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that's crazy, I haven't tried the ursa, but I have used a lot of xpg gels (especially alpha) and have never had issues.
 
Electrake said:
Alright, I've tried for 2 weeks now, I can't do ursa-gel! Specifically for the residue it leaves on EVERYTHING, tried shoulders, arms, thighs, feet. Feet were fine, but my skin is starting to disagree from 1 application a day.

Alpha gel is a go though.
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I'm sorry you feel that way, but that definitely isn't indicative of a normal experience with it.

Me, and a lot of other people in this thread and on this forum use it and don't have that issue.

The only way that Ursa-Gel normally leaves a residue is if you let the bottle get cold, like storing it above an AC vent or something like that (and there's a fix if that happens), or if you rub it in too much.

I always, always emphasize with XPG products - rub it on your skin, do not try to rub it through your skin. You do not have to rub it in good, its not a person rubbing it that causes the absorption, its the td carrier of the product that does that. All a person has to do is put it on the skin and apply a thin layer.

Over rubbing it will make what appear to be little white clumps.

As far as the tops of feet, are you applying it directly after a shower? Because that's another thing with any topicals is that most people that have any skin irritation, they're applying immediately after a shower. Right after a shower, your skin is the most sensitive it will be anytime of the day. I always tell people to wait at least 10 minutes. Some don't have to, but those of us with sensitive skin do.
 
sns8778 said:
I'm sorry you feel that way, but that definitely isn't indicative of a normal experience with it.

Me, and a lot of other people in this thread and on this forum use it and don't have that issue.

The only way that Ursa-Gel normally leaves a residue is if you let the bottle get cold, like storing it above an AC vent or something like that (and there's a fix if that happens), or if you rub it in too much.

I always, always emphasize with XPG products - rub it on your skin, do not try to rub it through your skin. You do not have to rub it in good, its not a person rubbing it that causes the absorption, its the td carrier of the product that does that. All a person has to do is put it on the skin and apply a thin layer.

Over rubbing it will make what appear to be little white clumps.

As far as the tops of feet, are you applying it directly after a shower? Because that's another thing with any topicals is that most people that have any skin irritation, they're applying immediately after a shower. Right after a shower, your skin is the most sensitive it will be anytime of the day. I always tell people to wait at least 10 minutes. Some don't have to, but those of us with sensitive skin do.
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I stopped rubbing it in basically at all after the last time we talked, basically a quick smear and let it set lol. But no matter what, it seems to leave residue on socks, shirts, clumping with the rubbing of my thunder thighs, even after 15min of dry time. As far as the shower, no I generally apply in the morning, shower mid day, and apply at night.

Maybe it's the cold though, my bedroom and master bath are over a garage and don't share a wall with a heated area so it gets COLD
 
sns8778 said:
As far as the tops of feet, are you applying it directly after a shower? Because that's another thing with any topicals is that most people that have any skin irritation, they're applying immediately after a shower. Right after a shower, your skin is the most sensitive it will be anytime of the day. I always tell people to wait at least 10 minutes. Some don't have to, but those of us with sensitive skin do.
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it's sorta crazy, I know you've made this recommendation before but I have found with xpg products I have no issues even right out of the shower, however I had to be more mindful with the iconic, when I did my last run of UH my shoulders needed lotion twice a day about half way through the 1 month bottle.

Electrake said:
But no matter what, it seems to leave residue on socks, shirts, clumping with the rubbing of my thunder thighs, even after 15min of dry time. As far as the shower, no I generally apply in the morning, shower mid day, and apply at night.
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I had a different brand (not iconic or xpg) that stained my shirts no matter what I did unfortunately.
 
Here's an example on what I mean Ursa-Gel.

I applied this around 11:00 or a little after. It's about 12:40 now.

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Electrake said:
I stopped rubbing it in basically at all after the last time we talked, basically a quick smear and let it set lol. But no matter what, it seems to leave residue on socks, shirts, clumping with the rubbing of my thunder thighs, even after 15min of dry time. As far as the shower, no I generally apply in the morning, shower mid day, and apply at night.

Maybe it's the cold though, my bedroom and master bath are over a garage and don't share a wall with a heated area so it gets COLD
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Ursa-Gel dries within a couple of minutes.

I think we just figured out your issue - it probably got super cold.

Be careful not to burn yourself if you do this.

Pour a cup of water - hot, but not hot enough to melt the plastic bottle. Filled enough to cover most of the bottle, but not up to the dispenser part.

Place the bottle in it for 30 to 45 seconds. Remove it and shake the heck out of it.

Be careful not to burn yourself; the plastic can be hot.
 
sns8778 said:
Here's an example on what I mean Ursa-Gel.

I applied this around 11:00 or a little after. It's about 12:40 now.

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I should post a gif of application for critique lol... I basically squirt a glob on, 1-2 wipes across my skin to spread, and let dry 10-15min. Without fail there will be a residue. I'm not upset or anything, just bummed I can't get it to work with me 😅
 
sns8778 said:
Ursa-Gel dries within a couple of minutes.

I think we just figured out your issue - it probably got super cold.

Be careful not to burn yourself if you do this.

Pour a cup of water - hot, but not hot enough to melt the plastic bottle. Filled enough to cover most of the bottle, but not up to the dispenser part.

Place the bottle in it for 30 to 45 seconds. Remove it and shake the heck out of it.

Be careful not to burn yourself; the plastic can be hot.
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I'll give that a shot when I'm back from the gym. Thank you!
 
Dustin07 said:
it's sorta crazy, I know you've made this recommendation before but I have found with xpg products I have no issues even right out of the shower, however I had to be more mindful with the iconic, when I did my last run of UH my shoulders needed lotion twice a day about half way through the 1 month bottle.
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Yeah, most people won't have any issues regardless, but I always caution people about it because most of the time if anyone does have an issue with one, its because of applying directly a shower, especially if they have super sensitive skin like me.
 
Electrake said:
I should post a gif of application for critique lol... I basically squirt a glob on, 1-2 wipes across my skin to spread, and let dry 10-15min. Without fail there will be a residue. I'm not upset or anything, just bummed I can't get it to work with me 😅
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Try what I mentioned above first and see if that makes a difference.

Then, if it still happens, text me a picture or video (phone number in pm) and I'll see what its looking like and I'll send you a picture of video of me applying it.

There are times where there will be a slight white residue but not bad like you're explaining. The ingredient is simply white, so sometimes a little bit of white being left over is unavoidable. But the way you're explaining it, I think it got too cold.
 
sns8778 said:
Try what I mentioned above first and see if that makes a difference.

Then, if it still happens, text me a picture or video (phone number in pm) and I'll see what its looking like and I'll send you a picture of video of me applying it.

There are times where there will be a slight white residue but not bad like you're explaining. The ingredient is simply white, so sometimes a little bit of white being left over is unavoidable. But the way you're explaining it, I think it got too cold.
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Yeah it's like the old school white deodorant sticks that ruined all of your black shirts🤣
 
Electrake said:
Yeah it's like the old school white deodorant sticks that ruined all of your black shirts🤣
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this is why I literally have like a dozen white under shirts folded up in my closet and grab a new 5 pack like every 4-8 weeks lol.
I go through under shirts and dress socks like crazy
 
Dustin07 said:
this is why I literally have like a dozen white under shirts folded up in my closet and grab a new 5 pack like every 4-8 weeks lol.
I go through under shirts and dress socks like crazy
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I sweat so much I basically refuse to wear anything but black lol. But, I've discovered the miracle that is merino wool, Minus33 makes a brand called woolverino that's absolutely amazing, and amazingly expensive, and worth every penny.
 
4/18/24

Main - Bench
  • 5 x 110lb
  • 5 x 140
  • 5 x 170
  • 5 x 180
  • 5 x 215
  • 5 x 245
Supplemental - Bench
  • 10 x 5 @ 180
Assistance
  • Kroc row 5 x 10 @ 100
  • Straight arm pushdown 5 x 10 @ 75
Legs
  • Trap bar Straight leg DL 5x10@315
Time 45min
Weight 211

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Basically didn't take any breaks today unless I was about to puke. Felt good to push through.
 
Electrake said:
I sweat so much I basically refuse to wear anything but black lol. But, I've discovered the miracle that is merino wool, Minus33 makes a brand called woolverino that's absolutely amazing, and amazingly expensive, and worth every penny.
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If you were a real meathead you’d just wear sleeveless/tank tops through 80% of the year
 
Hyde said:
If you were a real meathead you’d just wear sleeveless/tank tops through 80% of the year
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Lmao this actually brings up a recent conversation I just had about where to buy tank tops that aren't silly cat/taco themed, and aren't stringer tees. So I guess I'm working on it.
 
ahhh the stringer tees. I remember a time when I thought I was leaned out enough to pull one of those off.

Luckily I was lifting with the 4:30am crew at the box gym at the time so nobody that would care was there to judge me lol
 
Electrake said:
4/18/24

Main - Bench
  • 5 x 110lb
  • 5 x 140
  • 5 x 170
  • 5 x 180
  • 5 x 215
  • 5 x 245
Supplemental - Bench
  • 10 x 5 @ 180
Assistance
  • Kroc row 5 x 10 @ 100
  • Straight arm pushdown 5 x 10 @ 75
Legs
  • Trap bar Straight leg DL 5x10@315
Time 45min
Weight 211

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Basically didn't take any breaks today unless I was about to puke. Felt good to push through.
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That’s blazing fast for that work and volume homeboy!
 
Dustin07 said:
ahhh the stringer tees. I remember a time when I thought I was leaned out enough to pull one of those off.

Luckily I was lifting with the 4:30am crew at the box gym at the time so nobody that would care was there to judge me lol
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Lol, I remember I bought a Gorilla Wear stringer once. Then I tried it on and I looked terrible in it, so never wore it again.
 
Segansational said:
Lol, I remember I bought a Gorilla Wear stringer once. Then I tried it on and I looked terrible in it, so never wore it again.
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my wife re-organized our entire closet while I was gone last weekend and this morning I was going through my gym shirts drawer to pack for the day. lo and behold, there sat a nicely folded stringer from like... geez, maybe 12 years ago? lol
 
I'm sore from head to toe, trying to decide what to train today! I want to knock deadlifts out of the park this week, so I'm leaning towards presses. Yesterday was 100% bench, today would be 100% OHP with log as supplemental. I'm working with much lighter weights than I have been, so maybe I'll go in and do some tempo work today... that sounds nice...
 
Electrake said:
I'm sore from head to toe, trying to decide what to train today! I want to knock deadlifts out of the park this week, so I'm leaning towards presses. Yesterday was 100% bench, today would be 100% OHP with log as supplemental. I'm working with much lighter weights than I have been, so maybe I'll go in and do some tempo work today... that sounds nice...
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Go get it!!
 
This was yesterdays
4/20/24

Main - OHP (strict)
  • 5 x 70lb
  • 5 x 85
  • 5 x 105
  • 5 x 115
  • 5 x 135
  • 5 x 150
Supplemental - Log press and clean
  • 8 x 5 @ 115
Assistance
  • Seated Row 5 x 10 @ 220
  • Floor Press 5 x 10 @155lb
Other Stuff
  • Weighted crunch 5 x 30 @ 150lb
  • Abwheel 5x5
Time 58min
Weight 211.9
 
Electrake said:
This was yesterdays
4/20/24

Main - OHP (strict)
  • 5 x 70lb
  • 5 x 85
  • 5 x 105
  • 5 x 115
  • 5 x 135
  • 5 x 150
Supplemental - Log press and clean
  • 8 x 5 @ 115
Assistance
  • Seated Row 5 x 10 @ 220
  • Floor Press 5 x 10 @155lb
Other Stuff
  • Weighted crunch 5 x 30 @ 150lb
  • Abwheel 5x5
Time 58min
Weight 211.9
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Heck yeah nice work and that OHP is looking strong! 💪🏻
 
I'm not getting into the gym today, mental health is in the shitter and I have some errands to run, closest "city" being 45min away. Refueling and prepping for the coming week, need a big ass cheeseburger, beer, and to celebrate today's holiday.
 
Electrake said:
I'm not getting into the gym today, mental health is in the shitter and I have some errands to run, closest "city" being 45min away. Refueling and prepping for the coming week, need a big ass cheeseburger, beer, and to celebrate today's holiday.
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Funny I just cooked a smash burger on the blackstone for lunch with Gouda cheese and pickled jalapeños!
 
Missed the gym today due to an ever elusive "flow state" programming today, can't spoil those. Getting in tomorrow morning for Squat/Bench.

My current stack, all SNS, and as far as anabolism is concerned, is Recomp20, Anabolic XT, and Pepti-Plex if you want to lump it in here. I'm a month into them and reordering, I think I'm going to add in Anabolic Effect as well, I'd like to do PA as well, but that's the difference between one hundred and some change and two hundred and some change lol. Maybe for month 3. I notice pretty dramatic mood changes in a positive way around my supplementation times that I'm associating with Recomp20, it's pretty stellar and has me considering trying a mid day dose.
 
Electrake said:
Missed the gym today due to an ever elusive "flow state" programming today, can't spoil those. Getting in tomorrow morning for Squat/Bench.

My current stack, all SNS, and as far as anabolism is concerned, is Recomp20, Anabolic XT, and Pepti-Plex if you want to lump it in here. I'm a month into them and reordering, I think I'm going to add in Anabolic Effect as well, I'd like to do PA as well, but that's the difference between one hundred and some change and two hundred and some change lol. Maybe for month 3. I notice pretty dramatic mood changes in a positive way around my supplementation times that I'm associating with Recomp20, it's pretty stellar and has me considering trying a mid day dose.
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That's a great stack. I think you'll really like adding Anabolic Effect to it.

The best stack I've ever ran was last fall and I'm getting ready to start back on it, and it was Anabolic XT, Anabolic Effect, Pepti-Plex, Recomp20, and Phosphatidic Acid XT.

I'm glad to hear that its helping with mood as well. I noticed the same on it.
 
sns8778 said:
That's a great stack. I think you'll really like adding Anabolic Effect to it.

The best stack I've ever ran was last fall and I'm getting ready to start back on it, and it was Anabolic XT, Anabolic Effect, Pepti-Plex, Recomp20, and Phosphatidic Acid XT.

I'm glad to hear that its helping with mood as well. I noticed the same on it.
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Awesome! I'm not sure if it's my current stack, training and diet haven't changed much, but the hunger I'm getting anymore is fairly intense. Easy enough to just chug some water or a shake. I really want to add in the PA, I'll look into it again in 3 weeks.

Edit: I'd like to add Prime after seeing some reviews as well. The explosion of interest, while alluring, has me setting back to wait for reviews and look at a few more studies.
 
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Electrake said:
Awesome! I'm not sure if it's my current stack, training and diet haven't changed much, but the hunger I'm getting anymore is fairly intense. Easy enough to just chug some water or a shake. I really want to add in the PA, I'll look into it again in 3 weeks.

Edit: I'd like to add Prime after seeing some reviews as well. The explosion of interest, while alluring, has me setting back to wait for reviews and look at a few more studies.
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There aren't many studies on the ingredient in Prime XT to look at. I love the science myself, but there just isn't much on that ingredient. I've said the whole time since we started getting asked to offer it, that its one that there aren't many studies on, but the real world feedback on the ingredient speaks for itself.
 
Sometimes when I have some projects piling up, if I hit that flow state like you mentioned, I will always lean into it. I don’t stop to eat or let anything derail me if possible; I just ride the wave as far as it can take me. Those are golden mental moments, similar to one of those special gym sessions where everything is feeling perfect & all the weights are moving faster than they should.

Me & the wife always say, you gotta cook while the pan is hot!
 
Eating like a fat kid today, worth every bite. Pretty sure this is my allotment of fats for the day.
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Electrake said:
Anabolic Effect as well, I'd like to do PA as well
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get at least a 2 month supply of each when you get them, and stack them. like A XT, you notice the hit around week 3, so don't stop that wave right when it's getting good!

the PA, definitely gave me more all day muscle hardness, good pumps etc, and again, when I started noticing it I realized I was at the end of bottle one and immediately needed to get another going....
 
Here's a fun topic that's been beaten to death, Traveling with Supplements!

Heading out of town in 1.5 weeks for 1.5 weeks, usually I just bring everything, bottles and all. I'm kind of a nerd about "one-bagging" these days and just bring a backpack everywhere, so room is limited. I'm thinking just put the total allotment of what I'll need in individual baggies? Seems dummy proof, why am I asking :ROFLMAO:
 
Dustin07 said:
get at least a 2 month supply of each when you get them, and stack them. like A XT, you notice the hit around week 3, so don't stop that wave right when it's getting good!

the PA, definitely gave me more all day muscle hardness, good pumps etc, and again, when I started noticing it I realized I was at the end of bottle one and immediately needed to get another going....
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I'm finishing up week three of AXT right now, I've been getting way more physique comments than I ever have which is probably more attributable to the amount of fat I've been dropping lol. But I do have another bottle coming along with AE.
 
Electrake said:
Here's a fun topic that's been beaten to death, Traveling with Supplements!

Heading out of town in 1.5 weeks for 1.5 weeks, usually I just bring everything, bottles and all. I'm kind of a nerd about "one-bagging" these days and just bring a backpack everywhere, so room is limited. I'm thinking just put the total allotment of what I'll need in individual baggies? Seems dummy proof, why am I asking :ROFLMAO:
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As much as it pains me to ever recommend anything off Amazon, these are great:

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9 compartments per pill case. I have 2 of them - black one for morning, blue one for night. Fill them and that's twice a day dosing for 9 days.

I'm trying to track down where to have these made for the companies because I would love to be able to offer them bc they're so convenient.
 
Electrake said:
Here's a fun topic that's been beaten to death, Traveling with Supplements!

Heading out of town in 1.5 weeks for 1.5 weeks, usually I just bring everything, bottles and all. I'm kind of a nerd about "one-bagging" these days and just bring a backpack everywhere, so room is limited. I'm thinking just put the total allotment of what I'll need in individual baggies? Seems dummy proof, why am I asking :ROFLMAO:
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That’s why I did last time I went flying. Put daily pills in ziploc and seal. Super convenient when you land, just grab a bag a day.
 
sns8778 said:
As much as it pains me to ever recommend anything off Amazon, these are great:

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9 compartments per pill case. I have 2 of them - black one for morning, blue one for night. Fill them and that's twice a day dosing for 9 days.

I'm trying to track down where to have these made for the companies because I would love to be able to offer them bc they're so convenient.
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That one looks pretty handy too
 
I have a 14-compartment container tray with AM & PM slots for each day.

I just preload it ahead of time and since I rarely go over 4-5 days anywhere now I have 4-6 empty slots for bulkier things like some fish oil or extra targeted us things like caffeine tabs, some servings of Glycophase, etc.

If you can consider taking all of your full supplement bottles with you, you’re not taking enough sh*t
 
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Right?! I've become a bit of a "geardo" over the years, if it can't fit in my 32qt bag with my computer and **** for a week, I don't need it.
 
Electrake said:
Right?! I've become a bit of a "geardo" over the years, if it can't fit in my 32qt bag with my computer and **** for a week, I don't need it.
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I was watching too much Succession this winter and geeked out a bit the other direction. Since I've been travelling a lot for work lately my test has been to see if I can manage my trips in this guy:

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First trip was very very questionable as I wore dress shoes, packed slip on for comfort, and golf shoes. haha.
second trip went much better eliminating two pairs of shoes and going with flip flops instead.
 
Dustin07 said:
I was watching too much Succession this winter and geeked out a bit the other direction. Since I've been travelling a lot for work lately my test has been to see if I can manage my trips in this guy:

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First trip was very very questionable as I wore dress shoes, packed slip on for comfort, and golf shoes. haha.
second trip went much better eliminating two pairs of shoes and going with flip flops instead.
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A fair point, if I needed to dress for business I'd probably incorporate something else...

I use this badboy here Invalid Link Removed, my biggest problem is my laptop is too big for the laptop pocket... But I've also fit enough crap in it for a 3 day backpacking trip.
 
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