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Natty's RTD Stimul8 Log

Rodja said:
Why so many pulldown variations instead of pull-ups? Open kinetic is a better option than a closed kinetic.
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Well this is just how the cookie crumbled this time! And i have a tendency to overpull on my right side while doing pullups, thus making my right side a little bigger! My whole right side is slightly bigger than left side. Except for legs(my left leg is bigger than right)! Haha, im all screwed up.
 
NattyForLife said:
Yea i some what agree. I mostly use it for pre-exhaustion.
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You know, I've never understood the point of doing that. It just seems like a way to sabotage the big lifts that cause the most hypertrophy, whether it be sarcoplasmic or myofibrillar.
 
Rodja said:
You know, I've never understood the point of doing that. It just seems like a way to sabotage the big lifts that cause the most hypertrophy, whether it be sarcoplasmic or myofibrillar.
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Well i see were it could go both ways, but say for instance, your triceps overpower your chest in benchpress(this is the case in a lot of folks), you could do some flys for pre-exhaustion for pecs thus benchpressing the pecs should get stimulated more.
 
NattyForLife said:
Well i see were it could go both ways, but say for instance, your triceps overpower your chest in benchpress(this is the case in a lot of folks), you could do some flys for pre-exhaustion for pecs thus benchpressing the pecs should get stimulated more.
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Umm...wouldn't that just make you use your triceps more since they're fresh and the pecs are fatigued?
 
Rodja said:
Umm...wouldn't that just make you use your triceps more since they're fresh and the pecs are fatigued?
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Well, i wouldnt think so. I mean your pecs would already be fatigued, so your pecs would get fatigued even more while bench pressing before triceps tire out!
 
NattyForLife said:
Well, i wouldnt think so. I mean your pecs would already be fatigued, so your pecs would get fatigued even more while bench pressing before triceps tire out!
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Exactly, if they're already tired then they'll gas out before your triceps do and there are simple technical alterations you can make by shortening the ROM instead of prefatiguing the pecs. If you have a particular muscle that is dominant in a particular movement, then you'd want to fatigue that one before doing the movement. That being said, it makes far more sense to focus on a compound movement, which will cause the most hypertrophy potential, than to do an isolation movement.
 
Solid workout Natty... tons of volume and looks like you hit your back from every angle.

Let us know what your friends think after they try it out!
 
wasme said:
Solid workout Natty... tons of volume and looks like you hit your back from every angle. Let us know what your friends think after they try it out!
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Thanks. And one guy already took it and he said the main thing he noticed was the energy was very "clean" feeling. He only drank half of it; im trying to get him to down a whole bottle. He said you would after he gets use to it some.
 
NattyForLife said:
Thanks. And one guy already took it and he said the main thing he noticed was the energy was very "clean" feeling. He only drank half of it; im trying to get him to down a whole bottle. He said you would after he gets use to it some.
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Starting with a half bottle is a good idea. If it does the trick, makes it that much more cost effective. Glad he liked it!
 
Chest and abs tonight. Pump an endurance was on point.

BB incline
HS incline press
Cable flies
Pec dec
Chest press machine
DB incline

Overall, it was a awesome workout. Tomorrow is legs, and tomorrow will be my 6th bottle. Half way through this log.
 
I love the intensity of my workouts with STIMUL8 too. Always in the zone.
 
Yesterday was legs. Didnt have time to post last night! It was my 6th bottle yesterday.

Orange banded leg extension
Hack squat
DB sumo squat SS leg press
BSS SS single leg banded leg extension with isohold
SLDL
Cable pullthroughs SS back extension with glute focus
Lying leg curl
Seated leg curl w/feet internally rotated, neutral, and externally rotated
Single leg curl using leg ext machine SS glute KB
Hip ABD
Hip ADD

Was an awesome workout; i work shoulders this evening!
 
I don't do much hip work. You find that it helps with your squats, or...?
 
I find supersetting my bodyweight squats with leg curls at the start of my leg workouts, has helped my hips a fair bit. Definitely loosens me up for squats/leg press.
 
Today was shoulders....all i can say is i done a ton of reps and supersets consisting of:

DB lateral raises
BB OHP
Reverse grip BB OHP
Lateral machine
Rear delt flies out of the wazoo! Lol
 
NattyForLife said:
Hows this rodja? Invalid Link Removed
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Hard to say on how low you're going, but it looks high along with hyperextension at the lumbar spine instead of squeezing the glutes to finish the rep. You do look to be pushing back with your hips properly to initiate the movement.
 
Rodja said:
Hard to say on how low you're going, but it looks high along with hyperextension at the lumbar spine instead of squeezing the glutes to finish the rep. You do look to be pushing back with your hips properly to initiate the movement.
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Yea i need to work on my hamstring length. And i have a slight anterior pelvic tilt that need fixin! Lol
 
Today was an off day, so i didnt take stimul8! :(

Also didnt post last night due to time constraint. I have finals this, so studying is a must!

Anyway, hit arms yesterday.

Cable rope pushdown
1x30(warmup for the elbows)

OH DB ext
50x25
70x20
70x12 drop to 20lb db per arm

DB skullcrushers
3x25x15

Reverse grip cable bar ext
3x15x50(static hold every other rep)

Single arm rope ext SS w/ OH DB single arm ext
3 rounds nonstop for 10 reps

DB strict curl while leaning against preacher rack
(Also for these static hold every other rep and pronating and supinating wrist
3x12x25

OH pulldown curl
2x12x20

DB pinwheel curl
3x45x12

Overall this was an awesome workout! Tomorrow is back, and i cant wait to kill it!
 
xR1pp3Rx said:
not sure who recommended it, but the blue rasp BCAA/SAAs taste great! my new favorite.
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It tastes good after diluting it several times over. They hit the mark on this one.
 
Well finals are all over! Finished the semester with 2 As and 2 Bs! Also didnt post last night do to studying but i hit back.....HARD! I havent done deadlifts in a while and my traps and lower lats are freaking sore as crap! Lol

Yesterdays back workout:
Deadlift
Twin cable lat pulldown
Bar lat pulldown
Prone incline db arm extension SS with cable pullovers
Prone incline db row
Prone incline db shrug
Ez bar cable row
Rope facepull
3 rounds for 15 reps an exercise: single arm cable row, banded HS strength low row, horizontal row machine

My lats are growing pretty good right now! I am bulking currently and seeing great gains in my back!
 
Todays chest and abs workout:
HS incline chest press
30 degrees DB incline
Low cable flies
Single arm chest press machine
Db pullover

Also performed abs after every set of the start of the workout! Also done 2-3 sets of biceps! Just some db curls!
 
My traps always get toasted after deadlifting too. I like the feeling, and find it more taxing on them than shrugs.

Congrats on the school grades!
 
Second to last bottle today! Hit legs! Had a pretty good workout!

Leg extension(warmup)
Leg press
Hack squat
Banded single leg extension SS with db BSS

SLDL with feet externally rotated
Cable pull throughs
Lying leg curl
Seated banded leg curl
Single leg curl using leg extension machine

Hip Abd
Hip ADd
 
Well today was my last bottle! :( Will have my final review tomorrow or monday!

Hit shoulders today:
Db lateral
DB OHP
3 exercise circuit including db front raise, calf machine single arm OHP, and shoulder press machine 3 rounds
4 exercise circuit including facepull, prone incline db rear delt fly, cable rear delt row, cable rear delt fly
Cable shrugs
Smith machine shrugs

Pump and energy was awesome today! Really needed the extra energy after working 9 hours at work and then hitting the gym!
 
Final review:

Rating Scale: 1 - 5 (5 being highest)

STIMUL8 RTD
Fruit Punch

1)This product was easy to mix and I enjoyed the taste... 5/5
- This being a RTD, all you do is shake a couple of seconds and drank it! Also, Punch was the flavor I had, and it was pretty awesome! It was very strong, but for me, the stronger the better! Lol

2) This product was a great source of clean energy/good mood... 5/5
-The energy component of this product is great! The energy is very clean, and i did not crash none throughout this log!


3) This product helped me power through my training sessions... 5/5
-The energy that Stimul8 gave me, powered my workout from start to finish! Worked really awesome for the days i worked 9 hours and then hit the gym!


4) This product enhanced my mental focus...4/5
-The mental focus of this product is pretty decent; it is closely behind a couple products that their main goal is mental focus. Overall it worked for me!


5) This product had great thermogenic effects...5/5
-My first workout is were i noticed the increase in thermogenesis during my workouts! Sweating was increased for sure throughout this log.


6) I really enjoyed this product and would recommend it to friends and family... 5/5
-Overall, i really enjoyed this product, and yes, i would recommend this product to friends and family! As a matter of fact, a guy at my gym tried it, and the main thing he noticed was the energy was very clean feeling! Considering my gym started carrying this in a vending machine, i will have to get some more later on if needed!

Again, a big thanks to the Finaflex crew for allowing me this opportunity!
 
Thank you for the honest review .... I agree on the thermo effect STIMUL8 makes me sweat like crazy through the entire workout. Great stuff !!
 
Excellent review and logger. Thanks man! It's been a pleasure following along!
 
Great review Natty! Thanks for taking the time to log and review the RTD's!
 
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