SoMdHunter's Palto Alto Labs Sponsored INCARNATE Log

[SoMdHunter]

I would like to thank Palo Alto Labs for selecting me as one of their testers for their new product called INCARNATE. INCARNATE introduces KETOSTERONES, a potent steroidal like compound, that stimulates anabolic activity and produces increased muscle growth, all the while promoting an ideal environment for ligament, tendons, bone tissue and joint support and repair.


My routine generally falls into a 2 day split routine, although I may lift for 3 straight days before taking a break, depending on the workload with my job.
My typical week of lifting will usually look like this:

Monday Shoulders/Traps
Tues Legs/Abs
Wed Off
Thurs Back/Bi's
Fri Chest/Tri's
Sat Off
Sun Off
I may also throw in an arm day in there where I work bi's and tri's using isolation movements if I feel the need.

During this testing, my food intake will remain relatively unchanged so as to eliminate this as a variable as well. My macro's consist of chicken, lean beef, sweet potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower green beans and other fresh vegetables, brown rice, oats, salmon, tuna, eggs, cottage cheese, multi-vitamins and protein shakes. I'm attempting a slow bulk right now, as I have found out I can add fat quicker than muscle at my age. So I keep my calorie intake just a bit higher than maintenance level.

When I post my routines, I'll list the sets and reps with the actual weight I am able to lift. I don't have an ego to feed, so I really don't care if someone thinks I'm weak or not. I give each routine everything I have, and I list them as easy, moderate, heavy, very heavy or muscle failure effort. These categories are relative to me, and are only provided as a frame of reference so I can tell if I am making progress week after week.

And finally, the product says to take 3 capsules twice a day, before and after workouts.. Each container has 180 capsules, so I?ll attempt to run this log for 60 days, after which I'll report my final evaluation of the product. Obviously I'll miss some days during this period, but I'll certainly be able to determine how this supplement effect me. I'll also update the effects of the INCARNATE as I start to feel any results. Please feel free to ask questions, offer comments or simply read along as this progresses?.

Again, I would like to thanks Palo Alto Labs for selecting me as a tester for their new product.

[BuckeyeMuscle]

Awesome! Can't wait to see this log get underway. Have you ever used a Cissus or a Beta-Alanine product before?

[SoMdHunter]

Today was my shoulders and traps routine. I don?t normally lift on Sunday, but tomorrow will be an extremely busy day for me at work and I?ll have limited access to food. If there is anything I have learned from lifting, it is the amount of food consumed greatly reflects my strength. So I try to keep my food intake up as much as I can. Anyway, here is my routine for the day.

DB Shoulder Presses 15x40 as warm-ups 10x50/ 10x60/ 10x65 (easy-very heavy effort)

DB Shrugs 15x70/ 15x80/ 12x90/ 10x100/ 10x110 (easy-moderate effort)

Hammer Strength Shoulder Press Machine 10x200/ 10x200/ 10x180 (moderate-very heavy effort)

Reverse Pec Dec 10x100/ 10x110/ 10x120/ 10x130 (easy-heavy effort)

Hammer Strength Shrug Machine 15x180/ 12x270/ 12x270/ 12x270 (easy-moderate effort)

Promaxima Lateral Raise Machine 10x25/ 10x30/ 10x35 (moderate-very heavy effort) This machine really isolates the medial deltoids, making it one of my favorite routines. You can Google for Promaxima Exercise Equipment if you want to see what it is.

Lateral DB Raises 10x20/ 10x25/ 6x30/ 6x35 (moderate-muscle failure)

That was the routine for the day. Overall it was a good workout, but nothing special. I took the INCARNATE about 45 minutes before getting to the gym and again 30 minutes after getting home. I?ve also started some CEE with it as well, since it has been awhile since I have taken any creatine.

[SoMdHunter]

Awesome! Can't wait to see this log get underway. Have you ever used a Cissus or a Beta-Alanine product before?

I've been on Cissus for about 4 months now....maybe a bit longer. It really helps my tendons and joints. Just hope it helps my knee!

[BuckeyeMuscle]

I've been on Cissus for about 4 months now....maybe a bit longer. It really helps my tendons and joints. Just hope it helps my knee!

What % extract where you using prior to Incarnate?

[benjamin0]

Subscribed! Good luck with everything!!!

[SoMdHunter]

What % extract where you using prior to Incarnate?

It had been only 5%, but I changed about a month ago to one that is 10%. I'm hoping INCARNATE helps me out since it is even higher. I am going to do legs tonight since the meetings today weren't as long as planned! So I'll see how my knee is doing.

SMH

[BuckeyeMuscle]

It had been only 5%, but I changed about a month ago to one that is 10%. I'm hoping INCARNATE helps me out since it is even higher. I am going to do legs tonight since the meetings today weren't as long as planned! So I'll see how my knee is doing.

SMH

Awesome, can't wait to see how it goes.

[SoMdHunter]

Subscribed! Good luck with everything!!!

Thanks man!

[SoMdHunter]

Today was legs and abs day for me. The meetings today weren?t as long, and food consumption was good, so off to the gym I went. I definitely kept the weights very low so I could assess how my left knee is doing. After the routine, it feels ?tight? and maybe slightly swollen, but other than that, there is no pain. Nor did I experience any pain while lifting, but like I said, I kept the weights very light. Also, I dare not attempt any squats for some time as this is how I created this problem in the first place. In any event, here is what I did.

Uni-lateral Leg Presses 20x90/ 20x135/ 20x180/ 15x180 (easy effort) This routine is strictly to warm up my knees and quads. It also allows me to see how I can expect my knee to do throughout the rest of the routine.

Hack Squats 10x90/ 10x180/ 10x180 (easy-moderate effort) I don?t normally do these. But the gym staff was working on the squat machine that I normally use, so I had little choice. I prefer the squat machine over regular squats as I can control it easier and go heavier. But considering my knee situation, I kept the weights light and did the hack squat machine.

One Legged Ham-Flexors 10x50/ 10x60/ 10x70/ 10x70 (moderate effort)

Weighted Ab Crunches 20x60/ 20x70/ 15x80/ 15x80/ 20x70/ 20x60 (moderate ? very heavy effort)

Standing Calf Raises 20x250/ 20x250/ 20x300/ 20x300 (moderate effort)

Leg Presses 10x270/ 10x360/ 10x450/ 10x450 (easy-moderate effort) I could tell I was holding back for fear of causing any more damage, but afterwards my knees felt just fine. I?ll just make sure I wrap them again before lifting.

Hanging Leg Raises (AKA Captain Chairs) 15 x 4 (easy effort)

That was the routine for the night. Nothing special, nothing heavy. But overall a good workout that left me in a sweat. I believe my knee is healing nicely, and if it continues to do so, I?ll start adding weight on my next leg routine.

Tomorrow is an off day for me, then I?ll do Back and Bi?s followed up by Chest and Tri?s. Till then, everyone be strong.

[BuckeyeMuscle]

Nice workout!

[tmz123]

Good luck with the log!...Hope your knee gets better too!

[Hola Bola]

Log looks great so far... I'll be following along for sure! :D

[SoMdHunter]

Thanks all. The knee is coming along nicely. It is only sore today and doesn't hurt walking or bending. Tomorrow will be my back and bicep routine.

[SoMdHunter]

As advertised, today was dedicated to back and bi's. It only took one set for me to realize strength was way down today! I'm putting it off to being almost 3 weeks off from the gym since the quantity of food consumed today was really good. Here is what I struggled with.

Wide-grip Cable Pulldowns 15x140 to warm-up with. 10x180/ 10x180/ 8x200 (moderate-very heavy effort)

Hammer Strength Iso-Row Machine 10x270/ 10x270/ 10x270 (moderate-heavy effort)

Straight-Arm Cable Pulldowns 12x120/ 12x150/ 12x150/ 12x150 (easy effort)

Wide-grip Pull-ups 7, 7, 5, 4, 7 = 30 reps (heavy-muscle failure)
The goal here is to get to 30 reps in only 3 sets, which I have done before. But strength just wasn't there today, and this was all I could get done.

Hammer Curls 10x25/ 10x30/ 6x35/ 6x40/ 6x45 (moderate-very heavy effort)

DB Rows 10x80/ 10x90/ 10x100 (moderate-heavy effort)

Barbell Curls 10x55/ 10x65/ 10x75/ 10x75/ 15x55 (easy- very heavy effort)
By now my bi's were fully pumped up. I know there are those that couldn't care less about the "pump", but I really enjoy it.

Seated Cable Rows 10x150/ 10x170/ 10x180 (moderate-heavy effort)

Cable Curls 12x70/ 12x80/ 12x90/ 6x120/ 6x130 (heavy-muscle failure)

That was all I could accomplish tonight. Endurance was good, but I just didn't have the strength. Next time I do a back routine, it should be much better...it certainly couldn't get much worse.

On another note, I'm now 4 days into this supplementation and so far haven't noticed anything that would indicate INCARNATE is starting to work. I'm hoping to start to see some results within the next few days.

Tomorrow is chest and tri's for me. I'm hoping strength is better, but I'm not counting on it. We shall see won't we? Till then, stay strong all.

[BuckeyeMuscle]

Don't be discouraged because you can't "feel" Incarnate working. Beta alanine takes some time to saturate your carnosine levels. The cissus usually has positive effects on joints fairly quickly however. Incarnate is something that if taken for a longer period of time (60+ days), can have great effects.

[SoMdHunter]

Don't be discouraged because you can't "feel" Incarnate working. Beta alanine takes some time to saturate your carnosine levels. The cissus usually has positive effects on joints fairly quickly however. Incarnate is something that if taken for a longer period of time (60+ days), can have great effects.

No problem man. I got lots of patience at my age. ;)

[SoMdHunter]

Today was chest and tri's for me. One thing is certain, I'll be glad when I get my strength back. I'm amazed at how quickly it has left me. I don't think I'll be taking that much time off from the gym again. It is too tough getting back to where I need to be. Food quantity was about average today, maybe slightly lower than desired. Anyway, here is what I did.

Flat Bench DB Press 15x60 to warm up. 10x80/ 10x90/ 6x100 (moderate-very heavy effort)

Incline DB Fly's 10x35/ 10x45/ 10x45 (easy-moderate effort)

Incline DB Press 10x60/ 10x65/ 10x70 (easy-heavy effort)

Tricep Cable Pushdowns 15x120/ 12x150/ 12x150/ 12x150 (easy effort)

Rope Pulldowns 10x80/ 10x90/ 10x100/ 10x110 (moderate effort)

CloseGrip Bench Press 10x135/ 10x155/ 10x165 (moderate-heavy effort)

Hammer Strength Iso-Wide Chest Machine 12x180/ 10x230/ 6x270 (heavy-muscle failure)

Chest Press Machine 10x200/ 10x220 6x240 (heavy-muscle failure)
The final 6 reps on this exercise were negative reps lowering the weight to a 5 count.

That was the routine for today. Like I mentioned, strength wasn't where I like for it to be. I also have some significant stress in my life right now, and I'm sure this may have something to do with my strength being down as well.
On a final note, I was a bit nauseous during my workout today, which I think was caused by something I had for lunch. Unfortunately that feeling has stayed with me, and I still don't feel quite right. Not sure what is up with that.
Tomorrow will be a off day for me, and most likely I'll do an arm day on Saturday. I'm really looking forward to that. Stay strong all.

[BuckeyeMuscle]

Sorry to hear you don't feel right :( Take it easy tomorrow, and hopefully you'll be feeling better.

[jms944]

ill be following along, best of luck with the sickness get better man

subbed*

[Palo Alto Labs]

Always happy to follow another SoMDHunter Log!!!!!!!!

Cant wait to check this out!

[SoMdHunter]

Thanks all. Feeling much better today. Seems it was indigestion from lunch. Still fighting it, like a stomach bug going around or something. Tomorrow I will certainly do an arm routine.

I also had to edit my post above. I completely forgot to list the Incline DB Press routine. Sheeesh, how did I miss a full routine? Beats me. See ya'll tomorrow.

[SoMdHunter]

I hit the gym early today, as I usually do on a day off from work. After a large bowl of oats and 5 egg whites (1 yoke) with cheese and my supplements, off I went. The only thing that detracted from my workout was the 3 inches of snow I woke up too! This is April isn't it? Anyway, here is what I did today.

Hammer Curls followed with DB Kickbacks 15x20/ 10x25/ 10x30 (easy effort)
I did these as warmup routines for my arms since it was so cold this morning, even in the gym.

Tricep Cable Pushdowns 12x120/ 12x150/ 10x165/ 10x180 (easy-moderate effort)
The stack for this only goes to 150lbs, so I stuck some 15lb DB on top of the stack to increase the weight.

Double Cable Curls (AKA Superman?s) 12x50/ 10x60/ 10x70/ 10x70 (easy effort)

Weighted Dips 15xBW/ 10xBW+40/ 10xBW+60/ 10xBW+80 (moderate-heavy effort)

Preacher Bench Curl Machine 10x140/ 10x180/ 10x220 (moderate effort) The 220lbs represents the entire stack on this machine.

Preacher Bench DB Curls 10x30/ 10x35/ 6x40/ 6x45 (moderate-very heavy effort)

EZ Bar Skull Crushers 15x45/ 12x55/ 12x65/ 10x85/ 10x95 (moderate-very heavy effort) I super-setted the last set with adding in 10 Close Grip Bench Presses
My triceps were fully pumped and feeling great after this routine.

Barbell Curls known as 7's or 21's at 55lbs. (moderate-very heavy effort)

That was the routine for the day. I left the gym feeling good. Strength is starting to come back for me. No personal bests were set this week, but hopefully I will see a significant increase next week. Till then, be strong all.

I would also like to say Happy Easter to all my Christian brothers and sisters out there. Remember what tomorrow is all about. It certainly isn't about a rabbit, that is for sure!

[SoMdHunter]

I was positive I had posted my Monday's workout, but I guess I didn't. Here it is.

Today was shoulders and traps day for me. Food quantity was good today, consisting of lots of chicken and egg whites as my protein source. I got to the gym later than planned, so I altered my routine so I could get home at a decent hour. Anyway, here is what my routine consisted of today.

DB Shoulder Press 15x45/ 10x50/ 10x60/ 10x65 (easy-very heavy effort)

DB Shrugs 15x70/ 15x80/ 15x90/ 10x100/ 10x110 (easy-heavy effort)

Shoulder Press Machine 10x200/ 10x200/ 8x200 (heavy-muscle failure)

Reverse Pec Dec 12x100/ 10x110/ 10x120/ 10x130 (moderate-very heavy effort)

Hammer Strength Shrug Machine 15x180/ 15x180/ 12x270/ 12x270 (moderate-heavy effort)

Lateral Shoulder Raise Machine 12x25/ 10x30/ 10x30/ 10x30 (moderate-heavy effort)

Lateral Cable Raises 10x30/ 10x35/ 10x40/ 8x45 (moderate-muscle failure)

That was the routine for the night. Strength was pretty good tonight, which was surprising considered I did not sleep very well last night. The next three days at work is going to be hectic as hell, so we will see how it goes. I plan on doing legs and abs tomorrow. Till then, stay strong.

[deere_T]

hectic days always come and go. always remember that a day off can sometimes be better than a day at the gym
keep at it man

[SoMdHunter]

Second late entry.......

Yesterday was legs and abs day again. I'll dispense with the rest of the intro and get straight to the workout. Here is what I did.

Uni-lateral Leg Presses 20x90/ 20x135/ 20x135/ 20x180/ 20x180 (easy-moderate effort)

Ham Flexors 15x50/ 10x60/ 10x70/ 10x70/ 6x80 (easy-heavy effort)

Weighted Ab Crunches 20x50/ 20x60/ 20x70/ 10x80/ 5x90/ 10x80/ 20x70/ 20x60 (easy-muscle failure) My abs were on fire after all those reps!

Standing Calf Raises 20x250/ 20x250/ 20x300/ 20x300 (moderate effort)

Squat Machine 10x90/ 10x180/ 10x180 (easy effort) My knee is coming along nicely, so I thought I would start to slowly work my way back into doing squats. I kept the weight really low this week. Next week I'll increase it if my knee continues to do well, which I hope it does! I mean, that is the reason for INCARNATE isn't it?

Hanging Leg Raises 4 sets of 15 reps each (moderate effort)

Leg Presses 10x270/ 10x360/ 10x450 (moderate effort)

That was the routine for the night. I didn't do anything really heavy, as I want to encourage the healing process for my knee. If all goes well, I'll start adding more weight to it next week. Till then, stay strong all.

I'll be taking Wednesday off and hit it again Thursday with a Back and Bicep routine.

[Palo Alto Labs]

Squat Machine 10x90/ 10x180/ 10x180 (easy effort) My knee is coming along nicely, so I thought I would start to slowly work my way back into doing squats. I kept the weight really low this week. Next week I'll increase it if my knee continues to do well, which I hope it does! I mean, that is the reason for INCARNATE isn't it?

WORD! Nurse that knee back to health

[SoMdHunter]

WORD! Nurse that knee back to health

You betcha!

[SoMdHunter]

Another late entry....sorry guys. Life has kept me busy lately.

Food consumed today was normal considering work was busy as ever. I managed to keep my protein intake high enough for my satisfaction. So I was ready to hit the gym by the time I got home. Here is what I managed to do:

Flat Bench DB Press 15x60/ 10x80/ 8x100 10x80 (moderate-muscle failure)

Incline DB Fly?s 10x35/ 10x40/ 10x45/ 10x40 (easy-heavy)

Incline DB Press 10x60/ 10x65/ 10x70 (moderate-very heavy effort)

Tricep Pushdowns 10x150/ 10x150/ 10x150/ 10x150 (easy effort)

Upper Cable Fly?s 10x60/ 10x70/ 10x70 (easy-moderate effort)

Lower Cable Fly?s 10x30/ 10x40/ 10x45 (moderate effort)

Close Grip Bench Press 10x135/ 10x155/ 10x155 (moderate-very heavy)

Chest Press 10x200/ 10x220/ 10x240 (heavy-muscle failure)
The last 4 reps were negative reps.

Pec Dec 10x100/ 8x110/ 6x120/ 10x80 (heavy-muscle failure)

Strength tonight was very good. I had lots of endurance and never seemed to fatigue. It felt good to get in that many reps. An excellent workout for me all the way!

[SoMdHunter]

Food consumed today was way down. I got caught in entirely too many meetings and simply couldn't eat as much as I would have liked. I was really due to do a shoulder and traps routine, but since I missed my normal back and bi's, I decided to get this one done tonight. I'll most likely do 4 days in a row so I can get back on schedule. I'll also give me a chance to gauge how well the supplements are working. With that, here is what I struggled with tonight.

Wide-grip Cable Pulldowns 15x140/ 10x180/ 10x180/ 10x180/ 6x200/ 4x220 (moderate-very heavy)

Straight Arm Cable Pulldowns 10x150/ 10x150/ 10x150/ 10x150 (easy effort)

Wide-grip Pullups 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 = 25 reps (moderate-muscle failure) I was very disappointed I wasn't able to get 30 reps here. This is the first time I missed 30 in awhile.

Cable Curls 15x80/ 15x80/ 15x80 (easy effort) This was simply to warm up the biceps with lots of reps.

1 Arm DB Curls 10x35/ 6x40/ 6x45/ 10x35 (moderate-very heavy effort)

T-Bar Rows 10x135/ 10x145/ 6x155 (moderate-muscle failure)

Hammer Strength Iso-Back Machine 8x180/ 6x180/ 8x180 (heavy-muscle failure)

Barbell Curls 10x55/ 10x65/ 6x75/ 6x85/ 10x65 (heavy-very heavy effort)

That was all I could accomplish tonight. Strength was actually pretty good considering I didn't get to eat as much as I needed to. I sure hope it was the supplements, since I really haven't noticed much to date. Stay strong all. Tomorrow I'll probably do chest and tri's again to give my delts a break before I do shoulders.

[SoMdHunter]

I decided to do another chest and tri routine tonight. I'll do legs and abs tomorrow, giving my upper body a day's rest before doing shoulders and traps. Seems I've gotten a knotted up muscle in my lower trap area under my shoulder blade, so resting it another day will be beneficial anyway. Now on to the routine.

Flat Bench DB Press 15x60/ 10x80/ 10x100/ 10x80 (easy-heavy effort)
The 10 reps at 100lbs was a personal best for me on this routine.

Incline DB Fly's 12x35/ 10x40/ 10x45/ 10x45 (moderate-heavy effort)

Incline DB Press 6x60/ 6x70/ 6x80 (heavy-very heavy)

Tricep Cable Pushdowns 10x150/ 10x150/ 10x150/ 10x150 (easy-moderate effort)

Rope Pulldowns 15x80/ 12x90/ 10x100/ 10x100 (heavy effort)
I only give myself a 30sec. break between sets on this routine, since I enjoy getting that ?pump? in my arms.

Chest Press 10x200/ 8x230/ 6x260/ 1x300 (heavy-muscle failure)

Weighted Dip Machine 20x180/ 10x230/ 10x250 (heavy-very heavy)

That was my routine for the day. Overall strength for me tonight was really good. I did have to hurry up the routine tonight as I was extremely late getting into the gym. Like I mentioned, tomorrow will be legs and abs followed by shoulders. Till then, stay strong all.

[jms944]

I decided to do another chest and tri routine tonight. I'll do legs and abs tomorrow, giving my upper body a day's rest before doing shoulders and traps. Seems I've gotten a knotted up muscle in my lower trap area under my shoulder blade, so resting it another day will be beneficial anyway. Now on to the routine.

Flat Bench DB Press 15x60/ 10x80/ 10x100/ 10x80 (easy-heavy effort)
The 10 reps at 100lbs was a personal best for me on this routine.

Incline DB Fly's 12x35/ 10x40/ 10x45/ 10x45 (moderate-heavy effort)

Incline DB Press 6x60/ 6x70/ 6x80 (heavy-very heavy)

Tricep Cable Pushdowns 10x150/ 10x150/ 10x150/ 10x150 (easy-moderate effort)

Rope Pulldowns 15x80/ 12x90/ 10x100/ 10x100 (heavy effort)
I only give myself a 30sec. break between sets on this routine, since I enjoy getting that ?pump? in my arms.

Chest Press 10x200/ 8x230/ 6x260/ 1x300 (heavy-muscle failure)

Weighted Dip Machine 20x180/ 10x230/ 10x250 (heavy-very heavy)

That was my routine for the day. Overall strength for me tonight was really good. I did have to hurry up the routine tonight as I was extremely late getting into the gym. Like I mentioned, tomorrow will be legs and abs followed by shoulders. Till then, stay strong all.



Nice workout man, lifting some solid weights keep it up!!

rest that shoulder to by the way

[SoMdHunter]

Thanks man. Doing much better today!

[SoMdHunter]

Today was legs and abs day. I kept the weight light for another week to ensure my knee is doing ok. It has been doing very well lately and I don't want any set-backs. With that, I also did my routine without the knee wraps. So off we go to the gym!

Unilateral Leg Presses 20x90/ 20x135/ 20x180/ 20x180/ 20x205 (very easy effort)

Ham Flexors 15x50/ 10x60/ 10x70/ 10x80/ 10x70 (easy-heavy effort)

Weighted Ab Crunches 20x50/ 20x60/ 20x70/ 10x80/ 20x70/ 20x60 = 110reps (easy-very heavy effort)
My abs were really burning by the time I was done with all those reps.

Standing Calf Raises 20x250/ 20x250/ 20x300/ 15x350 (easy-heavy effort)

Leg Presses 15x270/ 10x360/ 10x450/ 10x450 (easy-heavy effort)
I can tell I am starting to loose strength doing this routine. But that is ok, an injury will do that, and I have time. I will be back at it heavy once I am all healed up.

Hanging Leg Raises 4 sets of 15 reps. (moderate-heavy effort)
My abs had not fully recovered from my previous sets, and it didn't take much to really get them burning again!

That was what I did tonight. Nothing brutal, but a nice workout for me anyway. Next week I plan to go heavier in an effort to regain some of my strength. We will see though?..till then, stay strong all.

[SoMdHunter]

Today was shoulders and traps day for me. Strength was way down, but the reason is I have a cold coming on. My throat is absolutely raw, and I have been sneezing like crazy. I may do an arm routine on Sat, but if not that is ok too. The weather has been crap lately, and it is finally supposed to be nice this weekend.

DB Shoulder Press 15x40/ 10x50/ 10x60/ 8x65/ 9x60 (heavy-muscle failure)

DB Shrugs 10x70/ 10x80/ 10x90/ 10x100 (easy-heavy effort)

Shoulder Press Machine 10x160/ 10x180/ 5x200 (heavy-muscle failure)

Reverse Pec Dec 12x100/ 10x110/ 10x120 (moderate effort)

Lateral Cable Raises 10x35/ 10x40/ 10x40 (moderate effort)

Hammer Strength Shrug Machine 15x180/ 12x270/ 12x270 (moderate-very heavy effort)

Lateral DB Raises 10x20/ 10x25/ 10x25 (heavy-very heavy effort)

That was it for the night. Like I said, strength was down. This old man needs a day off from the gym. Four days in a row is a bit much for me. But next week I should be right back on schedule. Till then, stay strong all.

[SoMdHunter]

Well, after a few days off due to a cold, which is still lingering, I was anxious to get back to the gym tonight. Looking at my log, I decided to do a back only routine, even though I would normally have done a shoulder and traps routine. Food consumed today was excellent in quantity, so I was ready to go. Here is what I did.

WideGrip Cable Pulldowns 15x140 to warmup, along with lots of stretching. 10x180/ 10x200/ 8x210/ 6x220 (easy-very heavy) Problem here with this routine. I started feeling some delt/shoulder pain radiating out towards the elbow. WTF? I hope it isn't what I think it is.

Hammer Strength Iso-Row Machine 10x270/ 10x320/ 10x320/ 6x360 (moderate-very heavy)

Widegrip Pullups 8, 7, 4, 6 = 25 reps. (moderate-muscle failure) Definitely feeling pain in my left shoulder. I noticed a bit of pain this weekend while doing some yard work, and upon further examination, it appears I have a slight injury to my left rotator cuff. I'll have to watch this with any routines above my head.
Hammer Strength Reverse Grip Pulldowns 10x180/ 10x200/ 8x220 (heavy-muscle failure)

T-Bar Rows 10x135/ 6x150/ 6x160/ 15x90 (moderate-muscle failure)

Widegrip Cable Rows 10x150/ 10x160/ 10x170 (moderate-heavy effort) I had never done these before and I wanted to see how they felt. I may have to start incorporating these into my routine from time to time.

Now for the bad news. I've been on this stack for over 3 weeks now, and can honestly say I'm not seeing any results to speak of. Strength is certainly not increasing like I thought it would. And while my knee is healing, I put that off to rest and lighter weights when I do a leg routine. Add in that now I seem to have a rotator cuff issue, you can see why I'm beginning to feel this way. If I am a "non-responder", this is the first supplement stack I have not responded to. I'll continue the stack for anther few weeks, but I'm disappointed so far. I've tested other stacks that have given me excellent results this far into the testing phase...so we will see.

SMH

[Palo Alto Labs]

Now for the bad news. I've been on this stack for over 3 weeks now, and can honestly say I'm not seeing any results to speak of. Strength is certainly not increasing like I thought it would. And while my knee is healing, I put that off to rest and lighter weights when I do a leg routine. Add in that now I seem to have a rotator cuff issue, you can see why I'm beginning to feel this way. If I am a "non-responder", this is the first supplement stack I have not responded to. I'll continue the stack for anther few weeks, but I'm disappointed so far. I've tested other stacks that have given me excellent results this far into the testing phase...so we will see.

I think that everyone can respond somewhat to the effects of Beta Alanine... just make sure you are supplementing the full dose every day. BA will not work unless it is loaded into your system every day. Keep it going... dont lose hope!

[BuckeyeMuscle]

Beta alanine takes about 3 weeks before you start seeing the endurance and recovery aspects. This is the reason we have ya'll doing 60 day logs.

[jms944]

Now for the bad news. I've been on this stack for over 3 weeks now, and can honestly say I'm not seeing any results to speak of. Strength is certainly not increasing like I thought it would. And while my knee is healing, I put that off to rest and lighter weights when I do a leg routine. Add in that now I seem to have a rotator cuff issue, you can see why I'm beginning to feel this way. If I am a "non-responder", this is the first supplement stack I have not responded to. I'll continue the stack for anther few weeks, but I'm disappointed so far. I've tested other stacks that have given me excellent results this far into the testing phase...so we will see.

SMH


Thats not good news SMH, I am starting week 3 and am begining to see endurance increase. No stregth yet hopefulyl that comes soon. Hopefully this stuff kicks in for you.

[SoMdHunter]

I think that everyone can respond somewhat to the effects of Beta Alanine... just make sure you are supplementing the full dose every day. BA will not work unless it is loaded into your system every day. Keep it going... dont lose hope!

Oh, I'll keep at it since I'm pretty hard headed as it is. :D I haven't missed a single dose since starting this log, so hopefully things will improve shortly.


Beta alanine takes about 3 weeks before you start seeing the endurance and recovery aspects. This is the reason we have ya'll doing 60 day logs.

I'm not supplementing this with anything, so I can provide more accurate feedback. This is how I can tell I'm not seeing any results yet. I'm really hoping to see some strength increase as well. While endurance is a worthy effect, I think strength increase will make for a better selling point.


Thats not good news SMH, I am starting week 3 and am begining to see endurance increase. No stregth yet hopefulyl that comes soon. Hopefully this stuff kicks in for you.

Same here. It not, like I said this is the first supplement I haven't responded to. I'm looking forward to continuing this, but I'm anxious for results.


Thanks for all the comments guys.

[SoMdHunter]

Today was a chest only day. The weather has been absolutely perfect here in the mid-Atlantic states. The pollen sucks, but other than that, you couldn't beat the last 4 days weather with a stick! I had an outstanding nights sleep last night, and was in a terrific mood all day. With plenty of food consumed today, I was really anxious to get to the gym. Here is what I did.

Flat Bench DB Press 15x60/ 10x80/ 10x100/ 10x90 (moderate-very heavy effort) If I "feel it" next week, I may go for the 105lb DB's to see if I can get them.

Incline DB Fly's 12x35/ 12x40/ 12x45/ 6x50 (easy-heavy effort)

Incline DB Press 10x60/ 10x70/ 7x80 (moderate-muscle failure)

Hammer Strength Iso-Wide Chest Machine 10x270/ 5x320/ 5x340/ 10x270 (heavy-muscle failure)

Cable Fly's 10x60/ 10x70/ 10x80/ 6x90 (heavy-muscle failure)

Chest Press 10x220/ 8x260/ 3x280/ 8x220 (very heavy-muscle failure)

Pec Dec 8x120/ 8x110/ 10x100 (very heavy-muscle failure)

That was the routine tonight. I really didn't intend to go to failure on all those routine, but what the hell. It gave me a chance to gauge where my strength was. Overall it was an excellent workout. I was really up for a good lift tonight, and it showed. Now if I could only get all the routines this good! Tomorrow is an off day for me, then I'll do legs and abs on Thursday. Till then, stay strong all.

[SoMdHunter]

Today was my world famous leg and abs routine. Well, it really isn't a world famous routine, but I like it. Food today was way down, but I had without a doubt one of the best workouts I have had in awhile. So without delay, here is what I did.

Unilateral Leg Presses 20x90/ 20x135/ 20x180/ 15x205 (easy-moderate effort)

Ham-flexors 20x50/ 12x60/ 12x70/ 12x80 (easy-moderate effort)

Weighted Crunches 20x50/ 20x60/ 20x70/ 15x80/ 10x90/ 15x80/ 20x70/ 20x60/ 20x50 (easy-heavy effort) That represents 160 reps. I've come to realize I need to really increase the reps to get the definition I'm looking for, and I can honestly say it is starting to show.

Standing Calf Raises 20x250/ 20x300/ 15x350/ 10x400 (easy-heavy effort) The 400lbs is the full stack on this machine.

Leg Presses 10x270/ 10x360/ 10x450/ 6x540 (easy-moderate effort) I did the last set with my leg wraps and had no knee pain whatsoever. Seems I'm slowly getting better. Next week I'll increase the reps at 540lbs and get back to 630lbs if my knee keeps getting better.

6 Sec. Hanging Leg Raises 3 sets of 10 reps. (very heavy) I was watching a guy in the gym night before last and he was doing leg raises very slowly. In talking to him, he calls them the 6 sec leg raises (a play on that silly 6 sec ab machine I've seen on TV) At any rate, he takes 3 secs to raise his knees to his chest, and 3 secs to lower them down. Talk about burned up ab muscles! OMG does that ever hurt! I'm definitely going to add them into my routine from now on!

Squat Machine 10x90/ 180/ 270 (moderate effort) Again, no pain associated with this routine, so I was excited about that!

That was the routine for the evening. I left feeling great about what I managed to get done. No knee pain and increasing the weights again. Ya just can't beat it! Tomorrow is shoulders and maybe do an arm routine early Sat. morning before giving it a break. Till then, stay strong!

[SoMdHunter]

Got my shoulder and traps routine done today. Food quantity was actually pretty good, and strength was good. I struggled here and there, but isn't that what lifting is all about? Here is what I did today.

DB Shoulder Press 15x40/ 12x50/ 10x60/ 10x65/ 5x70 (easy-muscle failure) I don't normally go to muscle failure on the first routine, but I wanted to see just how strong I was today.

DB Shrugs 15x80/ 10x90/ 10x100/ 10x110 (moderate effort)

Iso Shoulder Press Machine 10x35/ 10x45/ 8x55 (moderate-muscle failure) I haven't done this machine in awhile. It is made by a company called Promaxima if anyone is curious.

Reverse Pec Dec 12x100/ 10x110/ 10x120/ 10x130 (moderate-heavy)

Hammer Strength Shrug Machine 15x180/ 15x180/ 15x270/ 6x360/ 10x270/ 10x180 (moderate-heavy effort)

Lateral Raise Machine 10x25/ 10x30/ 10x35 (heavy effort)

Lateral DB Raises 10x20/ 10x25/ 6x30/ 6x35/ 4x40/ 8x30 (heavy-muscle failure)

Lateral Cable Raises 10x30/ 10x30/ 10x30 (very heavy effort) This was a super-set, with very little rest time from the previous routine, and no rest time between sets except to switch arms.

That was the routine for the night. My shoulders are totally exhausted. I already got whey protein in me, so let the healing process begin. Time permitting, I plan on doing an arm routine tomorrow since I haven't directly worked my bi's and tri's this week. Till then, stay strong all.

[fitnfirm]

BOO :D How are ya big guy !!!!!!! Ive missed you :(

[SoMdHunter]

BOO :D How are ya big guy !!!!!!! Ive missed you :(

Hey FnF! I'm mad at you girl! I'll PM ya and tell ya why! :D

[SoMdHunter]

My routine has gotten all mixed up now, so I'll just go with the flow and do whatever routine I need to do, depending on the last time I did any given routine. That being said, I would normally do a shoulders and traps workout, but since it has been a while since I did back and bi's, that was the target muscles for this evening. Here is what I did.

Wide-grip Pulldowns 15x140/ 10x180/ 10x180/ 10x200/ 5x200 (heavy-muscle failure) Uh oh, the weights were already feeling heavy as hell! I knew food consumption today was way down, but I was hoping it wouldn't affect me. Seems like it was certainly going to though.
T-Bar Rows 10x135 (wide grip)/ 6x160 (hammer grip)/ 4x180 (wide grip) (moderate-very heavy) The 4 reps at 180lbs (4 plates) is a personal best for me on this routine. Guess my strength was a bit better than I thought.

Reverse Grip Pulldowns (AKA Hammer Strength Iso-Back Machine) 10x180/ 10x200/ 6x230 (heavy-very heavy effort) The 230lbs was another personal best for me on this routine.

Preacher Machine Curls (1 arm) 10x70/ 10x90/ 10x110/ 6x130 (easy-moderate effort) This was a warmup routine for working my biceps tonight.

Standing DB Curls 6x25/ 6x30/ 6x35/ 6x40/ 6x45/ 6x40/ 6x35/ 6x30/ 6x25 (easy-muscle failure) Sometimes called running the rack, or pyramids. My bi's were really pumped after all those reps.

Wide-grip Seated Cable Rows 10x150/ 10x180/ 8x200 (heavy-muscle failure)
I'm getting to where I like doing this routine.

Barbell Curls (21's) at 55lbs, 65lbs, 55lbs (heavy-muscle failure) Talk about toasted! I could barely lift my arms after all this. But I'm a gluten for punishment, so I immediately went to the DB curls.

Seated Preacher Bench DB Curls 10x30/ 8x35/ 8x30 (heavy-muscle failure) This last and final set was a super-set. I never gave my bi's a chance to rest, except to change weights or switch to the other arm. Talk about pumped!!!

As you can tell, I really hit my bi's tonight, more so than my back. It had been awhile since I directly worked them, and I'm not very pleased with the way they are developing anyway.

I was really surprised at the strength I had tonight. Considering the lack of food, I was very happy with this routine. Could it be the supplements are finally kicking in? We will see. Tomorrow is chest and tri's, and I'm looking forward to it. Till then, stay strong.

[jms944]

nice workout, glad the stuff may finally be kicking in for ya!!!

[SoMdHunter]

Thanks man. Yours is looking good too!

[SoMdHunter]

Today was chest and tris day for me. Other than spending the last 2 days in meetings and shining a seat with my ass, things are going pretty well. Food consumption was excellent today, with plenty of protein and lots of calories. With that out of the way, here is what I did tonight.

Flat Bench DB Press 15x60/ 10x80/ 6x100/ 6x105/ 10x80 (easy-muscle failure) The 105lbs DBs is a personal best for me!

Incline DB Flys 10x40/ 10x45/ 10x45/ 6x50 (easy-very heavy effort)

Incline DB Press 10x65/ 10x65/ 10x70 (moderate-heavy effort)

Tricep Cable Pushdowns 15x150/ 15x150/ 15x150/ 15x150 (easy-moderate effort)

Rope Pulldowns 10x80/ 10x90/ 10x100/ 10x110 (easy-heavy effort)

Weighted Dips 15xBW/ 10xBW+40/ 10xBW+50/ 10xBW+60 (moderate-very heavy effort)

Chest Press 10x220/ 10x240/ 10x260 (moderate-very heavy effort)

Pec Dec 10x100/ 8x110/ 6x120/ 4x130 (moderate-muscle failure) This final routine was a super-set to get a good pump to the pecs.

That was the routine for the night. An excellent workout for this old man! Strength was definitely up! I needed a spotter on the 105lb DBs, but I was still happy I got 4 reps on them! Tomorrow is an off day for me, then I'll do legs and abs on Thursday. I have a dental appointment on Friday, so we'll see how well I am feeling afterwards. I may have to give shoulders and traps a break this week. Till Thurs, stay strong everyone.

[SoMdHunter]

Legs and abs baby, legs and abs. That was the order of the day. Food consumption was good today, and I was ready to go. So lets get to it.

Unilateral Leg Press 20x90/ 20x135/ 20x180/ 15x225/ 10x270 (easy-moderate effort) I probably shouldn't have done that last set. My knees were doing ok till I added that last set.

Ham-Flexors 20x50/ 10x60/ 10x70/ 10x80/ 6x90 (easy-very heavy effort)

Weighted Ab Crunches 20x50/ 20x60/ 20x70/ 15x80/ 10x90/ 15x80/ 20x70/ 20x60/ 20x50 (easy-very heavy effort)

Standing Calf Raises 20x250/ 20x250/ 15x300/ 15x350/ 10x400 (moderate-heavy effort)

Leg Press 10x270/ 10x360/ 10x450/ 10x540 (easy-heavy effort) My knees didn't really hurt, but they weren't all that comfortable doing this routine. They were "tight" more than anything else.

Hanging Leg Raises 3 set at 10 reps each (moderate-heavy effort) Those 6 sec leg raises really hit the lower abs hard.

Squat Machine 10x90/ 10x180/ 10x180 (easy effort) These were really deep squats (ATG) to give my knees a good stretch. I didn't feel any pain, but they certainly were tight, so I didn't go any heavier.

That was the routine for the night. A pretty good workout for me. On a side note, there were some young kids on the squat rack and you would have thought someone was breaking their legs they screamed so much. Obviously they aren't aware of Rule #6 of lifting. Thou shalt not scream/grunt or make other loud noises, cause nobody gives a rats ass how much weight you are lifting.

I have to take tomorrow off from the gym due to a dental appointment. I plan on doing an arm routine on Sat, then shoulder/traps on Monday. Till then, stay strong everyone.

[SoMdHunter]

I got in an arm workout yesterday, but time got away from me and I am just now getting back to make my log entry.

Hammer Curls alternating with DB KickBacks 10x20/ 10x25/ 10x30 (easy effort)

Double Bicep Cable Curls 15x50/ 10x60/ 10x70 (moderate-heavy effort)

Tricep Pushdowns 10x150/ 10x180/ 10x180 (moderate-heavy effort)

Close Grip Bench Press 10x135/ 8x185/ 8x185/ 10x135 (moderate-very heavy effort) I didn't have a spotter or I would have attempted 205. But the 185 was still a personal best for me on this routine, which honestly I should do more of and don't.

1 Arm Preacher Bench Curls 10x90/ 10x110/ 10x130 (easy-heavy effort)

1 Arm Cable Curls 10x40/ 10x60/ 10x70/ 8x80 10x60 (easy-very heavy effort) The management installed a new cable machine made by FreeMotion. I really like this machine! Nice and smooth movements with swiveling arms allowing for plenty of different routines. I'm going to start using this machine!

Dip Machine 10x180/ 10x270/ 10x270/ 12x180 (easy-very heavy effort)

Rope Pulldowns 10x80/ 10x90/ 10x100/ 10x100 (easy-heavy effort)

DB Curls 10x35/ 10x40/ 6x45/ 10x35 (easy-very heavy effort)

That was the routine for me. Strength was good for me, but I just couldn't get in "the zone" if you know what I mean. Intensity was lacking and even though I enjoyed the workout, it wasn't as good as I wanted.

Monday will be shoulders and traps. My wife also entered a weight loss contest at the gym, and we will find out then if she wins. I'm really looking forward to seeing the results of the contest. Till then, stay strong all.

[SoMdHunter]

Today was a good day for this family. It was one of those days when the stars aligned and all was right with the world. Entirely too many good things happened today to list them all, but my family and I was blessed beyond our wildest dreams. The day ended with us finding out my wife won the weight loss contest at the gym. She lost 35 lbs in 11 weeks! Now I have to find a place to set up the 42" HDTV she won!

Now on to the lift.

DB Shoulder Press 15x40/ 10x50/ 10x60/ 10x65/ 6x70 (easy-muscle failure)

DB Shrugs 10x80/ 10x90/ 10x100/ 10x110/ 10x115 (moderate-heavy effort)

Shoulder Press Machine 10x200/ 8x220/ 4x240/ 8x200 (moderate-muscle failure)

Reverse Pec Dec 10x110/ 10x110/ 10x120/ 10x130/ 6x140 (easy-muscle failure)

Hammer Strength Shrug Machine 12x270/ 12x290/ 12x270/ 10x360/ 10x360 (moderate-very heavy effort)

Lateral Shoulder Raise Machine 10x25/ 10x25/ 10x30/ 10x35 (moderate-heavy effort)

Lateral DB Raises 10x20/ 10x20/ 6x25/ 6x30/ 6x35/ 6x30/ 6x25/ 10x20 (easy-muscle failure)

That was the routine for the night. My delts were totally exhausted after that many reps and going to failure so often. Tomorrow night is legs and abs, then an off day.

On a final note, here is a thought for the day, if anyone out there is reading this. "Listen to your body; your body is listening to you." Think about it.

[SoMdHunter]

Today was legs and abs. I'll not go into a lot of detail tonight and get straight to it. I forgot to take my journal to the gym, so all this is from memory.

Unilateral Leg Presses 20x90/ 20x135/ 20x180/ 15x225/ 15x270 (easy-moderate effort)

Hamflexors 20x50/ 10x60/ 10x70/ 10x80/ 10x90 (easy-heavy effort)

Weighted Ab Crunches 20x50/ 20x60/ 20x70/ 10x80/ 10x90/ 10x80/ 20x70/ 20x60/ 20x50 (easy-very heavy effort)

Standing Calf Raises 20x250/ 20x250/ 15x300/ 15x350/ 10x400 (easy-heavy effort)

Leg Presses 15x360/ 10x450/ 10x540/ 4x620 (easy-very heavy effort)

Hanging Leg Raises 3 sets of 15 reps each

That was it for the night. A good routine overall. I wrapped my knees doing leg presses only on the last set, so I'm healing up pretty well. Tomorrow is an off day, then back and bis'. Stay strong.

[benjamin0]

Today was a good day for this family. It was one of those days when the stars aligned and all was right with the world. Entirely too many good things happened today to list them all, but my family and I was blessed beyond our wildest dreams. The day ended with us finding out my wife won the weight loss contest at the gym. She lost 35 lbs in 11 weeks! Now I have to find a place to set up the 42" HDTV she won!


Wow! Good to hear such positive news! Tell your wife I said Congrats! And if you are really strapped for a place for the TV...i know this small apartement that looks suspiciously like mine in Eastern Canada...

[Palo Alto Labs]

great to see strength is kickin up and congrats with the wife winning the contest!! 42 inch tv? man im jealous!

[SoMdHunter]

Wow! Good to hear such positive news! Tell your wife I said Congrats! And if you are really strapped for a place for the TV...i know this small apartement that looks suspiciously like mine in Eastern Canada...

LOL! No problem, just come on down and get it. You only have to leave with your life and the TV. Course ya have to convince the wife first, and to be honest you would have better luck pulling a rabbit out of your ass. ;)

[SoMdHunter]

great to see strength is kickin up and congrats with the wife winning the contest!! 42 inch tv? man im jealous!

Thanks man. I really wish I was seeing a better strength increase though. Oh, and the TV is awesome! I wouldn't have paid the money to buy one, but to win one is a different story.

[benjamin0]

LOL! No problem, just come on down and get it. You only have to leave with your life and the TV. Course ya have to convince the wife first, and to be honest you would have better luck pulling a rabbit out of your ass. ;)

SWEET! I am on my way. I will practice my rabbit tugging on the way...

[SoMdHunter]

SWEET! I am on my way. I will practice my rabbit tugging on the way...

LMAO! Deal bro! Reps to ya for the laugh.

[SoMdHunter]

Today was my back and bi routine. Food consumption was good today and I was really up for getting to the gym. So here we go.

Widegrip Cable Pulldowns 14x140/ 10x180/ 10x200/ 6x220/ 10x180 (easy-very heavy effort)

Hammer Strength ISO Row Machine 10x270/ 10x360/ 10x410/ 10x270 (easy-very heavy effort)

Widegrip Pullups 8,7,6,5,4=30 reps (moderate-muscle failure) It has been awhile since I have done these, and they were much harder than I expected them to be.

1 Arm Preacher Bench Machine Curls 10x90/ 10x110/ 10x130 (easy-moderate effort)

1 Arm Cable Curls 10x60/ 10x60/ 10x70/ 10x70 (moderate-muscle failure)

T-Bar Rows 10x135/ 9x160/ 5x180 (moderate-muscle failure)

Barbell Curls 10x55/ 10x65/ 10x75/ 10x85/ 10x65 (moderate-very heavy effort)

Seated Widegrip Cable Rows 10x150/ 10x170/ 10x190 (heavy-muscle failure)

That was the routine for the night. Strength was certainly up tonight. I was in a terrific mood all day which is always a plus. Tomorrow is chest and tri's, and I may even do an arm day on Sat. We shall see. Till then, stay strong everyone.

[SoMdHunter]

Today was chest day for me. I didn't hit the tris too much as I plan on doing an arm routine tomorrow. Here is what I did.

Flatbench DB Press 15x60/ 10x80/ 6x100/ 6x100/ 10x85 (easy-very heavy effort)

For some reason I was having a hell of a time balancing the 100lb DB in my left hand. I damn near dropped it a couple of times, so I kept the reps to 6 and left the 105's alone. Not sure why I was having difficulities. CTS acting up maybe?

Incline DB Flys 10x40/ 10x45/ 10x45/ 10x50 (moderate-heavy effort)

Incline DB Press 10x65/ 10x70/ 10x75 (moderate-very heavy effort)

Tricep Cable Pushdowns 12x150/ 12x150/ 12x150/ 12x150 (easy effort)

Rope Pulldowns 12x90/ 12x90/ 12x100/ 10x110 (easy-very heavy effort)
I had an excellent pump going to my tri's after all those reps.

Incline Cable Flys 15x40/ 12x60/ 12x60/ 10x70 (easy-heavy effort)
I haven't done this routine in years and thought I would give it a try just for the hell of it. Oh man does it hit the pecs! I'll have to do this one more often!

Hammer Strength Iso Wide Chest Machine 10x270/ 7x290/ 4x320 (heavy-muscle failure)
That was it for the night. The temps are stating to climb here and the gym was like an oven. Despite all the heat and sweating, strength was really good for me tonight. Dinner and a movie and the tomorrow I'll do arms. Till then, stay cool and strong.

[SoMdHunter]

I must admit, this is the longest I have ever run a supplement log. Although I'm not letting up in the gym, I'm kinda running out of ways start each entry. So I'll just say this........today strength was awesome for me today. Food consumed today was down a bit, I didn't sleep very well last night and I just wasn't up for lifting today. But I took my old tired bag of bones to the gym and here is what I did.

DB Shoulder Press 20x40/ 10x50/ 10x60/ 10x65/ 8x70 (easy-muscle failure) This is 2 reps better at 70lb DBs than last week.

DB Shrugs 10x80/ 10x90/ 10x100/ 10x110/ 10x120 (easy-heavy effort)

Shoulder Press Machine 10x200/ 6x230/ 2x250 (moderate-muscle failure) This is a personal best for me on this machine, and the 250lbs represents the whole dayum stack!

Reverse Pec Dec 10x110/ 10x120/ 10x130/ 10x140 (easy-muscle failure) The 140lbs is another personal best for me on this routine!

Hammer Strength Shrug Machine 10x270/ 10x270/ 10x270/ 10x270/ 10x360 (moderate-very heavy effort)

Lateral DB Raises 10x20/ 10x20/ 10x25/ 6x30/ 6x35/ 6x30 (moderate-muscle failure)

Lateral Cable Raises 10x35/ 10x40/ 10x45 (moderate-very heavy effort)

That was it for the night. For me, this was an incredible workout. Strength, endurance and intensity were way up! I wish I could have workouts like that all the time.

Tomorrow I will be doing legs and abs, then I will be forced to take a few days off. I have some heavy dental work on Wed, and some family matters that need my attention on Thurs and Fri. Sorry to have a delay in the log, but hey, family always comes first. Till then, stay strong all.

[SoMdHunter]

Today was legs and abs, and I was very disappointed. Not in strength, but in my left knee. I started warming up on the unilateral leg presses and immediately felt severe pain! I managed to work through it, but I had to take it really easy. Shame too, cause strength was really good! Anyway, here is what I did.

Unilateral Leg Press 20x90/ 20x135/ 20x180/ 20x180 (easy effort) The pain in my left knee was pretty significant for some reason. Ever have one of those pains that felt like if you could just "pop" it, it would go away? That was what I was dealing with.

Ham Flexors 15x50/ 10x60/ 10x70/ 10x80 (moderate effort)

Weighted Ab Crunches 20x50/ 20x60/ 20x70/ 10x80/ 5x90/ 5x90/ 10x80/ 20x70/ 20x60/ 20x50 (easy-heavy effort)

I'm starting to see some abs showing up in the mirror now! Gotta love that!

Standing Calf Raises 20x250/ 20x250/ 10x300/ 10x350/ 10x350 (easy-moderate effort) I could have gone to 400lbs, but I didn't want to take a chance with my knee acting up.

Squat Machine 10x90/ 10x180/ 10x270/ 10x270 (moderate effort) I could have gone heavier here as well, but again, that knee.

Hack Squats 10x90/ 10x140 (easy effort) I did these all the way to the floor in an effort to stretch out my knee and see if it would help. I felt no pain, so I decided to do easy leg presses.

Hanging Leg Raises 3 sets of 15 reps each (easy-moderate effort)

Leg Presses 10x270/ 10x360/ 10x450/ 10x450 (easy-heavy effort) Even though this was a heavy effort for me, I didn't go any heavier. My knee felt ok leaving the gym, so I think it will be ok. I have no idea why it was acting up on me today.

This log will take a break for a few days to take care of some family matters. I'll get back at it when I return. Till then, keeping lifting and get strong!

[Palo Alto Labs]

good luck with the dentist... no worries on a break in the log.. family is always #1

[SoMdHunter]

Thanks Dave.

Have returned and am totally exhausted! What a weekend.....was slinging paint for 3 days on my son's house. I'm ready to get back to the gym, which starts tomorrow!

[SoMdHunter]

After a very hectic weekend spent painting my son's house, I managed to make it through a day at work followed by a workout at the gym. I was pleasantly surprised strength was very good tonight. I decided to do a very intense workout at a higher pace so as not to stay in the gym too long. Here is what I did in just under an hour.

Widegrip Pulldowns 20x140/ 10x180/ 10x200/ 6x220/ 4x240 (easy-muscle failure)

Hammer Strength Iso Row Machine 10x135/ 10x160/ 10x180/ 10x205 (moderate-very heavy)

T-Bar Rows 10x135/ 7x160/ 5x180 (moderate-muscle failure)

Reverse Grip Pulldowns 10x180/ 10x200/ 8x220 (heavy-muscle failure)

Widegrip Seated Cable Rows 10x200/ 10x180/ 10x160 (very heavy effort) This set was all super setted with the only rest was to change the weights to the machine.

And lastly, I attempted widegrip pullups just to see if I could do them. My muscles were totally exhausted as I could only manage 3 lousy pullups. That was it for the night. Overall an excellent workout considering I thought I was really too tired to do anything. Tomorrow I plan on doing a chest routine then take a day off. I probably won't do legs this week. Matter of fact, I'm sure of it. I spent the past 3 days going up and down stairs, and my legs are still sore. Till tomorrow, stay strong everyone.

[SoMdHunter]

Today was chest only for me. I'm taking off tomorrow in an attempt to get back to my routine. I mentioned I'm going to skip legs this week, so I'll finish up the week with shoulders/traps and a bi/tri workout. Here is what I did today.

Flat Bench DB Press 15x60/ 10x80/ 9x100/ 7x100/ 10x80 (easy-muscle failure)

Incline DB Flys 10x35/ 10x40/ 10x45/ 10x50 (easy-heavy effort)

Incline DB Press 10x65/ 10x70/ 8x80/ 10x60 (moderate-muscle failure)

Incline Seated Cable Flys 10x60/ 10x60/ 10x70/ 8x70
I also did 1 set standing for 15 reps at 70 (moderate-muscle failure)

Chest Press Machine 10x220/ 10x240/ 5x260 (heavy-muscle failure)

Pec Dec 12x100/ 8x1100/ 5x120 (moderate-muscle failure)

That was the routine for the night. Again, I did a very intense workout, consisting of 22 sets and keeping the total time in the gym under an hour. This was an extremely good workout for me, with really good strength.

Next week will be my last week doing this log. I've enjoyed doing the log, but I am in need of a break and change in my routine. With summer time almost here, it is time for me to slowly loose some of this fat I'm carrying. It isn't much, but I would like to take off a few lbs to see if I've managed to get a six pack or not. Till Thursday, get strong everyone.

[SoMdHunter]

I must be doing something right. My lats and pecs are so sore I hardly have any range of motion today in my upper body. I may have to do legs tomorrow anyway. We will see though. The wife has a Dr appoint and may need some minor foot surgery.

[fitnfirm]

GeeZ this is a long log, how did they steal you from me anyway :mad:





j.k :D

[SoMdHunter]

GeeZ this is a long log, how did they steal you from me anyway :mad:





j.k :D

This log was to run for 60 days, so I'm almost done. Once I give myself a break from the supps, I'll see what ya'll got brewing and volunteer again.

I'm not far away. :D

[SoMdHunter]

I was so dayum sore this morning when I woke up I could barely move my arms. My pecs and lats were certainly experiencing a case of the DOMS. So with that, I was forced to do legs and abs tonight. Turned out not being a bad choice afterall though. Strength was excellent for me tonight. Here is what I did.

Unilateral Leg Presses 20x90/ 20x135/ 20x180/ 15x225/ 10x270 (easy-moderate effort)

Hamflexors 20x50/ 10x60/ 10x70/ 10x80/ 8x90 (easy-very heavy effort)

Weighted Ab Crunches 20x50/ 20x60/ 20x70/ 15x80/ 10x90/ 10x90/ 15x80/ 20x70/ 20x60/ 20x50 = 170reps (easy-heavy effort)

Standing Calf Raises 20x250/ 20x250/ 15x300/ 10x350/ 10x400 (easy-heavy effort)

Leg Presses 10x270/ 10x360/ 10x450/ 10x540/ 10x360 (easy-heavy effort)
The last set at 360lbs was at the suggestion of one of the trainers in my gym. I re-positioned my feet in an effort to take the stress out of my knees by keeping my ankles and knees in alignment. It turned out to be harder to do that I thought it would, but it certainly helped with my knees. I'll have to give this another try next week.

Hanging Leg Raises 3 sets of 20 reps each (easy-moderate effort)

Squat Machine 10x90/ 10x180/ 10x270 (easy-moderate effort)

That was the routine for the evening. Like I said, strength for me was excellent. My knee held up just fine, with only tightness in it. Tomorrow I may do just a bi/tri routine and save shoulders and traps for next week. Till then, get strong everyone.

[SoMdHunter]

I finally got around to doing an arm routine. Due to the soreness the last couple of days, I decided to save shoulders and traps until next week, which will be my last week on this log. So without further delay, here was the routine for the day.

Cable Pushdowns 5 sets of 10 reps each at 150lbs (easy effort) The 150lbs is the heaviest this particular cable machine goes to and someone else was using the 15lb DB I normally add to it to increase the weight.

EZ Bar Cable Curls 15x70/ 15x80/ 10x90/ 10x100/ 10x110 (easy-moderate effort)

Weighted Dips 20xBW/ 15xBW+40/ 15xBW+60/ 10xBW+80/ 15xBW (easy-heavy effort)

1 Arm Cable Curls 15x40/ 10x50/ 10x60/ 10x60 (easy-moderate effort)

Standing DB Curls 6x30/ 6x35/ 6x40/ 6x45/ 4x50/ 6x45/ 6x40/ 6x35/ 6x30 (easy-muscle failure)

Close Grip Bench Press 10x135/ 8x185/ 6x185/ 5x205 (easy-very heavy effort) The 205 is a personal best for me on this routine.

Barbell Curls (AKA 21's) 55/ 65/ 65 (moderate-very heavy effort)

That was the routine for the day. My arms were toast after this. I kept the number of routines down and increased the weight as much as I could. I'm taking tomorrow off and will hit shoulders and traps on my next workout. Till then, keep getting stong everyone.

[SoMdHunter]

This is a late entry. But given the long weekend, I got busy and didn't get around to updating the log. Here is what I did for a shoulder/trap routine.

DB Shoulder Press 15x40/ 10x50/ 10x60/ 10x65/ 6x70 (easy-very heavy effort)

DB Shrugs 15x70/ 10x80/ 10x90/ 10x100/ 10x110/ 5x120 (easy-heavy effort)

Shoulder Press Machine 10x200/ 8x230/ 6x200 (heavy-muscle failure)

Reverse Pec Dec 10x100/ 10x110/ 10x120/ 6x130/ 6x140 (easy-very heavy)

Hammer Strength Shrug Machine 12x270/ 12x270/ 10x360/ 10x360/ 12x270 (moderate-heavy effort)

Lateral Delt Raises Machine 10x25/ 10x30/ 10x35/ 8x40 (easy-muscle failure)

Lateraral DB Raises 6x25/ 6x30/ 6x35/ 6x40/ 6x35/ 6x30/ 6x25 (easy-muscle failure)

Lateral Cable Raises 10x25/ 10x30/ 10x35 (heavy-muscle failure)
This last set was a superset, immediately following the DB raises. Talk about some exhausted muscles!

That was the routine, and a good one for me at that!

[SoMdHunter]

Yep, another late entry for my log. The weekend was just too good to make a log entry. I did a short easy leg routine, and followed it up with some cardio for a change. What I did was......

Unilateral Leg Press 20x90/ 20x135/ 10x180 (easy effort)

Hamflexors 15x50/ 10x60/ 10x70/ 10x80 (easy-moderate effort)

Weighted Ab Crunches 20x50/ 20x60/ 20x70/ 15x80/ 10x90/ 10x100/ 20x80/ 20x60 (easy-very heavy effort)

Standing Calf Raises 20x250/ 20x250/ 15x300/ 10x350/ 10x350 (moderate-heavy effort)

Squat Machine 10x90/ 10x180/ 10x270 (moderate effort)

Cardio work consisting of the treadmill for 30 minutes. A good workout, and I really enjoyed hitting the treadmill.

[SoMdHunter]

Today was a back/bi day for me. It had been awhile since I worked those muscles and I was ready to hit the gym. Here is what I did tonight.

Widegrip Cable Pulldowns 16x140/ 10x180/ 10x200/ 8x220/ 5x240/ 10x200 (easy-muscle failure) The 5 reps at 240lbs is a personal best for me on this routine.

Hammer Strength Iso-Row Machine 10x135/ 10x180/ 6x225/ 10x180 (easy-very heavy effort)

Widegrip Pullups 6, 6, 6, 6, 6=30 reps

Preacher Bench DB Curls 10x30/ 10x35/ 10x35/ 10x35/ 10x35/ 10x30 (easy-muscle failure)

T-Bar Rows 10x135/ 10x135/ 10x135 (moderate-very heavy effort)

Barbell Curls 10x55/ 10x65/ 10x75/ 10x75 (easy-heavy effort)

Seated Widegrip Cable Rows 10x160/ 10x180/ 10x180 (very heavy effort)

That was my final routine on this stack. I kept the weight as heavy as I could while keeping the reps as high as possible. Tomorrow will be day 60, and my final on this log. I've hit the gym 3 days in a row and will take tomorrow off before doing a chest routine. I'll do a summation to my log tomorrow as a final entry. I would like to thank PAL for selecting me as one of their testers. I'm wondering what they will come out with next??

[Palo Alto Labs]

Thank You sir! Looking forward to your final review and thank you for the thoroughness!!!!!!

What do we have next???? Aspire36!!!!! Hope youve seen that already!
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=2731921&highlight=aspire36

Ill check in later for that final review ... thanks man

[SoMdHunter]

Thank You sir! Looking forward to your final review and thank you for the thoroughness!!!!!!

What do we have next???? Aspire36!!!!! Hope youve seen that already!
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=2731921&highlight=aspire36

Ill check in later for that final review ... thanks man

You are most welcome sir! It was my pleasure. Hope you enjoyed the log, I certainly enjoyed doing it for you.

[SoMdHunter]

First, I would like to thank Palo Alto Labs for giving me the chance to try out their INCARNATE. During this rather long log, I tried to keep everything as objective as possible, while providing entertaining and useful details. Here are my thoughts.


DOSAGE
Pretty simple really, take 3 capsules twice a day once before workout and the second one after the workout. I never got any tingling sensation as discussed on the label, but I'll take that as a plus.


STRENGTH
Strength increased was very good for me while on this stack, resulting in me setting several personal bests. The effect of strength increase was gradual over time, something that some users may not like. I feel most bodybuilders will want to see and feel immediate results.


ENDURANCE
Endurance seemed to be determined by the amount of food I was able to eat while on this supplement, but that is to be expected. By far, strength was the most noticeable effect for me.

RECOVERY
For the most part, recovery was really good for me. I was ready to go by the time I got back to the gym, even on those days I didn?t get as much sleep as I would like to have had.

TENDONITIS/JOINT RECOVERY
If you read my log, you would know I had to deal with a sore/slightly injured knee throughout this log. Recovery for this injury was actually very good for me. I feel as though it is more than just tendonitis due to the type of pain (sharp stabbing pain). What I didn't mention in the log was, I also had to deal with real tendonitis in my right forearm. It developed doing some barbell curls while going a bit heavier than I should have given as tired as my muscles were. However, INCARNATE did its job. I recovered much faster than I normally would have, so my hat is off to this supplement.

CONCLUSION
This is an excellent supplement for someone wanting to kick up their strength level a couple of notches while helping joint/tendon recovery. There were numerous times I took my workouts to ?failure?, which for me was to the point I could not do another rep. I really don?t mind taking my muscles to failure. It allows me to judge any strength gains. With this supplement, I increased weights or reps on almost every routine.

Overall, I would rate this supplement a 9 on a 1-10 scale for strength increase and injury prevention! The only detraction would be the length of time it takes for this to kick in. If someone is looking for a supplement to help them recover from tendon/joint injuries while maintaining or even increasing their sthrength, INCARNATE would be my supplement of choice.

Again, I would like to thank PAL for selecting me as one of their testers!

[BuckeyeMuscle]

Great Log/Review!!! I'm glad you liked it!!

Would you mind posting this final review in the Product Review section? We'd appreciate it!

[SoMdHunter]

Sure thing.....just rep me! :D J/K