[borobulker]

04/13/2008

Great training day today... Yum...
I am using this week as kind of a deloading week. I am feeling pretty beat up, time to act like a bodybuilder.... kinda

NIMBUS NUTRITION BLAST EFFECTIVENESS
This stuff is awesome. I feel so much energy, so much drive. I think this is an ideal supplement for strength sports athletes. Below is a quote from a post i posted on another forum. It is in reference to strength sports atheletes and the use of conventional "pre-workout" supplements. Nimbus Blast is the answer.

If you are training for PL or SM events like i assume you are i would recommend some other items...

Although "pump" is not all that these products provide, i feel there are much more beneficial and economic ways of achieving better results.

I have seen some issues with "NO" type pre-workout drinks starting when i switched to PL/SM style training. This is not training for pump or size or looks, nothing of the sort. This involves you being as strong and as fast as possible, "efficiency".

Therefore, i would look toward more endurance oriented products while still maintaining a caloric surplus as well as keeping a balanced, structured diet.
I have seen great results from my current supplement arsenal.

Along with basic ancillaries, i currently take:
PreWorkout:
3-4 Applied Nutriceuticals RPM

During Workout:
25g Scivation Xtend
20g IDSWaximaize
2-3g Sci-Fit Creatine Monohydrate

Immediately Post Workout:
25g Scivation Xtend
60g IDS Waximaize
5g Sci-Fit Creatine Monohydrate

Post Workout ~10-15 mins:
48g (2 scoops) Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey - Gold Standard

I think that this program works great for not only "bulking" or "cutting",etc. but is a great all around recomp/strength/muscle builder. This is basic nutritional and supplementation knowledge being refined to suit each "genre" of weightlifting.

Please remember this is in no way my complete supplementation program, nor do i count any dietary sources of protein or carbohydrate for this consideration.
I would be happy to lay that out as well if interest is shown.

Best of luck, now go SFW!!!
Casey

Training - Legs
16" Box Squats (with pause) - 135x10, 135x10, 225x5, 295x5, 315x5, 365x5, 365x5, 365x5, 365x5, 365x5. (Emphasis on speed)
Laying Leg Curls - 12x10, 12x8, 10x10, 10x8, 10x8
Smith Front Squats - 135x10, 135x10, 225x10
Incline Treadmill - Incline on 9 at 3mph - 10 mins (post workout)
TIME TO GO HOME...

Tomorrow i will try and cover my diet in detail, pictures, macro listings etc....

Thanks for watching!

[borobulker]

04/14/2008

Today is a moderate day. Moderate fat, moderate carb and moderate protein.

I try to shoot for a layout the sample below but sometimes it does not workout as anticipated.

Later in my log, i will log a High day and a Low day.

Justin Harris' Macro-Cycling Layout - Easy concept.
This three days are cycled, High, Mod, Low.

High and Mod days fall on training days.
Low days fall on off days.
Cardio is done on Mod and Low days.

The calorie amounts are set up so that you can change foods anytime you want. You only count the protein in the protein foods, the carbs in the carb foods, and the fat in the fat foods.

So, if you have steak as a meal, and you're supposed to add 7g of fat....you only count the protein in the steak, not the fat. The 7g of fat will come from the fat sources. And if you have oatmeal in a meal and it has 8g of protein, you don't count that towards your protein.

Sample
Meal 1 (40g Pro, 40g Carbs)
Meal 2 (40g Pro, 20g Carbs)
Meal 3 ((40g Pro, 40g Carbs)
Training Meal (25g Pro, 50g Carbs)
Meal 4 (70g Pro, 7g Fat)
Meal 5 (70g Pro, 7g Fat)
Meal 6 (70g Pro, 7g Fat)
Meal 7 (2 scoops Muscle Milk)


In a week or two when i begin a serious cut for summer, i will follow the diet perfectly. For now, i am only using it as a diagram, suggestions.

Meals
Below i will post diagrams of each of my 7 meals as well as their macronutrient breakdowns.

Some ingredients were left out because they are calorically insignificant and/or i am too lazy to plug them into fitday...















Estimated Daily Totals
~2900 Calories
~65g Fat
~300g Carbs
~280g Protein

I realize these numbers resemble that of a teenage girls requirements but on mod days, you must be conservative.

Tomorrow will be a low carb day so my protein should be around 400-450gs with only around 100gs carbs. High EFAs.

Training - Shoulders
Nothing special to report, sorry!

Cardio - Incline Treadmill
I walked @ 3mph at a 9* Incline for 20 mins, post workout.

Thanks for watching!

[bolt10]

This is an amazing log man i appreciate all the detail

[borobulker]

Originally Posted by bolt10

This is an amazing log man i appreciate all the detail

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to bolt10 again.

No issues buddy, you guys give me an excellent product FO' FREE. I have to take it seriously and present this the best way possible.

I have been using this log as a release from school work. So, in a way this is a form of procrastination. I am sure to excel at something deemed as such. haha

N1mBv$ RaWk$ haha off to class! yum!

(can you tell i am jacked up on blast as i type this?)

[rubberchicken]

Originally Posted by bolt10

This is an amazing log man i appreciate all the detail

In my limited experience I would have to say this is the best log I have ever seen. Excellent job . I expect a lot of companies in the future would be keen for you to log their stuff on the strength of this effort.

[borobulker]

Originally Posted by rubberchicken

In my limited experience I would have to say this is the best log I have ever seen. Excellent job . I expect a lot of companies in the future would be keen for you to log their stuff on the strength of this effort.

Thank you for your support.
I hope this opens some doors for me. As i said before, there is no reason to not give back for their graciousness.

I really, honestly like this product. I do not want to overstate the obvious, each and everyday about how it provides great energy and focus. Rather, i choose to prove that it works by my desire to continue an unbiased, highly detailed log.

It seems as if this is all i have to do all day but it is not. I am already juggling my duties as a full time student, a part time web designer, part time nutritional consultant and most importantly my valued time in the gym.

As far as other companies looking for me as a tester for their products, i ask that they contact me via PM if this is the case. I do not want to possible taint the validity of this log. I am interested in working with Nimbus more in the future!

Thanks again for all the support guys and just keep watching!

[hman85]

Where did you get the name "Boro"bulker?

[borobulker]

"Edinboro University of PA - BSHPE/ Performance Nutrition"

From my sig, i go to school in Edinboro... Everybody calls it "Boro"...

good question!

[borobulker]

as i said before, hope this opens up some doors for me.

i will be competing in various ASM (Strongman) comps as well as a possible USBDL (Powerlifting) meets this summer.

I cannot wait to integrate Blast into my strongman training, STARTING TOMORROW! I will have pictures and maybe some movies to post.

All in all, i will be competing against myself. Hopefully i can make something happen!

In contrast, I feel like supplement companies have a hard time finding true athletes on these boards. Many loggers are simply starting or cannot push a product to its full capabilities.

This is why i would like the oppurtunity to test this product in real world trials, competitions, etc.

As far as non-training use, i have used it a few times. I almost DON'T want to use it on non-training days because it works so well as a pre-workout stimulant complex. I will log a non-training day before it is done.

To summarize, Blast is a pretty versatile supplement. I am pushing the envelope with it tomorrow, ill try and find a flaw in the compound...

Thanks again, it means a lot to me...
Keep watching!

[borobulker]

[prld2gr8ns]

Nice pic boro.

Log is looking great buddy!!!

[borobulker]

04/21/2008

Saturday was our first Strongman training day. The whole crew came out to join in the festivities.


We had 3 events; 400lbs (light) Tractor Tire Flip for Reps, Hyundai Accent Car Deadlift for Reps, 390lbs Farmers Walk for Distance.

First, we all took turns on the tire. 6 flips out, 6 flips back. This was not very strength taxing but it was a good warm-up for the day. Warm up every body part with this movement.

We each did this 3 or 4 times.

Then we moved on to the real test. Hyundai Accent Deadlifts. One of the guys lifting with us is a metal fabricator. He fabbed up an apparatus that allowed us to pick up the rear end of his car. It slid into his rear frame rails and can easily be removed for the drive home.




The Accent is his winter beater and is in pretty rough shape as you can see. The car is listed at about 2100lbs but with our leverage advantage we estimated it to be about 550 at the top, after the suspension pre-load. We originally attempted this from the ground and it was way to heavy to start that low. We then put the rear tires up on 3 plates each, and re-tried it. Much easier. Do not take the word "easier" for more than a simple description. haha

After plenty of single reps, feel sets we had a mock competition...

Standings
Steve - 11 Reps
Zack - 11 Reps
Me (Casey) - 7 Reps
Corey - 5 Reps
Sean - 2 Reps
Mark - 1 Rep (@ 160lbs!)


ZACK


STEVE


ME (CASEY)


MARK

Next, a few of us stuck around for Farmers Walk...

Standings
Me (Casey) - 120 Yards w/ 390lbs.
Zack - 120 Yards (with pause) w/ 390lbs
Mark - 30 Yards w/ 390lbs and 120 Yards w/ 210lbs


ME (CASEY)


ZACK


MARK

We stuck around a little and just did some odds and ends. Either way it was a really fun day. Great intensity.

Blast Dosing
I dosed Nimbus Nutrition Blast twice throughout the day. I had awesome power, energy, strength, etc. all day. I was going to let some of the other guys try it but before i had a chance to, they had already taken their own stimulant blends.
Next time we have a training day, i am offering Blast samples to the other participants to gather some feedback.

Thanks for watching!