mattrag is back stack Alphamine/DAA/erase pro

kingjameskjf said:
so are you celiac? just found out that my wife is gluten intolerant as well. tried a gluten free pizza last week. yeah it sucked!
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Pretty much.... Gluten intolerant usually means we are susceptible to all auto immune diseases if we aren't careful. :(
Write me a diet, I'll cut on it. ;)
Or bulk. :) lol. My dream trainer James. :)
 
mattrag said:
Pretty much.... Gluten intolerant usually means we are susceptible to all auto immune diseases if we aren't careful. :(
Write me a diet, I'll cut on it. ;)
Or bulk. :) lol. My dream trainer James. :)
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lol! We don't have a clue how to tackle this one yet since we just found out about the gluten intolerance last week after her bloating got really bag and the gas--oh the gas--I wanted to cut my own nose off and lock her out of the house, lol! I had candles lit in almost every room. If you were here I'd definitely train with ya.
 
kingjameskjf said:
lol! We don't have a clue how to tackle this one yet since we just found out about the gluten intolerance last week after her bloating got really bag and the gas--oh the gas--I wanted to cut my own nose off and lock her out of the house, lol! I had candles lit in almost every room. If you were here I'd definitely train with ya.
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Hehe. I'm gonna visit a doctor on the paleo physicians network so hopefully I can get some of my digestion issues addressed.

Anyway today's a double

Back (1/21/13)

Lat pull down
130x10
160x8x3
Close grip row
160x10
175x10
190x10
205x8

Single lat pull down
Lvl4x10x4

HIIT
30/30x10 lvl 16


Tonight I'm hitting some deads and front squats if I have time.
 
Do you cross arms for front squats or in a clean position?

-Chris
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How's the mobility?

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#2

Bench (power lift grip)
135x10x2
185x5
225x3x3
185x5

Snatch grip dead lift
135x5
155x5
165x5
175x4x4
135x5

Meadow rows
BarX10
45x10
70x8
90x5x4
45x10

Was supposed to do front squats and below the knee conventional dead lifts but the gym was so packed I had to do my workout scheduled for tomorrow tonight sadly. All in all good though, seeing I haven't done meadow rows before and the bar I was using to deadlift wasn't my normal Olympic bar, was a bit thicker.
 
1/22/13

Seated db press
50x10
65x10
75x8
75x8

Incline machine press
180x10
200x10
220x10
220x10

Upright cable pull
70x20
80x20x3

Rope tri cept pull down
70x20
80x20x3

Rack pulls from knee
135x6
185x6
225x5
275x5
325x5
375x5x5 (some squeezes at the top)

Front squat with pause at bottom 1/4 up back down three times then up on the third
45x3
95x2
115x2x3

Power cleans from rack
95x3
115x3x3

Seated side raises
20x10x4
 
1/26/2013

Squat
135x5
185x5
205x5
225x3x5

Good morning/Squat Every other
95x6/6x5

One legged squats
BWx20x3

Kettle bell swings
3x20 (35lb bell)

ab work

good workout, tested sumo squats. Got some vids. Hopefuly I can get some help on form. hehe.
 
1/28/2013

Mix day

Incline bench
135x5
185x5
205x5
225x4
225x3x4

Pendlay row
135x3
155x3x5

meadow rows
45x10
70x8
90x5,1,1,1x4

Good workout. tested my pendlay row. Still where it's at. So I'm happy. Would've done only back, but the gym was surprisingly busy.... Oh well. Got some good work in.
 
So I have been barely working because it is kinda slow right now for the hotel industry here in Hawaii and well, I have had way too much time to do nothing lol.
Thinking of making a garden out in my yard and growing some good veggies to eat. My wife started growing bitter melon and I hope to eat a lot of that. Aside from that I'm thinking I should grow some other things that are easy and bring lots of eats.
Also, I started getting a little more serious about lifting. I have always been pretty serious and loved to lift, but now I think I should actually take more ownership of my lifting. Try to get opinions on how I am doing versus just looking in the mirror and using my own eye to coach me.
And thus my point!
I am going to be using a template based off of the last Wendler blog. So main lift, support lift, then 12-20 rep accessory. 4-5 exercises a session.
deadlift, incline bench, squat, (Variations) clean.
current proposed 1RM
Deadlift - 335
Squat- 265
Bench- 245
power clean- 155

Instead of the single set at the max weight, I will just work up to a 4RM, and do 5-7 sets at that intensity for 3s. (Borrowing from power/bodybuilding)

Cliffs:
Not enough work, wanna grow some plants, new training protocol!!


Oh, one more thing: Got diagnosed with a Hiatal hernia... yea... that makes 2 hernias in my body... umbilical, and hiatal. haha... sml.
 
Matt, why didn't you tell me you were logging Alphamine and EP?

Subbed!
 
he is a man of few words...

i thought you were an AM stalker and knew everything Ben...tisk tisk tisk...

he is supercharged...

look at them incline press.
 
I love Pendlay Rows. Not sure what meadow rows are though. Good luck on the new goals Matt.
 
Dead lift

95 pounds practice clean pulls (30 mins)

Deadlift
135x5
185x4
225x4
245x4x7

Hip drive pulley
50x15x3

1 arm DB row
75x8
85x8
105x6x3

Lat pull down
130x8
145x8
160x8x3

Hip stretches etc.

This workout was 3hrs long!

It was great though, met someone in the gym who is prepping for a power lifting meet. Man I wanna be that strong... Made pulling look easy.
 
Today was squat day

135x5
185x5
205x4
205x4 (Was feeling like my form was off so I went back to 185)
185x4x5

Leg press
270x10
360x10
450x10
500x10x5

Leg ext (1s squeeze at top)

90x8
130x8
160x8
190x8x3
 
So basically I started my new approach to food (one thing at a time, no more than two if I have to. Fats/meat)
And I must say the hiatal hernia symptoms are lessened. But still very much there.
Having a very hard time eating more than 3500 cals a day so my recovery has been tanking.

Supp wise I think the Erase has been helping me keep the DAA sides at bay and the alphamine is a pretty good appetite suppresant and feels pretty clean.
 
mattrag said:
So basically I started my new approach to food (one thing at a time, no more than two if I have to. Fats/meat) And I must say the hiatal hernia symptoms are lessened. But still very much there. Having a very hard time eating more than 3500 cals a day so my recovery has been tanking. Supp wise I think the Erase has been helping me keep the DAA sides at bay and the alphamine is a pretty good appetite suppresant and feels pretty clean.
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Dag gum Matt, I got a hiatal hernia too. So annoying but it's pretty much in check now with prevacid.
 
workout today
Shoulders

Low knee clean pull/hang power clean
45x5/45x2
95x5/95x2
115x5/115x2
135x5/135x2
135x5/135x2
135x5/135x2
145x5/145x1
145x5/145x1
145x5/145x1

Jerk from behind the neck
95x3
115x3
135x3x3

Wide grip upright row
60x10
80x10
90x10x3

Seated front raises
20x10
25x10x3

bent over lateral raises (machine)
10x10
20x10x3

Pretty good olympic lifting day, shoulder day is always up in the air with me. lol
 
mattrag said:
So basically I started my new approach to food (one thing at a time, no more than two if I have to. Fats/meat)
And I must say the hiatal hernia symptoms are lessened. But still very much there.
Having a very hard time eating more than 3500 cals a day so my recovery has been tanking.

Supp wise I think the Erase has been helping me keep the DAA sides at bay and the alphamine is a pretty good appetite suppresant and feels pretty clean.
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i've been hearing good things about alphamine, but i have been really disappointed with the stimulant effects of products lately...it's like supp companies have lost their balls when it comes to stims!!!!
 
thebigt said:
i've been hearing good things about alphamine, but i have been really disappointed with the stimulant effects of products lately...it's like supp companies have lost their balls when it comes to stims!!!!
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If you are looking for the hardest hitting stimulant out there I don't think Alphamine is the one for you. If you are looking for a fat burner then you should try it. It is strong, it won't feel like a high dose of 1,3-DMAA though.
 
Honestly, bigt,

Alphamine is great, new PX black is pretty Damn awesome so far, and dexaprine new version.

-Chris
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Been working out but just too lazy to post... lol

Anyway I went to the gym to do some deadlift volume and chest. Ended up staying for nearly 3 hours.

Bench
135x10
155x10
185x5
205x5
225x5
245x5
260x4x2

Deadlift

135x10
185x8x4


Olympic Practice (1.5hours)

P. cleans (2 jerks after the cleans)
95x5x5
100x3
105x3x3


Snatch 95x1x5

and played around a bit on the platform.


incline DB

60x10
80x10
90x8
90x7

dips
Bwx10
45x10x5
 
Woot we did a shoulder workout. Higher volume pushed 3 sets of the same weight

seated db press
60x10
70x10
80x8x3

Wide grip upright row
45x15
60x10
80x10x3

Bent over rear delt
10x10
20x10x3

Incline press (hammer)/side behind the back lateral raises (10x10x5)

90x10
140x10
180x10x3

pull ups/dips/leg raises
8/10/10x3
 
Did a 5rm check today with a friend who was getting his numbers for the 531 training.

Deadlift
135x5
185x5
225x5
245x5
265x5
275x5
295x5
315x3 haha this one I should've just did 305.

Cleanx3 + 1 jerk
95
115x3
135x2

Power cleans
95x5x3

OH squat
45x5
65x5
85x5x3

First time on this exercise. Love it lol.

Bench press
135x5
185x5
225x5
245x5
275x1.5 yea too high of a jump, but I really wanted 275 Haha.

Calories been hard to meet. With my ever changing schedule, and lack of a personal fridge cooking massive amounts of food with any regularity is not an easy thing. Some weeks my schedule has me at split day off, days off that make a 9 day work stretch, and sometimes 9 hour turn arounds. But still at least I got in my macros yesterday.

Today is my pull up day. :)?
 
So the short break I took from posting was more to get a grasp on my training. It was all over the place due to training about an hour away to meet with a friend to train. Let me tell you training with a partner is WAY better than training alone. So much more motivation and the extra help for a spot on bench or squat is a great mental boost, not to mention the competition.
Anyway I am doing a 531+ program I found on this training app called multi-year. It's basically a squat/bench/deadlift/press with an additional 531 movement on the upper days and does a full horizontal vertical split every upper body day. Also, squat day is a deadlift rep day, and vice versa. It's very good. Here's to getting my 405x5 squat, and 345x5 bench back.

Alphamine was great, good mood boosting, energy, I'm sad to see it go. But enhanced is on it's way and I will be doing a log on that so look out for that one.
I'll post a more detailed review of Alaphmine when I get back from the gym and grocery shopping :D
 
good to see you are back to posting...bit MIA man...

whilst I see a training partner is great, I don't want to be slowed down...my gf slows me down, but I have some patience lol
 
runner_79 said:
good to see you are back to posting...bit MIA man...

whilst I see a training partner is great, I don't want to be slowed down...my gf slows me down, but I have some patience lol
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I've been working on something ;)


Workout partners make it waaay better. Well if they motivate you lol.
Doing a 5/3/1 now so I need to be motivated on my strength... reps I can go on forever but not top end... I need the extra push.
 
mattrag said:
I do too, I'm probably one of the few who I know that long to enter the gym and kill it.
Most of my friends say that the gym should kick me out cause I'm there so often. lol.
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I never mind how long I'm at the gym for,as long as I smash what I wanna get done.I'd train every day if my body could go without rest lol
 
and then, the wheels fall off the bandwagon Kel.

Matty, I'm just happy your back man and have that desire!!! kudos brah
 
runner_79 said:
and then, the wheels fall off the bandwagon Kel.

Matty, I'm just happy your back man and have that desire!!! kudos brah
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True, without rest, no progress.. would never really not rest, just like training :)
I agree Good to see another motivated person here :)
 
kingjameskjf said:
I'm back home Matt, how goes the training?
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actually it's going well... well it was... until I hit my 1s week in 5/3/1 and was like.. man this stuff is too light. And went ape $hit trying to find a new program when I should have just sticked to the same one. Luckily it only lasted like 2 days.
BTW, that review... MY BAD! The wife has been making me take her driving around Hawaii so she can learn for next week when her friend comes by and she is gonna tour them around.
Back on track with 5/3/1 but I've been doing a lot of Superset/drop sets in the accessory stuff. Intersting thing I found was I get bored with something I tend to just automatically add more sets or exercises... I have seriously bad exercise ADD. And Not to mention when I do this it compounds... so usually I work out once a day no matter what... i'll go do oly lifts or supplementary lifts on off days. Now I have been doing those sessions in the AM and in the PM... And doing around 6 super/giant sets. Then doing cardio... haha. Man... I think I just need to find something that's gonna allow me to workout all the time...
 
Alphamine:

Taste: It wasn't like amazingly good/sweet/like candy. But it didn't have any strange strong hints of some grainular substance that made me cringe when it braises my tongue so it was okay. Plus with the immediate mental clairty it was worth the shot of liquid.

Energy: Energy on this was definitely noticeable. I had to replace this with a 2 preworkouts just to get the same morning pick up. I would say that it was long lasting, but more than energy it brought my baseline energy levels up throughout the day. I only dosed it in the AM and never went above 1.5 scoops. Focus was definitely good. With or W/o a pre workout supp the focus and intensity I was able to bring to the gym was the same. Meaning I would take it alone and use a pre w/o just for the ergogenic effects of whatever was in the pre, and not for the energy or focus as it seemed, for me, to be maxed out with just Alphamine.

Fat loss: I must say it was good when I was dieting and watching the cals. When I went into bulk/strength gain mode it was harder to eat than it was now, my cravings weren't as bad, but it didn't prevent me from over eating. With a solid diet regime, this would be great. But it didn't match my goals half way into my cycle but it wasn't "wasted" as the energy boost I got was still worth it in my opinion.

Summary: I would definitely buy this again when I need to cut. This is probably the best non pill fat burner I have ever taken.




Currently have 2 bottles of Enhanced in the future so be ready for that log ;D
 
runner_79 said:
and then, the wheels fall off the bandwagon Kel.

Matty, I'm just happy your back man and have that desire!!! kudos brah
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Dude, I know what you mean... but I LOVE to train myself into the ground. It's like a drug... and as body chemistry or physiology would show with the release of all those adrenal hormones it's probably very true... But I love it.
My current routine for supplementary back is
Lat pulls 4 sets double drop/pronated pull ups till failure
Close grip cable rows triple drop set/meadow rows till failure
Single arm lat pulls/chest press machine
Meadow Rows for 6-8 reps/Hammer curls/DB curls.
Cardio
Pull ups till failure
Core 15mins.
 
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