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| Posted by: tmac0280 Jan 18 2006, 03:08 PM |
| Age: 21 Sex: M Height: 5'11'' Weight: 185lbs (was about 195...currently cutting) Bodytype: ecto Training experience: Been lifting seriously for about 4 years. Starting lifting for football and track in high school...got more serious when I started college. Current Training Schedule: I use some principles I have learned from Max-OT. I lift monday through friday focusing on a major muscle group. I will go into more detail once the log begins. Cardio Schedule: Currently doing light cardio 2 times per week. Usually HIIT for 20min. Current supplements: One-A-Day Men's Formula MULTI (once in morning) Vitamin C 1000mg (morning, Post-workout) Scivation Sesamin (meal 1, meal 3, meal 5) NOW Super EPA (meal 2, meal 4, meal 6) Scivation NOXIDANT ( 3 capsules Post-workout) ON 100% Whey Protein (Post-workout) Optimum Nutrition 100% Casein Protein (meal 6) Scivation XTEND (Cardio mornings) L-carnitine HMB Short Term Goal: Be around 3% bodyfat by march 3rd for my schools competition. Supplement history (as much detail as possible): NO products, ephdrine, protein, creatine, multi's. Other product reviews / logs you have done (with links): None, excited to be able to do this log! I plan on starting this log on Monday (January 30th)....sorry about the change, I want to save this for my last 3 weeks out dieting I will post before pictures soon and also try to get into the ATP lab to get some pre body fat measurements taken. About 5 weeks ago i was at 7.4% BF Sample of my diet to follow as well |
| Posted by: C-Los 21 Jan 20 2006, 03:12 PM |
| Get ready... |
| Posted by: xXxLAZxXx Jan 23 2006, 08:33 PM |
| Cant wait to see this transformation TImmmy! |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Jan 26 2006, 11:28 PM |
here's a sample of my current diet... |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Jan 29 2006, 03:50 PM |
| First dose of Stim X tomorrow...before pics should be up tonight with a bf % within the next week |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Jan 30 2006, 10:38 AM |
| Day 1 (monday 1- 30 -06) Morning Weight: 175 Supplements taken: Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g BCAA (around workout) protein (post-workout) Okay, so I'm a junior in college studying finance. I started to work out in high school but got really into it when I got to college....this year more than any other year. Currently I am cutting from 200lbs to about 165lbs for my schools bodybuilding competition. As I stated above, I wanna come in at around 3% bodyfat. Only 4 more weeks of dieting!! Sure hope this Stim X gives me the edge i'm looking for. 8:45am Woke up and really excited for the first day. Weighed myself at the apartment and was the lightest i've been in like 3 years. Made breakfast (the biggest of my 6 meals) and popped 1 capsule of the Stim X. So far, so good...got class at 10 but i'll report back. 11:00am Eating meal 2 now. Still feeling pretty good. I feel awake and alert. ThinkI might have a 2nd dose pre-workout...we'll see how I feel then. 3:00pm Still feeling good after a day of a couple classes and a meeting. Just finished my 3rd meal and gonna head to the gym in about 30min. I'm feelin hyper and ready to hit the gym hard. I'm taking my second dose of Stim X (1 capsule) Lets see how back day goes!!! 5:00pm Pretty good day at the gym. Felt amped throughout my workout. Also seemed like a constant flow of energy. My lifting partner described some of the stuff I was doing between sets as goofy but all in all it was a fun day at the gym. Here's what my lifts looked like today... Monday (back day) pull-ups total of 50 BB bent over rows (usually at 225 but since i did pull-ups, started lower) 205 x 8 205 x 8 205 x 7 Lat pull-down 210 x 7 200 x 6 V-bar pull-down 200 x 7 200 x 6 seated v-bar rows 225 x 5 205 x 7 DB heavy one-arm rows 100 x 7 100 x 5 8:00pm Had my 5th meal about a half hour ago. I'm def. not as hyper or jumpy as earlier but never the less, I'm still feeling good. I seem to still have energy to do things which is cool b/c this is normally the time I start to die down and get lazy. Whatever, maybe it's just the higher carb day. On the weekends, I go very low on carbs so come monday, my body is loving the extra carbs. Well, since I'm still goin, I might as well get some hw out of the way. p.s. I don't think i'm going to be able to get pics up tonight, but sometime this week, they should be up. |
| Posted by: James61183 Jan 30 2006, 06:33 PM | ||
HA! An Understatement! The kid was hyper as hell today! But pretty cool. This dieting gets us on a rollercoaster of moods so we will see if it holds out. He was saying some off the wall shit though. I have to say, it actually lifted my workout too! |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Jan 31 2006, 08:53 AM |
| Day 2 (1-31-06) Morning weight: 175.8 Supplements taken: Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100% Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 7:45am Didn't sleep all too good last night at all. Hope it wasn't from the Stim X. Will report back on that tho. As for now, Cardio morning...just had my first dose of Stim X. Off to the rec for some light stretching and then 20min of HIIT. 9:15am Just got back from the gym. Warmed up and then did 20 min. on the stairstepper. Burned 456 calories!!! Felt good throughout except i felt the chills coming on a few times. Nothing too bad tho. We'll see how it goes Thursday morning. 3:30pm Just finished with class and now eating my 3rd meal of the day. Plan to have my 2nd dose (1 cap.) of Stim after eating. So far today i've been a little tired but i believe its just from the lack of sleep and then starting the day with cardio. All in all, the Stim seems to be doing good keeping me going. Gonna head to the gym within the hour. Shoulders and Abs today....should be a good day. 6:15pm got back from the gym about 15min ago and i'm ready to eat. Although i was a little tired, i still had an okay day at the gym. I think that 2nd dose of Stim X might have helped me get through my workouts today. Here's what today looked like... Tuesday (shoulders / Abs) Seated BB military press.... shitty  8 x 165 5 x 175 DB Arnold press 10 x 65 8 x 65 kneeling one-arm cross cable laterals 15 x 40 13 x 45 one-arm behind the back cross cable laterals 12 x 40 9 x 40 Front DB raises 8 x 45 10 x 40 Seated bent-over DB laterals 10 x 40 8 x 40 Abs Db leg raises 15 x 30 13 x 30 10 x 30 7 x 30 Cable crunches 17 x 200 15 x 200 10 x 200 12:30am Still up...just finished hw and now its shower and off to bed. Hopefully i'll be able to sleep better tonight. Although i'm not too tired. Thanks Stim X!! haha |
| Posted by: James61183 Jan 31 2006, 09:48 AM |
| Hmm might have been the stim X.... I'm guessing The Late Night DAVE club going on in our kitchen... kept me up too |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Jan 31 2006, 10:21 AM | ||
Hey, but it's all worth while...the kitchen got cleaned!!! |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 1 2006, 09:52 AM |
| Day 3 (2-1-2006) morning weight: 172.8 Supplements taken: Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100% Whey protein(post-workout) Casein (before bed) 9:00am Got better sleep last night. Taking my first dose (1 capsule) of Stim now with my oats and eggs. 11:20am Got back from class and having meal #2...its a higher carb day today b/c it's leg day. Gotta luv that! Still feelin pretty good. Taking a 2nd dose of the Stim with my pre-workout meal later like i did that past couple days . So far, so good! 2:00pm Eating some chicken and brown rice now...then 2nd dose (1 cap) of Stim. Big leg day today around 3. Starting to get amped just thinkin about it. Report back later after the gym. 6:45 Just got back from the gym. ha d a decent day. Legs def. don't feel as strong as normal but i figure i'm down about 25lbs so thats expected. Here's what it was today... Wednesday (leg day) BB Squat (seemed to be bottoming out a bit today...had a little help from buddy) 4 x 385 5 x 385 5 x 385 BB stiff leg deadlift 5 x 385 6 x 385 6 x 385 Leg ext. 13 x 290 11 x 290 12 x 275 (Slow) seated Leg curl 12 x 200 10 x 200 10 x 180 (hold at bottom) 10:00pm Felt pretty good through out the day. I noticed the chills again a little bit while at the gym but overall, nothing too bad. As for now, study time. Cardio tomorrow!!! morning. |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 2 2006, 10:05 AM |
| Day 4 (2-2-2006) Morning weight: 173 Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100% Whey protein(post-workout) Casein (before bed) 9:00am With the exception of Monday night, I've been sleepin pretty good. Got up around 7:45 and had my 1st dose of Stim (1 cap.) and was at the gym for cardio right around 8ish. After a short warm-up with some stretching, I got on the stairstepper for 20min. Same thing as Tuesday morning....burned 457 calories.....Not bad. I didn't experience the chills I was getting on Tuesday morning. So far so good. Alot to do today but i'll let you guys know how the workout goes later. 4:15pm Just got back from bombing an exam...seems to be that Stim X failed to give me the edge vs Mrs. Bitch....damnit! Just took my 2nd dose, but without food this time. I was forced to eat earlier and didn't have the stim on hand. Well off to the gym for some bi's , forearms, and abs. Then posing practice. be back later. 7:45pm Just back from the gym and posing practice....good day for the most part Thursday (bi, forearm, abs) straight BB curl 6 X 125 5 X 125 6 X 125 (little help last rep) DB curl 7 X 55 6 x 55 Db hammer curl 8 x 55 6 x 55 cable curls 9 x 160 7 x 170 (little help last rep) DB consentration curl 9 x 35 6 x 35 DB palm up forearm curl 14 x 45 12 x 45 12 x 45 DB palm down forearm curl 12 x 25 8 x 25 10 x 20 weighted leg lifts 13 x 30 11 x 30 11 x 30 Cable rope crunches 16 x 200 13 x 200 10 x 200 (died at end) 11:00pm So far, I have been having a good response to Stim X. I have noticed tho that I seem to always be warm. Just doing minimal activity will have me breakin a sweat. Whatever, big chest day manana. |
| Posted by: C-Los 21 Feb 2 2006, 04:58 PM |
| FANTASTIC job...excellent tester! I can only suggest, if you'd like, to try stim-x at 2 caps first thing in the morning with food. This will most likely produce a few cold shills, you'll feel "shocked" for the first hour or so, after that you will have a steady stream of energy and focus. This is the case with many other reviews and testers. Feel free to mix the dosage, stack, with or without food, increase to 2/1 caps. Do as you'd like and find what's best! Keep up the great work. |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 3 2006, 07:21 PM |
| Day 5 (2-3-06) Morning weight: ? Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100% Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 6:15pm Came home for the weekend. Gotta go hit up the gym soon...chest and tri's today. So far, stim has been keepin me goin. Took a dose around 9am and then again around 5ish. I've been waiting for the gym all day. time to go!!!! Friday (chest and Tri's) BB flat bench 5 x 245 5 x 235 4 x 235 Db incline 9 x 85 7 x 85 BB decline 7 x 225 6 x 225 cable flys 10 x 8plate 8 x 8plate 8 x 7 plate Tri's lying skull crushers 8 x 105 6 x 105 4 x 100 Cable push downs 10 x 110 8 x 110 7 x 100 1 arm cable pull downs (palm up) 12 x 40 10 x 40 |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 5 2006, 12:56 PM |
| Day 6 (2-4-2006) Morning weight: unknown Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100% Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) Like i said in the previous post, i had come home for the weekend. I have tho noticed myself getting very crabby. I really think this is just the diet starting to get to me. Well yesterday around 4pm i went to the gym for some cardio and lifting. I took a stim prior to the gym and then did 20 min. on the stairstepper. Cant remember how many caloried burned...sorry. Anyways, I had a little lifting after cardio and here's what it looked like. Saturday (traps/ calves) BB shrugs 11 x 315 10 x 315 9 x 315 BB behind the back shrugs (with smith mach.) 12 x 315 10 x 315 9 x 315 DB shrugs 12 x 100 10 x 105 8 x 110 calves Standing calf raise mach. 14 x 17Plate ( unsure what this coverts too) 12 x 18P 12 x 19P Seated calf raise 14 x 135 13 x 135 8 x 160 7 x 160 Thats about it for yesterday...hopefully pics will be taken and put up tonight. |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 6 2006, 10:30 AM |
| Day 8 (2-6-2006) Morning weight: 173 Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100% Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 9am So i'm one week into using the Stim X. I have so far enjoyed using it. I feel a constant stream of energy when i take it first thing in the morning and then when I have my 2nd dose right before working out, it gives me that extra kick i need. For me, I find dosing it 1 capsule, 2 times per day works best. I do plan on trying different doses in the near future tho. On the down side, I often feel crabby. I truly dont believe this is the Stim X but it very well may be. Also, I sometimes notice the chills coming on. I haven't got the chills yet to where its unbareable , just to the point where it has been uncomfortable. They only seemed to last a short period. (less than 5min.) So, got up and made breakfast. Had my first dose of Stim immediatley after i ate. My weight in the mornings has been the same now for a while. I'm hoping a i'll be able to drop this come competition time. Only 25 days left!!!! 5:45pm took 1 cap. of Stim around 3:30 and went to the gym around 4pm. Before I went, I stopped in at the ATP lab and had a BF% test done. I was 4.58% @ 173lbs. Not where I wanna end up but happy none the less. The guy working there was confused b/c his records show that I was 200lbs only 8 weeks ago. HAHA okay, so back to business, here was my back day today. About the same as last week. Monday (back) pull-ups (total to 50) BB bent over row 7 x 205 9 x 205 8 x 205 Lat pull-down 7 x 210 8 x 200 V-bar pull-down 8 x 200 7 x 200 V-bar cable row 8 x 205 7 x 205 1-arm DB row 9 x 100 8 x 100 7 x 100 10pm just about to have my last meal and hit up the bed. Cardio tomorrow morning...should be a good time. |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 7 2006, 10:36 AM |
| Day 9 (2-7-2006) Morning weight: 172.2 Supplements: SAME 8am Gym for some cardio. 9:15am Burned 440 calories on the stairstepper. Felt a little tougher then last week aven after getting a full 8hours of sleep. Thinkin to up the Stim X morning dose to 2 caps but not until saturday. Busy day today and then shoulders. 6pm back from the gym. Decided to go with lighter weight today. Tuesday (shoulders & Abs) BB seated military press 15 x 135 13 x 135 12 x 135 10 x 135 kneeling one-arm cross cable laterals 15 x 40 13 x 40 one-arm behind the back cross cable laterals 11 x 40 9 x 40 Front DB raises 15 x 35 13 x 35 Abs Cable crunches 17 x 200 15 x 200 10 x 200 Db leg raises 15 x 30 13 x 30 10 x 30 okay day...alot of studying 2 do tonite and tomorrow. |
| Posted by: CLos65 Feb 8 2006, 02:31 AM |
| Timothy, I will be in Charleston March 3rd after approximately 10 hours of binge drinking on the stipulation that you and the asian come to champaign, and start putting on all that weight you lost, immediately. Keep up the good work. Los P.S. I ordered some shit off BN....cant wait to get my free shaker and tee haha |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 8 2006, 09:29 AM |
| Day 10 (2-8-2005) Morning weight: 171.4 Supplements: SAME 8:30am Busy day...breakfast and dose 1 of Stim now 2pm Dominated both the exam and quiz i had this morning. Just got back from a career fair and now its time to eat. Then a short conference call and a dose of Stim before a long day at the gym. Leg day...coming soon. Wednesday (2-8-2006) BB squat 8 x 355 9 x 355 Straight leg BB deadlift 7 x 385 7 x 385 6 x 385 Machine hack squat 15 x 180 12 x 230 9 x 250 Leg curl 12 x 200 10 x 210 8 x 210 Leg ext. 13 x 275 10 x 285 8 x 285 Dead tired...yet another night of studying...test @ 11am F-That! |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 9 2006, 10:05 AM |
| Day 11 (2-9-2006) Morning weight: 170.2 Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100% Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 9am Didn't get up for cardio, instead I'm cramming for an investments exam. My weight has been falling fast as hell the past few days. Well, 1 stim with breakfast now, then on later before the gym. Thursday (bi's/ forearms/ abs) BB curl 6 x 125 5 x 125 6 x 115 Db hammer curl 8 x 55 6 x 55 DB curl 7 x 55 6 x 55 DB consentration 8 x 35 7 x 35 cable curl 7 x 170 6 x 170 BB forearm curl 10 x 115 8 x 115 8 x 115 DB wrist curl (palm down) 9 x 25 11 x 20 10 x 20 8 x 20 Abs Db leg raises 15 x 30 13 x 30 10 x 30 Decline bench crunches 3 sets till failure 11pm So today I believe I only took 1 dose of Stim X. I know that I had 1 cap. with breakfast. I think I forgot to take a dose before the gym. To tell you the truth, I really didn't notice that much of a difference until the end of my workout. I'm looking forward to the weekend tho. I plan to try dosing Stim with 2 caps either 1 or 2 times a day....depending on how i react to the 2 caps. |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 10 2006, 10:24 AM |
| Day 12 (2-10-2006) Morning weight: 170.0 Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 9am Woke up and once again was very light when I got on the scale. I guess I can't complain, just kinda weird how the weight keeps dropping day by day. Last week it was flucuating a lot up and down. Now it seems to know to keep dropping. Well, I'm exactly 3 weeks out till my competition. I think I look okay but I just wanna make sure I come in as lean and dry as possible. I think the Stim X has complimented my diet nicely and I enjoy the product so far. Okay, so 1 stim now with breakfast. Think I may try a dose of 2 tomorrow morning, we'll see... Chest & Tri's (2-10-2006) BB Flat bench 6 x 225 6 x 225 6 x 225 DB incline 7 x 85 6 x 85 BB decline 6 x 235 7 x 225 cable flys 10 x 8plate 8 x 7plate 7 x 7 plate Tri's 1 - arm DB overhead 11 x 30 10 x 30 8 x 30 lying skull crushers 8 x 100 6 x 100 5 x 100 Cable push downs (weight was not right last week...was lifting at diff. gym, must have calculated wrong) 10 x 150 8 x 150 7 x 150 1 arm cable pull downs (palm up) 12 x 40 10 x 40 10 x 35 |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 11 2006, 12:54 PM |
| Day 13 (2-11-2006) Morning weight: 170.2 Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 9:30am Woke up and weighed myself. About the same weight as yesterday morning. Decided to change the dose for the Stim this morning. Took 2 capsule of Stim X on an empty stomach. I then went to the gym and did 20 minutes on the stairstepper. Burned 432 calories. Its getting harder to burn the cals as my weight drops. I didn't notice much of a change with the 2 capsules. I also did not experience the chills at all. Depending on how I feel before I go to the gym for weights, I might end up taking another dose. I dont know how many caps yet tho or if I even will at all. Get back to ya before the gym to let you know what I decide for the 2nd dose. 4:30pm gym time...still feeling okay, No 2nd dose today. 6:30pm Gym treated me okay. Easy day today but I def. feel like I got a workout. Saturday (Traps & Calves) BB shrugs 12 x 315 10 x 315 9 x 315 BB behind the back shrugs (with smith mach.) 12 x 315 10 x 315 9 x 315 DB shrugs 12 x 100 10 x 100 calves 1 leg mach. press 17 x 90 16 x 90 Seated calf raise 16 x 135 12 x 160 8 x 160 Machine Calf ext. 16 x 185 14 x 195 |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 12 2006, 12:21 PM |
| Day 14 (2-12-2006) Morning weight: 170.4 Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 10am Breakfast w/ 1 cap. Stim X. No real workout today. Maybe some cardio this afternoon. 5pm Decided to do some cardio...took 1 cap of Stim X (30 min after meal 3 & 30 min before cardio) Amazing workout!!! I was SO amped the entire time. Burned 470 calories on the stairstepper for 20min. I think i'm gonna try to dose still like that before every workout. Felt soooo good today! |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 13 2006, 09:23 AM |
| Day 15 (2-13-2006) Morning weight: 168.4 ...... ehhh, wtf Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 8am Got up and weighed myself. Looks like the weekend cardio really paid off. I'm now 168. Well, if i've learned one thing throughout the diet, it's not to worry about weight. Going back to splitting the Stim doses. 1 cap now with breakfast. 1 cap 30 minutes prior to the gym later. 5:30pm good workout Monday (back) |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 14 2006, 10:34 AM |
| Day 16 (2-12-2006) Morning weight: 168.8 Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 8am Valentine's Day...girlfriend was down for the weekend. Got her on her way home this morning and then went for some cardio. Took a stim empty stomach 30 min. prior. Then, some HIIT for 20min on the stairstepper. Burned 466 calories again. Getting down to the last weeks of cutting. So far, Stim has done a good job getting me through the day without any kind of crash. I have however learned that the optimum dosing time for me is (30 min after eating but 20 min prior to any workout) When I do this, I seem to feel amped from when I start my workout all the way till when I leave the gym. 6:30pm Had my 2nd dose before I went to the gym. Felt pretty good throughout my workout, even tho I was running on little sleep. Tuesday (shoulders, Abs) BB military 6 x 175 14 x 135 12 x 135 9 x 135 kneeling one-arm cross cable laterals 15 x 40 13 x 40 one-arm behind the back cross cable laterals 11 x 40 9 x 40 Front DB raises 13 x 40 11 x 40 Abs Db leg raises 18 x 25 13 x 30 10 x 30 Cable crunches 17 x 200 15 x 200 11 x 200 |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 15 2006, 10:16 AM |
| Day 17 (2-15-2006) Morning weight: 167.0 Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 9am Few classes today, then the gym for some legs and then a meeting for the competition. Been feeling really good throughout the day and dont seem run down at all. One Stim now. One later pre-workout. |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 16 2006, 11:02 AM |
| Day 18 (2-16-2006) Morning weight: 166.8 Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) Sorry about not entering the lifts yesterday....will get them up when i have time, just been busy. 8am 1 Stim X then cardio 9am Burned 466 calories on the stairstepper after 20 min. Felt okay but my legs were dead from yesterdays leg workout. Goin home for the next few days. Be back Sunday night tho. Gonna try to post the next few days but, we'll see....might not be able to. 4pm On my drive home, stopped to get my posing mix from my buddy up at U of I. While there, we hit up Gold's Gym in Champaign for an awesome Bi & forearm workout. Also got to talkin with one of the bodybuilders there. He seemed impressed with me considering I was still 2 weeks out. I guess the hard work is starting to pay off. Thursday (bi's & Forearms) ABs tomorrow BB curl 6 x 125 6 x 115 6 x 115 Db hammer curl 8 x 55 6 x 55 DB curl 7 x 55 6 x 55 incline curl 10 x 45 7 x 45 cable curl 8 x 170 6 x 170 DB forearm curl 10 x 45 8 x 45 8 x 45 DB wrist curl (palm down) 11 x 20 10 x 20 8 x 20 |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 18 2006, 03:23 AM |
| Day 19 (2-17-2006) Morning weight: ? Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 10am woke up hungry as hell. I had 1 stim with breakfast. Let me tell you, i wanted to go do cardio sooo bad today. Instead, I was stuck at home doing school work, laundry, and then running around town. 5pm Time for the gym. Taking one stim now. 7pm Good day at the gym i guess. My lifts have been dropping little by little each week and it just sucks. I'm losing weight and getting leaner, just wish I still had my old strength. whatever, has nothing to do with the stim. Chest & Tri's (2-17-2006) BB Flat bench 6 x 225 5 x 225 5 x 225 DB incline 7 x 85 6 x 85 BB decline 6 x 225 4 x 225 cable flys 10 x 8plate 8 x 7plate 7 x 7 plate lying skull crushers 8 x 100 6 x 100 5 x 100 Tri's 1 - arm DB overhead 11 x 30 10 x 30 Cable push downs (weight was not right last week...was lifting at diff. gym, must have calculated wrong) 10 x 150 8 x 150 7 x 150 1 arm cable pull downs (palm up) 12 x 40 10 x 40 10 x 35 ABS Db leg raises 15 x 30 13 x 30 10 x 30 Cable rope crunch 16 x 12P 14 x 12p 17 x 11p Overall good day of lifting. 2:00am After a little work, I got most of my posing worked into my music. Should look pretty good. Time for bed! |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 18 2006, 02:32 PM |
| Day 20 (2-18-2006) Morning weight: ? Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 9:30am Woke up but def. didn't want to. I was so tired but then I took my Stim X and was ready for the gym. Did some light stretching and some cardio. 1:30pm Just finished up with my 2nd meal. Been doing a few run throughs of the routine. So far, so good...back to the gym later after meal 3 for some traps and calves. |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 20 2006, 10:30 AM |
| Day 22 (2-20-2006) Morning weight: 165.6 Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 9am woke up ready for a busy day. Took a Stim with breakfast, then off to class. Last real week in the gym. Next we I'll be lifting only 2 days and not even too heavy. Lets see if the work pays off. 9pm Didn't get into the gym till 4:30 b/c of a phone interview. Totally blew the interview too. Damnit! Well, wasn't feelin the gym today. Diets coming to an end. I guess this is expected. Monday (back) pull-ups (total of 50) Bent over BB row 7 x 205 8 x 205 6 x 205 lat-pull down 7 x 210 6 x 200 V-bar pull down 9 x 200 7 x 200 V-bar seated row 10 x 195 8 x 195 1-arm DB row 8 x 100 8 x 100 I was dead today in the gym. Hope to get some kind of excitement before tomorrow. |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 21 2006, 12:56 AM |
| Day 23 (2-21-2006) Morning weight: 166.4 Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 8am Woke up, 1 Stim X and then was off to the gym...20 min. of Cardio (not as intense as normal) Felt good. I'm thinkin 1 more cardio session Thursday morning to give the legs a stretch after wednesday's leg day. 7pm Tuesday (shoulders and abs) |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 21 2006, 01:15 AM |
| Here are some Pics This one is Pre-diet (12-1-2005) at 200 lbs |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 21 2006, 01:20 AM |
| Here's another from (1-23-2006) some where between 175 - 180 lbs |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 21 2006, 01:26 AM |
| Here's from (2-11-2006) at 170lbs *Contest Approaching* (3-3-2006) |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 22 2006, 12:18 PM |
| Day 24 (2-22-2006) Morning weight: 165.8 Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 9am woke up and hit the books but not before some STIM!!!! I'm lovin this stuff. Apparently, last night, I decided it was much more important to sleep 8 hours than to study for this math quiz. So I only studied this morning. Nothing too bad tho, was an easy quiz. Back later to report on leg day. Last one till after the comp.  7:45pm Just tryin to rest up a bit now. I'm dead!!! Leg day was pretty good. Cardio tomorrow morning. Last one!!!! Wednesday (legs) BB squat 8 x 355 7 x 355 5 x 365 BB Straight leg deadlift 5 x 405 4 x 405 BB lunges 2 sets of 185....forgot the reps leg curls on machine 14 x 200 12 x 200 Leg ext. machine 10 x ? 8 x ? 11:45 pm Dead tired...been busy with SO-much hw, studying, and diet crap. I need this weekend!!! *Diet will be posted again soon* |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 23 2006, 01:27 PM |
| Day 25 (2-23-2006) Morning weight: ? Supplements taken: SAME Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 3 super EPA's (throughout the day) 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 7:30am Last day of cardio went good. 20 minutes....def. felt it in the legs. They feel much better now tho that I have got them moving a bit. 8:40pm Didn't get into the gym till about 5:15ish or so. Awesome day tho none the less. I felt the best I have in the past 12 weeks. Pump was good and Stim really kept me goin. I really like taking in without food and 30 min. prior to working out. Thursday (bi's , forearms, abs) Straight BB curl 6 x 125 7 x 115 5 x 115 Db hammer curl 12 x 50 9 x 50 Lowered Both of these 5 lbs and felt amazing. DB curl 7 x 55 6 x 55 incline curl 10 x 45 7 x 45 Consintration curls 8 x 30 6 x 30 cable curl 12 x 150 10 x 150 DB forearm curl 11 x 45 9 x 45 8 x 45 DB wrist curl (palm down) 9 x 25 11 x 20 8 x 20 Abs DB leg raise (lowered the weight 5 lbs and felt awesome to do more reps) * 4 sets with a 25...don't know how many but atleast 15 each set Cable rope crunch 14 x 200 12 x 200 9 x 200 (died at the end) Overall, AWESOME day at the gym.   |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 24 2006, 09:54 AM |
| Day 26 (2-24-2006) Morning weight: ? Supplements taken: Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 8:30am woke up early to get some studying in. Having my first dose of the Stim w/breakfast. 2nd dose probly will be w/o food and 30 min prior to the gym. 3:15pm woke up early to study for nothing...pushed back till monday whatever...just finished meal #3 not too long ago....1 Stim soon and then off to the gym. Last normal workout. 7:00pm Hit the gym around 4:30ish. Another awesome day  . Good way to end the week! I'll fill you in on the lifts later when I find time. As for now its time to eat and get some of this hw done. |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 25 2006, 12:29 PM |
| Day 27 (2-25-2006) Morning weight: 164.0 Supplements taken: Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 9am woke up and had a Stim w/breakfast. Feeling good but I think tonights gonna be another early night...I need all the rest I can get! 8:30pm No gym today...much needed break! Anyways, depletion workouts start tomorrow. Also, a change in the diet. 1st day of carb depletion starts tomorrow. |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 26 2006, 07:29 PM |
| Day 28 (2-26-2006) Morning weight: ? Supplements taken: Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 8am woke up without an alarm today....awesome  anyways, first day of carb depletion. Hopefully stim x can keep me goin. 6:15pm it's been a long day. I'm tired and really don't feel like doin much at all. The next 2 days are gonna be rough. It'll all pay off in the end tho! |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 27 2006, 10:34 AM |
| Day 29 (2-27-2006) Morning weight: ? Supplements taken: Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 9:00am Whats up everyone. Woke up once again w/o an alarm. I must say tho, it's a good feeling getting 8+ hours of sleep. Well day 2 of carb depleting. I took 1 stim with breakfast and i plan on having another before the gym. Might add another somewhere else depending on how i feel later. Alright, time to cram before class. 5:00pm Back from classes and the gym. Eating meal #4 now. Basically all protein for the rest of the night. Gotta luv these carb depletion days! Tomorrow's carbs are extremely low and depending how I feel, probly another carb depeletion workout. Stim kept me feeling good today so far. Was tired during my 2nd class but then I took 1 cap of STIM X and had an okay day at the gym. I'll let you know how tonight goes but I should be really busy tonight and tomorrow night with school work. COMPETITION IS THIS FRIDAY...8PM Wish me luck! |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Feb 28 2006, 06:36 PM |
| Day 30 (2-28-2006) Morning weight: 163.6 Supplements taken: Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 9am woke, had a protein shake, and then ran to walmart to get some food for my carb load. Today is last day of carb depletion and working. Only posing for the rest of the week and carb loading. total carbs today = 40grams tomorrow i'll be consuming 400grams of carbs. Cant wait! Also, only 1.5gallons of water today apposed to my usual 2gallons +. |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Mar 1 2006, 10:06 AM |
| Day 31 (3-1-2006) Morning weight: ? Supplements taken: Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 8am Woke up, showered, ate and had my first dose of Stim X. Today will be my first day of carb loading. I should reach atleast 350g carbs and probly closer to 400g. I cant tell you how awesome this is! So yeah, life as good as far as carbs. My water however has been decreased again and is now only 1 gallon a day. Big change considereing it was once at close to 3 gallons. Anyways, I'll try to get back to ya later when I have my 2nd dose of Stim. No gym today....just posing and some pro tan application.  |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Mar 2 2006, 11:18 AM |
| Day 32 (3-2-2006) Morning weight: ? Supplements taken: Multi Vitamin C L-Carnitine 22g Xtend (around workout) 100%Whey protein (post-workout) Casein (before bed) 1 Day before my first show....Gonna be awesome!!! 10am Anyways, first layer of Protan went on last night. I'm dark...but not dark enough Anyways, continuing higher carbs! and decreasing water mooooore |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Mar 6 2006, 12:39 PM |
| Anyways, contest is over. Went Awesome! Took the light weight class and then went on to take the overall. Earned the title of Mr. Eastern Illinois University 2006!!!! anyways, here are a few pics, i'll get the others up later. |
| Posted by: tmac0280 Mar 8 2006, 09:55 PM |
| 3-8-2006 Sorry I haven't been posting but i've been busy with school and eating. Well my contest is over as i stated above. I tested Stimulant X for 30 days along with a cutting diet and some hard training. -My Overall impressions of Stim X – I enjoyed Stim X very much. Throught testing, I experienced no negative side effects. I found that it complimented my diet very well. It got me going in the morning and gave me a steady stream of energy for my workouts. I'd compare it to a Caff/ Ephedrine stack. I was using Caff/ Ephedrine before I began testing and I found that I liked the stim X better. With the diet that I was on, I tended to get worn out and tired. (due to the low carbs) I found that when I took the stim x, I didnt get as tired. It put me in a good mood and made me want to hit the gym hard. Although I did like Stim X, I don't know if i'd use it again. As of right now, it is still priced high compared to the cheap stack of Caff/ Ephderine. I found the best dosing for me was 1 cap in the morning and 1 cap pre-workout. If dosed like this 7 days a week, one bottle will last 45 days. I did not experiment with my dosing as much as I wanted to b/c of the competition approaching. I feel that this was the dosing method that worked for me but everyone is different. I would recommend Stim X to anyone looking for an edge in the gym. I found it to complement my pre-competition diet perfectly and would love to use it again if the price was right. |