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Smith_69's Getting Battle Ready with MST's Elite RagNOrok

UncleSarm said:
Yeah, but we're offended by the retraction. How about that?
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LOL.. can I fall back on that old chestnut adage "You can't please em all"?

Or does it go "You can please some of the people all of the time, and you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time" ? Or something like that. Wasn't there a twist to that saying?

.. what was I saying again?

BTW, I realize we are just fueling the fire to continue the "sit-in" hijacking of Smith_69's thread :)

Occupy Smith_69's Thread!!! (somehow it is just not as catchy as "Occupy Wallstreet") LOL

EDIT: Hmm, thought this was supposed to be the Stim-Free version of Rag.... :D

EDIT2: I did mix some of another PWO (that I had left over) in with an afternoon protein shake today since I was starting to drag, and the conference call I was on was threatening to put me to sleep. It didn't do much for me earlier, but I think it is starting to kick in. Then again I had opened the Rag container to see the look and smell of it... hmmm, wonder which one is to blame for my bouncing off the walls currently?!? :)
 
smith_69 said:
coming my good man
wife left for China this morning, kids stayed at inlaws last night and been busy getting rates for moving companies and stuff.
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Dude! You moving to China? That is awesome!! Details please. I've always wanted to go. but haven't had the opportunity yet.
 
UncleSarm said:
Dude! You moving to China? That is awesome!! Details please. I've always wanted to go. but haven't had the opportunity yet.
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Asia in the summer is ****ING HOT. It's either humid or dry depending on how far East or West you are. Cool to visit, but living there is different. I've spent a total of close to two years in different parts, so any questions let me know and I'll help out (best I can anyway).
 
UncleSarm said:
Dude! You moving to China? That is awesome!! Details please. I've always wanted to go. but haven't had the opportunity yet.
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Smith San- wait that Japanese

no, my wife goes there twice a year for work. for a week each
paris
london
chicago twice a year
dallas twice a year
atlanta once
ohio
 
sparks2012 said:
Asia in the summer is ****ING HOT. It's either humid or dry depending on how far East or West you are. Cool to visit, but living there is different. I've spent a total of close to two years in different parts, so any questions let me know and I'll help out (best I can anyway).
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wife has that jersey hair, minute she steps off the plane, Elvira LOL
 
Sparkss said:
LOL.. can I fall back on that old chestnut adage "You can't please em all"?

Or does it go "You can please some of the people all of the time, and you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time" ? Or something like that. Wasn't there a twist to that saying?

.. what was I saying again?

BTW, I realize we are just fueling the fire to continue the "sit-in" hijacking of Smith_69's thread :)

Occupy Smith_69's Thread!!! (somehow it is just not as catchy as "Occupy Wallstreet") LOL

EDIT: Hmm, thought this was supposed to be the Stim-Free version of Rag.... :D

EDIT2: I did mix some of another PWO (that I had left over) in with an afternoon protein shake today since I was starting to drag, and the conference call I was on was threatening to put me to sleep. It didn't do much for me earlier, but I think it is starting to kick in. Then again I had opened the Rag container to see the look and smell of it... hmmm, wonder which one is to blame for my bouncing off the walls currently?!? :)
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see your learning quick lol

no i didnt get the stim one, i dont like stims pre workout. but what you could do is take half serving, eat a starch before hand or simply take the full dose and hang on tight
 
yesterday was chest-

got a good workout yesterday and felt good taking a few days off.
flat bench up to 305 then back down to 225- sets of 6 reps and then 225 3 sets of 8 reps superset with db incline flies
hammer strength incline up to 115 then superset with flat db flies
low cable pulls for lower pec- 4 sets
finshed with 4 sets of dips sets 1 & 3 were normal to failure sets 2 and 4 slow on the neg to failure


today was shoulders
chest was a tad sore from yesterday !
standing military upto 205 4 reps then sets back down to 155 (4-6 reps)
shrugs in the squat rack- kiss my ass squat boys lol- up to 315 and then3 sets of 10 225 close grip shrugs
barbell raises- instead of db raises 3 sets 10 x 75
low cable crossover 3 sets of 10 40
mid cable pulls for rear delt 3 sets of 10 40

10 min of walking-

another good workout and i have passed the half way point with Rag - and im sold on this product
 
I'm offended that you're offended about me being offended!
 
smith_69 said:
yesterday was chest-

got a good workout yesterday and felt good taking a few days off.
flat bench up to 305 then back down to 225- sets of 6 reps and then 225 3 sets of 8 reps superset with db incline flies
hammer strength incline up to 115 then superset with flat db flies
low cable pulls for lower pec- 4 sets
finshed with 4 sets of dips sets 1 & 3 were normal to failure sets 2 and 4 slow on the neg to failure


today was shoulders
chest was a tad sore from yesterday !
standing military upto 205 4 reps then sets back down to 155 (4-6 reps)
shrugs in the squat rack- kiss my ass squat boys lol- up to 315 and then3 sets of 10 225 close grip shrugs
barbell raises- instead of db raises 3 sets 10 x 75
low cable crossover 3 sets of 10 40
mid cable pulls for rear delt 3 sets of 10 40

10 min of walking-

another good workout and i have passed the half way point with Rag - and im sold on this product
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Rags always been good.
 
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back day

started with t bar rows-
first pic was set 4
last pic was set 5- 8 reps each

single arm bar rows
cable rows - with a flex and pause at the contraction
lat pull downs
bent over db with a twist of at the end to really hit the rear delt

extremely focused today and wicked pump and my lats were pumped more than i can actually remember. dam good workout today
Rag is def helping
 
smith_69 said:
back day

started with t bar rows-
first pic was set 4
last pic was set 5- 8 reps each

single arm bar rows
cable rows - with a flex and pause at the contraction
lat pull downs
bent over db with a twist of at the end to really hit the rear delt
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Dayum
 
took Rag today PWO for the first time. About half way through the workout I was thinking that it gave about the same pump as my "homemade" PWO, but maybe got me there a little faster. By the end of the workout I changed that to Rag being a much better/fuller pump, including the endurance others have noted. I had probably the best chest workout since I got back into lifting, even throwing in an exercise I have not done since before my shoulder blowout. So that is a plus. Ironically I hit chest so hard that when I went to do my tri's they were pretty much wiped out and I could not hit my normal weights/reps. I had "gas left in my tank" in general, but my triceps were running on fumes LOL. I took them to failure anyways, just took less time and weight than it normally does :D but they are no less "worked" imo than after other workouts, possibly even more so.

I also noted that I had a little less vascularity compared to my old PWO, but then again I have not yet added carbs/protein to my Rag dose to make it "comparable" in those terms. If the rest of today goes well I am probably going to expedite that addition for tomorrow's workout :D (yea, I liked it that much already)

And so far no GI issues (holding my breath on that point still).

I wanted to thank Smith for this log (and Sparks for his) since they motivated/pointed me towards trying Rag.
 
5/18 was a cardio day- wanted to see what it would do and how i would feel. just treadmill with a fast walk and some stair master. I obviously didnt get an insane pump but i again felt focused during this session. I had energy and was in a positive mood which is a plus because i hate cardio.
 
5/19 bi's

switched up my routine a bit. hairygrandpa standing db curls,
spider curls with curl bar
rev forearm curls ss with straight bar curls
cable concentration curls

great pump today, Rag helps to keep the focus and the pump, man im telling you. When your arm is stretching your shirt, its awesome
hairygrandpa uses his grandkids shirts when he trains so he looks swollen lmao
 
5/20 - Full work day so again i took Rag as 12 hour days suck enough, so i wanted to stay focused and on point. No gym yesterday and will be going today for Tri's. I have a full afternoon of activities; family friend graduation and Christening later tonight.
Even though i didnt do any gym stuff, Rag was somewhat effective.
 
5/21
will hit the gym in a few and after looking at the bottle, i have a few days left. My thoughts now arent going to change in 3-4 days so I am going to give the final tomorrow.

outstanding product
 
smith_69 said:
5/19 bi's

switched up my routine a bit. hairygrandpa standing db curls,
spider curls with curl bar
rev forearm curls ss with straight bar curls
cable concentration curls

great pump today, Rag helps to keep the focus and the pump, man im telling you. When your arm is stretching your shirt, its awesome
hairygrandpa uses his grandkids shirts when he trains so he looks swollen lmao
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Lots of curls!

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You're on the right track! Put a little bit more effort in and you grow as strong as me.
 
UncleSarm said:
hairygrandpa is a schmedium, that's why shirts fit tight.
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Nah, it's not the shirt. I grow out of them every few days.
Wanna know how strong I am?
While sitting on my PC I have to breathe very shallow. If i inhale to strong the keyboard flies under my nose and stays there.
 
smith_69 said:
5/21
will hit the gym in a few and after looking at the bottle, i have a few days left. My thoughts now arent going to change in 3-4 days so I am going to give the final tomorrow.

outstanding product
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Are you going to include final gains from run?
 
UncleSarm said:
Are you going to include final gains from run?
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I didnt really pick up any large amount of "muscle" gains to speak of. Using Rag during my workout made my workouts more bearable; stamina, pumps and focus. So the gains i did have are just as valuable to me. Coming off the last cycle of Spartan, my strength pretty much stayed where it was. So that is another gain in my book.
 
smith_69 said:
I didnt really pick up any large amount of "muscle" gains to speak of. Using Rag during my workout made my workouts more bearable; stamina, pumps and focus. So the gains i did have are just as valuable to me. Coming off the last cycle of Spartan, my strength pretty much stayed where it was. So that is another gain in my book.
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So how do you rate it compared to creatine? I haven't used any workout products in years, with creatine being my go-to.
 
UncleSarm said:
So how do you rate it compared to creatine? I haven't used any workout products in years, with creatine being my go-to.
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VHS tape- Creatine

HD Digital recording- RagNOrok
 
smith_69 said:
VHS tape- Creatine

HD Digital recording- RagNOrok
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Haha. I'm probably going to include this and the shirt-stretching quote in future promos for RagNOrok! Great job as always in here, Smith!
 
jalfrey said:
Haha. I'm probably going to include this and the shirt-stretching quote in future promos for RagNOrok! Great job as always in here, Smith!
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;o)
 
5/21 was chest day- incline, flat, db flies and incline flies and finished with dips.

the only thing that i noticed is the flavor isnt as intense as it was during the first few weeks. it really isnt a big deal, so that is the only neg thing. if you want to call it that- great pump on my chest with another focused workout.
 
5/23- shoulders

hammer strength press, 5 sets of increasing wgt, then 90 lb each side super set with shurgs. just had the energy to keep going and get a great pump.
ez bar front raises- 3 sets
side lat db raises and superset with shrugs again-

killed traps and shoulders pumped big time great workout
 
smith_69 said:
5/23- shoulders

hammer strength press, 5 sets of increasing wgt, then 90 lb each side super set with shurgs. just had the energy to keep going and get a great pump.
ez bar front raises- 3 sets
side lat db raises and superset with shrugs again-

killed traps and shoulders pumped big time great workout
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Absolutely love Hammer Strength machines, bro. They feel the best and I love how they're plate-loaded. I wish all gyms had them.
 
sparks2012 said:
Absolutely love Hammer Strength machines, bro. They feel the best and I love how they're plate-loaded. I wish all gyms had them.
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Everybody loves Hammer Strength. First time I used one was probably 10 years ago, really thought they'd have taken over the gyms by now.
 
NutraChem said:
Everybody loves Hammer Strength. First time I used one was probably 10 years ago, really thought they'd have taken over the gyms by now.
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I love hammer strength too for sure. But i also love me some free weights. I do more work with a barbell than anything else
 
smith_69 said:
5/21 was chest day- incline, flat, db flies and incline flies and finished with dips.

the only thing that i noticed is the flavor isnt as intense as it was during the first few weeks. it really isnt a big deal, so that is the only neg thing. if you want to call it that- great pump on my chest with another focused workout.
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That's an interesting observation about the taste. I wonder if that's an acclimation thing or if the batch is off. Through the week, I just usually dump the scoop in my mouth and chase it so the taste is always pretty intense. helps to wake me up though!
 
jalfrey said:
That's an interesting observation about the taste. I wonder if that's an acclimation thing or if the batch is off. Through the week, I just usually dump the scoop in my mouth and chase it so the taste is always pretty intense. helps to wake me up though!
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Yeah buddy! That's how I always take pre except for this log. Trying to follow directions to a "T".
 
sparks2012 said:
Yeah buddy! That's how I always take pre except for this log. Trying to follow directions to a "T".
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Hell yeah! Pixie-stick style! I will say that you want to try it that way with Rag, be careful. It's almost as fine as instantized BCAAs so if you inhale at all before adding water, you will cough!
 
jalfrey said:
That's an interesting observation about the taste. I wonder if that's an acclimation thing or if the batch is off. Through the week, I just usually dump the scoop in my mouth and chase it so the taste is always pretty intense. helps to wake me up though!
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might give that a shot. again, it isn't completely bad or tasteless. still a great product
 
Nah, bro. I understand getting used to the taste of something or just needing something different. I really wish we made more than one flavor of Rag. As it is, I have 4-5 different PWOs in different flavors.
 
jalfrey said:
Nah, bro. I understand getting used to the taste of something or just needing something different. I really wish we made more than one flavor of Rag. As it is, I have 4-5 different PWOs in different flavors.
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I will say this and maybe this will help some when thinking what will it taste like. it isn't over powering, it isn't faint but if you wanted to drink this with Gatorade fruit punch or even orange, you still get all the benefits of the product. This allowed me to tweak flavors if I wanted
 
smith_69 said:
I will say this and maybe this will help some when thinking what will it taste like. it isn't over powering, it isn't faint but if you wanted to drink this with Gatorade fruit punch or even orange, you still get all the benefits of the product. This allowed me to tweak flavors if I wanted
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Too true. Actually, I'm going to pick up some Gatorade and try it. I wish they still made the "Rain" line of Gatorade. That would've been perfect to mix with Rag because of how light the flavouring was.
 
sparks2012 said:
Too true. Actually, I'm going to pick up some Gatorade and try it. I wish they still made the "Rain" line of Gatorade. That would've been perfect to mix with Rag because of how light the flavouring was.
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They do bro! They sell me at Walmart by me in south Florida I think you. Can find them online too
 
Alpha1agreda said:
They do bro! They sell me at Walmart by me in south Florida I think you. Can find them online too
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Ahhhh, this is what happens when I'm out of the country for years at a time! I can't even get a Baja Blast at the TacoBell's here and I have to travel 2 hours for the nearest Chipotle! Now you're telling me Gatorade Rain still exists?
 
sparks2012 said:
Ahhhh, this is what happens when I'm out of the country for years at a time! I can't even get a Baja Blast at the TacoBell's here and I have to travel 2 hours for the nearest Chipotle! Now you're telling me Gatorade Rain still exists?
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I can promise they got at least rain berry at Walmart , and then they gave the g2 but that's the no calorie one
 
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