precontest supp thread

snagency said:
yessir! coming down the homestretch..

hey good to see ya here man, glad you caught that way back there, just showing some props..
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It took me a while to read through, but I wanted to be brought up to speed.

And yea, P-Slin+Carbs and a hypertrophy workout is damn near painful!

Sporto
 
Wow, just had a revelation this morning..
I'm not a guy who weighs myself all the time, except in contest mode from 6 weeks out on I'll start every morning, same time daily, when I roll out of bed. Other than that, I really (EDIT: don't) care what I weigh, other than periodic curiosity.
Stepped on the scales last night, about 1/2 hour after last meal of day, and weight was 178.0! Upon waking this morning, back at 173.8 that I've been at for awhile, BF still holding. Never knew BW fluctuated that much thru the day, kinda tripped me out..
 
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Dietary plan has been altered. Kinda bummed, because I wanted to see my theory run thru for a couple cycles, but I'll try it another time..
Had to switch a few things up because my plan for Peak Week has been changed, gonna go with the man himself FitFranco's guide. While I can't disclose his methods (this is part of his professional training), I can say I'm embracing them, and I can tell you what I'm doing up to that point to prepare since that is my little recipe..
Thought about running out current format until SUN, but instead settled on another experiment (yeah, I like experimenting, makes me feel like a scientist or something).
I've run the beef & grapefruit diet before, got tremendous hardening results out of it, but I was thinking if I ran this with AP, wouldn't that become the hardener from hell? Seems so to me, so I'll be running 6 meals of 6 oz. 96% lean ground round/beef with 8 oz. grapefuit daily for the next 4 days, all with AP, see how this treats me. Equates out to roughly 1800 cals, macros 225/120/40...
 
Sounds interesting i look forward to how this continues. I love me some grapefruit its probably my favorite fruit to eat :p
 
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:aargh: do not forget Semper and Kabuki as athletes who also love USPLabs and are beasts(hope i haven't forgot some others)!!!

Really though do not take it personally as sometimes people are just (well i don't cuss so i will leave the word for you to decide). Sounds great though i really have appreciated you coming on here and keeping this dialog of what and how things are going. And please don't be quiet now as i have really enjoyed reading your input and theory behind everything.

On a side note i may have missed but have you said which show this is? and on another even more random note how tall are you lol i think i missed that?

W/e though just be careful with your beta test aggression and don't fight some1 wen you actually get to the show :p keep up the good work! :cheers:
 
bolt10 said:
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do not forget Semper and Kabuki as athletes who also love USPLabs and are beasts(hope i haven't forgot some others)!!!
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ahh, yes, and I am sure there are a ton more happy folks..

i really have appreciated you coming on here and keeping this dialog of what and how things are going. And please don't be quiet now as i have really enjoyed reading your input and theory behind everything.
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thanx Bolt, y'know that makes it worthwile right there, feedback like that from an intelligent source.

On a side note i may have missed but have you said which show this is? and on another even more random note how tall are you lol i think i missed that?
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yeah, Natural Ohio.
surprised you missed the height tho, just look under the avi, lol..

W/e though just be careful with your beta test aggression and don't fight some1 wen you actually get to the show :p keep up the good work! :cheers:
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thanx dude.
I do tend to fly off the handle naturally; it's been worse on the beta.
thankfully I cool down almost as quick as I go off tho..
 
yea i just realized how close that is!!! i keep forgetting its almost april and that school is almost done!! so much is going down in april
 
Well, that was a quick 1-day experiment with the beef & grapefruit.. just doesn't feel right. Now's not the time to get too experimental.
Going back to the previously planned format tomorrow.
Beef & grapefruit for a day brought back memories. Flattened me out too..
 
snagency said:
Well, that was a quick 1-day experiment with the beef & grapefruit.. just doesn't feel right. Now's not the time to get too experimental.
Going back to the previously planned format tomorrow.
Beef & grapefruit for a day brought back memories. Flattened me out too..
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Sorry it didnt work out, but you know I am glad for you to eat real carbs!
 
Hmm.. well yesterday's diet format was interesting. After running that beef & grapefruit for first 5 meals, I did a 115g carb meal at 9p for last food of day (w/ P-Slin) -- holy wow man! Prior to this I was flattened out like a pancake; after, I blew up like a tire! Veins were out like at no other time during prep, carried over to this morning too.
Had interesting effect on weight as well, up to 177.0 upon waking, BF remains same. I did a 50g carb P-Slin meal at 6a for pre w/o, will do a 30g carb AP meal post, (EDIT) no complex carbs rest of day. The P-Slin meal gave me a pretty intense rush this morning too, so I'm gonna switch up my training a bit today to take advantage of this mad strength & pump I'm already feeling...
One side benefit of the running that diet format yesterday was just another learning experience to see how my body responds to the product/intake changes. Gives me some ideas..
 
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INCREDIBLE workout this morning, as I knew it would be.
Felt pretty aggressive, so I busted out some power schematics to take advantage of the feeling, just felt like moving heavy weight today. Not anything I would necessarily recommend doing at this point in prep, but it felt right for me this day; besides, it's the last chest/back day before peak week protocol, so wth..

CHEST/BACK
10x3 incline BB (285, 45 sec. rest)
5x10-12 flat DB flyes (45 sec. rest)

8x8 deadlifts (315, 60 sec. rest)
5x12 1-arm DB rows (75, 45 sec. rest)

12 minutes HIIT

Everything straight sets today, but kept rest periods down. Was extremely pleased w/ all aspects -- kept the negative nice & slow on inclines (almost snapped my neck on that last rep of last set, but got it up; one of the disadvantages of training alone, there's no one to help ya). Not a strong guy on deads, but I rarely do them, concentrate on stiff-legged & Romanian forms for hammies, so that was good weight for me. Nice pump in the lower back from this.
Snapped a few pics to kinda show the effects from this w/o, altho I don't think it shows thru (veins esp. are more pronounced than what shows). The first pic was cold, taken by the wife right before training, about 1 hr. 45 min. after P-Slin meal. She wasn't here for the after shots, so had to take myself...
 

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:eek: Looks like everything is going GREAT wow....can't really say much else...
 
Dial it on in brother! You are looking phenomenal! Frickin outstanding number's this close to your show! I'm excited to see the final product!!!
 
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Dial it on in brother! You are looking phenomenal! Frickin outstanding number's this close to your show! I'm excited to see the final product!!!
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Thanks brother, def. appreciate that support & feedback!
Yeah strength was off the hook today - I would go ahead and say the inclines were a PB (in this type format). I've done 295 for 10x3's before, but not w/ concentrated negatives or 45 sec. rests, used 2 min. rests previous. Most definitely some factors boosting the training today - carb rush from Hades!
 
snagency said:
Thanks brother, def. appreciate that support & feedback!
Yeah strength was off the hook today - I would go ahead and say the inclines were a PB (in this type format). I've done 295 for 10x3's before, but not w/ concentrated negatives or 45 sec. rests, used 2 min. rests previous. Most definitely some factors boosting the training today - carb rush from Hades!
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DEFINATELY some sick a** numbers being this close. You're making me anxious to start my prep here in a couple of weeks!
 
snagency said:
Thanks brother, def. appreciate that support & feedback!
Yeah strength was off the hook today - I would go ahead and say the inclines were a PB (in this type format). I've done 295 for 10x3's before, but not w/ concentrated negatives or 45 sec. rests, used 2 min. rests previous. Most definitely some factors boosting the training today - carb rush from Hades!
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when is your contest?
 
Yeah me too buddy -- to a point.
I've passed several PBs at points thruout this prep, in terms of both strength & endurance; I've learned not to be surprised.
Kinda felt this coming. Combination of great supplements fueling my progress, as well as those supps allowing me to train in a non-keto nutritional environment, it's a PowerFULL 1-2 punch there (couldn't resist the product pun on that one, hah)..
 
Little bit of randomness as I wait to work out here this morning..
From yesterdays newspaper, front page:

MIDDLE-AGE BELLY FAT LINKED TO ALHEIMER'S RISK
(Washington Post)
People who have big bellies in their 40's are much more likely to get Alheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in their 70's..
The study of more than 6000 people found the more fat they had in their guts, the greater their chances of showing signs of senility as they aged. Those who had the biggest midsections faced more than twice the risk of the leanest.
"A large belly is the most potent predictor of dementia," said Rachel Whitmer, a research scientistat the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, CA, who led the new study.
The research is the latest evidence that fat in the abdomen is the most dangerous kind. Previous studies have linked the apple-shaped physique to a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease and even cancer.
Researchers suspect that those fat cells are the worst because of their proximity to major organs. They ooze noxious chemicals, stoking inflammation, constricting blood vessels and triggering other processes that might also cause damage to brain cells..

Wow, doesn't bode well for the future of the world's most obese nation.
Just another reason to keep that six-pack up, eh guys?
 
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snagency said:
snagency said:
Yeah me too buddy -- to a point.
I've passed several PBs at points thruout this prep, in terms of both strength & endurance; I've learned not to be surprised.
Kinda felt this coming. Combination of great supplements fueling my progress, as well as those supps allowing me to train in a non-keto nutritional environment, it's a PowerFULL 1-2 punch there (couldn't resist the product pun on that one, hah)..
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Little bit of randomness as I wait to work out here this morning..
From yesterdays newspaper, front page:

MIDDLE-AGE BELLY FAT LINKED TO ALHEIMER'S RISK
(Washington Post)
People who have big bellies in their 40's are much more likely to get Alheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in their 70's..
The study of more than 6000 people found the more fat they had in their guts, the greater their chances of showing signs of senility as they aged. Those who had the biggest midsections faced more than twice the risk of the leanest.
"A large belly is the most potent predictor of dementia," said Rachel Whitmer, a research scientistat the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, CA, who led the new study.
The research is the latest evidence that fat in the abdomen is the most dangerous kind. Previous studies have linked the apple-shaped physique to a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease and even cancer.
Researchers suspect that those fat cells are the worst because of their proximity to major organs. They ooze noxious chemicals, stoking inflammation, constricting blood vessels and triggering other processes that might also cause damage to brain cells..

Wow, doesn't bode well for the future of the world's most obese nation.
Just another reason to keep that six-pack up, eh guys?
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-I have become use to breaking PRs throughout prep.
-Steve N.
I smell a USP Labs review slogan! Lol seriously though I have just started a strict CKD to really get down to a low bf and my workouts are suffering to a point to where I'm already considering bagging it and adding carbs back in with AP and ReCreate (between strength loss and type of training.) The diet part of the keto diet is fine but I don't like how much I had to sacrifice with training.

I find that interesting since women are at a higher risk than men for alzheimers for some reason (and with men holding fat in exactly the above areas mentioned thats interesting. I like how they describe the fat as poison and how it oozes noxious gases into surrounding body parts. America's future is honestly in for some rough times (the health problems that will be faced in the future will be insane.) I guess the lone bright side would be if I get into personal training/opening a commercial gym I will have a wealth of clientele?
 
OCCFan023 said:
...my workouts are suffering to a point to where I'm already considering bagging it and adding carbs back in with AP and ReCreate (between strength loss and type of training.) The diet part of the keto diet is fine but I don't like how much I had to sacrifice with training.
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This is the first time I've ever experienced this kind of training (contest prep) with something other than keto nutrition, so never really had anything to compare it to until now. Always thought my strength & results were fine in prior preps, didn't understand why everyone else who utilized this approach moaned about lack of energy & loss of strength.. well, obviously now that I've taken educational course USPlabs 101, I now know the difference (there's a slogan for ya, lol)..
Seriously, not advising you one way or the other on your prep approach, but imo AP/ReCreate stack with carbs is phenomenal, and my fat loss with this approach has been the same as when I utilized strict keto format - with the added benefit of maintaining my muscle!

I like how they describe the fat as poison and how it oozes noxious gases into surrounding body parts. America's future is honestly in for some rough times (the health problems that will be faced in the future will be insane.)
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Yeah, I liked that part as well. Was a pretty informative article, and Whitmer is huge into that area of research, adipocytokines, obesity, and cognitive aging, etc. I find her pretty knowledgeable.
Here's the link if you want the full context..
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Switched up the routine a bit to set things up for final week; did shoulders/bi/tri work yesterday with abs at the end. Heavy weight was feeling good, so I stayed in the 5-8 rep range with straight sets, keeping rest periods down to 45 sec., abs at 30 sec., and utilizing only 2 exercises per bodypart. Again, not anything I'd probably recommend doing, but it was right for me.
So today I did cardio, 5 minutes light followed by 8x60 all-out sprints, followed by 15 minutes medium stride cardio. Finished up with 15 minutes posing; will have posing sessions 3x more thruout day.
Sets me up for final week. Got the diet plan nailed, w/o format set, supps all lined up, LET'S ROCK!

SUN - legs, abs, med. cardio
MON - back/bi circuit, sprints
TUE - chest/shoulders/tri circuit, abs & cardio
WED - upper body circuit, sprints
THUR - sprints only

posing every day, 4x15 minute sessions
 
Had to show off my new shirt, be bringing this out to the show with me.
Thanks USP!
 

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Just pose on stage with the shirt on, the judges won't have a choice but to make your the winner lol.

Again bro your hard work is paying off big time, looking huge.

Also the color combos on the shirt are awesome.
 
I hope everything is still getting dialed in nicely as i know it will. Good luck as we get ever closer to this competition.

I didn't get to comment on the shirt yet but does it immediately increase muscle mass shredding body fat and giving me crazy strength and some cool tattoos? :D
 
bolt10 said:
I didn't get to comment on the shirt yet but does it immediately increase muscle mass shredding body fat and giving me crazy strength and some cool tattoos? :D
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yep.. well, all except the tatts. lol.

thanks for the words bolt, you too box.

not much time to post this week, kinda busy..

gotta figure out how i'm gonna explain the $4.95/mo. charge to the credit card for the site fee to the wife..
 
I know your busy and may not have time to post but i am gonna post at least once in each of the next days til your contest as some motivation and support as things get ready! :D

I felt this quote was fitting as you have worked hard for what you are trying to accomplish:
You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must hammer and forge yourself into one.
-Henry D. Thoreau​
 
bolt10 said:
I know your busy and may not have time to post but i am gonna post at least once in each of the next days til your contest as some motivation and support as things get ready! :D

I felt this quote was fitting as you have worked hard for what you are trying to accomplish:
You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must hammer and forge yourself into one.
-Henry D. Thoreau​
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Cool of you bolt!
 
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