Volcom's Optimus PRIME Log

I already have my ideas of what to cook in bulk next, after I finish off these buckets.

Snag, seeing your meals, you have one to two slices of Ezekiel and the rest are proteins & vegetables, would you suggest I take out the brown rice from my current meals and just have a slice or two of Ezekiel slices per meal?

I'm looking at 2 bags of large mixed vegetables.
1. 2 Large Bags of Mixed Vegetables
240g carbs
60g protein
[60g fiber]

2. 4 packages of lean ground turkey
140g fats
440g protein

3. 50 egg whites, 10 eggs
20g fats
220g protein

Manually Applied Sriracha Hot Sauce
1 carb per serving

Or should I keep with the brown rice?
 
thundergod said:
That's something I've been wondering about as well. I'm about to go on my first cycle of the year and will NOT be using AP or Slin. Would fasted training still be beneficial or should I return to regular Berzerker Training?
Anyone?:think:

And big V, it's nice to see you using the 2 set to immortality regimen. It comes highly recommended!
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AP increases mitochondrial B-Oxidation of fatty acids, and significantly induces lipolysis and prevents lipogenesis. This amounts to placing the body in a type of psuedo-Ketogenic state prior to a bout of Fasted Training. This being said, though, AP is not a necessary condition of fasted training, but merely a valuable adjunct!
 
Mulletsoldier said:
AP increases mitochondrial B-Oxidation of fatty acids, and significantly induces lipolysis and prevents lipogenesis. This amounts to placing the body in a type of psuedo-Ketogenic state prior to a bout of Fasted Training. This being said, though, AP is not a necessary condition of fasted training, but merely a valuable adjunct!
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Would this have any effect on fasted HIIT? I'm always afraid to do that. I usually have a small shake (1 scoop protein, 1/2cup oats) about 1.5hrs before my HIIT sessions.
 
Mulletsoldier said:
AP increases mitochondrial B-Oxidation of fatty acids, and significantly induces lipolysis and prevents lipogenesis. This amounts to placing the body in a type of psuedo-Ketogenic state prior to a bout of Fasted Training. This being said, though, AP is not a necessary condition of fasted training, but merely a valuable adjunct!
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Perhaps in my next phase, where I intend on making the addition of Recreate & AP.
 
VolcomX311 said:
I already have my ideas of what to cook in bulk next, after I finish off these buckets.

Snag, seeing your meals, you have one to two slices of Ezekiel and the rest are proteins & vegetables, would you suggest I take out the brown rice from my current meals and just have a slice or two of Ezekiel slices per meal?

I'm looking at 2 bags of large mixed vegetables.
1. 2 Large Bags of Mixed Vegetables
240g carbs
60g protein
[60g fiber]

2. 4 packages of lean ground turkey
140g fats
440g protein

3. 50 egg whites, 10 eggs
20g fats
220g protein

Manually Applied Sriracha Hot Sauce
1 carb per serving

Or should I keep with the brown rice?
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Wellll.. brown rice has a high glycemic/middling insulin score, whereas Ezekiel, with it's combination of grains, doesn't make such an impact. Brown rice is a decent choice, very sufficient for now. Ezekiel grains may be something you want to switch to down the road (just not the cinnamon raisin variety! ;)) When I get tight on the diet, I begin to strategically place my brown rice feedings..

I would also mention, mixed veggies are okay for now.. but if you'll note my dishes, they all contain green leafy veggies only - either salad or broccoli. These are the only veggies I eat when things get down to the nitty gritty. Sticking w/ mixed veggies & brown rice right now gives you an avenue to improve things down the road when you need to make changes to keep the fat-loss going -- without making any major changes to your caloric intake.

Little shifts, brother, create seismic ripples.. :)
 
thanks Snag, so my next batch will contain no brown rice, this will be a good taper.

I'm down to 208, i started at 211 dry, but I know most of it has to be the presence of cardio sucking the water out.
 
Volc lets take some before pics before we get too far into this. That way we can measure how far you are coming along
 
Inarius said:
Just run to the bathroom for a few minutes with it. It won't be weird at all. :nono::nono:
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Public bathroom, sir, it could be potentially VERY weird and irrevocably awkward.

"soooo, you uh- taking pictures of yourself with your shirt off.... at work.... did I- were you flexing? I'm just, I'll just let myself out, false alarm."
 
VolcomX311 said:
Public bathroom, sir, it could be potentially VERY weird and irrevocably awkward.

"soooo, you uh- taking pictures of yourself with your shirt off.... at work.... did I- were you flexing? I'm just, I'll just let myself out, false alarm."
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i got caught taking my progress pics by my brother. was kinda awkward, and then he just laughed.

use your cell phone. or have a friend use their camera to take pics.
 
VolcomX311 said:
It all depends on what time I need to be at work in the morning.

Also, I've been using Controlled Labs Reduction for the past 2 days, it comes in an AM/PM bottle. AM stim and PM appetite control, fat burn and sleep assist. I noticed the PM does very little to assist me into slumber, but once I am asleep, my sleep seems deeper. [sound familiar DF?]

It also seems to perpetuate funky dreams, much like when I was on DTH.
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Damn, I wish it did, I'd hate having to use this as my last resort Invalid Link Removed
[sounds familiar V? :D]

...plus, I doubt that would perpetuate any kind of dreams ! :lol:
 
Saturday morning plans

EARLY AM, Fasted Uphill HIT.

Afternoon 60 min stairclimber & lift.

I'm 208.0lbs this morning. Last night I was dropping form 208.9, to 208.5. I haven't broke 211 since my last cut. My last cut was from 230 down to 211, but then I hit a threshold at 211 for a month (wherein I injured my erectors and could no longer cardio).

Thus, I haven't broke 211 in about a year :thumbsup: I haven't broke 196 in about 3 years, so we'll see how that goes this time around. I'm pretty lean at 195, so if I can break 195, it'd be quite exciting.
 
Uphill HIT down. .5 mile jog to get to this hill. I originally imagined this very steep hill to be about 75 yards, but instead, it was about 150 yards, therefore, after sprint 5, I was physically unable to make it to the top, my legs were too pumped full of lactic acid and I wasn't able to forcefully drive them. I may have bitten off more then I can chew at this stage of my cardio come-back. I feel pretty light headed & dizzy, and even though I'm pumped full of stims, I feel like I could go back to bed.

Performance center at 9-10, static cardio and lift at 11am.
 
VolcomX311 said:
EARLY AM, Fasted Uphill HIT.

Afternoon 60 min stairclimber & lift.

I'm 208.0lbs this morning. Last night I was dropping form 208.9, to 208.5. I haven't broke 211 since my last cut. My last cut was from 230 down to 211, but then I hit a threshold at 211 for a month (wherein I injured my erectors and could no longer cardio).

Thus, I haven't broke 211 in about a year :thumbsup: I haven't broke 196 in about 3 years, so we'll see how that goes this time around. I'm pretty lean at 195, so if I can break 195, it'd be quite exciting.
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Awesome progress already big V!! Just don't get carried away. If you get down to 150, you just won't be the same!! :lol:
 
VolcomX311 said:
150 and it'll be back to the future, freshmen year of high school! (if not 8th grade).
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A lot of people that I have known in the past think I have great genetics. They seem to think I've always been big and strong. They assume I played high school football and shit like that. When I graduated, I weighed 161 lbs. soaking wet. At 6'3" no less!! Yeah....great genetics. :lol:
I have a picture here at home of my freshman year's school pictures. My afro (yes, I had hair back then) was wider than my bird-like shoulders. I wish I knew how to post that pic. Once again...yeah....great genetics. :lol:
It's been all hard work to get to this meager status.:thumbsup:
 
thundergod said:
A lot of people that I have known in the past think I have great genetics. They seem to think I've always been big and strong. They assume I played high school football and shit like that. When I graduated, I weighed 161 lbs. soaking wet. At 6'3" no less!! Yeah....great genetics. :lol:
I have a picture here at home of my freshman year's school pictures. My afro (yes, I had hair back then) was wider than my bird-like shoulders. I wish I knew how to post that pic. Once again...yeah....great genetics. :lol:
It's been all hard work to get to this meager status.:thumbsup:
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I had long hair in high school, right around the brief hippie revival/grunge era, so EVERYBODY had long hair, wore flannels and doc martins. If you fit that image you were a "hesher." I was full on hesh'n even after it stopped being cool. Then at around 20, I went from long hair, to short, spiky bleached hair and I picked up skate boarding. I still remember how I felt like such a tool when I had a job that required a dress shirt, slacks and a tie, oh the angst of adulthood.
 
Ahaaa..memories of youth up in here! Dig it!

Vol - I can totally picture you looking like that. Definitely remember the era, haha!
TG - can't quite picture that brother! You should get a scanner and upload that pic to your computer and post it! God of Thunder with a fro, haha! :afro:
 
My own little story, going back a bit further: I didn't break 100lbs or 5' tall till the summer before my 13th birthday. I was a scraawny little hellion!
Was still 5'6" and 150lbs at 16 -- but I could bench 215 for reps.. I thought I was da bomb! :lol:
 
snagency said:
My own little story, going back a bit further: I didn't break 100lbs or 5' tall till the summer before my 13th birthday. I was a scraawny little hellion!
Was still 5'6" and 150lbs at 16 -- but I could bench 215 for reps.. I thought I was da bomb! :lol:
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at 16 you could push 215 for reps! Shite. I think I was struggling with 95lbs as a freshman football player.
 
VolcomX311 said:
at 16 you could push 215 for reps! Shite. I think I was struggling with 95lbs as a freshman football player.
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Always been decently strong in my bench, it's my strongest point. For awhile (and not all that long ago) I could press over 2x my bw, and I've hovered there thruout the yrs.
I'm not that far off from it now, not quite tho.. give me a couple weeks! :D
 
summer football boot camp freshman year, i could rep the bar for like 8 or 9 reps. summer before soph year, i maxed out at 95lbs haha.

but i could squat like 275 for a double, down to parallel. :wtf:
 
snagency said:
Always been decently strong in my bench, it's my strongest point. For awhile (and not all that long ago) I could press over 2x my bw, and I've hovered there thruout the yrs.
I'm not that far off from it now, not quite tho.. give me a couple weeks! :D
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2x my bw is like 400. ive got a long way to go :(
 
This is why I love weekends

First thing upon wakening:
- Lean Xtreme
- Reduction AM
- TTA-500
- ALCAR
- Reset AD
- Yohimbine HCL

6:30 A.M.: Fasted Uphill HIIT

1st Meal
With Meal:
- Relora
- Rhodiola
- 7-Keto
- Ashwagandha (sp?)
- Phosphatidyl Serine

Before 2nd Meal
- Phenadrine
- TTA-500
- ALCAR
- Reset AD
- Lean Xtreme

After Second Meal
- Relora
- Rhodiola
- 7-Keto
- Ashwagandha (sp?)
- Phosphatidyl Serine

11:00 A.M.: 45 min cardio on stairclimber & abs: upper abs, lower abs, obliques

Before 3rd Meal
- TTA 500
- Lean Xtreme

1:30 P.M.: Delts

Behind The Neck Shoulder Press x 4 sets
Db Side Laterals x 3 sets
Seated, Db Front Raises x 3 sets
Barbell Upright Rows, wide x 3 sets

Barbell Shrugs x 3 sets
Smith-Barbell, One Arm Shurgs x 3 sets

4th Meal

2 meals to go :thumbsup:
 
This is the reason I was newly inspired by Steveo's anti cort approach. My cuts have a tendency to go overboard with activity and the combination of the Relora, Rhodiola, 7-Keto, Ashwagandha and Phosphatidyl Serine (combined suggestions between Snag and IC) are adaptogens, anti exercise induced stress, cort control and the added lean xtreme for a final blow.
 
VolcomX311 said:
This is the reason I was newly inspired by Steveo's anti cort approach. My cuts have a tendency to go overboard with activity and the combination of the Relora, Rhodiola, 7-Keto, Ashwagandha and Phosphatidyl Serine (combined suggestions between Snag and IC) are adaptogens, anti exercise induced stress, cort control and the added lean xtreme for a final blow.
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Rhodiola = God. We used to have a supplement called C2 which contained Rhodiola; my favorite Pre-WO supplement ever.
 
VolcomX311 said:
First thing upon wakening:
- Lean Xtreme
- Reduction AM
- TTA-500
- ALCAR
- Reset AD
- Yohimbine HCL

6:30 A.M.: Fasted Uphill HIIT

1st Meal
With Meal:
- Relora
- Rhodiola
- 7-Keto
- Ashwagandha (sp?)
- Phosphatidyl Serine

Before 2nd Meal
- Phenadrine
- TTA-500
- ALCAR
- Reset AD
- Lean Xtreme

After Second Meal
- Relora
- Rhodiola
- 7-Keto
- Ashwagandha (sp?)
- Phosphatidyl Serine

11:00 A.M.: 45 min cardio on stairclimber & abs: upper abs, lower abs, obliques

Before 3rd Meal
- TTA 500
- Lean Xtreme

1:30 P.M.: Delts

Behind The Neck Shoulder Press x 4 sets
Db Side Laterals x 3 sets
Seated, Db Front Raises x 3 sets
Barbell Upright Rows, wide x 3 sets

Barbell Shrugs x 3 sets
Smith-Barbell, One Arm Shurgs x 3 sets

4th Meal

2 meals to go :thumbsup:
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Reduction PM before bed :thumbsup:
 
Mulletsoldier; said:
Rhodiola = God. We used to have a supplement called C2 which contained Rhodiola; my favorite Pre-WO supplement ever.
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USPLabs might have to consider re-introducing some of those, now legendary, products - C2, REM-R3G, Bolic, and so on. Even if temporary, to allow some avid supporters to stock up. Just thinking aloud!

Agree with you on Rhodiola Rosea. My all-time favourite herb. Extremely versatile properties. If I had to use only one, and only one, compound, it would no doubt be Rhodiola Rosea (standardized to 3% rosavins and 1% salidrosides). :food:
 
strategicmove said:
USPLabs might have to consider re-introducing some of those, now legendary, products - C2, REM-R3G, Bolic, and so on. Even if temporary, to allow some avid supporters to stock up. Just thinking aloud!

Agree with you on Rhodiola Rosea. My all-time favourite herb. Extremely versatile properties. If I had to use only one, and only one, compound, it would no doubt be Rhodiola Rosea (standardized to 3% rosavins and 1% salidrosides). :food:
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Jacob was musing the other day about the CSM (Cortisol Specific Modulator) found in Recreate.
(Engineered Extract of Coffea Arabica L.) - Has been shown to inhibit the enzyme 11-B-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1, both selectively and very potently in muscle and adipose cells.
11beta-HSD1 is an enzyme responsible increasing cortisol. We all know that excess cortisol crushes your progress in the gym faster than a speeding bullet... and with the stress of living in our modern world, it's almost a given that your cortisol levels are through the roof – which all but stops your body from burning fat.
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-USP Writeup
That would also be a tool in a low-cortisol approach. High doses of Vit C are a further option.
 
Mulletsoldier said:
AP increases mitochondrial B-Oxidation of fatty acids, and significantly induces lipolysis and prevents lipogenesis. This amounts to placing the body in a type of psuedo-Ketogenic state prior to a bout of Fasted Training. This being said, though, AP is not a necessary condition of fasted training, but merely a valuable adjunct!
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Most valuable. I actually forgot to take it today and half the way through the workout I felt like I run out of petrol :aargh:
Normally, if I take AP, after finishing with weights I feel like slamming an extra 15-20min cardio. Today I was just happy to drag myself out of the gym and get the postWO shake ASAP :ntome:
 
dragonfly said:
Most valuable. I actually forgot to take it today and half the way through the workout I felt like I run out of petrol :aargh:
Normally, if I take AP, after finishing with weights I feel like slamming an extra 15-20min cardio. Today I was just happy to drag myself out of the gym and get the postWO shake ASAP :ntome:
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I know, I know. I just didn't want to seem as if I was being biased..

:)
 
Wow, Rhodiola has the approval of both Encyclopedia Canadia and The Oracle. That alone deems Rhodiola a worthy re-order once I'm out.
 
VolcomX311 said:
Wow, Rhodiola has the approval of both Encyclopedia Canadia and The Oracle. That alone deems Rhodiola a worthy re-order once I'm out.
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I've never taken Rhodiola by itself, but it's in Anabolic Edge which I did a log on, and that stuff was awesome. I'm sure the RR had a big role in that.
 
Steveoph said:
Jacob was musing the other day about the CSM (Cortisol Specific Modulator) found in Recreate.
-USP Writeup
That would also be a tool in a low-cortisol approach. High doses of Vit C are a further option.
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That would be sic if he put some of the Shizandra extract along with the CSM found in recreate together :thumbsup:. For ppl with cortisol issues i think first and foremost use a product to normalize adrenal function so your body isn't over producing cortisol in the first place then go from there.

Good call on the vitamin C i believe that has been shown to lower cortisol 30% 2g's+ daily should be the norm.
 
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