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BPS gets into an Anabolic State w/ X-Factor and Mass FX!

Doing some Curls for the Girls......and some cardio!

Got a decent arm workout in, between hockey practice and the library (where I am now until about 2am). The gym was sooo f'in busy tonight it really pissed me off because I couldn't do what I wanted, so I ended up adjusting almost all of my workout. I also decided to move chest to tomorrow so that it can have a day all to it's own, without any distractions!!

E Z Barbell Curl

10@bar
10@70
10@90
10@110
10@130

Cable Pressdowns

20@180
10@195
10@210
10@225

Hanging Concentration Curls

10ea@40
10ea@50
10ea@55

DB Skullkrushers - Alternating

10ea@45
10ea@50
10ea@50

Crossbody Hammer Curls

10@50
10@55
10@60

Dips

10@BW
10@BW
10@BW

Cardio

30 Minutes on the treadmill, level 4 incline at 3.8 MPH.

Energy Level: Had a good amount of energy seeing as I pretty much just came straight from practice (had a shower first though), I was actually pleasantly surprised! 8.5/10

Workout Rating: A, Doing a few things in different order and adding a couple exercises that I haven't used for awhile suer felt awesome, once again the pump and burn were deadly!

Post Workout Musings: Another solid workout in the book, I know I sound like a broken record but I felt awesome, I felt strong, and if there wasn't so many people in the gym I would've been able to rock the house a little more. On a sadder note I noticed that tomorrow will be the last day of Mass FX (wipes away a tear...) so a day or two after that I'll be posting a "half-way-there" review, from then on I'll be comparing any changes, etc between having Mass FX with X-Factor and not having it, we'll see what happens...

Supplements

Meal 1
1 X-Factor
1 Mass FX

Meal 3
1 X-Factor
1 Mass FX

Preworkout
1 X-Factor
2 Mass FX
1 scoop of Ragnarok


Water intake:7.0 litres
 
Busting past more barriers...

This was asked to me on BB.com, about my water intake
Sapper564 said:
Hey Dude,

Do you estimate your water intake or do you use the same bottle all day and keep filling it up?
Click to expand...

I fill my bottle a few times during the day and just estimate the rest. I need to upgrade my bottle to one of those 4L ones pretty soon...only fill twice a day!

Bench Press

10@135
10@225
8@315
2@365
2@405 - full reps taken down to less than an inch from my chest (I had a spotter today :D )

DB Incline Bench Press

20@60
20@60
18@60

Incline Bench DB Flyes

12@50's
10@50's
10@50's

Cable Pullovers - DB's don't go heavy enough so I had to use the Cable.

10@90
10@105
10@120

Cardio

30 minutes on the X-trainer, random hills, level 6

Energy Level: Needless to say energy wasn't an issue today at all...I had energy to spare, not sure why though... 9/10

Workout Rating: A+, I just knew I could get some better reps out at 405, both reps were solid with no help from the spotter...just having someone there encourages you to take it right down to the chest since there's someone to pull it off if you don't make it.

Post Workout Musings: Another awesome workout! I can't say enough about this log, I beat my previous records and now I'm looking at leaving them in the dust....hopefully I can retain all this new found muscle/strength after this log is over and I'm into serious cut mode.

The sad day has come...I'm finished my Mass FX :( I'll be giving a mini-review in a day or two (gotta get back to studying) but needless to say, I'm definitely happy so far...It'll be interesting to see how X-Factor works without Mass FX...

Water intake: 6.0 litres
 
Can't wait until I have a "big" back.....

So there was no workout on Thursday, as I had to coach a game and then play my own, and was on the ice again Friday morning at 6:30 for another practice, but I did get a back workout in on Friday after work. I skipped out on deads as I was still pretty stiff/sore from all the skating, but still, overall the workout was still pretty good, gym was busy though..

Chin ups - 3 different grips

10@BW
10@BW
10@BW

Single Arm Cable Rows

10ea@120
10ea@135
10ea@150
10ea@150

Pulldowns

10@225 - Widegrip
10@225 - Under gripp
10@250 - V-Grip
10@250 - V-Grip

Barbell Rows

10@205
10@225
10@245

Cardio

30 Minutes on the bike, 45 second sprints w/ 1 minute inbetween.

Energy Level: Energy was decent, just the gym was a bit too busy again and that sometimes distracts/bothers me as I have to adjust my workout to get it done. 8/10

Workout Rating: B+, when you look at it, it really doesn't seem like I did that much, however, I had a deadly pump going on and my lats, rhomboids, lower/inner traps, etc all felt like they got some really good work in, so I am satisfied with the workout.

Post-Workout Musings: I probably should have just sucked it up and went for the DL's but mentally I wasn't ready for them, the hockey had wiped my out a little, then seeing a dude in the rack doing curls, set me off a little bit and I was definitely not willing to wait until he was done, I'm goig to see if I can get back into the gym for deadlifts and cardio today, we're going to a Christmas party tonight and I have to run some errands today, so I'll try but I can't guarantee anything.

:dl:

Water intake: I didn't keep track but I estimate it to be around 5L - ugh...that's so low for me...
 
Finally back in the gym.....

After taking the weekend off I finally got back into the gym after coaching last night, I wasn't quite feeling as good as I have been, didn't quite have the same energy levels....I'm not sure I'll have any energy today either, as we didn't get to bed until 12:30am (packing ~DD~'s suitcases, etc, and then we were up at 3:20am to get her to the airport for here flight home, needless to say coffee will be my friend today.

Smith machine Press

10@135
10@185
10@205
10@225

Lateral Flyes

10@35
10@40
10@50

Upright Rows

10@135
10@185
10@225

Bentover Flyes

10@35
10@40
10@50

Barbell Shrugs ss w/ Sled Calf Press

10@315 ss w/ 20@400
10@315 ss w/ 20@400
10@315 behind the back ss w/ 20@400
20@225 behind the back ss w/ 20@400
20@200 ss w/ 20@400

Cardio

None, gym closes early now that finals are over so I ran out of time

Energy Level: 6/10 - Plain and simple, I was tired and just wasn't "feeling it".

Workout Rating: B, the workout was still okay, not great but not horrible either, I did a bunch of shrugs and calf presses because they were feeling good, not real point behind it.

Post-Workout Musings: Not my best workout but I was still able to work the delts pretty hard, I have practice this afternoon, but I'll be getting into the gym right after that, probably for a leg workout....

Water intake: 6.5 Litres
 
Bis/Tris/Forearms

I ended up not having as much time as I thought last night, even though ~DD~ is back home I still ended up running errands all night, as such I did and arm workout instead of legs, I'll do legs tonight, as I really don't have anything else to do...

Barbell Curl

10@45
10@65
10@85
10@105
10@125

Cable Pressdowns

20@110
10@125
10@140
10@155

Incline Bench DB Curls ss w/ Alternating DB Skullkrushers

12ea@35 ss w/ 10ea@35
12ea@35 ss w/ 10ea@35
12ea@35 ss w/ 10ea@35

Concentration Curls ss w/ Bench Dips

10ea@45 ss w/ 20@BW
10ea@45 ss w/ 20@BW
10ea@45 ss w/ 20@BW

Reverse grip BB Curl ss w/ DB Hammer Curls

20@45 ss w/ 10ea@40
20@45 ss w/ 10ea@40
20@45 ss w/ 10ea@40

Wrist Curls

20@45
20@45
20@45

Cardio

Got a little lazy last night, I was wiped out from practice, running around and then lifting so I skipped cardio.... :D

Energy Level: Preworkout energy was good, precardio energy was not so good, 7.5/10 to start, 4/10 by the time cardio came around.

Workout Rating: A, My arms and forearms were burnt to hell, I had that feeling where you can't even make a fist.

Post Workout Musings: The workout was solid again, I don't have that aggressive feeling that I felt while on Mass FX (is being noted for my write-up) but I still feel strong, so that's still a positive. I just need to get a little more sleep to recharge!

Supplements

Meal 1
1 X-Factor

Meal 3
1 X-Factor

Preworkout
2 X-Factor

Water intake:7.0 litres
 
Legs???....not really....

I did a quick legs workout last night, didn't go too heavy as I'm playing hockey tonight, I more or less, just did some extensions, some squats and some hamstring curls, and then did 45 minutes on cardio (x-trainer and reincumbant bike combined). I've been feeling quite lethargic so I just took it a little bit easier opting for cardio and rest over pump and burn.

I'm coaching a game tonight and then playing my own after that, I've noticed that now that I'm playing hockey as well as skating at the kids' practices that my knees are starting to get extremely sore. I'm wondering if the X-Factor is amplifying the inflammation/soreness response in my knees, although I cannot pinpoint it on the supplement as I'm not experiencing that in any other joints/muscles.

Don't worry I'm still gathering my thoughts/comparisons for my MASS FX review, it'll be up soon, I mostly wanted to have at least a week's worth of workouts post-Mass FX to see if there are any noticable differences.
 
Yesterday was chest day and although chest is my strongest body part and probably my favorite to work, I was unhappy with my workout. Why you might ask? Well mostly because the crappy gym that we've been working out at sucks, they don't have enough weight to have more than one person working out there, and for some reason last night was packed with young dudes. They were all over the smith press machine all night, doing bench, incline bench, squats, shrugs, upright rows, etc, etc, etc. It's not that they were using lots of weight but they were using enough to make it so that I had to settle for a high rep workout since nowhere in the gym could I get enough weight to go heavy at all. So basically I went through the motions...doing Flat bench, Incline DB Bench, Pushups, DB Flyes, and then finishing up with Cardio for 30 minutes.....but the real last straw for me was that the gym is closed after last night for over a week during the X-mas break!?!?

I understand that it's a university gym and that many students go home for the holidays but what about those workers who are locals? Are you telling me that they can't come in and work for a few hours during that period so that the rest of us can actually use the memberships that we have already PAID for??? We'll I finally got fed up enough with that gym that I went out and bought memberships for me and ~DD~ at another gym!!!

It's actually the same gym that we used to workout at before mis-management shut the place down. However, the owner of a local supplement store bought the place, made a few, much needed changes, re-opened and (from what he told me) is doing really well. Being in a REAL gym with lots of plates, DB's, etc, is once again really motivating me to start kicking some ass again!!! This couldn't come at a better time as I just found out that they decided on a date for provincials and it's almost a month earlier than usual (i.e. for the last 4 years the event has been the second or third weekend in May, this year it's on April 19th) That means that now instead of just starting my diet (Dec.22nd would've been 20 weeks out) I'm actually almost three weeks behind!!! As of this weekend I am completing a total 180 and am on the CUT TRAIN.....I'll be starting the SUB-Q routine, even though it's not here yet and I expect that X-Factor will assist in maintaining my muscle mass while my diet and training go through a significant adjustment. Mass FX helped me increase my muscle mass and strength level, now it's X-Factor's turn to take over!!!
 
1st workout in the new gym!!!

So after buying the memberships, I couldn't help but get a workout in....I didn't have all my workout clothes with me but I didn't care I was going to do some quick back anyway.

Pullups - 3 different grips

10@BW
10@BW
10@BW

Pulldowns

10@150 - Widegrip behind the neck
10@180 - Widegrip behind the neck
10@210 - V-grip
10@225 - V-grip
10@240 - V-grip

Bentover Barbell Rows

10@135
10@225
8@275

Single Arm DB Rows - dumbells heavier than 60lbs??? I was in heaven!!!

10@100 each
10@110 each
10@120 each

Cardio

30 Minutes on the X-trainer, random hill setting, level 8

Energy Level: My energy level was so high because of the new gym/workout, I cna't wait to go back tomorrow, it's also very motivating because there seems to be other competitors and some powerlifters there. 9.5/10

Workout Rating: A+, even though I didn't do anything crazy or different it just felt so awesome!

Post-Workout Musings: Obviously, now that I'm 3 weeks behind in my preparation I'm feeling a little stretched for time but I have to make up the difference over these first few weeks. I'll be adding some morning cardio to the mix to kickstart the fat loss, I am hoping that the extra muscle I've put on in the last couple months and the fact that I'll still be supplementing with X-Factor for a few more weeks really assists me to get back in line with my prep goals.

Water intake: Actually low so far, 5 litres, I'll make to get some more in this evening.
 
So, this is what a REAL workout feels like?!?

Got to the gym just after 1pm today, man it just feels so good to walk into that gym right now. I see all the free weights, etc and just get pumped, there's also quite a few members that were there before it closed that have come back, it just feels like the right fit.

Barbell Military Press

10@135
10@185
10@205
10@225

Lateral Flyes

10@30
10@35
10@40

Overhead DB Press

10@60
10@80
10@100

Bentover Flyes

10@30
10@35
10@40

Dumbell Shrugs

10@130
10@140
10@150

Seated Machine Curls

10@120
10@140
10@160

Dumbell Curls

10@40
10@50
10@60

Concentration Curls

10@40
10@45
10@50

Reverse Grip Curls - for forearms

10@70
10@90
10@110
10@120

Cardio

30 minutes reverse stride on the X-trainer, random hills setting at level 8.

Energy Level: felt totally awesome again today!! 9/10

Workout Rating: A+ - this workout was great, it tested my limits, using some legit weight again really thrashed my delts since I've pretty much just been high-repping them for the last little while.

Post-Workout Musings: Same as yesterday, working out at the new gym feels great, the only thing on my mind right now is to catch-up on the 3 weeks that I'm behind in my prep due to the contest's rescheduling, I don't foresee a problem at the moment so I'm staying positive and focused.

Water intake: 6.5 Litres
 
MASS FX Mini Review

SO it's time to get my opinions of Mass FX in. I've been waiting just over a week so that I would be able to see if there are any noticable differences when "on" versus when "off".

So first off I had created a couple goals that I wanted to attain during my log of this product. I wanted to break a few long standing barriers, 400lbs on flat bench, 500lbs on deadlifts and squats. I stated that if I could break those that I would consider my log a success. When I began Mass FX, the effects took a couple days to set in. But when the hit, they hit HARD!! It was like a night and day difference from one week to the next. Not only did my strength levels skyrocket, but I also had a level of aggressiveness and drive that was new to me. I've taken other natural "test boosters" and besides being able to help me maintain some muscle during a cut I have never seen similar effects to Mass FX!

This product actually made me "crave" the gym, I was aggressive in the gym (always wanting to increase my weights) and I had a focus on making every lift no matter how heavy. I definitely felt those "alpha male" effects that many products promise but few deliver. Not only did I experience the "alpha male" effect/mentality but I made obvious increases in strength. I was able to get 405 on bench and then the next week increased that to a couple reps at 405. Next chest workout I hope to get even more (shooting for 3-5 reps now). On deadlifts, I was able to get 500 for the first time, and it was easy!! The next week I was able to destroy that by getting 530, and even that felt easy, once again this week I will attempt to go even further. As for squats, some knee soreness has held me back a little but I have been able to still lift relatively heavy and I'm sure the increased muscle mass that I put on while using Mass FX will lead to some increased gains in squats. For those of you that are interested in gaining weight I gained about 5 pounds during the month that I was taking Mass FX, and I truely believe that most, if not all of this was muscle, due to the increases in strength that I made.

As for negative side effects, the only thing I experienced while using Mass FX was some headaches, the headaches were easly solved by simply increasing my water intake. The only other effect is that now that I am "off" of Mass FX I have felt a little drained/lethargic. It is possible that this is from my testosterone level returning to normal levels, or from a increased conversion of testosterone to estrogen. As an AI was not part of this log I have not taken one but I truely believe that adding one in would definitely help with/prevent this feeling. (Next time I use Mass FX, I'll be using HDX2 as well).

By the numbers:

Aggression: 9/10
Drive: 9/10
Strength increases: 9/10
Weight gain: 8/10

Highlights of my run with Mass FX:
- Increased strength.
- broke 2 long standing personal records.
- have not lost any of the gained strength.
- increased aggression.
- increased drive.
- increased muscle mass/weight gain.

OVERALL:
8.75/10

- I consider this a very high mark for a supplement. Mass FX made good on it's promises to increase strength and drive, it helped me break through some long-standing barriers, and I would definitely use it again. The true measure of the quality of any product would be a repeat purchase and I will definitely be buying Mass FX again. Not only that, but it has gave me confidence in Anabolic Xtreme, a company that I had not had any prior experience with, as such I am definitely interested in trying out more of their products, especially those the work synergisticly with Mass FX!
 
Yes...I've already worked out today!!

I have to work until noon and the gym was closing at noon so I had no choice, I had to workout at 6am this morning.

Tricep Pressdowns

20@100
20@120
20@140

Standing Calf Press

20@255
20@345
20@345

Closegrip Bench Press

20@135
10@225
10@225

Seated Calf Press

20@135
10@180
10@225

DB Overhead Extension

10@100
10@110
10@120

Upright Dips

10@BW
10@BW
10@BW

Cardio

30 minutes on the reincumbant bike, random hills, level 5

Energy Level: Was alittle sleepy to start but after a couple sets I felt pretty good.. 7.5/10

Workout Rating: A, Good workout all around, actually had the ability to do a few different things (stuff I would normally do but haven't been able to at our previous gym).

Post Workout Musings: The gym is closed tomorrow so I absolutely had to get in there this morning, actually had the whole gym to myself so it was a really easy workout to get through this morning. Can't wait to get back at it on the 26th.

Water intake: 6.0 litres
 
I just wanted to extend a HAPPY HOLIDAYS and all the best in 2008 to all of you who have dropped by during this log. I really appreciate all the comments/suggestions those are what really gives the logs substance.
 
Well, hopefully everyone had a good Christmas....I was lucky enough to get a big meal in last night. Of course though, I was doing some extra cardio to make up for it. Also got a good chest workout in and now I'm watching Team Canada in the World Junior Championships. Couldn't ask for a better day off!!

Bench Press

10@135
10@225
8@315
3@365
2@405 - actually felt pretty easy so I think I'm ready to start pushing the reps up again.

Incline Bench Press

10@135
10@225
8@275
5@295

Pec Deck

20@205
10@225
10@255

DB Pullovers

10@100
10@110
10@120

Cardio

Pre workout: 15 Minutes on the X-Trainer, Manual setting, level 8.
Post workout: 30 minutes on the X-trainer, random hills, level 10.

Energy Level: Good energy level, I was pumped that the gym was open so that I could get right back in there and tear it up. 8/10

Workout Rating: A+, Every time I get 405 up it seems like it's getting easier so I obviously feel that I'm making progress. The quest will be to maintain this as I get further into my cut.

Post Workout Musings: With only a couple quick adjustments to my diet I'm down about 2 pounds over the last couple days. Now that the gym is back to regular hours I'll be getting in some extra cardio to assist with the cut, I'm pumped to see what the gains I've made over the last couple years will look like when I'm cut right down.

Water intake: 6.0 litres
 
Finally....a REAL leg workout!

So yesterday, even after doing an hour of cardio in the morning and having a practice after work, I still got to the gym to get in on e hell of a leg workout.....finally I have the equipment/weights I need to have a good leg workout!!!

Squats - mid-range stance

10@135
10@225
10@315
8@405
5@315
5@225
5@135

Hack Squats - close stance

10@135
10@225
10@315

Hamstring Curls

10@100
10@120
10@140

Standing Calf Press

10@345
10@345
10@345

Stiff-legged Deadlifts

15@135
15@135
12@135

Single Leg Quad Extensions

10ea@80
10ea@100
10ea@120

Energy Level: Surprisingly quite good considering how long the day was for me, even at the end of the day I still had the energy for a relatively long/difficult workout. (I really think the morning cardio is paying off with more energy throughout the day) 8/10

Workout Rating: B+, although I didn't do squats as heavy as I wanted I still had a pretty solid workout, before I go too crazy on squats I think I need to replace my knee wraps as the ones I'm using aren't really supporting much anymore. Once I get some new ones (so that I actually feel safe during the heavy lifts) I'll start trying to push my max above the 500lbs level. Might even have to pull my weight belt out of retirement as well.

Post Workout Musings: It felt great to actually enjoy a leg workout again rather than constantly leaving the gym pissed off after legs (how it was at the previous gym). I also found out the the gym is sponsoring a couple powerlifting meets, I'm considering doing them, provided I don't lose too much strength as I diet, who knows, we'll see what happens.

Water intake: 6.0 litres
 
SO what's up??

Friday night was a pretty big deal for me. I figured I better get this posted up as we're (the team I coach) in the gold medal game in a tournament in a couple hours and then I'll be going straight to the gym and I don't want to get behind in posting 2 workouts.....

Deadlifts - keep in mind that my previous PR was 530lbs for 1 rep, and that I haven't done deadlifts in close to 3 weeks....

10@135
10@225
5@315
5@404
2@495
1@545 - new PR!!!
1@565 - I was only about 2 inches from complete lockout!!! So although this doesn't actually count as a full lift, I think that next time I go for it I'll skip 545, save some energy and go for a huge 565 lift!!!

Pulldowns - I was pretty wiped after deads but I had to finish a complete workout...

10@180 - widegrip
10@200 - widegrip
10@220 - undergrip
10@240 - undergrip

Cable Rows

10@200 - V-grip
10@220 - V-grip
10@240 - V-grip

Dumbell Rows[/B]

10ea@100
10ea@110
10ea@120

Abs & Stretching

- 3 sets of 20 crunches, 3 sets of 10 leg lifts, 3 sets of 20 frog crunches
- did quite a bit of stretching to finish off this workout as the deadlifts really fried my body, sure did pump alot of blood into the lats though.

Cardio

I did an hour of Cardio Friday morning before work, although I haven't really started doing 2 session a day yet, I've made sure that I'm increasing both duration and intensity.

30 minutes on the X-trainer, random hills, level 10
30 minutes on the bike, random hills, level 5

Energy Level: Energy was pretty awesome, I knew ahead of time that I was going to go for some heavy weight, so just knowing that really focused and energized me. 9/10

Workout Rating: A+, In 2 words....I'm PUMPED!!! Even though I didn't quite get 565, I'm damn close!!! With all the blood that was pumped into my lats the rest of my workout felt awesome too. It really feels like I worked every single muscle fiber in my back.

Post-Workout Musings: As I've been saying, I was pumped after that workout...it just felt GREAT! Since this log started I've really been pushing the envelope, really seeing what my body is capable of. With it being so close to the end I'm also feeling the pressure to keep this going even after the supplements are all gone and the diet is in full swing...I'm really hoping that the inreased effort/intensity that I've put in pays off.

Water intake: Didn't really track it but I did finish my 4 liter bottle plus whatever I drank at the gym (water breaks + my 2 liter bottle of xtend) so probably around 7 liters if not more.

:dl:
 
Ooops....in all the busi-ness of the last couple days I've forgot to get my workouts up. Oh well......I had a decent shoulder workout along with some cardio on Sunday, nothing too crazy as I'm still trying to get my strength back up in my shoulders (spent most of the year just high-repping shoulders due to lack of weight at previous gym), also on Sunday, the team I coach won the gold medal at the tournament that we were in (in a shoot-out). Then Monday morning I got a quick leg workout and some more cardio in because the gym closed in the early afternoon. It was also shut down for the day on Tuesday, but was open bright and early this morning, I've already done an hour of cardio:

30 minutes on the X-trainer, random hills, level 10
30 minutes on the bike, random hills, level 5.

I'm going to try add a rep or two to my 405 bench press today....as of right now that's my only goal for this afternoon's workout.
 
Chest workout

So I got to the gym after work for a really good chest workout not much different from last chest workout but I'm focusing on getting more reps at the heavier weights, none this time around but I'll try again next week

Bench Press

10@135
10@225
8@315
3@365
2@405


Incline Bench Press

10@135
10@225
8@275
5@315

Pec Deck

10@235
10@255
10@275

DB Pullovers

10@100
10@110
10@120

Cardio

did another 30 minutes on the reincumbant bike, random hills at level 5

Energy Level: Good energy level, nothing remarkable but enough to get through the workout and the 1.5 hours of cardio I did during the day. 8/10

Workout Rating: A+, got 405 for a couple on flat bench and then was still able to get 315 for 5 on incline press so I have to be happy with that.

Post Workout Musings: Although there wasn't much change from last week, I feel the slight progress I did make was definitely positive, especially right now as I've increased cardio and decreased calories, any positive progress I can still make is more than welcome!

Water intake: 6.5 litres
 
Interesting turn of events....

It's been a couple hectic days so I haven't been able to post. First off on Thursday night I played hockey, I still went to the gym right after work and just did some sets of bi's and tri's (nothing too serious, mostly a pump workout) but when it was time to play the game, my brachioradialis was knotting up like crazy....not the feeling you want when you're playing a game. I played the late game so I didn't get home until late and of course couldn't go to sleep until almost 2am, then I had to coach practice at 6:30am (not much sleep). I was totally wiped out on Friday at work and by the time I got to the gym I was ready to just get some blood pumping and go home!!!

Pullups

10@BW - widegrip
10@BW - undergrip
10@BW - hammer grip

Deadlifts

10@135
10@225
10@315
10@405 - I had no energy to go BIG so I just made sure to get some quality reps instead.

Pulldowns

10@200 - widegrip
10@210 - widegrip
10@220 - undergrip
10@230 - undergrip
10@240 - V-grip
10@250 - V-grip

Cable Rows

10@200 - V-grip
10@220 - V-grip
10@240 - V-grip

Cardio

I skated quite a bit between Thursday night and Friday morning so obviously there wasn't any cardio Friday morning and I took Friday afternoon off as well

Energy Level: No sleep, a full day of work, and 2 ice times in under 12 hours did me in, I definitely need to use today to rest up. 5/10

Workout Rating: B, I wasn't overly happy or upset with this workout, I knew I didn't have the energy for it and having that mindset it's almost impossible to have a really good workout, it was average at best, no worries though, with some rest I'll be ready to go hard again.

Post-Workout Musings: After the workout, the owner of our gym was talking to me and he seems to really want me to get into powerlifting with the gym's "team" he figured that with only a couple minor adjustments I could be really good at it. Basically I was thinking that since I really don't have enough time to cut down to were I want to be for Provincials and the other shows are not until much later in the year that I might get into training with the powerlifters for awhile, mostly to see how interested I am in actually doing a PL meet and to see how much strength and size I can actually put on. We'll see where this goes though as I am still on the fence about it.

Water intake: 8.0 Litres

:dl::squat::clean:
 
I decided to push it a little more during this leg workout, to really test out how my knees are feeling, I also used my weightbelt for my heaviest squats. It worked out really well and I'm pretty sure that I could've went even heavier, but as I had already done quite a few sets I thought better to be safe than sorry. Next week I'll lower the early reps in order to go for the heavier weights.

Squats

20@barbell
10@135
10@225
10@315
5@405
2@455

Hack Squats - close stance

12@135
11@225
11@315

Hamstring Curls - right leg/left leg/both legs

8/8/8@70
8/8/8@80
8/8/8@90

Quad Extensions

10ea@100 - single leg
10@150
10@200

Stiff-legged Deadlifts

10@135
10@185
10@225

Energy Level: Not too bad, I actually had a decent nap after work to recharge so I was feeling quite good when workout time came around. 7.5/10

Workout Rating: A, it felt good to go a little heavier on squats again, although I had to wait forever for a couple to get out of the squat rack. My knees felt good and I think I'm ready to start going back up in weight on my squats.

Post Workout Musings: After having a dismal shoulder workout on Sunday I wasn't looking forward to the week of workouts, however, it only takes a couple good lifts (squats) to get me going again. I have a practice and a hockey game tonight so there won't be any workout, which kind of sucks since I'll have to make adjustments to my workout week as I will be going away on Friday afternoon for the weekend.

Water intake: 6.0 litres
 
Although my X-Factor has just about run out, I did just receive some SUB-Q and Purple K so that I can pretty much start my cutting log as soon as this one is completed. There was no workout yesterday as I coached a practice and then played my own hockey game (a 10-3 win for those who are counting). I'll be putting in a chest workout this afternoon, hopefully, I will also be posting a new PR in bench press and inclines.
 
macedaddy said:
keep up the hardwork!
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Thanks Mace, you know I will...... FYI, can't wait to get my hands on some of the new MASS FX!! If it's as good (or better) than the original than you guys got yourself a real winner there.


Blasted off a quick chest workout as I had a game to coach last night, so right after work I rushed home, and then rushed off to the gym. Didn't do any cardio as I was still feeling lazy from the 2 ice times the day before.

Bench Press

10@145
10@235
6@325
1@415 - new PR!!!
5@325
10@235
10@145

Incline Bench Press

10@135
10@225
5@315

Pec Deck

12@275
10@275
10@275

DB Pullovers

10@100
10@110
10@120

Cardio

None, as mentioned above.

Energy Level: Although decent, my energy level wasn't where it needs to be, I was a little bit lethargic (although I'm coming down with a cold so that might have been the reason.) 6/10

Workout Rating: B+, a decent, solid workout, a new PR and I did some heavier pec deck so I'm happy with the outcome, although all the weights "seemed" much heavier than they have for the past few weeks.

Post Workout Musings: Well, after today there's only 1 more day of X-Factor left, I'll be getting my final review up sometime early next week (I'm away coaching a hockey tournament this weekend) hopefully, I'll also have a new PR in Squats to post up at the same time.

Water intake: 6.5 litres
 
Well I'm back from my weekend away (FYI - we won both our games!) and I have finally finished all of my X-Factor. :( I plan on waiting until I get a few workouts in while "off" of X-Factor before I post my final review. I want to see if there are any immediate noticable changes. So the final review will be coming soon, but keep dropping by as I will still be making some updates here. As well, I will be starting a "cutting" log with FUSION's SUB-Q product, once the log is up I'll put a link here for anyone interested in checking it out.
 
SO, finally, the final verdict is in...

So here is my final verdict on my combo of Mass FX and X-Factor, it's been a couple weeks since I've been off of both products....now you may ask why I'm doing this now but there is actually a method to my madness. When originally researching these products prior to starting the log I read some information that suggested that since my body would be saturated with Arachdonic Acid after using X-Factor for 50 days, that I would continue to see gains from it for a couple weeks after being done my last pill. As such I have waited to see if I experienced noticable gains/losses/positives/negatives.

As I did with Mass FX in my mini review, I will start out with my objectives. As I stated many times in this log, my strength increased to levels I've never experienced before. My bench press eclipsed the 400lbs mark during the log and I even got up to a 1RM of 415lbs in the final weeks. My deadlift surpassed the 500lbs mark and once again it peaked at a 1RM of 565lbs around the time that I was completing my final pills. While I also had a goal in mind with squats I've been experiencing some minor knee pain again which has held me back but I have still been able to maintain a squat close to 500lbs (depends on the day).

While using both products I felt a drive and determination that I have not experienced before as well. Not only did I feel that the supplements were supporting this but the gains that I was achieving provided even more motivation beyond just the supplements. When I was finished with the Mass FX some of the drive left, I almost felt like I was "coming down" from a high, the funny thing was that I really didn't lose any strength, X-Factor allowed me to continue to progress throught the rest of the log.

How do I feel now? Although that "drive" has completely left me I have found some new sources of motivation (see new logs), and that has kept me going, I am working more on muscle endurance and leaning out than trying to get that maximum lift. Over the last 2 weeks, although I still *feel* strong I haven't really been able to get myself into that mindset for the "big lift" so it's tough to say whether my strength has actually decreased or whether it's just a decrease in the "drive" that I keep mentioning. Just yesterday I benched 315 for a couple sets of 6, and that was after doing 2 sets of incline press at 285 (6 reps each) along with a warmup and 3 sets of incline flyes. That shows me that I have retained some of the strength I gained during the "X" log and I am damn happy for it!!

By the numbers:

Aggression: 9/10
Drive: 9/10
Strength increases: 9/10
Weight gain: 9/10

Highlights of my run with this log:
- Increased strength.
- broke 2 long standing personal records (a couple times).
- have not lost much if any of the gained strength.
- increased aggression (less now).
- increased drive (less now).
- increased muscle mass/weight gain.

OVERALL:
9/10

- this is about the best mark that I could possibly give any supplements. I have been at this for awhile and a 10 would constitute that the product gave steroid-like gains that were permanent and had no side effects. As such a 9 is the best that a product or combination of products can get.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
This combination of products is the best that I have ever used. I can say this honestly and truthfully. Never before have I had strength results like I did during this log. Never having taken either product by itself I find it impossible to say if one was better than the other so I must simply state that the combination of these two products provided results...major results! I feel 100% confident in suggesting this combo to others and more than 100% confident that I will be purchasing these products again in future.

Finally, I want to thank all those who participated in this log, as it is the interactions, suggestions, comments, etc that truely make these worth while. The biggest thank you's go out to Anabolic Xtreme and to Molecular Nutrition, for allowing me to partake in this log, it has given me back some of the drive to succeed that I had lost in the last couple years.

Thanks!
 
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