gitrdone's HX2/MFX/R2/RPM 4-week cycle

[gitrdone]

Well I finally ordered this stack and am gonna try to make it work for 4 weeks. I am 6'3" 191lbs right now and looking to hit that 200.. or really want 205. 4 weeks is gonna be a challenge but I lift hard and am striving for this objective. Anyways, this is the cycle I have come up with:

**Week One** 6/12/2007 - 6/17/2007

HX2 - 4/day (1 am, 1 lunch, 1 pre w/o, 1 bed) ~6 hours apart

MFX - 4/day (1 am, 1 lunch, 1 pre w/o, 1 bed) ~6 hours apart

R2 - 1 cap am, 1 cap pre w/o, 1 cap post w/o

RPM - 4 caps 1 hour pre w/o

MultiV - 1 am, 1 post w/o


**Week Two** 6/18/1007 - 6/24/2007

HX2 - 2 am, 2 pre w/o

MFX - 4/day (1 am, 1 lunch, 1 pre w/o, 1 bed) ~6 hours apart

R2 - 1 cap am, 1 cap pre w/o, 1 cap post w/o

RPM - 4 caps 1 hour pre w/o

MultiV - 1 am, 1 post w/o


**Week Three** 6/25/2007 - 7/1/2007

HX2 - 2 am, 2 pre w/o

MFX - 4/day (1 am, 1 lunch, 1 pre w/o, 1 bed) ~6 hours apart

R2 - 1 cap am, 1 cap pre w/o, 1 cap post w/o

RPM - 4 caps 1 hour pre w/o

MultiV - 1 am, 1 post w/o


**Week Four** 7/2/2007 - 7/8/2007

HX2 - 2 am, 2 pre w/o

MFX - 4/day (1 am, 1 lunch, 1 pre w/o, 1 bed) ~6 hours apart

R2 - 1 cap am, 1 cap pre w/o, 1 cap post w/o

RPM - 4 caps 1 hour pre w/o

MultiV - 1 am, 1 post w/o

Any input on this stack is appreciated. I was wondering if I can bump my dosage up to 5 on MFX or that might just be overkill. My reasoning for this is there are 120 caps in the bottle, which I have one of, and after one week of 4/day, 5/day from then on would finish out the bottle and give me my biggest bang for the buck. However, if this is unhealthy then I don't want to risk my health over a few extra caps left in my bottle. Thanks to everyone who follows along and I'll try to keep it posted as much as possible.

[bLacKjAck.]

GL with this man. You have a nice frame to build on, gl man.

Will be following (subbed)

[liftitbig85]

in your second or third week you should give RPM a shot at 5/caps pre w/o...if you can handle the stims...i just bumped up to that a couple days ago and i LOVE it...i feel like a damn animal in the gym. GL man, i'm in!

[gitrdone]

in your second or third week you should give RPM a shot at 5/caps pre w/o...if you can handle the stims...i just bumped up to that a couple days ago and i LOVE it...i feel like a damn animal in the gym. GL man, i'm in!

Yeah I might do that, gonna see how 4 feels today for my first dose. Love to be focused and just pump out reps and get my s*** done so 5 might be in the near future.

[gitrdone]

DAY 1

Dosage Time Schedule
H2: 1 am, 1 lunch, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 night
MFX: 1am, 1 lunch, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 night
R2: 1am, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 post w/o
RPM: 4 (1hr) pre w/o

Today's W/O: Back and Abs

Weight In: 192.2

Back

Lat Pulldowns
145 x 10
160 x 8
175 x 8

Single Hand Lat Pulldowns
60 x 8
70 x 8
70 x 8

Single Hand Lat Cable Pulls
130 x 10
140 x 8
150 x 8

Seated Rows
145 x 10
160 x 8
175 x 8

Wide Grip Pullups
BW x 8 (3x)

Not sure what it's called, but I will call it lower back raises: The equipment that's slanted like / and you lay on it and bend down and back up
25 x 15 (3x)
25 x 15 then hold 25 out and move it like a steering wheel for 10 seconds (2x)

^^ If anyone can clarify a proper name for this stuff please tell me

Abs

Cable Rope Crunches
180 x 15
190 x 15 (2x)

Obliques on Cables
140 x 25 (each side)
150 x 25 (each side)

Pullups with legs extended
BW x 8 (3x)

Death
Simplified: An ab bridge where you have to shuffle weights
10,10,25,10,10,25 and back across (2x)
10,10,25,10,10,25 and back across while pausing 15s on 25 (2x)

Assortment of 300 crunches (sets of 30 on each exercise)
Bike 10 minutes
Assortment of 300 crunches (sets of 30 on each exercise)

Workout Summary

Weight In: 192.2
Weight Mid w/o: 193.4
Weight Out: 191.8

As far as the performance of this stack, I cannot say anything yet as it is my first day on it but I have a feeling I will really be pleased. The RPM however definitely kept me very focused and boosted my energy levels to keep a solid pace throughout the workout. Going to keep up with 4/day for this week but think that I can handle 5/day based on today, which I might try out next week. Can't wait to see how the H2, MFX, and R2 react with me come next week. I'm hoping to feel and see great results. Sorry the abs section is so in depth, just my basic ab workout minus days when I do leg raises and knee raises to target my lower abs.

Also, I am taking Xyience NOX-CG3 and after reading a few reviews of RPM many people have suggested dropping any NO products b/c RPM gives a good pump by itself. It also contains creatine which might be holding more water weight than I want. I'm just trying not to be fooled by fluctuating weights from these other products if that's the case. Any suggestions?

[macedaddy]

i'm in.........

looking good so far!

[scorpiond]

good luck gitrdone, I just started the same stack as yours as my pct to an epi cycle

[gitrdone]

DAY 2

Dosage Time Schedule
H2: 1 am, 1 lunch, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 night
MFX: 1am, 1 lunch, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 night
R2: 1am, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 post w/o
RPM: 4 (1hr) pre w/o

Today's W/O: Chest, Tris, Abs

Weight In: 188.6 WTF?!

Chest

Bench
185 x 10
225 x 8
255 x 6
275 x 5

Separated Incline (2 handles with half total weight on each)
200 x 10
230 x 10
270 x 8
290 x 5

Decline Bench
185 x 8
205 x 8
225 x 7

Cable Fly Up
110 x 10
110 x 10
130 x 8

Cable Fly
130 x 10
130 x 10
150 x 8

Cable Cross Down
170 x 10
170 x 8
190 x 8

Tris

Skull Crushers
70 x 10
80 x 8
80 x 8

Cable Straight-Bar Pushdown
140 x 10
160 x 10
180 x 10

Cable Straight-Bar Pushdown Reverse Grip
110 x 10
120 x 10
140 x 10

Single Arm Pushdown
50 x 10
60 x 10
70 x 10

Dips
BW x 15 (3 Sets)

Abs

Leg Lifts
BW+15 x 15 (2 sets)

Knee Lifts
BW+15 x 15 (2 sets)

Assortment of 300 crunches (sets of 30 on each exercise)

Workout Summary

Weight In: 188.6
Weight Mid: 190.2
Weight Out: 190

Today was a good workout, felt a little weak but still was focused and ready to work. Was a long day at work so I am gonna blame the fatigue on that. Don't know what was up with my weight today... down almost 4 pounds?! I dropped the Xyience and maybe it has something to do with water retention but I wouldn't imagine it being so drastic in one day, maybe I just didn't eat as much or intake as much water as previously. However, I do notice myself becoming leaner and more cut so maybe I have just dropped some fat but still seems like way too much weight. Anyways, the workout went well and I'm really liking this stack. Still really looking forward to seeing results in the near future as I hear weak one isn't s***, it's week two where you really start to notice.

[gitrdone]

DAY 3

Dosage Time Schedule
H2: 1 am, 1 lunch, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 night
MFX: 1am, 1 lunch, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 night
R2: 1am, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 post w/o
RPM: 4 (1hr) pre w/o

Today's W/O: Bis and Shoulders

Weight In: 189.2

Biceps

EZ Curl Bar
80 x 8
90 x 8
100 x 8

Preacher EZ Curl (alternating sets with standing DB curls)
70 x 8
70 x 8
80 x 8

Standing DB Curls (alternating sets with preacher EZ curl)
45 x 8
40 x 8
40 x 8

DB Hammer Curls
40 x 8
45 x 8
50 x 8

Cable Curls
120 x 8
130 x 8
140 x 8

Reverse Cable Curls
100 x 8
110 x 8
120 x 4 -> 110 x 6

Shoulders

Military Press
185 x 8
205 x 8
225 x 6

Shoulder Press
225 x 10
245 x 8
275 x 6

Cross Body Shoulder Extension
40 x 8
50 x 8
50 x 8

Shrugs
275 x 10 (4 sets)

Workout Summary

Weight In: 189.2
Weight Out: 189.8

Today's workout began very well as I was really feeling the RPM and ready to pump out some reps. However, I lost focus during my shoulder routine when I met up with a friend and we started talking about plans for this father's day weekend. We began talking about going to the lake and wakeboarding and I lost focus taking too long b/t sets so I might do a little bit more for my shoulders tomorrow. Also about to head back home so quickly went through my exercises which increased some fatigue. My BW was up slightly which is a good sign, hopefully it's muscle gain due to the AX stack.. time will tell, I really need to get a scale to take morning weights.

[liftitbig85]

DAY 3

Dosage Time Schedule
H2: 1 am, 1 lunch, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 night
MFX: 1am, 1 lunch, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 night
R2: 1am, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 post w/o
RPM: 4 (1hr) pre w/o

Today's W/O: Bis and Shoulders

Weight In: 189.2

Biceps

EZ Curl Bar
80 x 8
90 x 8
100 x 8

Preacher EZ Curl (alternating sets with standing DB curls)
70 x 8
70 x 8
80 x 8

Standing DB Curls (alternating sets with preacher EZ curl)
45 x 8
40 x 8
40 x 8

DB Hammer Curls
40 x 8
45 x 8
50 x 8

Cable Curls
120 x 8
130 x 8
140 x 8

Reverse Cable Curls
100 x 8
110 x 8
120 x 4 -> 110 x 6

Shoulders

Military Press
185 x 8
205 x 8
225 x 6

Shoulder Press
225 x 10
245 x 8
275 x 6

Cross Body Shoulder Extension
40 x 8
50 x 8
50 x 8

Shrugs
275 x 10 (4 sets)

Workout Summary

Weight In: 189.2
Weight Out: 189.8

Today's workout began very well as I was really feeling the RPM and ready to pump out some reps. However, I lost focus during my shoulder routine when I met up with a friend and we started talking about plans for this father's day weekend. We began talking about going to the lake and wakeboarding and I lost focus taking too long b/t sets so I might do a little bit more for my shoulders tomorrow. Also about to head back home so quickly went through my exercises which increased some fatigue. My BW was up slightly which is a good sign, hopefully it's muscle gain due to the AX stack.. time will tell, I really need to get a scale to take morning weights.

hey man glad to see that RPM is having some effect! i love that stuff!! just some food for thought, completely my opinion...after reading around here alot i've decided to ditch the scale for now and not worry much about my weight at all- just use the mirror as my guideline..you're weight may stay the same +/- 1 or 2 lbs because you'll be losing fat with the retain at the same time gainin muscle...at first the scale was not my friend...so keep that in mind if you ever question your weight...good log so far though

[gitrdone]

hey man glad to see that RPM is having some effect! i love that stuff!! just some food for thought, completely my opinion...after reading around here alot i've decided to ditch the scale for now and not worry much about my weight at all- just use the mirror as my guideline..you're weight may stay the same +/- 1 or 2 lbs because you'll be losing fat with the retain at the same time gainin muscle...at first the scale was not my friend...so keep that in mind if you ever question your weight...good log so far though

Thanks for the advice, it was what I thought was going on and glad to know it isn't just me. I think I am gonna bump up to 5 RPM tomorrow and see how I feel, if it's too much I'll just back down to 4. So far the results are definitely positive! I can tell an increase in muscle size and definition from the stack and it's only been one week! I might be ordering another 4 weeks after week 2 if it's gonna work this well. I have a log from Friday, just not with me so I will post it tomorrow with Monday's log. I took Saturday and today off but was out on the lake all day tubing and wakeboarding so that was a good workout none the less.

[macedaddy]

sounds like it has "kicked in"

[gitrdone]

sounds like it has "kicked in"

You're damn right!

DAY 4

Dosage Time Schedule
H2: 1 am, 1 lunch, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 night
MFX: 1am, 1 lunch, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 night
R2: 1am, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 post w/o
RPM: 4 (1hr) pre w/o

Today's W/O: Back, Legs, and Abs

Weight In: 186

Back

Lower Back
25 x 15 (3 sets) doing steering wheel 2/3 sets for 15 sec

Pulldowns
135 x 10
150 x 8
165 x 8

Single Arm Pulldown
75 x 8
75 x 8
80 x 8

Standing Cable Lat Pull
135 x 8
150 x 8
155 x 6

Wide Grip Pullups
BW x 8
BW x 7
BW x 7

Legs

Didn't log but did several different machines.

Abs
300 crunch exercise

Went out on the lake wakeboarding that afternoon and got a good workout riding for a few hours.

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DAY 5 & 6

Dosage Time Schedule
H2: 1 am, 1 lunch, 1 afternoon, 1 night
MFX: 1 am, 1 lunch, 1 afternoon, 1 night
R2: 1am, 1 lunch, 1 afternoon

Today's W/O: OFF

Went out on the lake most of the day Saturday and got worn out riding and tubing and Sunday I rested.

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Day 7

Dosage Time Schedule
H2: 1 am, 1 lunch, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 night
MFX: 1 am, 1 lunch, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 night
R2: 1 am, 1 (1hr) pre w/o, 1 post w/o
RPM: 5 (1hr) pre w/o

Today's W/O: Biceps, Shoulders, and Abs

Weight In: 191.4

Biceps

Standing EZ Curl
80 x 6
90 x 6
100 x 6
110 x 6

EZ Curl Preacher Seat
80 x 6 Inside Grip
80 x 6 Outside Grip
(Did 3 sets of this)

Hammer Curls
45 x 8
50 x 8
55 x 8

Cable Curls
120 x 8
130 x 8
140 x 8

Cable Reverse Curls
100 x 8
100 x 8
110 x 8

Shoulders

Shoulder Press
225 x 8
275 x 8
315 x 8

Reverse Cable Cross
130 x 8
130 x 8
150 x 8

Behind Neck Pulldowns
130 x 8
145 x 8
160 x 8

Shrugs
275 x 10 (4 sets)

Shrugs Behind Back
225 x 10 (2 sets)

Abs

Rope Crunches
190 x 15
192.5 x 15
197.5 x 10

Obliques on Cables
140 x 15 (each side)
150 x 15 (each side)

Pullups w/ Legs Extended
BW x 8 (3 sets)

Bike 10 minutes

300 Crunch Exercise

Workout Summary

Weight In: 191.4
Weight Mid: 192.8
Weight Out: 192.6

Bumped the RPM up to 5 today and damn I didn't want to quit. I was in the weight room for almost 2 hours today, guess I am gonna sleep well tonight! Loved the extra energy and focus from that 5th cap. The stack is also working very well, I can feel myself getting stronger and definitely noticing some changes in the mirror. The retain is really helping knock off some unwanted lower torso fat. As I said before, really wanting to see the results after this week based on some pictures I took 2 weeks ago. Once I get around to the new set of pictures I will try to post some before and after so far and definitely will at the end of the 4 weeks... which might only be half way through if I order some more. Liftitbig, I know what you mean now when you felt like an animal in the weight room, that RPM is the s***!

[gitrdone]

Forgot to mention: Did one of those electronic body fat % meter things that you hold out in front of you when I was back at home and it read out 7.0% but that was after I had worked out and it was one of those electronic ones so give or take +2-4% I am guessing. Based on that I think I am right under 10% or near there just as an update on a BF% b/c I never gave one.

[gitrdone]

Day 8

Today's W/O: Chest, Tris, Abs

Didn't log today but did the same routine as last week except instead of cables on chest I used free weights.

Wasn't really in the mood for a workout today and felt very fatigued so that's why I didn't log it. It didn't really affect the weight I lifted as that was consistent but I just didn't feel the determination to keep lifting, just one of those off days I guess. I also had a pain in both of my forearms that I began to feel yesterday during my bicep workout. It is a sharp pain on the outer sides of each forearm that feels deep.. like its my bones or something. Anyone have any ideas on why I might be feeling this? I know I have read some reviews of the AX stack I am on drying out joints and what not from estrogen blocking but it isn't in a joint it's in my mid forearm. Maybe I just need to drink more milk? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

[liftitbig85]

Day 8

Today's W/O: Chest, Tris, Abs

Didn't log today but did the same routine as last week except instead of cables on chest I used free weights.

Wasn't really in the mood for a workout today and felt very fatigued so that's why I didn't log it. It didn't really affect the weight I lifted as that was consistent but I just didn't feel the determination to keep lifting, just one of those off days I guess. I also had a pain in both of my forearms that I began to feel yesterday during my bicep workout. It is a sharp pain on the outer sides of each forearm that feels deep.. like its my bones or something. Anyone have any ideas on why I might be feeling this? I know I have read some reviews of the AX stack I am on drying out joints and what not from estrogen blocking but it isn't in a joint it's in my mid forearm. Maybe I just need to drink more milk? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

what's up bro..everythings lookin good..you feelin good?

[gitrdone]

Yeah I'm fine, was just an off day I guess.. hit the gym today and damn was I ready to lift! Tore through my exercises like an animal. I was in and out in less than an hour today and I got a lower ab routine in as well. I got some stuff to do right now but I will post a log later tonight when I get back home.

[macedaddy]

looking forward to it!

[gitrdone]

Still slacking on the log but I think I am just gonna start posting how I am reacting to the stack rather than my entire workout routine as it should stay pretty close to what ya'll have already seen. If I hit a new PR I will probably post that but I think I have given a good idea of what my daily routines are for everything.

As you can see I attached 4 photos to this post, 2 from the front and 2 from the back. These are about a month apart, the first from May 18 and the second from today. Just a few pictures to show my progress after a month, however I have only been on my stack for 10 days but most of the change has happened within this time frame.

A quick report on the stack:
Aggression: Not really too high, I yell at my dog more
Acne: Always have had spurts of it but no dramatic increase and none on my back
Libido: Don't really feel a huge change from the stack.. I'm always chasing tail
Strength: Increasing
Definition: Hell yeah!
Sleep: Actually getting better sleep since I have started the stack, might actually be oversleeping which could be causing some fatigue along with my eating habits which are flat out terrible

[liftitbig85]

Still slacking on the log but I think I am just gonna start posting how I am reacting to the stack rather than my entire workout routine as it should stay pretty close to what ya'll have already seen. If I hit a new PR I will probably post that but I think I have given a good idea of what my daily routines are for everything.

As you can see I attached 4 photos to this post, 2 from the front and 2 from the back. These are about a month apart, the first from May 18 and the second from today. Just a few pictures to show my progress after a month, however I have only been on my stack for 10 days but most of the change has happened within this time frame.

A quick report on the stack:
Aggression: Not really too high, I yell at my dog more
Acne: Always have had spurts of it but no dramatic increase and none on my back
Libido: Don't really feel a huge change from the stack.. I'm always chasing tail
Strength: Increasing
Definition: Hell yeah!
Sleep: Actually getting better sleep since I have started the stack, might actually be oversleeping which could be causing some fatigue along with my eating habits which are flat out terrible

awesome progress man..keep it up. my eating habits are shot to hell too hah...for some reason im not showin on the def or mass yet, but im having pr's all over the place