Volcom's Slim Xtreme Mini Log

[BB12]

That Shaman is top notch! He always comes through on customer service!

 

[theshaman]

That Shaman is top notch! He always comes through on customer service!

awe shucks! lol

 

[natty texan]

If you do and email me the receipt I will send you a free bottle of an AX product for you to log at some point!

whoa.... you're freakin awesome :hump:


thanks man!

 

[BB12]

Just call it how I see it!

 

[theshaman]

whoa.... you're freakin awesome :hump:


thanks man!

Anytime! I haven't sent anyone an easterbasket, so might as well be a fellow AMer!

 

[VolcomX311]

whoa.... you're freakin awesome :hump:


thanks man!

In honor of AIG and our current national spirit, I'm going to tax 90% of that package

I'm just kidding, SWEET DEAL!!! Now there's something southern hospitality for ya!

 

[VolcomX311]

I was thining the same thing, but best detail I've seen in a log for some time (and short period of time).

Nice Job!

I'm just lucky enough to have had so much support from fellow AM'ers, but thank you.

 

[VolcomX311]

The AX reps have been kicking some major @$$ through the entirety of this log. You guys have been outstanding with the support and generosity. That may have impressed me more then the product itself, and if you've read my reviews, I mean that in a very good way, thank you again.

 

[VolcomX311]

I'm still getting in some recovery time from both cardio and lifting and I will be picking it back up in double-time next week, where I'll utilize the Booster in a better rested state.

 

[natty texan]

The AX reps have been kicking some major @$$ through the entirety of this log. You guys have been outstanding with the support and generosity. That may have impressed me more then the product itself, and if you've read my reviews, I mean that in a very good way, thank you again.

they have been swarming this log.

It's awesome, they're definitely a quality company.


I'm super impressed.

 

[BeBig]

If you do and email me the receipt I will send you a free bottle of an AX product for you to log at some point!

Nice man good customer service....:18:

 

[theshaman]

The AX reps have been kicking some major @$$ through the entirety of this log. You guys have been outstanding with the support and generosity. That may have impressed me more then the product itself, and if you've read my reviews, I mean that in a very good way, thank you again.

Your very welcome! The log is more than great!

I'm still getting in some recovery time from both cardio and lifting and I will be picking it back up in double-time next week, where I'll utilize the Booster in a better rested state.

Cool!

they have been swarming this log.

It's awesome, they're definitely a quality company.


I'm super impressed.

Thanks for the compliment!

 

[kisneaker]

?????

 

[Resolve]

Volcom, have you by chance used Lean FX? I've been looking into some cortisol control, and Lean FX's profile looks promising. I wondered if you might have tried it?

 

[VolcomX311]

Volcom, have you by chance used Lean FX? I've been looking into some cortisol control, and Lean FX's profile looks promising. I wondered if you might have tried it?

Yes, I have tried Lean FX. I've been making it a custom to take Lean FX whenever I take ECA.

However, I am not very aware of positive symptoms, sensations or observable effects of cortisol controls, other then a decrease in appetite. I just know it's good for you, and as much stress as I put on my body activity wise, let alone stim wise on occasion, I appreciate cort control.

 

[shaddow]

I've got Lean FX and Lean Xtreme. Ahh, decisions, decisions... Any thoughts on differences between the two, V?

One thing to be careful about with the cortisol control supps is dry joints. I think I overdid it with Lean Xtreme after running a cycle one time and my joints were troubling me for months.

 

[Resolve]

Yes, I have tried Lean FX. I've been making it a custom to take Lean FX whenever I take ECA.

However, I am not very aware of positive symptoms, sensations or observable effects of cortisol controls, other then a decrease in appetite. I just know it's good for you, and as much stress as I put on my body activity wise, let alone stim wise on occasion, I appreciate cort control.

I always try to have some kind of cort control, even if its just VitC liberally dosed throughout the day - but recently I've been feeling a little stressed. That, for me, is typically an indicator of increasing cortisol, so I'm thinking more help would be a good idea.

Thanks for the input!

 

[theshaman]

Any updates V?

 

[natty texan]

Any updates V?

yeah i've been waitin quietly

 

[VolcomX311]

Any updates V?

Yes, thanks for asking. I've been using this weekend as down time to recover. I haven't let myself appropriately rest for a bit too long, and I started getting all day lethargy just a few hours after I woke up. I'm picking back up this week, I'll move my dose back up to 2 caps tomorrow morning, then I'll give the booster some more consistent use.

 

[Resolve]

Cycling dosage weekly for a potent stim is good idea - gives your body time to "recover" as you point out, and it helps to keep you sensitized to the stimulant's effects when you begin using it again.

 

[Irish Cannon]

Yes, thanks for asking. I've been using this weekend as down time to recover. I haven't let myself appropriately rest for a bit too long, and I started getting all day lethargy just a few hours after I woke up. I'm picking back up this week, I'll move my dose back up to 2 caps tomorrow morning, then I'll give the booster some more consistent use.

Lethargy...man, I'm with you on that. I just finished eating breakfast, have to leave for the gym in about 10 minutes, but I'm laying in a nice warm bed, with a laptop on my legs...I could sit here all day...I'm about to doze off right now.

Ahhhh.....

 

[VolcomX311]

Lethargy...man, I'm with you on that. I just finished eating breakfast, have to leave for the gym in about 10 minutes, but I'm laying in a nice warm bed, with a laptop on my legs...I could sit here all day...I'm about to doze off right now.

Ahhhh.....

The one and only thing I hate more then lethargy... is worse lethargy. It kills me when I feel like I'm "dragging" myself to the gym to clock in my workout and looking forward to its conclusion from the get go (as oppose to being motivated and excited about hitting it hard).

 

[Irish Cannon]

The one and only thing I hate more then lethargy... is worse lethargy. It kills me when I feel like I'm "dragging" myself to the gym to clock in my workout and looking forward to its conclusion from the get go (as oppose to being motivated and excited about hitting it hard).

Exactly how I felt today...but I feel great now. The workout gave me some great energy, and I don't think my stims kicked in until after my workout. I'm pretty cracked out right now. I've had to fix a lot of typos in this small statement.

 

[VolcomX311]

Pleasant Surprise

Last Wednesday was my last day of any form of exercise. I decided to let myself rest until the weekend, but by the time the weekend came, I could tell I still needed a couple more days to recover. With each passing day, my diet became looser and looser, and one cheat meal turned into two meals and turned into a cheat day, which ultimately progressed into two cheat days.

However, the severity of the cheat began light, so I didn't go all out. It first started with not eating as many meals in the day as I should of, to not eating at the scheduled time, to allowing some simple carbs to pass by, and ended with a bag of chips, a fosters chocolate dipped ice cream cone and two slices of the pizza greasy enough to service a tank.

Prior to my break, I was a steady 189lbs and this was with consistent expenditure of water from cardio and regulated meals, so minimal glycogen withholding.

I weighed myself this morning with the expectation of being around 190-194lbs, not from gained fat, but perhaps extra water retention from all the carbs I ate, but to my pleasant surprise, I was 188.8lbs. I would have been thrilled with 190 and ecstatic at breaking even at 189, but I actually dipped in weight.

I did my morning 60 min interval cardio and I felt as I should following the cardio. Tired, but not incapacitated, which is a good sign that my recovery time was fairly sufficient.

SX

Mood: The mood effect is notably less apparent then it has been up to this point, but it was well enjoyed when that effect was in full bloom. I remember thinking to myself, if SX was not a stimulant, I would still use it for the mood effect alone. The first week was mind boggling, but maybe it has a tail end effect like post MDMA symptoms, but not to that extent of course. There's no dip in mood, I've just experienced a "lack of" sensation, likened to developing tolerance for a stim.

Energy: I took my doses around 7:00am, performed my 60 min interval cardio and by now (12:57pm), though I'm not experiencing symptoms of a crash, the decline in energy is more apparent then it has been, but this is natural in line with a building tolerance to stims. The longevity of the stim is still apparent, but to a lesser degree in general. However, this mid-day energy decline is not as apparent without 60 min of morning cardio, so this of course weighs into the equation.

I'm hoping to hit chest tonight, and I'll see how that goes. I'm projecting a lack of energy by the end of the work day, but I've experienced a lot of dormant energy with SX, where I'll drag myself in, then shortly into the workout, the slight tightness in the head from an active stim returns temporarily, and floats me throughout the workout. However, each time I've had this Phoenix effect and really exploited that stim reawakening to lift hard, I always crash pretty notably by the end of the workout. I can feel that second wind of stim leave as strongly as it came.

 

[VolcomX311]

Exactly how I felt today...but I feel great now. The workout gave me some great energy, and I don't think my stims kicked in until after my workout. I'm pretty cracked out right now. I've had to fix a lot of typos in this small statement.

Sounds like my kind of fun.

 

[VolcomX311]

Cycling dosage weekly for a potent stim is good idea - gives your body time to "recover" as you point out, and it helps to keep you sensitized to the stimulant's effects when you begin using it again.

I agree, I don't normally practice short-term stim cycling, but I intended on hitting it doubly hard this week due to some anticipated free-time. If I cycle my stims, I usually like to take around 4 weeks, not 4 days, but this was an "as needed" bases and I'm glad I did so. I felt like hell last week, but I'm feeling pretty good today.

 

[jas123]

Well, well. AM's #1 supplement whore is at it again :wave:

What's up, Volcom? Down to 190? I remember when you were heavier than me. You cutting up?

 

[Irish Cannon]

He's gettin' diced and sliced!

 

[BeBig]

Last Wednesday was my last day of any form of exercise. I decided to let myself rest until the weekend, but by the time the weekend came, I could tell I still needed a couple more days to recover. With each passing day, my diet became looser and looser, and one cheat meal turned into two meals and turned into a cheat day, which ultimately progressed into two cheat days.

However, the severity of the cheat began light, so I didn't go all out. It first started with not eating as many meals in the day as I should of, to not eating at the scheduled time, to allowing some simple carbs to pass by, and ended with a bag of chips, a fosters chocolate dipped ice cream cone and two slices of the pizza greasy enough to service a tank.

Prior to my break, I was a steady 189lbs and this was with consistent expenditure of water from cardio and regulated meals, so minimal glycogen withholding.

I weighed myself this morning with the expectation of being around 190-194lbs, not from gained fat, but perhaps extra water retention from all the carbs I ate, but to my pleasant surprise, I was 188.8lbs. I would have been thrilled with 190 and ecstatic at breaking even at 189, but I actually dipped in weight.

I did my morning 60 min interval cardio and I felt as I should following the cardio. Tired, but not incapacitated, which is a good sign that my recovery time was fairly sufficient.

SX

Mood: The mood effect is notably less apparent then it has been up to this point, but it was well enjoyed when that effect was in full bloom. I remember thinking to myself, if SX was not a stimulant, I would still use it for the mood effect alone. The first week was mind boggling, but maybe it has a tail end effect like post MDMA symptoms, but not to that extent of course. There's no dip in mood, I've just experienced a "lack of" sensation, likened to developing tolerance for a stim.

Energy: I took my doses around 7:00am, performed my 60 min interval cardio and by now (12:57pm), though I'm not experiencing symptoms of a crash, the decline in energy is more apparent then it has been, but this is natural in line with a building tolerance to stims. The longevity of the stim is still apparent, but to a lesser degree in general. However, this mid-day energy decline is not as apparent without 60 min of morning cardio, so this of course weighs into the equation.

I'm hoping to hit chest tonight, and I'll see how that goes. I'm projecting a lack of energy by the end of the work day, but I've experienced a lot of dormant energy with SX, where I'll drag myself in, then shortly into the workout, the slight tightness in the head from an active stim returns temporarily, and floats me throughout the workout. However, each time I've had this Phoenix effect and really exploited that stim reawakening to lift hard, I always crash pretty notably by the end of the workout. I can feel that second wind of stim leave as strongly as it came.

Still lookin good bro...You never leave any stones unturned in your reviews WOW!!!!:laugh:

 

[VolcomX311]

Well, well. AM's #1 supplement whore is at it again :wave:

What's up, Volcom? Down to 190? I remember when you were heavier than me. You cutting up?

AM's top 10, but I don't know about number 1. I'm definitely a Supplement Olympia Qualifier, but I don't think I'll ever break top 3, maybe top 7 if I get a political nod.

I'm right below 190 at the moment and I'm pretty happy with the results so far. Thanks for dropping by, Jas (I don't know why I ever respond to your posts, because you're usually a drive by poster, so I doubt you'll even see this :type

 

[VolcomX311]

He's gettin' diced and sliced!

Maybe not diced and sliced yet, but a severe rug burn that needs attending to perhaps.

 

[theshaman]

Last Wednesday was my last day of any form of exercise. I decided to let myself rest until the weekend, but by the time the weekend came, I could tell I still needed a couple more days to recover. With each passing day, my diet became looser and looser, and one cheat meal turned into two meals and turned into a cheat day, which ultimately progressed into two cheat days.

However, the severity of the cheat began light, so I didn't go all out. It first started with not eating as many meals in the day as I should of, to not eating at the scheduled time, to allowing some simple carbs to pass by, and ended with a bag of chips, a fosters chocolate dipped ice cream cone and two slices of the pizza greasy enough to service a tank.

Prior to my break, I was a steady 189lbs and this was with consistent expenditure of water from cardio and regulated meals, so minimal glycogen withholding.

I weighed myself this morning with the expectation of being around 190-194lbs, not from gained fat, but perhaps extra water retention from all the carbs I ate, but to my pleasant surprise, I was 188.8lbs. I would have been thrilled with 190 and ecstatic at breaking even at 189, but I actually dipped in weight.

I did my morning 60 min interval cardio and I felt as I should following the cardio. Tired, but not incapacitated, which is a good sign that my recovery time was fairly sufficient.

SX

Mood: The mood effect is notably less apparent then it has been up to this point, but it was well enjoyed when that effect was in full bloom. I remember thinking to myself, if SX was not a stimulant, I would still use it for the mood effect alone. The first week was mind boggling, but maybe it has a tail end effect like post MDMA symptoms, but not to that extent of course. There's no dip in mood, I've just experienced a "lack of" sensation, likened to developing tolerance for a stim.

Energy: I took my doses around 7:00am, performed my 60 min interval cardio and by now (12:57pm), though I'm not experiencing symptoms of a crash, the decline in energy is more apparent then it has been, but this is natural in line with a building tolerance to stims. The longevity of the stim is still apparent, but to a lesser degree in general. However, this mid-day energy decline is not as apparent without 60 min of morning cardio, so this of course weighs into the equation.

I'm hoping to hit chest tonight, and I'll see how that goes. I'm projecting a lack of energy by the end of the work day, but I've experienced a lot of dormant energy with SX, where I'll drag myself in, then shortly into the workout, the slight tightness in the head from an active stim returns temporarily, and floats me throughout the workout. However, each time I've had this Phoenix effect and really exploited that stim reawakening to lift hard, I always crash pretty notably by the end of the workout. I can feel that second wind of stim leave as strongly as it came.

Im glad you were able to keep the weight off during your days off! Exciting news brother! Looking forward to more updates!

 

[Emerge]

I say you go to your nearest mall and ask any random pairing of broads to take pictures of you.

It'll work. They all have cameras, and they are all just "waitin ta take pyks fo myspace"

 

[VolcomX311]

SX Booster's Real Power

Up until now, I've only taken the SX Booster with my morning dose, however, the prime purpose of the Booster I believe, is allowing yourself a boost later in the day, where taking more SX would not be wise if sleep means anything to you. I decided I'd give the late afternoon experience a try. My original dose of 2 SX caps was taken at 5:15am and I took 1 cap of SX Booster at 4:15pm. Holy hell.....

To appreciate my PM lift, I'd need to detail my workouts so you don't think I have some sort of half @$$ed routine where left over energy is not a big deal.

AM: Chest (8:30am)

Flat Bench
225lbs x 15 reps
245lbs x 12 reps
265lbs x 10 reps

Incline Bench
185lbs x 12 reps
205lbs x 10 reps
225lbs x 8 reps

Hammer Incline Press
180lbs x 12 reps
200lbs x 10 reps
220lbs x 8 reps

Hammer Wide Press
180lbs x 12 reps
200lbs x 10 reps
220lbs x 9 reps

Hammer Dips
180lbs x 10 reps
200lbs x 8 reps
220lbs x 6 reps

Incline Machine Press
180lbs x 12 reps
195lbs x 10 reps
205lbs x 8 reps

Around 4:00pm, I decided I'd give a single cap of SX Booster a shot and damn. First off, I thought the appetite suppression was exclusive to the SX, but I was sorely mistaken, the SX Booster has a quite a power appetite suppression as well, which was really impressive to feel such a strong suppressant on a single cap.

The energy was also very intensive, but in the SX, relaxed stim fashion. There was a slight mood boost, but what was most notable was the degree of energy this single cap produced. I headed off to my second workout of the day.

PM: Back (5:00pm)

Behind The Neck Pull Ups x 12, 10, 9 reps

Pull Ups x 10, 8, 7 reps

Hammer Pull Downs
230lbs x 10 reps
250lbs x 9 reps
260lbs x 8 reps

Behind The Neck, Hammer Pull Downs
180lbs x 10, 10, 10 reps

Close, Underhand Grip Pull Lat Pull Downs
210lbs x 10 reps (my wrist started to bother me, so I stopped)

Machine, Behind The Neck Pull Downs
190lbs x 10, 10, 10 reps

I split my row days and pull downs days, so my next back session will be predominantly rowing movements and traps.

The degree of appetite suppression was not an anticipated feature from this single cap of SX booster and it actually interrupted my post workout plans. I'd brought along 3 DCP's, 1 Pslin and 2 Anabolic Pumps because I was planning on eating a foot long chicken sandwich from Subway post workout (considering I hit two major body parts today), but the appetite suppressant only allowed me to eat 3/4 of the foot long and I had to toss the rest. Even the 3/4 of the foot long was force fed.

On an oddly good note. I'm starting to feel a slight come down from the SX Booster, like a light crash, which is actually a good thing, because I'm hoping to sleep tonight. Uninterrupted sleep from the SX Booster taken at 4pm would be the final nail in the coffin for "awesome experience."

 

[TimberLakers]

Hey dude. Back from hiatus. How's the anorexia going?

 

[Steveoph]

Well I've definitely enjoyed reading about your experiences Volcom, and I've bit the bullet and added a SX to my order. My one cap sample one leg day was phenomenal, and I'm hoping to pull it off again, although even 14 hours later 1 cap was affecting my sleep. No booster for Steveo

 

[jas123]

AM's top 10, but I don't know about number 1. I'm definitely a Supplement Olympia Qualifier, but I don't think I'll ever break top 3, maybe top 7 if I get a political nod.

I'm right below 190 at the moment and I'm pretty happy with the results so far. Thanks for dropping by, Jas (I don't know why I ever respond to your posts, because you're usually a drive by poster, so I doubt you'll even see this :type

I usually check for a reply, but yeah I'm not around too much these days. Back in the day, a lot of my research involved the computer so checking AM was natural, but I'm pretty much done with that.

Keep up the good work cutting up.

 

[rolandajoint]

just got caught up. finals, spring break in utah boarding, and a new car.

hows life sam?

 

[VolcomX311]

Hey dude. Back from hiatus. How's the anorexia going?

:icon16: good to see you back around man! Damn, it seemed like forever.

 

[VolcomX311]

Well I've definitely enjoyed reading about your experiences Volcom, and I've bit the bullet and added a SX to my order. My one cap sample one leg day was phenomenal, and I'm hoping to pull it off again, although even 14 hours later 1 cap was affecting my sleep. No booster for Steveo

Awesome, you make me feel so useful. I hope it serves you well, it's definitely a unique product.

 

[VolcomX311]

just got caught up. finals, spring break in utah boarding, and a new car.

hows life sam?

Damn, not as good as yours! Speaking of The Office, it's taken a strange direction in story line.

 

[TexasLifter89]

VOlcom how would you compare this against ephedra? My girl really wants ephedra but I am trying to push her towards this instead.

 

[BeBig]

VOlcom how would you compare this against ephedra? My girl really wants ephedra but I am trying to push her towards this instead.

Good question IYO do you think this is safer than ephedra?? I've heard of ppl killin over on ephedra...:18:

 

[VolcomX311]

VOlcom how would you compare this against ephedra? My girl really wants ephedra but I am trying to push her towards this instead.

Ephedra, not ephedrine hcl, correct? Either way, I would recommend SX at 1 cap over many types of stims. The stim effect of SX is the cleanest burning stim I've experienced. It's got the mildness of Recreate (but not quite that mild), the mental clarity effects of a Phenadrine (PEA based), some of the mood effects of White Flood, but more euphoric, and whereas, WF's euphoria was experienced primarily post-workout when the endorphins were also part of the equation, the SX can have you feeling good pre-workout and in the complete absence of a workout.

The prime reason I'd recommend the SX is that the intensity of the stim seems to have a threshold that it doesn't exceed, even at increased dosages, the degree of stim intensity is a small window, then it brings the intensity back down.

If your girl is into high power stims, the longevity of the SX may fill that void. Plus, it's only 1 cap in the AM, for the entire day, so she doesn't need to keep track of time and/or trying to keep track of when her stomach is considered "empty" before the next dose and other things that come with multi dosing (on an "empty stomach.")

Finally, the lack of a crash is a big bonus with the SX.

Take Home Message
- Simple dosing structure.
- Clean Burning
- Very Manageable Stim Intensity
- ECA like Appetite Suppression
- Minimal Crash, if any
- (if my memory serves me, and I could be wrong, but I believe SX has a solid cort control). Any stim product with a built in cort control is an automatic 2-fer.

 

[VolcomX311]

I'm going to re-emphasize simple dosing structure. 1 dose in the AM. No tracking when she last ate to determine the emptiness of her stomach before another dose.

 

[VolcomX311]

I've also become a fan of the SX booster, if she needs something with a bite.

 

[TexasLifter89]

I think she is just looking for something that she can actually see results on. She has tried Lean FX, Lipo Am & Pm, and Napalm and not really seen anything in her opinion.

 

[rolandajoint]

Damn, not as good as yours! Speaking of The Office, it's taken a strange direction in story line.

interesting. ill have to catch up on that this weekend before my classes actually 'start'.

btw, its good to see this is still working well for you. i just started my little recomp adventure, and this is looking like a prime product for the tail end in the summer when i move more into a 'cut'.

 

[VolcomX311]

I have good news and good news, I have major DOMS in my chest and my back, I love it when that happens.