STEPHENGARCIA AND FINAFLEX IGNITE 2

[TheSaiyan]

Thanks Finaflex and Dreamweaver for allowing me to log their new Ignite 2. What mainly drew me to this product was that it has agmatine. I have never used a preworkout with agmatine before and I have heard great stories of the skin ripping pumps it delivers.

I am doing another log (yes both reps are okay with it) on recoverpro and IF lean bulking so most of my foods or other daily thoughts will be on there if you want to subscribe I'd love to have you. On this thread it will mainly be the cut and dry lifts, pumps and my feelings centered on how I performed in the gym.

I will edit some pics in from my phone once I am in better wifi range.

Today I received 1 tub of Ignite 2 Wild Watermelon and an XL Finaflex Freak shirt. Both products look badass bros, I am wearing the shirt right now and it fits quite well but still is comfortable enough for added room to grow.

Upon opening I noticed the power has little clumps in it and the scoop for it is quite original. Thought that was pretty cool, it's the little things lol. When I shook 1 scoop in 10 ounces of whatever all those clumps went away and it mixed well. I guess I am just so used to Condense that when the water actually changed color it felt weird in a way. Taste was good 8/10 but I was driving and didn't really savor it so that might go up or down. It isn't sour but it made my jaw clench as if I had just eaten something sour (if that makes sense).

I went into the gym today after only sleeping for 3 hours and being in class from 9-1130 am, but Ignite filled the ticket. I was kinda debating on taking a nap or just going to the gym and I am really glad Ignite came just in time. It didn't "hit me like a brick wall" it eased my energy levels up higher and higher and kept going well into my 2 or 3 exercise then stayed there. I was spotting my friend on skull crushers and with a few spots my biceps felt lit. It was amazing.

I did triceps and a little bit of back touch up today but it feels like I hit chest and bis too. I've never had these feeling and some of my friends tell me thats what hemavol feels like. I am glad I listened and researched the ingredient profile and had a chance to hop on this great opportunity.

this is copy pasta from my other log but myFIRST work out on Ignite 2.

Decline Ez Bar Skullcrushers
70 lb x12
70 lb x12
70 lb x14
70 lb x14

Seated DB Over Head Extension Super Set with Bench Dips
90 lb x12 + 12 dips
75 lb x12 + 8 dips (2 second hold at the bottom)
75 lb x12 + 10 dips (same thing)
75 lb x10 (failure) + 8 dips (got sloppy around 6)

Cable Pressdowns Drop Set Method
110 lb x12 + 45 lb x12
150 lb (maxed) x12 + 70 lb x10
150 lb x12 + 70 lbs x8

Isolateral Row (held squeeze for around a count and a half and only 1 arm at a time, perfect form)
1 pps x12
55 lb ps x14
55 lb ps x15

Underhand Low Row with Lat Pull Down Bar (deep arch and slow release of tension makes this feel amazing)
80 lb x12
110 lb x12
110 lb x12

I have a pic of my bicep after this and I thought it looked pretty darn good for not targetting them directly.
Also I am wearing the freak shirt and whats better than that?!

Anyway I have ranted enough, follow along if you are interested in this product. I was a little iffy about going back to a prop blend but this is money guys and what better way to show you than living breathing proof!

-Stephen
Newest member of the Finaflex Freak Fam

 

[TheSaiyan]

 

[TheSaiyan]

reserved for final thoughts

 

[BoneDaddy]

I'm in. Let do it!

 

[TheSaiyan]

I'm in. Let do it!

Boom!!!

 

[AaronJP1]

Freaky shirt!

 

[TheSaiyan]

Freaky shirt!

So much cool apparel coming out! Loving the styles

 

[TheSaiyan]

Fasted leg training is always tricky, but that's what went down yesterday.
Couple scoops recoverpro then waited til I was almost in the parking lot to drink my ignite 2. (Reasoning was I wanted the energy to peak midway)

Got there and started hitting some squats, my knees felt like crap so after a set of
135x10 I stretched for like 3 minutes.

Tried it out again
135x10 way better

For reals (stopped a couple degrees under parallel, didn't feel like going ass to the grass and I didn't notice a huge difference in contraction)
185x12
225x10
225x10
135x16
135x12

Dead and about to puke from the slight pause on the bottom I was using

Leg Extensions
90x20
90x20 started cramping
70x16
50x20

Leg press (feet all the way up and drove with my ankles, accenting the motion by keeping my toes off the platform.)
1 pps x20
3 pps x20

Partner started throwing up like a noob so we had to go, I didn't mind I could have left after those leg extensions and been perfectly fine. Great workout and great pump. It turns out I did time that ignite right for what I wanted to do that day. Baus mode

 

[AaronJP1]

I remember I trough up the first couple times after a work out...

:lol:

Did he make it to the bathroom?

 

[TheSaiyan]

I remember I trough up the first couple times after a work out...

:lol:

Did he make it to the bathroom?

Ya luckily he did lol, I mean I had bile in my mouth constantly after the 2 set of leg extension I just controlled my breathing better I suppose

 

[TheSaiyan]

Read up on the Smolov Jr program and I decided to give it a go and see what it was all about.

First bench day is 6 sets of 6 at 70% of 1MR. Which came out to be like 205 for me, rounded down to the nearest applicable weight.

Warm up with bar, then 135.

205 x6
205 x6
205 x6
205 x6
205 x6
205 x7 (one more so I could reach failure)

Pretty good rep/set range for the weight. Was impressed on how good it felt and how easy it was to control the weight. Well thought out plan indeed.

I didn't do deadlifts on back day and if I miss deads I get anxious so I had to get em in.

8 sets of 4 at 85% 1 MR

315 x4
315 x4
315 x4
315 x4
315 x4
315 x4
315 x4
315 x4

My grip held strong and my form was money, felt like barfing when I set down the 6th set, controlled my breathing and the next two sets were cake.

Got an overall good workout, lifting heavy and controlled for 14 sets.

Focus and pump was great usual, and side note when a little bit of the ignite came up it actually didn't taste too bad. Gross to think about but we've all been there lol







mod edit: Moved. Put logs in the log section.

 

[ScottyDoc]

SUB'd

 

[TheSaiyan]

SUB'd

Woot! Glad to have you

 

[TheSaiyan]

Smolov Jr Second Day
7 sets of 5 at 75%

My insomnia was acting up, I didnt go to sleep til 7 am last night and I didn't wake up til like 4 pm. Worst time to go to the gym here so I waited til 630 ish. Have to say my stomach was pretty darn empty when I took my scoop of ignite. Took 2 scoops Lemon RecoverPro for obvious reasons. The flavor of ignite has grown on me, which is the opposite of what I expected honestly.

some rotator cuff warm ups and jumped right to it
225x5
225x5
225x5
225x5
225x5
225x5
225x5

again, impressed by how effective the rep range was. After I racked my last press I felt drained yet throughout the workout I was in complete control of form.
also equally impressed by how the energy from ignite just keeps on going til peak and levels out. Doesnt leave you high and dry with a crash which is something I appreciate a ton.

Went to incline flyes mixed with incline db press
40's x20 (just flyes)
40's x15 flyes + 40's x7 press with rotation
35's x15 flyes + 35's x8 press with rotation

Seated Cable Chest Flyes
70 x15
70 x15
70 x14

Hammer Strength Incline Press
1 pps x12
2 pps x12
70 lbs pps x 10 (failed)

pic will be uploaded soon ghey bois

 

[ScottyDoc]

Looking Good Bro (no-Homo) in to see where this takes ya for sure!

 

[TheSaiyan]

Looking Good Bro (no-Homo) in to see where this takes ya for sure!

Thanks man!

 

[TheSaiyan]

Lowered all weights just because my quality of workouts has gone down. Really wanted to focus.
1 scoop ignite for pw.

Reverse Grip Pulldowns SS w/ Wide Grip Pulldowns
110 lbs x10 + 110 lbs x10
(Still not a deep enough contraction)
90 lbs x10 + 90 lbs x10
90 lbs x10 + 90 lbs x10 (so pumped)
90 lbs x8 + 90 lbs x6

Bis were pumped off this alone

Bent Over BB Rows
135 lbs x14
135 lbs x12
Switched to suicide grip
135 lbs x12
135 lbs x12

Isolateral Rows
1 pps x16 (one arm at a time)
1 pps + 25 x 12
1 pps x20
1 pps x16 (both arms)
1 pps x16 (1 arm 4 reps then hold contraction while doing other arm 4 reps.)

DB 1 Arm Rows (with an incline bench) squared up stance, not staggered. Keeps your spine in line and I feel a stronger contraction personally.
35 lb x12
35 lb x12
35 lb x12
35 lb x12

Low Cable Rows (lean back when contracting to hit lower lats)
110 lbs x12
110 lbs x14
110 lbs x12
110 lbs x12

Hammer Strength High Row (nice arch to hit lower lats)
1 pps x12
1 pps + 25 x12
1 pps + 25 x12
1 pps x12

Making progress, still not happy but eh

 

[AaronJP1]

Keep pushing man... Doing a great job.

 

[TheSaiyan]

Keep pushing man... Doing a great job.

Thanks man, I wish I went to a gym that people weren't just worried about weights. I get the most bizarre looks for doing weights that the noobies are hitting.
This forum keeps me motivated to not let it get to me and keep going for quality!

 

[ScottyDoc]

Thanks man, I wish I went to a gym that people weren't just worried about weights. I get the most bizarre looks for doing weights that the noobies are hitting.
This forum keeps me motivated to not let it get to me and keep going for quality!

Stephen... I've been lifting light for years now and I'm not huge by any means, but I'm big enough that people think I should be lifting more, especially the LiL teenage New-B's that are doing curls with like 70Lb dumbbells, well they call them curls, I call them full-body upper cuts, while I sit there calmly on a bench with my 25-35Lb dumbbells making my biceps scream all the way down to the Fuggin Bone!!! I see them looking at me and I see their little smirkish grins, like they are thinking "Hahahhaha, I'm lifting more than this guy, Hahahaha!" Oh well, I like the way I look better than the way they look and I'm a lot less likely to get injured or experience joint pains, etc. So to all you guys who like to lift the entire gym, more power to ya!

 

[TheSaiyan]

Stephen... I've been lifting light for years now and I'm not huge by any means, but I'm big enough that people think I should be lifting more, especially the LiL teenage New-B's that are doing curls with like 70Lb dumbbells, well they call them curls, I call them full-body upper cuts, while I sit there calmly on a bench with my 25-35Lb dumbbells making my biceps scream all the way down to the Fuggin Bone!!! I see them looking at me and I see their little smirkish grins, like they are thinking "Hahahhaha, I'm lifting more than this guy, Hahahaha!" Oh well, I like the way I look better than the way they look and I'm a lot less likely to get injured or experience joint pains, etc. So to all you guys who like to lift the entire gym, more power to ya!

This. ^
Lolololol full body uppercuts

 

[TheSaiyan]

I'm so pissed. I wrote out such a good post and the app failed.

 

[TheSaiyan]

Smolov jr day 3

1 scoop ignite 2

8 sets of 4 at 80%

(235x4) x 8

Shoulders

Side lateral
4 sets 15's x16

Plate Raise SS db shrugs
45 x10 + 35's x12
""
45 x8 + 35's x10
""

Seated Rear Delt flyes
(15's x20) x4

Bb shrugs
135 x14x12x12x10

Facepulls
40x20
50x20
60x20

Getting shoulders wider, snug as a rug in a large

 

[TurningGreen]

LOG looks great bro, Im in

 

[TheSaiyan]

LOG looks great bro, Im in

Woot!

 

[Rush954]

I'm in. Wanna see where this takes you. i like the finaflex the tee shirt

 

[TheSaiyan]

I'm in. Wanna see where this takes you. i like the finaflex the tee shirt

Thanks for joining man!

 

[TheSaiyan]

Day 4 of Smolov

1 scoop Ignite 2, fasted and right before I stepped off my truck.

Warm up with bar and then 135.

10 sets of 3 at 85%

250x3 o 10

Around set 7 I started getting tired and started lifting like a power lifter. Felt good, no spotter no problem.

First week is done.

Next week it's the whole thing over again just add 5 kilos to everything.


LEGS

Squats
135 x10
185 x10
235 x8
185 x10

Front squats
135 x8

Leg Press
3 pps feet all the way up push with heels.
Got sets of 12, 12 and 14.

Achilles felt weird and overall a very stressful workout. Felt like puking the whole drive home.

 

[TheSaiyan]

Arm Day

Fasted as usual, 2 scoops RecoverPro.

Was in a very good mood so I only took half a scoop of ignite, I just didnt really need an extra boost today. Kinda went a little out of the box today but in the end I felt good.

Skull Crushers Ez Curl Bar SS with Alt DB Curls
70 x 14 + 25's x 24
70 x 12 + 35's x 16
70 x 12 + 20's x 28

Seated 1 Arm Tricep Extension
20 lb db 3 sets of 10, right arm then left then back to right and so on

Seated 2 Arm Tricep Extension
35 lb db 2 sets of 14 nice and slow focusing on the long head. felt great

barbell curls
30 lb preloaded 2 sets of burnoff (25 and 20)

1 Arm Rope Extension in front instead of the side (basically turn your hips to the right if its the right arm left for the left arm) SS with 2 arm variation.
@1 x10 each side + @4x12
""
""

preacher curl (inside grip)
10 lbs ps x 16
35 lbs ps x 4 + 10 lbs ps x 12

Arnold Concentration curls
20 lb db x 10 each arm
""
""

Low Row with the lat pull down bar (underhand grip)
90 lb x 12
90 lb x 16

pics for proof that I indeed do lift

 

[TurningGreen]

excellent LOG so far bro, keep it up!

 

[TheSaiyan]

4 scoops recoverpro (2 in the morning, went back to sleep then 2 at 1 pm)
lifting at 345
1 scoop ignite

day 1 week 2 of Smolov
6 sets of 6 at 70% + 5 kgs

225x6
225x6
225x6
215x6 (this is what the weight truly should have been I was just being stubborn)
215x6
215x6

Incline DB Press (rotate and squeeze at the top but stop half an inch apart)
40'sx20
40'sx20
40'sx20

Parallel Grip DB Press
40'sx16

Dips
BWx14
BWx12
BWx10
BWx8

Cable Crossover
4 platesx12
4 platesx12
4 platesx12

Hammer Strength Bench Press
2ppsx10
2ppsx6 + 1ppsx8
1ppsx10

 

[TheSaiyan]

DAY 6 of Smolov

As always 4 scoops RecoverPro
1 scoop Ignite 2

day 2 week 2 Smolov Jr + Back Hypertrophy
7 sets of 5 @ 75% 1RM + 5 kg

230x5
230x5
230x5
230x5
230x5
230x5
245x5 (reached failure right as I pushed the last rep up)

My shoulder is holding up really well, gonna start doing more stretching at the end anyway. Better safe than sorry. on that note I didn't wanna strain my shoulder too much so I postponed bent over rows and deads til friday. biceps get worked every other week as of now

BACK

Reverse Grip Lat Pulldowns SS with Lat Pulldowns
bumped weight up to 100
12+10
12+8
12+9
17 (good song plus I got a text that pissed me off) + 8 (dropped that to 70)

Isolateral Row (thumbs up, one are at a time)
1 ppsx12
1 ppsx15
1 ppsx18
1 ppsx20

Low Cable Row
100x14
140x14
140x14
160x14

DB row
40 lberx15
""
""
""

had enough in me for some cardio! mins on the stair master


Idk why but when it comes time to take ignite I get nauseous, it has never made me feel bad nor have I have any bad side effects and when I take it I feel great. it's weird. just happened twice already in the last 3 days so I thought I'd throw it in there

 

[TheSaiyan]

Rest day for Smolov

2 scoops recoverpro before workout
1 scoop ignite

Shoulder Hypertrophy
Got blood flowing with some military press, light weight small rep ranges it doesnt count

Barbell Shrugs
135x14
135x14
145x12
135x11+1 (hit my dick on 11 and had to drop the weight and regather my grip)

Shrug Maching SS with DB Shrugs
2 ppsx12 + 40'sx10
2 ppsx15 + 40'sx10
2 ppsx15 + 40'sx10
2 ppsx14 + 40'sx8

Db Shoulder Press (not completely vertical I'd say a 85 degree incline)
40'sx12
40'sx12
40'sx12
40'sx9

DB Rear Delt Flyes
20'sx15
20'sx20
20'sx20
20'sx20

Bent Arm Side Lateral Raises
15'sx12
15'sx12
15'sx12
15's12

Rear Delt Flyes on Pec Deck (one arm at a time)
100x12
135x12
135x12

Gave my bud a scoop, since he never has taken a preworkout before and he normally tires out halfway through and bitches that it's time to leave.
NOT TODAY! He stayed and was focused the entire time. I didn't know he hadn't eaten though so the scoop on an empty stomach for someone not used to stimulants turned out bad on the drive home. He had to pull over and almost lost it, he held it in like a champ though! Just giving my thoughts.

The taste has grown on me, it's kinda like a Watermelon Jolly Rancher with a slight chalky taste. Still get that urge to not take it but as soon as I start sipping it the feeling goes away!

 

[BoneDaddy]

Looking good bro! Keep pushing!

 

[TheSaiyan]

Looking good bro! Keep pushing!

Thanks man I'm trying! Putting school first really rustles my macro's jimmies other than that I'm giving her all she's got

 

[TheSaiyan]

8 sets of 4 @ 80% 1RM + 5 kg

245x4
245x4
245x4
245x4
245x4
245x4
245x4
245x4

Felt really good

Added a set of 135 til failure (7) at the end.

Was gonna do legs but my moms car broke down, had to go help her.

 

[TheSaiyan]

Day 8 of Smolov Jr!

10 sets of 3 @ 85% + 5 kg

2 scoops recover pro
1 scoop Hemavol
1 scoop ignite 2
.5 grams salt
6 sports beans

265x3
265x3
265x3
265x3
265x3
265x3
265x3
265x3
265x3
265x3


Really LOVED this rep range. Got nice stimulation that flushed blood into my chest and it didn't leave. Almost failed on the last rep but I just closed my eyes and pushed.

Wanted to be a bro and do chest and bis so...

Alt dumb bell curls
25'sx10
25'sx8
20'sx10
20'sx7 + 15'sx3

Preacher Curls (ez curl bar) same weight, just a 10 on each side.

Outer grip x 10
Inner grip x 12
Outer grip x 12
Inner grip x 10
Superser Outer grip x 6 + inner grip x 4

 

[TheSaiyan]

Day 9 of Smolov Jr

4 scoops recoverpro
2 scoops Hemavol
1 scoop ignite 2

6 sets of 6 at 70% + 10 kg

230x6
230x6
230x6
230x6
230x6
245x6

Incline Db press

40'sx20
60'sx10 + 40'sx10
60'sx8 + 40'sx12
40'sx20

Dat volume

Seated Chest Flyes
70x12
70x12
70x12
70x12

I would have done more but I felt great and I need to save some for the last 3 Smolov days

Decline Weighted Crunches

35x22 + 25x8 + 10x2 + 0x1
35x8 + 25x3 + 0x1

Abs were dead. That's all I usually do and it's killer especially if you focus on form.

 

[ScottyDoc]

Getting Mo & Mo Diesel every single day Bro, Killing it!!! How are you liking your run thus far?

 

[TheSaiyan]

Getting Mo & Mo Diesel every single day Bro, Killing it!!! How are you liking your run thus far?

Thanks man!
Pretty good stuff, that nausea problem is long gone and the flavor really grew on me. I now chug the stuff lol. Gonna maybe try 1.5 scoops today just for experimentation

 

[bmftisftw]

Thanks man!
Pretty good stuff, that nausea problem is long gone and the flavor really grew on me. I now chug the stuff lol. Gonna maybe try 1.5 scoops today just for experimentation

In! 1.5 scoops? CRAZY

 

[TheSaiyan]

In! 1.5 scoops? CRAZY

Welcome
And I'm just curious, so far 1 scoop has been so great that I hadn't even thought about more until this morning

 

[bmftisftw]

Welcome
And I'm just curious, so far 1 scoop has been so great that I hadn't even thought about more until this morning

Yeah dude did you have the nausea thing too? I take mine 45 mins before workout and that solves that issue I'm having good results as well

 

[TheSaiyan]

Yeah dude did you have the nausea thing too? I take mine 45 mins before workout and that solves that issue I'm having good results as well

Yeah but only when I was about to drink it, just some mental thing I guess cuz the flavor started out like a chalky jolly rancher taste. Now it's just jolly rancher lol. After taking it I felt great

 

[bmftisftw]

Yeah but only when I was about to drink it, just some mental thing I guess cuz the flavor started out like a chalky jolly rancher taste. Now it's just jolly rancher lol. After taking it I felt great

Hmmm

 

[TheSaiyan]

Hmmm

I train fasted and I've had some bad experiences with too many stims causing me to feel bad. Probably had something to do with it lol

 

[TheSaiyan]

Day 10 of Smolov Jr
2 scoops recoverpro
1 scoop Hemavol
1 scoop Ignite

Kinda changed it up cuz I was in a time crunch, really didn't rest for long. I think all 7 sets took like 8 minutes.

265x5
265x5
245x5
245x5
245x5
225x5
225x5

Back Hypertrophy

Underhand Lat Pulldowns SS with Overhand PD
100x12 + 100x10
100x12 + 100x8
100x8 + 70x12
100x9 + 70x12

Isolateral Row (one arm at a time)
1 pps x16
1 pps + 10 lb x16
1 pps x16
1 pps x16

Squeeze was main priority

Hammer Strength Row (deep arch to hit full lat)
1 pps x20
1 pps + 25 lbs x18
2 pps x10 + 1 pps x10
1 pps x24

Low cable row
130x12
Swallowed my pride
90x12
90x12
90x12

Full extension to full arch pulling it in nice and tight really hitting lower lats

 

[bmftisftw]

Dat back... Holy shat!! Nice workout bro. The first exercise is that deads?

 

[TheSaiyan]

Dat back... Holy shat!! Nice workout bro. The first exercise is that deads?

Thanks man! And no Smolov Jr is a bench routine bro, deads are going to get done Saturday I hope.

 

[bmftisftw]

Thanks man! And no Smolov Jr is a bench routine bro, deads are going to get done Saturday I hope.

Sick bench numbers!