The Female Terminator Chronicles

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Rosie
I bet I have read somewhere near a million different logs. Yours is BY FAR the most complete. Great job.

Chris
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Thanks, Chris...You read the WHOLE thing? That would have been SOME mission (and you will note that I am not as detailed as I was when I first started logging)...Hopefully it helps in re information re effects, etc. of the different supplements that I use and have used.
 
Day 268

0730 - Boxing 30 mins.


Focus and Motivation: Very focused while I was still on a sugar high, LOL...Motivation came later in the day, when I got a HUGE reality check :( (no more denial time now)...

Mental Performance: Alert and focused since woke up (slept ~1600-2351 last 'night'). Had a bit of a crash coming down off my sugar high mid-morining, picking right back up again early afternoon. Read until I was so tired that my eyes closed and passed out on the couch at ~1630...

Strength: N/A.

Endurance: Good.

Recovery: Actually feeling yesterday's session re chest. Recovery has been slower than usual, and that is because I am not using IGF-2 (really looking forward to being back on it again; I have never been so long withOUT it!)...

Appetite: Ok.

Stress: High.

Libido: None.

Immune System: Migraines becoming more pronounced every time I wake, but nothing out of the ordinary.
 
Day 269

0632 - HIIT Run:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 24 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 5 min jogging

0658 - Stretch 21 min.

0730 - Full-Body (30 sec recovery between sets):
1. BB Back Squat 2 x 40, 20
2. BB Romanian Deadlift 2 x 20
3. BB Bent Over Row 2 x 20, 10
4. Flat BB Bench Press 2 x 20, 10
5. BB Clean and Press 2 x 20, 10
6. Weighted Dips 2 x 10
7. E-Z Bar Bicep Curls 2 x 20
8. Abs 2 x [a. deadbug x 10, b. weighted crunch x 10, c. reverse curl (on floor) x 10, d. bicycle x 20, e. side plank x 30 sec]


Focus and Motivation: As focused as could be when training...Motivation was high; I was looking to make myself HURT (hence the higher weights used (although not as many reps as I had planned - 2 x 40, 20 each exercise - was done); improvised...

Mental Performance: Am determined NOT to fall asleep or pass out this afternoon until I am READY and PLANNING on going to bed (got to get back into my regular schedule somehow and if I have to force a couple of 'tired' days then I WILL)...

Strength: Fine.

Endurance: Fine.

Recovery: Feeling my legs during the HIIT Run, but ignoring them and pushing on...Hamstrings quite tight during resistance training and feeling them PAINFUL during second set of BB BS...Whole body still aches, but that's normal after not training as much as I normally would and getting back into it again...

Appetite: Fine.

Stress: High.

Libido: None.

Immune System: Fine.
 
Day 270

0539 - Gazelle 20 min.

0600 - Stretch 22 min.

0643 - Arms/Abs (1 min recovery between supersets):
Superset A -
1. Weighted Dips 4 x 12
2. Close-Grip BB Bicep Curl 4 x 6
Superset B -
3. Flat Close-Grip BB Bench Press 4 x 6
4. Zottoman Curls 4 x 12
Superset C -
5. Overhead Rope Tricep Extension (right/left foot forward) 4 x 12
6. Incline Bicep Curls 4 x 12
Superset D -
7. Rope Tricep Push-Down 2 x 15
8. E-Z Bar Bicep Curls 2 x 21s
Triset -
9. Rope Crunch 1 x 50
10. Knee-Ins (on floor) 1 x 50
11. Plank 1 x 1 min


Focus and Motivation: Focus was definitely there; seems that the less sleep I have (only had 3.5 hours sleep) the more focused I am (and the more energetic)...Motivation high...

Mental Performance: Fired up and ready to go. Barely faltering all day, despite every time I get up from a sitting or lying position I get dizzy and almost feel like falling over or losing balance...

Strength: Good.

Endurance: Excellent.

Recovery: Still feeling my hamstrings a little from the last few days. Recovery pretty decent, though...

Appetite: Fine.

Stress: High.

Libido: Some.

Immune System: Feeling fine.
 
Riding the White Raspberry Wave of White Flood

Controlled Labs has been very generous in sponsoring me with a tub of the newest flavour of White Flood for the next 3 weeks, as I get back into my regular daily and training schedule.


GOAL

The goal from the start of last week has not changed.I have been struggling quite a lot with fatigue since I have been in the US. That, on top of supplement choices, has affected my training, and I have not been training even close to Maintenance level. In turn this has led to a change in body composition, which is unacceptable. Over the next 5-8 weeks I am going to get back to the 8% bodyfat that I arrived with...


BODY STATISTICS

Height: 156.6 cm (i.e. 5'1.7")
Mass: 53.81 kg (i.e. 118.4 lb)


FITNESS STATISTICS

Resting Heart Rate: 30 beats per minute
Maximum Heart Rate: 206 beats per minute


DIET

I use a calorie/CHO cycling method, but no specific diet as such, as I listen to my body. Therefore macronutrient ratios and amount of calories (anywhere from 1800 to 4000+ cal/day) will change on a day-to-day basis. CHO sources are primarily from fruit (especially apples and bananas) and berries (especially blueberries and raspberries), oats, basmati rice, kumara and potatoes. Protein sources are from protein powder, tofu, cottage cheese, tuna, chicken, beef, salmon, turkey, buffalo, egg whites and seafood. Fat sources are from fish oil, flaxseed oil, natural peanut butter, nuts and seeds (i.e. almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds).


SUPPLEMENTS

Preworkout
White Flood - 2 scoops 30-45 min pre-resistance training (or pre-cardio, if no resistance training that day)
RPM - 2 caps 60 min pre-resistance training (or pre-cardio, if no resistance training that day)

Creatine
Cre-02 - 3 caps 120 min pre-resistance training (~60 min pre-cardio)

Multivitamin/Antioxidants
Complete-Balance - 2 caps post-breakfast.
Bio-Mend - 2 caps post-breakfast.

Good Fats
Omega-Essentials - 2 caps post-breakfast.

Protein/BCAAs
Combat Powder - 1 scoop with breakfast.
BC+EAA - 3 scoops with mid-morning meal and 3 scoops with mid-afternoon meal.

Joints
OsteoSport - 4 caps first thing.

Sleep
Lipotrophin-PM - 2 caps first thing and 2 caps pre-bed.

Fat Loss Stack
DCP - 2 caps first thing, 2 caps pre-lunch, 2 caps pre-dinner, and 1 cap pre-bed.
AlphaBurn - 1 cap first thing and 1 cap 6-8 hours later.
Suppress C - 2 pumps post-am shower and 2 pumps post-pm shower.
Sustain Alpha - 5 pumps post-am shower (5 days on, 2 days off).


TRAINING

Resistance Training

4-5 sessions per week. The aim is for 5 sessions per week, but it's fine if I only 4 get done. I haven't assigned resistance sessions to a particular day of the week; instead they are done in the order Day 1 to Day 4/5 each week, with recovery days between sessions as my body sees fit. My resistance training varies week by week re exercises and order, sets and reps, always striving to increase weights/strength, and continually progress.

Day 1 - Shoulders/Hamstrings
Day 2 - Back/Chest
Day 3 - Full-Body*
Day 4 - Arms/Abs
Day 5 - Full-Body*

* One of the Full-Body sessions will be high rep.

Cardio

3 x HIIT sessions per week
3-4 x steady-state 20-30 min sessions per week
2-4 x 20-30 min sessions per week (whatever day I feel like, done either post-weights or pm)

Stretching

6-7 x 20-30 min sessions (usually after am cardio session)

Note that for any given week training can be changed and adapted, based on how I am feeling.


DAILY COMMENTS

I am primarily assessing and commenting on the effects of White Flood, as well as the effects of Cre-02, AlphaBurn, Suppress-C, and Sustain Alpha...

Motivation
Focus and Stamina
Energy
Endurance
Strength
Explosiveness and Power
Pumps and Vascularity
Recovery
Body Composition
Appetite
Stress
Libido
Immune System
Other Effects


My first session with White Flood was this morning...
 
Initial Impressions

White Flood (White Raspberry Flavour)

Smell: 9.5/10. As soon as I opened the tub the scent of magnolias filled my senses. There was the faintest hint of raspberry, but to me it was predominantly floral (um, WTF???). The scent was gorgeous and made me look forward to trying it!

Taste: 8/10. White Flood in White Raspberry tastes exactly like raspberry sorbet. The taste is strong. However, there IS another taste underneath the raspberry that hit about halfway through consumption and it is NOT pleasant.

Solubility: 10/10. As soon as I added the powder to water it almost instantly dissolved. On shaking there was no trace of the powder and no clumps or excess was left in the water or on the bottom of the shaker.

Texture: 10/10. Like fruit juice diluted with water.

Other Effects: 5/10. I started out using 2 scoops as opposed to the recommend half scoop for the first usage, as I am usually ok with most products, and even the 'stronger' products that have recommended starting out at less than full-dosage have not affected me, so I just went straight ahead with White Flood from the start...I have experienced Beta-Alanine tingles before, but they have never been as strong as what I got from the White Flood. They started ~10 minutes after dosing and lasted for a good 50-60 minutes once they started. The tingles were pretty bad in my face and ears (which I have never felt them in before). I felt like my face was burning up and it became a little more flushed than the usual ruddiness from exercise.
 
Day 271 - Day 1 of White Flood

0539 - HIIT Run:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 4 min jogging

0550 - Stretch 4 min.

0601 - Shoulders/Hamstrings (1 min recovery between supersets/sets):
Superset A -
1. BB Clean and Press 4 x 8
2. DB Lateral Raise 4 x 12
3. BB Military Press 4 x 12, 10, 8, 6
Superset B -
4. DB Shoulder Press 4 x 8
5. Incline DB Rear Raise 4 x 12
Superset C -
6. Leg Curls 4 x 12
7. BB Good Mornings 4 x 12

0656 - Stepper 20 min.

0735 - Stretch 16 min.


Motivation: HIGHLY motivated. First day in a new gym as well (although I will still train sometimes in the gym in the basement). HAD to be, to do post-weights cardio the way I was feeling...

Focus and Stamina: Complete focus during training. Despite my heart feeling like it was trying to jump out of my chest and causing extreme shortness of breath and some small pain after BB Clean and Press sets and at other times during resistance training I shook my head, gritted my teeth and kept focused!...Stamina was fine...

Energy: I actually did NOT feel as though I had a lot of energy for training this morning (I passed out early last night again and slept for ~7 hours; and as mentioned previously, anything more than 4-5 hours sleep and I am not as functional), but I managed to "just keep going like the Energizer Bunny" (as has been said to me on numerous occasions before)...

Endurance: Excellent.

Strength: First time in a new gym means getting used to the weights there, etc. (since they all differ slightly) and finding where I was at. I kept finding that I was actually underestimating what I was capable of, even though it was often LESS than what I HAVE been using when I HAVE trained over the last few weeks!

Explosiveness and Power: First effort during HIIT was out of the blocks, full speed ahead...Only my BB Clean and Press was about power in resistance training...

Pumps and Vascularity: Got a massive pump in legs and shoulders during training...Vascularity was pretty badass...

Recovery: Recovery has been slow. Still feeling my hamstrings quite a bit (and the leg curl did not help today; PAIN!) since those BB Back Squats two days ago. Walked VERY slowly home and hamstrings have been tender walking all day. Feeling quite shattered as well (and looking it).

Body Composition: Softer than I want, but still seeing definition.

Appetite: Not much am. Ravenous pm.

Stress: HIGH.

Libido: Some.

Immune System: I feel like my glands are up slightly and my throat and neck have been sore the last couple of days on waking. Think I am having a mild reaction from one of the vaccinations I had to have last week...

Other Effects: I have experienced Beta-Alanine tingles before, but they have never been as strong as what I got from the White Flood. They started ~10 minutes after dosing and lasted for a good 50-60 minutes once they started. The tingles were pretty bad in my face and ears (which I have never felt them in before). I felt like my face was burning up and it became a little more flushed than the usual ruddiness from exercise...During resistance training my heart was beating so hard and fast during and after some exercises it was hurting and felt like it was trying to jump out of my chest and I was having a hard time breathing. NOT happy (nor pleasant)...
 
Guejsn said:
During resistance training my heart was beating so hard and fast during and after some exercises it was hurting and felt like it was trying to jump out of my chest and I was having a hard time breathing. NOT happy (nor pleasant)...
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I've woken up some mornings like that before, it's not nice! :puppy_dog_eyes:
 
Chub said:
I've woken up some mornings like that before, it's not nice! :puppy_dog_eyes:
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No. Going to change, though!!!


MC Gun said:
This is one serious log l just started reading well done.
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I try and make it as detailed as possible. Slacked off a little my first couple of months over here, but getting back into it as usual again :D


STPlover said:
Very detailed. Whats keeps jumping out at me is NO libido, and HIGH stress.
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Cheers...I am pretty much ALWAYS highly stressed; that's just how I am...Libido changes day to day and DURING the day as well. Sometimes I may have had high points during the day, but I just put a general overview of the day there. Just depends on what mood I am in also when writing up my daily update...Note that my stress levels do NOT affect my libido...
 
Day 272

0912 - 1 mile Run.

0927 - Back/Chest (1 min recovery between alternate sets):
Alternate Set A -
1. Close-Grip Pull-Ups 4 x 8, 6, 6, 2
2. Flat BB Bench Press 4 x 6
Alternate Set B -
3. BB Deadlifts 4 x 4, 6, 6, 6
4. Incline DB Bench Press 4 x 10
Alternate Set C -
5. BB Bent Over Row 4 x 4
6. Push-Ups (feet on bench, hands on DB) 4 x 12

1021 - Spin Bike:
20 min @ 100-102 rpm

1058 - Stretch 22 min.


Motivation: Exercise was the LAST thing I felt like this morning when I woke up; but I went to the gym anyway and just did it (as I should); training IS going to be the FIRST thing of EVERY day!

Focus and Stamina: Definitely focused, although getting quite heady while lifting, because of the effort and also because there is poor air conditioning and I get overheated easily...Stamina fine; time passed quickly...

Energy: Whole body ached all over on waking and did not have the energy to be FAST. Had the energy to do it at a steady pace and just keep going...

Endurance: Excellent.

Strength: FAR from ok with Pull-Ups; I am going to have to work my way BACK up AGAIN (that's the SECOND time this year I've had to do it!) to what I was doing (I'm also heavier than I was, so...) Everything else was fine...

Explosiveness and Power: There...

Pumps and Vascularity: Wasn't doing the reps for a pump...Vascularity on the other hand, was strong, with knots all through my arms...

Recovery: Legs are fine now...Feeling upper traps (since waking)...It will be the fifth day in a row in the gym tomorrow; be interesting to see how I feel after THAT!

Body Composition: Working on it...

Appetite: I have been preoccupied most of the day when not training, and meals have been further apart than usual.

Stress: HIGH.

Libido: Preoccupied...

Immune System: Slight sore throat on waking. Otherwise ok...

Other Effects: Unlike yesterday I did NOT get strong Beta-Alanine tingles today, and I did not experience them until I was on the spin bike and it was 98 minutes after I took my White Flood. They didn't last long either, only ~20 minutes and were so mild...Tight chest and shortness of breath did NOT occur in the gym today...Walking home from the gym I almost threw up (but squashed it down), which is saying SOMEthing (either about the intensity I was working at or getting back into it), since I do NOT throw up (I can count the amount of times I have in my lifetime on one hand, and even putting a finger down my throat canNOT induce vomiting!)...I LOVED the smell of the White Flood yesterday, but today it seemed even BETTER and it's honestly the best smelling supplement that I have ever used and I almost felt like just sniffing it and siffing it for the scent, LOL :D
 
Day 273

1105 - HIIT Run:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 24 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 1 x 1 min effort
d. 5 min jogging

1130 - Stretch 22 min.

1158 - Full-Body (1 min recovery between rounds):
3 rounds -
1. BB Good Mornings x 10
2. Wide-Grip Lat Pull-Down x 10
3. Push-Ups (feet on bench, hands on DB) x 10
4. BB Military Press x 10
5. Lateral Raise x 10
6. Weighted Dips x 10
7. E-Z Bar Bicep Curls x 10
8. Weighted Crunch x 10
9. Deadbug with 25lb plate x 10
10. Double Straight Leg Raise (on bench) x 10
11. Plank x 1 min


Motivation: Although my body ached from the last few days' training I got up (albeit later; I was STILL awake at 0400 (fell asleep not long after) but would have been dangerous to train feeling as I was) and did it and pushed myself!

Focus and Stamina: Focused 100%...Stamina there (no need to do a second cardio after HIIT AND Full-Body)...

Energy: Energy was steady...

Endurance: Excellent.

Strength: This session was not about strength...

Explosiveness and Power: Fine...

Pumps and Vascularity: Had a pump from the time I finished my HIIT Run (which is interesting, considering HIIT does NOT usually give a pump anywhere, let alone ARMS!) Pump continued during resistance training...Vascularity strong...

Recovery: Arms and Chest ache from the last couple of days (also been 5 days in a row resistance training in the last 7 weeks, so that's playing a part in the DOMS as well)...Feeling pretty ok though...

Body Composition: Looked ok...

Appetite: Have hardly thought about food all day and not been particularly hungry either (rather eating when I have to because I need to and not because I want to...)

Stress: Stressed am and afternoon; not as much pm...Going away for a couple of days, so going to RELAX and ENJOY myself!

Libido: Going to be going at a hundred miles an hour soon...

Immune System: Slight ache in neck, but nothing more...

Other Effects: Experienced the Beta-Alanine tingles 8 minutes after dosing White Flood today. Again they were mild and only lasted ~10 minutes...Did my resistance session 60 minutes post-dose as well, just to see what difference (if any) having it 60 min pre-weights made (since I have the last two days had it 45 min pre-weights). Didn't notice any difference...
 
Day 274

This week's Day OFF...Because it is a Day Off I am NOT using White Flood today...


Motivation: Still >100% motivated. It's good, being back into the swing of things...

Focus and Stamina: Focus is there...

Energy: Energy has been ok since I got up at 0515, despite being shattered last night and not falling asleep until close to 0200 this morning...

Endurance: N/A.

Strength: N/A.

Explosiveness and Power: N/A.

Pumps and Vascularity: It barely takes me waving my arms around to get a pump in them (WTF???)...Vascularity good...

Recovery: I ache all over from training over the last 5 days (DOMS is to be expected, especially getting back into it after what feels like forever 'off'). Arms feel the worst.

Body Composition and Look: Definitely look (and feel) better when I am doing 4-5 resistance training sessions...I am noticing that my muscles are back to being hard almost all the time as well (love that).

Appetite: When I need to.

Stress: Some areas calm and relaxed; going to enjoy the waterpark and themepark at Mount Olympus this afternoon (will be my first rollercoaster ride!)...Some areas the needle is beeping red off the radar...

Libido: There...

Immune System: Woke with a stuffy nose and sore throat and burning eyes, but these are not effects of vaccinations, but from the chlorine in the whirlpool...

Other Effects: None.
 
Woohoo your first roller coaster ride!! I love those, all of them!

Glad things are going so well, enjoy your day !
 
crader said:
Woohoo your first roller coaster ride!! I love those, all of them!

Glad things are going so well, enjoy your day !
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It was definitely an experience that's for sure! I had fun :wiggle:

Thanks, Christine :)
 
Day 275

Did not use White Flood today either...However, HAVE been using 1 cap of Cre-02 15-30 minutes pre-meals 2-3 times daily on non-resistance training days...


Motivation: There more than ever...

Focus and Stamina: Focused I was this morning...Spent the afternoon and evening passing in and out of sleep...

Energy: Energy was there this morning...Feeling exhausted after walk (er...)

Endurance: N/A.

Strength: N/A.

Explosiveness and Power: N/A.

Pumps and Vascularity: My triceps have had a constant pump in them for a few days now and it hurts so much that I can barely move my arms and is NOT pleasant at all...Vascularity the usual...

Recovery: Not sure if it is poor recovery or something else, but the DOMS in arms (with pump) is NOT fun...

Body Composition and Look: Muscles harder and starting to get back that definition..Triceps have gained size (this is especially noticeable in right side, which looks a lot bigger than my left; wonder why).

Appetite: BIG meals today...

Stress: Had high and low moments throughout the day...

Libido: There...

Immune System: Each time I have woken today I have had a sore throat, aching neck, burning and bloodshot eyes, barely wanting to move. I am getting a reaction from one (or some) of the vaccinations I had last week (reactions start and last anywhere from the first few days to 12 weeks, so hopefully it's not long)...

Other Effects: Aside from the weird constant tricep pump, none.
 
Day 276

Because of the circumstances had another day OFF (you can be sure that from now on I will be only having ONE day off a week, if that!)


Motivation: Still there...

Focus and Stamina: Focused all day...

Energy: Some energy today...Bit lethargic afternoon...

Endurance: N/A.

Strength: N/A.

Explosiveness and Power: N/A.

Pumps and Vascularity: Pump subsided slightly in the evening, although still painful in the morning...Vascularity good...

Recovery: Starting to feel a little better (triceps and arms still hurt am)...

Body Composition and Look: Haven't been drinking as much as I usually would over the last 3 days and it has caused me to retain a bit of water (I need to be drinking over a galleon a day, else it does that).

Appetite: Fine.

Stress: Some...

Libido: There...

Immune System: Sore neck and red eyes on waking. Aside from that not a lot...

Other Effects: N/A.
 
Day 277

0917 - HIIT Run:
a. 4 min jogging
2. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 1 x 1 min effort
d. 8 min jogging

0940 - Stretch 20 min.

1008 - Arms/Abs (1 min recovery between supersets. no recovery between trisets):
Superset A -
1. Weighted Dips 4 x 12
2. Close-Grip BB Bicep Curl 4 x 8, 7, 6, 5
Superset B -
3. Flat Close-Grip BB Bench Press 4 x 6, 5, 4, 4
4. Zottoman Curls 4 x 12
Superset C -
5. Overhead Rope Cable Tricep Extension 4 x 12
6. Incline Bicep Curl 4 x 12
Superset D -
7. Rope Tricep Push-Down 2 x 12
8. E-Z Bar Bicep Curls 2 x 21s
Triset -
9. Rope Crunch 1 x 50
10. Knee-Ins (on floor) 1 x 50
11. Plank x 1 min

1057 - Gazelle 20 min.


Motivation: Definitely there (especially feeling how uncomfortable I am while exercising; I want to be lean and fit again)...

Focus and Stamina: Focus right on all day...Stamina there...

Energy: Had fresh, bright energy today. HIIT Run was awesome, as was cooler today, and was perfect for me, energizing me the air...

Endurance: Excellent.

Strength: I did the same exercises and similar rep range as last week for this session. However weights for all exericses in Supersets A and B were quite a bit more than last week.

Explosiveness and Power: Not an explosive nor powerful session re exercises (and not trying to be either).

Pumps and Vascularity: Pump came on strong during resistance training...Vascularity was good...

Recovery: Felt fresh as during HIIT Run...Resistance training did not suffer...And felt great during post-weights cardio (I am used to the Gazelle now)...

Body Composition and Look: Still holding a little subcutaneous water.

Appetite: Normal.

Stress: I got told that I am not frowning as often as I was...

Libido: There...

Immune System: Just stiffness and dry throat on waking...

Other Effects: I did NOT experience ANY Beta-Alanine tingles today at all...No nausea or feeling like throwing up...Tricep pump has subsided now and not painful as it was...
 
Day 278

This week's Day OFF (all these days off in a row are enough to make my head SPIN; it wasn't so long ago that I would barely have 1-2 weeks off over a whole YEAR!)


Motivation: There...

Focus and Stamina: Focused all day, especially since highly stressed and tense...

Energy: Neither here nor there during the day. Lots of nervous energy come pm that would have benefited from a good beating...

Endurance: N/A.

Strength: N/A.

Explosiveness and Power: N/A.

Pumps and Vascularity: Pump in triceps returned late afternoon, but not painful like last time. Had painful back pumps on left side (odd), though...Vascularity fine...

Recovery: Felt recovered from the week before, aside from the fact that I slept longer than usual...

Body Composition and Look: Feeling bloated and puffy and water retentive (???)

Appetite: Good. Fine.

Stress: Off the radar today...

Libido: Couldn't do anything about it...

Immune System: Feels like I have a head cold, when I know for a fact that I do NOT...

Other Effects: No White Flood use today, as no training...
 
Day 279

0558 - HIIT Run:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 4 min jogging

0617 - Stretch 20 min.

0707 - Shoulders/Hamstrings (1 min recovery between supersets/sets):
Superset A -
1. BB Clean and Press 4 x 8
2. DB Lateral Raise 4 x 12
3. BB Military Press 4 x 12, 12, 10, 10
Superset B -
4. DB Shoulder Press 4 x 12
5. Incline DB Rear Raise 4 x 12
Superset C -
6. Leg Curls 4 x 12
7. BB Good Mornings 4 x 12

0801 - Treadmill:
a. 2 x 1 min effort @ 3.75 min/km / 30 sec rest
b. 3 x 30 sec effort @ 3.75 min/km / 1 min rest
c. 4 x 1 min effort @ 3.75 min/km / 1 min rest
d. 1 x 30 sec @ 4.17 min/km


Motivation: Training was the LAST thing I felt like doing when I woke up this morning (and as it was, I got up an hour later than planned - I am changing my waking time to 0345 instead of 0315 from now on, with 0445 being the LASTEST acceptable time for getting up!), but I did it because I know what I want and can see that the end goal achievement is easily within my grasp...

Focus and Stamina: Despite a few moments during resistance training when I got lightheaded, kept my focus...Stamina there...

Energy: Felt completely SMASHED during resistance training...

Endurance: Excellent.

Strength: I did better than last week, with either weight or reps, so good.

Explosiveness and Power: The only exercise that was really explosive was the BB Clean and Press; and I was breathing heavily between reps.

Pumps and Vascularity: Pump started during HIIT Run, in my anterior deltoids. It intensified during resistance training; appearing in triceps as well...Vascularity started coming out more during BB Military Press...

Recovery: Ok, I guess. The Treadmill after my resistance session was an effort and then some, but didn't fall off the treadmill or land on my face...

Body Composition and Look: Still feeling like I am holding water (what's up with that? I'm drinking enough and there's NO other reason for it)...

Appetite: It will be as I must.

Stress: Still high...

Libido: It's still early yet, but it will probably have a few high points throughout the day...

Immune System: Woke all bloodshot eyes and tired...

Other Effects: Felt the Beta-Alanine tingles today; they started ~40 minutes after dosing it, and instead of being on my face and ears, I felt them all over my legs and glutes and down my arms, which was weird. Not a strong tingle like it was the first time I used White Flood, but different, nonetheless...
 
Day 280 - Day 10 of White Flood

1008 - HIIT Run:
a. 5 min jogging
b. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 5 min jogging
d. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
e. 5 min jogging

1041 - Stretch 24 min.


Motivation: Motivated enough to do a cardio session (and make it intense to make up for the lack of resistance session)...

Focus and Stamina: Focus there some. Quite tired and distracted, though...Stamina ok...

Energy: Not a lot. Highly stressed, which is not helping things (then again, the best way for me to relieve my stress is through hard training sessions, and when I don't have the energy or don't get them in, it INcreases the stress)...

Endurance: Fine.

Strength: N/A.

Explosiveness and Power: N/A.

Pumps and Vascularity: Pump in anterior delts during and after HIIT Run (what is with the getting pumps during CARDIO???)...Vascularity as normal...

Recovery: Not so great. My hamstrings are definitely feeling yesterday's session (I so miss my IGF-2; NOTHING gives me recovery like that does!) So painful come the afternoon that could barely walk without extreme pain (doing the HIIT Run after yesterday's HIIT Run, resistance session, and treadmill didn't help, either)...

Body Composition and Look: Still holding water and looking a little puffy and feeling rather UNcomfortable...

Appetite: "I've never seen anyone eat like you" is something that I get told OFTEN!

Stress: Out of the ballpark...

Libido: There was a moment in the morning, but the frustration and stress is having the opposite effect than usual, rendering it nada...

Immune System: Not a lot better...

Other Effects: None. I may start using White Flood on days that I do just cardio as well, to see if that makes a difference or if I feel any other effects...
 
Day 281

Yeah, these are NOT cool. I've only done 4 days of training each of the last two weeks, at not even HALF of my usual Maintenance training, and I feel more like sh*t every time I miss a session (and missing a DAY; WHOAH!) This week is going to get 5 days in, and next week had better get back to being 6-7 days!!!


Motivation: There, but busy day today and other things had to take precedence...

Focus and Stamina: Focus highly irritated (why the fcuk can't people get things right the fcuking first time instead of screwing everyone else around???)...Stamina petering and passing out later in the afternoon...

Energy: Not when I woke up. And the stress (as well as body still aching) draining me...

Endurance: N/A.

Strength: N/A.

Explosiveness and Power: N/A.

Pumps and Vascularity: Pumps in arms have returned...Vascularity ok...

Recovery: Legs still feeling DOMS this morning...Tired...Recovery NOT great at all...

Body Composition and Look: Shoulders and arms are definitely harder all the time; starting to see a little more definition as well because of it (I need to do resistance training 5-6 days a week to FEEL (and look) decent)...

Appetite: Barely anything all day and then ravenous beast after waking from pm nap...

Stress: The ball is flying over the trees and out of sight...

Libido: What's that?

Immune System: Sore throat, aching neck, blocked nose, and red eyes, on waking. Far from being ok and just pissing me off more than anything...

Other Effects: Aside from experiencing some minor lethargy late afternoon, then nothing. I'm finding that I pass out not long after eating all my meals post-12pm these days; never been like that before. I had better NOT be getting sensitive to insulin (well, girl, you knew that you had to clean up your act re nutrition; this is a wake-up call; PAY ATTENTION to it!!!)

ThermoGum Notes: I tried a piece of the final version of ThermoGum. It tastes different to the betas that I initially tried. To be honest I do not notice any raspberry or cinnamon flavour with these drops. Instead I am assaulted by a lemonade flavour, and it tastes like Sunlight Lemon dishwashing liquid; NOT very pleasant at all. The Lemonade flavour only lasts a few minutes before the Black Pepper/Bioperine taste settles in. However, I only chewed this drop for less than an hour because the initial taste lingered with me almost as an aftertaste and I do not like it. I have quite a few packets of ThermoGum to use and I WILL use every one of them, because as a gum it has qualities that I like and want to experiment with in different training situations to see what effects occur. It will just be getting past that Lemonade flavour; I loved the initial Raspberry Cinnamon of the betas...
 
I feel you on the training. With sick kids diagnosed with the flu I have no choice but to sit home. I'm frustrated and stressed and just plain tired of it all. So much is going on right now and its all negative.

Hang in there. Hope your not getting sick!
 
Guejsn said:
Other Effects: Aside from experiencing some minor lethargy late afternoon, then nothing. I'm finding that I pass out not long after eating all my meals post-12pm these days; never been like that before. I had better NOT be getting sensitive to insulin (well, girl, you knew that you had to clean up your act re nutrition; this is a wake-up call; PAY ATTENTION to it!!!)
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I'm bad for sleeping after big meals. Always wake up with drool up one side of my cheek too haha :01:
 
crader said:
I feel you on the training. With sick kids diagnosed with the flu I have no choice but to sit home. I'm frustrated and stressed and just plain tired of it all. So much is going on right now and its all negative.

Hang in there. Hope your not getting sick!
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I know the feeling re stress and negativity...No, not getting sick. Just a reaction to the vaccinations I had to have 1-2 weeks ago...


Chub said:
I'm bad for sleeping after big meals. Always wake up with drool up one side of my cheek too haha :01:
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I never used to be like that. Only lately :sigh:
 
Day 282

0505 - Gazelle 20 min.

0534 - Stretch 24 min.

0610 - Back/Chest (1 min recovery between supersets):
Superset A -
1. BB Deadlifts 6 x 6
2. Flat BB Bench Press 6 x 6
Superset B -
3. BB Bent Over Rows 6 x 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7
4. Push-Ups (feet on bench, hands on BB) 6 x 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7
Superset C -
5. Lat Pull-Downs 2 x 15
6. Push-Ups (feet and hands on floor) 2 x 15


Motivation: I was up all night last night, and so I was bright and perky when it came time for training, highly motivated to do it!

Focus and Stamina: Focus there during training...Outside of training, deep concentration to get other matters sorted and finished...Stamina fine...

Energy: Had energy right through training (the only reason that I did NOT go for a HIIT Run post-weights was because I was so heady) and lasted right up until ~1500, when passed out for ~3 hours...

Endurance: Great.

Strength: Better.

Explosiveness and Power: Definite explosiveness.

Pumps and Vascularity: Pumps in chest, anterior delts, and arms right through training and lasting quite some time afterwards...Vascularity pretty fantastic with high knots on my skin...

Recovery: Terrible. Feeling DOMS severely from training this morning ~12 hours later. Whole body aches and every move I make is called 'pain'...

Body Composition and Look: It might be acceptable to others, but NOT to me!!!

Appetite: Up and down...

Stress: The ball is still flying, moving past the town now (yeah, it's BAD)...

Libido: In this mood; are you JOKING???

Immune System: Not the best...

Other Effects: Beta-Alanine tingles were experienced ~30 minutes after dosing White Flood, all though ears and down back of legs and glutes again...Numbness and minor tingling in fingers come ~1900, but not for long...

ThermoGum Notes: ThermoGum DEFINTELY is an ENERGY gum! I had a drop at ~2000 last night and I was NOT able to go to sleep at ALL last night and then another drop during cardio this morning at 0505, and I didn't pass out until ~1500 this afternoon, only falling asleep for ~3 hours...
 
Day 283

This morning was highly stressful, finishing off an uber important task and the afternoon was filled with babysitting my nephews (my FIRST time babysitting; being the oldest when the adults went out when I was younger doesn't count)...SO, NO training today (GRRR); just when I probably need it the MOST...


Motivation: There. Sometimes OTHER things are more important, though...

Focus and Stamina: Complete focus all morning (I HAD to be!)...Stamina fine...

Energy: Made it through the morning withOUT crashing...Made it through a trying afternoon as well before passing out briefly...

Endurance: N/A.

Strength: N/A.

Explosiveness and Power: N/A.

Pumps and Vascularity: Pumps in chest (WTF???) and arms...Vascularity not a lot today...

Recovery: The worst ever; feeling Chest and Legs sore as from yesterday's session and the HIIT Run the day before...

Body Composition and Look: I don't look any different to the condition that the majority of fitness models are in; but NOT lean enough for me...

Appetite: Good.

Stress: It's reached a peak...

Libido: You'd think all the aggression and stress would INcrease it (it does USUALLY)...

Immune System: Fine.

Other Effects: None. I do NOT take White Flood on NON-resistance training days.
 
Day 284

1102 - HIIT Run:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 4 min jogging

1119 - Stretch 30 min.

1212 - Arms/Abs (1 min recovery between supersets; no recovery between trisets):
Superset A -
1. Weighted Dips 4 x 6
2. Close-Grip BB Bicep Curls 4 x 6
Superset B -
3. Weighted Incline Dips 4 x 6
4. Zottoman Curls 4 x 12
Superset C -
5. Overhead Rope Tricep Extensions 4 x 12
6. Incline Bicep Curls 4 x 15
Superset D -
7. Rope Tricep Push-Down 2 x 15
8. E-Z Bar Bicep Curls 2 x 21s
Triset -
9. Rope Crunch 1 x 50
10. Knee-Ins (on floor) 1 x 50
11. Plank 1 x 1 min

1253 - Gazelle 20 min.


Motivation: My body feels like a walking BRUISE; motivation is DEFINTELY there to be training feeling like this!

Focus and Stamina: Unwavering, both in training and afterwards (it's back to work time)...

Energy: Despite how my body felt, energy was smooth and carried me through my training (even when I started getting tired during resistance session)...

Endurance: Good.

Strength: Improving.

Explosiveness and Power: HIIT Run was on the slower side re efforts today...

Pumps and Vascularity: Pumps painful and hard in Arms...Vascularity knots struggling to break through the skin surface...

Recovery: Still feeling Chest from two days ago re DOMS; it even hurt while I was RUNNING...

Body Composition and Look: Have increased body mass over the last two weeks, now sitting at 54.9kg (i.e. 120.8lb)...

Appetite: Good.

Stress: Still stressed, but not nearly as stressed as yesterday...

Libido: High upon waking and just before training...

Immune System: Fine.

Other Effects: Beta-Alanine tingles up back of legs and glutes ~40 minutes after dosing, but not for long...

Other Notes: It's been a difficult last two weeks. I have managed 4 training days each week. Next week there's NO more excuses NOT to be back at 100% Maintenance training levels...
 
Day 285 - Day 15 of White Flood

0606 - HIIT Run:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 24 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 4 min jogging

0629 - Stretch 11 min.

0708 - Shoulders/Hamstrings (1 min recovery between supersets/sets):
Superset A -
1. BB Clean and Press 4 x 8, 6, 6, 6
2. DB Lateral Raise 4 x 12
3. BB Military Press 4 x 12, 12, 10, 8
Superset B -
4. DB Shoulder Press 4 x 8, 10, 12, 12
5. Incline DB Rear Raise 4 x 12
Superset C -
6. Lying Leg Curls 4 x 15
7. BB Good Mornings 4 x 15

0759 - Stepper 20 min.

0841 - Stretch 10 min.


Motivation: After a restless night and only 3 hours sleep, woke eyes all bloodshot and body aching, but motivation is high and NOT training is NOT an option anymore...

Focus and Stamina: Focus on target. Not as many heady spells during resistance training as there has been for this particular session the last two weeks...Stamina just fine...

Energy: Although the HIIT Run took something out of me I still had energy for my resistance session and the Stepper afterwards. Energy clean and smooth...

Endurance: Excellent.

Strength: Increasing the weight, especially for BB Clean and Press, from last week.

Explosiveness and Power: Explosive, not so much during HIIT Run, aside from the first few efforts (slowed a little)...Powerful, yes, in the gym...

Pumps and Vascularity: Pumps in anterior delts started during HIIT Run; they continued during resistance session, and I STILL feel them...Vascularity was pretty high during resistance session, moreso BETWEEN supersets than when actually lifting; seeing the veins strong through my arms and deltoids...

Recovery: Still feeling as if I have NOT recovered from last week's training sessions yet...

Body Composition and Look: Getting there...

Appetite: As I must.

Stress: An 8 on the stress scale of 1 to 10...

Libido: HIGH...

Immune System: Seems fine...

Other Effects: NO Beta-Alanine tingles today...
 
Day 286

1051 - 3 mile Run.

1123 - Stretch 20 min.


Motivation: Wanted to but didn't want to do resistance training this morning, and considering that I got up 5 hours later than was acceptable, didn't help...

Focus and Stamina: Focus there the first half of the run; just wanting it to be over the second half...Stamina there; speed NOT...

Energy: Started out on run ok. Couldn't hold the pace though. Realized a quarter of the way through that I notice this difference in energy when I am NOT using RPM first thing (I have been out of RPM the last week or so)...

Endurance: Fine.

Strength: N/A.

Explosiveness and Power: N/A.

Pumps and Vascularity: Pumps not a lot today...Vascularity was ok...

Recovery: Nowhere near as good as IGF-2 (NOTHING beats recovery on that!)...

Body Composition and Look: Calves and arms are getting more defined...

Appetite: HUNGRY.

Stress: A lot of stressors have been relieved, leaving a couple of biggies, but taking it down to 6 on the stress scale of 1 to 10...

Libido: Average...

Immune System: Ok.

Other Effects: Nothing.

Other Notes: As I mentioned above I realized the effects re not using RPM during my run. Something else I realized was that whenever I am not using Drive my running suffers re speed. My speed endurance also suffers and I generally do not enjoy my runs...So, going to be starting back on the Drive when I get some more...And going to keep RPM as a STAPLE...
 
Day 287

1151 - HIIT Run:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 24 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 4 min jogging

1217- Stretch 7 min.

1257 - Back/Chest (1 min recovery between alternate sets):
Alternate Set A -
1. Close-Grip Pull-Ups 4 x 4
2. Flat BB Bench Press 4 x 8
Alternate Set B -
3. BB Deadlifts 4 x 8, 7, 6, 5
4. Incline DB Bench Press 4 x 12, 12, 6, 6
Alternate Set C -
5. BB Bent Over Row 4 x 12, 6, 3, 3
6. Push-Ups (feet on bench, hands on medicine balls) 4 x 12
Alternate Set D -
7. Close-Grip Seated Row 2 x 15, 8
8. Cable Crossovers 2 x 10, 8

1352 - Treadmill:
a. 1 x 2 min @ 4.69 min/km/1 min break
b. 1 x 2 min @ 4.41 min/km/1 min break
c. 1 x 2 min @ 4.16 min/km/1 min break
d. 1 x 2 min @ 3.95 min/km/1 min break
e. 4 x 1 min @ 3.75 min/km/1 min break
f. 4 x 30 sec @ 3.57 min/km/30 sec break
g. 1 x 30 sec @ 3.41 min/km

1517 - Stretch 18 min.


Motivation: My day from now on starts from whenever I get up (regardless of whether it is at 0400 or 0900) and training is the FIRST thing that I am going to do, and it is going to be done as PLANNED...

Focus and Stamina: Focus high...Stamina amazing...

Energy: Energy during HIIT Run took a while to get there and feeling drained by the end of it and glad to get home...Resistance training saw me coming alive and feeling as if I could go on for ages...Treadmill efforts started off at an easy pace as wasn't sure how body was feeling, but kept on increasing it and body responded well, managing the faster paces that I pushed it to without feeling exhausted and fatigued as it has been...

Endurance: Excellent.

Strength: Did a lot better today than either of the last two weeks during resistance training, increasing the weights every set from the second set on; strength continues to rise and soon I will be back at where I was pre-USA.

Explosiveness and Power: Definitely there. Treadmill required some today and had it to spare.

Pumps and Vascularity: Pumps excellent, starting from the HIIT Run and continuing through to the walk home from the gym...Vascularity awesome...

Recovery: For the first time over the last two weeks I do not feel shattered after training, so recovery is starting to pick up...

Body Composition and Look: Need to be leaner, harder, tighter, drier, more vascular and defined and slender...

Appetite: Knocking the nail on the head re diet from now on; no more whole loaves of bread (and some) that I have been having in a single sitting (eaten more bread since I have been over here in the US than I have in the last year - I am wheat intolerant and other carbohydrates like oats, rice, kumara, etc. I deal better with)...

Stress: 5 on the stress scale of 1 to 10...

Libido: I'm always high when I have good training sessions and today was pretty awesome...

Immune System: Fine.

Other Effects: Barely any Beta-Alanine tingles...On third set of Push-Ups felt like I was going to throw up (but didn't)...Making sure I push myself HARD...
 
nycste said:
i been MIA sweetie, hope to see you around!! and visit me!
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That's ok, Ste; we all get like that sometimes...You will one of these days...I will :)
 
crader said:
Awesome motivation!!
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Thanks, Christine. It's taken me this long to get back into it and I am determined to make sure that my training is all on point from this week on (diet will have to be all good and perfect from next week; but so long as training gets done my head can not stress as much).
 
Day 288

1119 - Spin Bike:
20 min @ 100-102 rpm

1146 - Full-Body (1 min recovery between supersets; 30 sec recovery between trisets):
Superset A -
1. BB Romanian Deadlift (on box) 4 x 10
2. Lying Leg Curl 4 x 20
Superset B -
3. Push-Ups (feet on bench, hands on medicine balls) 4 x 10
4. Close-Grip Seated Row 4 x 10
Superset C -
5. BB Military Press 4 x 10
6. DB Lateral Raise 4 x 20
Superset D -
7. Dips 4 x 10
8. DB Zottoman Curls 4 x 10
Triset -
9. Rope Crunch 4 x 15
10. Weighted Crunch (on bench) 4 x 15
11. Plank x 30 sec

1300 - Treadmill:
a. 1 x 1 min @ 4.16 min/km/1 min break
b. 1 x 1 min @ 3.95 min/km/1 min break
c. 1 x 1 min @ 3.75 min/km/1 min break
d. 3 x 30 sec @ 3.57 min/km/30 sec break
e. 3 x 30 sec @ 3.41 min/km/30 sec break
f. 1 x 1 min @ 4.16 min

1348 - Stretch 20 min.


Motivation: How high is the sky?

Focus and Stamina: Focus unbelievable...Stamina quite something...

Energy: High. Hardly even felt fatigued after resistance training...

Endurance: Excellent.

Strength: This session was NOT about strength.

Explosiveness and Power: There all right.

Pumps and Vascularity: Pumps were hard and painful at times, especially in anterior delts and upper traps...Vascularity was strong...

Recovery: Felt pretty good afterwards...

Body Composition and Look: Got told that I look leaner from last week and even from a few days ago, and I have GAINED weight...

Appetite: Good.

Stress: 6 on the stress scale of 1 to 10...

Libido: There for sure ;)

Immune System: Fine.

Other Effects: Felt Beta-Alanine tingles for a few minutes once finished on the Spin Bike (~40 minutes after having White Flood), but they were barely there and hardly lasted...Feeling good...

Other Notes: I have been chewing ThermoGum during training, and I am noticing that that is making a small difference, along with White Flood re energy...
 
Day 289

1059 - HIIT Run:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 1 x 1 min effort
d. 2 min jogging

1112 - Gazelle 10 min.

1124 - Stretch 20 min.


Motivation: There!

Focus and Stamina: Focus there; so ALERT when woke up I was still bouncing off the walls at a hundred miles an hour like I was yesterday...Stamina ok...

Energy: There; decided NOT to do resistance training today, though; which is ok, considering I am NOT having a day off this week...

Endurance: Excellent.

Strength: N/A.

Explosiveness and Power: Ok...

Pumps and Vascularity: Pumps in anterior delts and arms strong...Vascularity strong as well...

Recovery: DOMS in mid to lower back (from deadlifts on Wednesday probably); decided to have a break from resistance training today, even though if I'd gone to the gym I would have no doubt blitzed through...

Body Composition and Look: Definitely noticing a difference (see what training properly again does!)...

Appetite: Craving the carbohydrates today; had 600-700g of carbohydrates today!

Stress: 5 on the stress scale of 1 to 10...

Libido: There...

Immune System: Fine.

Other Effects: Nothing...

Other Notes: Since I have been back training properly again my sleeping patterns have returned to normal. However, they are normal for the times it would be if I were in NEW ZEALAND (NZ) right now (i.e. I am going to be ~2030-2130 NZ time and waking up (no alarm clocks) at ~0300-0400 NZ time). Guess that's a START. Now to get those times to US time and I'll be ok. Regardless, I am going to train first thing every day and do as much as possible to get back into a regular schedule...
 
Day 290

This week's Day OFF...

Motivation: Having a hard time letting myself take the day off...

Focus and Stamina: Focus there for sure; spent the afternoon writing another article (and for those that don't already know I am a writer for Bodybuilding.com; see Invalid Link Removed...Stamina fine (ThermoGum really does give you that much more focus and energy)...

Energy: Bouncing off the walls (but respecting the day off)...

Endurance: N/A.

Strength: N/A.

Explosiveness and Power: N/A.

Pumps and Vascularity: Pumps in arms and back appearing on and off throughout the day...Vascularity pretty reasonable, considering it was cooler today...

Recovery: A bit of pain from pumps (not sure WHY they would be there, seeing as I did NOT train today), but otherwise fine...

Body Composition and Look: Recomping nicely...

Appetite: Good.

Stress: 5 on the stress scale of 1 to 10...

Libido: High!

Immune System: Fine.

Other Effects: N/A.
 
Day 291

0808 - 5km Run.

0838 - Stretch 27 min.

0916 - Arms/Abs (1 min recovery between supersets; 30 sec recovery between trisets):
Superset A -
1. Weighted Dips 4 x 12
2. Close-Grip BB Bicep Curls 4 x 6
Supserset B -
3. Incline Dips 4 x 12
4. E-Z Bar Bicep Curls 4 x 12
Superset C -
5. Flat Close-Grip BB Bench Press 4 x 6
6. Zottoman Curls 4 x 12
Superset D -
7. Rope Tricep Push-Downs 4 x 12
8. Incline Bicep Curls 4 x 12
Triset -
9. Weighted Crunch (on bench) 4 x 15
10. Straight-Leg Double-Leg Raise (on bench) 4 x 15
11. Plank 4 x 30 sec

1017 - Gazelle 20 min.


Motivation: I am SO motivated that training is a WANT again and not a 'need'...

Focus and Stamina: Focus has been awesome; having to find something to do to keep myself BUSY...Stamina just fine...

Energy: This last week has seen me much more alive and energetic, since training has been at Maintenance levels and more the way I like it and stress has eased somewhat and I am chewing ThermoGum a LOT...

Endurance: Excellent.

Strength: Getting better; increasing weight for almost every exercise.

Explosiveness and Power: Good.

Pumps and Vascularity: Pumps in arms strong, especially by the end of the second superset...Vascularity good...

Recovery: Slept for nearly 11 hours last night (must have needed it)...Body is definitely a little sore, but not as much as it was (guess I just needed to get 'used' to training more again)...

Body Composition and Look: Starting to see the progress; this week has seen me noticeably lean up a bit (see what a different training makes for me!)...

Appetite: Having severe carbohydrate cravings (and giving in :D)

Stress: 4 on the stress scale of 1 to 10...

Libido: Definitely there and rising (and even better after awesome training sessions!)

Immune System: Fine.

Other Effects: Beta-Alanine tingles started after the second superset (which was ~50 minutes after having White Flood) and lasted for only a few sets.

Other Notes: From tomorrow I am going to start dosing White Flood at THREE scoops and see how that compares to two scoops. I am also going to NOT chew ThermoGum during a few sessions, to see how the White Flood actually does re energy on its own and see if it is any different (as I noticed that my energy was BETTER when I chewed ThermGum as well as dosing White Flood)...Aside from not doing one resistance session (i.e. I did 4 instead of 5, but 4 is still 'ok') I completed all the planned training sessions for this week. Next week is going to see me take it up a notch just a little more (as I have managed to do each week) re training by adding in that fifth resistance session and a couple more cardio sessions...
 
Day 292

1648 - HIIT Run:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 4min jogging

1702 - Stretch 20 min.


Motivation: There.

Focus and Stamina: Focus once up (and alertness is pretty awesome on ThermoGum)...Stamina ok...

Energy: I still have not had RPM since I ran out a couple of weeks ago, and ThermoGum is what has been giving me the energy that I missed from RPM...

Endurance: Good.

Strength: N/A.

Explosiveness and Power: Good. Efforts were definitely better quality today...

Pumps and Vascularity: Pumps in anterior delts painful whilst running...Vascularity fine...

Recovery: No DOMS from yesterday...However, slept for nearly 12 hours!...

Body Composition and Look: Ok...

Appetite: Normal.

Stress: 5 on the stress scale of 1 to 10...

Libido: There...

Immune System: Fine.

Other Effects: N/A.

Other Notes: As mentioned, I have not been using RPM for a while now. I am not going to be using RPM again and will be selective in my use of ThermoGum for the duration of my time on White Flood; this gives me a chance to see whether White Flood actually makes a difference in my energy.
 
Day 293

1254 - Spin Bike:
20 min @ 100-102 rpm.

1321 - Shoulders/Hamstrings (1 min recovery between supersets/sets):
Superset A -
1. BB Clean and Press 4 x 6, 5, 4, 3
2. DB Lateral Raise 4 x 12
3. BB Military Press 4 x 15, 12, 9, 9
Superset B -
4. DB Shoulder Press 4 x 12
5. Incline DB Rear Raise 4 x 12
Superset C -
6. Lying Leg Curls 4 x 15
7. BB Good Mornings 4 x 15

1414 - Treadmill:
a. 2 x 2 min @ 3.95 min/km/1 min break
b. 2 x 1 min @ 3.95 min/km/1 min break
c. 2 x 1 min @ 3.75 min/km/1 min break

1429 - Stepper 10 min.

1526 - Stretch 28 min.


Motivation: Most definitely there and ON target...

Focus and Stamina: Focus pretty sweet...Stamina great; wasn't slowing down much and felt like could have kept on going if I'd let myself...

Energy: Energy was fine; no different than using two scoops of White Flood, though...

Endurance: Excellent.

Strength: Definitely increasing. Seeing an increase on either weight or reps for EVERY exercise this week...Upping the weight EVERY set of BB Clean and Press...

Explosiveness and Power: Both there...

Pumps and Vascularity: Pumps in legs after the Spin Bike (interesting). Started in deltoids and hamstrings during and after resistance session. In legs again after the Treadmill...Vascularity ok...

Recovery: Recovery is getting better each week...

Body Composition and Look: Although I am HEAVIER than I was when I started White Flood I have LOST 1.7% BF over the last three weeks...

Appetite: Fine.

Stress: A 5 on the stress scale of 1 to 10...

Libido: Going to be high tonight...

Immune System: Good.

Other Effects: Took THREE scoops of White Flood ~45 min pre-resistance session this morning. Had Beta-Alanine tingles almost immediately after dosing, but they only lasted a few minutes...Didn't experience anything any differently than I did using only two scoops of White Flood...
 
Day 294

1401 - HIIT Run:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 4 min jogging

1418 - Stretch 24 min.

1503 - Back/Chest (1 min recovery between supersets):
Superset A -
1. Close-Grip Pull-Ups 4 x 4
2. Flat BB Bench Press 4 x 6
Superset B -
3. BB Deadlifts 4 x 8, 4, 4, 4
4. Push-Ups (feet on bench, hands on m/b) 4 x 10
Superset C -
5. BB Bent Over Rows 4 x 12, 4, 4, 4
6. Incline DB Bench Press 4 x 8
Superset D -
7. Close-Grip Seated Row 4 x 8, 8, 8, 6
8. Push-Ups (feet on bench, hands on m/b) 4 x 10

1606 - Stepper:
a. 10 min @ 8 floors/min
b. 5 min @ 10 floors/min
c. 5 min @ 8 floors/min


Motivation: >100%. I REALLY want to get back to where I am comfortable and happy ASAP!!!

Focus and Stamina: Focus was good (aside from the few moments when got heady during resistance training)...Stamina fine as always...

Energy: Felt quite fatigued during HIIT (it was also quite a bit warmer than it has been lately, which could have contributed to this)...Started coming alive more during resistance training (although with low reps and high weight energy is not really the issue)...Stepper couldn't wait to finish...

Endurance: Excellent.

Strength: Better than last week. My deadlifts are getting back there again...

Explosiveness and Power: There...

Pumps and Vascularity: Pump in left anterior deltoid during HIIT Run. Pump in arms a little during resistance training. Pump in calves during Stepper...Vascularity started becoming quite pronounced during second set of Superset C and stayed like that...

Recovery: I always have 'good' and 'bad' weeks re days that I do Chest in the gym. This week was ok, but I felt VERY weak during Superset A (albeit didn't feel like that during any other Supersets)...

Body Composition and Look: I need to be LEANER!!!

Appetite: Good.

Stress: A 5 on the stress scale of 1 to 10...

Libido: Ok.

Immune System: Fine.

Other Effects: Three scoops of White Flood (~45 min pre-resistance training) again today. NO Beta-Alanine tingles or sensation experienced at all today. No change in energy from using two scoops either.

Other Notes: I have one more day of Cre-02 left, and then will go back to using NeoVar Recomped...My body is still almost running on NZ time (weird how it has fallen back into that routine naturally); I have to get in that routine in US time...80% of the year has gone by already; where did it go so FAST?...
 
Guejsn said:
80% of the year has gone by already; where did it go so FAST?...
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i just realised that it was the 22nd of oct..there was me thinking it was somewhere around the 11th lol..where have i been the last week! Almost my birthday yay! :arms:
 
Chub said:
i just realised that it was the 22nd of oct..there was me thinking it was somewhere around the 11th lol..where have i been the last week! Almost my birthday yay! :arms:
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Yep, time sure has just gone WHOOOOOSH! I can still remember the day I arrived here as if it were yesterday!...When's your birthday?
 
Guejsn said:
Yep, time sure has just gone WHOOOOOSH! I can still remember the day I arrived here as if it were yesterday!...When's your birthday?
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30th of nov so not long to go now! :cheers:
 
Day 295

This week's Day OFF...


Motivation: Every day I get slammed and every day it just makes me want to be 'BACK' MORE!

Focus and Stamina: Focus ok...Stamina ok...

Energy: Body felt fcuked this morning on waking. A few errands to do, that took precedence over training (hence the day off today). Just feel like blobbing...

Endurance: N/A.

Strength: N/A.

Explosiveness and Power: N/A.

Pumps and Vascularity: Pump none...Vascularity ok...

Recovery: Recovery after Chest/Back days seems the worst; I have DOMS all through my upper chest and across to arms...

Body Composition and Look: GRRRR...

Appetite: HIGH carbohydrates today; dinner alone had 224g of them!

Stress: A 5 on the stress scale of 1 to 10...

Libido: Eh, been better...

Immune System: Fine.

Other Effects: None.

Other Notes: It has been interesting using a preworkout product only on RESISTANCE training days, as opposed to ALL training days, and I am NOT used to that (usually using such a product EVERY day). Only using ONE preworkout product has made a few noticeable differences as well.
 
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