How VOLATILE can Mountainman get? (Sponsered)

[mountainman33]

Dang bro you are one lucky SOB getting to log all kinds of products lately! Im down to see what this PWO does for you!

Not sure if it's luck or the fact that we're slow at work right now and I spend a sh!t load of time on AM.

 

[02sixxer]

Had dinner with my parents last night, and stuffed my face silly with these awesome pork tender loin medallions and some amazing sweet potato concoction that I couldn't get enough of. So needless to say, I need to burn some major calories. But the other side of this is that my wife has to split for her group fitness class. I need to bust this out in intense fashion. I chug my Volatile and as soon as that BA flush hits it's time to toss some iron.

DB OHP / Wide Grip Pull Ups
45s x 12 / BW x 8
45s x 12 / BW x 8
45s x 10 / BW x 6
45s x 10 / BW x 6
45s x 8 / BW x 5

My elbow felt pretty good during the presses with the lighter weights which is a promising sign that's it's on the mend. One slight twinge on the 3rd set but it was just one quick pinch. I focused on my elbows and their path of travel and it seemed to right the ship.

WMD Lateral Raises / Skier Pull Downs
20s x 8, 10s x 6 / 55 x 12
10s x 10 / 20s x 5 / 55 x 12
20s x 6, 10s x 6 / 55 x 12

Plate Front Raises / Bent Over BB Rows, underhand' 20 seconds rest
35 x 8 / 135 x 10
35 x 8 / 135 x 10
35 x 7 / 135 x 9

Triple Threat Trifecta
BB OHP / Lateral Raises / Upright Rows, No rest
95 x 8 / 20s x 5 / 85 x 6
Reverse Trifecta, No rest
105 x 6 / 20s x 4 / 95 x 5
Trifecta
95 x 6 / 20s x 4 / 105 x 5

My shoulders are pretty well fried at this point but I still have 2 minutes before I have to go back inside, so what the heck, rest pause chin ups.

BW x 4, 3, 3, 2, 2

I read this and instantly my shoulders felt worked out. I guess that mind over matter. Good job on the delts.

 

[TheSwanks]

It's SO expensive. But there's this guy that lists things on his Web site, I think his name is Craig, he usually has some good equipment deals. I'm looking at a power rack that some guy is selling for $200 because he's moving. It's in great condition.

Hey I've been out of town all week and haven't been on as much as I'd like sorry bout that!!

What kind of rack is it? Make sure you don't buy anything with less than a 1000lb capacity!

 

[mountainman33]

I read this and instantly my shoulders felt worked out. I guess that mind over matter. Good job on the delts.

Thanks. I just wish my delts would respond. That's one muscle group I've always been disappointed with.

 

[mountainman33]

Hey I've been out of town all week and haven't been on as much as I'd like sorry bout that!!

What kind of rack is it? Make sure you don't buy anything with less than a 1000lb capacity!

It's otay, I know you still love me.

And I already told the guy I was passing on that rack. Kenpo found out online for me and it said weight capacity was 300 to 500 lbs. Thanks for the heads up though.

 

[TheSwanks]

It's otay, I know you still love me.

And I already told the guy I was passing on that rack. Kenpo found out online for me and it said weight capacity was 300 to 500 lbs. Thanks for the heads up though.

Right on man. I have a powertec rack I love it

 

[mountainman33]

Wife flew out of state for her month of military training so it's just the kiddos and I. Been an emotional morning but I thought it would be a good day to test out my DL and redirect some of that emotion at a pile of weights. I gave my calves a break today though, DL testing then glutes and hammies while the kids are sleeping.

Warmed up well on the elliptical and stair climber, and worked my way up the weight ladder on the bar.

DLs
135 x 5
225 x 4
295 x 2
345 x 1
385 x 1
415 x 1 PR
425 x FAIL

Yup, definitely stronger. 400 was my previous record. 415 wasn't easy, but I felt like I had more gas left to go a touch heavier. 425 was just a smidge to heavy. I got the bar about 5" off the ground and stalled hard. But with just under 2 weeks left to go in this cycle I'm pretty sure I've got 425 in the bag. My only issue with the lift was that I needed straps. During my ladder up I started losing my grip on my right hand. Unfortunately it seems I've lost done grip strength with my tendinitis issue. I'll work on getting that back though.

Cable Hamstring Curls
*35* x 15
*45* x 12
*45* x 10

BB RDLs
225 x 6
225 x 6

Back pumps were out of control. I had to stop the RDLs and move on.

Assisted Russian Hamstring Curls to GHRs
BW x 8, 4
BW x 6, 3
BW x 5, 2

This sh!t was heavy:

 

[mountainman33]

Oh, and it was a balmy 41 degrees out today. Perfect tanning weather:

 

[TheSwanks]

Oh, and it was a balmy 41 degrees out today. Perfect tanning weather:
<img src="http://anabolicminds.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=97156"/>

You're nutty as squirrel sh!t dude lol

 

[kenpoengineer]

Nice pulls to go with your tan! Congrats on the PR!

 

[mountainman33]

Nice pulls to go with your tan! Congrats on the PR!

Thanks engineer, still need to get a little darker though.

 

[madiskinny]

Oh, and it was a balmy 41 degrees out today. Perfect tanning weather: <img src="http://anabolicminds.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=97156"/>

Fr-fr-freezing! Hell no to that, hellooo Texas weather (my home state)

 

[mountainman33]

Fr-fr-freezing! Hell no to that, hellooo Texas weather (my home state)

It's all relative. 41 was downright balmy today.

 

[mountainman33]

Ok, so I'm taking a poll, and not sure if this will actaully be a poll depending how many people respond, but while the wife is away and I'm left to my own devices while the kids are sleeping, I'm contemplating doing 2 a days on upper body days. Which would entail cardio (alternating HIIT and LISS) in the mornings before getting the family ready for school and weight training at night after they go to bed. What do people think? Or maybe weights in the morning and cardio at night? Thoughts? Insights? Am I asking for trouble? What do ya got?

 

[TheSwanks]

Ok, so I'm taking a poll, and not sure if this will actaully be a poll depending how many people respond, but while the wife is away and I'm left to my own devices while the kids are sleeping, I'm contemplating doing 2 a days on upper body days. Which would entail cardio (alternating HIIT and LISS) in the mornings before getting the family ready for school and weight training at night after they go to bed. What do people think? Or maybe weights in the morning and cardio at night? Thoughts? Insights? Am I asking for trouble? What do ya got?

I say do it! I'd personally do weights first but that's just me

 

[kenpoengineer]

Lift in the morning and cardio at night sounds like a good plan.

 

[McCrew530]

Weights first Cardio second would be my recommendation as well brother.

 

[mountainman33]

So I'm still conflicted about how to run my 2 a days. I've been getting good info for both protocols. Any more input on this or any more info as to which would be more beneficial? I will starting tomorrow and I don't want to have to change part way through and mess with the tempo.

 

[mountainman33]

Last night was a weird night. Was getting the kids ready for bed, texting with the wife (though she was in classes all day, not sure she's supposed to be texting while in a military class) and she said she wasn't going to be able to talk until 8:30 or 9:00 our time. So I put my son down and was about to take my daughter up stairs when she text saying keep them up, she'd be calling in a couple minutes. And wouldn't you know it, I had already taken my Volatile. Started to kill my motivation right there. She talked with my daughter for about 15 minutes, then I talked with her for about 15 minutes, and it took FOOOOOR EEEEVVVVEEEERRR to get my daughter to cooperate for bed time. I was getting ready to head out to the gym when she yelled to me that she was going to throw up. She ran into the bathroom expecting to throw up. She didn't, and I convinced her to go back to bed with a pan next to her just in case, but now there was no way I was going outside if she was potentially going to puke. So I did push ups on DBs with all sorts of hand placement widths and variations, "Dragon Flags" on the floor with Side Bridges, and reverse flys with 10 lb. Dbs that we had in the livingroom. I worked up a good sweat, and was out of breath more than a few times during those circuits. It was a good improsiational workout, and my daughter never threw up, so a win/win. Besides, it was only 11 degrees outside and my gym wasn't much warmer. But I do know the Volatile lasted that whole time. My chest and upperback were very well pumped, and I was sweating my tuckus off.

 

[TheSwanks]

Last night was a weird night. Was getting the kids ready for bed, texting with the wife (though she was in classes all day, not sure she's supposed to be texting while in a military class) and she said she wasn't going to be able to talk until 8:30 or 9:00 our time. So I put my son down and was about to take my daughter up stairs when she text saying keep them up, she'd be calling in a couple minutes. And wouldn't you know it, I had already taken my Volatile. Started to kill my motivation right there. She talked with my daughter for about 15 minutes, then I talked with her for about 15 minutes, and it took FOOOOOR EEEEVVVVEEEERRR to get my daughter to cooperate for bed time. I was getting ready to head out to the gym when she yelled to me that she was going to throw up. She ran into the bathroom expecting to throw up. She didn't, and I convinced her to go back to bed with a pan next to her just in case, but now there was no way I was going outside if she was potentially going to puke. So I did push ups on DBs with all sorts of hand placement widths and variations, "Dragon Flags" on the floor with Side Bridges, and reverse flys with 10 lb. Dbs that we had in the livingroom. I worked up a good sweat, and was out of breath more than a few times during those circuits. It was a good improsiational workout, and my daughter never threw up, so a win/win. Besides, it was only 11 degrees outside and my gym wasn't much warmer. But I do know the Volatile lasted that whole time. My chest and upperback were very well pumped, and I was sweating my tuckus off.

way to make the best of it dude!!! glad the little one is doing ok, too.

as for the 2-a-days, best way to go is just pick a method that makes sense to you and if it doesn't work, change it! everyone is different, only way to learn is to try.

 

[mountainman33]

way to make the best of it dude!!! glad the little one is doing ok, too.

as for the 2-a-days, best way to go is just pick a method that makes sense to you and if it doesn't work, change it! everyone is different, only way to learn is to try.

This true, everyone responds differently. On my other log had a post with some pretty good info and points for doing cardio mornings and weight nights. but you're right Swanks, sometimes you gotta just get your a$$ in gear.

 

[TheSwanks]

This true, everyone responds differently. On my other log had a post with some pretty good info and points for doing cardio mornings and weight nights. but you're right Swanks, sometimes you gotta just get your a$$ in gear.

I'd lift first and hit cardio later. But that's me. I rarely do cardio. When I do two a days its all lifting

 

[RegisterJr]

At least you made the best of it!

I agree; I'd do lifts first. For me it's easier to do cardio when wiped out than to lift.

 

[mountainman33]

On my other log in getting the opposite. Cardio a.m., weights p.m. My major concern is nutrition. Since my kids don't go to bed till 7:30 or 8 my only nutrition before I go to bed is my post wo Shake.

 

[TheSwanks]

On my other log in getting the opposite. Cardio a.m., weights p.m. My major concern is nutrition. Since my kids don't go to bed till 7:30 or 8 my only nutrition before I go to bed is my post wo Shake.

What you eat during the day can take up to 24 hours to stop releasing free amino acids in your blood. I wouldn't worry about it

 

[02sixxer]

Ok, so I'm taking a poll, and not sure if this will actaully be a poll depending how many people respond, but while the wife is away and I'm left to my own devices while the kids are sleeping, I'm contemplating doing 2 a days on upper body days. Which would entail cardio (alternating HIIT and LISS) in the mornings before getting the family ready for school and weight training at night after they go to bed. What do people think? Or maybe weights in the morning and cardio at night? Thoughts? Insights? Am I asking for trouble? What do ya got?

Well honestly, I do this all through prep. I live to seperate cardio and training.

Do it!

 

[02sixxer]

On my other log in getting the opposite. Cardio a.m., weights p.m. My major concern is nutrition. Since my kids don't go to bed till 7:30 or 8 my only nutrition before I go to bed is my post wo Shake.

Nutrition shouldn't be a factor. Unfree explain it in volume of weeks. If over one week you bake in 21,000 cals and 3500 is surplus, it doesn't matter whether you take and more surplus Monday and less Tuesday as long as your weekly is roughly the same.

 

[mountainman33]

Plyos in my new kicks

 

[mountainman33]

OK, so for my 2 a days, which I'm starting tomorrow, I've gotten some great responses and some great info. There were good arguments for both splits. But my decision is based mainly on time management. I'm going to do weights in the a.m., and cardio (HIIT or LISS, alternating) in the p.m. Morning time I have more leeway to do longer works, which sometimes I need for lifting. Cardio I don't plan on doing for more than 30 mins. This way I know I'll be able to wake up and get in a solid session and then after the kids go night night I can knock out my evening workout and not be getting to bed too late. It does mean however that The Americans, Justified, Archer, Best Ink, and any other bada$$ shows that are on late are just going to have to sit on the DVR until the weekend when I can play catch up.

 

[mountainman33]

So I'm ready to start working towards my leaner, badder self. I should be seeing abs by Friday or Saturday. JK, I know it'll take longer, so probably by Sunday or Monday.

 

[RegisterJr]

Good choice, IMO. Are you doing treadmill cardio?

So I'm ready to start working towards my leaner, badder self. I should be seeing abs by Friday or Saturday. JK, I know it'll take longer, so probably by Sunday or Monday.

Oh, man. You're doing something wrong. In 8-10 mins of cardio bi-weekly you should have rock hard abs within half a week or so.

 

[mountainman33]

Good choice, IMO. Are you doing treadmill cardio?

We have a treadmill, an elliptical, and a stair master. I do shuttle runs with weights, explosive burpees, high speed knee highs, all kinds of different things for HIIT.

 

[TheSwanks]

OK, so for my 2 a days, which I'm starting tomorrow, I've gotten some great responses and some great info. There were good arguments for both splits. But my decision is based mainly on time management. I'm going to do weights in the a.m., and cardio (HIIT or LISS, alternating) in the p.m. Morning time I have more leeway to do longer works, which sometimes I need for lifting. Cardio I don't plan on doing for more than 30 mins. This way I know I'll be able to wake up and get in a solid session and then after the kids go night night I can knock out my evening workout and not be getting to bed too late. It does mean however that The Americans, Justified, Archer, Best Ink, and any other bada$$ shows that are on late are just going to have to sit on the DVR until the weekend when I can play catch up.

Atta boy!! I like that plan dude. Some DVR services allow you to stream to your phone or iPad. I used to watch all my shows while doing liss

 

[mountainman33]

Atta boy!! I like that plan dude. Some DVR services allow you to stream to your phone or iPad. I used to watch all my shows while doing liss

Can you do that with Comcast? If so, I'm all over that shi!t.

 

[mountainman33]

Last night was plyo night, tourney season creeping up.

I got an earlier start than the night before, so that added to the motivational factor. And another chilly night in the outdoor gym. 9 degrees according to the mercury. But the great thing about Volatile: it raises my body temp, so cold isn't an issue. Don't have to pay extra for electicity on those heaters. :thumbsup:

A good solid warm up on the elliptical and stair master, then light depth jumps to prepare my CNS for a jolting.

2 Leg 6" Depth Jumps
10
10
10

2 Leg 18" Depth Jumps
8
8
10
10

1 Leg 4" Depth Jumps
6,6
6,6
6,6

Power Cleans
135 x 6
135 x 6
135 x 6

1 Leg to 2 Leg 4" Depth jumps
6,6,4
6,6,4

2 Leg 24" Depth Jumps
4

My legs were pretty spent by the time I got to the 24" drops, so 4 was all I could muster while still being able to get off the ground. A little shaky up the stairs to bed, but went to bed fired up for starting my 2 a days. :slaphappy:

 

[madiskinny]

We have a treadmill, an elliptical, and a stair master. I do shuttle runs with weights, explosive burpees, high speed knee highs, all kinds of different things for HIIT.

Doing hiit on the stair master is killer. I would do 45 seconds of power walking and 15 seconds of running on the SM!

 

[TheSwanks]

Doing hiit on the stair master is killer. I would do 45 seconds of power walking and 15 seconds of running on the SM!

I do hiit by accident sometimes when I only take short breaks between sets of squats lol

 

[double s]

I do hiit by accident sometimes when I only take short breaks between sets of squats lol

Same thing here Swanky.....I am no longer doing reps of 1 or 2, more 8-12 with smaller rest sets...

As for shows, will have to look into a few that you listed. Right now I am hooked on Eastbound and Down and House of Lies with Don Cheadle...

Can't forget Walking Dead

 

[madiskinny]

I do hiit by accident sometimes when I only take short breaks between sets of squats lol

In case I needed another reason to think you're a bada$$

 

[mountainman33]

Yesterday was 2 a day #1.
Morning Workout:

I had do adjust a bit due to my traps still being sore from the living room workout with all the resverse flys I did. I worked delts, and did some lat work, but did a rare amount of extra bicep work.

BB OHP / Chin Ups
95 x 8 / BW x 8
95 x 8 / BW x 8
135 x 7 *PR* / BW x 8
95 x 8 / BW x 7
95 x 8 / BW x 6

My first 2 sets of OHP were an additional warm up, but also to see if my elbow was up for some heavy pressing. My initial plan was to try and get above 155 lbs., my current 1RM. After my 4th rep on 135 my elbow started winking at me letting me know that it wasn't quite there yet. I focused very hard on keeping my elbows back next to my shoulders since I have a tendancy to let them drift forward. When I focused on keeping them back it helped and I was able to hit a PR of 7 reps. My previous max on 135 was 5 reps. At the end though my elbow had a slight ache so I dropped the weight back down and went for an "exaggerated" ROM trying to bring the bar to just below my collar bones and try to get some extra delt activation. And the chin ups pissed me off as usual. I hear about or read about guys being able to do 15, 20, even 25 chin ups in a set, and the most I've ever been able to do in 1 set is 11. I've been told that my long arms combined with my body weight is the issue. I've read articles on that but it still irritates that crap out of me.

DB Lateral Raises / Incline DB Curls
20s x 12 / 25s x 10
20s x 12 / 25s x 10
20s x 10 / 25s x 10

Focused very hard on slow and controlled eccentrics for both exercises.

DB OHP / Standing Low Cable Curls
50s x 10 / *40* x 10
55s x 9 / *45* x 10
60s x / *55* x 7


Evening Workout:

Explosive Burpees
All in one motion go from standing to squating to plank position to half push ups to squating to jump as high as possible and repeat. I shoot for 15 in a row, for 10 cycles. As you get closer to 10 cycles it gets harder to get 15 reps. 10 cycles took me just about 20 minutes, and since it was 9 degrees outside, and in my gym, I didn't sweat a drop. Otherwise in a regular gym, or anything warmer than 30 degrees I would have been sweating my a$$ off.

Overall I like 2 a days. I kept my diet very clean as well, not using that as an excuse to eat some crap. Altough my mother-in-law made that very difficult since she already bought my kids a ton of Easter candy. I was a good boy though. And I slept like a baby.

 

[mountainman33]

Same thing here Swanky.....I am no longer doing reps of 1 or 2, more 8-12 with smaller rest sets...

As for shows, will have to look into a few that you listed. Right now I am hooked on Eastbound and Down and House of Lies with Don Cheadle...

Can't forget Walking Dead

Walking Dead I will skip working out for. That show has me hooked worse than than a meth head.

And some of the shows I listed are on FX. They have some of the most well written shows on TV. Sons of Anarchy was the first show of theirs that got me hooked. I missed the season opener for The Americans, and I had a wicked itch to watch it while I was making my kids lunches and getting stuff ready this morning.

 

[RegisterJr]

Walking Dead I will skip working out for. That show has me hooked worse than than a meth head.

And some of the shows I listed are on FX. They have some of the most well written shows on TV. Sons of Anarchy was the first show of theirs that got me hooked. I missed the season opener for The Americans, and I had a wicked itch to watch it while I was making my kids lunches and getting stuff ready this morning.

I liked the first season of Justified, but I haven't really seen any other show of theirs.

I don't know how you guys have time for regular TV shows. There is always something that needs to be done around the house.

 

[mountainman33]

I liked the first season of Justified, but I haven't really seen any other show of theirs.

I don't know how you guys have time for regular TV shows. There is always something that needs to be done around the house.

My wife falls asleep at around 8:00 every night. After that, it's pure suspension of reality for me via HDTV. :thumbsup:

 

[RegisterJr]

My wife falls asleep at around 8:00 every night. After that, it's pure suspension of reality for me via HDTV. :thumbsup:

I'd be kissing that pillow too...

 

[mountainman33]

Alright Formutech gurus, what pricipitated the inclusion of DIM in your Volatile ingredient profile? Not that I mind, I'm always happy to get rid of some estrogen.

 

[double s]

Alright Formutech gurus, what pricipitated the inclusion of DIM in your Volatile ingredient profile? Not that I mind, I'm always happy to get rid of some estrogen.

Great question, I will leave that for one of the seasoned guys.

Walking Dead I will skip working out for. That show has me hooked worse than than a meth head.

And some of the shows I listed are on FX. They have some of the most well written shows on TV. Sons of Anarchy was the first show of theirs that got me hooked. I missed the season opener for The Americans, and I had a wicked itch to watch it while I was making my kids lunches and getting stuff ready this morning.

I am also hooked on SOA, this last season was brutal....who else can they kill?

 

[mountainman33]

I am also hooked on SOA, this last season was brutal....who else can they kill?

Oh man, I think gemma and juice are toast.

 

[TheSwanks]

Great question, I will leave that for one of the seasoned guys.

I am also hooked on SOA, this last season was brutal....who else can they kill?

Great question for Brucega

 

[cheftepesh1]

I know how it is when you take some great PWO and the wife wants to talk. I'm glad your doing so well on volatile

 

[double s]

Oh man, I think gemma and juice are toast.

It's ironic that Juice tried to off himself a few different times and survived......Be curious to see what happens with Gibbs/Jibbs as he is the most loyal