[bludevil]

First, would like to thank Nimbus Nutrition for choosing me to be a tester. I'm really excited about trying this product as it's basketball season for me, so i want to see how the results translates on the court as well as the gym. So without further ado - a little about Swell, then followed by a little about me.

Swell™ Energy and Performance Optimizer

It is a well known fact that a solid foundation is essential to a strong structure. Well there is NO question about the foundation of the newest Nimbus Nutrition product, Swell™. Once again Nimbus has taken a “Simple yet Synergist” approach to supplement development. Building off their ground breaking, patent pending formula Poseidon Complex™, Nimbus has created another Staple Supplement for every athlete that believes “Performance is Everything”. They are proud to introduce…Swell™.

Swell™ is a combination of Poseidon Complex™, coupled with a very specific dose of Beta-Alanine and Citrulline Malate. The combination of these 3 distinct, USP grade compounds has revealed another extremely synergistic effect that Nimbus Nutrition is quickly becoming known for in the Sports Supplement and Nutrition Industry. Poseidon™ has already been proven among athletes in the real world time and time again. Now, with the incredible fatigue reduction and improved physical working capacity1 associated with Beta-Alanine supplementation and the ability of Citrulline Malate to increase aerobic energy during exercise2 (not to mention an incredible pump), Swell™ takes your intense athletic activity to a whole new level. On top of that Swell™ also includes 3000mgs of L-Leucine to improve muscle recovery. Swell™ is much more than a “NO Booster”, it is a “Potential Energy Releaser” for Optimum Performance Enhancement. Swell™ is intended for only the serious athlete that expects as much from a supplement as they do from themselves.

Swell™ by Nimbus Nutrition…Expect RESULTS from the company that knows “PERFORMANCE IS EVERYTHING”!


Swell™ Highlights

• Increased Hydration
• Higher Working Capacity
• Reduced Fatigue
• Increased Oxygen Delivery to Muscles
• Promote Protein Synthesis
• Increased Muscle Recovery
• Increased Aerobic and Anaerobic Energy Production
• Intense Muscle Pumps
• Suppressed Protein Catabolism
• Increased Mental Acuity

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Now a little about me.
Sex: Male
Age:34 and feeling it.
Height: 6.0
Weight: 198lbs
BF%: Give or take around 15% (need to get this checked for a more accurate measurement).

I plan on playing basketball at least 2 nights a week during the upcoming months. I'm in pretty decent shape but I've certainly lost a step and lost a few inches off my vertical. Most of this could probably be attributed to age and weight. For the next month or so, I'm going to train to help build my endurance and lose a little fat in the process. I'm hoping my training routine will carry over onto the court.

Right now I'm using 5 compound exercises (that are switched up from day to day) and running 3 giant supersets at 8 reps each. So, basically I'll setup all the equipment and go through all exercises with no rest. Then I rest for 3 to 4 minutes and then hit it again. After I reach my desired 3 runs, I hop on the tready for some cardio. Usually run for 15 to 20 minutes with the goal of 10 minute miles. Hopeing to knock some time off of this by the end of my Swell run.

Exercises include any of the 5 for a given day:
(Deadlifts, Squats, Front Squats, DB Lunges with overhead press, reverse lunges, Wide Grip rows, db push press, step-ups, military press, pull-ups, chin-ups, dips, bench press, close-grip bench press, pushups-with db row, burpees, scalp push-ups, upright rows, BB clean, Snatch Pulls, Cable woodchops, DB Jump Squat).

Diet has been pretty clean. Except for the occasional binge over the Holidays, my diet will be mainly low carb with carbs being (oats, sweet potatoes, fiber one, apples, grapefruit)Meals will mainly consist of protein, fats and veggies with carbs being added in post workout and mornings. I'll run this for a while and see how it goes. If I'm not losing at the rate I would like, I will switch over to the Cut Diet which I ran successfully last summer.

I think thats it for now. Log will start once Swell comes in the mail.

[prld2gr8ns]

Nice start bludevil. I think you'll find the cardio aspects of Swell to be quite pleasing(for me they are). Should really help out with that treadmill and those supersets. Looking forward to this one.

[bludevil]

Originally Posted by prld2gr8ns

Nice start bludevil. I think you'll find the cardio aspects of Swell to be quite pleasing(for me they are). Should really help out with that treadmill and those supersets. Looking forward to this one.

Cool, really looking forward myself. On a good note, I received my Swell today but on a bad note, my family is heading out of state the day after Christmas. So I will be lifting up unto Christmas, then I don't know how much I will get until the next week.

Prld2gr8ns, do you think it would be beneficial for me to run Swell immediately, then not take it while I'm out of town, or run the entire time (lifting or not) or just wait until I get back (New Years Day), when my training will be back on track before starting Swell.

[EasyEJL]

My guess would be after, but thats just me

[prld2gr8ns]

Originally Posted by EasyEJL

My guess would be after, but thats just me

Concurr. Consistency would really be beneficial with Swell, so I would personally wait until you are interruption-free. But that's just me.

[bludevil]

Originally Posted by prld2gr8ns

Concurr. Consistency would really be beneficial with Swell, so I would personally wait until you are interruption-free. But that's just me.

Done, thanks...

Supplementation of Swell will begin Dec 31.

[Distilled Water]

Have you at least tasted it yet,lol?

[bludevil]

Originally Posted by Distilled Water

Have you at least tasted it yet,lol?

Of course, as soon as I got it, I opened it up, stuck my finger in it, swirled it around a little and licked my finger My wife and I decided not to buy each other Christmas presents this year and buy presents for a needy child. So, this was kind of like my Christmas present.

[Distilled Water]

Originally Posted by bludevil

Of course, as soon as I got it, I opened it up, stuck my finger in it, swirled it around a little and licked my finger My wife and I decided not to buy each other Christmas presents this year and buy presents for a needy child. So, this was kind of like my Christmas present.

Nice.

I think the wife and I may adopt something like that a little later down the road. Our little guy has soooooo many toys etc...After his birthday we loaded up 3 garbage bag's full of toys and took them to the salvation army and battered woman and children homes. Good for you man!

[thebigt]

just a tip, but watermelon xtend makes swell taste goood.

[bludevil]

Originally Posted by Distilled Water

Nice.

I think the wife and I may adopt something like that a little later down the road. Our little guy has soooooo many toys etc...After his birthday we loaded up 3 garbage bag's full of toys and took them to the salvation army and battered woman and children homes. Good for you man!

Definately know what you mean with toys. I have a 5 year old daughter and 3 year old son, and they have toys on top of toys laying every where. I have no idea where we're going to put the toys they get from Christmas from. That's a good idea about donating toys to salvation army. Might bag up some toys over the holidays myself since I have some time off from work.

[bludevil]

Originally Posted by thebigt

just a tip, but watermelon xtend makes swell taste goood.

thanks for the tip, but I don't have any xtend laying around. I do have bulk bcaa's but their not going to improve the taste of anything. I do have some grape flavored creatine (storm) that I may mix with it if taste is an issue, but from my finger taste-test, I don't think I'll have any problems.

[Distilled Water]

Originally Posted by bludevil

thanks for the tip, but I don't have any xtend laying around. I do have bulk bcaa's but their not going to improve the taste of anything. I do have some grape flavored creatine (storm) that I may mix with it if taste is an issue, but from my finger taste-test, I don't think I'll have any problems.

No Xtend lol, Nutra sale is stil going on. Not a bad idea to stock up, 2 big tubs for $75 + free small orange which taste's awesome

[bludevil]

Originally Posted by Distilled Water

No Xtend lol, Nutra sale is stil going on. Not a bad idea to stock up, 2 big tubs for $75 + free small orange which taste's awesome

: yeah tell me about it, but we're on a tight budget right now due to Christams. My wife and I both come from large families, so theirs a lot of Christmas presents to buy. Holding off on purchasing any supps until Jan. Hopefully the sale will still be going on, because I do love me some xtend.