Mattborn00 - great work so far. Good workouts. Keep it up.
I have been having some application issues with SN. I think when you first get the bottle, it is imperative that you shake the heck out of it. If you don't, I think the liquid separates and the least viscous fluid comes out first, leaving thick goop behind. Then you get the build up around the nozzle, etc. and it gets thicker and thicker.
When applying, once it's become thick like this, it is very very sticky and stays sticky for at least an hour, maybe even 2. Which means your t-shirt will stick to it constantly.
What I've been doing is to just get some hand sanitizer. I put my dose of SN on a plastic bag, then squirt a couple pumps of hand sanitizer on top of it, and then rub it around. It applies more smoothly and penetrates a little better. It is still sticky but does not gunk up quite as much. After 10-15 minutes, I put 4 pumps of hand sanitizer on the same bag and go over everything again. You will see streaks of brown come out as you do this and I just keep rubbing until they are gone.
This method gets debris off the bag, gets more into your skin, and you REALLY feel the menthol burn when you do this. It is strong. The second hand sanitizer application is actually very cold feeling. It's pretty amazing.
Like I said, shirts still stick a little, but the goop is much less and it is a little less sticky.