Swol Get's Super Sized by Athletic Xtreme!

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Whaddup AM! Big thank you for AthleticXtreme for selecting me to be a Beta tester for their new flavor of their pre-workout, Super Size!

I have not received the tub yet, but should be here any moment. So I decided to create my log in preparation and get this going.

About Me

I’m 5’5” and cutting from 156 and just hit 146 this morning in about 8 weeks of dieting. I’m dieting with a coach to get to 6-7% body fat to see how my body reacts to getting “stage lean,” then off on a 12-18 month slow reverse diet and gaining phase. Currently around 8-9%

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Updates weekly from my coach, but tomorrow is an epic refeed day of 2,800 cals; 40F, 450C, and 150P. Normal days right now are 1,885 Cals; 45F, 200C, 180-200P. Weekly cardio is at 80 minutes worth.

Other Supps

Burn24 / Recompadrol
Follidrone – Starting second bottle now
Clear Muscle – 8 weeks in already
Vit C
Orange Triad
Flexible
Protonz Powder
Xtend / Amino IV
Glycofuse
Yohimbe Pre cardio days, with no pre workout

What To Expect

I’ll be updating erryday, but I’ve never used Super Size or, to be honest, heard of Athletic Xtreme Supplements before so I don’t know what to expect! But I am excited the profile is pretty good. Heard good things about them from perusing a bit so let’s see! I give honest reviews, no bs here.

Today was just a core and cardio active recovery session, and tomorrow is my refeed day. There will be food porn in this log as well.
 

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Thanks again for the opportunity to beta test Super Size! I’ll be honest, I never heard of Athletic Xtreme prior to this promo. Upon doing some research about the product I decided to throw and app in. It’s an impressive formula as well.

Coming fresh off a stim break, I was excited to get back into the pre workout game. Super Size was a great one to come to! It offered everything you could want from a pre, clean energy, no jitters, amazing pumps, and so on:

Taste: 5/5

Delicious. Blue raspberry is one of my all time favorite for supplements, and AX nailed this one. 1 scoop in 4 oz of cold water, or 1.5-2 scoops in 6-8 oz of water is literally perfect. Mixability is also flawless for those of you who don’t want to use a shaker bottle.

Pumps: 5/5

Unreal pumps. Stupid pumps. Never used a Leucine nitrate formula before, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Pull day was so much fun, veins everywhere in the biceps and got a couple “Bro, do you compete?” comments which is always nice

Focus: 4/5

Good focus, better energy. The mind muscle connection isn’t stellar, but gets the job done. Energy wise, it’s a smooth, clean energy, nothing overpowering, even at two scoops. Could be a little stronger, but it does the job.

Price/Dosing: 4/5

I found it to be best effective at 2 scoops, and I’m a smaller guy. So 45 servings really becomes 22.5 servings. A quick Google search and I find it for $27, so that’s not terrible. It’s a good product so I’d be willing to spend the coin. If one scoop does it for you, then you’re golden.

Would I recommend or Buy Again?: 5/5

Yes I would. I think it’s great for those fresh off a stim break or looking for something that’s less “stimmy.” Made that word up haha. But in all honesty it’s a great product and I think it makes upper body day that much more fun. Perhaps mixing it with half a scoop of a more powerful stim pre and this as the pump pre you would have an awesome combo on your hands. All in all, yes I would buy again, and yes I would recommend it to others. It’s a top 5 pre workout in my opinion.

Total Score: 23/25 = 4.5/5
 

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Fresh food porn for the log:

Post workout chicken sandwich with Taylor ham cheddar and spinach. Also had some cinnamon swirl waffles with Greek yogurt pb2 spread

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Fresh food porn for the log:

Post workout chicken sandwich with Taylor ham cheddar and spinach. Also had some cinnamon swirl waffles with Greek yogurt pb2 spread

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Your the man when it comes to food! Lol
 
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yup!

today's refeed day and legs. might thrown in a lil bit of shoulders as well but we'll see!
 
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yup!

today's refeed day and legs. might thrown in a lil bit of shoulders as well but we'll see!
This has nitrates, so you may want to dose lighter (especially on leg day). I'd stick with 1 scoop. Be sure to dose about 45 minutes before training for the nitrates to really kick in.
30 minutes won't hurt though
 

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Gotta only do 30 mins pre today:( pressed on time. Pop tarts at 11:30 then super size around 12:15 then gym 12:45
 

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This has nitrates, so you may want to dose lighter (especially on leg day). I'd stick with 1 scoop. Be sure to dose about 45 minutes before training for the nitrates to really kick in.
30 minutes won't hurt though
Only 1 scooping too. Fresh off stim break
 

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Initial Review / Use

Soooo here we go:

Got 8 oz of water in a shaker cup and I opened the SuperSize

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As you can see first dose is one full scoop packed nice and tight

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Mixability: 5/5, look at that ish. In 10 seconds fully dissolved.

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Initial Smell: delicious, 5/5. But no one buys these for smell... so I hope.

Initial Taste: 4/5. I love Blue Raspberry but this is a tad watered down at 8 oz. So tomorrow I'm going to try 6 oz.

About to head to the gym and crush legs
 

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I gave my brother a scoop too, so we'll see what he says. He did 10 oz of water cause he didn't even read the directions lol, he said the same thing. A tad watered down, but a 4/5 for taste. Now to see what it does in the gym!!
 

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Day 1

Weight: 143.6

all-time low, pooping like a mad man since going on Synthroid. Today I did legs, and I definitely think supersize should be dosed at 45 minutes out. Didn't really hit me until about 20 minutes into my workout, did awful on squats today to :( but im depleted from 2 weeks since my refeed.

Legs

Squats: 135x10 185x8 225x5 (Awful) 275x1 (Awful, terrible, nonsense. Depleted as all hell, this mad me mad) 185x10 x10 205x10 AMRAP of 155x20 (PR reps)

Hack Squats (Much much better) w/ Iso-Tension Holds: 135x10/20s hold; 225x10/20s hold; 315x8 (PR reps)/15s; 365x4 (PR)/15s... Drop-Set to 135x20/20s hold, 135x6

^Awesome set

Stiff-Leg Deads: 135x10 x10 x10

Sumo Deads: 135x10 225x8 x10

Iso-Row's OH Grip: Machine+70x10 95x10 x10
Super-Set Leg Ext: 120x10 x10 x10

Slow Negative Ham Curls: 100x8 80x10 x10

^Painful, love it though.

Bike 10 mins of LISS

Overall a pretty good workout, definitely picked it up after squats.

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Scenes from my refeed for today, all postworkout:

Cellucor S'mores Muffins with Marshmallow Spread, 1 pint arctic zero with banana nut cheerios, 1 bag of cheddar and sour cream quest chips (Pretty effing good!), 5 rice cakes with cinnamon, and 2 S'mores waffles, topped with the ice cream!



 

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Soooo im 6 days into Synthroid for the hypothyroid and im dropping weight like crazy. 148 when i starting, and woke up this morning 143.6.

A tad concerned to be honest, im seeing what my coach think i shojld do. I'm debating just starting the reverse diet her seeing what happens this week... Don't most competitors "grow into their shows"? Figured I'd still get leaner and since now I have no idea what my maintenance is and I guess id still be shredding fat? The Solution wondering your thoughts since I know you have a coach and you've competed before.
 
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Ask your coach, thats why that person coaches you.
What i say and he says means nothing. You hired that person to do your work, not me.
 
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Dont ask me
Ask your coach, thats why that person coaches you.
What i say and he says means nothing. You hired that person to do your work, not me.
I think he just wanted your opinion, he already said he was contacting his coach :p
 
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Epic food porn as always! And helluva workout!
 
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Not all competitors grow into their show, some coaches like to diet hard into the show
Some like to get them ready early and then add food in to help with vascularity, holding size, and pump for on stage
Too much cardio to close to the stage may string the individual out and not be good.

But it just depends on the individual, how they look, and what works for them
My 2 peak weeks for my show were 100% Different with what I did
 

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Word word. Yeah not competing yet. This was more an experiment to see how the process goes but the whole hypothyroid / Synthroid thing is contemplating stuff. Might be starting the reverse diet soon and seeing where my maintenance is now. I'm churning through food like nothing
 

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Ding Ding Ding

Winner Winner

Wow, 1.5 scoops at 8 oz. Fuarking delicious.

Let's see how it performs.
 

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Day 2

Weight: 143.6... Ridiculously low. That's two pounds lost after a refeed! Waiting to hear from my coach what I should do regarding reverse dieting now or what.

Chest/Shoulders - Push

DB Incline Press: 60x10 70x10 80x10 90x6 75x9

DB Shoulder Press: 50x10 60x10 70x9 80x5 60x12

Incline Iso Hammer Press: Machine+45x10 55x10 70x9 x8
w/ Chest Fly Machine, Eccentric: 90x8 80x10 x10 60x12

Reverse Delt Fly: 5x12 7.5x10 x10

DB Arnold Press w/ 8 partials: 45x10 55x8 x8
^ stupid pump

Front DB Raise: 20x10 x10 x9

Seated DB Lat Raise, GVT @ 7.5 lbs

Triceps Rope 5s Eccentric: 30x12 35x10 x8 x8

5s Eccentric, 2s Pause Dips: BWx12 x12 x12
^brutal

Hanging Raise: x10 x10 x10 x10

10 mins LISS

Overall a great workout. 1.5 scoops was a great combo for energy and the pumps were pretty ridiculous. Can't wait to see it on a back day. Very focused. Didn't get tired either. Might try 2 scoops to gauge but 1.5 seems plenty at this point. Felt pretty strong too which is nice considering the large drop in weight since starting Synthroid.

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Off Day

Weight: 145.2

Active recovery day today so just working on the rotator cuff and core. Then walking for about 30-45 minutes with some foam rolling and stretching as well. No super size for today

Weight stopped dropping thank god lol
 

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How the quest chips?
BBQ 8/10, and Cheddar and sour cream 10/10. Literally taste just like baked lays tbh. And the CSC is my all time favorite chip flavor. It'll be a great protein snack along with the bars and the macros are phenomenal
 

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New Macros From Coach

After much talk, we're implementing 2x a week mini refeeds and uping cardio by 20 minutes.

2x a week REFEED:
~2550 kcals
<45 F
350 C
160 P

REGULAR DAYS:
~1885 kcal
45 F
200 C
170 P

Weekly Cardio: 100 minutes
 

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New Routine Going Forward

New Routine

Sunday: Pull Hypertrophy

Monday: Core / LISS (Drop Carbs 25-50g, Up Protein 25-50g)

Tuesday: Upper Power (Refeed)

Wednesday: Legs Hypertrophy

Thursday: Core / LISS (Drop Carbs 25-50g, Up Protein 25-50g)

Friday: Legs Power (Refeed)

Saturday: Push Hypertrophy

Except tomorrow will be a pull hypertrophy since I did cardio today
 
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What are your thoughts on the flavor so far?
 

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What are your thoughts on the flavor so far?
Well today I did two scoops and I'll say I'm very very impressed. Unbelievable pumps on back day. Great focus. And not a stimmed out focus. I was actually able to breath lol

The flavor is amazing for a blue rasp. My favorite blue raspberry supplement. And I let my brother try it at 2 scoops today with me in 8 oz of water and it was perfect. Not sour, not too sweet, very impressed.

I'd say 1 scoop in 4-6 oz is good, but 1.5-2 scoops in 8 oz is where its at! I'll be posting my workout shortly after I'm done with lame cardio
 

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Day 2

Weight: 144.2

Lat Pulldown Wide Grip: 120x12 140x10 160x9 180x4 x5 160x10

Iso Overhand Rows: 90x10 115x8 (PR) x8 125x7 (PR) 115x10 70x12 45x15

^i incredible sets, felt very strong.

Cable Shrugs: 100x12 120x120 140x8 100x10
w/ 3s Contraction Face Pulls: 42.5x10 x10 x10 x10

Reverse Incline Lat Pulldown (my new favorite lat exercise): 100x10 x10 x10 85x12 x12

Cable Curls: 15x10 x12

SA DB Row w/ 3s Hold: 65x7 55x8 50x10
w/ BB Curl 3s Hold: 50x6 40x8 x8

Awesome workout. Worked quick and then did 20 mins LISS. Seriously had a great mind muscle connection and did a **** load of eccentric exercises. Felt strong too which is great, was afraid of losing strength but 10 weeks into dieting still nailing some PRs. 4 more weeks to go and then reverse diet time!!! Oh, and I'm proud to say I'm now a Myokem Rep!

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Well today I did two scoops and I'll say I'm very very impressed. Unbelievable pumps on back day. Great focus. And not a stimmed out focus. I was actually able to breath lol

The flavor is amazing for a blue rasp. My favorite blue raspberry supplement. And I let my brother try it at 2 scoops today with me in 8 oz of water and it was perfect. Not sour, not too sweet, very impressed.

I'd say 1 scoop in 4-6 oz is good, but 1.5-2 scoops in 8 oz is where its at! I'll be posting my workout shortly after I'm done with lame cardio
Great to hear the flavor got better even though it took a couple scoops!
How much water do you normally use for your pre-workout?
This may be something to look at for our initial run of this flavor to ensure people enjoy the flavor even with 1 scoop.
 

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Great to hear the flavor got better even though it took a couple scoops!
How much water do you normally use for your pre-workout?
This may be something to look at for our initial run of this flavor to ensure people enjoy the flavor even with 1 scoop.
I personally like more water. But at one scoop I'd say 4-6oz. 1.5-2 scoops 6-8oz for Super size is where its at
 

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Today's Legs hypertrophy, gonna do a little change up idea i got from John Meadows' YouTube videos and do my isolation exercises first, then do some compounds. Thinking today's gonna be a high volume squat day then go for doubles on deads!

Gonna try two scoops on leg day too
 

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Day 3

Weight: 143.6... New low

Leg Ext: 100x10 120x10 140x8 80x12

Eccentric Ham Curl: 100x8 80x8 70x8 50x10

Squat: 135x10 185x9 205x8 225x7 185x10 135x25

Deads: 225x8 275x6 x6 x6 x6 225x10

Seated Ham Curl: GVT @ 50lbs.... Torture.

Donkey Calf Raises: 300x12 x12 x12
w/ Weighted Cable Crunches: 65x15 x15 x15

Recumbent bike for 10m cool down down

This workout was a struggle not gonna lie. Dieting ****ing sucks. Feeling weak. Energy blows. Strength is off. At least I get to refeed today. Hopefully these 2x a week refeeds will make things easier in the weight room going forward. Just got another 2-4 weeeks and I'm done. While this all sucks this is a great experience for the future when I go to compete. This is week 10 and I'm probably sitting around 7% now. Just want the skin to tighten a bit and see how this goes. I'm happy I haven't quit or just pussied out. Its rough but if it was easy everyone would do it. Then come September its road to 5'5" and 165 lbs. Can't ****ing wait.

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As for SuperSize, I'm really liking it so far. Good focus and the pumps are insane, not gonna lie!
 

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Day 4

Weight: 143.6

Upper Body

Bench Press (1RM test): 135x10 185x6 225x4 x3 245x1 255x1 (didn't wanna push past this, shoulder was sore) 135x10 x10 w/ Resistance band

Weighted Chins: BWx12 25x8 45x6 x6 55x6 (PR reps) 65x3 (PR)

DB Shoulder Press (Doubles): 60x8 80x2 x2 85x2

Triceps V-Bar: 57.5x12 65x12 72.5x9 (PR reps) 80x5
w/SA Triceps Pushdown: 10x10 12.5x8 x8 7.5x12

Eccentric Lat Pull Down WG: 120x12 140x8 x8

DB Arnold Press: 50x7 40x9 x10
w/ Seated DB Lateral Raise: 10x10 x10 x10

DB Shrugs: 2 drop-sets of 60x12 50x10 40x15

Dips: BWx20 x20

Awesome workout. Surprised I could even hit 255 this light in terms of weight. Felt very good today. Anyway my coach and I decided we're gonna start reverse dieting after next week. So the 18th of August may the gains begin!!

Super Size is awesome btw. Focus wise it leaves a bit to be desired, but I like that I'm not stimmed out of my mind. 2 scoops seems to be the sweet spot. But the pumps are insane.
 
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Nice work so far, sounds like the Supersize is really kicking in.

Who's your coach?
 

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