ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
I am pleased to say that CEL has been very kind to me and has agreed to a log extension. They have provided me with an additional bottle of P-Stanz which will allow me to extend my log for an additional 2 weeks. I started the P-Stanz a week late in order to run it at a larger dose---so, it will have been run for a total of 7 weeks. The P-Mag portion will be completed at the end of this week and will have been run for 6 weeks. This makes this whole cycle a total of 8 weeks and due to my previous cycle experience and how this cycle has been going, I am comfortable with that. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome!
CEL is good stuff!!
NIce James! CEL thats upstanding as well!!
Awesome news! Kill it man
//CC
BigT,
Very good point. I think epithios are drastically overrated. I think I gained like 3 or 4 pounds of lean mass in about 25ish days.
Let's compare epi to Pmag to support your point. With epithio, there's some testicular atrophy and lethargy with epithio. And even though I had enhanced libido with epi, most report poor libido with epithio. With Pmag, I felt great, strength gains and recomp were similar to epithio, no testicular atrophy, no lethargy, and easier recovery.
King,
yes 400mg SamE at once makes a TON of difference as compared to 200mg twice per day. IMO the way it's supposed to be run is 400mg with Bcomplex on an empty stomach immediately first thing in the morning (give it like 20-30 minutes before breakfast). First dose, you get a little mood boost. By day 2 or 3, it will be in full effect IME. I never noticed diminished response with time either.
100% agreed.:cheers:
CEL is good stuff!!
Good workout! :AR15firing:
vibration boards stimulate receptors in tendons, capsules, and joints... maybe a little bit with muscles too, but I'm not real sure about that. Anyway, it should instigate increased stability allowing us to move heavier loads.
Interesting...too bad I won't really be able to use it enough to really test it out since I was just visiting that gym.
Here are my other two lifting strap options.
Versa Gripps
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Schiek Dowel Lifting Straps
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I've never tried hooks but i use my straps regularly on back days. I usually just buy the cheap padded ones from DA for like $8 , but those look pretty good.
edit: With traditional straps , they sometimes cause pain between my wrists and thumb
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I'm with dubya, the cheaper the better with straps. And I like them best when they start to fraw and are all worn and smelly :head:
I've tried the versa grips on just a few occasions and hate to admit that they are pretty good. Check the lost and found at your gym to see if they have any to try just once. I dunno if I'd like to use them all the time, but they were pretty comfortable to me the few times I've used them.
Awesome setup you got the fro boxingWish I had that equipment at home.
Congrats on the PR's and the progress. Hope the two additional weeks on P-Stanz will add to the progress
//CC
I went ahead and ordered the APT and the Versa Gripps Pro both. I decided to make sure I have good gear that I can rely on and that is comfortable. I used regular old bb.com straps today and they worked fine besides the gouges left in my wrists!
It's nice to have options... sometimes my straps feel good, sometimes they don't. I should follow your example and have some backup plans, especially for heavier days. Looking back, I probably got 5 reps instead of 8 too many times to count because of poor strap positioning, feel, etc
That's what I was thinking too. I have a cheap pair of basic straps that are filling in for now and it does the job, but it's not comfortable at all. Agreed with your reps. When I have good straps and it feels good, I feel like I'm able to crank out a few more reps and really hit my back.
BTW, kinda funny, my chest is a little sore from yesterday when I focused on it, but the deads got my back much sorer!
Day 45
P-Stanz at 250 mg
Pre-Workout
Maximize
Intra workout
None
Post-Workout
Myogenix After Shock Critical Mass
The Workout
I forgot to hit shoulders first again but I hit them up at the end.
Bicep Curls:
8x35 DB (warm-up)
6x55 DB
6x50 DB
6x45 (Hammer curl)
Dips:
BW (206.5) x20
BW + 45 plate x12
BW + 2 45 plates (+90 lbs) x7
Not sure what these are called, I was in a standing position and my arms were in a front double biceps position and I curled the weights in towards my head on a cable maching (FreeMotion):
8x30 (each arm)
8x35
6x40
Skull Crushers:
8x70
8x80
8x100
Preacher Curl (FST-7):
This was done on a machine because they didn't have the equipment I needed
10x80
10x80
10x80
10x80
10x80
10x80
10x80
Had a spotter on this one that only helped on sticking points
Tricep Cable Pushdowns (FST-7):
10x150
10x150
10x150
10x150
10x150
10x150
10x150
Shoulder Cable Press:
8x90
7x100
2x120 --> I tried jumping up ten pounds...not quite there yet!
Delt Cable Flyes
8x45
8x40
8x35
Shoulder Shrugs (Nautilas [spl?] plate load version, with independant arms)
11x250
11x250
10x250
Cardio
Basketball game tonight...really hope we win this one!
NOTES:
I feel like I got a really good workout in and blasted my arms.
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How on Earth are you going to shoot a basketball after an arm workout like that!?!? You guys win!?!?
LOL! Yeah, some of my teammates have given me a hard time about that too!I have a few hours in between which allows them to start feeling better, I just can't post up as well and have to take lots of motrin! The problem is that I have very limited time to workout due to work and school, so I try to find a way to make it work.
BTW, yes...We finally won a game! 61-52. Feels good to no longer be in last place!
Congratulations on the win and good workout. You may already know this but just thought i'd throw it out there; ibuprofen halts protein synthesis so try to avoid it as much as possible. Trust me though, I understand about needing it sometimes.
GOOD STUFF!!! NO one remebers the loses!!! haha. . . GET"M BRUTHA!!! gotta be hard runnin up and down with all that new musclke packed on
It'll be interesting to hear how they feel once you break them in. I like it when my straps are all ratty and half falling apart as opposed to when they are new. Also, i wonder how durable the the VGs are. Isn't there like a rubber pad or something that looks like it might take a beating?
KEEP IT UP BIG MAN!!! LOOKIN SOLID BOOM BOOM BOOOM!!! haha nice to see all is runnin according to plan!!
SCHOOL FIRST BRUTHA!!! HIT"M HARD!!! THE BOOKS THAT IS!!! :22:
great log, i might be doing the same cycle soon but with hdrol instead of pmag (which i hear is basically the same)
any chance you will be posting updated pics soon?
also, u said u play baseketball and do cardio. Does your shins or lower back hurt at all?
or are you able to do cardio fine (how much taurine r u taking too).
I usually get shin splints and cant do cardio.
thanks in advance
Videos are great! They add alot to the log and makes everything more interesting and adds a personal touch to the log. Straight legged deads are pain!
//CC
NIce work man!!! I would say if you could strech out your hammy's more that would be the only thing!! really go down and BLASTM"M lightn up the weight and KILL"M!!! MY FAVORITE HAMMY EXERCISE ARE SLD!!!!
I like the videos. I need to incorporate some SLDLs into my routine.
Glad you guys like them. You should incoropate them. I was nervous about them when I first started cause I worried about injury. I started at really light weight and worked my way up. You can also try rack pulls which are great too, just not as much hamstring focus.
That's what I have been afraid of is pulling a hamstring; i'll try it with some light weight next time I go to the gym. I would do rack pulls but my gym only has one squat rack and I barely have enough time to do my squats.