Norwegian's Re-comping with the Ultimate RPM/Drive Stack [Sponsored]

VolcomX311 said:
Crazy, go check out my log on Day 1. We must have been on the same wave length today (or just equally insane).
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Bro, I don't know how I missed that part when I looked at your log last night .. But dude, that's a little bizarre ! HAHA, seriously, a couple chills up my back !

(I vote equally insane, by the way ! We already knew that !)
 
Day #6:

I've got an off-day ahead, taking a day trip to Houston. I'll be endulging in some sushi and probably some other 'cheat' foods today - some fruit at least - but other than that, my diet should be on-track.

My ex is here for the weekend .. last night I was cooking up some steak for her, and as I was dicing the steak, she looked at me and went, YOUR ARMS ! THE VEINS ARE ALL OVER !!! WHYYY !? hahaha .. She saw me two weeks ago, and didn't comment anything then apart from me looking leaner, tanner and great, so either I'm just that much more vascular at the moment, or she just didn't take a good look last time. I choose to go for the former, haha.. fcukin' DUH !

Sort of funny, though.. - Some girls have the notion that veins are bad and a sign of age. I was just like, wtf ?! It was essentially too veiny for her, so I'm just happy she doesn't see me work out or just pumped up ! LOL
 
Norwegian said:
Day #6:

I've got an off-day ahead, taking a day trip to Houston. I'll be endulging in some sushi and probably some other 'cheat' foods today - some fruit at least - but other than that, my diet should be on-track.

My ex is here for the weekend .. last night I was cooking up some steak for her, and as I was dicing the steak, she looked at me and went, YOUR ARMS ! THE VEINS ARE ALL OVER !!! WHYYY !? hahaha .. She saw me two weeks ago, and didn't comment anything then apart from me looking leaner, tanner and great, so either I'm just that much more vascular at the moment, or she just didn't take a good look last time. I choose to go for the former, haha.. fcukin' DUH !

Sort of funny, though.. - Some girls have the notion that veins are bad and a sign of age. I was just like, wtf ?! It was essentially too veiny for her, so I'm just happy she doesn't see me work out or just pumped up ! LOL
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I've concluded that vascularity and large traps are what guys attain to show off to other guys. I've not met one girl who likes big traps or river canals vascularity. Just like when girls match their toe nail color to a buttom on their purse, it's for other girls. Guys don't notice those things, or care frankly.

I still hit my traps like crazy. I don't think my girl notices or is indifferent or what, but large traps are one of my favorite parts to accentuate. I think the back in general, separates the experienced and I'll even venture to say, the more dedicated bodybuilders from the general Chest & Bi's club.
 
VolcomX311 said:
I've concluded that vascularity and large traps are what guys attain to show off to other guys. I've not met one girl who likes big traps or river canals vascularity. Just like when girls match their toe nail color to a buttom on their purse, it's for other girls. Guys don't notice those things, or care frankly.

I still hit my traps like crazy. I don't think my girl notices or is indifferent or what, but large traps are one of my favorite parts to accentuate. I think the back in general, separates the experienced and I'll even venture to say, the more dedicated bodybuilders from the general Chest & Bi's club.
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Very true, indeed ! Large traps is a sign of 'power' in the eyes of guys. I never had them, and hated the guts of those who had then 'naturally' and never even had to do shrugs. Since I began deadlifting a month ago, I swear my traps have packed on some meat, as I look pretty brutal from the side now, with or without a shirt on. As for the vascularity .. I've gotten comments from a couple girls at my gym, and none have been in 'awe' or 'admiration.' It seems the only females who potentially could like the waterhose veins are those who are affiliated with the bodybuilding or fitness scene and industry. A few girls on this forum have mentioned they'd like that bicep vein, even. Never thought I'd hear any girl say that !

It's funny ya mention the 'Chest & Bis' guys.. Upon completing yesterday's workout, a took another look in the mirror in the locker room. This one guy started asking me if I'm in preparation for a contest, and we ended up having a good convo, talking about the haters who say everyone's on juice if someone's bigger than then, along with those pathetic individuals (yes, I said pathetic) who come in to the gym every other day to do the same two exercises for chest and biceps. Every gym has them, and it's equally annoying to see them everytime. Others are those 'younglins' who stand at 135 lbs or so showing off their 'ripped abs,' when, really, they got no god damn meat on their bones to begin with ! Do one bulking stage, and then cut back down, and perhaps you can brag about your 'shredded obliques and ripped abs' alongside of having a little meat to display ..

Just my $.02 ..
 
Day #7:

- it's now been a fcukin' week and a half with no relief .. fcuk this dieting bs, although not even my weeked where I've enjoyed sushi, steak burritos, and Kashi GoLean cereal has relieved me any. This is nothing but frustrating, I don't want to take my shirt off, cus the top of my stomch is just never 'in,' as a result of being, literally, clogged the fcuk up ! By now it's fcukin' with my head more so than anything. I'm not posting pics feeling like this, I can't tighten my abs like I could two weeks ago, I can't do the suction or more of less a vacuum ..

- I began having these issues around my last carb-up a week and a half ago, but normally it takes about 2-3 days to regain regularity after such carb-loads. I began drive on Monday, and I'm wondering if it could have ANYTHING to do with it ? Or does that only cause bathroom trips to some due to the forslean ? Let me just say, I'd rather spend my day relieved in the bathroom than walking around feeling like I've got to and not being able to ..

Seriously, I don't know what to do now .. this isn't comfortable around my working out, I can't go running, it's just fcuking everything up BIG TIME !!
 
hang in there man. Give it a few more days and see how you're feeling. You're probably in the top 95% of dedicated and "successful" bodybuilders on this board (the and successful part is what really separates your efforts). Motivation and dedication is rampid here, it's the successful part people are trying to nail and you're very upper tier of successful. You look clean, you're strong as hell and you have Viking roots which gives you a right to pillage if necessary, so it'll all workout for you in the end. This is a temporary (incredibly frustrating), but temporary nonethless set back.

Now to appeal to your (our vanity). You can still go runing in skins. I'm sure without abs you still have one of the most aesthetically pleasng frames in your area. People are lean and skinny, or big and bulky, very few, outside of our world here, have attained both. Your chest and back are probably still something a girl will drop a cup of coffee over. Don't forget that when you're drenched in sweat, it automatically adds a leaner "look" to your body. I used to run as hard as I can until I started to sweat, then I'd slow back down to normal jogging pace.
 
Day #7: AM Cardio

40 minutes run/walk outside + 10 minutes of sprints/agility on a soccer field.

My little beagle began bailing on me about half-way through my run. I guess it's a little unfair, after all; I wake up, pop 3 Drive, 3 JetFuel, and drink a serving of Xtend w/3 grams of Beta Alanine.. my 10 month old puppy, on the other hand, had a sip of water and a little meal right out of bed .. then we took off .. No wonder the poor guy was dragging ass today ! LOL ..

So I went to a soccer field, tied the little fellow to a pole so he could rest, and I did an additional 10 minutes of wind-sprints and different agility movements. Definitely got my heart-rate going for the day, which is truly what I need in the morning ! A good ol' kick in the ass cardio session !
 
Day #7: PM workout - Shoulders/Traps

Smith Machine Front Press - (135 * 20) 185 * 15, 205 * 11, 225 * 9, 225 * 8, 225 * 7
Seated Side Laterals - (20 * 20) 30 * 15, 40 * 10, 40 * 10, 40 * 10
Reverse Pec-dec Flyes - 150 * 15 reps * 4 sets

Rope Front Raises - 60 * 25, 70 * 20, 80 * 20
superset with ..
Upright Cable Rows - 100 * 25, 120 * 20, 140 * 20

Seated Dumbbell Shrugs - 125 * 20 reps * 4 sets

Standing WIDE-grip Behind-neck Barbell Press - 95 * 20, 95 * 17, 95 * 15

- I took my Drive caps about 2 hours pre-workout, along with 2 caps RPM. Then I took an additional 3 caps RPM one hour pre-workout. I've got to be honest, though, my stomach is 'never empty' with the little situation I've got going, so I'm crossing my fingers it'll correct itself SOON, so I can get the full effect of the RPM.

- To be honest, I sat there red-eyed and half-way asleep for the first half of my workout. I was tired as HELL ! It wasn't until I started super-setting the rope front raises and the upright rows that my body 'came to life' and I got a hellacious body pump going. The seated DB shrugs was the icing on the cake, and I had to finish off with a final blow-torch pressing movements to walk out of there with a final FULL shoulder-cap pump.

- I was impressed with my strength on the front smith press, especially considering I was real tired ! It's obvious that the RPM didn't kick in until half-way through my workout, because I did not sweat ONE drop until I did the super-set, and had ya'll seen me at the gym before, you'd know I'm drenched within the first 3-4 sets of any exercise ! I'm definitely not going to critique RPM nor Drive at the moment, as I'm realizing that my digestion issues has a major effect on the effects of both products. Which is why all I will say is that I'm hoping my issues will clear up ASAP, so that I can take this stack to the above-and-beyond stage in which I want to take it !

- My motivation is still there (in part thanks to Volcom) and I think this weekend of a little endulgance was what I needed, both mentally and physically !

More is still to come, as this journey has barely even began !
 
Norwegian said:
Day #7: AM Cardio

40 minutes run/walk outside + 10 minutes of sprints/agility on a soccer field.

My little beagle began bailing on me about half-way through my run. I guess it's a little unfair, after all; I wake up, pop 3 Drive, 3 JetFuel, and drink a serving of Xtend w/3 grams of Beta Alanine.. my 10 month old puppy, on the other hand, had a sip of water and a little meal right out of bed .. then we took off .. No wonder the poor guy was dragging ass today ! LOL ..

So I went to a soccer field, tied the little fellow to a pole so he could rest, and I did an additional 10 minutes of wind-sprints and different agility movements. Definitely got my heart-rate going for the day, which is truly what I need in the morning ! A good ol' kick in the ass cardio session !
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I envy your early morning cardio. I need to step my game up and start getting up early enough for that!
 
This is a good collection of various Speed & Agility Programs.

pick 50 yard or 100 yard points. I bought little mini field cones from Toys R Us and you can also get them at Walmart I believe. Otherwise, a sweater/shirt/keys/water bottle will do, or you can just eye ball it or use established field line markers.

Depending on your cardio fitness, your rest intervals can be a walk back to the starting point and immediately starting another sprint interval once you touch the starting point or what I currently do, a 10 second rest count, then immediately launching back into a sprint interval.

This is what I do for HR/respiratory/circulatory progression-adaption and muscle warm up.

* High Knees for 3-5 intervals
* Butt Kickers for 3-5 intervals
* Crab Walks (there and back is 1 interval) for 3-5 intervals
* High Skips (these are just like skipping, only you're launching yourself as high and fair as possible each skip [accentuate the vertical force over the horizontal]. This is a very explosive exercise and very anaerobic (works the lower abs a bit too), it also grafts well into HIIT). 3-5 intervals
* 10 to 20 leap frogs and sprint the remainder of the distance, 3-5 intervals
* "W" drills (instead of facing your markers in a straight line, you turn to the side so you start in a crabwalk direction. Facing your markers sideways, then you sprint forward 25 yards, sprint back 25 yards, sprint forward 25, backward 25, in a "W" up & down, slanting toward the direction of your markers until you reach your marker point. You shouldn't slant more then 10 yards at a time, so theoretically, your performing 5 to 10 W's, depending on your marked distance) 3-5 intervals
* Safety Sprints (fast back peddle the entire distance, sprint forward, returning to the starting point) 3-5 intervals
* Full Sprints 3-5 intervals

I like to start doing 3 of each and build up to 4 of each, 5 of each. The most I've ever done was 8. I literally, no seriously, cried a little from the pain when I did 8. I did it in the heat of summer on a stadium football field, where the wind was deterred from entering the field and the heat was condensed.

I recommend the walk back rest intervals to start off. The high knees and butt kickers feel like nothing, but they have their role and once the body starts going into O2 debt, cardio-respiratory death comes upon you. I started with the walk back rest intervals until I built myself up to 5 sprint intervals on everthing, then I moved it from 50 yard markers to 100 and started back down at 3 sprint intervals. Once I hit 5 sprint intervals at 100 yards, I went to the 10 second rest count and started back at 3 intervals, 50 yards, up to 5 intervals at 100 yards, skipped over 6 & 7 and went straight to 8 intervals, where I came close to over-heating, acute dehydration and.... tears coming down my eyes from absolute agony.

I only drink water (if needed) between exercises, but not between intervals.

These are very interesting. I recommed doing these shirtless, because once your body dies, all you have is your vanity to keep you motivated (at least I'm getting a tan)

Let me know if you need more clarification or just more information. I combined football Speed & Agility Drills + Plyometrics + Sprint Work, combined with HIIT principles to make a nasty, nasty @$$ kicking cardio session.
 
Very much appreciated, man ! I can't wait to give that combination a try, and it makes sense just the way you phrased and explained them.

I managed to sleep through my 8AM class today, so I'll be playing catch-up and go to my prof's other AM class, hence my AM cardio is discontinued today. I hate to admit that, but I'll be striving to get my outdoor cardio out of my system in the early afternoon, and finish off the day with a later PM weight training session.

I will update later on !
 
Day #8: AM Cardio (managed to sneak an awesome session in between my two AM classes)

40 minutes total

1 mile run - to get to soccer field

Agility training:

* 50 yard lunges/50 yard reverse lunges
* 50 yard knee highs/50 yard butt kicks
* Side-way running 100 yards (right foot first)/100 yards (left foot first)
* 100 yards high skips * 2 lengths

Repeat twice

10-20 second of walking rest/stretching in between each 100 yard length

Calves were FRIED within no time, as a partial result of no stretching following yesterday's AM sprints/cardio. That's why I ended up NOT doing any sprints
today, but I'll catch up for my 'time lost' either tonight following my work out or tomorrow.

1 mile run - back home
- Focused on rolling on the 'palm' of my feet, to thoroughly stretch/contract my calves
- holy $hit -> my calves were spasming by the time i concluded that 1 mile back home

Got an awesome sweat going, felt real good, but unfortunately it was too cool to do it shirtless ! Lol.

I'll be hitting up chest tonight, although legs were what was scheduled. Fact of the matter is, my legs are always sore now thanks to my different variations of cardio, and they're definitely shaping up. I'd like to put some more emphasis on my chest for the remainder of this product stack, so I'll be focusing more on that.

Looks like tonight will be a late PM workout as previously mentioned. School work is building up as the semester is about to be wrapped up, so I've got to stay on top of that, too.
 
Day #8:

I'm gonna keep this short and 'sweet.'

I'll give this stack one or two more days before I discontinue use and return the remaining portions. I get nothing but feeling like complete utter **** from using these. For the third workout in a row, I'm striving to stay awake. I take the RPM and Drive on an empty stomach, and as with most productss, you're bound to feel a sense of 'wakefulness' from any stimulant, but this doesn't do **** for me. Like I said, I spend my 30 minutes at the gym trying to stay awake. My core doesn't warm up, my muscles don't warm up, no pump, no energy, no increased focus........ another chest workout to shits, and I'm not doing this for much longer. It's got NOTHING to do with my motivation, because I'm motivated as hell to keep getting more fit and get a body I feel uber-confident in, but this **** is not helping me get there. Strength was non-existant - literally has fallen since day #1. I did 1.5 sets of DB presses, and threw the weights away in anger .. did one set of DB flyes with a weight I used to laugh at and normally squeeze 20 reps+ out of, I got 12 and pitched those mother----- across the gym. Not really, they went half a yard and I didn't pick em up, just went to a different exercise in an attempt to get anything working for me today. Did some machine/cable movements, still, NO pump, no nothing ..

This BS is killing my ego, and makes me feel like a little **** at the gym.. Having 180 lbs'ers throwing up more weight than me isn't what I want to see, nor is it what the rest of my gym is used to seeing ..

So much for my 'quick' rant .. I'm pissed off, and going in reverse more than forward.

A couple more days, and I'm done ..

Later
 
Oh yes, I love this feeling of falling asleep still.. It's been over an hour now, and I'm falling further and further down .. My ego is not gonna handle this well !
 
Keep your head up Norwegian. Definitely toss the new supps if you think they're causing your problems. Has your stomach issues settled down yet because I know that they started around the same time you added the RPM/Drive. If they aren't gone yet, hopefully discontinuing them will get you back in order and don't worry no one here is going to dare question your motivation.
 
y00, :p **** Thomas blitt svær gutt siden sist (hatt noen år på deg men hey) , tenkte bare å gji deg cred for en bra skrevet log og stor dedikasjon til det du gjør. Er ikke i nærheten av det noen på dette forumet prester men går med en liten dagdrøm om å prøve. Bare ett nybegynnerspørsmål. (skriver på norsk så ikke resten fatter og ler ;) kan du trene håndledd spesifikk eller er det noe som kommer av å trene resten av armene?
gl(ikke at du trenger det) hf (det har du vel siden du fortsatt driver med det ;) hilsen atle
 
TerribleTowel said:
Keep your head up Norwegian. Definitely toss the new supps if you think they're causing your problems. Has your stomach issues settled down yet because I know that they started around the same time you added the RPM/Drive. If they aren't gone yet, hopefully discontinuing them will get you back in order and don't worry no one here is going to dare question your motivation.
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I appreciate the support, bro ! And no, my stomach is still the same ol'. Prior to working out I had another 3 trips to the bathroom within 15-20 minutes, feeling, you know, 'gassy' and everything, but 'no luck' for the lack of a better description. And fact of the matter is that that began around the time I started this stack right here.

How long do you think I should give it ? (question goes out to everyone, btw) ..

For those of you who are taking RPM, how does it 'kick in' ? Do you feel it kick in ? Do you 'warm up' inside ? Increased energy shortly after consumption ? Good pumps within a couple of sets ? Decreased recovery between sets ?

I'm asking because it's above and beyond me as to why the hell this is happening to me. Not once in my life have I taken a product that makes me 'crash,' and like I mentioned before, I had the workouts of a life-time when I ran 6-8 samples of RPM last semester. Could I have a bad batch ? Could 4 caps Drive be an overload pre-workout ? (those two 'excuses' are the only ones I can think of that could potentially justify what I'm experiencing ..) But regardless, NO stim-effect from 5 caps of RPM ?! I smell something, and I'm not sure what it is ......

AN reps, I'm hoping you can open a window to these issues I'm experiencing .. Have you heard of anything familiar ? Like I mentioned before, I've praised your products to several buddies as a result of the 6-8 samples I had, and they all enjoyed the hell out of the RPM/Drive stack. But having been off stims for such a long time (from November until March) I shouldn't have over-stimulated my body from the Intrabolic I took prior to this, nor the AMP I took prior to my AM cardio sessions .. This is why I'm left pondering on what the fcuk is going on at the moment !

My drive and passion is the same, and I get my ass out of bed every morning for an immidiate cardio session. I look forward to hitting the weights every day, as well, but like I said, my little situation right now is killing my ego ..
 
Han Innante said:
y00, :p **** Thomas blitt svær gutt siden sist (hatt noen år på deg men hey) , tenkte bare å gji deg cred for en bra skrevet log og stor dedikasjon til det du gjør. Er ikke i nærheten av det noen på dette forumet prester men går med en liten dagdrøm om å prøve. Bare ett nybegynnerspørsmål. (skriver på norsk så ikke resten fatter og ler ;) kan du trene håndledd spesifikk eller er det noe som kommer av å trene resten av armene?
gl(ikke at du trenger det) hf (det har du vel siden du fortsatt driver med det ;) hilsen atle
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Haha, you may want to keep it in English here, otherwise people may think there's a conspiracy theory of some sort !

(he's a fellow Norwegian, for those who didn't get that part.. Lol)
 
I can't imagine not noticing 5 rpm. And i've seen guys smaller than you taking 9 drive a day (can't recall how they split it tho). RPM usually kicks in as a combo of energy + a bit of thermogenic pretty close to an hour after taking it.

Did you try taking 3 rpm normally and then opening 2 into some water immediately preworkout yet?
 
Be careful if you try opening up a capsule or two and taking the powder strait. It's some nasty ****, and it actually turned my stomach inside out the one I tried it and completely ruined my workout.

I think if I was you, I would just go ahead and drop the stack. It's not worth waiting around in your situation. You have a deadline to meet and you need to be at your absolute best when your competition gets here. You don't need anything that's going to possibly hinder your progress.
 
man Nors, you are having one unpleasant experience! Sorry to hear that. Strangely enough, RPM is one of the few supplements that consistently delivers for me.

With Drive, I don't ever "feel" anything, but over a week or two, my strength will noticeably increase.

RPM however, has never been a subtle experience. For me, RPM has kind of a trigger, like Recreate does, only RPM doesn't start a thermo effect for me, but it gives me a sense of limitless energy and in some cases, aggression. I feel like biting people after a set of heavy rows or something (not really, but kind of).

One con for ME. Is that my system gets used to RPM within 2 weeks. I stop feeling the mental stim, but my body will still feel energized once I wake it up with some weights, and then that sense of limitless energy will kick in.

Your strength deficit on your last chest day really sucks. The thing with the Db presses you could normally do for 20 and only hit 12 is extra strange, ESPECIALLY if you're still using the Beta-Alanine.

Are you still using the combo? (Drive/RPM) or have you thrown in the towel?

April fools maybe AN sent you placebos??? just kidding. I don't know bud. I would maybe give it until Friday. I wouldn't up the dose beyond 5, cause I can't imagine dosage is the problem. You've already mentioned you don't think your body has become too accustomed to the stims, which would be my top 3 assumptions when (powerful) stims don't work.

Hang in there bud and keep us updated on your progress, I hope things improve. I definitely empathize with the disappointment of performing less then 150% at the gym.
 
I appreciate the words of encouragement, fellas ! On the other hand, i'm surprised that I'm hearing from only ONE AN-rep regarding issues such as this one. Figured there'd be more of an interest in them seeing their products logged ..

So today I'm gonna opt for an AM workout. I popped by first 3 caps of RPM 40 minutes ago, and I'm about to pop another 3 capsules, and hit the gym in about 30 minutes. I'm considering giving 3 caps to a friend of mine (standing @ ~190-200lbs) to see if I have a bad batch on hand, but that probably won't be until tomorrow or Thursday.

I will update upon completion of my workout (obviously hoping I will be able to actually complete my workout!). If I get drained and have no energy, I'll stop the weights, and hit the Stairmaster for however long I last ..
 
Day #9: Crash and burn ...

Lasted 40 minutes at the gym before my tiredness was too much to handle .. No pump, no energy, no sweating for fcuk sake ! I'm supposed to be soaked when I work out, dammit ! Arms day to shits .. fantastic, just fan-fcukin'-tastic !
 
Norwegian said:
Day #9: Crash and burn ...

Lasted 40 minutes at the gym before my tiredness was too much to handle .. No pump, no energy, no sweating for fcuk sake ! I'm supposed to be soaked when I work out, dammit ! Arms day to shits .. fantastic, just fan-fcukin'-tastic !
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Sounds like it may be time to go back to your previous system of supps. Do you think you might need some rest time? Like a day or two of just watching your diet but not lifting (or even running)? Or can you pretty much tell that it's the supps that's jacking your workouts?

Cause you were doing freaking amazing for awhile (maybe even just last week???) I can't imagine Drive/RPM causing the lethargy or lack of drive in the gym. It may be your body demanding some R&R or it's the supps.

I like your idea of having your buddy try out the RPM, that would be a sensible measure of what's going on. If he responds well, you might just need to rest a day or so [maybe 3? days] Easier said then done, trust me when I say I understand that being sedentary is infinitely harder then staying active. If you're as crazy as I am, which I think you are, then I understand that advising you to rest is the hardest advice to hear, but we're not there yet. Do your RPM test with your buddy first.
 
VolcomX311 said:
Sounds like it may be time to go back to your previous system of supps. Do you think you might need some rest time? Like a day or two of just watching your diet but not lifting (or even running)? Or can you pretty much tell that it's the supps that's jacking your workouts?

Cause you were doing freaking amazing for awhile (maybe even just last week???) I can't imagine Drive/RPM causing the lethargy or lack of drive in the gym. It may be your body demanding some R&R or it's the supps.

I like your idea of having your buddy try out the RPM, that would be a sensible measure of what's going on. If he responds well, you might just need to rest a day or so [maybe 3? days] Easier said then done, trust me when I say I understand that being sedentary is infinitely harder then staying active. If you're as crazy as I am, which I think you are, then I understand that advising you to rest is the hardest advice to hear, but we're not there yet. Do your RPM test with your buddy first.
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Since completing the past couple of workouts, I've actually been thinking of taking a couple of days off .. no cardio, no training, no nothing. I've pushed myself a lot for 6 weeks .. 7 weeks, actually. Dropped 25 lbs of water and fat, strength increased for the longest time, so I never feared muscle loss. My body HAS taken a beating indeed !

Taking time off will be hard, obviously. I feel pressured to look my best, as well as feeling pressured to look even better. I fear endulging in one too many carb meals one day - on an off day - and come back feeling bloated, or loss of definition. You know the mind-set I'm explaining .. It's a mind fcuk ! I'm looking forward to a long weekend with my ex, where I'm actually giving her a boot-camp for a weekend ;) outdoor agility, weight training, and everything else. Interestingly enough, she NEVER let me train her when we dated (for ~4 years) because she feared getting big and bulky (she's @ 5'7", 110lbs..mmm mmm mmm), but she can now tell that I know what I'm doing. So I'm thinking of taking the rest of the week 'off,' where my only activity is doing some of the agility training with her, as well as just training her, and showing her the how-to.

As for now, I won't be taking RPM again this week. I'll do 3 caps * twice daily of Drive, just to see if it will yield any benefits. I'm gonna take it easy, maintain a semi-clean diet - it'll probably be VERY clean considering my fear of 'getting fat' - and just see where that takes me ..

Once again, Volcom, I really appreciate the encouragement as well as feedback ! I will not try to hide the fact that you've been one of my greatest motivators throughout my IntraStack as well as thus far on the RPM/Drive stack.
 
Training other people is a blast! More so with what you're going to do with your ex on the bootcamp stuff then training people at the gym, although both, can be my idea of a good time.

If you can name something sexier then a girl covered in sweat I'll eat a donut (I won't really, but...). Let me modify that, if you can name something sexier then a "hot" girl covered in sweat, I don't want to be vulgar or rude, but when not-thin girls are covered in sweat its actually really gross. I don't know what it is, but when attractive girls are sweating away at some activity, they automatically go up like +5 more notches on the sexy scale.

Have fun with that and while you're in R&R mode, helping your ex out with the bootcamp will help to reinvigorate your own drive, not that you need it, but more drive is always welcomed. I know I get psyched up when I'm psyching up other people.
 
Sry to hear your new supps arent doing it for you. I agree with Volcom, take a few days rest. Relax a little bit, and give it a shot. Our bodies can only take so much before they start acting against us, regardless of what you give it. Just resting will help. Also u may think of stopping the supps for a few days and give your receptors a chance to come back. They may be to the point of not being to receptive, and just need some time to come back.
 
Hey, about the lack of plumbing :dump:
You can use the pakistanian custom method.
The custom ppl force feed around 40 bananas, to a person they suspect for smuglin drugs. Inside his/hers body.

Im not saying eat 40 bananas but take some before, under and after training and it will hopefully send you running for the hills. May want to leave a sign on the door, Invalid Link Removed
peace out
 
Milk would workout even better. 99% of adults are lactose intolerant to a certain degree. Two cups in one sitting should do you and you can go non-fat to minimize the kcals.

How's the R&R coming along? Hope all is well with you and your little ex-thang. Pillage on with your Viking self.
 
Day #1: I'm back !

I've been out of the gym since last Tuesday, and done no cardio ser se since wednesday when I went running.. I'm saying per se because I've had my bed-cardio all weekend ;) So I definitely didn't go without all forms of activity !

Diet's been off, well, I've been eating what I've wanted to. Some restrictions here and there, but haven't refrained from pizza, nor the occasional sweets.

I'm just gonna go straight to it without too much a-do .. I took my 4 caps of RPM an hour ago, and 3 caps of Drive with them. Also added 300mg ALA with it. 15-20 minutes after I had a vanilla protein shake with some sugar-free raspberry ice-tea powder for flavor.

I'm about to hit up the gym for some Chest and Tris or Chest and Bis. I'm excited to be back. Cardio won't be done until tomorrow, but that's not gonna hurt me much I don't think.

I'm at an obstacle, however .. my ex says my vascularity is grossing her out ! God dammit .. it's actually a semi-turn off for her, she says.. What to do, what to do .. don't want to jinx myself here, but although she's my ex at the moment, we're drifting in the same direction and wanting to be together again. I've got some thinking to do ! :think:
 
Day #1:

Within 45 minutes of consumption of RPM, my energy levels increased along with my wakefullness. My body temperature also increased little by little. So I hit the gym, ready as hell; afterall, it's been 5 days since my last gym-visit ! The past couple of days I've been reading up on old Muscular Development magazines. I came across a great article on Silvio Samuel and his training. He's focusing on the 15-20+ rep range, and I was very intrigued. I've been able to get volumized and pumped as hell from 8-12 reps for a looong time now, but it's time to change things up a little bit. And so I did ...

Chest / Triceps: (90 seconds rest between sets)

Pec-dec Flyes - 150 * 25, 170 * 25, 190 * 20, 190 * 20
Wide-grip Incline Hammer Press - 140 * 20, 140 * 20, 140 * 20, 140 * 20
Incline Dumbbell Flyes - 45 * 20, 45 * 20, 45 * 20
Machine Bench Press - 100 * 20, 100 * 20, 100 * 21

Laying Dumbbell Pullovers - 75 * 20, 75 * 20, 75 * 20

Dip Machine - 210 * 20, 210 * 20, 210 * 20
Rope Pressdowns - 40 * 25, 40 * 25, 40 * 25
One-arm Overhead Extensions - 20 * 20, 20 * 20

Weight - 221.6 lbs.

- Holy $hiiiiit ! I was scared to go to the gym today, thinking I'd be deflated as hell. I've enjoyed quite a bit of wine over the weekend with my girl, alongside of lots of good food, so I was convinced I'd be bloated, and just looking bad. Let me tell ya, I haven't seen this amount of veins and vascularity since i was on M-drol and H-drol last semester. It's apparent that the alcohol consumption had depleted some additional water out of me (although I haven't had any wine since Friday evening), alongside of bed-room activities, and an increased body temperature as a result of taking Drive; I have been consuming 7 caps/day (4 caps in AM, and 3 caps in PM). I believe this has kept my core warmer throughout the day, because other than a couple JetFuels in the AM upon waking, I haven't taken any other stimulants. (Oh yeah, apart from an Aspire36 cap or two .. or three ;)) Can anyone second that assumption regarding Drive ?

I was looking TIGHT as hell at the gym, and it was 'all eyes on the Viking' - I $hit you not. Not to sound cocky, but there were more wandering eyes today than since I can remember.. Veins running down my pecs/delts and arms. Arms appeared 2 inches larger than normal. My pecs were engorged with blood, and looking JACKED ! Holy hell, I felt good walking around up there. I kept thinking of how fcukin' cool it'd be to go to the 'leg-corner' - as noone were there - and rip off both my t-shirt and my undershirt, just to do a couple poses and some sets of anything .. but I refrained from doing so, haha, I must not be cocky enough ! ;)

NOW I'm back in action ! I'm ready, I'm setting a new pace, I've got a new plan .. more volume, more intensity, less tonnage (weight) - although go ALL-out with my weights vs reps - and looots more volume. I'll be switching up my bodypart combinations; hence I did chest and triceps today. After my chest workout I didn't have to do a single warm-up set for triceps, just knock out 8 quick sets and get going .. Any more, and it'd be pointless. I knew I had reached my max there, and I was feeling gooo-hooood !! Tomorrow is back, traps and biceps. What exercises I'll be doing I have no clue on yet, and I won't know until i get there..

The Ultimate Re-comp stack of RPM and Drive has once again begun !
 
EasyEJL said:
hehehehe yeah, no women like that at all from what i've gathered.
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My girl kept saying; 'you're looking perfect now, but please just work on those veins!'

.. what else could I say but 'I'll be working on it, I'll do my best [to get rid of them]' .. I don't want to jinx myself, but, how the hell am I supposed to get 'rid of my vascularity' ? I've got muscles as solid as granite under my skin, and my bodyfat is low enough for my vascularity to shine anytime of day .. not a chance in hell am I going to get chunkier to try to cover up my veins ! .. so it's going to be interesting ...
 
Norwegian said:
My girl kept saying; 'you're looking perfect now, but please just work on those veins!'

.. what else could I say but 'I'll be working on it, I'll do my best [to get rid of them]' .. I don't want to jinx myself, but, how the hell am I supposed to get 'rid of my vascularity' ? I've got muscles as solid as granite under my skin, and my bodyfat is low enough for my vascularity to shine anytime of day .. not a chance in hell am I going to get chunkier to try to cover up my veins ! .. so it's going to be interesting ...
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Lol Hey man I can think of alot of situations that would be worse than being to fukcing ripped man. I wouldn't sweat it to much man. She can't be to pissed for having a shredded ex. How did you like the higher rep range with chest today?
 
Welcome back buddy!

Are you aware of where the cardio-bar is at right now bro? I've been on a hiatus!

You sound like you're in better spirits then when you left, that's not only good, that's necessary, I'm glad to see it man :thumbsup:
 
hman85 said:
Lol Hey man I can think of alot of situations that would be worse than being to fukcing ripped man. I wouldn't sweat it to much man. She can't be to pissed for having a shredded ex. How did you like the higher rep range with chest today?
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She didn't leave until late this afternoon, so I was obviously doing something right .. but then the late evening phone call came, and she told me she's got big issues with the veins.. Hey, I like the lights on, this girl turns me on like a damn light switch, so lights OFF isn't an option.. It's been a while since we were physical last time, and I've lost some considerable weight since, and well, vascularity has increased drastically .. I know it varies from person to person with the severity of vascularity, even at lower body fat levels.. some are more vascular than others, right ? Now .. may sound weird, but .. is there anything that could 'ease' down the vascularity ? Don't really know how to present that question without sounding like a fcukin' hypocrit, as I'm 'bodybuilding' and most would want more vascularity {I assume .. ???}

Kind of interested in your points of view, fellas ..
 
Norwegian said:
She didn't leave until late this afternoon, so I was obviously doing something right .. but then the late evening phone call came, and she told me she's got big issues with the veins.. Hey, I like the lights on, this girl turns me on like a damn light switch, so lights OFF isn't an option.. It's been a while since we were physical last time, and I've lost some considerable weight since, and well, vascularity has increased drastically .. I know it varies from person to person with the severity of vascularity, even at lower body fat levels.. some are more vascular than others, right ? Now .. may sound weird, but .. is there anything that could 'ease' down the vascularity ? Don't really know how to present that question without sounding like a fcukin' hypocrit, as I'm 'bodybuilding' and most would want more vascularity {I assume .. ???}

Kind of interested in your points of view, fellas ..
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Don't know man. Some people are just more vascular than others. I have always had alot of vascularity in my arms and shoulders. So you are probably like that too(even more so) I don't think there is much you can do for that other than more body fat, but I would like to see what someone else says
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VolcomX311 said:
Welcome back buddy!

Are you aware of where the cardio-bar is at right now bro? I've been on a hiatus!

You sound like you're in better spirits then when you left, that's not only good, that's necessary, I'm glad to see it man :thumbsup:
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Thanks bro !

Man, I guess I've got a couple pages worth of your log to read into now .. Cooled down on the cardio, huh ?

I'll be opting for an early AM session of cardio tomorrow. It's 1AM now, and I'm hoping to get out of here by 8AM.. Arrghh, I miss my sleep ! lol ..
 
hman85 said:
Don't know man. Some people are just more vascular than others. I have always had alot of vascularity in my arms and shoulders. So you are probably like that too(even more so) I don't think there is much you can do for that other than more body fat, but I would like to see what someone else says
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Glad to hear it was a legit question, bro .. that I'm not the only one wondering ..

Yeah, vascularity is getting pretty crazy. Got three big veins stretching past my bellybutton on my stomach, and I'm not even 'shreeded' enough - imho - for those to be 'legit' .. If I'm just a little low on water - such as the morning following 1 liter of white wine - the veins on my shoulders, upper arms, forarms, calves, and thighs is ridiculous .. and after a couple carb rich meals, even more so .. and once I hit the gym -- ****ing a ...

I'm not entirely mis-understanding of her opinion, though. Not everyone thinks that kind vascularity is too sexually attractive...
 
Norweigan, you could try upping your sodium intake. Sodium causes you to retain water, so upping your sodium intake will allow you to retain a little more water, which should help hide "some" of your vascularity. Just an idea, as I've never had your problem, but hopefully I will one day.
 
Norwegian said:
Glad to hear it was a legit question, bro .. that I'm not the only one wondering ..

Yeah, vascularity is getting pretty crazy. Got three big veins stretching past my bellybutton on my stomach, and I'm not even 'shreeded' enough - imho - for those to be 'legit' .. If I'm just a little low on water - such as the morning following 1 liter of white wine - the veins on my shoulders, upper arms, forarms, calves, and thighs is ridiculous .. and after a couple carb rich meals, even more so .. and once I hit the gym -- ****ing a ...

I'm not entirely mis-understanding of her opinion, though. Not everyone thinks that kind vascularity is too sexually attractive...
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When you've got ab vascularity, you've made it in life. You're there bro. The Donald Trump of AM but with better hair.
 
Hahaha, the things we do . . . I don't know, I'm not gonna change my diet any, and I'm gonna keep working out like before, only change up my volume a bit. I don't want to gain weight, and I don't want unnecessary water weight gain, nor any bloatedness. I like how my face is real lean along with the rest of me, so I'll continue doing what I'm doing, and if I were to get more cut, 'uh oh,' and if I keep my vascularity, so be it ;)
 
Norwegian said:
Hahaha, the things we do . . . I don't know, I'm not gonna change my diet any, and I'm gonna keep working out like before, only change up my volume a bit. I don't want to gain weight, and I don't want unnecessary water weight gain, nor any bloatedness. I like how my face is real lean along with the rest of me, so I'll continue doing what I'm doing, and if I were to get more cut, 'uh oh,' and if I keep my vascularity, so be it ;)
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Thats the spirit Soldier!!!
 
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