Strength and MASS (550 style)

[CJ_Xfit89]

Man your workouts are insane! Your stamina must be forever, super jealous. If I had your stamina I could stay on the ice for 5+ min sprinting the whole time.

lol. gift and curse.


how's the alpha hard treating ya broski?

 

[pete8407]

lol. gift and curse. how's the alpha hard treating ya broski?

So far so good. I started Monday so this is my 6th day on Hard and Mass. It probably takes a couple weeks to kick in I would think. I feel like my muscles are really dense and hard most of the day, like I carry a pump a long time. I feel like my strength is increasing slightly, I can't wait for it to be in full effect. I'm glad I got 2 bottles of each so I can really gage the products and run them together for 8 weeks. I think within the next week I should be feeling more.

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

So far so good. I started Monday so this is my 6th day on Hard and Mass. It probably takes a couple weeks to kick in I would think. I feel like my muscles are really dense and hard most of the day, like I carry a pump a long time. I feel like my strength is increasing slightly, I can't wait for it to be in full effect. I'm glad I got 2 bottles of each so I can really gage the products and run them together for 8 weeks. I think within the next week I should be feeling more.

would be fun to run Alpha Hard.

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

1st session down

going to up to 3 caps per day. 1 am 2 PM.
loving the leaning effect. noticeable difference in arms thus far.

 

[wasme]

loving the leaning effect. noticeable difference in arms thus far.

This will be a very popular effect!

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

This will be a very popular effect!

8 days in. noticeable

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

28/4/14

was just crazy today.

Strength (14 mins)
work up to 3 RM clean and jerk.
80 kg x 3

WOD (14mins)
5 clean and jerk at 60kg (80% 3RM)
15 HR push ups
5 muscle ups.

Completed 5 rounds and 20 reps (almost 6 full rounds)

Oly Lifting
power snatch & snatch (1+2) 2s 43kg
(1+2) 3s 49kg

back squat 8 reps 96kg
8 reps 106kg
6 reps 116kg
6r:2s 120kg

was pretty smashed. Try and do a muscle up. very taxing.

supps
1 scoop condense
1 scoop hemavol
4 caps creatona (yes I bought a 3rd tub as I'm enjoying it's strength retention)
8g fish oil
3 mass 550 (1 breakfast 2 dinner)

 

[bean5er]

28/4/14

was just crazy today.

Strength (14 mins)
work up to 3 RM clean and jerk.
80 kg x 3

WOD (14mins)
5 clean and jerk at 60kg (80% 3RM)
15 HR push ups
5 muscle ups.

Completed 5 rounds and 20 reps (almost 6 full rounds)

Oly Lifting
power snatch & snatch (1+2) 2s 43kg
(1+2) 3s 49kg

back squat 8 reps 96kg
8 reps 106kg
6 reps 116kg
6r:2s 120kg

was pretty smashed. Try and do a muscle up. very taxing.

supps
1 scoop condense
1 scoop hemavol
4 caps creatona (yes I bought a 3rd tub as I'm enjoying it's strength retention)
8g fish oil
3 mass 550 (1 breakfast 2 dinner)

Killer session as always chris. Muscle up are very humbling to say the least. Been a while since I've done those.

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

They are a very physically demanding movement

 

[packers6211]

Awesome workout brother! I love reading some of yalls stuff. i have to reteach me new things lol. I know what clean and jerks are but just never do them for some odd reason.

 

[snagencyV2.0]

very physically demanding

sounds like my ex-wife..

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

sounds like my ex-wife..

lol...sounds like most women

 

[JudgementDay]

Your a beast! Lots of intense training!

Awesome to see your getting leaning effects already, curious to see how 3 caps a day works for you.

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsIqclZJT6g&feature=youtube_gdata_player

pretty basic warm up OHS at 35kg.

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

29/4/14

Strength/skill

EMOM 14mins
E- 8 × 60% 1RM front squat (75kg)
O- AMRAP T2B (30 secs with 30 secs to recover)

WOD (15min cap)
21/15/9
squat clean 60kg
ring dips (strict to help strength. no kipping today)

finished as per usual way in front.
10.28 RX'D

Oly Lifting
power clean + clean (1+2) 2s 60kg
(1+2) 2s 65kg

push press 5r:4s 55kg

muscle snatch 35kg 5r
38kg 4r
40kg 3r:2s

OHS 3r:2s 35kg
3r:2s 40kg

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

supps.
1 scoop condense
1 scoop hemavol
2g ALCAR
4 MASS 550
10g fish oil
4 caps cal-mag

abs picture tomorrow with some more video footage.

 

[bean5er]

Very beastly session indeed. Looking forward to noods and vids

Yup I'm a perv

 

[gymwrenchwv]

Very beastly session indeed. Looking forward to noods and vids Yup I'm a perv

Me too. Mmmmmm.....dirty lol

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

30/4/14

Strength/skill
14 mins worked on butterfly pull ups

WOD
5RFT
10 chest to bar
20 wall balls 9kg
10 24" box jumps

time: 11.10min.

Olympic Lifting

3 position clean 1r 2s 60kg
1r 2s 65kg

Power jerk+jerk (2+1) 2s 49kg
(2+1) 2s 55kg

clean deadlift 77kg 5r 4s

front squat 6r 66 kg
6r 72kg
5r 77kg
3r 85kg
6r 77kg

cliffs

had sushi today. needed some carbs. noticing an increase in appetite. enjoying this run so far. see front squat vid below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsaRRbFCIAY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Montego1]

My head hurts converting kg to lbs...

 

[snagencyV2.0]

My head hurts converting kg to lbs...

yeah I feel ya...doubling the KG number you see to get you a ruff LB estimate is pretty damn tough..
damn freaking multiplication tables anyway

 

[Montego1]

yeah I feel ya...doubling the KG number you see to get you a ruff LB estimate is pretty damn tough..
damn freaking multiplication tables anyway

I only add by 45 at a time

 

[bean5er]

30/4/14

Strength/skill
14 mins worked on butterfly pull ups

WOD
5RFT
10 chest to bar
20 wall balls 9kg
10 24" box jumps

time: 11.10min.

Olympic Lifting

3 position clean 1r 2s 60kg
1r 2s 65kg

Power jerk+jerk (2+1) 2s 49kg
(2+1) 2s 55kg

clean deadlift 77kg 5r 4s

front squat 6r 66 kg
6r 72kg
5r 77kg
3r 85kg
6r 77kg

cliffs

had sushi today. needed some carbs. noticing an increase in appetite. enjoying this run so far. see front squat vid below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsaRRbFCIAY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Cool video chris very good work.

I'm going yo be having sushi this weekend I cannot wait.

yeah I feel ya...doubling the KG number you see to get you a ruff LB estimate is pretty damn tough..
damn freaking multiplication tables anyway

Lmao

I only add by 45 at a time

I like this as well

 

[wasme]

On the other hand.. I understand the KG, without issue

Sushi on tap this weekend for me too.

Nice session Chris.

 

[Montego1]

I could go for an entire sushi menu right now.....The whole menu....

 

[snagencyV2.0]

On the other hand.. I understand the KG, without issue

one of the (only?) plusses of being a Canadian, when discussing these more common international units of measurement..

I could go for an entire sushi menu right now.....The whole menu....

stop that

:hitwithrock:

 

[Montego1]

one of the (only?) plusses of being a Canadian, when discussing these more common international units of measurement..

stop that

:hitwithrock:

Good thing I carb tonight

 

[Montego1]

Good thing I carb tonight

Wait that's tomorrow...gd it. Talk about a kick in the nuts.

 

[JudgementDay]

Another tough session! Great vid.

On the other hand.. I understand the KG, without issue
.

It's a Canadian thing

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

1/5/14

triple WOD this morning. hit a farking HUGE PR

 

[snagencyV2.0]

1/5/14

triple WOD this morning. hit a farking HUGE PR

waiting to hear details.... opcorn:

 

[bean5er]

You are eating a lot of popcorn this evening ^^^^^

 

[wasme]

You are eating a lot of popcorn this evening ^^^^^

Dude's gunna get all soft... :stups:

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

How about 100kg lunges? 4 sets of 10 worth...

I'm talking controlled knee to ground lunges.

that big weight?

my old 10 rep max was 70kg

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

1.5.14

Strength
10-10-10-10
forward lunges using front rack
100kg (225lbs) x 4 sets x 10 reps

14mins to complete


WOD: (16mins)
"Legless"
3RFT

30m O/H walking lunges with 20kg plate (overhead)
50 air squats
25 supermans with 1 sec pause at top

12:32mins. and just when I thought it couldn't get worse, as you all know I'm prepping for regionals, I had to do a second WOD 5 minutes after compromising of:

3RFT
30 strict press @ 40kg
30 GHD sit ups
20 hollow rocks

12:02 mins


Oly Lifting

3 position snatch (2r) 40kg
(2r) 45kg

Good morning 6r:3s 45kg focus on eccentric loading of the hammies






THERE YOU GO. 3 workouts back to back in 75 minutes.

legs and ass is pretty sore and fatigued and I'm sure I will be feeling it tomorrow.

Supps:
1 whey shake (4pm - muscle pharm Combat)
8g fish oil
4 MASS 550 (4 is the optimal dosing I have found) appetite is controlled but still there. Leaning effects are there and the strength and aggression has been great. so far another winner.

Only caveat is the price and to dose optimally, you would need 3 bottles as I think that the best effects would occur just after a 4 week period with continued use so 6 weeks would be pretty freakin' sweat to run this at with 4 caps per day.

1 scoop condense
1 scoop hemavol
4 caps creatona.


BTW... I can't find Max Pump anywhere. Please don't tell me its been discontinued.

 

[snagencyV2.0]

Dude's gunna get all soft... :stups:

bahahhaaaaa never
(doctor oz did say today tho that popcorn causes cancer...hmmm maybe I better stop indeed)

How about 100kg lunges? 4 sets of 10 worth...

I'm talking controlled knee to ground lunges.

that big weight?

my old 10 rep max was 70kg

that is pretty damn tall - actually, ridiculously tall
hella work bro

BTW... I can't find Max Pump anywhere. Please don't tell me its been discontinued.

nutra made the decision to stop carrying this awhile back, but it is still available everywhere else to my knowledge, inc these guys right here

Finaflex (redefine Nutrition) Max Pump - Nutri-Verse.com

 

[RegisterJr]

I always knew popcorn was deadly.

 

[bean5er]

How about 100kg lunges? 4 sets of 10 worth...

I'm talking controlled knee to ground lunges.

that big weight?

my old 10 rep max was 70kg

Fawk yes it is chris!! We did suicide lunges on the bball court In college but not that heavy.

Great feedback on the MASS 550

 

[wasme]

Powerful Chris. These workouts you are putting in...wear me out just reading them.

Sounds like 4 caps a day is your sweet spot. Versatile product as 2 seems to suit many as well.

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

Powerful Chris. These workouts you are putting in...wear me out just reading them.

Sounds like 4 caps a day is your sweet spot. Versatile product as 2 seems to suit many as well.

i could get away with 2 but the effects at 4 are just too good to go back to 2.

 

[gymwrenchwv]

i could get away with 2 but the effects at 4 are just too good to go back to 2.

Sounds tempting to make the switch. I'm still seeing noticeable differences at 2 though. However I def see increasing the intake in the future

 

[RegisterJr]

Sounds tempting to make the switch. I'm still seeing noticeable differences at 2 though. However I def see increasing the intake in the future

If you increase to four, you might want to invest in a bail bondsman.

 

[gymwrenchwv]

If you increase to four, you might want to invest in a bail bondsman.

Hahahahahaha......Hahahahaha

 

[wasme]

Sounds tempting to make the switch. I'm still seeing noticeable differences at 2 though. However I def see increasing the intake in the future

While your seeing changes and noticing results, I'd keep your dosing as is. That said, it is always fun to play with a higher dosing just to see the extra benefits.


...nice one Thomas, lol

 

[Montego1]

I would absolutely keep the dose at two a day.

IMO the entire month at two caps will probably produce more noticeable body composition changes then a higher dose for a shorter time.

Body comp takes time

 

[gymwrenchwv]

And I agree 100%. If I do make the jump it will only be weeks 5-6 when I run the second bottle. I'm seeing results at 2. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[wasme]

I would absolutely keep the dose at two a day.

IMO the entire month at two caps will probably produce more noticeable body composition changes then a higher dose for a shorter time.

Body comp takes time

Yes, I was only suggesting the fun in playing with dosing - if going 6-12 weeks. But as mentioned, if it is working at 2, why change it.

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

Just a lazy 450lb deadlift today.

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

Yes, I was only suggesting the fun in playing with dosing - if going 6-12 weeks. But as mentioned, if it is working at 2, why change it.

whilst I do agree I like the 4 caps a day. 2 caps per day does work BUT 4 caps is just too good to go back down!

I will most likely run this again in about 3 months just before spring along with some recompadrol.

I understand body comp is a slow process but why not use something to "speed" it up? Just sayin

 

[CJ_Xfit89]

200kg