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Mattrag is Dream'n LEAN with EndoSurge!! (BPS sponsored)

Morning workout was DE squat with some good mornings

DE box squat

barX10
barX10
95X5
115X5
135X5
135X5
135X5
135X5
135X5
135X5
135X5
135X5
135X5
135X5

Good mornings

95X5
95X10
95X10
95X10
95X10
95X10
95X10

Feeling pretty good today. Got up late, but had a nice long night of sleep. The weekend was rough so this was welcomed.

Later today im finishing up my strength squats (I know these should be reversed with strength first but my back is not so loose in the mornings)
Then more good mornings/roman deads, pull ups and bent over rows. Maybe some curls.
My accessory work is usually done for back on all days. My push/pull ratio is 1:3 mainly because of imbalances, and I hear that is optimal for balance. More updates later today! :)
 
steppinRazor said:
thats alotta squats!! lookin good so far :biggthumpup:
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Yeah! Awesome numbers! Hey bro, what kind of Rep timing are we looking at for those squats?
 
TurningGreen said:
Yeah! Awesome numbers! Hey bro, what kind of Rep timing are we looking at for those squats?
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2-3 second neg and explode up. I try to get the positive portion of the rep to be less than one second. Any slowing and I finish the set off at that. Only on my strength movement do I allow the positive movement to be slower. As long as i'm pushing as hard as I can.
 
mattrag said:
Morning workout was DE squat with some good mornings

DE box squat

barX10
barX10
95X5
115X5
135X5
135X5
135X5
135X5
135X5
135X5
135X5
135X5
135X5
135X5

Good mornings

95X5
95X10
95X10
95X10
95X10
95X10
95X10

Feeling pretty good today. Got up late, but had a nice long night of sleep. The weekend was rough so this was welcomed.

Later today im finishing up my strength squats (I know these should be reversed with strength first but my back is not so loose in the mornings)
Then more good mornings/roman deads, pull ups and bent over rows. Maybe some curls.
My accessory work is usually done for back on all days. My push/pull ratio is 1:3 mainly because of imbalances, and I hear that is optimal for balance. More updates later today! :)
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Damn man those negatives plus all those sets must have been pretty brutal! So are you training pretty much for strength right now?
 
thetinyguy said:
Damn man those negatives plus all those sets must have been pretty brutal! So are you training pretty much for strength right now?
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Yea pretty much, I doubt i'll get much hypertrophy with the workout i'm using. Volume wise it's pretty low IMO. I'm used to a 5X12 protocol with around 8 exercises per workout. Plus the FST7 or something nuts on Leg day like my drop sets to 100s to finish it up. Well haven't trained like that since around March when my hernia popped out.... But that was due to inflammation and stress most likely.
 
mattrag said:
Yea pretty much, I doubt i'll get much hypertrophy with the workout i'm using. Volume wise it's pretty low IMO. I'm used to a 5X12 protocol with around 8 exercises per workout. Plus the FST7 or something nuts on Leg day like my drop sets to 100s to finish it up. Well haven't trained like that since around March when my hernia popped out.... But that was due to inflammation and stress most likely.
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Oh i see, i tried 100's for a little while and mannnn those are HARD. So much burning... FST7 has some cool principles in it too i like the super-pump style sets you get. Do you plan to train that way again at all or just going for strength?
 
thetinyguy said:
Oh i see, i tried 100's for a little while and mannnn those are HARD. So much burning... FST7 has some cool principles in it too i like the super-pump style sets you get. Do you plan to train that way again at all or just going for strength?
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quite honestly at home working out alone it's just too hard. When I move back to Hawaii if I get a consistent workout partner and want go on a training rampage I might. I want to haah. But the food and the time it takes would be the limiting factor in it all haha.
 
mattrag said:
quite honestly at home working out alone it's just too hard. When I move back to Hawaii if I get a consistent workout partner and want go on a training rampage I might. I want to haah. But the food and the time it takes would be the limiting factor in it all haha.
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Definitely understandable man, just keep at it though it'll be worth it.

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Good stuff Mattrag! Lots of hard work going on in here. As far as calves barbell calf raises are about it for home stuff I mean you can do seated ones with the barbell on your knees or if going heavier put a book on your knees the the bar. Jumping rope will help but 19 is ridiculous man. also think I had a pump when I measured that. Was when I was obsessed with Mike Matarazzo's calves.
 
Nice work in here MattRag, you are doing some volume for legs, mine hurt reading your log...
 
MrKleen73 said:
Good stuff Mattrag! Lots of hard work going on in here. As far as calves barbell calf raises are about it for home stuff I mean you can do seated ones with the barbell on your knees or if going heavier put a book on your knees the the bar. Jumping rope will help but 19 is ridiculous man. also think I had a pump when I measured that. Was when I was obsessed with Mike Matarazzo's calves.
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Thanks I think I might add that in later if I feel my calves are lagging too far behind my quads and hamstrings.
 
PM workout

Squat 3s

BarX10
BarX10
95X5
125X5

3s

135X3
145X3
155X20 (Yes, 20)

This was nuts, I started doing um, passed 5, passed 8, passed 10, then 12, then I thought "Im going for 20"

SS ATG squats/goodmorning

This time I kept the weights the same but I changed up the rep range to 5X10

115x10/115x10
115x10/115x10
115x10/115x10
115X10 rested 115X10
115X10/115x10

115X20 (decided to burn out these too).

Finished. I figured I probably did around 200 reps of squats today. Tomorrow is OH press. OH press day has the MOST accessory work on my program. Should be good.

OH ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!


SUPPS ARE IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dosed the first tabs of endosurge about 20mins ago and im feeling pretty good. Hope I get those good dreams!! hahaha. I gotta get to bed already, gotta wake up tomorrow kinda early so I can get in the volume of OH press day!!! Will dose combustion too!
 
mattrag said:
PM workout

Squat 3s

BarX10
BarX10
95X5
125X5

3s

135X3
145X3
155X20 (Yes, 20)

This was nuts, I started doing um, passed 5, passed 8, passed 10, then 12, then I thought "Im going for 20"

SS ATG squats/goodmorning

This time I kept the weights the same but I changed up the rep range to 5X10

115x10/115x10
115x10/115x10
115x10/115x10
115X10 rested 115X10
115X10/115x10

115X20 (decided to burn out these too).

Finished. I figured I probably did around 200 reps of squats today. Tomorrow is OH press. OH press day has the MOST accessory work on my program. Should be good.

OH ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!


SUPPS ARE IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dosed the first tabs of endosurge about 20mins ago and im feeling pretty good. Hope I get those good dreams!! hahaha. I gotta get to bed already, gotta wake up tomorrow kinda early so I can get in the volume of OH press day!!! Will dose combustion too!
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Yyeeaaaaa buddy cant wait!

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you all hooked up!! cant wait to hear how you like the stuff..
200 squats?! dude im crippling over just thinking about it haha
 
steppinRazor said:
you all hooked up!! cant wait to hear how you like the stuff..
200 squats?! dude im crippling over just thinking about it haha
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Dreams last night were kinda odd. I have some weird tatami bugs (Bugs that live in our crazy bamboo flooring...) But I did sleep very deeply. Remember waking up to pee, but I dont remember how I actually did it cause I was still like in a trance. Rarely happens.

Combustion is really good. I never really looked at the dosing but the 1,3 @ 25mgs seems to be the sweet spot! I have taken germanium oil pills from nutra. Those are 60mgs. And those have my chest PUMPING. You can see my whole chest pump up and down with my heart. This one was really good. Anyway, next post is the first day review :)
 
OH press 3s


barX10
65X10
85X8
95X5
115X3
125X3
135X3 (I was kinda disappointed with this but my new grip probably contributed to this)

On to the crazy accessory work.

Should width ledge pull ups

bwX10
bwX8 (rest pause till 10)
bwX8 (RP till 10)
bwX6 (RP till 10)
bwX4 (RP till 10)

This was the first time using this grip on the lledge. Kinda harder but definitely can feel a lot more muscle activation. I like it!

Bent over rows (BB style, OH grip)

135X10
185X10
225X5
225X5
225X5
225X5
225X5

Switch to higher rep

185X10
185X10
185X10
185X10
185X10
185X15 Drop > 135X20 (on rep 16 of the 185 I broke form so I dropped it)

SS

Upright row/one arm bent over rear delt focus row

75x10/25x10
75x10/25x10
75x10/25x10
75x10/25x10
75x10/25x10

Thats all folks!!

BPS supps came in!! Combustion and EndoSurge.

Took endosurge last night night and I can tell I slept MUCH better. Deeper, dreams were more REAL like most have said. I like it. Hopefully I notice libido boost on this as well. First dosing was last night so expect a more detailed review in about a week. (I can tell though that my testies are liking this ;) )

Combustion. This stuff is legit. I think the ingredients are pretty proven. But the dosing of other products I took either had too much caffeine or too little 1,3. or something because this stuff kept me focused. I took it 15mins pre workout. I think if I waited a while longer for it to work I might have had a better OH press number. I will experiment in taking it further from my workout cause as you can see the volume and weights this workout were INSANE. I pulled 185X5 for 10 sets last week as a dynamic effort type retraining my CNS to pull BB rows and this week I went up 50lbs on the 5s and changed the 185 to a 10 rep scheme. My energy was through the roof. The only reason I stopped working out was because I have to pull sumo deads tomorrow and I dont want my poor tendons being screwed before that lol.


So far impressed, I will update if I notice any libido effects today. Doubt it, but it could happen ;)
 
Awesome bro, EndoSurge and those high volume workouts should be a knock out blow...time to make it rain!
 
Nice log so far brother! Keep it up and trust me that Endosurge should start kicking in and you'll know lol.
 
TurningGreen said:
Awesome bro, EndoSurge and those high volume workouts should be a knock out blow...time to make it rain!
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Oh yea!!
I was fricken sweating like rain today!
 
mattrag said:
OH press 3s


barX10
65X10
85X8
95X5
115X3
125X3
135X3 (I was kinda disappointed with this but my new grip probably contributed to this)

On to the crazy accessory work.

Should width ledge pull ups

bwX10
bwX8 (rest pause till 10)
bwX8 (RP till 10)
bwX6 (RP till 10)
bwX4 (RP till 10)

This was the first time using this grip on the lledge. Kinda harder but definitely can feel a lot more muscle activation. I like it!

Bent over rows (BB style, OH grip)

135X10
185X10
225X5
225X5
225X5
225X5
225X5

Switch to higher rep

185X10
185X10
185X10
185X10
185X10
185X15 Drop > 135X20 (on rep 16 of the 185 I broke form so I dropped it)

SS

Upright row/one arm bent over rear delt focus row

75x10/25x10
75x10/25x10
75x10/25x10
75x10/25x10
75x10/25x10

Thats all folks!!

BPS supps came in!! Combustion and EndoSurge.

Took endosurge last night night and I can tell I slept MUCH better. Deeper, dreams were more REAL like most have said. I like it. Hopefully I notice libido boost on this as well. First dosing was last night so expect a more detailed review in about a week. (I can tell though that my testies are liking this ;) )

Combustion. This stuff is legit. I think the ingredients are pretty proven. But the dosing of other products I took either had too much caffeine or too little 1,3. or something because this stuff kept me focused. I took it 15mins pre workout. I think if I waited a while longer for it to work I might have had a better OH press number. I will experiment in taking it further from my workout cause as you can see the volume and weights this workout were INSANE. I pulled 185X5 for 10 sets last week as a dynamic effort type retraining my CNS to pull BB rows and this week I went up 50lbs on the 5s and changed the 185 to a 10 rep scheme. My energy was through the roof. The only reason I stopped working out was because I have to pull sumo deads tomorrow and I dont want my poor tendons being screwed before that lol.


So far impressed, I will update if I notice any libido effects today. Doubt it, but it could happen ;)
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Hell yeah man! Now the madness begins haha :D
 
mattrag said:
Looking to match your volume on my accessory workouts !! Haha!
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Oh man it'll help a ton believe me, i'm actually starting to switch it around and do more compound exercises and a little less accessory movements. I'm talking like only 5-10 more sets compound instead of accessory. Giving it a shot tomorrow, pretty much a 30 set pull-up workout + Accessory stuff :shocked: i can't wait though hehehehe
 
thetinyguy said:
Oh man it'll help a ton believe me, i'm actually starting to switch it around and do more compound exercises and a little less accessory movements. I'm talking like only 5-10 more sets compound instead of accessory. Giving it a shot tomorrow, pretty much a 30 set pull-up workout + Accessory stuff :shocked: i can't wait though hehehehe
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Saturday is my pull up day. Aiming to get 100 in under 25mins. I do a lot of accessory for lower back. And basically all my pulling movements.
 
Just updating about my Judo session.
Just over an hour. Had MEAN energy today

My calories were SUPER low today though.

Took a pill of Combustion pre Judo and I was all set. Mean focus, not lethargic. It was great!

Cals today

2 small chicken breasts, a medium sweet potato, 1.5 scoops protein, 1/2 banana.

Est calories: 160g protein, 50g carbs, 20g fat.

SUPER LOW. Today I was planning on going build but I just had no time haha. Oh well. Three burn days in a row. Interestingly today was the day with the highest calories....
 
Sumo Deads 3s

EZbar wide grip semi wide Dead lifts

70lbsX10
70lbxX10
70lbsX10

Sumo DL WU
135X10
135X10
155X5
155X5
3s
165X3
175X3
185X12 * (Oh yes the deads are coming back! Felt good pulling um up. Around rep 8 I noticed I had trouble putting it down "Gently" but I was able to complete 12. Was shooting for 5, said I wouldnt go above 20 haha. )

Sumo Deads for reps (decided to DRILL the form into my head by doing more of these)

135X10
135X10
135X10
135X10
135X10

Side bends w/45lb plate

5 sets SS with one legged squat practice while holding onto a bar bell resting on the pins.

Shrugs

Tried doing shrugs with a narrower grip. The same one I use for my Sumo deadlift. Kinda hard because my hands are too close to my body. I definitely need to figure out how to do this better also need to find my damn GRIPS!!! Also added in some regular grip shrugs. These would be the same grip as my normal deadlift. If I ever do that again it will help I hope lol.

135X20
185X10/185X10
225X5/225X5
0/225X10

Done for today. Deadlift day I tend to try and keep the volume "reasonable"

My hamstrings are REALLY tight, also yesterday my hip was kinda irritating me while I was practicing judo so I might try to lay off tomorrow instead of doing a dynamic effort type day and just rest. Then saturday is my Pull day. Going to try add in those Posterior chain bent over rows I stole from volcom lol.

Thoughts so far on the supps:

BPS combustion is definitely giving me the power to go through my workouts with authority. I have energy to move weight for more reps. And it gives me pretty mean focus. So far this is one of the best energy supps I have run (And I have run almost everything you could imagine...). Clean energy, doesnt feel like im taking in a load of different herbs (SHred matrix, while it was really good, I dont know if that stuff was actually making me sick... like stomach irritation because of all the exotic herbs and stuff in it) This one feels really concentrated. Like it is giving me what I need and nothing more.

BPS EndoSurge

I can tell right away that the sleep is better. Dreams are A LOT more real. Last night I had a pretty weird dream, first time in a long time that I am able to recall my dreams. I like it.

Libido: Libido is hard to tell because I am married but my wife works night shifts so I dont see her till the weekend. And I also work at a High School so young girls kinda turn me off... haha. So its basically, go work get turned off, see my students where ever I go shopping get turned off, then come home to nothing but a boat load of house chores... haha no wonder my libido is smashed!

Aggression: I am not 100% sure if this is caused by the combustion's energy focusing ability but I am definitely more aggressive. In judo yesterday I was pumped, not as angry as I could be as I am not so competitive, I prefer to learn before I act. Which kinda sux. But I noticed I was attacking more than I usually do. Also, I am able to go into the weight room (the one in my house) with more authority. And I tell myself that I am going to DOMINATE the weight. Could be placebo but the dreams.... are pretty definitive.

I'll add more sections as they appear in my observations.


So far Im liking it.
 
mattrag said:
Saturday is my pull up day. Aiming to get 100 in under 25mins. I do a lot of accessory for lower back. And basically all my pulling movements.
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I did this one time my suggestion is to do it in sets of 5, that way you don't blow your wad early, 20 sets of 5 with a little rest in between will get you there. Too many reps in the early sets may fatigue you beyond what the intra set recovery is able to recover from. Just a suggestion.
 
MrKleen73 said:
I did this one time my suggestion is to do it in sets of 5, that way you don't blow your wad early, 20 sets of 5 with a little rest in between will get you there. Too many reps in the early sets may fatigue you beyond what the intra set recovery is able to recover from. Just a suggestion.
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Thanks that sounds good actually. Since im not really going for lactate acid build up on this exercise. Ill give it a shot on saturday! Thanks!
 
Pokerkid691 said:
What's Wendler 5/3/1?????????????????
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Training protocol.
Look up online for the 531 protocol and you'll get a lot of detailed answers.

This site also has some good threads on this subject.

It's basically a way to increase four lifts. You have four weeks blocks and each week is s different rep range and weight. 5,3,1. Basically first week is 5 then 3 then you do 5-3-1 to surpass your prior max.

You can get spreadsheets and stuff online.
 
Dang it brother that is one hell of a log already. You def have solid routine down and glad to see the Combustion delivering. I love that stuff and to me BPS don't play around.
 
packers6211 said:
Dang it brother that is one hell of a log already. You def have solid routine down and glad to see the Combustion delivering. I love that stuff and to me BPS don't play around.
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Yea man the BPS stuff came just in time to dig me outta the rut!! And next week is max lifts. Gonna go all out!
 
Nice workouts and happy you got your bottles. The Endo you will find gets better day by day and the Combustion at 2 per pre-workout with some creatine will be ridiculous. Can't wait to hear about how things go in about 5-7 days, you will be tearing up the gym.
 
oufinny said:
Nice workouts and happy you got your bottles. The Endo you will find gets better day by day and the Combustion at 2 per pre-workout with some creatine will be ridiculous. Can't wait to hear about how things go in about 5-7 days, you will be tearing up the gym.
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Oh yea!! I'm planning on hitting my current 1rep max for 5+ reps. Might add some creatine to my pre workout bcaa drink. Currently train fasted so I take recoverpro pre and post. :).
 
mattrag said:
Oh yea!! I'm planning on hitting my current 1rep max for 5+ reps. Might add some creatine to my pre workout bcaa drink. Currently train fasted so I take recoverpro pre and post. :).
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The BCAA/CEE/Beta-Alanine combo is working well for me bro, I would assume it would benefit you as well!
 
TurningGreen said:
The BCAA/CEE/Beta-Alanine combo is working well for me bro, I would assume it would benefit you as well!
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Ah yes BA+ creatine. Gonna add in that. What doses you use for BA?
 
mattrag said:
Ah yes BA+ creatine. Gonna add in that. What doses you use for BA?
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Im using SNS Beta-Alanine and SNS Creatine E2 (CEE) I respond well to CEE. I tell ya what bro, my muscles are really dense only after about three weeks of consistent use! Rock Solid!! 3 caps of B-A upon waking, 3 caps of each pre-wkt, and 3 caps of CEE post-wkt
 
TurningGreen said:
Im using SNS Beta-Alanine and SNS Creatine E2 (CEE) I respond well to CEE. I tell ya what bro, my muscles are really dense only after about three weeks of consistent use! Rock Solid!! 3 caps of B-A upon waking, 3 caps of each pre-wkt, and 3 caps of CEE post-wkt
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Thanks buddy I'll try follow along those dosings. Gotta check the mgs in the pills. :)
 
Be good creatine increases igf1 levels in the muscle and helps the ato energy system without adding cals.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Be good creatine increases igf1 levels in the muscle and helps the ato energy system without adding cals.
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If I remember correctly creatine is 2 aminos tied to a glycine right?
 
Honestly you got me I know what it does but not the chemical composition.
 
mattrag said:
Haha np. Not as important as what it does in us. :)
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I :love: Creatine, honestly i should look into other forms though I've been using Monohydrate forever. There was a time i tried CEE but i was too novice to notice what the difference is. In your guys' opinion, would you say there are more superior forms of creatine over monohydrate and what would you think is the best?
 
thetinyguy said:
I :love: Creatine, honestly i should look into other forms though I've been using Monohydrate forever. There was a time i tried CEE but i was too novice to notice what the difference is. In your guys' opinion, would you say there are more superior forms of creatine over monohydrate and what would you think is the best?
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I honestly don't know. I hear the main difference is bloat and some people can actually feel it. For me I don't notice bloat or anything from monohydrate. Plus I have over a kg left...
Would be interesting to hear others thoughts on this.
 
mattrag said:
I honestly don't know. I hear the main difference is bloat and some people can actually feel it. For me I don't notice bloat or anything from monohydrate. Plus I have over a kg left...
Would be interesting to hear others thoughts on this.
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Interesting, so far it seems like Nitrate gives better pumps and more strength but who knows..
 
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