[Norwegian]

Hello everyone,

it's finally time for some logging here.. I'd like to take the opportunity to thank AEN for letting me test out their product-stack. I first heard of their products at the end of last semester, and with my growing interest in Beta Alanine, came a growing interest with Athletic Edge Nutrition. I'm real stoked about trying out both IntrAbolic and IntraXCell !


IntrABolic




IntraXCell




I'll be doing the following recommended dosages:

* IntrAbolic - 1 scoop mixed with 1/2 - 3/4 gallon water - drink throughout the workout
* IntraXcell - 3 caps 30 minutes prior to working out, and another 3 caps immidiately following my workout

As far as previous Beta-Alanine products, I've only tried out Incarnate. I began using it in my recovering-stage following a complete separation of my acromion-clavicular [AC] joint (shoulder region) on January 3rd. I was still looking real good and lean from my previous M-drol/H-drol run last semester, and kept all gains following my PCT. I spent my Christmas [and most of my PCT] in Colorado and had some insane workouts in the high-altitude region - I SWEAR that I was getting stronger every time I hit the gym ! - and I was several steps ahead of where I wanted to be 17 weeks prior to the show I was considering at the time - the Texas Shredder 2008 beginning of May 3rd.

So, come January 3rd, I'm down the sloped on snowboard for the first [and last] time of the season .. BAD fall, and I'm in the ER within the hour, and given news I REALLY did not want to hear .. A separation of this joint required at least 4-6 weeks off from upper-body training, and 6-8 weeks from shoulder training ! I knew then I couldn't do the competition .. Regardless, I'd be behind my preparations. I decided to do what I COULD do, and did legs every 3 days for 5-6 weeks .. They grew and got strong as HELL ! AND, I began falling for leg-training again. Few things feel better than the complete-body-exhaustion-feeling you get AFTER an ALL-OUT leg workout ! Also, calves have been highly prioritized.

After ten days, I began VERY light arm workouts, using lots of machine, and fixed range of motion machines. Lots of volume training gave me a nice pump every time, and it filled the 'void' somewhat. After 3 weeks, I did chest for the first time. I did Incline, Decline, and Flat Hammer Presses with 25-45 lbs on each side for 15-30 reps on the different exercises. Also did some careful pec-dec flyes before I concluded the workout.

It wasn't until early February I had my first back workout, and I swear, for every rep of pulldowns and rows, I was terrified I'd hear a popping or tearing sound of some sort, and destroy my shoulder again. I went light, obviously, lots of volume, and it worked out. A couple days after, I did shoulders for the first time in 5 weeks. Lots of machine, cables and fixed-motions, and by now, every work out was PAIN-FREE. Actually, by the end of January - and after no more than TWO weeks of Incarnate, my workouts were 99% pain-free. The Beta Alanine kept up my gym-endurance, and the Cissus does what it does best.

Now, beginning of March, I'm standing 6'3", 240 lbs. Strength hasn't completely recovered in every exercise, but in the short amount of time I've had since my injury, I'm VERY happy with my current strength-levels. I've known I was to log this for about a week now, so I wrote down all of last weeks workouts so you can get a feel of where I was at, and I'll be providing those in an upcoming post.

The past 3 weeks I upped the cardio and ab-training. I was at 247 lbs on February 3rd, and now I'm 7 lbs less, looking much leaner and lots stronger than one month ago. Basically, through the past couple weeks at the gym, I've come to the conclusion that I may still be able to get in shape for the Texas Shredded 2008 - which was moved up ONE week to April 28th. Now, I haven't signed up yet, but I'll be sending in my entrance forms this coming weeks, and I'll make a decision within a couple weeks whether it's attainable or not. This coming week - and for the next 4 weeks of training [for now] - I will be doing an edited Ultimate Diet 2.0 program, similar to CKD/TKD diets. I'll be carb-depleting my body from Monday through Thursday afternoon, carb-load for 36 hours starting late Thursday afternoon, and stay with LOW/MODERATE carbs on Saturday/Sunday. I'll be adding my diet later on tonight I believe.

*** I just wrote down my whole workout program the past half hour, and accidentally hit the #@*^%$(^$ back-space button . . Needless to say, I don't feel like re-typing my workouts yet.

Anyway, Welcome to my IntraStack Log !

[Norwegian]

Here are my workouts from the past week of training:

February 25

Chest:

Pec-deck Flyes - 100 * 20, 120 * 15, 140 * 15, 170 * 15
Incline Dumbbell Press - 60 * 20, 80 * 15, 100 * 12, 110 * 8, 110 * 8, 110 * 6
Narrow-grip Hammer Strength Press - 140 * 15, 160 * 12, 180 * 12
Wide-grip Incline Hammer Strength - 180 * 12, 180 * 10, 180 * 12
Flat Flyes - 50 * 15, 50 * 15, 50 * 12
Push-ups - BW * 15, BW * 20, BW * 25
Incline Machine Press - 110 * 20, 110 * 10

DUmbbell Shrugs - 100 * 20, 115 * 20, 130 * 20, 150 * 15, 100 * 20

Weight - 241 lbs.


February 26

Arms

Rope Pressdowns - 40 * 25, 50 * 20, 60 * 15, 60 * 15
Flat EZ-bar Extensions - 70 * 12, 70 * 12, 70 * 12
Seated Overhead DB Extensions - 100 * 12, 100 * 15, 100 * 15
Machine Dips - 200 * 15, 200 * 15, 200 * 15
Machine Overhead Extensions - 150 * 12, 150 * 12, 150 * 11
Reverse-grip ONe-arm Pressdowns - 20 * 20, 20 * 20, 20 * 20
Overhead One-arm DB Extensions - 25 * 20, 25 * 20, 25 * 20

One-arm Cable Curls - 20 * 20, 22.5 * 20, 25 * 15, 25 * 15
EZ-bar Curls - 70 * 15, 70 * 15, 70 * 15
Uni-arm Machine Curls - 90 * 15, 90 * 15, 90 * 15
Wide-grip Horizontal Cable Curls - 50 * 12, 50 * 12, 50 * 12
Hammer Rope Cable Curls - 80 * 20, 100 * 20, 120 * 15
superset with
Rope Pressdowns - 100 * 25, 120 * 20, 140 * 20
One-arm Machine Curls - 40 * 15, 50 * 15

Weight - ?


February 27

Shoulders/Traps

Front Smith Press - 135 * 25, 185 * 15, 205 * 12, 225 * 10, 225 * 8
Seated Side Laterals - 30 * 15, 40 * 12, 50 * 12, 30 * 10 (slow reps)
V-dumbbell Press - 50 * 12, 50 * 12, 50 * 12, 50 * 10
Machine Real Laterals - 100 * 20, 150 * 15, 170 * 15, 170 * 12
Cable Front Rope Raises - 60 * 20, 60 * 12, 60 * 12
superset with
Upright Cable Rows - 120 * 20, 120 * 20, 120 * 20

Dumbbell Shrugs - 100 * 20, 125 * 20, 150 * 15, 150 * 12, 100 * 10

Front Plate Raises - 45 * 15

Weight ?


February 29

Legs

Hack Squats - 180 * 15, 270 * 15, 360 * 12, 360 * 12, 360 * 10, 360 * 10
Stiff-legged Deadlift - 135 * 15, 185 * 15, 225 * 12, 275 * 10, 225 * 12
Vertical Leg Press - 230 * 20, 275 * 18, 320 * 15, 365 * 20
Walking Lunges - 50 lbs DUmbbell * 4 lengths
One-legged Leg Curls - 40 * 12, 40 * 12, 40 * 12

Weight - 239 lbs.


March 1

Back/Traps

Wide-grip Hammer Pulldowns - 135 * 20, 180 * 15, 225 * 10, 205 * 10, 205 * 10, 205 * 10, 180 * 10
Barbell Rows (Dorian) - 135 * 20, 185 * 15, 225 * 15, 275 * 7, 275 * 6
Dumbbell Rows - 100 * 12, 110 * 12, 125 * 12, 150 * 15
Incline Padded Rows - 90 * 12, 90 * 11, 90 * 10
Curl-grip Pulldowns - 140 * 12, 160 * 12, 180 * 12, 200 * 12

Dumbbell Shrugs - 120 * 15, 120 * 12, 120 * 12, 100 * 12, 100 * 12, 100 * 15

Weight - 240 lbs.

[Norwegian]

Anyway, I've got to hit the gym now. Got cardio, abs and calves coming up for the evening. Don't worry, I'll be adding my diet-plan and workout-program when I come back.

[bolt10]

good luck man you should enjoy this

[nickd84]

Nice log good luck.

[TripDog]

Dam that sucks about the shoulder man!!

[SilentBob187]

Dude, I was jealous of you mentioned working at that meat place when you were doing your bulk. You're a monster and I will definately be watching this.

[Norwegian]

I'll be doing upper and lower body depletion workouts on my low-carb half of the week. The workouts will be as following:

Monday: Upper Body Depletion (~60 second in between sets)

Hammer Pulldowns - 4 * 15 reps
Smith Front Press - 4 * 15 reps
Incline DUmbbell Press - 4 * 15 reps
Seated Cable Low-rows - 3 * 15 reps
Side Laterals - 3 * 15 reps
Flat Dumbbell Flyes - 3 * 15 reps
Dumbbell Shrugs - 4 * 20-25 reps

Barbell Curls - 3 * 15 reps
V-grip Pressdowns - 3 * 15 reps
One-arm Machine Curls - 3 * 20 reps
Rope Pressdowns - 3 * 20 reps

Cardio:
- Afternoon: 30 minutes treadmill; 3-5' incline; 5-6 mph
- 20 minutes Stairmaster following depletion-workout


Tuesday: Lower-body Depletion

Smith Machine Squats - 4 * 15 reps
Hack Squats - 3 * 20 reps
Stiff-leg Deadlift - 4 * 15 reps
One-legged Curls - 3 * 20 reps
Leg Extensions - 3 * 20 reps

Seated Calf Raises - 4 * 25 reps
Standing Calf Raises - 4 * 20 reps

Abs:
Crunches - 4 * 25 reps
Reverse Crunches - 4 * 25 reps

Cardio:
- Afternoon: 30 minutes treadmill; 3-5' incline; 5-6 mph
- 20 minutes on Stairmaster


Wednesday: Upper-body Depletion

Incline Hammer Press - 4 * 15 reps
Pec-deck Flyes - 4 * 20 reps
Behind-neck Smith Press - 4 * 15 reps
Upright Barbell Rows - 3 * 12 reps
Behind-neck Pulldowns - 4 * 15-20 reps
Leaning Dumbbell Rows - 3 * 15 reps
Barbell Shrugs - 3 * 20-25 reps

Freestyle Low Cable Curls - 4 * 20 reps
Freestyle one-arm Pressdowns - 4 * 15 reps
Horizontal Preacher Cable Curls - 3 * 15 reps
Dip Machine - 3 * 15-20 reps

Cardio:
- 30 minutes Stairmaster following workout


Thursday: Lower-body Depletion

Dumbbell Lunges - 4 * 50 yard with 40-50 lbs dumbbells
Leg Press - 4 * 20 reps
Seated Leg Curls - 3 * 15 reps
Barbell Squats - 3 * 20 reps

Donkey Calf Raises - 4 * 20-25 reps
Machine Calf Extensions - 4 * 20-25 reps

Abs:
Machine Crunches - 4 * 20 reps
Leg Raises - 4 * 25-30 reps

Cardio:
- 20-30 minutes following workout


Friday: OFF ENTIRELY!


Saturday: Low/medium range reps Full-body Workout

Hammer Bench Press - 4 * 6-10 reps
Incline Dumbbell Press - 3 * 6-10 reps
Behind-neck Smith Press - 4 * 6-10 reps
Machine Rear Laterals - 3 * 10-12
Barbell Rows - 4 * 6-8 reps
Wide-grip Hammer Pulldowns - 3 * 8-10 reps

Leg Press - 4 * 8 reps
Stiff-leg Dumbbell Deadlifts - 4 * 8-10 reps

Standing Calf Raises - 4 * 10-12 reps

Abs:
Crunches - 3 * 25 reps
Oblique Crunches - 4 * 25 reps

Cardio:
-None

Sunday:

- Cardio only, possibly some calf/hamstring exercises

[Norwegian]

Last time I followed the Ultimate Diet 2.0, I followed the two proposed full-body depletion workouts on Monday/Tuesday, Medium-range rep Full-body workout on Thursday, and the anabolic low-rep workout on Saturday.

This time around, I'll be trying to deplete my body in 2 * two days. I'm trying this out for the first two weeks, and depending on I look/feel, I'll see if four days of depletion workouts in a row following a brutal low/no carb diet will do more good than bad. Diet will be coming up shortly, btw.

Cardio is done 5 days a week. This will also be changed accordingly, because on low-carb, I'm always worried about getting in a catabolic state when doing too much cardio.

[Norwegian]

Originally Posted by SilentBob187

Dude, I was jealous of you mentioned working at that meat place when you were doing your bulk. You're a monster and I will definately be watching this.

Hahaha, yes, THOSE WERE THE DAYS ! It was a VERY anabolic summer ! lol .. Got to be honest, that was HEAVEN compared to now -> back then I had the priviledge of choosing ANY kind of meat - whether it be chicken, beef, lamb, pork, or turkey - and got rock-bottom prices .. Here I'm stuck with cooking up plain, dry white chicken, cus I can't afford the nicer cuts of meats! Albertsons had a sale on chicken this weekend, and I made sure to pick up 40 lbs worth @ $1.88/lbs. Should keep me two weeks, I'd say, going at 20lbs/week on avg.

Anyways, happy to see you fellas following my log !

[Norwegian]

I'll be noting on the following as far as the IntraStack goes:

Strength -> x/10
Stamina/Endurance -> x/10
Energy/Focus -> x/10
Pumps/Vascularity -> x/10
Recovery -> x/10

Misc. notes/comments


Other supplements I'll be using during this stack:

- Raspberry Ketones (160mg * 4/day)
- Green Tea (400mg * 4/day)
- Cissus (2 grams/day)
- ALA (900-1,500mg/day)
- Multivitamin
- Fish oil (8 grams/day)
- ALCAR (550mg * 5/day)
- Vitamin C (2 * 1,000mg/day)

- MHP Probolic (casein/whey blend)
- EAS 100% Whey Protein
- Waxy Maize Starch


- I've got today's depletion workout coming up within 90 minutes, so I'm getting mentally prepared for it. I'll be checking back later with updates..

[jjohn]

Cool subbed best of luck!

[DaveGabe24]

Looking awesome man. Quite the physique u got (strong no homo)

I'm sure this stack is really going to help survive the depleted workouts.