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Shifty's Sponsored AMS Advanced Anabolic Pyramid Stack Log...

JOHNJESSICA20 said:
Log is looking good. Will u be posting before and afters at conclusion of log?
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I was planning on it, but I don't have access to a camera anymore besides the one on my cell phone... It's only a VGA camera, so it wouldn't show shat, you know? Unless i can get a hold of something very soon, I'm just gonna take measurements and whatnot like I did at the beginning (planning on Sunday and then again at the end of 1-Andro/4-ad and then again at the end of the PCT)... I hope this log will suffice for you guys
 
Day 18



  • Morning Weight: 210.2



Back, Hammies, and Biceps


Lat Pulldown:
130/160/190 - 12/10/5​
T-Bar Row:
70/90/115 - 12/10/7​
Stiff-Legged Deads:
225/275/315 - 12/8/4​
Close-grip Pulldown:
110/130/150 - 12/10/6​
Laying Leg Curl:
120/140/160 - 12/10/7​
Preacher Curl:
75/75/85 - 12/10/6​
Cable Rows:
120/140/160 - 12/10/7​
One-Legged Seated Leg Curl:
60/70/80 - 12/9/6​
Alt. Inc. DB Curl:
25/30/35 - 12/10/8​
Seated Hyper-Ext. (weighted):
220/280 - 12/18​
Standing DB Curl:
15 - 25​


I completed this workout in under 55 minutes. I started out resting about 30-45 seconds between sets, but when I realized that the gym closed at 10pm instead of the usual 10:30, I knew I had to kick it in gear. I began super-setting from "Laying Leg Curls" til the end of the workout. Workout started out kinda blah and slow (wasn't too impressed) but it turned out to be a killer workout for sure. I dropped down to 3 sets on every exercise and managed to up the weight and/or number of reps on every exercise. I was very pleased with this utter ass-beating of a workout.... My biceps felt like they were going to explode after that last light set/high rep standing DB curl.
 
Day 20


Chest and Triceps


DB Bench:
70/80/90/100 - 16/12/8/5​
DB Incline:
50/60/75/85 - 16/12/8/5​
Chest Dips:
BW - 10/9/8/8​
Skull Crushers:
60/60/70/70 - 16/12/8/5​
Cable Crossovers:
40/50/60/70 - 16/12/8/4​
Rope Pulldown:
70/80/90/90 - 16/10/8/6​
Tri-Set Push-Ups (Flat, Dec., Inc.):
10/16/4​

Cardio: N/A


Today was kind of a sh**ty workout... I just couldn't get into it. Tempo was sh*t. Focus was garbage. One of the worst workouts I've had in quite some time. I dunno what the problem was. I still managed to increase weight yet again on DB Bench though, which is a definite plus. But I was really disappointed in my tricep exercises.

My left shoulder is starting to act up again too. Really pissed off about that. It seems like every time I run a cycle of something, my shoulder(s) go to absolute ****. I'll probably start taking cissus again tomorrow. That usually seems to help.
 
Day 22


  • Morning Weight: 211.6


Quads, Calves and Forearms


One-Legged Leg Extension (5th set both legs):
50/60/70/80/80 - 16/12/8/4/14​
Squat:
155/175/195/245 - 16/12/8/4​
Goofy-Ass Machine Calf-Raises:
145/165/185/215 - 16/12/8/4​
Leg Press:
360/410/450/500 - 16/12/8/4​
DB Suitcase Curl:
30/40/50/60 - 18/16/12/8​
One-Legged Calf-Raise (Leg Press Machine [5th set both legs]):
100/120/160/200/200 - 16/12/8/4/16​
DB Wrist Raise-to-Curl:
20/25/30/35 - 16/12/8/4​

Cardio: Elliptical
22 minutes - levels 3-7
Total: 22 minutes - yielding ~2.2 miles and 230 calories
Cooldown - 5 minutes walking 3-2.5mph​
 
Pretty decent workout today. Calves and Quads felt very pumped after only a couple of sets for each. Forearms didn't feel nearly as pumped, but looked exceptionally huge....

I ended up getting out of classes really late tonight. By the time I got home and ready for the gym, I wouldn't have had enough time to hit my usual place. So, I went to my g/f's gym with her. They're open 24hrs/day M-F. It's convenient if I really wanna get in the gym, but it's kind of a last resort.

I'll be posting up some measurements in a bit for the 3-week mark.... Check back in a bit.
 
Day 23


  • Morning Weight: 212.4


Shoulders and Traps


Military Press:
155/175/195/225 - 16/10/6/3​
Arnolds:
35/40/50/60 - 16/12/8/3​
DB Shrugs:
65/80/95/110 - 16/12/8/6​
Short Bar Front Raises:
40/40/50/50 - 14/10/7/4​
High-Pulls:
25/30/35/40 - 16/14/12/10​
Bent-Over Rear Delt Raises:
15/20/25/30 - 16/12/10/6​
Shrugs:
185/225/275/315 - 16/12/8/4​


Cardio: Elliptical
18 minutes - levels 3-7
2 minutes - cooldown
Total Time: 20 minutes yielding 2.22 miles and 257 calories​


Had a pretty solid workout today. Numbers went up on Military Press. I think the added weight on Military caused me to fail a bit early on the Arnolds, but it happens... Umm, tempo was kinda low though today. Towards the end of the workout I could tell I was really draggin' ass. After cardio, I just wanted to sit down and not move.

I decided to keep the high-pulls in my workout, but went extremely slow and extra light to really feel the burn in my front delts. Shoulders felt great, little to no discomfort throughout the workout....

Oh, and today I decided to use the short barbells to do front raises..... God damn is that a lot harder. I found myself putting a little more back into the lift than i'd like (which is any at all). So, next week i'm going to drop the weight and focus on a nice smooth arm raise without any body movement. Or I may move back to the DBs because I really like the feel they give. We'll see... Measurements up later tonight....
 
Royd The Noyd said:
How are you liking the training split? Its a bit different then the usual things we see on the boards.
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So far, I really like this split. I only have a couple discrepancies. Separating Quads and Hamstrings while keeping Squats in the routine kinda sucks (there is no other option, squats are a must). ATG Squats really work my Hamstrings out good. But so do Stiff-Legged Deads. So, it's almost like i'm hitting the Hammies twice a week. A little on Day 1 and then more directly on Day 3. That's also why I like to take a day off between Day 2 and Day 3. It gives my Hamstrings a bit more time to recover before I really tear into them...

I'm also kind of unsure about splitting up Arm exercises. I have a lot harder time with Bicep workouts when paired up with Back. I know it's really common, I just have a hard time feeling a good pump in my Biceps. Same can be said about Triceps and Chest. I've dropped weight on Tricep exercises as a result of coupling them with Chest. I try and do most of my Chest lifts first and then move to Triceps. Otherwise, weight on Chest exercises would suffer.

So, I kinda feel like i'm giving up a little in certain areas with this split. But I guess I can't really complain because strength, size and weight are all still increasing rather nicely. Obviously a lot of that can be attributed to the AMS Stack, but I'm sure I'd still be making progress (but not nearly as quick) if I wasn't taking this stuff...

With all that being said, I'll probably switch up again in the near future to help cut for the summer.
 
Thanks for the info. I still want to read that entire book someday (just need to schedule a huge amount of time). What about using variations of the squat to separate the quads from the hams a little more? Such as front squats (to just above parallel) pushing from your toes more for a quad lift.
 
Royd The Noyd said:
Thanks for the info. I still want to read that entire book someday (just need to schedule a huge amount of time). What about using variations of the squat to separate the quads from the hams a little more? Such as front squats (to just above parallel) pushing from your toes more for a quad lift.
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Haha, me too. I think you'll find yourself skipping over a lot of it like I did. Some of the stuff was very basic, so I just sorta skimmed through to make sure I wasn't missing anything, but not wasting my time reading a bunch of common knowledge. Some of it pertained to competition preparation and whatnot, so I completely skipped over that area because I do not have any plans to go that route. But overall, a rather informative read from what I've gone through...

And I'll have to give that a shot next week. Any advice on front squats? I've never done them....
 
ShiftyCapone said:
Haha, me too. I think you'll find yourself skipping over a lot of it like I did. Some of the stuff was very basic, so I just sorta skimmed through to make sure I wasn't missing anything, but not wasting my time reading a bunch of common knowledge. Some of it pertained to competition preparation and whatnot, so I completely skipped over that area because I do not have any plans to go that route. But overall, a rather informative read from what I've gone through...

And I'll have to give that a shot next week. Any advice on front squats? I've never done them....
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Hmm, just make sure you set up right. Boris' advice has never failed me...

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My split looks like this right now but will change to one body part per-day due to the fact Ive been running this routine now for 10 weeks.

Chest/Tri
Shoulder/traps/abs
Back/Biceps
Legs/calves
Abs/ I add in exercises for bodyparts I feel was'nt punished enough.
Off 2


I do sets of 3-5 @ 8-10 reps supe heavy and pyramid alot
 
JOHNJESSICA20 said:
My split looks like this right now but will change to one body part per-day due to the fact Ive been running this routine now for 10 weeks.

Chest/Tri
Shoulder/traps/abs
Back/Biceps
Legs/calves
Abs/ I add in exercises for bodyparts I feel was'nt punished enough.
Off 2


I do sets of 3-5 @ 8-10 reps supe heavy and pyramid alot
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I got dogged on pretty hard for doing chest the day before shoulders in my last split... While I never seemed to notice too much of a problem at first, I did start to plateau sooner than I feel I should have. Most people said that you won't notice as much in regards to shoulder gains because they're used as stabilizer muscles on chest days...
 
Beginning Stats:
Morning Weight: 203.6
  • Chest: 46"
  • Waist: 37"
  • Hips: 39 1/2"
  • Shoulders: 53 1/2"
  • L. Wrist: 7"
  • R. Wrist: 7"
  • L. Bicep: 16 1/2"
  • R. Bicep: 16 3/8"
  • L. Forearm: 12 7/8"
  • R. Forearm: 13"
  • L. Leg: 24 5/8"
  • R. Leg: 24 1/2"
  • L. Calf: 16"
  • R. Calf: 16 1/4"


3 Weeks In Stats:
Morning Weight: 212.8
  • Chest: 46 3/4"
  • Waist: 38 1/2"
  • Hips: 39 1/4"
  • Shoulders: 55 1/2"
  • L. Wrist: 7"
  • R. Wrist: 7"
  • L. Bicep: 16 3/4"
  • R. Bicep: 16 7/8"
  • L. Forearm: 13 1/4"
  • R. Forearm: 13 1/2"
  • L. Leg: 25 7/8"
  • R. Leg: 25 3/4"
  • L. Calf: 16 1/4"
  • R. Calf: 16 1/2"
All measurements done on cold, flexed muscles (except waist, wrists, hips and shoulders).
 
Day 25



  • Morning Weight: N/A



Back, Hams, and Biceps


Lat Pulldown:
120/140/170/200 - 16/12/8/4​
T-Bar Row:
50/75/100/125 - 16/12/8/6​
Stiff-Legged Deads:
185/225/275/325/135 - 16/12/8/3/16​
Close-grip Pulldown:
100/120/140/160 - 16/12/8/3​
Laying Leg Curl:
100/120/140/170 - 16/12/8/6​
Preacher Curl:
55/65/75/85 - 16/12/8/4​
One-Legged Seated Leg Curl (last set both legs):
40/50/60/70/70 - 16/12/8/4/12​
DB Rows:
50/60/75/90 - 16/12/8/4​
Alt. Inc. DB Curl:
20/25/30/35 - 16/12/8/5​
Standing DB Curl (very quick set):
15 - 15​


Great workout today.... Went up in weight and/or reps in almost every single exercise. Great pumps everywhere. Maybe a bit much in the lower back after deads, but that's life... I can really notice a size difference in just about every muscle group. My pants are tighter on my upper legs, my triceps are coming through very nicely, my back looks a lot wider and my calves are lookin' pretty sick. But, as you may have noticed from the measurements above, I'm also getting a little fatter (waist size increasing).

After hearing not so good things about these products, I am currently VERY impressed and very pleased with my progress thus far.
 
Thanks for the feedback. Your updates are awesome and very detailed.

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ShiftyCapone said:
I got dogged on pretty hard for doing chest the day before shoulders in my last split... While I never seemed to notice too much of a problem at first, I did start to plateau sooner than I feel I should have. Most people said that you won't notice as much in regards to shoulder gains because they're used as stabilizer muscles on chest days...
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Ive heard the same thing, but to be honest with u Ive gotten more compliments on my shoulders sence starting this type of routine 12 weeks ago.My shoulders have swollen.Also if i lag on chest day for some reason I might hit them in some small way the next day so its a 2 for one...lol
 
ShiftyCapone said:
Beginning Stats:
Morning Weight: 203.6
  • Chest: 46"
  • Waist: 37"
  • Hips: 39 1/2"
  • Shoulders: 53 1/2"
  • L. Wrist: 7"
  • R. Wrist: 7"
  • L. Bicep: 16 1/2"
  • R. Bicep: 16 3/8"
  • L. Forearm: 12 7/8"
  • R. Forearm: 13"
  • L. Leg: 24 5/8"
  • R. Leg: 24 1/2"
  • L. Calf: 16"
  • R. Calf: 16 1/4"


3 Weeks In Stats:
Morning Weight: 212.8
  • Chest: 46 3/4"
  • Waist: 38 1/2"
  • Hips: 39 1/4"
  • Shoulders: 55 1/2"
  • L. Wrist: 7"
  • R. Wrist: 7"
  • L. Bicep: 16 3/4"
  • R. Bicep: 16 7/8"
  • L. Forearm: 13 1/4"
  • R. Forearm: 13 1/2"
  • L. Leg: 25 7/8"
  • R. Leg: 25 3/4"
  • L. Calf: 16 1/4"
  • R. Calf: 16 1/2"
All measurements done on cold, flexed muscles (except waist, wrists, hips and shoulders).
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Most people including myself see about the Identical weight gain on this stack by week 3. Great detail man those measurments are important for readers ho might be interested in trying this stack. Thanks
 
Day 27


Chest and Triceps


DB Bench:
70/70/75/75 - 18/16/14/12​
Chest Dips:
BW - 12/12/10/10​
Hammer-Style Chest Machine:
170/190/210/230/210 - 12/10/8/3​
Incline Flys:
35/40/45/50 - 16/12/8/4​
Rope Pulldown:
50/50/60/70 - 16/10/8/6​
Cable Crossovers:
40/50/60 - 16/12/8​
Low Cable Crossovers:
20/30/40 - 16/12/8​
One-Arm Pulldown:
20/30/40 - 16/12/4​

Cardio: N/A


Unfortunately, I couldn't hit my gym today because it was closed. So, I went to the g/f's gym. DBs only go up to 75 pounds there, so I upped the reps and slowed the motion down a lot. Thought I may have broken that Hammer-Strength style chest machine. 230 was the max weight on it and on my last set, I heard a loud snapping sound. Thought for sure the thing was about to break and the weights were gonna come crashing down. Not the case, but rather funny. Pretty good workout all things considered. For some reason, the Pullies at her gym feel a lot heavier than my gym; especially the one that you do Rope Pulldowns on. Good pump, good focus, good times...

I'll make sure to weigh myself tomorrow morning as I haven't in a couple days.

Oh, side note for the day: I worked a side job today to make some extra cash. At one point, I was standing up on a ladder installing a light fixture and my arms got really sore and pumped in no time. Thought that was kind of random...
 
Day 28


  • Morning Weight: 212.4


Quads, Calves and Forearms


One-Legged Leg Extension (5th set drop-set w/ both legs:
50/60/70/80/80 - 16/12/8/4/14​
Seated Calf-Raise:
160/205/250/295/90 - 16/12/8/2/20​
Suitcase Curls:
40/50/60/70 - 16/12/8/4​
Front Squats:
95/115/135/135 - 16/14/9/12​
One-Legged Standing Calf-Raise (5th set drop-set w/ both legs):
140/160/180/200/20 - 16/12/8/4/16​
DB Wrist Raise-to-Curl:
20/25/30/35 - 20/16/12/8​
Hack Squat
320/360/410/460 - 16/12/8/4​


Another solid workout. Tried the front squats today, but I couldn't seem to do it the same way as the guy in the video a couple posts above. So, I did the crossed arm lock. Worked relatively decent, but it didn't start rolling away from me a couple times. If you look, I only did 9 reps on the 3rd set. Yeah, I started to fall forward and almost ate sh*t. Now that woulda been funny. And although I did really light weight, I could tell that front squats really pinpoint the quads. I'm gonna keep these in my routine. Now, I just gotta get used to them and work on form. Hopefully I'll be able to up the weight eventually.
 
Royd The Noyd said:
They definitely take some getting use to. But its nice once you get it down to have another tool in the tool bag.
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Yeah, I can tell I'm really gonna like 'em... I'm just glad I went really light today. Otherwise I definitely would have fallen right the f*ck over. With 135 on the bar, I was able to kinda toss the weight at the rack as I was falling forward... Good thing I was 1 of 2 people in the gym when that happened. :08:
 
Day 30


  • Morning Weight: 211.6


Shoulders and Traps


Military Press:
155/175/195/225 - 16/10/7/3​
Arnolds:
35/45/55/65 - 16/12/8/3​
DB Shrugs (5th set drop set):
70/85/100/120/50 - 16/12/8/4/14​
DB Front Raises:
20/25/30/35 - 16/12/8/5​
High-Pulls:
25/35/50/65 - 16/12/8/6​
Bent-Over Rear Delt Raises:
15/20/30/35 - 16/12/8/4​
Shrugs (5 set tri-set alternating grips - reg/sup r/sup l):
185/225/275/315/135 - 16/12/8/4/45​


Cardio: Bike
5 minutes - levels 5-9
5 minutes - cooldown
Total Time: 10 minutes yielding 2.52 miles and 75 calories​
 
Good workout tonight... I was the only one in the gym while I was doing Military Press. So, obviously I didn't have a spot, but I still managed to keep with the same weight. Probably coulda pulled off a couple more reps on 195 and one more at 225. But since there was no one there to help in case, I just did about 5 partials after the reps I listed above.

Went up in weight a good amount on Arnolds. I figure I can attribute that to not going 110% on Military Press, so I had a bit more left in me to do Arnolds. Pumps weren't as significant tonight as usual. Might have something to do with the lower dose of 4 caps each maybe?
 
This is something I haven't mentioned much, but it has definitely been the only downfall of this cycle:

LIBIDO

Fu*king non-existent...... It sucks, cuz I'd say my libido is generally above average and they claim that this stack typically increases libido. Libido did increase a bit during the first week of 1-Andro and 4-AD, but right around the start of the 2nd week of this stack, it dropped dramatically. The girlfriend was even bitching because she knows I'm on this stuff and I told her that it was supposed to increase my libido. Of course, she was all sorts of stoked at first but in no time she was like :poke:. With the drop in libido I hardly had any really desire to throw down... It was to the point where I mentally wanted to, but I just couldn't get into it and had trouble even getting an erection. AND if I did pitch a tent, it definitely wasn't "strong like bull." Kinda "weak like goat." :greddy2: Haha. It's starting to pick back up a little now that I'm down to 4 caps of each per day though. So, there's still hope.

I even noticed a bit of shrinkage on the boys around weeks 2-3. They got back into the swing of things around week 4 though. I'm hoping libido keeps going back up from this point on. But we'll see when I start PCT with the Arom-X at ~30mg of 1,4,6 etioallocholan-dione (ATD). I'm thinking that's what hindered my libido during weeks 2-4. But like I said, we shall see how it goes....
 
ShiftyCapone said:
This is something I haven't mentioned much, but it has definitely been the only downfall of this cycle:

LIBIDO

Fu*king non-existent...... It sucks, cuz I'd say my libido is generally above average and they claim that this stack typically increases libido. Libido did increase a bit during the first week of 1-Andro and 4-AD, but right around the start of the 2nd week of this stack, it dropped dramatically. The girlfriend was even bitching because she knows I'm on this stuff and I told her that it was supposed to increase my libido. Of course, she was all sorts of stoked at first. But with the drop in libido I haven't had any really desire to throw down... It's to the point where I mentally want to have sex, but I just can't get into it and have trouble getting an erection. It's starting to pick back up a little now that I'm down to 4 caps of each per day.

I even noticed a bit of shrinkage on the boys around weeks 2-3. They got back into the swing of things around week 4 though. I'm hoping libido keeps going back up from this point on. But we'll see when I start PCT with the Arom-X at ~30mg of 1,4,6 etioallocholan-dione (ATD). I'm thinking that's what hindered my libido during weeks 2-4. But like I said, we shall see how it goes....
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Yes at this point your likely pretty shutdown (5 weeks into it). If you really want to get the libido going again you could drop the 1-Andro and finish out the 4-AD.

Have you experienced any lethargy?
 
Royd The Noyd said:
Yes at this point your likely pretty shutdown (5 weeks into it). If you really want to get the libido going again you could drop the 1-Andro and finish out the 4-AD.

Have you experienced any lethargy?
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Nah, I'm gonna stick it out, I've only got a few days left. Might as well finish it up.

Lethargy.... Nah, not so much. I mean, some days more so than others, but I can usually attribute it to something like a lack of sleep or undereating. So, no real issues with lethargy really...
 
ShiftyCapone said:
Nah, I'm gonna stick it out, I've only got a few days left. Might as well finish it up.

Lethargy.... Nah, not so much. I mean, some days more so than others, but I can usually attribute it to something like a lack of sleep or undereating. So, no real issues with lethargy really...
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Thats really the two monsters (lethargy, libido) we try to tackle with 4-AD. Seems we killed one but not the other.
 
Royd The Noyd said:
Thats really the two monsters (lethargy, libido) we try to tackle with 4-AD. Seems we killed one but not the other.
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I thought ATDs usually attribute to loss of libido. I know AIs do for sure, so maybe i'm mistaken about ATDs? Hopefully that's the case and it is just the 1-Androstene-3b-ol, 17-one that's negatively effecting libido....
 
ShiftyCapone said:
I thought ATDs usually attribute to loss of libido. I know AIs do for sure, so maybe i'm mistaken about ATDs? Hopefully that's the case and it is just the 1-Androstene-3b-ol, 17-one that's negatively effecting libido....
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Some guys do experience a loss of libido from higher doses of ATD (usually over 50mg's/day). However the 4-AD should more then make up for it. A lot of guys have the libido and lethargy issues when running the 1-Andro solo. This is more then likely the culprit.
 
ShiftyCapone said:
I thought ATDs usually attribute to loss of libido. I know AIs do for sure, so maybe i'm mistaken about ATDs? Hopefully that's the case and it is just the 1-Androstene-3b-ol, 17-one that's negatively effecting libido....
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There is a low enough dose in AromX it shouldnt do that to you (ATD). Like Royd said, its usually at higher doses ATD will affect this.
 
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Looks like you really got a handle on all of the aspects of your log which is very impressive !

Keep it up bro ! :thumbsup:
 
Day 32



  • Morning Weight: 213.0



Back, Hams, and Biceps


Lat Pulldown:
120/140/170/200 - 16/12/8/4​
T-Bar Row:
60/85/105/130 - 16/12/8/4​
Alt. Inc. DB Curl:
20/25/30/35 - 16/12/8/6​
Stiff-Legged Deads:
185/225/275/325/135 - 16/12/8/3/16​
Close-grip Pulldown:
100/120/140/160 - 16/10/8/4​
Laying Leg Curl:
100/120/150/80 - 16/12/2/10​
Standing One Arm DB Preacher Curl:
15/20 - 16/8​
Cable Rows:
100/140/160 - 16/10/6​



So, I had the weirdest thing happen to me at the gym tonight. I was on my 3rd set of Laying Leg Curl. Did 2 reps just fine. On the 3rd rep, I slowly let the weight down and started to explode up when I felt this quick pop/tear feeling shoot up my right inner thigh starting about 3 inches above the knee all the way up the inner thigh, into my ass cheek/taint area and ended in my right testicle. As soon as I felt it I immediately let the weight down, jumped up and proceeded to try and "walk it off." Popped up like a fu*kin' Jack-in-the-Box fearing the worst. It was the weirdest feeling I've ever felt. It wasn't so much painful as it was frightening and uncomfortably odd (given the location). It happened so quick. And after, I had kind of a burning/tightness sensation in the thigh a little and a bit more prominent in the nut. It feels alright now. No real pain so to speak, but an occasional "weirdness", if you will..... Like I can tell something not so right happened. And I wasn't swinging the weight whatsoever. I make sure to do a nice slow, controlled movement down and then I explode all the way up. I think I maybe made it 1/4 the way up, if that, before it happened. It may have even happened as soon as I began my explosion up. I proceeded to follow up with a really light set just to make sure there wasn't any pain when executing the lift slowly. Again, it didn't hurt, but it definitely didn't feel right. With all that being said, the boys look and feel alright to the touch. I'm no doctor, but i'd like to think i'd be able to tell if there was something significantly wrong with my balls. I really hope it's nothing serious. And like I said, it's not painful, so i'm hoping for the best. I'll keep you guys posted on it.

Other than that, a very solid workout considering I didn't get JACK SH*T for sleep. Probably got a total of 2, maybe 2 1/2 hours of sleep. I just could not fall asleep for the life of me last night. I was tossing and turning all night and could not get comfortable. My sleep schedule has been off the wall lately after getting laid off of work and going back to school.

Weight/reps went up in maybe 1 or 2 lifts and stayed the same in the rest. But I was much more pleased with the level of execution of all my lifts this week as opposed to last week. Last 2 exercises were Super-Sets. And as you see above, weight is still increasing....
 
AK32408 said:
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Looks like you really got a handle on all of the aspects of your log which is very impressive !

Keep it up bro ! :thumbsup:
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Thanks man. I try and do a company justice when they give me free stuff to log by putting a lot of time and effort into the log. I bust my ass so people get a good idea what to expect if they do the same. Honestly, I could care less how much free sh*t a company gives me. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. I'm not gonna bullsh*t a log to please some company who stands to make a profit on my log. After all, I'm only a consumer looking for solid products that yield results.

And so far, pleased I am with this stack... I have done numerous logs on another board. There was one in particular where I really felt I received a bunk ass product. Needless to say I really pissed off a few people with my log/review when I said their product was absolute trash, but f**k it, that's life.... :biglaugh:
 
ShiftyCapone said:
Thanks man. I try and do a company justice when they give me free stuff to log by putting a lot of time and effort into the log. I bust my ass so people get a good idea what to expect if they do the same. Honestly, I could care less how much free sh*t a company gives me. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. I'm not gonna bullsh*t a log to please some company who stands to make a profit on my log. After all, I'm only a consumer looking for solid products that yield results.

And so far, pleased I am with this stack... I have done numerous logs on another board. There was one in particular where I really felt I received a bunk ass product. Needless to say I really pissed off a few people with my log/review when I said their product was absolute trash, but f**k it, that's life.... :biglaugh:
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Sorry ive been missing in action ..Kids destroyed my comp and just got new one. Thanks for run ning a clean/good log. We want honesty and we got it thanks.
 
Hey fellas, had to go out of town for a few days rather unexpectedly... And I have midterms this week as well. So, I haven't had a chance to hit the gym at all. Hoping to get in there this evening to do chest and triceps. That is, if I can finish my midterm in a relatively decent amount of time....

And for some reason, I still have 12 pills of each supp left. So, it looks like my log will continue until this friday.
 
Day 37


Chest and Triceps


DB Bench:
70/80/95/120/110 - 16/12/8/2/3​
Chest Dips:
BW - 16/14/10/9​
DB Incline:
50/60/75/85 - 16/12/7/3​
Decline Flys:
30/35/45 - 16/12/8​
Rope Pulldown:
60/70/80/90 - 16/12/8/4​
Cable Crossovers:
40/50/60/70 - 16/12/8/4​
One-Arm Pulldown (rvrs grip, reg, rvrs, reg, rvrs):
20/30/30/40/40 - 16/14/12/8/4​
Push-Ups (reg, dec, inc):
16/12/9​

Cardio: N/A


I was feeling pretty good today, so I said f*ck it, I'm going for the 120s. I managed to get 2 somewhat decent reps after the first lift off of my chest. So, I guess it was more like 3 reps, but I don't like to count the first push off of the chest. I was pumped that I got them moving, but I wasn't very pleased with form. So, I decided to give the 110s a shot. Pounded out 3 solid, clean reps. I guess you were being a little overzealous JJ when you said....
JOHNJESSICA20 said:
Hell yeah bro..Congrats on the PR! The product is doing its job and its still early. I want to see the 120 DB'S for 3 by the end of log...lol
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....but hey, I was damn close! Unless of course you meant by the end of the Arom-X. In THAT case, I think you may be underestimating ;). I don't wanna go making any claims, but 3 solid reps within the next 4 weeks seems to be VERY doable. Strength and endurance are still obviously increasing.

Libido has slowly been increasing as of late. I'm happy things are finally looking up (pun intended).

Sleep has still been kinda sh*tty, but it has been since like that for quite a while. A couple weeks before I even started this stack. And now, I have even more sh*t going on... I'm trying my best to re-acclimate myself to sleeping like a normal human being though.

Funny story for you guys tonight. I left the gym and went straight over to my old man's house to drop something off. He wasn't home from his MC meeting, so the step-mom let me in. Took my jacket off and sat down to relax and sip on my PWO shake. He came in and we were bullsh*tting for a few. After a couple minutes he stops and says, "wow, it's been a while since I've seen you in a t-shirt. It's so cold out all I've seen you wear are big hoodies. You're getting really big." I proceeded to tell him how stoked I was about my workout tonight and the PR I threw down. He thought it was pretty insane. Then he says to me, "you're not taking anything.....pause.....illegal. Are you?" I laughed at him and said nope, all OTC and completely legal. I know he didn't mean it in any sort of a derogatory way, he was just impressed with how much size/strength i've gained and being a concerned old man. Haha... But yeah, just thought i'd share that my old man asked if I was juicing tonight....
 
Day 38


  • Morning Weight: 215.6


Quads, Calves and Forearms


One-Legged Leg Extension (5th set w/ both legs):
50/60/70/80/80 - 16/12/8/6/14​
Seated Calf-Raise:
135/180/225/280 - 16/12/8/5​
Suitcase Curls:
50/60/70/80/30 - 16/12/8/4/12​
Front Squats:
95/115/135/165/135 - 16/12/8/6/10​
One-Legged Standing Calf-Raise (5th set w/ both legs):
140/160/180/220/220 - 16/12/8/4/12​
Preacher DB Wrist Raise-to-Curl:
25/30/35/40 - 16/12/8/5​
Hack Squat
270/320/380/430/180 - 16/12/8/6/12​
 
Another good workout tonight, seems like a pretty common theme during this log (other than that one chest workout a while back)...

I stuck with the front squats today. I think I may have done worse today than last week. I fell flat on my ass on the 1st set, 2nd rep with 135. I felt like such a jackass.... But I quickly shook it off after I thought to myself, "What do I care, no one else here ever does this sh*t...But I'd love to see them try." Racked the weight and went at it again. Went pretty well. 165 was alright, but I'm having a hell of a time keeping the weight from moving around on me. On the very last set, it started to slip off my shoulder and when I went to readjust, boom, punched myself right in the mouth... Took everything in me not to just launch the f*ckin' bar. I was extremely pissed at that point. And I can't really say this week's front squats were worse per say, because I did up the weight, had more control and really got a good burn from them. I just encountered two sh*tty incidents with them tonight. I guess it's all a part of the learning curve...

If you're wondering why the numbers are a little lower on seated calf-raises, it's because I slowed things down more to maximize size increase. When I measured last week, my calves gained the least amount of size out of everywhere I measured.

And the lower weight on hack squats was....well, because I didn't have my log book with me and I couldn't quite recall what I did last time...
 
Take your time learning those front squats. No need to kill yourself over them. Keep watching solid video's of them and think about the coacing queues when your doing them. You'll get it.

Btw, gotta love when the family notices. ;)
 
Royd The Noyd said:
Take your time learning those front squats. No need to kill yourself over them. Keep watching solid video's of them and think about the coacing queues when your doing them. You'll get it.

Btw, gotta love when the family notices. ;)
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Yeah, it feels like i'm learning to squat all over again. It's a whole different sort of balance that's involved....

Do you think I'm increasing weight too quickly?
 
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