Four_Stroke's quest to lean out with CardioTryx

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A little about me, 25 years old, 6’1.5” at 220 pounds, roughly 16-17% BF ( according to a handheld impedance tester). I am in week 2 of a light PCT and am currently trying to cut down on some body fat with a Keto style diet, calories are 2200-2700, depending on what is being trained that day. I am following Jim Wendler’s 5/3/1 program, with accessory lifts afterwards.
Monday – Legs/Calves/Abs
Tuesday – Chest
Wednesday – Tris/Bis/Calves/Abs
Thursday – Back
Friday – Shoulders/Calves
Saturday – Lighter Chest/Tris/Bis/Abs?
Sunday – No weights

For cardio I try to do a few sessions of HIIT on the stationary bike a week along with some LISS on the treadmill or stairmill. Sundays I do AM fasted cardio.

Supplements I’m taking along with CardioTryx, Eviscerate, ABE, Anatropin, TestPowder, FormXT, Multi, Cissus and Omegas. I plan to dose CardioTryx an 45-60min before cardio, and none on no cardio days. I am also on a ‘stim-break’ so no pre-workouts.

I started my PCT on 6/1 but my first dose of CardioTryx was on 6/2 following Leg day and consisted of 10 cycles on the bike at 30sec of level 16 (Sprint – 100RPM) and 30sec at level 12 (cool down). Not too much to note yet.

Second dose was on Wednesday 6/4 after Arms and that was LISS on the treadmill at 10% incline at 3mph for 60min. Honestly I only wanted to do 30min, but felt good and not too tired so I continued for another 30min.

Third dose was on Friday 6/5 after shoulders and I did 20min on the stairmill at level 10 and 15 on the incline treadmill again. The stairmill sucked because I couldn’t prop myself up enough to keep on going, shoulders were toasted, so I moved to the treadmill.

So after 1 week of dosing, not too much to report and my weight was at 222.

6/9 is supposed to be a ‘Deload’ week for lifting, so I lowered my calories and may up the cardio.
Fourth dose was also today after legs, and I still killed them. I again did HIIT on the bike for 10cycles of 16 on for 30sec and 12 off for 30sec, followed by 5 min cool down. I struggled to keep my sprints at around 100RPM while at level 16, I think that was due to my calves being absolutely obliterated, it was hard to walk when I finished working them.

6/10 Tuesday was Deload Chest. After my weight session I planned to only to 30min on the inc treadmill, but ended up doing an hour.

I hope to be able to post and update more often and give CardioTryx a fair assessment. Hopefully it will also help with the reduction my body fat.

Feel free to ask any questions and offer advice if you see fit.
 

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Another update so far.

6/11 was an arm day with abs and calves followed by 10 cycles of HIIT biking. I did notice I was able to keep my sprints above 100rpm each time, previously I would be within 1 or 2 rpm of either side of 100rpm and level 16.

6/12 was a 'deload' deadlift/back day. I still managed to pull 405x5, so i'll take that for a deload lol. After my weights I did 30 minutes of the stairmill at level 10 and for the last 5 minutes I bumped it up to 12, because I was feeling good. Sweating like a mofo though!

6/13 was a lighter shoulder day followed by 70min on the incline treadmill, not much to report on that.

Nutrition wise, I have been sticking to around 1900-2000 cals for the week, and my tiredness has been showing both at work and in the gym. I will also weigh myself on sunday to see how my progress is going.

My next Mesocycle for 5/3/1 starts on monday!
 

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Saturday's weight session was Chest and arms with a little abs at the end. I mainly focused on incline moves for chest today.

I completed my workout with 10 sprints on the bike, and I noticed i was able to keep my sprints at 104-106rpms, that's an improvement from before. I then did 60min on the incline treadmill, not much to report there, just put the headphones in and go.
 

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Sunday morning update.

Weighed in this morning at 212 roughly 16%bf according to my handheld gizmo. 10 pounds in a week and roughly 1%bf, I'm going to say that's mostly water weight and glycogen depletion.

For my AM cardio, I did 30min on the stairmill at level 8 without any issues and then followed up with 30min inc treadmill at 10% 3mph, again no issues there.
I took 5g luecine and drank Modern BCAA+ throughout cardio.
 

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Time for an update.

6/16 was leg day and the start of the '5' week of 5/3/1 and a carb refeed post-workout. Cardio was HIIT biking with 5 sprint cycles to level 16 for 30sec, I felt so upped the last 5 sprint to level 17 for 20sec, cool down period was at level 12 between sprints. I did struggle to keep the sprint RPMs around 99-101.

6/17 was chest. Cardio was 40min on the stairs at level 8 followed by 30min on the 10% incline treadmill at 3mph, not much to report, just set and walk.

6/18 I did HIIT again with 2 sprints at level 16, 100rpm then felt good and did 10 cycles at level 17 struggling to stay at 100rpm. They is an improvement here, my rpms are staying about the same but the work involved in the sprints is increasing.

6/19 was deadlift/Back day. I did 2 cardio sessions. a 4 mile jog in 35min in the AM, fasted. Then after my back workout, I proceeded with 10 sprint cycles at level 17 for 25sec at 102rpm, once again an improvement. a 5min w-up and 10min cool down was included as well.

Today 6/20 was shoulder day followed by 45min on the incline treadmill, 10% at 3mph. I was exhausted so only did 45min.

I will either weigh in saturday or sunday morning and report back with any updates.
 
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In to follow along! Great work so far! Let's do this!! :)
 
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In to follow along! Great work so far! Let's do this!! :)
^^in for this... With 5/3/1 every 5th week do the weight increase? What kind of weight are you pushing with your workouts? Post some pics for progress. What cycle did you complete and what is your pct?
 
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Following along. That damn stairmill liked to kick my butt today!!! Just started using it and it is crazy how much it does cardio wise ;) And I am not doing near the time on it as you are! :veryhappy:
 

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^^in for this... With 5/3/1 every 5th week do the weight increase? What kind of weight are you pushing with your workouts? Post some pics for progress. What cycle did you complete and what is your pct?
Eman, ideally yes the weight should increase 5-10lb every meso-cycle. But remember im in a calorie deficit and just trying my hardest to maintain strength.

My main lifts this week were, if I remember correctly
6/16 Legs
Back Squats w-up 135x5 185x5 225x3 275x5 295x5 315x5 followed by front squats 135x10x4

6/17 Chest
Bench w-up
135x5x3 155x3 185x5 205x4 225x5fr
Followed by Wide Bench 135x12x4

6/18 Flex Lewis Tri routine

6/19 Deads/Back
Deads wup 135w/chainx5 225w/chainx5
315w/chainx3 405w/chainx2 455w/chainx1 285x10x2. Chains=50lbs

Racks 315x12 365x8x3

6/20 Shoulders
Seat BB press 95x5 135x5 155x3 165x4 175x4 185x4

Vertical Seat BB press 135x5 95x12x4

I only posted the main lift with another set following in a powerlifting style. Then my buddy and I move onto accessory lifts. I can post the entire workouts if wanted.

We'll see about some pics :p

My last cycle was OL's TR3N for 6 weeks 90-120mg. It started as a cut then went to recomp and ended as a slight bulk lol. That sh*t gives some epic pumps. Next time I run it, ill stack it with something and probably increase dosage and duration to 150-180mg for 8 weeks. My pct includes (I believe its posted in my first post) clomi, testpowder, erase, abe, myosynergy, cardiotryx, carnitine and aminos!. I want to start up on ECY, but will wait until cardiotryx is done.
 

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Following along. That damn stairmill liked to kick my butt today!!! Just started using it and it is crazy how much it does cardio wise ;) And I am not doing near the time on it as you are! :veryhappy:
Yeah I sweat like a mofo on the stairmill.

6/21 update fasted AM cardio on the stairmill. 15 min at level 10, 20min level 12 while sipping bcaas. Tired as eff, but need to burn some cals.

I weighed in this morning, after have a little too much fiber/fat last night and feel bloated so wasnt expecting much. Im at 212 and 15.6%, same weight just down .5%. Ill try to weigh in monday AM for another data point and I may carb up after legs on monday.

Also no weights today :(
 
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Nice looking routine going!
 
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In to see progress and add to motivation!
 

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Another update.

6/22 was supposed to be a 'rest day' so there was no weight being move. I got bored at home so decided to go to the gym and the afternoon to swim some laps. After Friday's shoulder workout, I only lasted about 20min, but I did burn some calories, so i'll take it.

6/23 Was the start of Week '3' of 5/3/1 and LEG Day.

Leg Ext 50x15x3 w-up

Leg Curl 50x15x3 w-up

Back Squat w-up 135x5 185x5 225x3 275x3 295x3 315x3
(Not very impressive)

Static Lunges 95x20x4

Hack Squat Mach 270x12x4
SS/w Hack Calfs 180x15x2 270x15x2

Front Squat 185x5x5 (Short Rest Periods)

Leg Ext
150x6 DS 70x15
170x6 DS 70x15
190x6 DS 90x10+5 DS 70x10

Prone Curl
145x6 DS 70x15
145x6 DS 85x15
160x5 DS 100x15 DS 70x10

Burnout Leg Press
Wide 6platesx25 DS High narrow 4px40
Wide 6platesx30 DS High Narrow 4px40

Seated Calfs
180x12x8

ABs

HIIT biking followed. I did a 5-up followed by 10 cycles of 30sec sprints at level 17, trying to keep RPMs above 96. RPMs ranged 96-98 with a few peaks at 100. The cool down period was 30sec at level 12. There is another improvement even after my leg workout, I was able to go for 30sec at level 17, which before was only 20 then 25secs. So that's a pretty good improvement I think, even if the RPMs dropped a little, next time i'll try to keep them up higher. Not a bad cardio session after my Leg Workout!

Is anybody interested in the calories im eating as well???
 
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Awesome leg workout! That's crazy that you could do HIIT on the bike after all of that!! Very intense! Nutrition updates would be great! Have you seen any progress yet?
 

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Awesome leg workout! That's crazy that you could do HIIT on the bike after all of that!! Very intense! Nutrition updates would be great! Have you seen any progress yet?

Yeah it was tough to do HIIT, but you have to do what it takes to burn those extra calories! EPOC for the win. And I needed the cool down to recover before I could walk/crawl from the gym. LOL

Nutrition wise i have been between 1900 and 2200 calories for the last 2 weeks, I realize this is pretty low for someone my size and I plan to have a 3500-4000 cal refeed on Monday 6/30 after Legs.

As far as progress goes, YES! The ability to push through the pain after workouts has increased and I am losing a little body fat, albeit slowly but it is still happening. The scale weight didn't move last week, but in the mirror my mid-section is looking better, still a ways to go thou.
 

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Update for 6/24Now that I have more people following, I will try to update more often.1990 cals for Chest day 161P, 55C/35Fiber, 133F W-up Inc DB Press 50x12 55x12SS W/ DB Pullover 55x12 55x12Bench 135x5 155x5 185x3 205x3 225x3 245x2+1FR 155x8x2 (For more reps)Chest Dips BW 7, 15, 13Decline H.S. 115x6 DS 70x15115x6 DS 70x15115x8 DS 70x15Inc Smith Guillotine Press 95x15 135x10 155x8 185x5 Change to Flat Guillotine 185x5 155x7 135x11 95x25 (Partials/Constant Tension)DB Inc Press (Burnout) 55x7 55x7 55x7High Cable Crossover 20x12x2Low Cable Fly 20x12x2 15x15x2Standing Calfs 210x15x5SS/w BWx20x4Followed with 60 min on the incline treadmill at 10% 3mph, no issues on being able to complete this besides the monotony and my right knee developing some pain.
 

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Update for 6/24Now that I have more people following, I will try to update more often.1990 cals for Chest day 161P, 55C/35Fiber, 133F W-up Inc DB Press 50x12 55x12SS W/ DB Pullover 55x12 55x12Bench 135x5 155x5 185x3 205x3 225x3 245x2+1FR 155x8x2 (For more reps)Chest Dips BW 7, 15, 13Decline H.S. 115x6 DS 70x15115x6 DS 70x15115x8 DS 70x15Inc Smith Guillotine Press 95x15 135x10 155x8 185x5 Change to Flat Guillotine 185x5 155x7 135x11 95x25 (Partials/Constant Tension)DB Inc Press (Burnout) 55x7 55x7 55x7High Cable Crossover 20x12x2Low Cable Fly 20x12x2 15x15x2Standing Calfs 210x15x5SS/w BWx20x4Followed with 60 min on the incline treadmill at 10% 3mph, no issues on being able to complete this besides the monotony and my right knee developing some pain.
WTF! For some reason this is not saving in a listed format like I have done before. Sorry about that.
 
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I agree! I love HIIT! Up until here recently I did it every day except leg day! I usually do light cardio/intervals on leg day! Great chest day btw!!
 
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That was a great leg workout, I love the burn outs at the end!
 

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6/25 Arms/Abs update

Calories for the day 1840.

Flex Lewis Giant Tri set (youtube it, it's awesome!)
Rope 25x20x3 35x20 Camber Bar 70x20x3 100x20
SS w/ Camber Bar Curls 70x20x3 100x20

Mach Tri Press/Partials
170x10/10x2 210x8/8x2 DS 150x15x2

BW Tri Burnout
AMAPx3

Seated Cable Curl Close-Grip
55x15x3

Cambered BB Rev Grip Curl
40x12x2 50x12 60x10x2

Cross-Body DB Curl
45x10x3 35x10 30x10

Leg Raise
15x4

Cable Crunch
200x20x4
SS w/ Hang Crunch 10x4

Planks
60secx2

KB Side Leans
60x10x4

Followed by HIIT on the bike. 5 min warmup then 10 cycles of 30sec sprints at level 17 averaging 98rpm, and 30sec of 'break' at level 12 maintaining 75-80rpm. Followed by 10min cool down and 20min on the stairmill at level 12. Once again, I noticed an improvement on the sprints, but it was still a struggle to maintain 98rpm. I'll take the improvement though, still a little tender from Leg Day!
 

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6/26 AM update

Cals today will be back up to 1990, 161g P, 55g C/35g Fiber, 131g Fat.

AM fasted Cardio, sucked to say the least LOL.

4 miles of running/jogging in about 35 minutes and felt like my right knee was going to explode. I can't say CardioTryx helped here, but I can't say it hasn't either because I had zero motivation and zero energy to run lol.
 
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Great wo! I hate the running on the days I'm totally unmotivated to run! Lol Seems like it takes twice as long. I agree with the aches- It doesn't matter what you do when you're not motivated! Mind over matter!
 
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That does seem like a great arm workout, I'll have to check it out, way to be creative and try new stuff. I do it all the time
 

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That does seem like a great arm workout, I'll have to check it out, way to be creative and try new stuff. I do it all the time
Yes definitely youtube Flex Lewis 100 rep Tri workout, it will blow your tris up!
 

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6/26 PM workout update

Cals were higher than expected, due to be completely exhuasted/glycogen storage depleted!
I added an extra scoop of protein and several scoops of peanut butter to my dinner, it felt deserved!

Deadlift/Back Day
Deads
135x5
225x5
275x3
315x3
405x3
405x3

Wide Grip Cable Pulldowns
170x6 DS 120x12
170x6 DS 120x12
170x6 DS 120x12
170x8 DS 120x12

18" Rack Pulls
225x10
315x10
365x10
405x6 DS 315x10

T-Bar Row
135x10 (Stacked Hand Grip)
160x10 (V-Grip)
160x10 (V-Grip)
185x5 DS 160x6 DS 135x5 DS 90x10 (V-Grip)

Hammer Strength MTS High Row
50x15 ISO
60x15 Double
70x15
80x10 DS 70x8 DS 60x10 DS 50x15

At this point I was completely drained and exhausted, not wanting to do cardio. But after a few minutes I managed to crank out 30min on the Incline Treadmill, 10% 3mph. It was tough to walk straight LOL. I will say CardioTryx has a more pronounced effect on HIIT than on LISS cardio, so I will do some more HIIT tonight after my weight session.
 
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Strong deads and rack pulls!! Great job man!
 

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6/27 Update
I got to the gym later than usual today, around 930 instead of 5pm, but I made through it.

Cals were a little less today at 1832, 155g Pro, 44g Carb/27g Fiber and 122g fat

Shoulders and Calfs
Seated OH BB Press
95x5x2 115x5 135x3 155x3 165x3x4
135x8, 7, 7, 7, 6
Partials - 95x12x4

EZ Cambered BB Upright Row
100x12x3
SS w/plate front raise
25lbx10x3

DB Side Raise
20x15x3

Partial Side Raises (45*)
20x10x4

Reverse Pec Deck Rear Delts
85x20 100x18 115x15 115x14
SS w/Cable Rev Flies
50x10 50x10 40x12 40x12

Behind Back Smith Shrugs
225x20x5

Cable High Face Pulls
35x15x3 50x15

BB Shrugs
315x15x4

Seated Calf Raises
180x15x5 (Short Rest Period 15-20sec)

I finished this workout with HIIT sprints on the bike as usual. 5mins to warmup at level 12 then right into 30sec sprint intervals at level 17 keeping rpms at 100 or more (an improvement from last session!). My rest periods were the usual 30sec intervals at level 12 with rpms around 75-80. I'm finding that CardioTryx has the most profound difference on HIIT than LISS, so i'm thinking I will just dose it before HIIT from here on out. Anyone have any thoughts on this???
 
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Steadily killing it in here. Nice looking deads bro.
 
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Nice couple workouts! That back day was badass with all the deads and rack pulls! Then finished off with cardio, way to kill it!
 
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6/26 PM workout update

Cals were higher than expected, due to be completely exhuasted/glycogen storage depleted!
I added an extra scoop of ******** protein and several scoops of peanut butter to my dinner, it felt deserved!

Deadlift/Back Day
Deads
135x5
225x5
275x3
315x3
405x3
405x3

Wide Grip Cable Pulldowns
170x6 DS 120x12
170x6 DS 120x12
170x6 DS 120x12
170x8 DS 120x12

18" Rack Pulls
225x10
315x10
365x10
405x6 DS 315x10

T-Bar Row
135x10 (Stacked Hand Grip)
160x10 (V-Grip)
160x10 (V-Grip)
185x5 DS 160x6 DS 135x5 DS 90x10 (V-Grip)

Hammer Strength MTS High Row
50x15 ISO
60x15 Double
70x15
80x10 DS 70x8 DS 60x10 DS 50x15

At this point I was completely drained and exhausted, not wanting to do cardio. But after a few minutes I managed to crank out 30min on the Incline Treadmill, 10% 3mph. It was tough to walk straight LOL. I will say CardioTryx has a more pronounced effect on HIIT than on LISS cardio, so I will do some more HIIT tonight after my weight session.
I'd say dose it just before HIIT if you think you get the most out of it there?

You're doing a lot of work on very few cals!! Props man!
 

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I definitely agree it should be dosed before HIIT cardio or workouts. I wish I would have caught this sooner in my run with CardioTryx. I may pick up some if it's on sale this weekend or switch over to ECY and GW50, or both :)

6/28 Update
45mins of AM fasted cardio at 10% 3mph. No changes here, just set the treadmill and get at it. I manage to sweat like a mofo though!
CardioTryx was not dosed before AM cardio.

PM - Chest/Arms/Abs
W-UP with Pec Dec - Slow and controlled
70x12x2

Wide Bench w/60sec rest
135x15x5

Inc DB Fly - going for the stretch
20x12x2 25x10x3

Inc Bench - Left Shoulder felt Effed while doing these
135x8, 6, 7, 6

DB Pullover
50x10x2 60x10x2

INC DB Press - I was tired/exhausted at this point, but pushed on LOL
60x7, 6, 7, 6

Low Cable Flies
20x10, 8, 8, 15x10x4

Flex Lewis Giant Tri Set
Rope 25lbs EZ Bar 35lb repeat Giant Set 3 times

Tri Press Mach/Partials
170x9/6 170x10/8 170x10/6

ISO Tri Rope Ext
20x15x3 30x10

Wide EZ Cable Curl
35x15 50x10x3
SS w/Rope Cable Curl
25x15, 12, 12, 12RP10

Inc DB Curl
20x10x3

Ab work

I followed this with some more cardio, HIIT on the bike again. I completed 10cycles of 30sec at level 17 followed by 30sec of level 12. With a 5 min warm-up and cool-down. I was able to maintain a consistent 100rpms for the sprints (I wish I had more CardioTryx!). Even with my knees hurting, it was that challenging to maintain 100rpms. So far i'm impressed with this supp!

6/29 was an AM fasted cardio day again, with no CardioTryx dosed.
80min on the incline treadmill.

I weighed in after I went to the bathroom Sunday morning, completed empty and probably dehydrated. I weighed in at 207lbs!!! My handheld BF tester said 13.7% but I don't believe that. That's roughly a 4lb decrease this week.
 

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6/30 Update - LEG DAY and a refeed!

Cals will be 3500-4000, with roughly 550-600 carbs, post training. Fats and protein in the meals before training.

Back Squats
W-up
135x5 185x5 225x5 275x3 315x3 365x1 + 1 negative (it was a nice and slow negative thou!)

Front Squats
225x5x5

Leg Press
10platesx15 18px12x2
20px10 DS 16px6 DS 12px10 DS 8x20

Leg Press High Narrow foot position
8px20RP10 10px20

ISO HS Curl
60x15 70x15 80x12
SS w/ISO HS Ext
70x10 70x10 70x10RP8

Stiff Deads - Stretch the Hams
225x10x3

Seated Calfs - 15-20sec rest
180x10x5 135x15x3

I followed this workout with HIIT biking, I only had enough in me to do 10cycles of 20sec sprints at level 17, but only did 20sec of recovery at level 12. I was able to maintain 100-102rpms though, so that's still good!
 
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7/1 Update

AM fasted Cardio in the treadmill for 45min at 12% and 3mph, no CardioTryx dose before.

PM Chest and Calfs workout
Bench
w-up 135x5 155x5 185x3 225x3 245x1FR2 (not impressive i know)
185x6FR2 185x6FR2

Inc DB Press
65x10x4
SS w/DB Pullover
60x10x4

Dec BB
135x12x3

FM Low Cable Fly
20x15x3

Pec Dec
115x12 115x12 115x12 145x10

Standing Calfs
210x12x6
SS w/BW Raises
20x6

Followed by HIIT biking, CardioTryx was dosed an hour before. 15 cycles of 20sec at level 17 staying at a steady 100-102rpms, followed by 20sec at level 12 between sprints. 5min warmup and 10min cool down at level 12.



7/2 Shoulders, Arms, Abs, and Calfs
Face Pull w/Rope
w-up 40x12x3

Seated BB Press
95x5 115x5 135x3 155x5 175x3 185x1FR2

DB Lat Raise
25x12x3

DB Lat Raise to 45*
25x10x3

Inc BB Front Raise
30x10x3

Inc Rev DB Fly
15x12x4

Smith Mach Press - 60sec rest
135x10x6

Tri Rope Ext - Standing Far Out
25x20x3 30x20

Tri Rope Ext - Close
30x12x3

V-Bar Pressdown
35x15 57.5x12 57.5x12 72.5x10
SS w/Cable Curls
42.5x12 50x12 50x12 50x12

BW Dips - Struggled with these
10x3

Preacher Curls
65x12x2 85x8x2

Spyder Curls
40x10x4

Rev Grip EZ Bar Curl
40x12x3

Hang Leg Raise
15x4

CAble Crunch
200x50x2

Seated Calfs
90x15x2 140x15x3 180x12x3 230x10x3 180x10x2 135x15x4 90x15x2

HIIT biking again, last dose of CardioTryx, no good!!! 10 cycles of 20sec on 20sec off at level 17 and 12 respectively. I managed to keep the sprints above 102rpm, but only had 10 rounds in me. I followed this up with 30min on the stairs for 30min at level 10, sweating like a mofo. I'll get a final review of my thoughts on CardioTryx in the next few days, i'm bummed to be out of it!
 
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I know that's two workouts but damn your second one is crazy! Nice job man
 
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Killer workouts!! Great job!!
 

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Your a beast are you going to post some before and after pics?
 

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Apologies for not getting a final review up earlier.

I really did like this product and I have to give a big thank you to Dsade and EvoMuse for letting me log CardioTryx.

I definitely would recommend this product to be used for any type of HIIT or Crossfit type workouts. This is where I noticed the most profound effects of endurance and the ability to keep going. When dosed before LISS cardio, I didn't notice much from it. Set the treadmill or whatever and go, simple enough and hard to judge improvements on that. There may be some benefit for fat loss dosing before LISS, but for performance purposes, dosing before HIIT is where it's at. Even after heavy leg training I could still crank out several cycles of sprints on the bike, and they improved as I kept taking CardioTryx!

I can say endurance was increased as well, and so was the perception of pain. I started to develop joint pain in my knees, but I was still able to continue with my cardio sessions.

As far as shifting the body's fuel source from carbs to fats, well I was already low carb to begin with. So I can't comment on that too much.

Fat loss did occur too, granted I was in a calorie deficit and doing lots of cardio. I believe I dropped roughly 13-14 pounds in the few weeks I was taking CardioTryx. I believe some of that to be water weight and muscle, but there was fat loss too!
Starting weight on 6/11 was 220 16-17%, ending weight on 7/6 was 206.6 about 15ish%BF.

I would highly recommend this product to anybody serious about doing cardio.

Dosing was easy for me, roughly 1 hour pre-cardio. Yes, I did dose it midway through my weight training sessions! It wasn't a big deal for me to do so though.

Value is also pretty good for this product, around $30 for roughly a months supply, depending how you dose it.

Any other things I forgot to cover or that you want to know about???
Or want this log to continue with workouts and over various supps???

Once again, Thank you Dsade and EvoMuse!
 

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Your a beast are you going to post some before and after pics?
No, not beastly here man. I think I'm still too fluffy to put pictures up, I don't want to scare anybody lol
 
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Great review!! I definitely think you should continue to log either here or a new one! I enjoy following along! :) Congrats on the progress too! That's awesome!
 

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