Finaflex keeps Mkretz in growth mode with BCAA+SAA!!

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Huge shout out to finaflex for letting me try this product. I am a huge BCAA fan and usually just use plain BCAAs intraworkout so I am stoked to see what this cant do for me. I have been a follower of Finaflex for years now and they continue to amaze me with their products, reps, and customer service, top notch company for sure so I expect nothing less than the best from this log!

Stats: 5'9, 165

Training style: I start each workout with a heavy compound movement (bench,squat, deadlift, overhead press) then move into some speed work, and then hypertrophy work with dropsets. I train with very high volume which is another reason why I feel that this product will help me. Also I sometimes train fasted

Nutrition style: Kind of IF but kind of not lol......I shoot for a 12 hour fast then ill eat something small and hit the gym little after if gym time falls before taht 12 hour time frame i train fasted. Post workout ill have a protein sake and if it is a high or med carb day ill have some carbs as well ( I am carb cycling low, low, high,med, repeat) then usually another small meal before i get home at night where i will eat the rest of my calories ( i really like eating alot at once lol) up until about 1.5 weeks ago I was eating all my calories at once every night but i just dont see how that can be the best way to build muscle although what im doing now isnt too much better. for my low carb days i only get carbs from veggies and dairy and it ends up being around 130-140g carbs.Med days are usually 200-225g and high days can range from 350-450 depending on calories. Im tryin to keep my calories between 3600-4200, usually on the higher side of that (3800-4000), on off days i still do cardio and add whatever calories i burn onto 2400 and take in that amount.

Im shooting to gain as much lean mass as possible right now and hope BCAA+SAA will really help my recovery. I am still debating the best time to take it. I dont want to use it too quick so I will probably stick to just 1 heaping scoop intraworkout although there are plenty of times I can think of that I would want to use this, especially between meals. Like today for example when i forgot my pwo meal so i had to go 3 hours after just a protein shake before more food :-(
 
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Today was day one with BCAA+SAA - stuff tastes amazing, like a sweetsour apple with a hint of cider, nothing over powering. I mixed a heaping scoop in about 24 oz of water and it was delicious, mixability was great as well...........btw how many g BCAA are actually in this ? anyone know?


chest/tris/abs today - im tryin to do more abs but still end up runnin out of time, gotta prioritize!!!

pause bench
155x5
165x5
170x5
175x5
185x4+1 forced

explosive standing strict overhead press - 75lbs 10 sets of 3

DB incline press
60x10
60x9
60x9
60x8

Incline hammer strength
140x12
140x11
140x11 drop 90x12

Decline barbell bench
135x12
135x10
135x10
135x12

Dips
25x10
25x8
25x7
25x7 + 3 negatives
BWx15

Fly machine ss standign calf raise machine
flys 4 sets 10-15 calves 4 sets 15-25

DB pullover
55lbs 4 set 10-12

ss

seated calf raise
70x4 sets of 15 drop on last set - good contractions

DB overhead
70x8 - been a while since i was able to do the 70! solid form too!
70x8
70x8
70x7 drop 45x12 drop 35x15

strict skull crusher plus press
4 sets 10-12 50 lbs

str8 par push down 4 sets 10-12 drop on last set

cable kickback 4 sets 10-15

decline bench leg raises - 100 reps - dont rememberhow many sets it took


finished the BCAA+SAA about 3/4 of the way through and jsut used regular bcaas for the rest of the workout Looking forward to killin my back tomorrow and hopefully setting anew DL PR!!!!
 
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=mkretz;3960751btw how many g BCAA are actually in this ? anyone know
been trying to get an answer for awhile now
 
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Great intro and first post. Ill see if i can find out how many BCAAs are in it.
 
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Very good start to the log kretz. Can't wait to see how you like it :)
 
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thanks guys!!!


took a preworkout protein shake today so i went the other way with my bcaa supplementation today....sued the regular ones in the beginning and then took the bcaa+saa later after the protein im sure was digested so i could reap the most benefits from the bcaa+saa.........1 heaping scoop on my full shaker bottle and was damn delicious once again......... going to a new gy now where for some reason teh weights seemed heavier but w.e i pulled 435 from the floor for DL which is a pr since th last tiem i did 435 was off of like 1.5 inch pads so cant complain.... also did quite teh heavy volume on deads.....just got into them i guess.....

DL - 435 x 1 PR

325x5
325x5
335x5
345x5
355x5
365x3
375x3
385 cluster set 3 sets of 1 with about 15-20 seconds rest

pendlay rows - my back was shot at this point, haven felt deads that much in my upper back like ever

135x10
135x10
135x10
145x8

speed low box squat - double wrapped the bands so alot of tension at the top

135 5 sets of 2 145 2 sets of 2 155 3 sets of 2

t bar row 4 sets 10-12 perfect squeezes, really had a good mind muscle connection going here double drop on last set btw

1 arm db row 4 sets 10-12 again good connection worked up to 80 for 8 good reps with a few cheated

3 sets 10-12 hamer strenth pulldown

4 sets assisted pull ups

CG pulldown 3 sets

3 sets hammer strength rows- by back is shot, more shot than i can remember, i really pushed the deads and hope to see some nice results from it :)
 
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Great looking workout! The taste is really spot on from the first reports so far. On the weight feeling heavier. Some gyms actually have lighter weights to increase people egos. True story.
 

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another log up & rolling, good deal..looks good! :thumbsup:
I am checking to see if we can disclose the bcaa/saa ratio in the product, will let you know when I receive word
 
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another log up & rolling, good deal..looks good! :thumbsup:
I am checking to see if we can disclose the bcaa/saa ratio in the product, will let you know when I receive word
sounds good, stil waiting on mine =(
 
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really glad to have everyone in here......hope ya'll stay around should be a good one! i will ahve pics up at the end too! and will compare them with sum pics from about a month or so ago
 
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today was shoulders/bis/abs

pause overhead press (set the bar on the pins betwen reps.....makes it soo much harder)

105x5x5
115x3
115x3

push press 105x8
105x8
105x7
105x6

explosive "speed" bench

135+chains 10 sets of 3

DB shoulder press (when i get into hypertrophy work rest periods are max 60 seconds so weights stay lighter and get hard quick!)

42.5x10
42.5x10
42.5x10
42.5x9 drop 32.5 drop 25

lateral raises

15x15
15x15
17.5x12
17.5x12 drop 12.5 drop 10

behind the head smith press
3 sets 10-12 drop on last set

lateral raise machine 3 sets 10-15 drop on last set........i want those boulders!!!!!

seated bent over rear lateral raise
35x15
40x12
40x12
40x12 drop 30x10

leg raises 4 sets of 12

cable chops 4 sets of 15 per side

banded preachr machine curl 4 sets 8-10

straight bar curl 4 sets 6-8 50 lbs drop on last set

standing twist curl - alternating sides 4 sets 25lb drop on last set

rope hammer curl 4 sets 10-15 reps


then my mom came and trained her so i did some battle ropes and like 2 prowler pushes........

had to train fasted which now that im used to having at least a protein shake in me, really zapped my energy about 3//4 of the way through the wrokout.......after i rested a lil bit and my mom showed up i felt really good though.......taking tomorrow off, last big test of the semester tomorrow!!!
 
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today was shoulders/bis/abs

pause overhead press (set the bar on the pins betwen reps.....makes it soo much harder)

105x5x5
115x3
115x3

push press 105x8
105x8
105x7
105x6

explosive "speed" bench

135+chains 10 sets of 3

DB shoulder press (when i get into hypertrophy work rest periods are max 60 seconds so weights stay lighter and get hard quick!)

42.5x10
42.5x10
42.5x10
42.5x9 drop 32.5 drop 25

lateral raises

15x15
15x15
17.5x12
17.5x12 drop 12.5 drop 10

behind the head smith press
3 sets 10-12 drop on last set

lateral raise machine 3 sets 10-15 drop on last set........i want those boulders!!!!!

seated bent over rear lateral raise
35x15
40x12
40x12
40x12 drop 30x10

leg raises 4 sets of 12

cable chops 4 sets of 15 per side

banded preachr machine curl 4 sets 8-10

straight bar curl 4 sets 6-8 50 lbs drop on last set

standing twist curl - alternating sides 4 sets 25lb drop on last set

rope hammer curl 4 sets 10-15 reps

then my mom came and trained her so i did some battle ropes and like 2 prowler pushes........

had to train fasted which now that im used to having at least a protein shake in me, really zapped my energy about 3//4 of the way through the wrokout.......after i rested a lil bit and my mom showed up i felt really good though.......taking tomorrow off, last big test of the semester tomorrow!!!
Gah! Look at the volume here! The BCAA+SAA will really help with that fasted training. Those boulder shoulders are right around the corner at that rate :)
 
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nothin special today, cardio and then did some leg raises, rope crunches, trx pendulums and barbell rollouts, decent 30 min ab workout, i am trying to gt some more volume on my abs so im happy that i at least did something lol.........sipped on the BCAA+SAA throughout the workout and after
 
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todays LEG workout............felt a little out of it going into it but came out feeling like a god! haha gotta love the satisfaction of leg destruction!

I feel like my DLhas been getting better but my squat hasnt and i tried to figure out why and i came up with I do more sets of DL sooo i did more squats haha

squat - 335x1 - PR

245x5
255x5
255x5
265x5
265x5 - these last 2 sets were rough
285x cluster set 5 sets of 1

Front squat - been a while so wasnt sure what i was capable of

175x5
185x5
195x5
195x5
195x5
135x15

Speed DL
10x2 - 265

Hack squat
140x15
160x15
190x12 drop 140 x 10
190x8 Rest 2 Rest 2 drop 140x10 90x15

Leg Press

5 plates x 15
5 plates x 12
5 plates x 15 3 plates x 10
5 plates x 20! drop 3 plates x 20 2 plates x 20

walking lunges - used colored kettle bells, not sure of weights
4 sets 24 steps last set did the 24 then dropped to a lighter pair for 12 steps then a lighter pair for 24 more steps!

1 leg leg ext 4 sets 10-15 forced reps and double drop on last set!!!

Barbell RDL - havent done these in a while and these felt GREAT, way stronger

185x8
195x8
205x8
215x8
235x8 PR - shouldve done more

Glute machine - 4 sets of 12 - good squeezes, made it tough

seated ham curl ss lying ham curl 4 sets 10-15 drop on last set.........DONE! haha felt great, amazing energy throughout, i guess thats what a preworkout meal can do for ya! its craz though cuz i felt so out of it when i was going to the gym, wanted to just take a nap
 
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your stats are identical to mine for legs haha. holy volume man. good job
 
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Wow......30 sets....I wouldn't be able to walk lol.
 
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sorry for the lack of updates.....school is just about over had some stuff to take care of.........

today was a doozy - i was weaker for whatever reason, could be the fact that i had been riding my bike around town before, and was fasted which i was not last week for legs, i didnt try to push the weight too much, instead i made sure my form was absolutely perfect and i think i did a great job of that so with that added in im pretty happy with the numbers.......I have been averaging 2 scoops a day which is yummy but means its gonna run out quicker unfortunately lol

Squat - got lower than usual i believe and didnt stick my ass out at the bottom and lean forward like i do sumtimes (means good form lol)

245x5
245x5
245x5
245x5
245x5
255x5
275x1x5
155x15

Front squat
175x5
185x5
185x5
190x5
190x5
135x15

Speed DL
265x2x5 270x2x5

Hack squat - this week i did not bounce at all at the bottom, instead i paused at the bottom between every rep and with slow negatives - made the amount of weight i could use much less

110x12
110x12
110x12
130x15 (RP) drop 110 x 10 (RP) drop 90 x 15 (RP)

Leg Press - slower negatives, constant tension

4 plates x 15
x15
x15
x15 drop 3 plates x 10 2 plates x 50! (RP)

Kettle Bell lunges
x30 steps
20 steps - bigger weight now
20 steps
20 steps - 12 steps (lighter) - 24 steps (lighter) - bw x 30

GLute bridge
255x10x4

1 leg leg ext 4 sets 12-15 double drop on last set - 4 sets, als forcd reps on last set

RDL
205x8
215x8
220x8
220x8
225x7

seated leg curl ss lying leg curl - 3 sets 10-15 drop on last set


damn!
 
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Leg destruction! Stopping at the bottom in hack squats is indeed different. Really helps with explosivness though.
 
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mkretz...the new quadzilla....holy volume bro.....
 
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mkretz...the new quadzilla....holy volume bro.....
Haha that's the goal....I wanna be quadzilla...I might start preexhausting before hacks and leg press next week for that reason
 
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soooo my bench was down today for some reason, and yest was an off day....i have a pretty good idea though, i rode my bike around 20 miles and also cut my grandparents HUGE lawn with a push mower, like 2.5 hours of straight cuttin!....thought i took in a enough cals but maybe not, my tris and chest were a little tight maybe form the riding and mowing.....anyways

last week i did 225 easy so i thought id go for 235...no go

pause bench

165x5x5 170x5 125x15

clean - these felt good today even with all the riding
155x2x8 160x2x1 165x2x1

incline db pres - set sum prs here....weird right lol.....longer rests might be why (seen my buddy so was talking with him even though i hate talking in the gym, i knew he'd spot me haha)

55x10
55x10
60x8
65x8 pr + 2
70x6 pr + 2

Barbell Decline - short rests

145x12
145x9
125x15
125x12

bw dips - real slow negative, did it on an assisted machine so when i failed i did a "drop set" on the last 2 sets - 4 sets total

btw i had a pre wo meal which i usually dont, if anything its usually just a protein shake so i didnt start sippin the BCAAs till about now....funny enough, felt alot better prolly 30 min afte ri started taking them,placebo? i dunno but i liked it

reverse grip smith bench- shot rests 115 3 sets 10-12

bent over cable fly - fst 7

then db pullovers 55lb 10-12

skull crushers - way weaker on these,i think this supports my tired triceps hypothesis

50 lb 4 sets 10-15 drop on last set plus presses and CG pushups on knees to failure

standing db overhead - alot harder than seated - 45lb 10-15 drop on last 2 sets

1 arm rev grip pushdown 3 sets 10-12 with forced reps on last set


lying with handles around ankles low ab crunches (laying on floor) - i love these just hard to get a cable station sumtimes 5 sets 10-15 drop on last set

decline bench crunches,strict with squezes, 5 sets short rests 10-15 reps
 
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damn that's a lot of cutting haha. don't sweat it bro, come back stronger next time
 
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How long are your sessions typicaly?
 
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today was a solid back workout, very focused and got some good contractions. Really enjoyed the tbar machine, didnt think i would but i get really goood contractions (not really a machine just a fixed bar)

DL - 445x1 PR!!!!

325x5
335x5
345x5
355x5
365x5 PR
cluster set 380x1x5
225x15 RP to 25!

SPeed box squat with chains
155+chains 12x2

pendlay row
135x10x5 - form is getting better, got a good pump goin in the lats and upper back so it must be gettin better!

assisted pull up
weight between 8+10 - 50 total reps around 6 sets total i believe

t bar machine
4 sets 10-12 double drop on last set

1 arm DB row
80x15 - felt soo easy so i decided to work the ego a little
100x12 - form was decent
100x12
110x10

lat pull down 3 sets 10-12

did sum oblique rope crunches and some bicycles as well....felt real good, and then did some sprints after!
 
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1.5-2 hours.....leg days are prolly the longest cuz i take long rests between my 5x5
Thats what i figured. Yea leg days can take forever it seems but there is nothing like a good leg thrashing.
 
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Thats what i figured. Yea leg days can take forever it seems but there is nothing like a good leg thrashing.
no doubt! there is no bettter feeling after a killer leg workout, the sense of accomplishment is amazing although it fades the next day when everything is hard lol
 
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no doubt! there is no bettter feeling after a killer leg workout, the sense of accomplishment is amazing although it fades the next day when everything is hard lol
It's kind of like binge eating....its awesome while ur doing it but later on you think to yourself "Self.....WTF WERE U THINKING!?"
 
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It's kind of like binge eating....its awesome while ur doing it but later on you think to yourself "Self.....WTF WERE U THINKING!?"
that's a nice comparison.....so true
 
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awesome deadlift PR
 
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Thanks man hopin to pull 455 next week!!! Justt looks so much more badass with that extra quarter on each side
that's for sure, im working on a measly 285 5x5 =( feelsbadman
 
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It's kind of like binge eating....its awesome while ur doing it but later on you think to yourself "Self.....WTF WERE U THINKING!?"
Gosh thats so true! Lol
 
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off day today still did cardio and abs!! havent really focused on abs in who knows how long...still not that happy about the workout, i dunno what it is about abs but i jsut never dial it in lately...still alot of voulme though so hopefully that will do something.

hanging leg raises to knee raises 5 sets 10-12

ab coaster to the side - dont hate on the ab coaster,i was getting sum good contractions

suitcase carry - 65 lbs x 4

feet elevated side planks - 4 each side 1 minute at a time

decline bench russian twist ss ball crunch ss plank on ball - 3 sets

explosive cable twist - 4 sets of 15
 
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off day today still did cardio and abs!! havent really focused on abs in who knows how long...still not that happy about the workout, i dunno what it is about abs but i jsut never dial it in lately...still alot of voulme though so hopefully that will do something.

hanging leg raises to knee raises 5 sets 10-12

ab coaster to the side - dont hate on the ab coaster,i was getting sum good contractions

suitcase carry - 65 lbs x 4

feet elevated side planks - 4 each side 1 minute at a time

decline bench russian twist ss ball crunch ss plank on ball - 3 sets

explosive cable twist - 4 sets of 15
Good volume man. I normally concentrate on two exercises during ab work. At the end of workout ill do cable crunches and hanging leg raises or ill do weighted oblique crunches and either weighted decline situps or weighted knee raises. If I hit all the ab areas it doesn't seem like I get as much work on each part. Its just a personal preferance though.
 
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Oh and I do them supersetted with about 45 seconds of rest between sets. Just have to think of abs like any other bodypart as far as training goes.
 
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youll get there....how old are you? you are also a lot taller than me which doesn't help
ya having long limbs definitely dosent help in bodybuilding lol. but no excuses
 
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pretty solid shoulder/bi workout today

clean- 155x2x8
160x2x1
165x2x2
170x2x1

jerk - 165x2x8 175x2x2 - real solid felt real goood

Speed bench - with chains
115+chains `12 sets of 3

db lateral raise ss DB shoulder press 4 sets 10-12 on all.......used 20s for last set of raises which is a pr

smith behind the head presses

115x10
115x8
105x12
105x12 drop 85 drop 65

front raise 3 sets 10-12 20lb - alternate once fatigued

face pull - 4 sets 10-12 drop on last set

reverse fly machine 4 sets 10-15 drop on last set

barbell curl
50x10
50x10
50x10
60x6+4 dop 40 x10 drop 30x10

standing hammer curl 25x12x4 - alternating once fatigued

1 arm rev. preacher db curl 17.5 db 4 sets - right arm is wayy weaker so did forced reps with it

seated incline machine 4 sets 10-12 drop on last set
 
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Wierd day today.......my car got hit by a truck just sitting in my driveway so had to leave work and deal with that most of the day which really messed up my mind....i eventually just said screw it and went to the gym lol, but had people calling me about it while i was lifting which sucked but was still able to stay focused throughout the workout, INTENSE!

Squat - 335x1 - went for 345 but didnt get it :-(
245x5
245x5
255x5
265x5
265x5
cluster set - 280 5 sets of 1 - this was really solid did 2 on the last set
155x10 drop 135x12 - failure :)

front squat
175x5
185x5
185x5
195x5
195x4 :-(
135x15 a few short rests

speed DL
275 10 sets of 2

LEg ext - pre exhaust! - the pup i got from these was soo intense today
4 sets 10-15 double drop on last set

hack squat
120x15
130x12
130x12
140x8 RP to 12 drop 90 drop 70 drop 50!!! triple drop baby!

leg press machine
4 sets 15-20 double drop on last set - constant tension throughout

1 leg smith squat 4 sets 10-15 constant tension 85lbs drop to 65 on last set

glute bridge - these felt real good today

255x10
265x10
285x10
285x10 with a 10 second hold on the last rep

RDL
205x8
215x8
215x8
225x6
225x7 - glute bridges kinda tore up my hammies too i think lol

seated leg curl 4 sets 10-12 double drop on last set!

preworkout protein shake - BCAA+SAA about an hour or s through and a lot of food now lol.........not looking forward to how my body will feel tomorrw but right now i feel invinsible lol
 
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sucks to hear about your car. you have more volume than ive ever seen
 

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