Ummm....Why do you think I am cheating? Just seeing who is paying attention. Love the new avatar.
Yeah, 2017 has been a rough start. Not my best months.
Yeah. I am picking up what you are putting down.
Anyway. I am NOT killing this. Life has been kicking me in the balls from every direction. That's how life is for a high roller like me *sarcasm alert*.
I have been super busy trying to turn things around. I just keep thinking of
hairygrandpa's video - unbreakable spirit. Nothing I am going through is all that bad, but there is just enough going on all at once that I am just literally trying to keep things going long enough to get to the other side.
At any rate, I have realized that I haven't made this log a priority, it has been hard to find time to update - but simply updating a log holds me accountable and will make other areas easier, so I am going to try to do better.
I had a decent workout on Monday but I don't have that page of my log available right now.
I did back and bi's last night. I was exhausted when I showed up, and it showed, but here is the workout;
Deadlifts
1 x 8 x 315 warm up
1 x 5 x 425 (+1 rep, PR!)
Superset with Hyperextensions
1 x 10 x BW + 90
Pull ups (drop set)
5 x bw + 25
2 x bw
Bent Over Rows
1 x 8 x 175
Superset with Under-Handed Pull Downs:
1 x 5 x 135
Barbell Preacher Curls
1 x 2 x 75
It wasn't the beat workout. 5 x 425 on deads had me thrilled. I REALLY have to credit the BMP for this. In less than a month I have added a solid 20-25 pounds to my deadlift, BUT it may be even more because my back isn't even failing - just my grip. It is hard to explain but when I did the diet, I lost some on my deadlift and then I worked my way back up a little. When I was deadlifting 400 x 5 over the past few months, it was very hard on my body - just a huge strain. And I was stuck around 400 for a long long time. Now, I hit 425 x 5 and it doesn't feel hard at all.
As far as the fat burners - with my crappy diet and the way I gain weight, I would probably be over 200 easy - but I've been steady between 190-188 with a bad diet. I am going to tighten this up though, I promise. I am not sure that I am not losing some fat either. Hard to say with my strength going up. I feel like I have a big gut, but in the right light I can see my flexed abs. I am smooth, it takes good lighting and flexing - but I was 10-15 pounds lighter before when I could see any abs in any light.
Finally - Ammo. I have to say, this is THE supplement for cortisol control.I have never done bloods but - I believe Ammo is very very very strong. Why?
Well, I have extensive experience with 7-Keto DHEA, 11-KT, etc. The first thing I noticed about ammo is that if I took 2 caps before bed (double dose) I had sleep quality that was very similar to when I was using 375 mg of 11-KT before bed (750 mg total per day). This is actually unbelievable. 375 mg is a hefty dose of 11-KT and that is hormonal. Equating 2 caps of ammo with that dose of 11-KT is saying something.
But what I have noticed this week, is that after being under so much stress for so long - I felt sleepy, unmotivated and unable to deal with stress. Small things were making me angry and I had no motivation to even try to fix situations that created the stress. These could be symptoms of cortisol reduction gone too far. So, I have decided to take a break from the Ammo.
I don't see this as a bad reflection on the product at all. It is a unique, chronic high stress situation and the product obviously works and is more powerful than I thought previously. I have e used it before and had good results - but I didn't realize it was this powerful. Without bloods it is hard to prove, but I am suggesting it is as good at cortisol control as 11-KT. 11-KT has some anabolic advantages that Ammo doesn't have - but I wasn't overcoming 400 on the deadlift while on 11-KT either. I'm a.utshell - Ammo is strong and under rated.