Army Guy goes Destruction Mode clothed in PINK!!

Damn AG...sorry to hear the knee is pissing in your Koolaid. Like the warrior that you are it is just one more battle to engage in. My money is on you champ!

How are you liking Lucidrol?
 
AZMIDLYF said:
Damn AG...sorry to hear the knee is pissing in your Koolaid. Like the warrior that you are it is just one more battle to engage in. My money is on you champ!

How are you liking Lucidrol?
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today was the first dosing of Lucidrol. They have it for a killer BOGO offer. First initial impressions are pretty positive. I took it fasted, and it is stim free, so I wasn't expecting any kick. However, I was looking for extra to do this morning. Don't know if it was me just being pissed because I was supposed to do legs, or the Lucidrol giving me the extra focus etc..., or a combination. I think it is a combination with of 80-20 the 80 being me pissed off.
I ran out of Motivate, and I LOVED that stuff though!!! hopefully the Lucidrol can help fill the void until I can convince Pem to send me about 10 more sample packets!!! lol
 
Army Guy said:
today was the first dosing of Lucidrol. They have it for a killer BOGO offer. First initial impressions are pretty positive. I took it fasted, and it is stim free, so I wasn't expecting any kick. However, I was looking for extra to do this morning. Don't know if it was me just being pissed because I was supposed to do legs, or the Lucidrol giving me the extra focus etc..., or a combination. I think it is a combination with of 80-20 the 80 being me pissed off.
I ran out of Motivate, and I LOVED that stuff though!!! hopefully the Lucidrol can help fill the void until I can convince Pem to send me about 10 more sample packets!!! lol
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Yah motivate is my focus supp now..
 
Adrenaline does have a way of motivating things. I went thru a bottle of Motivate and definitely think it is an awesome product. You can tailor your dose size to how motivated you need to be.
 
Man AG I am sorry to hear about the knee. DW said it right, that's what you getting for being tough and constantly keeping the intensity sky high. We are our own worst enemies sometimes. Here's to hoping things turn out to be minor at the doctor on Monday; thinking about you big guy and way to get those shoulders in amongst all the turmoil.
 
totally agree. I only had a weeks sample back and played with the dosages... I am hooked on the stuff. I could use just 2 pills AM and get through work like it was nothing, or bump to the max 2 AM and 2 Afternoon and I would have focus and motivation for the rest of the day and would treat the family to some AG home cooking of some Chicken Parmesan on homemade wheat pasta with homemade whole wheat (ground my ME that evening) dinner rolls and steamed veggies on the side, that would make you droll (like I am doing just thinking about it!!!). My wife and kids sure notice the difference!!!! lol
 
oufinny said:
Man AG I am sorry to hear about the knee. DW said it right, that's what you getting for being tough and constantly keeping the intensity sky high. We are our own worst enemies sometimes. Here's to hoping things turn out to be minor at the doctor on Monday; thinking about you big guy and way to get those shoulders in amongst all the turmoil.
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thanks my aquatic friend!!! wish I could have got the 90's up today for the shoulder press, but I do the knee push to get them up and I was tearing up like a 6 year old school girl getting chased by a barracuda on roids!! Man I wish I lived near you and Kleen!!!
 
Army Guy said:
thanks my aquatic friend!!! wish I could have got the 90's up today for the shoulder press, but I do the knee push to get them up and I was tearing up like a 6 year old school girl getting chased by a barracuda on roids!! Man I wish I lived near you and Kleen!!!
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Ask yourself that in about 4-6 weeks when the forecast here is 95 everyday with humidity of 75% or above... it's no picnic. But yes, we would gladly have you and the big family down here in TX!
 
No worries, AG...you'll be back with a VENGEANCE!!! Just be smart about this. You never know, this may be a blessing in disguise. It's an opportunity to be more in tune with your upper body...look at it that way. But I will definitely keep you in my prayers.
 
thanks my friend!!!
Today going to have a BBQ, relax a bit, perhaps walk around the block at a decent pace, based off DW's cardio recommendations on his great log... who knows... might even throw some pushups and stuff in the mix throughout the day...
 
Good luck at the docs, whatever this is I know you will triumph over it. I am gonna look into my bag of tricks and see if I can come up with something to help you with buring extra cals. Let me know once the doc tells you what is going on and we will come up with stuff you can do. Keep you from feeling like you are falling behind.

One thing I would recomend for starters is when you use that arm bike sit up much higher so you aren't ever really going up above the shoulders in the movement and think of your hands as hook and that you are pulling from the elbows not the hands. That will involve the lats and traps more engaging the larger muscles of the back will burn a lot more calories than doing the work with your arms and shoulders.

I put up a prayer for a quick recovery for you brother!
 
MrKleen73 said:
Good luck at the docs, whatever this is I know you will triumph over it. I am gonna look into my bag of tricks and see if I can come up with something to help you with buring extra cals. Let me know once the doc tells you what is going on and we will come up with stuff you can do. Keep you from feeling like you are falling behind.

One thing I would recomend for starters is when you use that arm bike sit up much higher so you aren't ever really going up above the shoulders in the movement and think of your hands as hook and that you are pulling from the elbows not the hands. That will involve the lats and traps more engaging the larger muscles of the back will burn a lot more calories than doing the work with your arms and shoulders.

I put up a prayer for a quick recovery for you brother!
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thanks my friend!!! I will give the suggested higher seat thing a shot on Monday when I get to the hand bike again. I will have at least an idea of what I am facing by about noon your time on Monday. I'll post here and then shoot you a PM. Here's to hoping!!
 
any of you guys ever hear about this supp??? Betancourt Nutrition Ripped Juice Concentrate Fruit Lemonade 120cc
it is real cheap out there right now and haven't seen any reviews on it.
 
Army Guy said:
any of you guys ever hear about this supp??? Betancourt Nutrition Ripped Juice Concentrate Fruit Lemonade 120cc
it is real cheap out there right now and haven't seen any reviews on it.
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This is all I found on it.

Ripped Juice Extreme is very effective. I bought it on the advice of a nutrition expect and bodybuilder and his advice was to take Ripped Juice Extreme (in capsule form which is sold right next to the Ripped Juice Extreme in liquid form) and it is very effective.
1) My appetite is VERY decreased while on Ripped Juice Extreme. It is very effective in controlling your appetite.
2) I began using this product about 4 months ago after I had completed a cycle on Trenadrol/Epistane. I did a PCT using Novadex and Anabolic Signal and wanted to cut after my bulking cycle. So far I have gone from 208 lbs to 183 lbs using Ripped Juice Extreme in combination with a CLA Tonalin and L-Carnite.
3) Occasionally, to ramp up the effects, I have taken 2 Ripped Juice Extreme capsules at breakfast, 2 at lunch and instead of taking 2 again at dinner time, I take 1 Ephedrine with breakfast along with the RJE capsules.
I am extremely satisfied with this product.
 
Army Guy said:
totally agree. I only had a weeks sample back and played with the dosages... I am hooked on the stuff. I could use just 2 pills AM and get through work like it was nothing, or bump to the max 2 AM and 2 Afternoon and I would have focus and motivation for the rest of the day and would treat the family to some AG home cooking of some Chicken Parmesan on homemade wheat pasta with homemade whole wheat (ground my ME that evening) dinner rolls and steamed veggies on the side, that would make you droll (like I am doing just thinking about it!!!). My wife and kids sure notice the difference!!!! lol
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2/2 was awesome and incredible when I used the bottle I bought after the samples ran out :P

Lucidrol is pretty awesome, IMO for stim free you can't get beat it
 
PINK DAY 28

Hard to believe that I have been dosing the PM for this long. Have this week to go and then will hit my review.
Had a great Mother's day. Spent 3 hours in the kitchen yesterday morning starting at 6am and the food was to die for... homemade from scratch everything. Can you say Chef Extraordinaire??? Needless to say... tons of carbs were eaten, after all .... I had to make sure the food wasn't bad!!! :lmao:
So, today's lift started a bit slugish... going to be hitting the water hard, checking the logs of my fellow brothers in Iron, and then heading to the DR for that dreaded appointment on the knee.
The Lift
CHEST
Flat BB Bench: Warmed up with 135x20 - 225x10
Then decided to switch the grip around a bit. I have long arms, but think I am using too much tricep in this lift. I have the middle finger on the "ring" but moved it out to my thumb plus an inch. As you can guess, the numbers dropped significantly because of the isolation, also had to wrap the wrist for these.
275x8-4-1 (13) and then 225x8 - 135x15

SUPER SET
DB Incline:
80's x 10 - 100's x 7 - 100's x 7 - drop set 80's x 11 30 sec pause 80's x 8
Incline Flies:
50's x 8 - 50's x 8 - 50's x 8 - 45's x 8 (pump was unreal when combining the 2)

Peck Deck:
130x12 - 160x10 - 180x10 - 200x6 (entire rack)
Cable Crossovers: Ok I did these a little different started high and worked to low --- weight is per side
Peg 1 - 70x10 15 sec peg 3 - 70x10 15 sec peg 5 70x10 15 sec peg 7 60x8 15 sec bottom peg 50x12

Triceps
Pre-exhaust
Skull Crushers: 105x10 - 105x8 - 105x8 - 105x8
Close grip press: 105x10 - 105x8 - 105x8 - 105x8

SUPER SET
Standing overhead cable extensions:
140x20 - 150x20 - 160x20 - 170x17 (PR for reps!!)
Standing Cable tri- extensions:
140x10 - 150x10 - 160x10 - 170x10 (Can you say PAIN!!!??? The pump with doing these 20 TIMES each and supersetted was just unreal!! 40 minutes later, and my arms are STILL Pumped like I just finished!!)
Finished off with 2 hand DB Incline tri extensions:
35's x 10 did that 3 times and could barely move!!!
 
Excellent work Brother hope everything goes well at the docs.
 
ok guys the results are in. After 2 hours at the Dr, and they weren't pleasant ones either, they told me that my left meniscus is completely torn up... again. On the 5th of May 2008 the army doctors in GA went in and sewed the thing all up... the Dr. here said that it was a bad job and never really got fixed..., which explains why I have crappy range of motion and terrible knee pain all the time. The surgery is set for July 26th, after I get back from LDAC (an Army school. Think Basic training for college kids. I am an adviser there to torture the cadets) I could have done it now, but I need to finish the Pink and do a sponsored log for AI next.
In the meantime I have been told to stop squatting and running. He said I can do deads as much as the knee can handle. and other lower weight leg exercises.
 
Sorry to hear there is more damage to your knee but at least this time it will hopefully be repaired properly. Take care of it in the mean time and stay thirsty my friend.
 
Army Guy said:
ok guys the results are in. After 2 hours at the Dr, and they weren't pleasant ones either, they told me that my left meniscus is completely torn up... again. On the 5th of May 2008 the army doctors in GA went in and sewed the thing all up... the Dr. here said that it was a bad job and never really got fixed..., which explains why I have crappy range of motion and terrible knee pain all the time. The surgery is set for July 26th, after I get back from LDAC (an Army school. Think Basic training for college kids. I am an adviser there to torture the cadets) I could have done it now, but I need to finish the Pink and do a sponsored log for AI next.
In the meantime I have been told to stop squatting and running. He said I can do deads as much as the knee can handle. and other lower weight leg exercises.
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That really freaking sucks...stupid docs not doing the job right the first time around. WTF!

Anyway good lifting despite the messed up knee. Lets hope you get a worthwhile surgeon to fix you up properly this time around. We need to get you crushing soem squats ASAP!

Waiting on the final review of PM.
 
fack AG that really sucks. Did you at least do a round house kick after your diagnosis? I have a feeling you did :yup:
 
lol thanks guys. They gave me a cortisone shot in the knee and I feel like doing squats again... but alas I won't... though the roundhouse idea does sound compelling. I didn't do one in the Dr. office, but I DID put his PA in an armbar... does that count???? lol
 
Army Guy said:
lol thanks guys. They gave me a cortisone shot in the knee and I feel like doing squats again... but alas I won't... though the roundhouse idea does sound compelling. I didn't do one in the Dr. office, but I DID put his PA in an armbar... does that count???? lol
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not only does that count but you may have inadvertently impregnated your doc with said hold.
 
Army Guy said:
lol thanks guys. They gave me a cortisone shot in the knee and I feel like doing squats again... but alas I won't... though the roundhouse idea does sound compelling. I didn't do one in the Dr. office, but I DID put his PA in an armbar... does that count???? lol
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At least you get a cortisone shot... you know how many times I literally begged for something like that so I could get through something pain free then rehab it? Of course I never got it but I am not graying like some of you either, lol!
 
impregnation via armbar....flawless victory
 
metroba said:
not only does that count but you may have inadvertently impregnated your doc with said hold.
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Would count even more if you had posted it on YouTube.
 
Army Guy said:
though the roundhouse idea does sound compelling. I didn't do one in the Dr. office, but I DID put his PA in a flying armbar... does that count???? lol
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EPIC Victory!

:head:
 
you guys kill me... we just got to talking and he asked about it, so I showed him... he tapped, of course... but I savored the moment for a few seconds!!! lol
Yeah Fin, I got lucky on this one. He is one of the main sports medicine guys for BYU sports, so he hooks guys like me up.
 
hey man, had a few pages to catch up. sorry to hear about the bum knee. fingers crossed hopin that these quacks dont fack up your knee. a close friend of mine has gone through about 5 knee surgeries on both her knees (2 on one, 3 on the other) so i'm hopin that everything goes for the best. in the meantime, sounds like you're bulkin your upper body like Lt Dan!
 
oufinny said:
At least you get a cortisone shot... you know how many times I literally begged for something like that so I could get through something pain free then rehab it? Of course I never got it but I am not graying like some of you either, lol!
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You aren't getting away with this one scott free "Fin!!

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thanks for all the support guys!
did a little walking on the treadmill this morning. Was going to swim but there was a senior citizen convention in the pool. all lanes full at 0515 in the morning!!! So walked for 50 minutes on hills at an easy pace and still burned over 600 cals. not bad.
 
Army Guy said:
So walked for 50 minutes on hills at an easy pace and still burned over 600 cals. not bad.
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What? Were these hills or mountains AG? Were you rucking or were you just walking?
 
SilentBob187 said:
What? Were these hills or mountains AG? Were you rucking or were you just walking?
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I wish!!!! there are still snow on these here mountains. just on the treadmill. Used the following settings:
Pace: 4
Elevation: 15
Setting: Hill
weight: 230
age: 36
with cool down it was like 605 or something.
 
CleetusVanDam said:
How does the knee feel on the tread? Have you noticed any further effects of PM?
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well with the cortisone shot, it wasn't that bad... but I know I need to take it easy.
Will have my total review on PM on Friday


On a side note, took the new Peanut Butter flavored protein from LG that I just got in the mail and let me tell you all... the stuff is legit!!!
First impressions"
initial taste - kind of chocolaty... kind of odd because I was waiting for the PB
2 seconds after taste- this was when the PB kicked me, and it was nice and smooth. Tasted almost like drinking a overpriced high-end club drink. Was VERY impressed with the flavor
Also, I dosed 1 scoop with water - tasted great
2 scoops with Raw whole milk (from our local farmer) - taste was to DIE for!!! would drink it this way recreationally!!! I have got to try it as a frozen drink as well.... hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
 
Im using the choc lipo protein from LG, and im a big fan.
-Be careful with those cortisone shots. I have mounds of scar tissue in my AC joints from having my shoulders shot up in college on game day.
 
oufinny said:
At least you get a cortisone shot... you know how many times I literally begged for something like that so I could get through something pain free then rehab it? Of course I never got it but I am not graying like some of you either, lol!
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I resemble that remark! Hey the doc I sent you to WILL give you a shot if you need it. I am about to ask if he will give me one last one while I am actually not working it out to see if it will heal faster.
 
unfortunately the Doc said it will take a full week for mine to really kick in... there were some local numbing agents in it to give temporary relief, but mostly those just made the knee feel very... odd... sort of like Met surrounded by hotties...
 
BURRRRRRNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Popped a few Lucidrol this morning, and hit the gym with a vengeance. I know this is the last week of PM, so I wanted to put my best foot forward and give this lift a push that would even make our MIA friend Thundergod stand up and cheer.

Back
Wide grip Pull Downs:
150x12 - 210x10 - DC Rest Pause 240x10-5-3 (18 +1PR) Drop set immediately 180x8 HOLY SMOKES that drop set after the rest pause had the lats burning with love
Bent over BB Rows:
135x10 - 205x10 - 225x8 (PR, but I wasn't to happy with the form with the last 3. I think I was standing to upright and not fully bent over) Drop set 135x15
2 hand seated cable rows:
150x15 - 200x10 - DC Rest Pause 220x9-5-4 (18 +2PR Holy appendectomy Batman those BURNED!! ) Immediate Drop set 160x10

SUPER SET!!
HS Pullovers:
180x10 - 230x10 - 230x10
Standing HS 1 arm rows: weight is per side***
180x10 - 205x10 225x8 (PR in weight!!!) Felt awesome!! having 5 plates per side was nuts!!! and WITH a SS!!!!

Biceps
Alternating DB Hammer Curls:
35's x 10 - 50's x 10 - 60's x 6 - 70's x 3 (went for it on the 70's I don't remember them being that heavy!!! lol. Still happy to get them back though!) Immediate Drop 30's and did 10 with a 5-2-5 count... HOLY CRAP that burned, but the form was perfect
Seated Preacher Curl:
115x10 - 125x9 - 135x7 - 145x4 (PR in weight! inspired by that beast Cleetus and some of the boys on that last one) immediately dropped to the 115 again and did 10 slow and painful
Standing 2 arm close grip cable curls:
90x12 - 150x10 - 150x7 - 150x7
2 arm cable Hercules Curls: weight is per arm****
50x20 - 60x15 - 70x12 (PR) - 80x7 (PR in weight!!! 160 total pounds here!!!) - 40x15 with the last 5 being negatives

I don't know where that all came from, but it was the best back and bis lift I have had in weeks!!! Other than my form on the bent over rows, which probably wasn't THAT bad, I was completely pumped!!! :fing02:
 
Army Guy said:
2 arm cable Hercules Curls: weight is per arm****
50x20 - 60x15 - 70x12 (PR) - 80x7 (PR in weight!!! 160 total pounds here!!!) - 40x15 with the last 5 being negatives
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What's Hercules Curls? nm, Googled. :lol: May have to give those a try.
 
Impressive weight on those curls man, the preachers in particular.

I always have BW watch my form on BB rows, she has explicit instructions to mock and belittle me if I'm not bent over enough. It really helps. You could just bring a drill sargent maybe...
 
SilentBob187 said:
What's Hercules Curls? nm, Googled. :lol: May have to give those a try.
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here is a youtube vid of them The guy looks like a tool, but you get the idea
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdlIhXdXE1Q&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube- Hercules Curl[/nomedia]
stupid Youtube!!!! Could someone PM me and explain this to me again!!! Yes I suck!!! lol
Resolve said:
Impressive weight on those curls man, the preachers in particular.

I always have BW watch my form on BB rows, she has explicit instructions to mock and belittle me if I'm not bent over enough. It really helps. You could just bring a drill sargent maybe...
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Thanks bro. Almost back to form on those. Was happy to get the 70's up again. Once I hit the 80's range I will be pretty happy.
I wish I had a workout partner like yours!!! lol my wife just hits the cardio gym bunny circuits. We are there at the same time, but... My old lifting partner from Iraq was the strictest prick out there when we lifted, but it gave me great habits. I think he would have killed me had he seen my form on those last few today. 225 is pretty heavy though... nowhere near what Cleetus does, I think he hit in the 300's last week. The guy is a beast
 
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