IT RUBS THE LOTION ON THE SKIN!!!(Dermastrength Sponsored)

[McCrew530]

[video=youtube;tDgS6qLsVM4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDgS6qLsVM4[/video]


First off I want to give a huge thanks to the Team over at Olympus Labs for letting me run their new Laxogen transdermal, Dermastrength. I love the science that goes into natural products and I seem to react well to them.

For this Log:
I will be eating in a slight caloric surplus mainly coming from protein and fats
I will be utilizing a drop set training method.
I will be working out two days on and one day off.
Cardio will be surfing and running
Training will be done in the AM fasted

My main focus on strength gain will be on my deadlift numbers. Last week I broke 455 and would love to get up to 475-500 by the end of this

Dosing week 1 will be 50 mg week 2 & 3 will be 100 mg week 4 will be 150 mg.

Any muscle gain will be a plus!

Stats:
Age 27
Weight 203
Training 6 1/2 years

Other supplements:
Multi, fish oil, preworkout ( Ironflex Quake)

What I will be judging:

Strength increase
Recovery increase
Size increase
Any other?...


Lets do this!!!!

 

[tyga tyga]

First! Hah!

 

[McCrew530]

bcazo tygatyga lukehayd
See luke thats how you get your buddies to come to your thread

 

[McCrew530]

First! Hah!

Dang bro even before the mention!

 

[g0hardorgohom]

Count me in!

 

[McCrew530]

Count me in!

Good to have you man. I am wishing that is was tomorrow morning already.
Whats the estimated half life of this btw

 

[edje007]

Subbed

 

[ODoyle99]

In on this brother!

 

[g0hardorgohom]

Good to have you man. I am wishing that is was tomorrow morning already.
Whats the estimated half life of this btw

It's transdermal solution so it absorbs through the skin over long period of time... I'd say 8-12 hours.

 

[McCrew530]

It's transdermal solution so it absorbs through the skin over long period of time... I'd say 8-12 hours.

Ok cool, Being that I work out in the AM I will apply it after my post work out shower rather than before.

 

[DevilDog2136]

Subd

 

[bcazo]

I'm in!!!

 

[Olympus Labs]

subbed

 

[TheMovement]

Subd!

 

[Piston Honda]

 

[lukehayd]

bcazo tygatyga lukehayd
See luke thats how you get your buddies to come to your thread

Y'all assume that I wanted you guys in my thread!

 

[Magdalena]

In for the nudes!
There will b nudes right McCrew?
Lol.....

 

[Piston Honda]

Now it's a party!

 

[McCrew530]

In for the nudes!
There will b nudes right McCrew?
Lol.....

For you a nude is just a request away

 

[wicked442]

For you a nude is just a request away

Ur so trashy, but bring em on!

 

[McCrew530]

Here are the initial pics I posted for the application

 

[McCrew530]

Ur so trashy, but bring em on!

You know you love it lol

 

[bcazo]

You know you love it lol

your such a man pic whore!!! LOL I would be too if I looked that lean!!!

 

[Spaniard]

For you a nude is just a request away

Skank!

... in ; )

 

[McCrew530]

Skank!

... in ; )

I would skank out for mags any day.
Good to have ya!

 

[McCrew530]

This is what you are supposed to look like after leg day. All sweaty

 

[McCrew530]

Day One!
[video=youtube;CSvFpBOe8eY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSvFpBOe8eY[/video]

Smith Machine Squats
45 ES X20
90lbs ES X10
135ES X5
160ES X3
Drop set
320X3 270X5 180X10 90X20 2 Sets

Standing Calf Raises
135 ES X7X4
Drop Set
360X7 270X10 180X15 90X20

Straight Leg Deadlift
225X10 275X10 325X5 375X3
Drop set
375X3 325X3 275X5 225X5 135X10

Seated Calve Raises
Drop sets
135ESX3 90X10 45X15
135X5 90X10 45X20

Fin!

Thoughts on first application of DermaStrength:
The formula smells nice almost like a lemon citrus essence. It goes on clear and dries fast. Perfect performance for a transdermal

 

[lukehayd]

This is what you are supposed to look like after leg day. All sweaty

That's how I looked after getting two combines unstuck in the wheat field yesterday. Well, plus some mud, wheat chaff, dust, rust (from carrying the big log chain) and some grease. Fun times!

 

[McCrew530]

That's how I looked after getting two combines unstuck in the wheat field yesterday. Well, plus some mud, wheat chaff, dust, rust (from carrying the big log chain) and some grease. Fun times!

Dang brother that sounds like a task!

 

[ODoyle99]

Good looking workout brother. Those are some heavy SLDLs!

Any reason for smith squats over bb squats?

 

[McCrew530]

Good looking workout brother. Those are some heavy SLDLs!

Any reason for smith squats over bb squats?

It feels better on my hips, and flexors.

 

[ODoyle99]

It feels better on my hips, and flexors.

Ah, gotcha. Ya I get that. I have to stretch an annoying amount before I squat

 

[McCrew530]

Ah, gotcha. Ya I get that. I have to stretch an annoying amount before I squat

I am super inflexible lol

 

[Magdalena]

Looking good McCrew!

Can u tell me more about this product u r "rubbing on"? Lol....
I tried to google it with no luck...
( sad panda)....

 

[McCrew530]

Looking good McCrew!

Can u tell me more about this product u r "rubbing on"? Lol....
I tried to google it with no luck...
( sad panda)....

Thanks mags
Ya I'll find a write up on it and post it when I get to work

 

[McCrew530]

Magdalena This is taken from prohormonedb.
Olympus took the Laxogenin and turned it into a transdermal which is supposed to increase absorption. I will be getting a couple bottles of capped laxogenin to compare the two routs of administration also to see if there is significant benefit to running it long term.

[h=2]5a-Hydroxy Laxogenin[/h]5a-Hydroxy Laxogenin was discovered in 1996 and shown to have an anabolic/androgenic ratio similar Anavar, but without the side effects of liver toxicity or testing positive for steroidal therapy. Athletes claim to have seen strength increases in 3-5 days, and muscle mass increases in 3-4 weeks.
AKA Laxogenin

This ompound has shown up as a standalone in Anabolica and Zoe's Ecdysterone.

5a-hydroxy-laxogenin is a steroidal sapinogen, although whether or not it is the desired laxinogen is a mystery since no lab standard for it is available, nor was it referenced within the GCMS library.

Marketing claims for this compund say it is the only product ever designed to increase mass and strength without steroidal influence and that it doesn't test positive for steroids.

Tests showed that protein synthesis increased by over 200%, the key to lean muscle growth and accelerated repair. In testing, 5a-Hydroxy Laxogenin has balanced cortisol response, which is the major cornerstone to healthy recovery and reduction of muscle wasting.

It's also been shown to balance cortisol on calorie restricted diets, helps control glucose and increases thyroid function.

Drips and Drabs pulled from the Internets....

"Laxogenin does indeed have some pretty profound anti-inflammatory effects. In addition to being able to be synthesized from Diosgenin, it is a component of smilax sieboldii."

"Laxogenin is a steroidal sapogenin isolated from Smilax sieboldi. As a spirostanic analogue of the brassinosteroid - teasterone, Laxogenin is noted for it's growth promoting activity [in plants]. It has also been demonstrated to aquire [cytotoxic] properties however, to what degree, I am not sure. In contrast, Laxogenin was demonstrated to aquire antitumor-promoting activity in a two-stage lung carcinogenesis experiment."

"The best (published) study can be found in the journal Phytochemistry, 1971, vol. 10, pp 1339-1346. Again in 1989, same journal vol. 28, no. 9 pp 2509-2511 (laxogenin acetate). There is reference going back to 1965 in Chem. Pharm. Bull. 13(5), pp. 545-550 (laxogenin).

It was Syrov's paper of 1976 though, appearing in Farmakol, Toksikol that really sparked my interest. The paper is entitled, "An Experimental Study on the Anabolic Activities of 6-keto Derivatives of some natural sapogenins".

It details the 4 sapogenins (referred to as compounds 1-4 in the Soviet Union) and gives source material, results of the classic steroid model (levator ani studies) and mentions other clues critical to their use. Most of these compounds can be derived from Diosgenin (so can testosterone).

Laxogenin appears closest to Compound 2, the most desirable of these. Thermo includes it as 25R in their formulation and I very much wish it were available as a standalone. I can tell you from experience that when you get the right Laxogenin, it for sure delivers on the recovery, anti-inflammatory etc. side of things and is a superb regenerative agent

 

[McCrew530]

back today
[video=youtube;hK-EZwZviv8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK-EZwZviv8[/video]

Lat Pull downs
145X20
185X10
225X8
250X3
Drop set
250X3 225X3 185X5 145X8 100X10 55X20

Seated V grip Rows
185X10
225X10
Drop Set
250X5 225X5 185X8 145X10 100X12 55X20

Bent Over Barbell Rows
125X 10
175X10
225X5
Drop Set
245X3 225X3 175X5 125X10 75X10

1 arm cable Rows
185X8
135X10
100X15

Thoughts:
By the end of this work out I was a sweaty mess agian. Also my legs dont feel as sore as I think they should feel maybe it will be tomorrow that the refuse to work.

 

[BigRed1974]

Good log going on here!

 

[edje007]

Good log going on here!

We picked our loggers well

 

[Nooshefx]

I'll be watching

 

[MrKleen73]

In and great start.

 

[McCrew530]

here is a little comedy for today

 

[McCrew530]

We picked our loggers well

I would have to agree with that

In and great start.

Thanks man! I have been wanting to use that title for a while now

 

[edje007]

here is a little comedy for today
<img src="http://anabolicminds.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=103699"/>

Lol

 

[McCrew530]

I'll be watching

Good to have ya back brother!

 

[ODoyle99]

Solid back work today! Pulling some serious weight

 

[McCrew530]

Solid back work today! Pulling some serious weight

Thanks man your work out was no slouch session either!

 

[McCrew530]

Yoga pants. Yoga pants everywhere!

 

[MrKleen73]

Wow that little guy must have taken the show I mean your eyes go right to him...

 

[McCrew530]

Wow that little guy must have taken the show I mean your eyes go right to him...

Thats what its all about right? LOL