Basso's "A"mazing Transformation Log

[John Smeton]

How is the appetite suppression properties? I can live with dragging my feet, but combined with being hungry it's a recipe for disaster!

Going well. hows this look for lunch?:burg: lol

[Basso]

Nicotine gum is awesome for appetite suppression. 1mg worth every 3 to 4 hours is plenty to start. If you can handle stimulants, Ergopharm AMP + Avant Labs HEAT is a great combination as well. 1 cap AMP/2 caps HEAT 2 or 3 times daily does a number on my appetite. For nightime hunger, I've found that USP Labs Camphibolic is an excellent product, as I eat a modest cottage cheese meal before bed, and sleep throughout the night with no hunger issues of which to speak. Green tea is an effective addition for me as well, both in capsule form and drank with added splenda. It tends to have a calming/soothing effect as well as suppressing appetite on myself which is certainly welcome.

I've been cutting for several months with a carbohydrate cycling diet, and these items have performed admirably at keeping my appetite almost completely at bay. It really hasn't felt like I've been cutting, as I don't tend to get hungry unless I haven't eaten in 4+ hours. I notice my blood sugar crashing before I feel any kind of hunger.

Thanks for the tips, I'll have to it a try! I was hoping to go as long as possible without any kind of Supp but I think I need it now! I was going to pick some Camph up anyway and I'll give the tea a try tomorrow, I'm not much of a tea drinker but what the heck if it helps I'll try it!

[peterson24]

Basso, have you tried the "Fast Food" diet? I hear it works wonders. I would get on that right away. I have my log going also. Good luck

[Basso]

Basso, have you tried the "Fast Food" diet? I hear it works wonders. I would get on that right away. I have my log going also. Good luck

Nice try! I will prevail! This is just a warm-up, August is when the rubber meets the road, and I will be on 10%bf like a fat kid on a sandwich! Good luck though

[somewhatgifted]

Hey basso thanks for the info about bands do you think a pl'ing shirt, say a 1 ply would help a brothers squats/ deads by keeping the core tight?

[Basso]

Hey basso thanks for the info about bands do you think a pl'ing shirt, say a 1 ply would help a brothers squats/ deads by keeping the core tight?

No, some people used to where them backwards but with the shirts today that would be impossible. A squat suit is what your looking for and if you just want it for training make sure you get a loose one. A tight or normal fit is a lot of work to get into it and probably would be a waste of money. Just a simple Inzer single ply (or similar) would make a great training suit. You can wear it backwards for DL but really just wearing it normal for DL will keep your core super tight. Hope that answers your question.

[somewhatgifted]

No, some people used to where them backwards but with the shirts today that would be impossible. A squat suit is what your looking for and if you just want it for training make sure you get a loose one. A tight or normal fit is a lot of work to get into it and probably would be a waste of money. Just a simple Inzer single ply (or similar) would make a great training suit. You can wear it backwards for DL but really just wearing it normal for DL will keep your core super tight. Hope that answers your question.

I have problems with overarching my back, and loosening my abs is correlated or contributing, so maybe its weak abs. I usually do front squats bc rear squats make me lean forward and its alot of lower back strain, i feel like ima fall back wards, you think i should sqaut with something under my heels? any ideas?

[Basso]

I have problems with overarching my back, and loosening my abs is correlated or contributing, so maybe its weak abs. I usually do front squats bc rear squats make me lean forward and its alot of lower back strain, i feel like ima fall back wards, you think i should sqaut with something under my heels? any ideas?

Core work #1, Good Mornings, pull throughs, SLDL, DL, GHRs etc, don't compensate for weaknesses fix 'em. Box squats can teach you how to sit back in the squat, you can also hold the bar lower on your back. Concentrate on flexing your abs throughout the movement. In the PL forum take a look at the stikies I think there is some basic form articles, if not look over at elite fitness in their article section for a lot more info.

[Basso]

July 14

Low carbs today, got about 40g's in me at 6pm and most of that is fibby veggies. Feel good but I do have that no carb flat look going for me today. Anyway diet's going good no hunger pains today so I'm holding off on adding anything extra until I really need it.

Tris
Skull Crushers(curlbar): 115x12, 135x10x3
Push downs: 8x3
Behind the head tricep ext: 45's 6x3

Bis
Straight bar: 95x8, 115x8
Curl bar: 115x10,8,8
DBs: 65x6x3

Time elapsed: 20 min.

My hammies hurt! Quads feel great no soreness, I'm just tired I may take tomorrow off. I read through the twin peaks carb cycling article and I kind of like the idea of cycling one day at a time, it fits with my w/o's also, if I miss a day I'll be hitting high carbs on Leg and Back days and low carbs on Chest and Shoulder day with no carbs on arms day. So after my week off (last wk of July) I think I'm going to do that scheme. It sucks I have to take that week off but such is life if I want to keep my job. You all ever wonder what it would be like to lift and diet for a living? Man that would not be the worst job, eh?

That's it for today, nice and simple
Basso Out

[Basso]

July 15

I'm taking a much needed day off today. Woke up this morning and did some measurements, I figured Sat morning is a good time to do this and I will continue throughout. So after 2 weeks here is where I stand.

Weight: 233 -5lbs (some of this is attributed to coming off creatine)
Waist: 36.5 -.25
Lovely handles: 36.75 -.75 (yeh baby, that's what I'm talking about)
BF% 17.5ish -.5

Upper abs definitely visible upon waking, I'm definitely moving in the right direction, the next couple weeks are going to be a bit screwed up hopefully I'll survive them without going backwards.

No Cardio, No W/O just a lazy do nothing day!

Thanks for watching
Basso Out

[somewhatgifted]

July 15

I'm taking a much needed day off today. Woke up this morning and did some measurements, I figured Sat morning is a good time to do this and I will continue throughout. So after 2 weeks here is where I stand.

Weight: 233 -5lbs (some of this is attributed to coming off creatine)
Waist: 36.5 -.25
Lovely handles: 36.75 -.75 (yeh baby, that's what I'm talking about)
BF% 37.5ish -.5

Upper abs definitely visible upon waking, I'm definitely moving in the right direction, the next couple weeks are going to be a bit screwed up hopefully I'll survive them without going backwards.

No Cardio, No W/O just a lazy do nothing day!

Thanks for watching
Basso Out

nice to see you ,making some great progress, keep up the good work.

[Viperspit]

July 15

BF% 37.5ish -.5

Upper abs definitely visible upon waking, Basso Out

uhh, I think you have a typo bro. I doubt you'd see any abs at 37.5% bf 17.5% ? Nice work, keep it up!

[Basso]

uhh, I think you have a typo bro. I doubt you'd see any abs at 37.5% bf 17.5% ? Nice work, keep it up!

Hee hee, I was just testing ya

anyway I think it's more of a fat conforming to the location of abs thing. But man I'm feelin like I've come a long way, it's been a long time since I've been here and I'm excited! It's so bad I was talking to my wife today (via video cam) and I had to show her my abs, my daughter (6 yrs old) saw me and said "wow daddy a muscle pack" yeh that's my girl!

[Basso]

July 16

Just a quick update, I took today off also! My legs were still not fully recovered and I want to DL so I went for a ride 20 miles nice and easy. Blew a side wall and ended up walking 6km but it was a relaxing day. Both yesterday and today were low to med carbs, I took the weekend off from fitday but will continue throughout this week. I will probably over work a little going into the weekend since M-F next week I will not beable to go to the gym. My weight is now down to 232, as expected coming off creatine. I ordered some CEE, I didn't have much luck with it a couple years ago but am going to give it another go, will start 1Aug. Well that's it another lazy day, I'm looking forward to hitting the gym tomorrow after a couple off days, should feel good and recovered. Until tomorrow.

[Viperspit]

Hey an extra day out of the gym never killed anyone Sounds like you got some nice cardio in anyways. How's the weather over there right now? I remember my sone telling me about Black Flag days in Okinawa and they'd be doing PT at like 5am before it got to be over 100.

[Basso]

It's been haning out around 90 with like 1000% humidity

I've always done a MT/TF w/o split and one the things I like best about it is Mon I'm always recovered and feeling good. Here I'm tring to spread things out but still take days off when I need them. This is the first time I've taken 2 in a row for a few weeks.

[Basso]

July 17

High carb day, looks like I'll hit around 40/40/20 weight is holding at 232 or so, I maintained over the weekend, that's all I was hoping for.

BACK
DL's 245x10, 335x5, 425x5, 475x5,6
BB Rows 245x10, 295x6, 245x10
DB Rows 150s X10,8,8
Pull Downs 6x3 (stack, whatever that is)

Calves
Leg Press 8x3 (stack)
Seated Calf Raise 100x10, 145x8, 100x8

Lower Back
GMs 135x8, 185x8, 225x6x2

Time Elasped: 45 minutes

Was going to do stomach but I'm trying to keep my workouts at 45min or less and tomorrow is shoulders so that's 20-30min easy, I'll do my gut tomorrow. Felt old and creaky, joints hurt, my legs and back did not feel 100% but once I got the old engine warmed up I felt pretty good. Good w/o, I could really feel the difference of having a couple days off.

Tomorrow Shoulders, until then
Basso Out!

[Basso]

July 18

Today 2800 cals at 50/20/30, felt good no cravings etc. Busy at work so that helped, a little tired by the time I finally hit the gym but just a shoulder day.

Shoulders:
Standing Military Press: 185x8x3
Seated DB Arnold press: 75's 8x2
Lateral raises 50x8x3
front raises 35x10x3

Gut
Cable crunches 15x3
Hanging leg lifts 25, 20, 12

D-U-N

Basso Out

[Basso]

July 19

Today I hit 50/15/35 @2800 cals, carbs were from green veggies, cottage cheese etc. The only real carbs I had was a small WW Tortilla for b'fast. Felt great today, and tomorrow I'm back to high carbs and another leg day!

I should note that I started taking Camphibolic Intense yesterday, 2 caps between 11-12. Today was a much better experience with it and it has deleted my appetite! Someone brought in 10 bags of various candy bars (all the ones I like) threw them on the table and said eat up, I felt sick looking at them, glad it was a no carb day that helps lower cravings also.

Tris
Close Grip Bench: 315x6,6,5
Curlbar Skull Crushers: 115x10, 135x10x3
DB kick ups?: 50x8x2

Bis
DB curls: 70x6x3
Curlbar: 115x8x3
Hammer: 90x12x2

Legs+High Carbs tomorrow, yeh! My back is still not fully recovered but it will be a light leg day.

Thanks for watchin'
Basso out

[somewhatgifted]

Tris
Close Grip Bench: 315x6,6,5
Curlbar Skull Crushers: 115x10, 135x10x3
DB kick ups?: 50x8x2

Overhead one arm french press is what i call em, nice job with the low cals, this things in the bag right?