[TheNinja]

Age: 30
Stats: 6'1" @ 183 lbs
BodyFat: I estimated 13%-14% bf (I really have no idea but from pictures posted on AM, people estimated 12-14%)
Body Type: Ecto (66%) / Meso (33%) - very thin growing up but have forced myself to gain muscle
Goals: Get bigger and stay lean enough

Goals Specific for this product cycle: Gain serious size and strength. I'm not too concerned with fat gain for 2 months. Also, to see if the Osteo-C can help with my shoulder pain. Nothing else has seemed to help and it tends to get worse when I'm on creatine or gain any weight.

Medical issues: none
Past Supplements: Some experience - multivitamin, creatine, whey protein, fish oils, IGF-2, Drive, RPM, Leviathan.
Current: Multi, Whey, omega3, BCAA
Diet: My goal is to take in 2800-3000 calories a day. My estimated "maintenance" is around 2200 b/c I have an office job.
Workout: Typically a 3 or 4 day split - chest/tris, back/bis, legs/shoulders, 4thday misc (more leg, abs, etc.)
Cardio: Will likely be minimal during this short bulk. Maybe 20 minutes 2x a week and/or a hike on the weekend, weather permitting.
Other: I'm just a regular guy but with good intensity and a good diet. I don't like to mix too many things b/c I like to see how certain supps affect me by themselves so I know what to buy again. I think this will be a good "real world" test for those people who are new to supps or for those who aren't looking to spend $300 a month to stack many items.
Dosage:
8 Neovar a day split into 2-3 times
6-9 Osteobolin-C split into 2-3 times (adjusted as needed)

"Normal" Diet:
Meal 1: 12oz skim milk, 1 scoop Whey, 1/2-1 cup oats, 1/2 tablespoon EVOO
Meal 2: 1 whole wheat bagel with natural peanut butter
Meal 3: Varies, but typically around 600 calories in a 40/40/20 split or as close as possible consisting of lean protein, whole grain, veggies.
Pre Workout: 12oz skim milk, 1 scoop Whey, 1/2-1 cup oats, 1/2 tablespoon EVOO
Post Workout Meal 4: 60-70g WMS (and/or mixture of dextrose/malto) plus some BCAA
Meal 5: Varies, but again typically around 600 calories in a 40/40/20 split or as close as possible consisting of lean protein, whole grain, veggies.
Before sleeping: 12oz skim milk, 1 scoop Whey, 1/4-1/2 cup oats, 1/2 tablespoon EVOO

Initial measurements - as close as I could get with a string and a tape measure :

COMING SOON

Pictures on Day 1 - Yes I flexed - I figure as long as I do the same pose for my after pics, it is fair

[TheNinja]

Day 2 (yesterday)
Workout - Chest/Tris :

Bench Press:
Top was only 5 @ 215

Incline Fly (superset to press) :
10-12 reps 3 sets

Skull Crusher to Narrow Grip:
3 sets

Overhead dumbell:

Pushups:
16
13


Diet: Normal (7 Neovar total)
Overall Feeling: I felt very good today. For not having worked out in about 3 weeks I got some great pumps today. I can't say it necessarily gives me extra energy or focus but that is not the intention here.
Notes: I have read some reviews where they have some stomach issues with Neovar. I have been sure to take it with food and so far no issues at all.

[TheNinja]

Day 3
Workout - Legs/Shoulders :

Squat:
Top was only 8 @ 205

Military Press:
Hit 7-8 reps consistently at 125 pounds which is decent considering all things

Leg Extension:
3 sets to 10-12 reps

Front / Side Raise alternating immediately followed by Military dumbell press...ouch
15 lbers 16 reps

Diet: Normal (7 Neovar total)
Overall Feeling: Ok, so it's hard to judge the weight, I'm off my top numbers, but again I haven't lifted for a while due to vacations and 1 other personal business item. I can say that again the pumps where very nice in the gym. Obvoiusly can't judge stength gains at this point.
Notes: No negative issues to speak of. In fact I think Neovar helps me better use my carbs. I actually have less upset stomach after large carb meal than I used to. I'll keep an eye on this.

[TheNinja]

sore today...ouch! perhaps I should have eased back into lifting......nah!

[TheNinja]

Day 6 (yesterday)
Workout - Back/Abs :

Bent over Barbell Row:
5 sets
Top was 10 @ 135

T-Bar row (45 lb bar stuffed into corner) :
5 sets
Top was 10 @ 100

Reverse Fly/Row combo:
3 sets

8 minute abs --- yes it's true...lol


Diet: Normal (8 Neovar total)
Overall Feeling: I felt very good today. I got a pretty decent back pump and my bent over rows seemed pretty strong considering I hadn't worked back in a while.
Notes: I don't know if any of the AN guys are reading this but I'm wondering if they've have other reports of people being hungry all lot more and getting far less bloating from the carbs. Many times I have a morning shake with oats and I get so bloated I'm not hungry until lunch. Now I'm seriously hungry every 2-3 hours. Maybe I'm just growing or something or maybe the Neovar is contributing.

On Wednesday I'm going to start up the Osteobolin-C in this log as well.

[TheNinja]

Day 7 (yesterday - Tuesday)
Workout - Chest :

Bench Press:
Top was only 7 @ 215 +2 reps from last time on pretty much every set

Incline Fly (superset to press) :
10-12 reps 3 sets @ 45 lbs

Pushups - incline, decline, normal type of combos and various sets.


Diet: Normal (8 Neovar total)
Overall Feeling: Felt a very nice pump in the gym. My muscles feel pretty hard and lean. Strength gains are coming along, I'll know more about where my strength is in the next 2 weeks as I get back into the swing of things.
Notes: If I had to use 2 words to describe Neovar so far I'd say "hungry" and "lean".

[TheNinja]

Day 8
Workout - Legs :

Squat:
Top was 8 @ 215 so +10 lbs over last time

Leg Extension
3 sets @ 10-12 reps

Good mornin'
3 sets @ 10-12 reps

Single leg Calf raise
3 sets @ 12 reps

Single leg squat
2 sets @ 8 reps

Diet: Normal (8 Neovar total)
Overall Feeling: I feel very good in the gym. I also seem to have a lot of energy. I don't know if I'm just getting better sleep or eating better or what, but it seems that I have a good amount of energy during the day and while working out, maybe it's all the carbs?
Notes: I really like this stuff so far. It is different than creatine monohydrate though. If I was on creatine mono I'd have gained 7 pounds of water weight by now. I haven't gain any with this. Whether that is a plus or minus, you decide for yourself.

[Lanbane]

Late, but subbed!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good detail so far!

[TheNinja]

Day 9 (yesterday)
Workout - Shoulders :

Military Press:
5 sets - Hit 6-10 reps at 125 pounds which is decent considering all things.

Front / Side Raise alternating immediately followed by Military dumbell press...ouch
15 lbers 16 reps
30 lbs military dumbell

Shoulder Shrugs:
3 sets


Diet: Normal (8 Neovar total) (6 Osteobolin-C total)
Overall Feeling: I feel strong and tight overall. My should still hurts so I'm curious if anything will change now that I've started to ramp up the Osteo-C. I only had about 25 minutes to workout so I thought I'd hit shoulders hard and fast. I had a hard time lifting my arms up after that
Notes: At the time I'm writing this I'm hungry for a giant burrito or something with carbs - I put some pictures up in my OP as well. They aren't great as I had to take them myself, but better than nothing I guess.

btw - anyone know why my pics won't thumbnail?

[rms80]

Awesome detail bud!

[hman85]

Watchin!

[TheNinja]

Day 10 (Friday's workout)
Workout - Arms :

Bicep Curls with 45lb Barbell:
5 working sets
Top set was 105lbs at 8 reps

Alternating Dumbell:
3 sets

Various tricep exercises:


Diet: Normal (8 Neovar total) (7 Osteobolin-C total)
Overall Feeling: OK there was good and bad on this workout. The bad - every overhead / skullcrusher / etc tricep workout I tried to do it felt like a tendon in my left elbow would slide around to the wrong side of the point of my elbow. I got very little tricep work done b/c of it. Luckily I hit chest on 1 day and shoulders on a different day so I hit triceps then. I also only got about 8 sets of biceps in due to timeframe and a phone call I could not get out of.
The good - I was doing sets of 8rep at 105 pounds! My previous best was at the end of my IGF-2 log doing 9reps at 90 lbs. Yes, I double checked the weights and my form multiple times. It was insane!
Notes: So far so great! I feel good and have had no stomach or gas issues.

[TheNinja]

Day 13 (Monday's workout)
Workout - Chest :

Bench Press:
12 @ 185
8 @ 205
5 @ 225
5 @ 225
7 @ 215
10 @ 195

Incline Fly / Incline Press:
3 sets

Various pushups, incline, decline, standard, narrow, etc.

Diet: Normal (8 Neovar total) (7 Osteobolin-C total)
Overall Feeling: Chest felt great. Surprisingly though, the pumps are quite as noticeable as when I first started, but the strength and stability feels much better. I can really feel the muscle working and pulling tight when doing a lift. Up to 5 reps @ 225. My most was 5 @ 235 at the end of on IGF-2 log, I have a feeling that with 6 more weeks of this I should blow past that.
Notes: Still feeling good. My weight is holding pretty steady though, I might have gained about a pound. This is surprising considering I'm eating a TON more oatmeal than I did before. On the flip side I've cut out some sugar and crap (although not much).
I'm kicking the Osteo-C up to 8-9 a day as well.

[TheNinja]

Day 15
Workout - Legs/Shoulders :

Squat:
Bad news - on my 2nd warmup set I got a tweak in my right groin area. I couldn't even squat with 135lbs without it feeling like it might get worse, tear, or strain. I quit squats for the day rather than risk more serious injury.

Military Press:
12 @ 95
12 @ 105
10 @ 115
8 @ 125
6 @ 135
6 @ 135
8 @ 125

Leg Extension:
3 sets to 10-12 reps @ 125

Front / Side Raise alternating immediately followed by Military dumbell press...ouch
15 lbers 16 reps

Good mornings: again my groin area, more like the tendon that runs from crotch area to inner thigh was too tender, I didn't want to risk it.

Diet: Normal (8 Neovar total --- 8 Osteo-C total)
Overall Feeling: I was so pumped to smash weights on squats but alas I could not -- The great news, I did 135 on military press....with very little sore shoulder!! This is probably the first time in 9 months that I've been able to do that much repetitively without an aching and tight shoulder.
Notes: Also along the lines of Osteobolin-C, I played bass guitar for 2 hours on Saturday and another 2 hours on Sunday. Now normally this is very sore for me and my left shoulder aches...almost like tendonitis or bursitis or something. Last week it felt MUCH better. I'm playing guitar this weekend so I will monitor that as well. It seems the Osteo-C is helping though. Thanks AN

[TheNinja]

Day 19 (yesterday)
Workout - Cardio/Legs:

1 strenous 3 mile hike over some nice terrain and decent climbs (level 3.5 out of 5)
1 easy 1.75 mile hike in a nice trail (level 2 out of 5)


Diet: Normal (8