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Log of Unparalleled Dimensions: Viking & Irish Take On Controlled Labs

Irish Cannon said:
I have to update you guys on an amazing meal I had last night, and will probably make again tonight...

6oz Chicken Breast - (Hawaiian marinade sauce)
1 cup scallops (cooked with the chicken)
Diced and sauteed portabella mushrooms, onions, tomato, green pepper
2 cups steamed broccoli

Yumskies!
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Hawaiian Chicken & Scallops, eh..... I almost bought a pound of scallops last night, but went with imitation crab instead.
 
Irish Cannon said:
I have to update you guys on an amazing meal I had last night, and will probably make again tonight...

6oz Chicken Breast - (Hawaiian marinade sauce)
1 cup scallops (cooked with the chicken)
Diced and sauteed portabella mushrooms, onions, tomato, green pepper
2 cups steamed broccoli

Yumskies!
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i love scallops they are so tasty. We used to get the big ones from somewhere and cook them on the grill. That was an amazing way to cook them.
 
snagency said:
Got that 30% discount going on now eh bro? Hahaa.. work the deals bro.
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Yes, sirrrr ! And gotta work them P-3 items to keep a good sales ratio .. I like my commission, so I'll sell the hell outta them !
 
vikinginc said:
Yes, sirrrr ! And gotta work them P-3 items to keep a good sales ratio .. I like my commission, so I'll sell the hell outta them !
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Yeah I'm at a franchise store (not corporate), so we only have like 10 PM products - which is cool, because just like in my own business (insurance), I won't sell something just to make money. If I don't believe something works, I'll not recommend it. Just the way I am. Corporate GNC's, they have a shitload of PM products, so I see some of these guys just selling shit cuz they get commission on it.
That's not why my buddy has me in his store. I'm the 'sports supp guru' as he calls me. The flip side of being franchise is, the employees share in the commissions - which are higher than all those stupid PM's at corporate.
And besides, I get taken care of, above & beyond my 30% discount.. no worries from me. It's a nice side gig..
 
Irish Cannon said:
Did you get that job by applying online? I need a job selling supps...I can sell a ketchup popsicle to a lady in white gloves!
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Actually, a good friend of mine was the Assistang Mngr at this store location. (it's in a mall, too, best business in the region for GNC).

.. I didn't even need an app. I went in to the Manager, interview that turned in to me hanging out with the Manager for 90 minutes @ the store. He was a cool cat.
 
snagency said:
Yeah I'm at a franchise store (not corporate), so we only have like 10 PM products - which is cool, because just like in my own business (insurance), I won't sell something just to make money. If I don't believe something works, I'll not recommend it. Just the way I am. Corporate GNC's, they have a shitload of PM products, so I see some of these guys just selling shit cuz they get commission on it.
That's not why my buddy has me in his store. I'm the 'sports supp guru' as he calls me. The flip side of being franchise is, the employees share in the commissions - which are higher than all those stupid PM's at corporate.
And besides, I get taken care of, above & beyond my 30% discount.. no worries from me. It's a nice side gig..
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That's my thing, too; I'm happy with the 30% on top of any other sales (apart from FINAL clearance sales of 75% +), and $6.55/hour to hang out at the store, talk about supplements, dieting, training .. I won't sell $hit unless I know someone (or myself) has benefited from it. I've tried half the supplements (apart from the GNC product line) that GNC has in there, so I'm good to go. MuscleTech always gives ya commission, but I can't sell what I don't believe in ... Hydroxycut Hardcore for $80/bottle? $hiiit .. in the 90 minutes I was at the GNC store, I watched guys get the NitroTech/CellTech/Creakic stack, throw down an easy $150, and think they gonna blooow up. I'm just standing there thinking; if only these cats cared to think economically .. do some reading themselves .. do some online browsing .. SAVE some money !
 
Metroba, no AS thus far. I will let you know!
 
vikinginc said:
That's my thing, too; I'm happy with the 30% on top of any other sales (apart from FINAL clearance sales of 75% +), and $6.55/hour to hang out at the store, talk about supplements, dieting, training .. I won't sell $hit unless I know someone (or myself) has benefited from it. I've tried half the supplements (apart from the GNC product line) that GNC has in there, so I'm good to go. MuscleTech always gives ya commission, but I can't sell what I don't believe in ... Hydroxycut Hardcore for $80/bottle? $hiiit .. in the 90 minutes I was at the GNC store, I watched guys get the NitroTech/CellTech/Creakic stack, throw down an easy $150, and think they gonna blooow up. I'm just standing there thinking; if only these cats cared to think economically .. do some reading themselves .. do some online browsing .. SAVE some money !
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Absolutely bro.
I get some of these MT guys too.. can't really talk to them about anything else anyway, so I don't even try. Just ring 'em up. But the MT line, it's not a PM in our store, only the GNC products; wouldn't matter to me anyway. I couldn't go home & look at myself in the mirror if I steered someone towards one of those products and said "Now this is what's gonna get you jacked!"
Huh-uh. What goes around, comes around. My philosophy on life..
 
snagency said:
Absolutely bro.
I get some of these MT guys too.. can't really talk to them about anything else anyway, so I don't even try. Just ring 'em up. But the MT line, it's not a PM in our store, only the GNC products; wouldn't matter to me anyway. I couldn't go home & look at myself in the mirror if I steered someone towards one of those products and said "Now this is what's gonna get you jacked!"
Huh-uh. What goes around, comes around. My philosophy on life..
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But don't you know that MT does get you jacked? Those are the highest quality supps out.:bsflag:
 
vikinginc said:
Actually, a good friend of mine was the Assistang Mngr at this store location. (it's in a mall, too, best business in the region for GNC).

.. I didn't even need an app. I went in to the Manager, interview that turned in to me hanging out with the Manager for 90 minutes @ the store. He was a cool cat.
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Dude, I know I've said this before, but I swear my app was being deleted by the assistant managers or managers or something to protect their own jobs. I have a baller resume for supplement/fitness stuff.

As much as I hate to say it, I wish I didn't quit my job at the gym I was at. Ya, they screwed me over, but now there isn't a single decent job around here that I'm able to grab. I had a good thing going regardless of what they did. I'm kicking myself for it.
 
I figured I'd post some update pics before my little hibernation.
 

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Your lower/outer pecs have great effing prominence & contour, and the only way I'll ever see lower ab veins is though a hernia surgery.
 
Irish Cannon said:
Looking LEAN!!! Have you made any diet changes recently?
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Thank you, sir!

Not too many diet changes, but sticking to low-fat protein sources, oatmeal/brown rice as my ONLY carb sources, and keeping the fat intake lower than I have in a long time.

Last Monday/Tuesday, I resigned with Darque Tan, and I've been using Atomic Meltdown on a EOD basis since, alongside my tanning. I won't credit it too much just yet, but it HAS helped in the lower abdomen area already.

I also started Neovar Recomped one week ago. It helps carb absorption with my morning meal as well as post-workout. I am feeling VERY anabolic at the moment. And loving every moment!
 
VolcomX311 said:
Your lower/outer pecs have great effing prominence & contour, and the only way I'll ever see lower ab veins is though a hernia surgery.
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Man, thanks so much for the compliments !

My pecs have gotten better shape over the past month. Believe it or not, I gained 5-6 lbs while on the Controlled Labs stack, with, as you can see, not an overly significant fat-gain. I've focused on my chest quite a bit, and decline at that! Decline Barbell Presses and Decline Dumbbell Flyes where I go over to Decline Dumbbell Presses upon failure of the flyes. My movements are very fluid, very focused on each individual muscle. Slow repetitions. My chest workouts have been above and beyond the past 3-4 weeks.

Thanks again!
 
vikinginc said:
Man, thanks so much for the compliments !

My pecs have gotten better shape over the past month. Believe it or not, I gained 8-9 lbs while on the Controlled Labs stack, with, as you can see, not an overly significant fat-gain. I've focused on my chest quite a bit, and decline at that! Decline Barbell Presses and Decline Dumbbell Flyes where I go over to Decline Dumbbell Presses upon failure of the flyes. My movements are very fluid, very focused on each individual muscle. Slow repetitions. My chest workouts have been above and beyond the past 3-4 weeks.

Thanks again!
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You earned it bro!
 
Lookn great man! Chest is sick! :eek:
 
Looking very lean viking ... Can't wait to see the reviews :)

We will miss you during your hibernation, but you gotta do what you gotta do !!!
 
^^^^^^X2!!!!
 
Irish Cannon said:
Day 32

As I mentioned, I've reached the point of diminishing returns in my workout. Normally I would be disappointed, but it's not like this snuck up on me. This same workout lacked last week as well. It was only a matter of time. I DO believe my upper body is able to handle the beatings twice a week, but my lower body has been much more involved than anything else. Not only is it getting hit on two hypertrophy days, but it also has to deal with my Olympic days and my cardio. That's A LOT of torment. Honestly, I could probably drive through it if it was just leg soreness, but my lower back is what's really keeping me from training hard. It's been screaming lately, nearly every workout.

Day 2: Chest/Tris/O. Lower (Supersets, Fasted)

Incline BB Bench Press: 140x27,20,18,17,15,14,14,13
Bent Over Rope Ext.: 75x26, 80x19,15, 75x17,15,15,14,14

Upright Cable Flies: 15x18,16,17,16,16, 17.5x13,12
CG BB Bench Press: 100x17, 95x15,16,15,14,14,12,12

SLDL: 135x15, 225x10, 315x2 (bleh!)

Squats: 135x15, 225x10, 315x3 (bleh!) My back was yelling at me at this point.
After my second set of SLDL, I knew I was toast, but I wanted to get in one working set on each, so I sucked it up.

I don't quite know for sure what I'll be doing. I liked TG's idea of low-vol/low-rep/high-int...I may do this starting next week, just as a bridge until my cycle. Once I start the hormones, my recovery should skyrocket, so I may actually bring this entire routine back at that point. The thing is, everything is still making great gains except for my legs...They're simply being overtrained at this point. I could do an O. Lower day EOW or something until the cycle?...I don't know. Again, I have until next week to decide. I'll continue with my normal workouts up until that point. I'd still like to keep the FT going, so I'll have to find a way to work with that.

Any and all suggestions are welcome! I'd love to hear some thoughts you guys have. My cycle starts on Valentines Day, so I've got from Jan 26th until Feb 14th to utilize a new training program. I'm thinking Max-OT workouts for that time, and then back to high-rep/high-vol when I start the cycle.
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Irish, you could perhaps do just one O workout per week, or still do two but without hammering the lower back or legs with two exercises in a same workout. If you want to concentrate on MAX-OTs as you indicated, then some of that hypertrophy has to be cut down. Sounds stupidly obvious Invalid Link Removed, my apologies if this wasn't at all helpful :o
 
IN!!! FIRST PAGE!!

I didn't even know about this log until Thunder was talking about Vike's new pictures... No one wants the Timber on their logs anymore or what!? Is it because of the:

:hump::hump::hump::hump::hump::hump::hump:
 
snagency said:
Nice work Thomas -- especially with all your extracurricular activity!
Impressive. ;)
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Thank you, sir! Means alot hearing it from Quadzilla himself !

.. I'm surprised I've been able to maintain/build slowly even throughout the past couple of weeks. I worked 5 consecutive nights last week, Wednesday through Sunday night. Sleep from 4AM till Noon or 1PM. But like I said, I don't skip a beat when I hit the gym; it's like my 3rd job, and the most well paid one of them all. Not necessarily money wise, but confidence wise. I wish I'd be able to get two sessions in a day, but through diet manipulation, I should still be able to command & conquer @ one training session a day.
 
dragonfly said:
Irish, you could perhaps do just one O workout per week, or still do two but without hammering the lower back or legs with two exercises in a same workout. If you want to concentrate on MAX-OTs as you indicated, then some of that hypertrophy has to be cut down. Sounds stupidly obvious Invalid Link Removed, my apologies if this wasn't at all helpful :o
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:p
 
Day 33

Today is a rest/re-feed day and I've been slamming carbs allll day long. Brown rice, Kashi pizza, Ezekiel bread, steel cut oats...it's been delicious! I've slammed all my high-carb meals (60g+) with P-Slin/AP.
 
Irish Cannon said:
Day 33

Today is a rest/re-feed day and I've been slamming carbs allll day long. Brown rice, Kashi pizza, Ezekiel bread, steel cut oats...it's been delicious! I've slammed all my high-carb meals (60g+) with P-Slin/AP.
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That kashi pizza is the sh1t! What kinds have you had?
 
hman85 said:
That kashi pizza is the sh1t! What kinds have you had?
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All of 'em! This was the Thin Crust Chicken Roasted Vegetable one...it was amazing! I took 200mg P-Slin and 1 AP 15mins before I devoured it...I felt PUMPED UP afterwords!

I'm about to slam have my third AP for the day...15mins prior to:

6oz Chicken breast
1 cup scallops
2 cups of brown rice
onions, green peppers, tomatoes

Today is the first time I've taken AP prior to meals. I've enjoyed it. I'll continue doing this on re-feed days only; otherwise, just pre-wo.
 
Well, my day of carb slamming is at an end. I feel full and replenished, ready for the weeks last two lifting sessions. I'll have my 3-week workout plan (most likely Max-OT) written out by Sunday, Monday-morning at the latest.
 
Day 34

Pre-wo: 1 scoop GreenMag, 3 scoops GlycerGrow, 10 WhiteFlood, 2 Recreate, 1 AP, 1.6g 1-C, 1g VitC, 4 Echinacea (felt kinda sick this morning, doing good now)

Delts/Hams/Calves (Supersets, Fasted)

Atlantis Lateral Raise: 75x23,22, 85x18,16,15,15, 90x13,14
Prone Leg Curl: 75x23,22, 85x18,15,15,15, 90x14,13

EZ Upright Row: 85x19,17,15,16,15,15,13,13
Standing Calf Raise: 60x ~, 16,14,15,15,15,13,13

I cut the second hamstring exercise; as I mentioned earlier this week, my legs have taken a beating. They didn't need to be hit any harder.

Some picture updates this morning (refeed was yesterday)

Pic 1 is relaxed, pics 2 and 3 are flexed, and pic 4 is relaxed.
 
Damn man! Back is freaky ass wide!
 
Here's my 3-week routine. It's very basic; just what I need right now. I'll re-evaluate everything the weekend before I start my cycle. I haven't decided exactly what type of routine I'll be doing for that.


Chest/Shoulders
Flat Bench BB Press (1 warmup, 4 working – 20,12,8,5,3)
Standing BB Press (1 warmup, 4 working –20,12,8,5,3)
HS Incline Chest Press (4 working – 15,12,10,8)
EZ Bar Upright Row ( 4 working – 15,12,10,8)

Bis/Tris
Weighted Dips ( 1 warmup, 3 working)
Weighted Pullups (1 warmup, 3 working)
Seated Overhead Extension (3 working)
Concentration Curls (3 working)

Hams/Quads
Romanian Deads (1 warmup, 4 working)
BB Squats (1 warmup, 4 working)
Prone Leg Curls (4 working)
BB Hacks ( 4 working)

Back/Traps
Bent Over BB Row (1 warmup, 4 working)
BB Shrugs (1 warmup, 4 working)
RG-CG Pulldowns (4 working)
DB Shrugs ( 4 working)
 
VolcomX311 said:
Damn! Like a medium rare steak.
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Ohhhh yaaaaa! Thick and juicy.

I'm changing my diet up. I don't know quite how much I am enjoying the high protein/fat and low carb diet. I'm going to up my carbs and protein and bring the fat down...Still going to train fasted, though...

Side note...I'm starting to see why AP has been given the nickname Anabolic Dump. :lol:
 
Looking good IC. I dig the split too..
Yeah the whole 'Anabolic Dump'.. what a lot of ppl don't understand is, if your body can't absorb the nutrients it's pushing thru (in your case excess from yesterday), the body will expel it.
I myself find this preferable to the excess being stored to adipose.
 
snagency said:
Looking good IC. I dig the split too..
Yeah the whole 'Anabolic Dump'.. what a lot of ppl don't understand is, if your body can't absorb the nutrients it's pushing thru (in your case excess from yesterday), the body will expel it.
I myself find this preferable to the excess being stored to adipose.
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Exactly! That's why I don't really care! :lol: - Isn't this what Alli does? I heard people that took that stuff and had high-fat diets were all of a sudden crapping their pants and having insane cases of diarrhea. Hahah!

Have you guys ever checked out Axis Labs Adipo-X? That stuff looks pretty good.
 
Irish Cannon said:
Ohhhh yaaaaa! Thick and juicy.

I'm changing my diet up. I don't know quite how much I am enjoying the high protein/fat and low carb diet. I'm going to up my carbs and protein and bring the fat down...Still going to train fasted, though...
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Irish Cannon said:
Day 33

Today is a rest/re-feed day and I've been slamming carbs allll day long. Brown rice, Kashi pizza, Ezekiel bread, steel cut oats...it's been delicious! I've slammed all my high-carb meals (60g+) with P-Slin/AP.
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Irish Cannon said:
All of 'em! This was the Thin Crust Chicken Roasted Vegetable one...it was amazing! I took 200mg P-Slin and 1 AP 15mins before I devoured it...I felt PUMPED UP afterwords!
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Irish, pardon me if I'm getting this wrong, but are there any reasons besides Invalid Link Removed :love: for this decision ?

I mean, in terms of your goals how has the high fat/low carb diet been treating you ?
 
dragonfly said:
Irish, pardon me if I'm getting this wrong, but are there any reasons besides Invalid Link Removed :love: for this decision ?

I mean, in terms of your goals how has the high fat/low carb diet been treating you ?
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Re-feeds (high carb days) are a very important part of a ketogenic diet. But now that you mention it, I honestly can't say I enjoy the high protein/fat and low-carb diet. I'm changing it.
 
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