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[WhiteFiberz]

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Stats:
5'9''
157 lbs

Routine:
Modified West Side Routine

Lower ME
Upper ME
rest
Lower DE
Upper RE
rest
rest

I just recently finished my first natural bodybuilding competitive season where and I'm currently reverse dieting to get my metabolism/health back in check and start a nice 2-3 year offseason.

Some pics from my shows:
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I'll be logging my workouts and recording strength/performance, quality of sleep, and overall mood as well as other things such as skin quality.

Thanks to Dracoy and Controlled Labs for the opportunity. Time to get huuuuge!:D

[WhiteFiberz]

DB Floor Press
80 x 3

T Bar Row
4p x 7
4p x 7
4p x 6

DB Incline Bench
3 sets

Notes:
-REALLY pressed for time today..finished it in ~30 minutes, but everything felt really nice and easy.
-Moving into college tomorrow! :eek: As far as reverse diet macros I'll be eyeballing a lot of things, and whatever I eat in my room I'll probably weigh for at least a few weeks. I've been messing around seeing how good my estimates are with the scale..and I'm within 3g almost every time!! Prep turned my eyes into a food scale. :cool:

-Took my first dose today ~60 minutes before my pre bed meal..Not much to note on yet.

[anti-steroids]

1st gotta get mine up sometime soon.

[Quelly]

up in heyah!

[imunninc]

Sweet man. Definitely in for your log. Where are you going to school?

[5Six]

I'm in on this shi

[07white450r]

subd

[Dracoy]

Why the **** are you bigger than me?

No homo :p

Who was your trainer? How did you place?

[CONTROLLED LABS]

in for this. nice work on that conditioning for the show :)

[pu12en12g]

Sub'd ! :cool:

[WhiteFiberz]

1st gotta get mine up sometime soon.


up in heyah!


Sweet man. Definitely in for your log. Where are you going to school?


I'm in on this shi


subd


in for this. nice work on that conditioning for the show :)


Sub'd ! :cool:

Thanks everyone, glad to have ya.


Why the **** are you bigger than me?

No homo :p

Who was your trainer? How did you place?

Idk about being bigger lol. My trainer was Alberto Nunez and the guys at www.3dmusclejourney.com who I would recommend to anyone in a heartbeat! At my first show I placed 1st in Juniors and Novice Medium, then went on to win the Novice Overall. At my second show I took 2nd in Juniors and 4th in Open Lightweight.

[WhiteFiberz]

Okay, okay so I'm still here just been busy with my first few days of college and trying to get the internet situation down. I'm walking soo much, no doubt my expenditure will be much higher while on campus. College is great, food is great, and the gym is SICK. I joined up at a local powerlifting gym which is straight hardcore. Chalk, Iron, and 300+ lb guys everywhere. Ben White trained there for a while and it was on an older MD video. People putting up ~700 on bench..so this place is NO joke. It's the perfect environment to get this off season going.

Lower ME

Box Squat
335 x 1

Leg Press
7pps x 8 (3 sets)

BB Hammer Curls
35/side x 10 (3 sets)

Calves

Notes:
-Slowly working my strength back up, but things just feel heavier than they should. After a few more weeks on this old routine I'll switch the WS template up a bit and work on some new compounds.
-Sticking around 158-159 which is about 6lbs up from pre show weight, and I had a macros bump a few days ago (+5 fat, +25 cho) that puts me at 60/365/195


-I've been dosing BlueGrowtH every night about an hour before my pre bed meal. The past few days I've only been getting ~5-7 hours of sleep, which is about what I was getting toward the end of prep, but I honestly have been waking up pretty well rested...on top of all the walking/stress recently. But Placebo is a strong effect, and I'm still giving it some time. Future looks promising though :cool:

[Quelly]

Idk about being bigger lol. My trainer was Alberto Nunez and the guys at www.3dmusclejourney.com who I would recommend to anyone in a heartbeat! At my first show I placed 1st in Juniors and Novice Medium, then went on to win the Novice Overall. At my second show I took 2nd in Juniors and 4th in Open Lightweight.
I think I've heard of those guys....

[WhiteFiberz]

I think I've heard of those guys....

Be careful though, mess with them and you might just end up skinless!

[WhiteFiberz]

DB Floor Press
90 x 2

T Bar row Machine
3p x 7 (3 sets)

DB Incline
65 x 9
65 x 7
65 x 4

Tricep pushdowns
3x8

Notes:
-Again..working back up to my weights, I'm pretty surprised how my strength drops so quickly after a deload. Probably has something be do with being so far below my set point and just generally overtrained towards the end of contest prep. Note to all you competitors- don't drop the intensity during those final weeks!

-5 hours of sleep last night...and pretty damn groggy in the morning, but still had a killer mentality in the gym. Can't wait to catch up on sleep next week.

[5Six]

Beasting numbers man. Oh lawdie!

[bull.dogz]

Wait for me!! :)

[WhiteFiberz]

8.5 hours of sleep ftwww. Felt really well rested and got A LOT of reading/studying done today. The more I sleep the better results I'll see from BlueGrowtH



Beasting numbers man. Oh lawdie!
I used to squat ~430 and dead in the high 4's...these are not beastly lol


Wait for me!! :)
Ya gotta hurry!

[WhiteFiberz]

DE Hybrid Dead
235 x 2 (6 sets)

GHR's
x 8 PR
x 6 (2 sets)

Lying Ham Curls
70 x 12 (3 sets)

Standing Calve Raises
355 x 4
355 x 3 (4 sets)

Notes:
- some PR's, but that's expected since I've switched gyms and am using a bunch of new equipment.
-Forgot to say that this gym has a GHR!! Yes! Finally a real one lmao. And something that's awesome is I can do them UNASSISTED with good form..yeah buddy, being 45lbs lighter probably helps :p

Awesome sleep last night again, feeling great, but loaded with reading and studying!

[pu12en12g]

How long do your workouts last ?

[Quelly]

-Again..working back up to my weights, I'm pretty surprised how my strength drops so quickly after a deload. Probably has something be do with being so far below my set point and just generally overtrained towards the end of contest prep. Note to all you competitors- don't drop the intensity during those final weeks!

-5 hours of sleep last night...and pretty damn groggy in the morning, but still had a killer mentality in the gym. Can't wait to catch up on sleep next week.

strength will come back and then some dude, just takes a little time to get the ball rolling after prep, hormonal levels stabilize, so does energy levels, food comes up etc

[WhiteFiberz]

How long do your workouts last ?
Depends how long I bs between sets haha. Lately in college I'm pressed for time so right around an hour.


strength will come back and then some dude, just takes a little time to get the ball rolling after prep, hormonal levels stabilize, so does energy levels, food comes up etc
Yup, Bert said the same thing...just need to be patient...and I wanna be strong NOW! lol

[WhiteFiberz]

DE Bench
120 x 2 (6 sets)

light..but working on that speedddd

DB Bench
70 x 10 (2 sets)
70 x 9

Incline DB Flyes
35 x 10 (3 sets)

Hammer Pullups
x 10
x 7
x 7

BB Curls
3 x 8

Tricep Dips
3 x 10

Notes:
-Stronger on DB bench by a lot...so things should be looking good next week. Woke up the next day pretty damn sore, which I've missed feeling for a while! those flyes really tear up teh pecz
-Guy deadlifting 500 x 5 and 565 x 4 today..that was pretty sweet. I'll be making some use of the chains and stuff my gyms got on my next routine when I start it up soon.

-Sleep has been awesome lately! 8-9 hours every night, feeling well rested and energy is improving. Makes such a difference.

[5Six]

I used to squat ~430 and dead in the high 4's...these are not beastly lol



It's totally relative.


Hope the long is goin' good for you

[WhiteFiberz]

Off today today, and I did my MISS session, 25 minutes running through my campus cross country course. Ran a good 3-4 miles, but soon after my left knee was killing me with a stabbing pain. I've felt it before and running on hard surfaces aggravates my chondromalatia patella..just popped some Ibuprofen and I'll keep the MISS to the track or cardio machines :/

Sleep- Again..really great. Blue Growth is doing what it says, and I'm liking it!

New Macros:
60-65/400/190-210

Sitting ~159-160 which is 6-7lbs over contest weight 3 weeks ago. Should get things moving slowly.


It's totally relative.


Hope the long is goin' good for you
This is true, I'm stronger pound for pound then before I began prepping...but damnit my ego wants to see BIG numbers!

[WhiteFiberz]

Box Squat
335 x 1
350 x 0

Leg Press
7p+25/side x 8 (3 sets) PR

BB Hammer Curls
37.5/side x 10 (3 sets)

Standing Calve Raises
355 x 5 (3 sets) PR

Notes:
-the box squats were pretty upsetting because they've been a struggle for weeks, probably because i introduced them a little heavier than i should have. I've been using box squats as my main compund on lower ME days for a loong time now and a new routine after i get my strength moving is reaaaally needed. I'll probably switch over to free squats to get the movement down before starting the next routine.

- sleep again was awesome. Somethig i'm really noticing lately with the blue growth. Can't really comment on recovery since i'm still getting into the swing of things.

[WhiteFiberz]

DB Floor Press
same as last week ugh... added another set and got a single
90 x 2
90 x 1

T Bar row Machine
3p+10 x 7 (3 sets) PR

DB Incline
Allies up from last week
65 x 10
65 x 8
65 x 7

Tricep pushdowns
100 x 10 (3 sets)

Notes
- so my compounds are still staying where they are...which is pretty annoying, but oher lifts seem to be increasing. It seems like anything out of the low rep range is increasing, so i'm assuming that im adapting to the stress and next the heavier lifts are going to be going up...but i may just have introduced the main lifts a bfit.heavier than i should have. Time will tell
- another amazing night of sleep. I'm not one to jump the gun on supplement claims but honestly blue growth has got to be doing something. I havent wokenup this well rested on a daily basis in a long time, but i'm sure the increased food and bodyfat is playing a role

[WhiteFiberz]

DE Deads
pulled a little more sumo than usual, and it allowed me to really fire the hips forward
240 x 2 (6 sets)

GHR
x 10 PR
x 7 PR
x 6

Lying Ham Curl
80 x 12 (3 sets) PR

Standing Calve Raises
375 x 3 (3 sets) PR

Notes:
-I'm going to be switching up the GHR form where my thighs are lying on the pad more and there's a little more extension at the hip before breaking at the knees.

-I can slowly feel that "offseason" mentality coming..slowly, and strength may not be flying along with it, but damnit It's coming!!

-14 hours of sleep last night, home from college FTW :p

[WhiteFiberz]

DE Bench
125 x 2 (6 sets)

DB Bench
70 x 12. Up 2 reps
70 x 9
70 x 8

Incline DB Flyes
35 x 12 (3 sets) up 2reps per set

Hammer Pullups
x 11 up a rep
x 11
x 7

BB Curls
25/ side x 10 (3 sets) up 2 reps/ set

Tricep Dips
3 x 12. Up 2 reps/ set

25 min miss

Notes:
- stregth is coming!
- to my surprise another macro bump +5 fat+ 25 cho puts me at 65-70/425/200-210

[WhiteFiberz]

Squatz
315 x 2

Leg Press
7p+30/side x 8 (3 sets) up 10lbs

BB Hammer Curls
40/side x 10 (3 sets) up 5lbs

Standing Calve Raises
355 x 5 (2 sets)
Woops wrong weight
375 x 5 (2 sets) up 2 reps

notes
-First time free squatting in months, before this I kept box squats as my main movement. Not gonna lie i'm pretty upset with 315 x 2 but i know it'll go up.

-with the bluegrowtH I'm really liking the sleep. Can't comment on anything else too noticeable...well maybe some clearer skin :cool:

[WhiteFiberz]

DB Floor Press
90 x 1 1 rep LESS than last time...

T Bar row Machine
3p+15 x 7 (2 sets) up 5lbs
3p+15 x 6

DB Incline
65 x 11 up 1 rep
65 x 8
65 x 5

Tricep pushdowns
3x10

Notes:
- I went into this workout ready to crush 90x3 after being stuck on doubles and singles the past few weeks, ended up getting a rep less, pretty upset with that. I'm definitely due for a new routine, and it's probably going to start on Monday.

-Glutes are DONE today..full squats definitely hit them hard.

[bull.dogz]

Time to switch things up! :)

[Quelly]

Time to switch things up! :)

I heard from a little birdy that he might be on a new program very soon

[WhiteFiberz]

Time to switch things up! :)
and grow!


I heard from a little birdy that he might be on a new program very soon

Yup, Zak's fatass routine. 1 tub of Edy's, 1 spoon, 50 reps LOL

[WhiteFiberz]

DE Hybrid Dead
250 x 2 (6 sets)

GHR's
x 12 (2 sets) up 2 reps, but fixed form up a bit
x 10

Lying Ham Curls
MUCH more speed this week, every rep slammed into my hamstrings

90 x 12 (3 sets)

Standing Calve Raises
375 x 5 (5 sets) added some sets, just another form of overload

Notes:
-Really needed this workout to relieve some stress about planning my future. Go endorphins!
-Switched my GHR form to include a hyper extension and really focus on driving up with the hams and then transitioning to the glutes at the top...damn it felt great.

[5Six]

-Switched my GHR form to include a hyper extension and really focus on driving up with the hams and then transitioning to the glutes at the top...damn it felt great.

I will have to try this!

And what exactly are hybrid deads?

[WhiteFiberz]

I will have to try this!

And what exactly are hybrid deads?

Pretty much just an in between stance of conventional and sumo. Hands are still inside the legs, but they aren't spread out quite as far.

[WhiteFiberz]

DE Bench
130 x 2 (6 sets)

DB Bench
70 x 12
70 x 11 up 2 reps
70 x 8

Incline DB Flyes
40 x 11 (3 sets) Up 5lbs

Hammer Pullups
x 12 up 1 rep
x 9
x 5

BB Curls
27.5/side x 8
27.5/side x 7 (2 sets) up 5lbs

Tricep Dips
+20 x 12
+20 x 11 (2 sets) Up 20lbs

Notes:
-Pretty good day today, some increases, and I had a nice pump going on...which I missed oh so desperately.
-Macros are staying the same this week, and keeping 2 cardio sessions in.

-New routine next week :)


-As usual, sleep has been kickass lately, and I've been having dreams really often. I can't recall having ANY during prep now that I think of it..weird.

[WhiteFiberz]

25 min elliptical last night, and DAMN was I sweating and out of breath. It's funny how you realize just how in shape you were during prep..once it's all over lol



Lower Strength

Deadlift// 3x4-6 1 rep shy of failure
GHR// 3x4-6 ''
Leg Press// 3x4-6 ''
Leg Extension// 2x6-8 Last Set to Failure
Lying Ham curl// 2x6-8 LSTF
Calve Raises// 5x4-6 LSTF

Upper Strength

Bench Press// 3x4-6 1 rep shy of failure
Barbell Row// 3x4-6 ''
DB Shoulder Press// 3x4-6 ''
Lat Pulldowns// 2x6-8 LSTF
OH Tricep Extension// 2x6-8 ''
BB Curls// 2x6-8 ''

Lower Hyper
Deadlift// 3x6-8 LSTF
GHR// 3x6-8 ''
Leg Press// 3x6-8 ''
Leg Extension// 2x10-12 Each set to failure
Lying Ham curl// 2x10-12 ''
Calve Raises// 5x4-6 ''

Upper Hyper

Bench Press// 3x6-8 LSTF
Barbell Row// 3x6-8 ''
DB Shoulder Press// 3x6-8 ''
Lat Pulldowns// 2x6-8 Each set to failure
OH Tricep Extension// 2x6-8 ''
BB Curls// 2x6-8 ''



Okay, so pretty much it's in ABAB format, but there's really only 2 days where the rep/set ranges change whether it's a power/hyper day. It'll allow me to hit a movement frequently with, what I believe to be a pretty solid amount of volume from the WS template I've been running so long.

I'll be running a set of exercises for 4+ weeks, introducing some new movements at ~75% max and then working up to new PR's. Periodization baybay!

Key thing to note here is that I'll be focusing on deadlifting for a while since it's been out of my routine for so long. SO deadlift for a while, squat for a while, repeat...we'll see how this works in a bit.

Props to Eric for hooking me up with the template since I tend to go ADD when looking at routine :p

[WhiteFiberz]

Hybrid Deadlift
315 x 4 (3 sets)

Leg Press
7p+35/side x 6 (3 sets) up 10lbs

GHR
x 6
bw+10 x 6 (2 sets) PR

BSS
90 x 6
90 x 8 (only 6 on left leg...damn lungs die on these before anything else!)

Leg Curl
90 x 8 (2 sets) PR

Notes:
-Okay, so really glad to be deadlifting again, 315 x 4 isn't exactly thrilling when I was doing 465+ back in the day, but I have time and I know it'll go up. On the bright side though I was able to add weight to GHR's..sweet.

-Starting to feel more like the old Zak more often then not..bout damn time! Just an overall feeling of well-being and a good mood...those of you who have gone through a prep know what I'm talking about.

Misc
I upped my water intake and the glutes are still there..haha. Damn post contest fat storage! Another thing I've noticed is that there's definitely something weird going on and I think it has a lot to do with ghrelin/leptin levels being all over the place after prep. Pretty much I'll get really hungry, then I go to sit down and eat, but BEFORE I even take one bite I get this physical feeling of fullness. It's realllyyy weird. The only thing I can think of is that my mind sends the signal "food's here" and since my hormones are sorta stabilizing as I move back into my set-point ghrelin gets signaled sooner than it should be. It's been happening really often too so something's up.

[WhiteFiberz]

Bench
175 x 4 (3 sets)

BB Row
used to bang out 315+...

185 x 5 (3 sets)

Seated BB Shoulder Press
DB's were messing w/ my shoulder on the ROM I was shooting for, these felt fine

115 x 5
115 x 5
115 x 4

Lat Pulldowns
135 x 8
150 x 8

OH Cable Tricep Extensions
40 x 8 (2 sets)

BB Curls
30/side x 6
30/side x 7

Notes:
I definitely felt the increased volume the other day...damn my quads haven't been this sore in a while! I kinda like it though :p

Some injuries that were brewing up right before prep are starting to show up again. Chondromalatia patella in my knees (they get really "clicky") and my left shoulder feeling strained. Just going to be careful with form this offseason and keep up with prehab/rehab work.


Blue Growth:

Gotta say that past 2 days sleep has been ~5 hours from studying all night, yet I'm still able to hop right out of bed..liking this

[5Six]

Def hope the previous injuries don't turn rear their ugly head and get worse man. And def keep up with the pre-hab, it's the best thing a person can do

[WhiteFiberz]

30 min MISS yesterday

Hybrid Deadlift
315 x 7 (3 sets)

Leg Press
7p+35/side x 10 (2 sets) PR +4 reps
7p+35/side x 12 PR +6 reps

GHR
BW+20 x 7 (2 sets)
BW+20 x 6

PR's +10lbs

BSS
60 x 12 (2 sets)

Leg Curl
90 x 12 PR +4 reps
90 x 11

Standing Calve Raises
375 x 5
375 x 6 PR
375 x 5

Notes:
-Felt nice and strong today! Actually pretty happy with deadlifts today, seeing as I added 3 reps since Monday. They're already feeling smoother. And GHR'ing with 20lbs really feels great on the hams :) If I can have more workouts like this in the coming weeks I'm going to be a happy camper.

-Weights up ~1.5-2lbs this week with going well over my numbers last weekend and finding out I've been underestimating my cereal 2-3x a day adding 20-60g cho a day. So I'm not too upset with that, moreso curious to see how this week will play out on track.

[WhiteFiberz]

Def hope the previous injuries don't turn rear their ugly head and get worse man. And def keep up with the pre-hab, it's the best thing a person can do

Yeah, not something I want to risk. Prehab is soooo boring but so worth it.

[WhiteFiberz]

I'm really having that desire to lift lately..looking forward to it everyday! During prep you just don't realize you've lose that "killer instinct", and then it comes back and you're like "whoa"

Bench
175 x 4
165 x 5
165 x 5
155 x 8

BB Row
185 x 8 (3 sets)


Seated BB Shoulder Press

115 x 8 PR
115 x 8
115 x 7

Lat Pulldowns
150x 12 PR
150 x 10

OH Cable Tricep Extensions
40 x 12 (2 sets) PR

BB Curls
30/side x 10 PR's
30/side x 9

Notes:
-Bench was too heavy, but I still increased reps on everything since last weeks power day..so that's a good sign!

-Had a few nights with rarely any sleep studying for exams, but it was well worth it and last night I slept like a baby :) BlueGrowtH FTW!

[WhiteFiberz]

Hybrid Deadlift
335 x 4 (3 sets) <--Up 20lbs since last week

Leg Press
8p/side x 6
8p+10/side x 6 (2 sets) PR +20lbs

GHR
bw+25 x5 (2 sets) PR's +5lbs
bw+25 x 6

BSS
90 x 8
90 x 8

Leg Curl
100 x 8 (2 sets) PR

Standing Calve Raises
375 x 10 PR +4 reps
375 x 7


Notes:
-Best workout in a long time! Everything felt great, PR's like nothing and I was in the zone.

-High rep calve work destroyed me, need to foam roll or tomorrow's going to suck.lol

This week weight has pretty much remained constant at ~166 (12lbs up 7 weeks post) and my psychological cravings have died down a lot. That coupled with the way I've been doing in the gym, I think I'm nearing my settling point. My guess is I'll see a macro bump in the next 2 weeks.


Today was a good day :)

2 days left with BlueGrowtH, review coming up soon!

[Dracoy]

Good work on the PRs!

[pu12en12g]

Sounding good overall ! :)

[5Six]

Great job, yo!

And good call on the foam rolling ;)

[WhiteFiberz]

Good work on the PRs!


Sounding good overall ! :)
Thanks guys

Great job, yo!

And good call on the foam rolling ;)

Me and my foam roller are bros! Love/hate really. We're only cool when he's not ripping my IT apart. lol

[WhiteFiberz]

Okay, so I've been pretty busy with school, but here's my workout from Saturday at a different gym than usual. The equipment was pretty similar except for the bench which was really low to the ground.

Upper Strength
175 x 5
175 x 4
175 x 4

BB Row
195 x 6 (3 sets)

BB Shoulder Press
120 x 5 (3 sets) up 5lbs

Lat Pulldown
160 x 8 (2 sets) Up 10lbs

OH Tricep extensions
50 x 12 (2 sets) up 10lbs

BB Curls
95 x 8
95 x 7

Notes:
-Bench wasn't really where I wanted it, but still added a rep

-Lifting in bright lit gym makes me look completely different than in my dark, dungeon like PL gym.lol. Didn't know I was that vascular or round with a pump :)

[WhiteFiberz]

Hybrid Deadlift
335 x 5
335 x 5
335 x 4

Leg Press
8p/side x 8 PR+2 reps
8p/side x 8
8p/side x 11 PR+5 reps

GHR
bw+25 x 8 PR+2 reps
bw+25 x 7
bw+25 x 6

BSS
90 x 11 PR+3 reps

Notes:
-Had to catch the bus so I didn't get to finish the last 2 movements. I'll just do calves tomorrow with my cardio.

-Deadlifts up a rep, but wasn't in the 6-8 range I wanted. Only got a few hours of sleep the past 2 nights because I was up studying all night, so that was definitely a factor.

-Weight was steady in the 166's last week so my macros stayed the same as my baseline numbers. So my numbers are 70/425/210 and I just stay within them by 10-15/75/40 every day. A nice flexible offseason, and I'll keep the weight gain right at ~2lbs a month. Maybe run an aggressive mini when I'm 25-30lbs over contest weight. (around 12-14 right now)

-BlueGrowtH got finished a few days ago, full review coming tomorrow!

[WhiteFiberz]

BB Bench
165 x 6
165 x 5
165 x 7 (got a spotter) up a rep

BB Row
195 x 9 Up 3 reps
195 x 8
195 x 9

Seated BB Shoulder Press
120 x 8 (2 sets) Up 3 reps
120 x 6

OH Tricep Extension
50 x 12
50 x 15 PR

Short BB Curls
30/side x 12 PR
30/side x 10

Notes:
-I've come to realize I'll probably have to be more modest with my bench increases each week. I won't add weight until I can clearly get all sets out of the targeted rep range.

-Weights been weird past few days..up a pound each day while hitting same macros..I think lack of sleep/stress/caffeine on top of the already screwed hormones are just making me hold water...yeah, gotta switch to decaf lol

[WhiteFiberz]

Final Review

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t289/controlledlabs/BlueGrowth_FAQ.jpg

So when I started this log I had recently competed in my first bodybuilding competition and I was coming off of a 9-10 month contest prep diet. My sleep (whatever I did get) wasn't optimal, I had terrible energy levels, no sense of well being...pretty much what happens when you're chillen with lines in your culo!

Dose:
45-60 minutes before my pre bed meal.

Sleep:
This is really where BlueGrowtH shined. It's been a long time since I slept like I did while supplementing with this. Waking up more rested, even with only few hours of sleep. I wouldn't be waking up in the middle of the night every hour, not being able to fall back asleep. The effects REALLY surprised me.

The past few days I've ran out of it and I've also been sleeping less and less, granted I had a lot of studying to do all night, only a few weeks before I was feeling much more energized on the same amount of sleep.

Strength Gain:
Coming off of a contest prep and losing 50lbs my strength had decreased quite a bit, but after increasing my food intake and slowly getting back into my offseason with the help of BlueGrowtH I've been seeing some pretty nice gains in strength over the past few weeks ranging from 1-4 reps gained per workout. Not yet to my old offseason numbers, but I'm also 40lbs lighter right now.

Sense of Well-being:
Just like the sleep quality, I could slowly feel myself getting back into my old mindset over the past month. Of course some of this was due to the increase in food consumption, but seeing how BlueGrowtH affected sleep, this isn't getting ruled out just like that :)

Overall
Brutally honest, of course there's going to be some overlap among the effects with the transition from a contest prep diet into an offseason phase and BlueGrowtH supplementation, but in my opinion seeing how well rested I was feeling I'm definitely giving it to BlueGrowtH.

I would definitely recommend this product to anyone seeking to have a better night's sleep, and I think that it's properties would really shine in a caloric defecit- when people usually lack to most sleep and could use the most recovery!

[Dracoy]

Thanks man. Can you PM me the link to the product review forum regarding the final review?

:D