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Bludevil's Cre-O2 & Cordygen 5 endurance log (Sponsored)

jdg487 said:
I got my second stack today too...
So the Cordygen is really that noticable?
Do you think the BF% changed a bunch in the past few weeks?
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No I don't think bf% has changed that much in a few weeks, but I'm hoping it has dropped a little bit given the amount of bball I've been playing and the cleaner diet.

As far as the Cordygen, after a few days I could tell my endurance had improved some, but I was kind of leaning towards "it's ok but really not that big of a deal", but the last few days when I don't take it before my workouts I could really tell a difference in my recovery times.
Rough estimate -
On Cord5 - 1 - 1.5 minutes
w/o cord5 - 2 - 2.5 minutes

I've also noticed that the stack of Cord5 and Cre-02 works better as a whole than seperated. Meaning I feel a bigger difference endurance wise taking the stack at the same time than taking Cre-02 before workouts and Cord5 before bball. It's synergy at work.
 
Alright thanks for the explaination Blue!

Looks like a close tonight between Duke & Nova...

I'd bet you dropped some bf just by the diet/lifting/bball for sure
 
In a rush right now, but I wanted to go ahead and post bf% while I had it in hand. I'll come back later and post status for today.

Feb 16
Height - 6'0
Weight - 193.01
Fat % - 14
Fat Mass - 27.01
FFM - 166.01

March 26
Height - 6'0
Weight - 191.8
Fat % - 13.7
Fat Mass - 26.21
FFM - 165.61

Not as a big % as I would have liked, but a slow/steady progression is key in retaining your muscle mass. What's the use of cutting if you don't have any muscle to show off :thumbsup:

Not to mention I'm really not trying to diet right now. I'm playing way to much bball to start carb manipulation. Once bball is over, I'll start carb cycling and diet will be on.
 
3/28

Saturday - BBall

Today was our 1st day of our tournament. We finished our regular season in 2nd place. After losing our 1st 2 games of the regular season, we finally hit our stride and won 6 in a row.

For the 1st tournament game we had a few things working against us. Our starting point guard and center was out. PG was out for sickness and center was out for injury. We have 9 people on our team and the avg age of the guys is 30ish while the rest of the teams we play is problably sub 25. So for us old guys, we like to sub in and out a lot to keep our legs fresh. Well this game was a little different because of the 2 guys missing, so we had to play for extended minutes at a time. We started off slow and sloppy in the 1st half. We got down by about 8 - 10 points at one point midway through 1st half, but pulled it back to 4 at halftime. We realized at halftime we we're playing the other teams style of run and gun, up and down the court and we just didn't have the manpower to handle that type of style today. So we slowed it down and played a half-court game. After a few minutes in the 2nd half we got the lead but it was never over a 5 points. It was pretty even for most of the 2nd half and with 1 minute to go in the game, it was tied. We had the ball with less than a minute and one of our guys hit a 3 pointer. The other team came down and hit a jumper to pull back within 1. After this, they fouled one of our guys. He hits the 1st free throw but misses the 2nd one. I fortunately grabbed the rebound and pulled it back out. I dished to a guy cutting down the middle and he scored on a layup. That was the ball game. A hard fought game, but we pulled it out. Next Saturday we play one of the teams that beat us in the regular season, so we're looking forward to playing them again.

As far as how I felt Saturday. It was pretty good. I was excited and nervous and the beginning of the game because we were missing 2 starters, so I knew me and the other guys had to pick up our game if we wanted to win. The games are 20 minute halves and I played probably 3/4 of the game with breaks every now and then. I came out strong, with no problem with trying to get my legs under me like I used to. My endurance was good. I had no issues sprinting up and down the court. I also never experienced my runners high moment either. In the past, after 5 minutes, I would hit my runner's high and I'd be good to go for the rest of the game. Now it seems like I start off in my runner's high. At the end of the 1st half I did get a little winded and had to take a break. I took about a 2 minute break, then I was good to go, which was a good thing because another guy had raised his hand needing a break. In the 2nd half, although I got subbed out for a few minutes, didn't need it. I could have ran the entire 2nd half with no problem

On another note, I have to travel to DC on Monday and return on Thursday for work. So I will be missing 2 bball games during this time. I'm also not sure what type of gym the hotel I'm staying at has. Hopefully something more than a treadmill and stairclimber. I'm hoping to get a little cardio or weightlifting in, but not sure of my online status. So my logging for the next couple of days may be spotty at best.
 
Sounds like a good game, probably better than some of the games I've been watching on tv during the tournament. Congrats on the win and good luck w/ the rest of your games!!
 
Quick Recap of Monday and Tuesday's workout. I forgot my training log, so I couldn't remember what exercises and weights I was supposed to be using. Also, while the hotel I'm at has weights, it's very basic.

Monday - Push

DB Bench Press - 3x10 @ 75
Cable Xovers - 1x10 @ 45
Machine Press - 1x10 @ 225
Machine Shoulder press - 3x10 @ ? (can't remember the weight)
Alternate DB Shoulder Press - 1x10 @ 50
Skull Crushers - 3x10 @ 85
DB Kickbacks - 1x10 @ 35

Tuesday - Legs

DB Squats - 3x10 @ 50 (DB's only went up to 50lbs at hotel)
DB Lunges - 3x10 @ 35
Leg Extension - 3x10 @ 12 plate (not sure of weight)
Leg Curl - 3x10 @ 12 plate
DB Calf Raises - 2x25 @ 50

100 situps
20 minutes of cardio (10 minutes on bike and 10 minutes on treadmill)

Diet has been pretty good. I've been trying to eat clean (salads, protein shakes, fruit & nuts) but I did indulge tonight and had a full rack of ribs. They were pretty good. Trip has been good so far although I've been stuck in training for most of the days. I do have a buffer day tomorrow where I can go sightseeing so I'm looking forward to that.
 
100 sit ups? Jesus. I refuse to do more than 20 for any ab exercise. I rather just add weight.
 
Thanks guys. I'm staying at a hotel where there is a conference going on for the armed forces as well. So their where quite a few armed forces guys in the fitness center with me. I guess my ego got the best of me and I was showing off a little bit. But believe me, at the end I was cheating :laugh:
 
I'm gonna go UCONN and UNC, if so I think that will be a huge game. Tyler vs. Thabeet will be fun to watch
 
4/03

Back home finally. I didn't get a chance to work out any Wed or Thursday. Work schedule was just to much and I was beat at the end of the day. Came back into the office today, got caught up, and headed out the door to play pick-up bball with the guys from work.

Overall, I felt really good today. I think I've pretty much hit my limit to how much my endurance will increase. I noticed the biggest increase in endurance after the 1st 2 weeks. Now, it's pretty much the same day in and day out. Not saying that's bad or anything, because it's a lot better than it was as the beginning. Just stating, that your not going to become Lance Armstrong if you continously dose the 2 supps. I had good wind today. I ran for about an hour, and really didn't start getting tired or winded until about 1.5 hours of running. Overall a very good day of ball.

We have semi-final game tomorrow in the competitive league. We play 1 of the 2 teams that beat us in the regular season. Hopefully we'll have a different outcome this time.
 
Unfortunately, we lost our game Sat night. So that ends the competitive league. The other team was simply just the better team. They've won the championship the last couple of years. We got down early in the 1st half. I think by about 15 points. By half-time, we had pulled within 8 points. In the second half is was pretty much back and forth until 5 minutes to go when we made a few defensive stops and got to within 2 points. We were down by 3 points with 30 seconds to go in the game and we had the ball. We called a timeout (you get 3 a half) and this was our 3rd timeout, but the ref's said that was our 4th timeout and gave us a technical. The other team hit their free-throws and got the ball back which ended the ball game. We did complain that we had only used 2 timeouts, but the ref's didn't want to hear anything we had to say. Oh well, it was a good run.
As far as my personal performance, it was probably one of my worst games. Not endurance wise or anything (as usual my endurance was good), it was just my shot was off. I missed two easy shots at the beginning of the game, and just lost my confidence and played horrible. I took myself out in the 2nd half and just cheered the guys on. It was just one of them days when you can't make anyting.

Also, we're going into the final week of my other bball league as well. We have games on Monday, Tuesday and Thurday with the tournament next week. So far in this league we're undefeated. Their's another undefeated team in the league as well, and we play them on Thursday. Look'n forward to it.
 
bludevil said:
4/03

I noticed the biggest increase in endurance after the 1st 2 weeks. Now, it's pretty much the same day in and day out. Not saying that's bad or anything, because it's a lot better than it was as the beginning. Just stating, that your not going to become Lance Armstrong if you continously dose the 2 supps.


I had good wind today. I ran for about an hour, and really didn't start getting tired or winded until about 1.5 hours of running. Overall a very good day of ball.
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How long could you run before starting this log before you got winded or tired? 1.5 hours sounds pretty intense!
 
CTDeuce said:
How long could you run before starting this log before you got winded or tired? 1.5 hours sounds pretty intense!
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About 45 minutes. Before starting this log, the 1st 10 minutes was always tough on me, and then I'd get my legs under me. Currently while on this stack, the biggest difference I've seen is I've got my legs under me from the get go. I start out with a runners high. The other difference is like you mentioned the amount of cardio before tiring out. Like I said, before I could go for about 30 - 45 minutes (medium paced, pick-up games) with no problem. At the 1 hour mark I would start getting winded and my legs would completly die on me. Now I can run about 60 - 90 (medium paced, pick-up games) until I get the dead leg feeling.

Just for reference, I've been playing 2 or 3 games a week before I started this log, so my endurance was pretty good from the get go.
 
bludevil said:
About 45 minutes. Before starting this log, the 1st 10 minutes was always tough on me, and then I'd get my legs under me. Currently while on this stack, the biggest difference I've seen is I've got my legs under me from the get go. I start out with a runners high. The other difference is like you mentioned the amount of cardio before tiring out. Like I said, before I could go for about 30 - 45 minutes (medium paced, pick-up games) with no problem. At the 1 hour mark I would start getting winded and my legs would completly die on me. Now I can run about 60 - 90 (medium paced, pick-up games) until I get the dead leg feeling.

Just for reference, I've been playing 2 or 3 games a week before I started this log, so my endurance was pretty good from the get go.
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Still looks like it's having a good effect on you! Im glad to see everything going well as per the training and games. However, i'm sad to see that you guys got bumped...and I hope you can win it all next season!
 
Monday's w/o - Push

Incline BB Press - 3x20 @ 145
Incline DB Flys - 1x20 @ 30
Floor Presses - 1x20 @ 150
Seated Military Press - 3x20 @ 65
Standing DB press - 1x20 @ 35
Skull Crushers - 3x20 @ 50
DB Kickbacks - 1x20 @ 25

Also had a bball game last night. We got off to a quick start, easily pulling ahead by 15 points. At this point we inserted the 2nd string in to give them some expanded playing time. We let them play it out until half-time, where the other team had pulled back to within 4 points. Beginning of the 2nd half, the starters went back in and we pretty much shut the other team down defensively. With 4 minutes left to go in the ball game we limited the other team to 4 points in the 2nd half. I think we were up by 20 something and the 2nd string came back in.

As far as strength and endurance, the weights went up pretty good. I could have went heavier on some of the 1 set exercises, and the lactic acid didnt' seem as bad as the previous 20rep workout. Endurance was good in the ball game as well. Had good wind and legs for entire ball game. One side note, I seemed to sweat a lot more during this game than previous games. Not sure why, as the gym is climate controlled. But by the end of the game, my shirt was totally drenched. I usually sweat a lot, but I'm talking walking out of the shower drenched. I've got another ball game tonight, so we'll see if the sweating continues.

Also, I was supposed to do legs today, but since I have a ball game tonight, I pushed legs off until tomorrow. I'm no good to nobody on the court if I've worked out legs earlier in the day.

Diet has still been pretty good except for a few cheats on the weekend. I'm sure I gained a pound or two last week while travelling, but hopefully not to much. I'll find out Thursday of this week when I get my weight and bf% tested.

Diet
Breakfast - Shake: 1/2 cup of oats, 1 scoop of protein pwder, 1 banana, 2tsp of natty pb, cinnamon
Lunch - Grilled Chicken Salad with an apple. Fish Oil
Mid afternoon - Grilled Chicken Salad with some high fiber/protein granola
Dinner - Ham, green beans, apple. Fish Oil
Night - 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, 1/2 scoop of protein pwdr, 3tsp of natty pb and cinnamon to taste.
 
I hated to do any leg work the day before a game not to mention game day, it was the worst. It would throw off my rhythm real bad...
 
You know, I've found that a few cheats here and there after an extended length of perfectly clean days will actually help out my metabolism.
 
Emerge said:
You know, I've found that a few cheats here and there after an extended length of perfectly clean days will actually help out my metabolism.
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I agree as well, especially for sanity. Usually my cheats are good ol' greasy cheeseburgers or thin crust pizza. But usually I keep it clean.
 
April 8

Wed - Legs
Squats - 3x20 @ 160
Leg Press - 1x20 @ 275
Single Leg Curl - 3x30 @ 45
SL Deadlifts - 1x20 @ 190
Single Donkey Calf Raises - 2x25 @ 165

175 reps of various ab exercises

I got all reps in pretty easily but I had a hard time with the mental aspect today. I just didn't have any motivation to move any weight today. I am coming down with a cold, nose is a little stopped up but other than that, I'm feeling pretty good. Not sure if mental fatigue is due to this or if 2 days straight of bball and training are causing me to overtrain. If I feel the same tomorrow, I'll probably still hit the gym but lighten up on the weights since I have a bball game tomorrow night.

Diet
Breakfast - Shake: 1/2 cup of oats, 1 scoop of protein pwder, 1 banana, 2tsp of natty pb, cinnamon
Lunch - Boiled Chicken topped with salsa, asapragus and pineapple. Fish Oil
Post Workout - Boiled Chicken topped with salsa, asapragus and pineapple
Dinner - Turkey, green beans, apple. Fish Oil
Night - 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, 1/2 scoop of protein pwdr, 3tsp of natty pb and cinnamon to taste.
 
4/9
Last night I was really tired. I was thinking the fatigue maybe coming from less than average carb intake, so I decided to have a small carb-up last night. Instead of my usual cottage cheese and natty pb, I replaced it with a bowl of whole grain cereal and a banana.
I was hoping the extra carbs would help me to be more energized today, but it didn't. I got my usual 7.5 hours of sleep and upon waking up, just felt really sluggish. It was all I could do to keep my eyes open while driving to work. I have no motivation whatsoever to hit the gym. I had my lunch which consisted of boiled chicken, veggies and pineapple. About 1 hour later I was starving, so I ate 1/2 cup of oatmeal sprinkled with some cinnamon. After I ate the oatmeal, I started feeling a little better. I decided to go to the gym and do a light back/bicep workout. To be honest, I didn't do a whole lot except get my blood running and a decent pump.

Workout (Not sure of any of the weights because I went lighter then I usually do)
Lat Pulldown - 3x20
Machine Row - 1x20
Cable Woodchops - 1x20
BB Shrugs - 3x20
Cable Curls - 3x20
DB Concentration Curls - 1x20

Didn't feel that bad after working out. I'm just worried that if I expend my energy in the gym, I want have anything left for my bball game tonight. So I'm trying to conserve everthing for the game.
I will dose the Cre-02 and Cord5 2 hours before the game (7pm est). I'm hoping this will help as well. Hopefully a few days of rest over the weekend will be just what the doctor ordered.
 
jdg487 said:
Good luck w/ the game blue!!
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Thanks man, we won. It wasn't as tough as we all were expecting. The other team was undefeated, but lost on Monday night. We played them on Thursday. Luckily right from the get-go one of our guards got hot from 3 pointers and hit 4 or 5 in a row. He was on fire, we just kept feeding him the ball, and he kept knocking down the shots. I believe he had 20 - 25 points in the 1st half alone. In the 2nd half, we just played pretty steady and end up winning by 20 points. More than likely we'll meet them again in the playoffs, and they'll be ready for us. We ended going undefeated in the regular season. The tournament starts this week but we have a bye so we don't start playing until the 20th.

I didn't work out Friday or over the weekend. Diet went to crap as well. It was my wife and my 8 year anniversary and we went to a bed and breakfast, had a couples massage, you know the whole romantic thing. It was really nice. I just blew off my diet and ate pizza, desserts, ice-cream, pretty much whatever she wanted I indulged.

I'm hoping with the few days off from the gym, my motivation and overall mentality will be there when I get back. The last few days I just felt dead in the gym.

As far as the Cre-02 and Cord5 I dosed appropriately Thursday and Friday but didn't take any Sat and Sun because I forgot to bring it with us on our anniversary trip. I don't think it will throw me off my schedule to much. Overall I've been enjoying the stack and feel it's helped my endurance especially during the bball games.

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4/14

Tuesday - Pull

I usually do Push exercises first, but decided to do Pull first this week since I went so light last week with them. Also, I'm a little mad because I've either lost or misplaced my training log. I have no idea what numbers I was using week to week. Hopefully I will find it laying around the house or office shortly.

Standard DL - 2x15 @ 225
Bent Over BB Rows - 1x15 @ 145
Machine Reverse Flys - 1x15 @ 30
Cable Upright Rows - 2x15 @ 60
DB Lateral Raise - 1x15 @ 25
Preacher Curl - 2x15 @ 85
Standing DB Curl - 1x15 @ 40

10 minutes of cardio on treadmill (3.5 incline at 4.5 speed)

With the workout, I think a few days off was just what the Dr. ordered. I felt a lot more motivated and determined in the gym today. Had no mental blocks where I had to make myself lift. I walked in and killed the weights. It's amazing what a few days of rest will do for you. As far as the supps, endurance was par for the course. 15 reps is pretty high reps for me, but I didn't notice a lot of lactic acid buildup, so I was able to th knock out the exercises at a pretty fast paced. I think the avg was from 1 to 1.5 minutes between sets. Also, when I left the gym, I felt like I had a lot of energy still pent up inside of me. Good times !!!
 
4/15 - Wednesday

Still unable to find my training log. I have no idea where it's at but it's throwing my entire routine off. I'll keep looking, hopefully it will turn up.

Wed - Push
DB Press - 2x15 @ 75
Incline BB Press - 1x15 @ 155
DB Flys - 1x15 @ 40
Military Press - 2x15 @ 85
Standing DB Press - 1x15 @ 35
Overhead DB Press(tri) - 2x15 @ 75
Machine Tri Press - 1x15 @ plate 7

Another quality workout yesterday. Aggression and drive was there. Pumps in Tri's and chest was really good. Almost felt like the blood was about to bust from skin. I guess that's how the stack of Cord5 and Cre02 treat ya with high rep training. The biggest factor besides the pump that I've noticed this week is the lack of lactic acid. My body is accustomed to reps between 5 - 10. Previously when going over 10, lactic acid would kill me, but that's been less of an issue since starting the stack.

Diet
Breakfast - Shake: 1/2 cup of oats, 1 scoop of protein pwder, 1 banana, 2tsp of natty pb, cinnamon
Lunch - Barbaque with fried squash, zuchini and 1/2 grapefruit. fish oil
Mid afternoon - Barbaque with fried squash, zuchini and 1/2 grapefruit.
Post w/o - shake consisting of 1/2 scoop of oatmeal, 1 scoop of protein pwdr. Apple
Dinner - Chicken Pie, green beans, strawberries. Fish Oil
Night - 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, 1/2 scoop of protein pwdr, 3tsp of natty pb and cinnamon to taste.
 
4/20

Sorry for the lack of updates the last few days. Me and a bunch of my friends took off on a river expedition over the weekend. On Friday afternoon, 11 of us took some canoes and kayaks down the river and basically just went down the river to see how far we could go in 3 days. The 1st day was pretty calm until we got to our 2nd of 3 dam's we had to go around. Their was no easy path or anything to go around the dam, so we had to unpack everything (coolers, clothes, tents, sleeping backs,etc...) out of the canoes and carry up-hill in mud that sank up to our knees. We finally got everything carried over, but the rapids after the dam were pretty strong because we've had some heavy rain a few days before. I was trying to walk the boat downstream when I slipped on a rock and lost the rope for the boat. Before I could grab it, the rapids had took it and slammed it against a rock. It didn't break or anything but all of stuff got soaked. We camped out that night, and temp went down to 30's, so it was pretty cold. The next day was probably the funnest as we got into some pretty good rapids. I think everyone flipped that day as the rapids and falls were more than we could control, but it was all good. Nobody got hurt, we just laughed at each other when the others flipped and got soaked. On Sunday, we probably rowed for 3 or 4 hours, and then we got to a bridge where we undocked and called our wives to come pick us up. Overall it was a really fun guy's weekend. Needless to say my wife wouldn't even touch me until I got home and took a shower.
 
4/20

Monday - Push

Incline BB Press - 3x10 @ 185
Machine Flys - 1x10 @ 205
Cable Xover - 1x10 @ 55
Seated Military Press - 2x10 @ 85
Alternate overhead DB press - 1x10 @ 55
Weighted Dips - 3x10 @ BW+55
DB Kickbacks - 1x10 @ 45

Have a bball game tonight at 9. This is the tournament, if we win tonight, we will play the semi-final game tomorrow. Not sure how well we'll do tonight as 4 of the 5 starters went on the river expedition and we are all beat today. Hopefully the Cord5 and Cre02 will kick in and carry me through.
 
jdg487 said:
Good luck w/ the game Blue, and a nice workout too...
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Thanks, game went good. We got a little lucky because all the guys that went on the canoe trip were tired and sore. The other team only had 5 players and recruited 1 young player just to have somebody to sub in and out for them. Game was fairly close the 1st few minutes, but eventually the other team tired out and I think we ended up winning by 30 or something.

Today is the final day for all my league bball games. The refs said they couldn't make it Thursday (championship game) so they scheduled all the games to end today. We have a semi-final game at 6. The other semi-final game is at 7 and then the winners of those 2 games play at 8:30. The team we play against in the semi-final game will be pretty tough. They have a 6'9 guy on their team, but he wasn't there the last time we played them and we only beat them by 8 or 9 points last time. I'm sure he'll be there tonight since it's the tournament.

I'm hoping I'm going to be playing 2 games tonight, and thus pushing my scheduled leg workout to tomorrow. I'll just take it easy today to conserve my energy for tonight.
 
jdg487 said:
Man a double header tonight, good luck, I hope you do well.

Congrats on getting so far!
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Thanks... We won the regular season and the tournament. I popped my Cre02 and Cord5 1.5 hours before the semi-final game. I was confident it was going to be a long night, but didn't want to jinx anything. The 1st game wasn't as bad as I thought. The 6'9 guy the other team had was pretty skinny, and our center (6'5) outweighed him by a good 20 to 30lbs. So our guy just bullied him out of the lanes. Once we took away their low post scoring, and forced them to shoot 3's, we pulled away. I think we won by 15 or something.

The championship game was really tough. After the 1st few minutes it looked like we we're going to blow the other team out. We were up by 14 points with 4 minutes to go in the half, but they got hot from 3 point land, and actually tied the game up at halftime. In the 1st half we played a loose 2-3 zone, but in the 2nd half we decided to go man to man. It was pretty much back and forth the whole 2nd half. The other team took the early lead, by a couple of points and then we would come back and take the lead. I think the biggest lead by either team was 4 points in the 2nd half. We had a 3 point lead with less than a minute to go when a guy for the other team hit a layup and got fouled to tie the game up. We then missed a couple of free throws and the game went into overtime. The overtime was pretty much a carbon copy of the 2nd half, as both teams took turns taking the lead. It was pretty much who ever had the ball last was going to win because both teams were pretty hot. With less than 10 seconds to go in the game, the other team had a 1 point lead and the ball. We full-court pressed them, and ended up getting a steal at half-court. The guy who made the steal for us threw the ball down court for a layup with less than a second to go on the clock. So we won, but barely. As far as how I felt, I was good to go endurance wise. The starting 5 played the whole 2nd half and overtime without any breaks. I think with the Cord5 and Cre02 running through me and being caught up in the moment of the game, I could have ran for another hour. After the game I wasn't tired at all.

This ends my bball league play. I will still play some occasional pick-up games, but will now focus on losing some bf % for summertime. I still haven't decided yet, but I think I'm going to run some carb-manipulation diet.
 
3/22

Wed - Legs

Squats - 3x10 @ 205
Leg Press - 1x10 @ 315
Single Leg Curls - 3x10 @ 70
SLDL - 1x10 @ 235
Calf Raises - 2x25 @ 315
175 reps of various ab exercises

15 minutes on the tready at 3.0 incline, 3.5 speed

Overall the weights went up pretty easy but I did notice that recovery time between sets seemed a little longer today. Drive wasn't really there today as well. I'm hoping it was just the 2 games I played last night. We'll see tomorrow.
 
I might also play some softball this summer, I don't know though because it is like a 45 min drive and I really don't like softball to much...
 
3/23

Thursday - Pull

Pullups - 3x10 @ BW+5
Pulldowns - 1x10 @ plate 11
Machine Rows - 1x10 @ 160
DB Upright Rows - 2x10 @ 60
DB Front Raise - 1x10 @ 40
Preacher Curls - 3x10 @ 100
St. DB Curls - 1x10 @ 60

Got all my #'s but man it took everything I had. Still had the mental fatigue, lack of desire/drive today as well. I'm not sure what it is but it's killing me in the gym. I also noticed that my recovery between sets today was longer than past sessions. Took roughly 2 minutes between sets today to recover where a few weeks ago it was 1 to 1.5 minutes.
 
4/24 - Basketball

Played pick ball with the guys from work. Had one of the worst days I've had ball wise. Just felt lazy on the court. I had no legs, endurance, desire, etc... The only thing that motivated me to keep playing was there was a new guy on the court and he was trying to show off. Competitive side of me kicked in to show him this wasn't his court. But I did stop playing before everyone else did. I just didn't have it today. It's not a lack of sleep either because I've slept more/better the last few nights than I have in a few weeks.

So far with the stack, I feel that Cre02 is still doing it's job. My strength has continued to climb each week. I'm starting to think the Cord5 is losing it's affectiveness though. The last few sessions especially have been rough endurance wise. I'm not sure if I've just become accustomed to it over the long run or what? Hopefully things will turn around after a few days off from the weekend.
 
April 27

Monday - Push

This week is sets of 5
Flat BB BP - 3x5 @ 240
Incline DB Press - 1x5 @ 90
Machine Press - 1x5 @ 260

Standing Military Press - 3x5 @ 140
Seated DB Press - 1x5 @ 55

CG Bench Press - 3x5 @ 220
DB Overhead Tricep Press - 1x5 @ 80

Had a really good day in the gym strength wise. Got all reps in, but the 240 for BP was pretty tough. Endurance hovered around the 2 minute mark again. So, for the last week or so, my strength has continue to grow but my endurance/recovery has increased in time. Just guessing by the amount of pills I have left, I'd say I have enough to last me to the weekend. Will be posting final reviews at that point.

On the diet front, I've changed things up a little bit. I'm going to the beach next Wed, so I switched my diet around to a 1 week low carb diet. Basically all meals are just protein, veggies, healthy fats. Every other day, I add in 1/2 grapefruit around pre and post workout. I'm hoping to drop some water weight that I'm carrying around before going to the beach. Diet looked like this yesterday

1. Protein shake with natty pb, cinnamon. Cucumber
2. Grilled Chicken, asparagus, fish oil
3. Grilled Chicken, asparagus
4. Steak, cucumber in vinegar, fish oil
5. Cottage Cheese mixed with 1/2 scoop of protein pwdr, natty pb and cinnamon
6. 2 slices of deli turkey meat and 4 small radishes
 
4/28

Tuesday - Legs
Box Squats - 3x5 @ 255
DB Step Ups - 1x5 @ 80
SLDL - 3x5 @ 240
Single Leg Extensions - 1x5 @ 80
Single Leg Calf Raises - 3x25 @ 170

200 reps of various ab exercises

Felt pretty good today. Had no issues getting all reps in. Actually felt like I could have went heavier on all exercises (although I upped weights by 5lbs from last time). Endurance was again around the 2 minute mark except for the 1 set exercises where they averaged 1.5 minutes. Diet has been clean today.

1. Protein shake with natty pb, cinnamon. Cucumber
2. Salad with grilled chicken, 1/2 grapefruit, fish oil
3. Salad with grilled chicken, 1/2 grapefruit
4. Hamburger, cucumber in vinegar, fish oil
5. Cottage Cheese mixed with 1/2 scoop of protein pwdr, natty pb and cinnamon
 
4/29

Wednesday - Cardio

Plan on hitting the gym for roughly 30 minutes of moderate cardio on the treadmill. Will probably sit in the sauna for 10 - 15 minutes as well to get rid of some water retention. Will post how the workout goes later.
 
CTDeuce said:
Everything's lookin great Blu...keep up the awesome work!
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Thanks CTD.


As far as the cardio session, it went pretty good. I didn't hit it that hard, I probably averaged a 5.0 speed. I jogged for 30 minutes and burned 400 calories. Didn't get a chance to get to the sauna though. As far as the cardio, the recovery went well. I wasn't tired or anything after the run, but during the run I seemed to tire easy. Everytime I tried to up the speed, all I could think about was dropping it back down.
 
4/30

Thursday - Pull

Sumo DL - 3x5 @ 310
Underhand BB Rows - 1x5 @ 220
Lat Pulldowns - 1x5 @ 14 (175lbs)
BB Shrugs - 3x5 @ 240
DB Lateral Raise - 1x5 @ 40
Standing BB Curl - 3x5 @ 130
DB Curl on preacher - 1x5 @ 60

Workout went good today. Stength keeps increasing. I'm liking the different forms of creatine in Cre02, by body seems to be responding well to it.
 
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