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Mountainman Drops Some Acids (BCAAs) and Gets Stimul8ed

I find myself mixing and drinking BCAA/SAAs right in the middle of the day. It's like drinking juice. Love it.
 
Lats and Traps

Couldn't bring myself to go with a full scoop of S8 yet. I may tomorrow though, it's hammies and calves tomorrow. Friggin love that slow building amping up of energy. I was so blah when I got into my truck at 4:45 a.m., but 15 minutes later I was rocking out to Black Label Society and needed to get to it.

Same as usual, I just couldn't get enough of a workout in, I just kept going. I'd type it out like normal but I seriously went crazy with exercises and reps. Needless to say my back was pumped and tired as all get out once I was done. I even threw in a couple of rare sets of curls. Mainly because the guy next to me after I did my last set of DB rows was curling 35s with more hip swing and arm momentum than a PGA golfer. I grabbed the other set of 35s and commenced to match him curls for curl with perfect form, controlled speed, and even going for a few more reps after he was done. He left in a huff after that. I really can't stand being an @sshole, most people tell me I'm the nicest guy they know, but one thing I CAN'T STAND is idiot gym goers. This was the one time it felt good to be a jerk.

By the way, have I mentioned in this thread I love the taste of the BCAA/SAAs? Soooooo good.
 
mountainman33 said:
I find myself mixing and drinking BCAA/SAAs right in the middle of the day. It's like drinking juice. Love it.
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Me too. Just finished some Apple and it's an off day.

Lol at the curl-down...

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The other thing I forgot to mention is the focus at work after my workouts and taking S8 is fantastic. My first 2 hours are by far my most productive.
 
About to workout, still haven't sacked up and gone with a full scoop yet. I did 4/5 (I know I know, close enough) so we'll see how that goes.
 
The ultimate mix is 3/4 scoop Stimul8 and 3/4 scoop Ignite2. Focus and energy for hours with no crash!
 
turff49 said:
The ultimate mix is 3/4 scoop Stimul8 and 3/4 scoop Ignite2. Focus and energy for hours with no crash!
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Im still at 1/2 & 1/2.... Stim junkie.
 
turff49 said:
The ultimate mix is 3/4 scoop Stimul8 and 3/4 scoop Ignite2. Focus and energy for hours with no crash!
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Good Lawd! No heart attacks reported yet with that concoction?
 
mountainman33 said:
Good Lawd! No heart attacks reported yet with that concoction?
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Ignite2 isn't real heavy on the Stims. That's what makes it nice. This concoction with 100mcg of Clen can bring on the Parkinson's shakes though. They don't last too long...lol
 
Crazy day at work, have to play a little catch up.

Hams and Calves

The 4/5 scoop got me going and I was sweating pretty good. I didn't even bother wearing my sweatshirt to the gym, I was warm before I even got to my truck.

On a sad note my BCAA/SAA's are almost gone. I think I have about 3 or 4, maaaaaybe 5 days left if I stretch it out. It just tastes so good I can't help but drink it on a regular basis. Oh, and it doesn't hurt that it helps with recovery and synthesis. :wiggle:

Smith SLDLs / Hanging Bar Standing Calf Raises, 1 min. rest
135 x 10 / 135 x 15
135 x 10 / 135 x 15
185 x 8 / 185 x 12
225 x 7 / 225 x 8, 185 x 8
135 x 8 / 135 x 12

Seated Leg Curls / Smith Seated Calf Raises 30 secs. rest
90 x 12 / 185 x 20
90 x 11 / 185 x 20
90 x 10 / 185 x 20
70 x 13 / 185 x 20

Leg Press (High Foot Placement) / Leg Press Calf Raises to Standing Raises, 1 min. rest
230 x 15 / 230 x 10, BW x 12
230 x 15 / 230 x 10, BW x 12
230 x 15 / 230 x 10, BW x 12

DB RDLs / Smith Standing Calf Raises, 30 secs. rest
75s x 10 / 135 x 25
75s x 10 / 135 x 25
75s x 10 / 135 x 25

i haven't done a straight hamstring day in over a month. I could really tell too, my strength on SLDLs and RDLs has gone to crap. I did 315 on RDLs for reps last year and now I'm straining on 225 on a Smith machine. Felt a little bit like a loser after that. At least I know my soreness will suck like crazy, so that's good right?
 
If I had an unlimited stash of BCAA+SAA I would have some in all the water I drink.
 
wasme said:
I am using about 6 scoops a day (2 pre-run, 2 preworkout, 2 during workout and the odd time another scoop with G8)
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Wow I didn't realize you could actually take that much a day..... Lol... I've been using only one scoop a day. I'm going to start doing 2.
 
skinnybones said:
Wow I didn't realize you could actually take that much a day..... Lol... I've been using only one scoop a day. I'm going to start doing 2.
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You can... you do not need to but my run is fasted, and if i come home from work and work out right away (the norm) that is fasted as well.
 
Chest and Delts

I'm upping the volume as my soreness and recovery are really starting to improve. I am running a very hypertrophy driven phase in my training right now. My endurance since starting BCAA/SAAs has greatly improved as well. I'm really hoping to add some serious mass thanks to this jump in endurance in conjunction with my M1t. On my next workout day since I have volleyball tomorrow night I'll be going to a full scoop of S8.

Flat DB Bench Press / DB Lateral Raises, Slightly Bent Over, 1 min. rest
55s x 15 / 10s x 15
70s x 12 / 15s x 12
75s x 10 / 20s x 8
65s x 10 / 15s x 11

I kept the negatives painfully slow, shooting for a ton of TUT.

Low Cable Flys / Seated Smith OHP, 45 secs. rest
20s x 12 / 115 x 8
20s x 12 / 95 x 8
20s x 11 / 115 x 6, 95 x 4

Incline Smith BP / Low Cable Laterals, Alternating Sides, 30 secs. rest
115 x 10 / 10 x 5,5,5,5
115 x 8, 95 x 5 / 10 x 5,5,5,5
115 x 7, 95 x 5 / 10 x 5,5,5,5
115 x 6, 95 x 4, 85 x 3 / 10 x 5,5,5,5

Incline DB Flys (underhand) to Hex Press / Low Cable Upright Rows, 45 secs. rest.
25s x 5, 8 / 85 x 12
30s x 5, 7 / 85 x 11
25s x 6, 8 / 85 x 9, 75 x 5

Face Pulls / OH Cable Tri Exts.
45 x 12 / 45 x 10
45 x 12 / 45 x 9
45 x 12 / 45 x 8

Alternating Push Ups to Bicycle Crunches and back
8 / 12 / 5 / 10
8 / 12 / 5 / 10
8 / 12 / 5 / 10

I did that workout at 5:00 a.m., and as I type this at 7 p.m. I'm already getting sore. GOOD STUFF.
 
Great pressing Mountain. Bicycle crunches are painful...
 
RegisterJr said:
Great pressing Mountain. Bicycle crunches are painful...
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Doing those then going to push ups, which essentially is an active plank, and then back to crunches is a killer.
 
So I had volleyball last night, played very well, was jumping QUITE well. I ate 2 bananas and drank an ass load of Gatorade before I played and this quelled the cramping issues I've had. I played for almost 4 hours, got home a little before 11, and passed out. I snapped awake at about 4:15 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep. So being the glutton for punishment that I am I got up mixed my S8, dropped 10 mgs. of M1T, mixed my BCAA/SAAs, and off I went to the gym. I posted on FB that there's something wrong with me.

Lats and Traps

Seated V Handle Cable Rows / Plate Reverse Flys, 5 sec. hold, 1 min rest
120 x 12 / 5s x 6
140 x 11 / 5s x 6
140 x 10 / 5s x 6
120 x 11 / 5s x 5

Smith Machine Pendlay Rows to Shrugs, 1 min. rest
135 x 10 / 135 x 8
155 x 8 / 135 x 8
155 x 6, 135 x 4 / 135 x 8

If you've nevr tried trap focused rows and supersetted with traps you need to try this combo. It eliminates the need to go super heavy on the shrugs which tend to be ineffective for people anyway due to poor form. Also, I keep my grip close to a snatch grip which again changes the exercise and burns like crazy.

Wide Grip Pulldowns, 30 secs. rest
140 x 10
120 x 12
120 x 11

Reverse Flys to Overhand DB Bent Over Rows, 45 secs. rest
15s x 6 / 55 x 8
15s x 6 / 55 x 8
15s x 6 / 55 x 8

Underhand Pulldowns, Run the Stack / Hanging Knee Raises, 1 min. rest
140 x 5, 120 x 5, 100 x 5, 85 x 5 / 12
120 x 5, 100 x 5, 85 x 5, 70 x 5 / 12
100 x 5, 85 x 5, 70 x 5, 55 x 5 / 12

These "Run the Stack" sets burn like crazy. I hate them and love them at the same time. I love the endurnace I'm getting from this stack, and the amount that I'm sweating now during workouts (from the S8) is quite encouraging knowing I'm burning a sh!tload of calories.
 
Lots of volume today MM. If you're anything like me, you were drenched.

Early AM is the best time to lift.
 
RegisterJr said:
Lots of volume today MM. If you're anything like me, you were drenched.

Early AM is the best time to lift.
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Yeah, I think I used half the spray bottle cleaning the benches I used.
 
mountainman33 said:
Yeah, I think I used half the spray bottle cleaning the benches I used.
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That's the beauty of working out in your own home dungeon ..... no need to wipe it down. Downside is there's never any motivational scenery to gawk at other than the nudes of snags I got taped on the wall ;)
 
rite... but tbph, the scenery is just a distraction. albeit a happy distraction..

now as for the noodz of snags...
 
The punishment continues, but my recovery is greatly sped up lately. Hmmmm, wonder why? I did hamstrings and calves today, and was able to rep out on 225 so strength is coming back, and quickly too. Endurance is still crazy but that will be the case for this while run I imagine.
 
So as if I didn't hate PF enough, it got even worse between last night and this morning.

Last night there were all kinds of guys at the DB rack doing all kinds of sh!tty curls, and all kinds if douchebags using all kinds of sh!tty form and momentum on machines. There were 2 guys especially, that kept jumping around to every piece of equipment, trying to use the whole stack. They stunk so bad, and never wiped any of the equipment. Then 2 women came in, both I'm pretty sure were physique competitors, who were big, ripped, and gorgeous. And of course every idiot in the place just stared at them the whole time. Yes they were very good looking and in impressive shape, but I wanted to slap every one of them for being complete creepy idiots.

Then this morning there was a guy using the bicep machine who somehow managed to turn it into a front delt workout, which I thought was physically impossible, but he made it happen.

I hate this state sometimes. I need to get my equipment set up in my basement pronto.
 
Quads and Calves

I think I timed my split just right so that I could get in a good leg workout and not have it be detrimental to volleyball playoff on Thursday.

Strength I can't say emphatically has gone up because I'm in a hypertrophy phase, but I CAN say that during leg presses I did notice that 15 reps on leg press with 410 lbs. was MUCH easier than last session.

Smith Squats / Standing Smith Calf Raises, 30 secs. rest
135 x 12 / 135 x 20
135 x 12 / 135 x 20
135 x 12 / 135 x 18
135 x 10 / 135 x 15

I didn't go very heavy because I was going for straight TUT and range of motion, so 135 seamed kind of heavy by the time I finished my last set. My calves were on fire and my plantar almost left like it was cramping towards the end as well.

Leg Exts. / Seated Calf Raises, 30 secs. rest
90 x 12 / 185 x 20
90 x 12 / 225 x 17
90 x 12 / 225 x 15

Leg Press / Leg Press Calf Raises, 30 secs. rest
320 x 15 / 320 x 8, RP, 6
410 x 15 / 410 x 6, RP, 5
410 x 15 / 410 x 5, RP, 5

DB Squats / BW Extra Deep Calf Raises, 45 secs. rest
75s x 6, 65s x 6 / 20
70s x 6, 60s x 6 / 20
65s x 6, 55s x 6 / 20

The short amount of rest between sets killed me. I was breathing pretty heavy for most of the workout. My legs still feel pretty fatigued. I cant wait for next week, I'll be switching to my strength phase. That should be very interesting, and fun.

On a sad note, my BCAA/SAAs only have 1 day left. I feel like my dog just died. :whiner:
 
mountainman33 said:
Last night there were all kinds of guys at the DB rack doing all kinds of sh!tty curls, and all kinds if douchebags using all kinds of sh!tty form and momentum on machines. There were 2 guys especially, that kept jumping around to every piece of equipment, trying to use the whole stack. They stunk so bad, and never wiped any of the equipment. Then 2 women came in, both I'm pretty sure were physique competitors, who were big, ripped, and gorgeous. And of course every idiot in the place just stared at them the whole time. Yes they were very good looking and in impressive shape, but I wanted to slap every one of them for being complete creepy idiots.

Then this morning there was a guy using the bicep machine who somehow managed to turn it into a front delt workout, which I thought was physically impossible, but he made it happen.
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Dude, thanks for the laughs man... I definitely needed that!
 
My life just got a little darker. My BCAA/SAAs are gone. :sad2:

My girlfriend didn't understand why I was humming the funeral dirge as I was putting the container in our recycling bin. She just thought it was weird until I reminded her how sad she was when she ran out of her favorite make up.....she understood then.
 
mountainman33 said:
My life just got a little darker. My BCAA/SAAs are gone. :sad2: My girlfriend didn't understand why I was humming the funeral dirge as I was putting the container in our recycling bin. She just thought it was weird until I reminded her how sad she was when she ran out of her favorite make up.....she understood then.
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Now that was funny!!!!
 
LMAO!
 
just thought i would chime in on how clever your log title is...drops some acids, lol.
 
Lats and Traps

Seated V Handle Cable Rows, 30 secs. rest
100 x 15
120 x 15
140 x 12
160 x 8, 140 x 4
140 x 10

Overhand Bentover Smith Rows, 45 secs. rest
135 x 12
135 x 12
(Underhand) 6 x 135, (Overhand) 135 x 4
(Overhand) 135 x 8, (Shrugs, extra wide grip) 135 x 8

DB Reverse Flys, 3 second holds / Wide Grip Pulldowns, 45 secs. rest
10s x 8 / 120 x 12
10s x 7 / 120 x 11
10s x 6 / 110 x 12

One Arm DB Bentover Rows, Overhand, 30 secs. rest
60 x 8
60 x 8
60 x 8

Run the Stack Underhand Pulldowns / Side Bridges / Bicycle Crunches, 1 min. rest
140 x 5, 120 x 5, 100 x 5, 85 x 5, 70 x 5 / 6,6 / 12
140 x 5, 120 x 5, 100 x 5, 85 x 5, 70 x 5 / 6,6 / 12

One Arm Behind Back Cable Curls / Hanging Knee Raises, no rest
20 x 8,8 / 8
20 x 8,8 / 8
20 x 8,8 / 8

I'm up 3 lbs. in the last 3 1/2 weeks, and based on the mirror it's not BF. :naughty:
 
Yay to gainz! Noods?

Nice WO MM!
 
Nice training session! At 3lbs over 3 1/2 weeks you can bet its likely all lean mass. Nice job! Much more over a 1 - 1.5 lbs a week and you are gaining fat and water weight also so it looks like you are right on the mark for lean gains.
 
TKC432 said:
Nice training session! At 3lbs over 3 1/2 weeks you can bet its likely all lean mass. Nice job! Much more over a 1 - 1.5 lbs a week and you are gaining fat and water weight also so it looks like you are right on the mark for lean gains.
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bout says it all.
 
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