Sean's Powerlifting Journey

If you are saturated it would take a week or so before they would go away after cessation of use, but either way sad to hear that popped up.
 
Try fasted training, lol.
 
Sort of why this old guy has been leery on using it.
 
What say you Spaniard It can be if you have pre-existing injuries. But dose away from the injuries, ie dont dose it before a bench workout if you have a bad elbow, and take joint supplements 6hrs+ away from the ARA and you'll most likely be good. I'm dosing ARA on my lower days, bum elbow, at 1.5-2g, and taking Cissus XT way later in the day. Feeling fine.

From Nomz in a diff thread ^
 
Ya I dosed my Cissus XT and Fish Oil (Aqua Red) in my meal furthest away from my workout during my use (as how I typically do it..most times I don't use Cissus).
 
I ran out of Cissus and just placed a new order about 2 hours ago here. Sucks. Oh well. My back is ****ing swole right now at least.
 
Cube Method Floor Press

Floor Press, including +60lb chain
275x3x5

OHP
115x15x4

Catbacks, Doubled Light
x15x5

Tate Press
30x15x4

A whole crap load of pullaparts using an onyx mini and EFS light band.

Eh
 
What GOOD are the x gels supposed to do. I looked them up and it said you won't gain as much muscle, need more calories, and inflammatory on the label. I was confused lol. Thanks guys.
 
CountryLiftin said:
What GOOD are the x gels supposed to do. I looked them up and it said you won't gain as much muscle, need more calories, and inflammatory on the label. I was confused lol. Thanks guys.
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That inflammation plays a large role in anabolic response to exercise. The idea is to increase that response by saturating the muscles with ARA, thus increasing the response. It is meant to be acute inflammation. Unfortunately it seems that it can cause flare ups in people with chronic inflammation. It it largely individual on the negative response. People with chronic inflammation diseases like IBS should not even try it. For many of us it is a roll of the dice. Interesting stuff none the less.
 
It's definetly a solid supplement. I noticed positive effects from it in just over a week (pumps/vascularity). My shoulder has been acting up off and on for a while though, so for me personally, it's not a good time for this supplement.
 
rob112 said:
That inflammation plays a large role in anabolic response to exercise. The idea is to increase that response by saturating the muscles with ARA, thus increasing the response. It is meant to be acute inflammation. Unfortunately it seems that it can cause flare ups in people with chronic inflammation. It it largely individual on the negative response. People with chronic inflammation diseases like IBS should not even try it. For many of us it is a roll of the dice. Interesting stuff none the less.
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So it would probably F my life up. Okay good to know. That it pretty sweet though how it works I never thought of that. I need to actually read about it but I have to be up and at work in 7 hours so I have no time now lol...

Thanks for the cliff notes.
 
CountryLiftin said:
So it would probably F my life up. Okay good to know. That it pretty sweet though how it works I never thought of that. I need to actually read about it but I have to be up and at work in 7 hours so I have no time now lol...

Thanks for the cliff notes.
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I'm not saying it's the Xgels for sure though. I'll give it some time to see if the issue subsides or not.
 
Sean1332 said:
It's definetly a solid supplement. I noticed positive effects from it in just over a week (pumps/vascularity). My shoulder has been acting up off and on for a while though, so for me personally, it's not a good time for this supplement.
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Yea man, why I only used it once. I liked it but got my discomforts. The pumps are sick!
 
CountryLiftin said:
So it would probably F my life up. Okay good to know. That it pretty sweet though how it works I never thought of that. I need to actually read about it but I have to be up and at work in 7 hours so I have no time now lol...

Thanks for the cliff notes.
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Np man
 

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Solid erectors big boy...no homo
 
It really loads them up. I've tried them before and mine screamed "WTF" along with my groin.
 
Groin wasnt too bad, but my hips are feeling pretty tight. I'm gonna hit up some extra mobility work tomorrow. Will give them another shot in the suit next week. Briefs-wise, they aren't doing too much for me conventional.
 
I've also read that the IT bands need attention too when sumo DL'ing.
 
Definitely step up the hip flexor health routine when adding in sumo pulls. The pain will come on quick. It's easy to see where those big squats come from with those beefy tenderloins, dude.
 
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only have a few reps..camera kept falling over because I'm lifting on old wooden floors..at least you can see me almost bust my as$

last rep was my widest stance

425C/225P/70F, one more meal to go

xgels are makin the elbows and shoulders ache I think, no bueno
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Nice pulls bro. I did the same trip three weeks ago during sumo as well. Lol
 
All this groin and hip talk. Gettin soft in here right quik. Lets harden this shyt up eh?



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I'll just leave this here:

For carbup while cycling carbs. Not for carbup when you're eating 300 cho everyday...

For recovery post workout (within 1-3 hours after exercising, not just one meal)):
-.75-1g carb per pound bodyweight for the most intense, longest workouts
-.5-.75g carb per pound bodyweight for lower volume work (e.g. 5x5), barbell complexes, weighted HIIT of a lengthy duration (e.g. 30 minutes KB swings)
-.1 to .25g carb per pound bodyweight for sprints, plyometrics, HIIT of a fairy long duration
-Keep protein grams to at least 50% of your carb grams PWO, but never go below 50g protein, even if you consume no carbs after workout/exercise.

So basically since you're around 205-210 you should be eating 205-210 grams of cho plus ~100 g of protein within a few hours post workout. A good half of that 205-210 cho should be simple and the other half complex. Along with any meals prior to lifting you will be hitting around 300+ cho on your heaviest days.

And since we're talking about cycling it should be noted that what I outlined is for a depletion then carbup type diet. 4-5 days you're going to be depleting then carbing up for 1-2 days. So save your heaviest days for the carbup period. This method works well for 3 day cycling as well, low/med/high x2 then refeed day 7...
 
Hmm awesome advice man. Need to plan this out. So low carb day today...then I'm squatting in the late morning and will make it a medium day possibly. Ugh math lol

You lucky you're not active duty anymore. Just had sexual assault prevention and response training for the 5th time this year
 
Sean1332 said:
Hmm awesome advice man. Need to plan this out. So low carb day today...then I'm squatting in the late morning and will make it a medium day possibly. Ugh math lol

You lucky you're not active duty anymore. Just had sexual assault prevention and response training for the 5th time this year
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I remember those classes like yesterday. We had no women so it was a huge joke to us. Then again when you have to watch a video of the Commandant yelling at you not to sexually assault each other you realize how serious the situation really is...
 
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I remember those classes like yesterday. We had no women so it was a huge joke to us. Then again when you have to watch a video of the Commandant yelling at you not to sexually assault each other you realize how serious the situation really is...
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All sexual harassment cases are going straight to flag officers now for prosecution. Gotta watch my mouth now!
 
Sean1332 said:
All sexual harassment cases are going straight to flag officers now for prosecution. Gotta watch my mouth now!
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Yeah it's getting scary now. Men aren't allows to be men. And if a woman is around at all you best be on your best manners. And never do anything alone with a female, always have a witness...
 
I'll do these and some quad/IT band/abductor mashing
 

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Keep it up and I won't ever have to get the book. Maybe I can convince one of my profs up at school to get it or one of my PTs and steal it. My advisor is a biomechanics guy he might like it.
 
Holy **** I'm 208. Last Friday I was 213/214. Same scale. Same time of day. Both in boxer shorts. I've been eating at maitenance and have been well hydrated.
 
That's good isn't it? I'm above 190 now... not sure how I feel about that. You'll be at 198 before you know it (or want it, maybe).
 
Sean1332 said:
Eh seems like too quick of a drop. Not sure what it is. So I'm eating lol
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Probably. You'll bounce back up. Especially since you are eating. I told myself after a week of vacation I couldn't have gained 5 pounds of body mass. No way in 7 days, fat or muscle or both. I have kept half of it over the past two days. I guess I know how to dirty bulk... lol
 
aceroni said:
Probably just water weight if you've been eating clean.

I'd just keep it clean man

Edit, re read your post. definitely water weight.. Don't sweat it
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Yeah I've been eating much cleaner. No more justifying eating deserts they make at work lol That and I ate an assload of asparagus last night...I didnt even think of that

3 scoopin Alphamine but I didnt think it cut that much weight so quickly. It prob helped with dropping water though
 
Sean1332 said:
Yeah I've been eating much cleaner. No more justifying eating deserts they make at work lol That and I ate an assload of asparagus last night...I didnt even think of that

3 scoopin Alphamine but I didnt think it cut that much weight so quickly. It prob helped with dropping water though
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I'd say your diet and the fact that asparagus acts like a diuretic would have more to do with that than alphamine. I lost a good ten to fifteen pounds with alphamine and I do not recall a significant water drop in the beginning (probably because my diet was already decently clean)

But I notice the biggest drop on fat and water when I stop eating grains (bread and oats) and fruits (sugar)
 
Hm true. Majority of my carb intake the past few days has been from potatoes and rice, few slices of potato bread.

Water is the culprit. I wanna be 198 by Sept, not next week lol I have some time
 
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