[jmh80]

Off we go.
I'll be logging X-factor/Drive/RPM for the next 2 months (or so).

Stats:
28 years old
5'11"
170 lbs this morning
Chest - 40"
Arms - 15"
Waist at belly button (relaxed - not holding stomach in) - 31"
Waist at hips - 30.5" (a bit bloated)
Quads - 21" for left, 22" for right
calves - 15.25"

Dose:
X-factor - 4 caps/day, divided into 2 or 4 doses (depends if I forget)
Drive - 8 caps/day, divided into 2 doses - first thing in the AM and pre-WO
RPM - 3 caps right now pre-WO, may go up from there

Other supps:
Naplam w/ clen - have been on since 2/23/08 (rotating with Lipo-Y) and will finish this out, should be 2 or 3 more weeks
multi vitamin
NOW's curcumin
Twinlab B vitamin
Saw palmetto
SAM-E
NOW's vita berry
Miracle Reds
NOW's methyl B-12 sublingual
NOW's astaxanthin
Nutra's ALA, ALCAR, tyrosine
TrueProtein's Alpha GPC (and a few other nootropics maybe once per week)
Designer Supps' Glucophase XR (only before big carb meals - a few times per week)
Ergopharm's 1-NO pre-WO - only a week and a half left, will double up to finish faster
Gaspari's SizeOn - about a week and a half left - have to take post-WO as it really upsets my stomach (look forward to finishing as I can't take all the crapping much longer)
PAL's ResetAD
various stimulants - will be reducing those down to just diet soda now that I'm on RPM
Muscle Milk n Oats (not sure if a supp) - one per day at work, tastes really good

I've stopped fish oil and flax oil - was taking 5 grams a day of both of those.


Goals:
Lean out - in pursuit of a 6 pack for the first time since I was 18/19. Napalm has really helped - 5 are visible right now.
With this stack - I'm going for a really clean bulk, but won't jeopardize my bodyfat just for gains.
Other than that - am just excited to try this stack.

Prior experience with these supps:
Drive log - Jmh80 Reviews Drive during PCT
RPM - have a bottle, have used sparingly at 1 or 2 caps pre-WO
Never used X-factor


Training:
5 days a week of lifting - still very much the workout I got from Bobo. Have had to swap some exercises out because they cause me joint issues (and didn't in 2005).

I am now doing cardio again for the first time in 2 years or so. I'm doing 20 to 30 mins after lifting 4 days a week. Every once and a while for fun I go on an off-day and do 45 mins or so.
Abs are done 3 days a week currently. Though not many reps - haven't worked them in a long time either and they get cramped quickly.


Diet:
Protein is 170 to 250 grams/day as of late.
Carbs are variable - 100 to upwards of 400. (Not carb cycling - just happens.)
Fats - will be lower till I figure out what to replace the unsaturated fats with.
Will try to keep track of my diet at least a few days a week on here or Fitday.
I have one cheat day per week - a weekend day. I do slip up and have cheat meals here and there during the week. I'd say that happens every other week on average. (Going out with friends to eat, for instance.)


Pics:
Teh products


chest from the side


Front picture


Back


Biceps from Sept


For reference - before I started Napalm (2/23/08)


All pictures are cold (i.e. not from post-WO)


I'd welcome input or questions.
Later.

[Norwegian]

Definitely sub'd !! Looks like you've got every planned out real nicely .. I'm happy to see I'm not the only one choking down a boatload of pills a day as well ! (multis, fish oil, ALCAR, ALA, and so on and so forth..)

Best of luck !

[Norwegian]

By the way, it's awesome that you've been lucky enough to avoid those nasty stretchmarks by the armpit area ! I thought those were inevitable when growing .. . . . HOW ?! lol

[jmh80]

Originally Posted by Norwegian

Definitely sub'd !! Looks like you've got every planned out real nicely .. I'm happy to see I'm not the only one choking down a boatload of pills a day as well ! (multis, fish oil, ALCAR, ALA, and so on and so forth..)

Best of luck !

Hehe - I forgot some I'm taking and I'm going off some. So - it was way more than I posted.

I went off:
Leukix
Gakix
fish/flax (of course)
Thermolife G-Tek (just finished - not a pill but still)
Nutra's beta-alanine tabs (stopped)
AP (before high carb/cheat meals)
P'slin (every once and a while before a workout)
SAN's Blaze

I'm taking but forgot to post:
SuperCissus
NOW's Relora (for higher stress days at work)
Unique's picamillon and pyritinol (during work)
Xtend - 4 scoops pre-WO and 2 post, don't have much left



I also figured I'd post something about myself - since I'm not around all that often now and most of this place nowadays seems to have been around for less than a year.

I'm a chemical engineer for an oil company. I've been working for 4 years now. Graduated with a 4.0 gpa from an SEC school.
I grew up in south Florida - hence being a Canes fan.
I live in south Looziana now. Perhaps will be moved to Houston in a year or so - depends on needs at work.
I have a dog - corgi mix.
I'm perpetually single. (Perhaps that's changing - we'll see.)
I'm an admin at a sports forum.
Dunno what else to say here.

Oh - I have up pictures from 2002 before I started lifting (again) in the Pictures forum. Look for my thread - I forget the title.
I was a skinny POS.

[jmh80]

Originally Posted by Norwegian

By the way, it's awesome that you've been lucky enough to avoid those nasty stretchmarks by the armpit area ! I thought those were inevitable when growing .. . . . HOW ?! lol

I have some - but you really have to look close to notice.

I have no idea how I avoided them. Wish I had some miracle tip - alas, I don't.
I didn't apply anything or do anything notable.

Thanks for the support, BTW.

[B5150]

Originally Posted by jmh80

I'm an admin at a sports forum.
Dunno what else to say here.

You had me at admin

[jmh80]

It's full of a lot of adults who act like children, B. I go to BB.com for a good laugh and break. (Because I don't have to moderate all that foolishness.)

[OCCFan023]

Down for this. I want to the see the power of a test booster and X-Factor have together. Subbeddddd.

Was the removal of fish oil personal preference or required? (also if you heard about the reversal of the no EFAs while on X-Factor are you doing it just to make sure there is no competing between the two or just feel like dropping them?)

[EasyEJL]

that is my only issue at all with x-factor, dropping the fish oils.

So far in doing 2 cycles of x-factor, both times i've noticed some fairly rapid drop of 2-3 lbs of fat in the first couple weeks of using it. If it works out that way for you, you ought to see the other ab

[jmh80]

Originally Posted by OCCFan023

Down for this. I want to the see the power of a test booster and X-Factor have together. Subbeddddd.

Was the removal of fish oil personal preference or required? (also if you heard about the reversal of the no EFAs while on X-Factor are you doing it just to make sure there is no competing between the two or just feel like dropping them?)

I only saw one post about the reversal about no EFA's. I figured I'd give it a first go without them. No other real reason.
No one told me I had to drop them.

I've got the bulk X-factor. Will likely do my next run with fish oil/flax just to compare.

[3clipseGT]

Im in bro! Good luck man and damn congrats on the 4.0 dude, very impressive!

[OCCFan023]

Good deal. The no EFA rule was the biggest thing holding me back from X-Factor but I got a free bottle coming so it would be cool to see a comparison. Best of luck with the log man.

[jmh80]

Originally Posted by EasyEJL

that is my only issue at all with x-factor, dropping the fish oils.

So far in doing 2 cycles of x-factor, both times i've noticed some fairly rapid drop of 2-3 lbs of fat in the first couple weeks of using it. If it works out that way for you, you ought to see the other ab

Hadn't heard that. Cool.
Should also help that I'm now doing abs and cardio consistantly. The bottom ab on my right has made some good improvement the last 2 weeks (even though I've been doing this since late Feb).

I forgot to say that I added NOW's plant sterols supp to sort of combat the loss of fish oil. I likely don't need it for cholesterol - I'm just paranoid after my Dad died over cardiovascular stuff.