BBartsche runs the rack With CL Blue Sugar

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I want to give a huge thanks to all the wonderful people at Controlled labs for giving me the opportunity to log the new Blue Sugar GDA. This GDA is very intriguing to me, because of the Ingredients that it has in it.

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It has Banaba Leaf at 1.5 Grams, very potent ingredient that I have used on it's own and loved it
Berberine at a 500mg dose, I have not used berberine as a standalone but that dose in this formula makes me very curious
Has Agmatine at 250mg and Cinnulin PF at a good Dose of 200mg,
This product makes me excited to see how my body responds to it with all those potent ingredients in one formula.


A little about myself I am currently on a mini diet, to get into a leaner stage for my long "offseason" to put on mass. I will be using the Blue Sugar with my largest carb meal (last meal) as well as using it on my free meals, when I have them. I am not hardcore dieting, just lowering calories and would love to see how this works out in my favor.


Current Weight is around 181-184 depending on the amount of sleep I get. Cardio is light walking or basketball 2x3 times per week. Working out is instinctive at this time as I have some body parts that recover a lot faster than others, so I am just playing it by ear 5x6 times per week

All variables will be consistent, as best as I can during this run. I can split up doses if need be, but I feel it will work best if all 4 caps are taken at once, usually before my last meal, or my pre workout meal on the weekends

Get ready for an intriguing run on this new GDA.
 

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6/3 Workout
Sets/Reps/Weights

Legs

Vertical Leg Press
3 x 8 x 8 45s total

Lying Hamstring curl
4x12 @ 145 lbs

Leg Extension
4x12 @130lbs

Leg Press
4x 10 @ 2 100s per side and 4 45s per side

Pit shark squat
3x8 @ 4 45s per side


Pre Training meal
Egg whites, Proats (1 serving oats, 1 serving Ghost PB Cereal). 1 Donut (Nutella topped)

Took the blue sugar with the meal above and felt pretty good. Blood sugar felt fine and felt good with it. Pumps were the same if not a little bit better. Will up the carbs next use to see how I feel with it

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6/4 Workout

Arms and chest

DB Curl////VBar press down
4x12 @30lbs///4x10@130lbs

DB Incline
3x8 @75lbs
2x10@65lbs

Overhead rope extension
5x10@100lbs

Barbell curl
3x12@60
3x7@70

Hammer Strength incline press////Cable Fly's
3x8@ 2 45s+1 10 per side////3x15@60lbs

Machine curl
3x10@70lbs

Reverse grip Tricep extension
4x12@110lbs

I had a pretty good pump going into this workout. I dosed the Blue Sugar about 1.5 hours before my workout with a meal that consisted of a Chicken Quesadilla, and a donut. Also had some twizzlers too. My blood sugar felt very stable after the meal, not a bad feeling since i have had issues with some preworkout meals making me feel a little funky. This not so much.
 
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Man these are some dope preWO meals!!! Maybe not for training, but they sure sound tasty
 

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Man these are some dope preWO meals!!! Maybe not for training, but they sure sound tasty
I do well with a combo of all macros pre workout. Just depends on how long before I work out I take in my fats
 

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6/5
Back

Wide grip pulldown
4x10@130lbs

Close grip pulldown
4x12@160

Standing TBAR row
5x8@4 45s

Close grip cable row
5x10@180

Machine 1 arm row
3x8@100

DB row
4x9@85lbs

Dosed the Blue Sugar an hour and a half before my workout with 4 rice cakes and shredded chicken.

I did notice today that I didn't have enough carbs and I did feel shaky, so that was a noticeable.
 
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Yeah 4 ricecakes is what, 40-50g cho? You’re gonna want to take ~20g cho in per cap you dose, at a minimum.
 
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Nice, this has been treating me well so far too. Oh and I agree those meals sound yummy!
 

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Sorry about being MIA, was doing some stuff for work, but am back
6/8
Arms and Chest

DB Incline
4x8@70
3x10@60

Reverse grip pressdown
3x15@100
2x8@120

DB Alt curl
4x12@30lbs

Rope Pressdown//// Straight bar curl
3x10@80LBS////3x12@60lbs

Decline db press
5x12@70lbs

Cable fly
3x12@50lbs

Plate loaded dip
3x8@2 45s per side

Preacher curl machine
3x10@70lbs

Used my Blue Sugar an hour before my workout and felt good as usual, nothing major, pumps were good, overall good workout. Haven't had any issues with blood sugar so i believe i have found a good formula to go with for pre training meals
 

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6/9
Back and shoulders

Cable close grip low row
4x10@190lbs

Cable low row (wide grip)
4x12@160

Barbell Row
4x8@175

Lateral raises///DB shoulder press
3x15@20///4x10@55lbs

Facepulls
4x15@80lbs

Rack dead
6x4@315

TBAR row
5x5@4 45s

Dosed 4 caps Blue Sugar 1 hour before my workout with 70 carbs from sweet potatoes.

I felt great with the whole workout. I have noticed that the muscle pump is longer lasting when I have a better more complete carb source. No issues so far from using this so that is good.
 

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6/12
Chest, Triceps and Biceps

Decline dB bench
5x10@70lbs

Triceps press down
4x10@110lbs

Alt dB curl
4x12@30 lbs

Incline db bench
4x8@70lbs

Cable fly
5x12@60lbs

Barbell curl/// Barbell skullcrusher
5x10@60///5x12@60lbs

Hammer strength neutral press
3x8@ 2 45s per side

Reverse curl///Rope Press down
4x10@50lbs///4x12@100lbs

Used 60 carbs from oats and honey and man, it felt good. I haven't had any bloat with this product all. Food is assimilating well and that helps out a lot

6/13
Legs

Vertical Leg Press
5x10@ 4 45s per side (8 total)

Leg Press
5x12@ 8 45s and 2 100's
3x15@ 6 45s and 2 100's

Front squat
3x6@1555

Lying leg curl
4x12@140lbs

Seated leg curl
4x10@130

Pit shark squat
4x9@4 45s per side

Used my Blue sugar before my workout with a fat burrito. It felt good, a little too much sodium, but was overall good. No stomach issues, blood sugar was steady, and had a good pump. My legs were pretty swollen and it helped me have a longer workout
 
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I don’t digest oats very well but love oatmeal - gonna have to see if Blue Sugar makes em a little smoother now for me!
 

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I don’t digest oats very well but love oatmeal - gonna have to see if Blue Sugar makes em a little smoother now for me!
Oats are life. I am gonna dose it again tomorrow with them. Hope it works out for you
 
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Oats are life. I am gonna dose it again tomorrow with them. Hope it works out for you
One of my favorite meals is a cup of quick oats with a heaping scoop of our Snickerdoodle ProMore and a couple Tbsp of PB. 65 cho, 42 pro, 23 fat for some rock solid energy and utterly delicious.
 

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6/14 Back and shoulders
Rack dead
4x12@255

Chest supported t bar row
4x12 @ 135

DB overhead press
5x10@50lbs

Cable low row Close grip
4x10@190

Side laterals
5x12@20lbs
3x8@25lbs

Bilateral db row
4x10@70lbs

Facepulls
5x10@70lbs

Blue sugar Dosed 1 hour pre workout
Used cream of rice and some whey as my pre meal. Threw in some blueberries as well. Probably 60 grams of carbs. Felt good. Pump was good as this was a lower carb day for me. Body feels good no digestive issues at all
 
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Used my Blue sugar before my workout with a fat burrito. It felt good, a little too much sodium, but was overall good. No stomach issues, blood sugar was steady, and had a good pump. My legs were pretty swollen and it helped me have a longer workout
Just curious, are you doing Blood glucose tests, or just assuming it was steady because you didn't go hypo during the workout? Also are all of your carbs pre workout or do you ever do intra carbs?
I don’t digest oats very well but love oatmeal - gonna have to see if Blue Sugar makes em a little smoother now for me!
Same here, I LOVE OATMEAL, but it also loves me and takes all day to digest. I make a cup of dry oats and I will be full for 6 hours maybe more and have to make myself eat more.
 

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Just curious, are you doing Blood glucose tests, or just assuming it was steady because you didn't go hypo during the workout? Also are all of your carbs pre workout or do you ever do intra carbs?

Same here, I LOVE OATMEAL, but it also loves me and takes all day to digest. I make a cup of dry oats and I will be full for 6 hours maybe more and have to make myself eat more.
Under the assumption because I didn't go hypo. I used to use intra carbs, but with the way my diet is structured I only have carbs pre workout and on cheat meal days

Oats to me have been digesting real fast so I am lucky on that. I know sweet potatoes keep me full all day so I try to use that sparingly
 

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Back day and shoulders
TBAR row
4 x 8 @4 45s

Seated cable row
4x8@190
3x6@200

Wide grip pulldown
5x10@120lbs

DB shoulder press
5x8@50lbs

Rack dead lift
5x8@255

Side laterals
5x10@25lbs

Rear delt db fly
4x10@25lbs

Facepulls
5x10@70lbs

Overall good workout. Had a great pump, ate a apple Fritter and Cinnamon roll before my workout with the blue sugar, and man was that great.

Back was pumped as all can be and had great digestion from it. Muscles felt real full on this day

So far I can say it has been good at helping me recomp. I can see myself getting leaner, even if the scale is not saying that. So far so good
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Oh Man!!! I love / hate you for making me look at those right now! So yummy looking! I get no carbs today though... UGH!!!!!
 

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Legs

Lying Hamstring curl
5x12@130

DB stiff Leg
4x10@60lbs

Vertical Leg Press
4x8@360lbs
3x12@270lbs

Seated calf raises
3x20@90 lbs

Leg Press
4x12@650lbs

Pit shark squat
4x10@270lbs

Dosed pre workout with carbs coming from cream of wheat. Ran out of oats so had to substitute. Wasn't a big fan of this combo, didn't feel as fueled up as I had been. Maybe because I had played ball before my meal and was tired but oh well. Still having good workouts and having some fun
 
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Cream of wheat doesn’t stay with me very long unless I add a little nut butter personally
 
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Cream of wheat doesn’t stay with me very long unless I add a little nut butter personally
No me either, the glycemic index of cream of wheat is not anywhere near as low as just eating whole grain bread or pasta. It being ground up increases the speed of digestion a bit. Same with Cream of Rice but it goes even faster. I almost always put a tablespoon or two of Kerrygold Irish Butter, or smart balance w/ olive oil in with my cream of rice to make it stick around a little longer.
 

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No me either, the glycemic index of cream of wheat is not anywhere near as low as just eating whole grain bread or pasta. It being ground up increases the speed of digestion a bit. Same with Cream of Rice but it goes even faster. I almost always put a tablespoon or two of Kerrygold Irish Butter, or smart balance w/ olive oil in with my cream of rice to make it stick around a little longer.
Will take your advice on that was real weird but whatever
 

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Shoulders and back

DB press 5x10@50lbs

Low cable row Close grip
5x8@200lbs

Wide grip pulldown
4x12@140lbs

Side laterals
6x12@20lbs

TBAR row
5x8 @ Bar + 4 45s

Barbell Row
4x10@155lbs

Rack pulls
3x12@225

Dosed pre workout with carbs from a bagel with honey and some whey

Noted that I was feeling a little off on this day strength and everything was ffx but still was able to utilize my carbs effectively with the help of Blue sugar. Still have muscle fullness even with the lower carbs.
 

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6/25
Arms and delts

Reverse triceps press down
5x10@140lbs

Alt dB curl
5x8@30lbs

Plate loaded dip machine
4x12@180lbs

Side laterals
4x12@25lbs

DB overhead press
4x12@50lbs

Rope extensions///Barbell curl
3x12@110lbs///3x12@60lbs

Machine curl
4x15@70lbs

Facepulls///rear db Flys
3x8@80lbs///3x15@20lbs

Dosed pre workout with about 50 grams of carbs from oats and 25 grams for whey.

Overall felt the same as the last few workouts. So I can write up a review that fully supports what I have felt with this product
 

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6/26
Back
Rack pulls
5x5@275

Dead stop rows
4x10@115

Bilateral db row
4x12@70lbs

Straight arm pullover
4x10@90lbs

Close grip seated row
5x12@170lbs

Back was pumped and felt pretty good. I can tell once I eat and start training that the Blue sugar is working. My favorite combo that I have used has been a bagel sandwich with egg whites and low fat mozz. Probably around 60 carbs and from that my muscles stay full the whole workout. Great pumps even on the lower carbs


6/28
Legs

Leg extensions
5x15+140lbs

Lying Hamstring curls
5x15@120lbs

Front squat
5x5@135

Hack squat
4x5@2 45s per side
3x10@ 1 45 + 1 25 per side

Pit shark squat
4x8@4 45s per side

Overall a good workout. Dosed the Blue sugar with my bagel meal and man my legs felt great. Full the whole workout and no issues. Felt the meal cleared relatively fast but not issues with blood sugar
 

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Been slacking on updates but here we go

Dosed Blue sugar Pre workout with 60 carbs from white rice, has 6 Oz of chicken with this as well

Arms and chest
DB incline press
3x15@60lbs

Alt dB curls
4x12@25lbs

Skullcrusher /// Decline barbell
5x12@60lbs///5x12@65lbs

Machine preacher curl///Vbar pressdown
3x15@60lbs/3x10@130lbs

Cable flies///Pushups
4x15@60lbs/// 5x13

Good pump in arms and chest. May have pulled something in my shoulder but all is good. Blue sugar is doing me great favors. Loving it
 
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Are you taking Blue Sugar only pre-WO or on off days as well? Jw
 

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Are you taking Blue Sugar only pre-WO or on off days as well? Jw
Off days as well for my last meal. Mostly the same effects. Feel a lot drier when I take it at night.
 

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7/3
Back
Dead lift
5x5@275

TBAR row
4x8@4 45s + 1 25

Cable low row
5x8@200lbs

Wide grip pulldown
5x10@120lbs

Bi lateral db row
3x8@80lbs

Pre 65 gram carbs from bagels with honey and a shake

Felt good. Nothing unusual about the dosing or the workout. Good pumps that lasted for a long time and no effects to note
 

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7/4 Legs

Leg Extensions
4x15@110lbs

Lying leg curl
4x20@130LBS

Vertical Leg Press
5x12 @ 8 45s

Leg Press
3x12@ 4 45s +2 100's

DB Stiff leg
4x12@60lbs

Smith Machine lunges
3x15@1 45 per side both legs

Overall Great workout. Did a Bagel (55carbs) Honey(15 Carbs) a scoop of whey (25 grams protein) and felt great. Good sustained fullness, pump was great. The Food digested fairly easily and had no issues. I know the sweet spot for me with 4 caps is around 50-70 carbs so I wont go over that, unless I ahve a cheat meal. The effects of this are great. I can tell a minor shift in body composition without changing anything
 
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About how long are your training sessions? I love bagels but they digest very quickly for me without added fats
 

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Back

DB bilateral row
4x10@70lbs

Cable low row
4x8@200lbs

Wide grip pulldown
4x7@140

Rack deads
5x8@265

Wide grip low rows
4x12@150

Standing TBAR row
4x15@3 45s

Good workout. Used a bagel with eggs and egg whites as my pre meal and it was good.

My bottle is almost out so I will post up a final review in the next few days
 

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A bagel would definitely be my ideal food for peri workout with only an hour interval. That’s gotta be the perfect food for it honestly
It works so well, should have done that more, but can always buy another bottle and go with that
 

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Wow I thought I had posted up my final review of this product a few days ago.

Overall I was very impressed with how the Blue Sugar worked. I never had any issues except for when I didn't use enough carbs.

This products really works. I never had a bad workout while using the blue sugar. Controlled Labs nailed this formula with a blend of Synergistic ingredients that work to make a very powerful and potent GDA.

Will I buy this in the future, for sure. It is something that I can easily fit into my budget and use almost every day, whether on a cut or a bulk.
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I am glad we made you a believer. Thank you for logging this so well and I’m glad you loved it!
 

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