

I stared at him the entire time. Then I ripped a page out of my notebook and wrote in caps: no curling in the squat rack And left it right next to him on the floor.
lol... srs?
 
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Hey gokix! You too :)!

Haha how did he react to that? Woulda been funny to see.
I walked away n actually did something productive other than curling the bar.. So dk. We crossed paths later tho n he didn't seem pleased lol
 
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So I have my gym bag packed in my car with my workout clothes and ORIGIN and shaker cup in there... only to drive in to work and see one of the highway signs that informs you off accidents/bad traffic say "BLIZZARD WARNING WEDNESDAY 5AM-7PM. PLAN AHEAD." So needless to say I may not be able to get into the gym tomorrow morning like I had planned (let alone leave work lol... which tonight makes my 5th night in a row GRRRRRR).

We'll see. I have a huge urge to get in a killer (somewhat new/slightly revised) chest workout tomorrow...

I'm sure my workout will end up being repeated cardio sessions of shoveling the driveway lol.
 
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So I have my gym bag packed in my car with my workout clothes and ORIGIN and shaker cup in there... only to drive in to work and see one of the highway signs that informs you off accidents/bad traffic say "BLIZZARD WARNING WEDNESDAY 5AM-7PM. PLAN AHEAD." So needless to say I may not be able to get into the gym tomorrow morning like I had planned (let alone leave work lol... which tonight makes my 5th night in a row GRRRRRR).

We'll see. I have a huge urge to get in a killer (somewhat new/slightly revised) chest workout tomorrow...

I'm sure my workout will end up being repeated cardio sessions of shoveling the driveway lol.
Fuarkkk
 
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Be safe dj
Definitely top priority. I'll assess the situation when I get off and take it from there. I unfortunately only have one winter glove... the other vanished during a ski trip... so I may have to make the wife get me a new pair because I feel like I'll be playing outside for awhile tomorrow :)
 
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Definitely top priority. I'll assess the situation when I get off and take it from there. I unfortunately only have one winter glove... the other vanished during a ski trip... so I may have to make the wife get me a new pair because I feel like I'll be playing outside for awhile tomorrow :)
Back and arm workout with shoveling?! :bigok:
 
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Hell yea!!! Matty up in here! Dude what the hell you blew up my inbox with rep I was like WTF and then saw your one comment made... lol... appreciated bro :)

Just gotta make sure I'm eating the right stuff this time around ;) I surprised myself a week ago with a PR doing some squats and I hope to see that trend continue. I'm thinking ORIGIN may just do that!

Yes sir! The Indianapolis Mini Marathon (heralded as the biggest mini in the nation?). I have never run one before in my life and I'm not really a huge runner either. During my previous log I was insanely addicted to HIIT cardio because I really noticed a difference from it and it wasn't as boring compared to LISS. My wife used to run cross country in high school (and has run the mini 3x prior) and has become my motivation towards getting this marathon taken off my bucket list! I'm looking forward to it. I've been surprising myself with the distances I've been able to run (currently up to 5 miles next week I'm shooting for 6 miles) and I align this with the same type of PR motivation you get from lifting weights... always wanna squeeze out that one extra rep or max out at heavier weight... I wanna be able to run that little extra distance the next time. It should be fun :)

How tall/old is your son now? I had slight scoliosis when I was younger and was told by both my GP and orthopedic surgeon that I'd be around the 6'10" mark. When I graduated high school I was 6'3" and grew 6 effin' inches that summer to my current height :)

Glad to see you up in here cheda :)

Just you wait! Gonna be bringing it strong the next 30 days!

lol now you're just straight makin' **** up haha...

Oh hell yea man... I feel like this logging/motivating stuff is definitely reciprocated between other logs. It's comments like that that get me pumped up to go into the gym and make sure I'm giving it my all each and every time... and that in turns translates into more motivation for you to go and do the same thing in your log... repeat ad naseum...

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It's a vicious cycle :D
Running gets addicting. My husband sucked me in when I had to lose weight and shortly after I started running he signed us up for a half. I love doing new things. Remember to not push yourself too far and remember recovery.
You'll be hooked.
My 7 year old is about 4'8". And my almost 10 year old is about 4'10". :) I have cousins your height. And hubby is about 6'5". So we shall see. :)
 

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Running gets addicting. My husband sucked me in when I had to lose weight and shortly after I started running he signed us up for a half. I love doing new things. Remember to not push yourself too far and remember recovery.
You'll be hooked.
My 7 year old is about 4'8". And my almost 10 year old is about 4'10". :) I have cousins your height. And hubby is about 6'5". So we shall see. :)
My apologies for saying "yes sir" in response to you asking if this was my first time running a mini! I should have read your sig ;) and said Yes miss! instead! My bad ;) I have certainly enjoyed the running up to this point. I think I would enjoy it a lot more if I wasn't in a gym running on a treadmill with the same mundane things right in front of me to look at. I certainly get into it though... each time the Nike+ lady tells me how far I've gone I keep telling myself to go further! Some tall kids already... my mom hated it when I got taller than her :)

Fast thread is fast. Looking forward to this.
Good news spreads fast ;) Welcome! Looking forward to delivering good results!

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Sounds like on the news now the "heavy" snow isn't supposed to hit until mid-morning. There is hope yet!
 
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My apologies for saying "yes sir" in response to you asking if this was my first time running a mini! I should have read your sig ;) and said Yes miss! instead! My bad ;) I have certainly enjoyed the running up to this point. I think I would enjoy it a lot more if I wasn't in a gym running on a treadmill with the same mundane things right in front of me to look at. I certainly get into it though... each time the Nike+ lady tells me how far I've gone I keep telling myself to go further! Some tall kids already... my mom hated it when I got taller than her :)

Good news spreads fast ;) Welcome! Looking forward to delivering good results!

Pffft dolan pls.

Sounds like on the news now the "heavy" snow isn't supposed to hit until mid-morning. There is hope yet!
I hope so! I just had a wicked update myself
 
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Awesome so far. Sorry I'm late to be fair you started this Christmas Eve. Ive been traveling
 
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Awesome so far. Sorry I'm late to be fair you started this Christmas Eve. Ive been traveling
Me too....traveling and eating. Mostly eating.

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Welcome gents! I finally got off my 5 nights in a row from work only to run headfirst into a blizzard warning on my way home. I ended up making it to the gym however! Unfortunately I'm out of town visiting my wife's family and I left my workout sheet for Wednesday's workout at home so I can't update quite yet. It was a light weight, extremely high volume chest-only workout that was extremely taxing and was highly focused on the squeeze, stretch, and contraction of each rep. Chest was wasted afterwards and I'm still sore now. Origin was a HUGE benefit to the workout however. More on that when I get home Sunday!
 
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Welcome gents! I finally got off my 5 nights in a row from work only to run headfirst into a blizzard warning on my way home. I ended up making it to the gym however! Unfortunately I'm out of town visiting my wife's family and I left my workout sheet for Wednesday's workout at home so I can't update quite yet. It was a light weight, extremely high volume chest-only workout that was extremely taxing and was highly focused on the squeeze, stretch, and contraction of each rep. Chest was wasted afterwards and I'm still sore now. Origin was a HUGE benefit to the workout however. More on that when I get home Sunday!
having good holidays dj?!
 

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