Shoutout to The Solution and 1Fast400 and Scivation for the hook-up on their last promo. I was lucky enough to get a tub of Quake (Lemon Drop) to test drive for a few weeks.
Ever since iForce released Compete (however many years ago that was), I had used it exclusively as my intra-workout product (save for the occasional time I would sample something; but I always went back). Bob had some hefty claims about Xtend Perform, so I decided to put it to the test when it was released. Now, it was right after I'd had surgery, so I wasn't sure whether the several weeks of rest (which was more than I'd taken in about 9 years) was the cause of the change in endurance or whether Perform was the real deal. So, I went back to Compete for a few weeks after the tub and sure enough, as much as I still love that product, Perform is on a whole new level (specifically when it comes to cardio/sports). It wasn't as noticeable with just lifting, but my workouts include stair sprints and hitting laps in between sets and never truly resting (no sitting/standing around -- ever). Where it was a night and day difference was playing basketball. When I didn't have Perform, it made me feel like I was a smoker or something -- that's how drastic the difference was.
I share that story because I never thought I'd leave Compete, but here we are, countless tubs of Perform since. And unless/until something changes, it will receive the same loyalty that Compete always did.
I don't have earth-shattering hopes for Quake, but I know it will be a good pre-workout. I am incredibly stim tolerant, but I don't multi-scoop things to "feel" a product -- I simply just don't get that feeling, but I only take things based on the amount of product I want to be utilizing. My go-to lately has been PES Prolific at 2 scoops along with a tab of Bronkaid (25mg ephedrine). I'll occasionally swap it out for something else with 1,3 DMAA, but I use those very sparingly as they just don't hit as hard if I use them more than once a week (and even then, I basically just don't use them unless I really need the boost). I have Mesomorph and Dust Extreme in that rotation. I'll also utilize Max Reps if I want to go zero stim (very useful pre-basketball) and I have Kraken, but I've only used that once and it may have just been a fluke of a day, but I felt rough during the workout and miserable all day after -- so I've yet to try it again.
My training split is as follows:
Chest
Back
OFF
Delts/Traps*
Legs
Arms*
OFF
*I have JUST changed those two after about 7 years. In a perfect world, that last workout is on a Saturday and I prefer more time for arms than delts/traps. The placement of those days is to allow as much rest as possible to muscle groups that help out. I'll have to wait and see if this swap will work out in the longterm.
On my off days I play basketball if I can (almost every Sunday we play at church; I seldom have a place to play on Wednesdays anymore, so that's usually a true off day).
One week is volume (e.g. 4x25 or 8x15, etc.) and the other is heavy (e.g. 3x6). I alternate from week to week and have found this the best to keep strength high, as well as still getting to work through hypertrophy.
Quake actually got here late on Friday, so I decided to give it a go on Saturday morning. My days were all shuffled and I was doing legs. I don't need a crazy pump nor do I need a crazy stim ride, so I went with just one scoop. I went with 6 oz. water per instructions and taste is on point. Lemon isn't a favorite of mine in terms of a choice I'd make with plenty of others, but this is a good flavor. As far as lemon goes, this is very good. No issue with mixability whatsoever. Workout was good. No crazy notice of stim or focus rush, but just felt good through the whole workout. Pumps are usually always on point with me just based on my nutrition and bf% these days, so this was what I'd expected (I've had bigger pumps than this, but this is average and what I expected).
Monday, I went back to my Prolific because I had a very important day and didn't want to risk any changes in my routine.
This morning, I went with 1.5 scoops prior to heavy back. I'll give full info on that here later on.
Ever since iForce released Compete (however many years ago that was), I had used it exclusively as my intra-workout product (save for the occasional time I would sample something; but I always went back). Bob had some hefty claims about Xtend Perform, so I decided to put it to the test when it was released. Now, it was right after I'd had surgery, so I wasn't sure whether the several weeks of rest (which was more than I'd taken in about 9 years) was the cause of the change in endurance or whether Perform was the real deal. So, I went back to Compete for a few weeks after the tub and sure enough, as much as I still love that product, Perform is on a whole new level (specifically when it comes to cardio/sports). It wasn't as noticeable with just lifting, but my workouts include stair sprints and hitting laps in between sets and never truly resting (no sitting/standing around -- ever). Where it was a night and day difference was playing basketball. When I didn't have Perform, it made me feel like I was a smoker or something -- that's how drastic the difference was.
I share that story because I never thought I'd leave Compete, but here we are, countless tubs of Perform since. And unless/until something changes, it will receive the same loyalty that Compete always did.
I don't have earth-shattering hopes for Quake, but I know it will be a good pre-workout. I am incredibly stim tolerant, but I don't multi-scoop things to "feel" a product -- I simply just don't get that feeling, but I only take things based on the amount of product I want to be utilizing. My go-to lately has been PES Prolific at 2 scoops along with a tab of Bronkaid (25mg ephedrine). I'll occasionally swap it out for something else with 1,3 DMAA, but I use those very sparingly as they just don't hit as hard if I use them more than once a week (and even then, I basically just don't use them unless I really need the boost). I have Mesomorph and Dust Extreme in that rotation. I'll also utilize Max Reps if I want to go zero stim (very useful pre-basketball) and I have Kraken, but I've only used that once and it may have just been a fluke of a day, but I felt rough during the workout and miserable all day after -- so I've yet to try it again.
My training split is as follows:
Chest
Back
OFF
Delts/Traps*
Legs
Arms*
OFF
*I have JUST changed those two after about 7 years. In a perfect world, that last workout is on a Saturday and I prefer more time for arms than delts/traps. The placement of those days is to allow as much rest as possible to muscle groups that help out. I'll have to wait and see if this swap will work out in the longterm.
On my off days I play basketball if I can (almost every Sunday we play at church; I seldom have a place to play on Wednesdays anymore, so that's usually a true off day).
One week is volume (e.g. 4x25 or 8x15, etc.) and the other is heavy (e.g. 3x6). I alternate from week to week and have found this the best to keep strength high, as well as still getting to work through hypertrophy.
Quake actually got here late on Friday, so I decided to give it a go on Saturday morning. My days were all shuffled and I was doing legs. I don't need a crazy pump nor do I need a crazy stim ride, so I went with just one scoop. I went with 6 oz. water per instructions and taste is on point. Lemon isn't a favorite of mine in terms of a choice I'd make with plenty of others, but this is a good flavor. As far as lemon goes, this is very good. No issue with mixability whatsoever. Workout was good. No crazy notice of stim or focus rush, but just felt good through the whole workout. Pumps are usually always on point with me just based on my nutrition and bf% these days, so this was what I'd expected (I've had bigger pumps than this, but this is average and what I expected).
Monday, I went back to my Prolific because I had a very important day and didn't want to risk any changes in my routine.
This morning, I went with 1.5 scoops prior to heavy back. I'll give full info on that here later on.