Epic Cutting Stack

Euphoric feeling this morning after application, very interesting.

I feel a look a little leaner. Have to get some pics, but I had to drive from Nashville to Memphis last night as my grandmother isn't doing well right now.

I'll wait until I'm back home to possible reduce calories a bit more. I feel like while running XI-KT with two HICA containing products (Alphamine and BodyForge 2.0) that I may be able to get away with a larger deficit and still avoid muscle loss.
 
Misfit28 said:
Euphoric feeling this morning after application, very interesting. I feel a look a little leaner. Have to get some pics, but I had to drive from Nashville to Memphis last night as my grandmother isn't doing well right now. I'll wait until I'm back home to possible reduce calories a bit more. I feel like while running XI-KT with two HICA containing products (Alphamine and BodyForge 2.0) that I may be able to get away with a larger deficit and still avoid muscle loss.
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Using Forskolin at all? How much HICA were you looking to get in total?
 
aaronuconn said:
Using Forskolin at all? How much HICA were you looking to get in total?
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I'm using Combustion, which has Forskolin in it. Also using Alphamine, which has HICA (not sure how much) and BodyForge 2.0 which has 2 g of HICA in 4 scoops (which is what I use).
 
Misfit28 said:
Everything I've read thus far points to OTC test boosters being fine for PCT. My PCT will most likely include DAA, LGI Rehab and Supremacy 2.0. I'll probably run DCP 2.0 as well.
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I think that comes down to the compound your running and dose. Though 11-keto from what I've read is pretty mild and one supposedly has to triple dose it or something similar for it to require PCT. Don't quote me on this, I'm just regurgitating chit I've read in regards to 11-keto and in capsule form no less.
 
kissdadookie said:
I think that comes down to the compound your running and dose. Though 11-keto from what I've read is pretty mild and one supposedly has to triple dose it or something similar for it to require PCT. Don't quote me on this, I'm just regurgitating chit I've read in regards to 11-keto and in capsule form no less.
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Yep, same here. Recommended dosage is 1mL, so only doing 50% over.

I've heard people going up to 2 mL with no ill effects.
 
Misfit28 said:
Yep, same here. Recommended dosage is 1mL, so only doing 50% over.

I've heard people going up to 2 mL with no ill effects.
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Yeah, it's supposed to be a very mild PH thus people whom I've seen posting on making serious gains off it have been using pretty darn large doses relative to the dosing recommendations on the label. Totally in to see your experience as well as booneman's throughout your entire run :D
 
kissdadookie said:
Yeah, it's supposed to be a very mild PH thus people whom I've seen posting on making serious gains off it have been using pretty darn large doses relative to the dosing recommendations on the label. Totally in to see your experience as well as booneman's throughout your entire run :D
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The stuff I've been seeing says mostly 3ml+ is were it seems to need a full pct. 1-1.5ml should be fine if that's the case. I'm sure it depends on the person as well. Lower doses seem better for just body comp effects and some muscle sparing while higher doses are much more anabolic/androgenic. Again, same as kd this is all just from reading so we will see.
 
Woke up this morn and weighed 179.8 before taking me morning dump... Seems like I'm starting to drop weight a little faster so I may not tweak the diet. Well see if things bounce back up tomorrow and decide.
 
Weight yesterday was still 179.7 so I'm gonna keep the diet the same until I eat up the rest of the white rice I have ha. Should only take a day or two and then I'll reassess. Calories are going to hold at 2050 for now and will prob start to drop again by 50 the next few weeks. Also carb cycling a bit by having very low- no carbs on off days (2-3 days/wk).

No noticeable effects/sides from the XI-KT as of yet.

Ive been reading up on PHAT and may have to give this a try once vacation is over. I don't think it'd be too good for a cut as it looks fairly brutal and I don't want to increase my calories just yet. Looks like a fun plan though for later in the summer/fall. Anyone have experience with it that can chime in?
 
booneman77 said:
Weight yesterday was still 179.7 so I'm gonna keep the diet the same until I eat up the rest of the white rice I have ha. Should only take a day or two and then I'll reassess. Calories are going to hold at 2050 for now and will prob start to drop again by 50 the next few weeks. Also carb cycling a bit by having very low- no carbs on off days (2-3 days/wk).

No noticeable effects/sides from the XI-KT as of yet.

Ive been reading up on PHAT and may have to give this a try once vacation is over. I don't think it'd be too good for a cut as it looks fairly brutal and I don't want to increase my calories just yet. Looks like a fun plan though for later in the summer/fall. Anyone have experience with it that can chime in?
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I thought about using PHAT before, but haven't yet. Definitely not a cutting routine, like you said :)

I'm starting to see a few effects from XI-KT, but they are mostly related to vascularity and feeling more lean. Had an emergency run to Memphis over the weekend to check on my grandmother, and ended up eating crappy fast food almost the entire time. I think all the sodium from the fast food bloated me up, as I tried to keep track of calories as much as possible. I ended up only getting ~2,800 per day, but weighed in at 227.7 this morning. Last Thursday I was 224.4 :eek:

I get a lightheaded/euphoric feeling after application, but it could also be from the HIIT that I do right after lifting. Strength is good, as I hit 110 on OHP for 8 reps on my first day back on 5/3/1 after deload (5+ week).

The vascularity this morning is hard to attribute to the XI-KT, as I finally tried my sample of Conqu3r, which has a lot of pump ingredients (6g Cit mal, 1.5 g Agmatine).

Here was my workout:

Standing Barbell OHP

55 X 5
65 X 5
80 X 3
85 X 5
100 X 5
110 X 8

Flat Barbell Bench

45 X 10
65 X 5
95 X 5
115 X 10
115 X 10
115 X 10
115 X 10
115 X 10

Parallel Grip Lat Pulldowns

143 X 10
143 X 10
143 X 10

Hammer Curls

25 X 10
25 X 10
25 X 10

Tricep Rope Pushdowns

120 X 10
120 X 10
120 X 10

Face Pulls

120 X 10
120 X 10
120 X 10

I supersetted the Triceps and Face Pulls.

The OHP was 2:30 between sets. All the rest was 1:30 between sets.

HIIT Cardio on staionary bike
10 mintues total
4 intervals of 30 second all-out sprint with 2 minutes rest. Heart rate got up around 185 on sprints, after rest was down to ~135.

Intra workout I had 1 scoop of Xtend Endurance, and pre-cardio I had 1 scoop of regular Xtend.

I took one Combustion cap right before my Big but Boring bench reps.

Applied 1.5mL XI-KT right after a hot shower.
 
Misfit28 said:
I thought about using PHAT before, but haven't yet. Definitely not a cutting routine, like you said :)

I'm starting to see a few effects from XI-KT, but they are mostly related to vascularity and feeling more lean. Had an emergency run to Memphis over the weekend to check on my grandmother, and ended up eating crappy fast food almost the entire time. I think all the sodium from the fast food bloated me up, as I tried to keep track of calories as much as possible. I ended up only getting ~2,800 per day, but weighed in at 227.7 this morning. Last Thursday I was 224.4 :eek:

I get a lightheaded/euphoric feeling after application, but it could also be from the HIIT that I do right after lifting. Strength is good, as I hit 110 on OHP for 8 reps on my first day back on 5/3/1 after deload (5+ week).

The vascularity this morning is hard to attribute to the XI-KT, as I finally tried my sample of Conqu3r, which has a lot of pump ingredients (6g Cit mal, 1.5 g Agmatine).

HIIT Cardio on staionary bike
10 mintues total
4 intervals of 30 second all-out sprint with 2 minutes rest. Heart rate got up around 185 on sprints, after rest was down to ~135.
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I'd be willing to bet the extra weight is all water and will be gone in a couple days.

Conqu3r is awesome! I love the citrulline for vascuarity too. It really blows me up.

A lot of people have been commenting on the vascularity on XI-KT. I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary but today is only day 4 for me so I'll keep an eye out around the end of the week. i've been dosing mine after doing my morning cardio and getting a shower so it stays all day. I've even been skipping my normal pwo shower in the evening and just waiting til the nex morn ha. Dont tell the gf how filthy my bed is gonna be.
 
Weight jumped back up this morning to about 183.4lb so I've made the decision to switch back to the old school bb style diet going forward as I know this works best for me. 8 weeks left to finalize the vacation body ha. Gonna go low carb today and load up on some fats and then jump into the bb diet starting tomorrow.
 
booneman77 said:
Weight jumped back up this morning to about 183.4lb so I've made the decision to switch back to the old school bb style diet going forward as I know this works best for me. 8 weeks left to finalize the vacation body ha. Gonna go low carb today and load up on some fats and then jump into the bb diet starting tomorrow.
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What does this BB diet consist of boone?
 
booneman77 said:
I'd be willing to bet the extra weight is all water and will be gone in a couple days.

Conqu3r is awesome! I love the citrulline for vascuarity too. It really blows me up.

A lot of people have been commenting on the vascularity on XI-KT. I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary but today is only day 4 for me so I'll keep an eye out around the end of the week. i've been dosing mine after doing my morning cardio and getting a shower so it stays all day. I've even been skipping my normal pwo shower in the evening and just waiting til the nex morn ha. Dont tell the gf how filthy my bed is gonna be.
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That's what I'm guessing. The higher sodium and lower water intake is probably making me hold onto more water temporarily.

I'm doing the same way. I lift and do cardio, then take a hot shower and apply after I am dry. It seems to dry quickly, but it is hard to tell, really.
 
Water weight still staying with me today. Today's main lift was Deadlifts followed by high rep Squats. I accidentally used a heavier bar (a 55 lber), and was wondering why everything felt so heavy. I didn't realize it until the end! Top set was supposed to be 310 for 5+ reps, so I actually pulled 320 for the number of reps (6).

Deadlifts

155 X 5
190 X 5
230 X 3
245 X 5
280 X 5
320 X 6

Barbell Squats

95 X 5
115 X 5
145 X 10
145 X 10
145 X 10

Cardio:

LISS on stationary bike for 30 minutes. HIIT was going to be almost impossible after heavy deads and high rep Squats, LOL.

Calories yesterday:

3,084 calories
282g CHO
132g F
223g P

The XI-KT is still giving me a euphoric feeling right after application. Vascularity seems to be improving. Weight still up, but feel a bit leaner. Strength is pretty good. Considering dropping calories down to 2,800 to hasten the cut. Hopefully the XI-KT will help to minimize any muscle loss.
 
cbsharpe said:
What does this BB diet consist of boone?
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eat every 2-3hrs. all meals before 3pm are 1 palm of protein, 1 fist of veggies, 1 fist of carbs. No carbs after 3pm. All carbs are slow digesting (whole wheat pasta or bread, sweet potato, oats, etc.). All meats or proteins are low fat/lean. A standard day would look like this:
5am - fasted cardio
6:30a 5whites, 3/4c oats, 1c spinach
9:15a 3/4c oats, 1sc protein, salad w/salsa
12p 8oz chicken, med sweet potato, salad w/salsa
2:45p Workout
5p 8oz chicken, salad w/salsa
7p 8oz chicken, salad w/salsa
9p Casein shake

Weekends are naturally are lighter in both carbs and cals due to usually sleeping in later (I would just skip whatever meals I sleep/train past). I also train fasted on weekends so my pwo meal will always contain carbs here. Something like this:
11am Workout
12:30p 1c oats, 5whites, 1c spinach
3p 8oz chicken, med sweet potato, salad w/salsa
6p 8oz chicken, salad w/salsa
9p either same as 6p if staying up later or casein if hitting the sack earlier.
 
booneman77 said:
eat every 2-3hrs. all meals before 3pm are 1 palm of protein, 1 fist of veggies, 1 fist of carbs. No carbs after 3pm. All carbs are slow digesting (whole wheat pasta or bread, sweet potato, oats, etc.). All meats or proteins are low fat/lean. A standard day would look like this:
5am - fasted cardio
6:30a 5whites, 3/4c oats, 1c spinach
9:15a 3/4c oats, 1sc protein, salad w/salsa
12p 8oz chicken, med sweet potato, salad w/salsa
2:45p Workout
5p 8oz chicken, salad w/salsa
7p 8oz chicken, salad w/salsa
9p Casein shake

Weekends are naturally are lighter in both carbs and cals due to usually sleeping in later (I would just skip whatever meals I sleep/train past). I also train fasted on weekends so my pwo meal will always contain carbs here. Something like this:
11am Workout
12:30p 1c oats, 5whites, 1c spinach
3p 8oz chicken, med sweet potato, salad w/salsa
6p 8oz chicken, salad w/salsa
9p either same as 6p if staying up later or casein if hitting the sack earlier.
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Oh, okay, that's interesting. Thanks for sharing.
 
cbsharpe said:
Oh, okay, that's interesting. Thanks for sharing.
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It's pretty much the standard old school bodybuilder diet. I've done it with great results just using palms and fists as measures so no calorie counting. It can be really simple that way
 
booneman77 said:
It's pretty much the standard old school bodybuilder diet. I've done it with great results just using palms and fists as measures so no calorie counting. It can be really simple that way
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Sometimes Portion control is much easier for an individual than calculating and flexible dieting and less meals. Find what works.
 
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Not the best pics. Weight was ~ 225 this morning, but my weigh-in is on Thursday.

Looking back I can see a difference. Too bad my loose skin seems to obscure a lot of muscle :(
 
I'm working on loading up my kindle with good diet and training books to take on vacation with me (as well as read when I'm bored) so I'm looking for any good suggestions. So far I've got:
Starting strength
Apex predator diet
All of Lyle mcdonalds books
Dolce diet
Some misc john berardi stuff

Throw any suggestions my way. I'll read about any diet style and am always interested in new training plans.
 
booneman77 said:
I'm working on loading up my kindle with good diet and training books to take on vacation with me (as well as read when I'm bored) so I'm looking for any good suggestions. So far I've got:
Starting strength
Apex predator diet
All of Lyle mcdonalds books
Dolce diet
Some misc john berardi stuff

Throw any suggestions my way. I'll read about any diet style and am always interested in new training plans.
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I've been reading about Apex Predator lately, and it is interesting to say the least. I've been considering switching to a training style like his, but that diet seems hard to stick to. Although, I don't seem as foggy with higher fat and protein. Have you read Beyond 5/3/1?
 
Weight was 225.4 this morning, which is really weird. I may drop calories down to ~2,800 to see what happens. I think I look a bit more lean, and my veins seems to be popping a bit more.

I also seem to feel the strength kicking in a bit from the XI-KT. Here was my lifting routine today. I decided to go a bit heavier and lower rep on some accessories, just to see how it felt. No cardio today, my legs were still a bit smashed from Tuesday.

Pre-workout was 2 scoops of BodyForge 2.0, 4 caps X-Factor Advanced, 2 scoops of Dr. Jekyll. Gulped down 1 scoop of Xtend right after Bench.

Post-workout I dosed 1 cap of Combustion and applied 1.5mL of XI-KT after my shower.

Barbell Flat Bench

45 X 10
80 X 5
95 X 5
115 X 3
125 X 5
145 X 5
165 X 3
165 X 7

First set of 165, got nervous without a spotter. Got a spotter, and got 7 reps on my 5+ week. I'm guessing it was about 3-4 minutes between the last two sets.

Standing Barbell Overhead Press

45 X 5
65 X 5
80 X 10
80 X 10
80 X 10

Pendlay Row

135 X 5
155 X 5
175 X 3
175 X 3
175 X 3
175 X 3
175 X 3

Dumbbell Hammer Curl

45 X 5
35 X 5
35 X 5
35 X 5
35 X 5

Overhead Single Dumbbell Triceps Extension

55 X 5
55 X 5
55 X 5
55 X 5
55 X 5

Face Pulls

120 X 10
120 X 10
120 X 10
 
Misfit28 said:
I've been reading about Apex Predator lately, and it is interesting to say the least. I've been considering switching to a training style like his, but that diet seems hard to stick to. Although, I don't seem as foggy with higher fat and protein. Have you read Beyond 5/3/1?
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I haven't read all of the apex stuff yet. Just started looking at it yesterday and it sea interesting. Some of the comments about drinking whole doing it were pretty funny too.

5/3/1 and DC are on my list of must reads.
 
Added to my reading list today:
Eat stop eat
The warrior diet
Beyond 5/3/1
DC training (just a compilation of articles and info)
The 4 hour body - just for curiosity sake
Some misc stuff by William Llewelyn and Dan duchaine about bodybuilding and some steroids
Vince delmonte's cutting book (forget the title)

I know I'm missing something big here so someone help me out ha.

On a side note my libido went through the roof today... Hopefully this is the first real sign of the XI-KT kicking in. Tomorrow will mark 1 full week of doses. Hoping to see some visual results in another week or so.
 
booneman77 said:
Added to my reading list today: Eat stop eat The warrior diet Beyond 5/3/1 DC training (just a compilation of articles and info) The 4 hour body - just for curiosity sake Some misc stuff by William Llewelyn and Dan duchaine about bodybuilding and some steroids Vince delmonte's cutting book (forget the title) I know I'm missing something big here so someone help me out ha. On a side note my libido went through the roof today... Hopefully this is the first real sign of the XI-KT kicking in. Tomorrow will mark 1 full week of doses. Hoping to see some visual results in another week or so.
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Man, the libido boost on this stuff is really kinda unexpected.
 
aaronuconn said:
Nice volume, misfit. Probably don't even need the Xtend with BodyForge (HICA) pre-workout, eh?
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Thanks, man! Yeah, I was actually thinking about that today on the way to the gym.

I'm going to save it from now on, I think. One less thing to drink!

I assume that the HICA would be sufficient?
 
Little less volume today, more intensity :)

Pre-workout was 2 scoops of BodyForge 2.0, 4 caps X-Factor Advanced, 1 scoops of ErgoBlast (from sample tub). Gulped down 1 scoop of Xtend as well, after I was wondering if I needed it ;).

Post-workout I dosed 1 cap of Combustion and applied 1.5mL of XI-KT after my shower. I think it might be time for a stim break, LOL.

Barbell Squat

100 X 5
120 X 5
145 X 3
160 X 5
180 X 5
205 X 8

Last rep was a bit of a grinder. Squat is finally going up at a good rate after I got my form on track. Hopefully I will finally hit my goal 1RM of 315 one day!

BBB Deadlift

135 X 5
195 X 5
220 X 10 (1" deficit)
220 X 10
220 X 10

Trap Bar Shrugs

225 X 5
225 X 5
225 X 5

I was literally dripping with sweat today.

As booneman mentioned, libido is raging right now on XI-KT. Close to finishing out my XFA run, probably only two or three workouts left at 4 caps pre-workout.

ErgoBlast was surprisingly pretty decent for me during Squats. Not sure why the three forms of Tyrosine. Made sure not to dose anything with Y in it because of that. Some decent focus and good energy. I dropped my calories yesterday to ~2,800 per day, via lowering my carbs. I'm going to see what this does with XI-KT beginning to kick in.
 
Misfit28 said:
Little less volume today, more intensity :)

Pre-workout was 2 scoops of BodyForge 2.0, 4 caps X-Factor Advanced, 1 scoops of ErgoBlast (from sample tub). Gulped down 1 scoop of Xtend as well, after I was wondering if I needed it ;).

Post-workout I dosed 1 cap of Combustion and applied 1.5mL of XI-KT after my shower. I think it might be time for a stim break, LOL.

Last rep was a bit of a grinder. Squat is finally going up at a good rate after I got my form on track. Hopefully I will finally hit my goal 1RM of 315 one day!

I dropped my calories yesterday to ~2,800 per day, via lowering my carbs. I'm going to see what this does with XI-KT beginning to kick in.
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Haha i'm in the excessive stim boat as well... after vacation in july im planning a nice long break. I did that in the winter and man does it make a huge difference.

I did the same thing with my squat form about 6mo ago. I was basically 2/3rd repping 225 for like 5-6 until I decided to focus on my form, go lower, and relearn. initially I dropped the weight down like 50lb and built back up in just a few weeks. Now I'm squatting 255 well below parallel and with better back form for 5-6 reps. It takes an ego hit to do that but I'm now a firm believer in form over weight after seeing that becasue form=weight in the long run.

When you get down to 2000kcal we can talk ;) Whats a standard day look like for your diet as far as macros and timing?
 
booneman77 said:
Haha i'm in the excessive stim boat as well... after vacation in july im planning a nice long break. I did that in the winter and man does it make a huge difference.

I did the same thing with my squat form about 6mo ago. I was basically 2/3rd repping 225 for like 5-6 until I decided to focus on my form, go lower, and relearn. initially I dropped the weight down like 50lb and built back up in just a few weeks. Now I'm squatting 255 well below parallel and with better back form for 5-6 reps. It takes an ego hit to do that but I'm now a firm believer in form over weight after seeing that becasue form=weight in the long run.

When you get down to 2000kcal we can talk ;) Whats a standard day look like for your diet as far as macros and timing?
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I don't think I'm going to drop that low. We'll see how it goes ;)

I don't really time it out or anything, but I'm getting ~200g Protein per day, ~120g Fat and ~230g CHO. I just try to keep the Carbs a bit lower, no sugar, just mainly starchy carbs and veggies for carb sources.
 
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Thanks man. I'll rep you when I get to a computer.

I've been reading Lyles stuff the last few days. I can put PDFs on my kindle so I have flexible dieting and I can't wait.
 
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Ah its so good. I'm re reading it now actually, and the protein book is phenomenal. He would be proud that select use MPI lol
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Sat down yesterday and read all your links ha. Great stuff in there. Made me wanna eat
 
Happy Memorial Day bros. Thank you to all those who have/are serving.
 
My weight is staying almost the same, maybe up a bit. However, I am feeling le4aner in midsection and more and more veins are appearing on forearms, etc.

This is pretty crazy, really. Not even two weeks in. I dropped calories to ~2,800 last Thursday, pretty on track over the weekend. Left foot flaring up a bit, feels arthritic.

Still hurts some todfay, but skipped workout yesterday due to it. Combined yesterday and today's workouts into today. 3+ week on 5/3/1.

Standing Barbell OHP

55 X 5
65 X 5
80 X 3
95 X 3
105 X 3
120 X 5

Barbell Deadlift

145 X 5
180 X 5
220 X 3
255 X 3
290 X 3
325 X 5

BBB Barbell Bench Press

45 X 10
75 X 5
95 X 5
115 X 10
115 X 10
115 X 10
115 X 10
115 X 10

Skipped BBB Squat today :(

Parallel Grip Lat Pull down

143 X 10
143 X 10
143 X 10

Hammer Grip DB Curls

35 X 5
35 X 5
35 X 5

Tricep Rope Pressdown

120 X 10
120 X 10
120 X 10

Face Pull

120 X 10
120 X 10
120 X 10

Supersets with tricep pressdowns and face pulls. 1:30 between supersets.
 
Misfit28 said:
My weight is staying almost the same, maybe up a bit. However, I am feeling le4aner in midsection and more and more veins are appearing on forearms, etc.

This is pretty crazy, really. Not even two weeks in. I dropped calories to ~2,800 last Thursday, pretty on track over the weekend. Left foot flaring up a bit, feels arthritic.

Still hurts some todfay, but skipped workout yesterday due to it. Combined yesterday and today's workouts into today. 3+ week on 5/3/1.

Standing Barbell OHP

55 X 5
65 X 5
80 X 3
95 X 3
105 X 3
120 X 5

Barbell Deadlift

145 X 5
180 X 5
220 X 3
255 X 3
290 X 3
325 X 5

BBB Barbell Bench Press

45 X 10
75 X 5
95 X 5
115 X 10
115 X 10
115 X 10
115 X 10
115 X 10

Skipped BBB Squat today :(

Parallel Grip Lat Pull down

143 X 10
143 X 10
143 X 10

Hammer Grip DB Curls

35 X 5
35 X 5
35 X 5

Tricep Rope Pressdown

120 X 10
120 X 10
120 X 10

Face Pull

120 X 10
120 X 10
120 X 10

Supersets with tricep pressdowns and face pulls. 1:30 between supersets.
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That's awesome when weight stays but fat goes... no better feeling. How do you like 5/3/1 so far and have you run it before or is this the first?
 
Kept diet 100% on point over the weekend. Packed my own meals for memorial day and everything ha. I'm def leaning out a bit more and my abs are starting to show through. A few people I hadn't seen in a few weeks commented that I looked skinnier which is good (although makes me feel like I'm losing muscle as the word "small" was tossed around ha). Gonna keep everything as is for the near future and see how everything goes. I'll prob try bumping kcals up again leading into vacation so that I don't get such a huge shock to the system and gain 43028570485lbs that week.
 
booneman77 said:
That's awesome when weight stays but fat goes... no better feeling. How do you like 5/3/1 so far and have you run it before or is this the first?
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Thanks! I've been running it off and on since I moved on from Stronglifts 5 X 5. I love it, especially when doing the BBB sets over 50% of the training max :)
 
Off day yesterday with just some morning cardio. Weight jumped up a bit this morning which surprised me. Must not have drank enough water yesterday. Planning to have a nice refeed this weekend to boost everything for the last 5-6 weeks again. Might even throw in some keto for a stretch in there and see how that treats me.
 
booneman77 said:
Off day yesterday with just some morning cardio. Weight jumped up a bit this morning which surprised me. Must not have drank enough water yesterday. Planning to have a nice refeed this weekend to boost everything for the last 5-6 weeks again. Might even throw in some keto for a stretch in there and see how that treats me.
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I'm having a similar effect, weight going up or staying the same. Dropped calories last Thursday as well. Maybe it's glycogen?

I drink over a gallon of water per day without fail. I don't feel heavier, either. However, my muscle do look and feel a bit more full and I feel leaner in the midsection. I'm curious about what happens after week three, when it is supposed to really kick in!

You still doing 1mL?
 
Misfit28 said:
I'm having a similar effect, weight going up or staying the same. Dropped calories last Thursday as well. Maybe it's glycogen?

I drink over a gallon of water per day without fail. I don't feel heavier, either. However, my muscle do look and feel a bit more full and I feel leaner in the midsection. I'm curious about what happens after week three, when it is supposed to really kick in!

You still doing 1mL?
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Well I know mine isn't glycogen because I've been low carb the last few days... I'm usually around 1.5-2gal/day but was running around a lot yesterday so didn't nearly drink that. Maybe 1gal or so. Frankly I think I just need to take a big dump and that'll be it ha.

I'm still doing 1ml. Not noticing too much thus far so I'm really hoping to see some changes coming up here soon.
 
booneman77 said:
Well I know mine isn't glycogen because I've been low carb the last few days... I'm usually around 1.5-2gal/day but was running around a lot yesterday so didn't nearly drink that. Maybe 1gal or so. Frankly I think I just need to take a big dump and that'll be it ha.

I'm still doing 1ml. Not noticing too much thus far so I'm really hoping to see some changes coming up here soon.
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I'm staying ~250g of Carbs so far pretty consistently. I'm also hitting some rep PRs and feeling a bit stronger, which is pretty cool on a cut :)

After this week (next Thursday), I may drop another 100 calories per day to see what happens. All I know is that I'm seeing new veins and more prominence of existing veins, sleeping well and libido is still high.
 
Misfit28 said:
I'm staying ~250g of Carbs so far pretty consistently. I'm also hitting some rep PRs and feeling a bit stronger, which is pretty cool on a cut :) After this week (next Thursday), I may drop another 100 calories per day to see what happens. All I know is that I'm seeing new veins and more prominence of existing veins, sleeping well and libido is still high.
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Just got back from the gym and wow was my strength up. I was totally beat when I got there so I decided ahead of time to lower the volume but I crushed every weight I had been struggling with the last few weeks. Has to be the 11-kt cuz my cals and carbs are both much lower the last few days.
 
booneman77 said:
Just got back from the gym and wow was my strength up. I was totally beat when I got there so I decided ahead of time to lower the volume but I crushed every weight I had been struggling with the last few weeks. Has to be the 11-kt cuz my cals and carbs are both much lower the last few days.
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Awesome! Good to hear :)

My strength was about the same on Bench today, maybe a little less. It's always been my weakest lift, though.
 
Official weekly weigh-in was today, and a bit confusing, LOL.

My dailly average calories last week were 2,839.57, which was a drop from the previous week. Previous week's daily average was 3,041.14.

Weight was 226.0 right after waking and urination. Wasn't possible to get a post BM weight this morning :( This was up .6 pounds from last week.

The BF% machine at the gym registered 17.6% this morning, which is down from last week's reading of 19.4%. I also realize that the bicep sensor is horribly inaccurate (+/-3 %) as well, it is mostly for trend purposes.

Workout this morning:

Barbell Flat Bench

45 X 10
80 X 5
95 X 5
115 X 3
135 X 3
155 X 3
175 X 4

3+ week, so 4 was good as far as that goes. I wanted 5 really badly, but only made it about 3/4 of the way up before the spotter had to take it. Just couldn't bust past that mark, even though the spotter let me push really hard before he stepped in :) Great spotter!

BBB Standing BB OHP

45 X 5
65 X 5
80 X 10
80 X 10
80 X 10

DB Hammer Curl

35 X 5 X 5

Tricep Overhead DB Extension

45 X 5 X 4
50 X 5 X 1

Face Pulls

120 X 10 X 3
 
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