War Against The Machines: Controlled Labs Purple Wraath V3 vs. EMISGOD

[TheUnlikelyToad]

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/insidethelife1.htm

Looks like I'm going to be rich once I sue BB.com!

:p


Your package will be sent either Friday of this week or next Monday... Work has tied me up quite a bit lately.

[EMISGOD]

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/insidethelife1.htm

Looks like I'm going to be rich once I sue BB.com!

:p


Your package will be sent either Friday of this week or next Monday... Work has tied me up quite a bit lately.

Cool. No problem, man. Good luck on that rich thing...:D

[EMISGOD]

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Workout: Chest/Arms
Exercises Used:

Incline Press on Smith = 3 Warm-up sets
DB Flat Press = (80sX5, 85sX3, 70sX6, 65sX6) {Drops, No rest}
Decreasing Angle Incline Press on Smith = (135X4,3,3,4) {No rest}
Dips = 2 Work sets (5,3 reps) {No rest}
Cable Hammer-Xs = 2 Work sets (85,70X8) {No rest}
Push-Downs = 4 Work sets (160X2, 150X4, 140X4, 100X7) {Drops, No rest}
Lying French Press = 3 Work sets (105X2, 85X5, 75X8) {Drops, No rest} supersetted with
Standing Curls on EZ-Bar = 3 Work sets (105X4, 85X6, 75X8) {Drops, No rest}
Curl Machine, Close-Grip = 3 Work sets (130X5, 120X4, 100X6) {Drops, No rest}

Total Workout Time: Approx. 60 min.
Quality Level: Very Good. My energy was off tonight and I had no interest or motivation in going in. My Right Shoulder, which formerly was doing fine after Monday, flared back up again, which was and is annoying. I have approximately 2 workouts more of Core PWO.

Diet numbers to come later.

Observations From The Deck: N-Cinerate is chewing through stupid amounts of energy. I slept well last night, but one night is not enough to catch up. Today was another mile on my trek of exhaustion and I begin to wonder if I will be able to not only get in a full week of workouts as projected, but if I will be able to get back to cardio at all. Then again, the last thing I probably need to do is wear myself down further...

Auxiliary Intel: Nothing further to report.

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[user4694231326]

Nice to have you back in the workouts.

actually your bicep workout is really strong :eek: !!! :cool:

[EMISGOD]

Nice to have you back in the workouts.

actually your bicep workout is really strong :eek: !!! :cool:

Thank you. I thought the entire workout mostly blew tonight...:o

[user4694231326]

Thank you. I thought the entire workout mostly blew tonight...:o

take a step back and explode in your next workout :) ;)

[EMISGOD]

take a step back and explode in your next workout :) ;)

Next workout should be better. I should at least be rested for that...LOL

[user4694231326]

"EM sir, is your couch firm and fluffy? I could imagine it's a nice place to rest with you..."

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[EMISGOD]

^^ Nice work.

[Free Weight Friedel]

"EM sir, is your couch firm and fluffy? I could imagine it's a nice place to rest with you..."

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[EMISGOD]

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Workout: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpost.php?p=43460441&postcount=253
Quality Level: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpost.php?p=43460441&postcount=253

Calories: ~2450
Total carbs: 198g or ~32%
Total fat: 69.5g or ~25.5%
Total protein: 247.5g or ~40.5%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Outstanding. Carbs get a pass as I wanted to shift to them slightly for the workout and so my body does not get settled into a caloric routine.

Observations From The Deck: 2 more days of N-Cinerate. I will also be re-doing the bars this weekend with Ultra Peptide.

Auxiliary Intel: Weigh-in was 242 tonight. Machine's BodySpace updated.

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[EMISGOD]

"EM sir, is your couch firm and fluffy? I could imagine it's a nice place to rest with you..."

http://www.calshop.biz/it/bellezze_vip/images/celebrities/kellybrook/43.jpg





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Yep, pretty much. :D

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Workout: N/A
Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~2187
Total carbs: 105g or ~19%
Total fat: 66g or ~27%
Total protein: 304.5g or ~55.5%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Outstanding. Would be pretty hard to get it much more dialed in than today...

Observations From The Deck: 1 more day of N-Cinerate. Chest and Right Shoulder were slightly sore today. I am going to have to keep a definite eye on the Right Shoulder situation...I might skip Shoulders this weekend potentially. Have to see how it goes.

Auxiliary Intel: Machine's BodySpace updated.

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[EMISGOD]

By way of a quick update, yesterday, I tried to cheat for lunch, but could not do it. I just could not make myself go through with it and so wound up eating extremely clean up until I got home. Even after I got back, it was pretty clean, except for the beer... :o

Since it is too hard to try to value those accurately, I decided to just call yesterday a FREE day, even though the beer was the only questionable part of it. I will not be working out today nor will there be diet numbers for either today or tomorrow. I may try to sneak over to the gym tomorrow, but it is too early to tell right now...

[EMISGOD]

Tomorrow will be also OFF as I head into the home stretch on the projekt Memorial weekend. I should be able to be back on track for Cardio on Tuesday, though I'm pretty beat up and sore after this weekend, so I'm unsure if I will be resuming lifting as I more likely need to recover. Weigh-in is holding steady at 242, which is interesting, in light of how abysmal the diet was this weekend, though not so much in terms of what I ate, but I likely stalled the old metabolism pretty good...

I made up a new batch of protein bars tonight and the recipe, for those interested, is as follows:

1/4c. steel cut oats, ground
1/2c. rolled oats, ground
1c. unsalted pistachios, unshelled and chopped
1c. unsalted peanuts, ground into peanut butter
1/2 angel flake coconut
7 scoops Xtreme Formulations Ultra Peptide Chocolate, with 6 oz. water

I ground up the first two together, then the third, then the fourth, all in the Magic Bullet, then added the coconut and got out the Quisinart for the last one. When you use that much protein powder to that little water, you get a very thick, gloppy, substance, which works perfectly to bind all the dry ingredients together. It is chilling in the refrigerator now.

The calorie and macro content for this is as follows:

Total Calories: 2445
Total Carbs: 149g
Total Fat: 115.5g
Total Protein: 218g

I usually split up a pie tin into 8 equal servings and just divide accordingly to get serving size macros.

My initial reaction to this is that I liked the vanilla flavoring from last week better, but the texture here is closer to the money and the macro balance is much better...

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Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~2030
Total carbs: 73g or ~14%
Total fat: 77g or ~34%
Total protein: 277.5g or ~54.5%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Outstanding. Like it or not, I'm going more towards Full Shred mode, which means much fewer carbs. After 3 days of less than satisfactory dieting, I need to attempt to compensate when I am actually more able to control my diet, though I should realistically be safe until the weekend of June 2nd and 3rd. I necessarily had to sacrifice solid dietary habits this weekend, but I plan to make hay while the sun shines when I don't have to make that sacrifice.

Observations From The Deck: N-Cinerate is done. It helped considerably, but I'm somewhat relieved it's over as N-Cin really saps my energy, for some reason. I will start Basic Cuts tomorrow and once the segment of the projekt I am working on now concludes, hopefully in about a month, I will add in Melting Point and really go to town. I set up my heavy bag rig tonight and will do the speed bag later. I worked it a little, but I need to get some weigh-down plates tomorrow as the frame jumps a bit too much. The main point is that I have more things in place now to assist me with doing cardio without having to go to the gym, so I can start adding in working the heavy bag and speed bag now. Once I get less fatter or some garage space is freed up, I may start adding in skipping rope...

Auxiliary Intel: Machine's BodySpace updated.

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[5Six]

In before the end!

[Beejis60]

I made up a new batch of protein bars tonight and the recipe, for those interested, is as follows:

1/4c. steel cut oats, ground
1/2c. rolled oats, ground
1c. unsalted pistachios, unshelled and chopped
1c. unsalted peanuts, ground into peanut butter
1/2 angel flake coconut
7 scoops Xtreme Formulations Ultra Peptide Chocolate, with 6 oz. water

I ground up the first two together, then the third, then the fourth, all in the Magic Bullet, then added the coconut and got out the Quisinart for the last one. When you use that much protein powder to that little water, you get a very thick, gloppy, substance, which works perfectly to bind all the dry ingredients together. It is chilling in the refrigerator now.

The calorie and macro content for this is as follows:

Total Calories: 2445
Total Carbs: 149g
Total Fat: 115.5g
Total Protein: 218g

Damn son! Cut out the coconut and you got yourself a nice little protein bar recipe!

[EMISGOD]

In before the end!

This Log will probably not end until August sometime. Thanks for coming, though. :)


Damn son! Cut out the coconut and you got yourself a nice little protein bar recipe!

I like coconut, though. A lot! I needed it more for binders and texture here. It is working out spectacularly, though I am still not so sold on the taste. It is by no means bad, just something that I think has lots of room for improvement still.

[Mr. Aries]

sounds like a cool bar...

I just bought a bunch of OH YEAH bars though :D

[EMISGOD]

sounds like a cool bar...

I just bought a bunch of OH YEAH bars though :D

The ones before were excellent at room temperature. The other thing I noticed with these is that they are much better cold...

Oh Yeah! bars are like candy bars, right?

[DriverDan]

I like coconut, though. A lot! I needed it more for binders and texture here. It is working out spectacularly, though I am still not so sold on the taste. It is by no means bad, just something that I think has lots of room for improvement still.
I may try your recipe with some coconut flour. It's almost all fiber and holds a ton of moisture.

[5Six]

This Log will probably not end until August sometime. Thanks for coming, though. :)


Hey now! I am in still before the end :p I could always leave and come back.


Enough detail to kill a first child that is built like an ox!

Great job Emis!

[Mr. Aries]

The ones before were excellent at room temperature. The other thing I noticed with these is that they are much better cold...

Oh Yeah! bars are like candy bars, right?



yeah they taste really similar to candy bars.. I don't get fat off of them though, and I enjoy the protein they have.

[EMISGOD]

I may try your recipe with some coconut flour. It's almost all fiber and holds a ton of moisture.

I'd be interested to see how that works out. I really do like the texture of coconut flake, though and probably will keep it. :)


Hey now! I am in still before the end :p I could always leave and come back.


Enough detail to kill a first child that is built like an ox!

Great job Emis!

Thanks, man. You can come back as often as you want. You're always welcome, brother.


yeah they taste really similar to candy bars.. I don't get fat off of them though, and I enjoy the protein they have.

I hate that kind. They always stick to my teeth. :( LOL

[Beejis60]

I may try your recipe with some coconut flour. It's almost all fiber and holds a ton of moisture.

Try some with wheat germ instead of that coconut crap and let me know how they are :D

[EMISGOD]

Try some with wheat germ instead of that coconut crap and let me know how they are :D

Your hands are broken? You could make some up too, you know... :)

[Beejis60]

Your hands are broken? You could make some up too, you know... :)

They're just a little tied up right now. Sooner or later they will be free, hopefully!

[EMISGOD]

They're just a little tied up right now. Sooner or later they will be free, hopefully!

:rolleyes:

[Beejis60]

:rolleyes:

It's nighttime baby, what do you expect?

[EMISGOD]

It's nighttime baby, what do you expect?

Cracked out thugs 4 life!

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Workout: N/A
Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~2181
Total carbs: 74g or ~13.5%
Total fat: 84.5g or ~35%
Total protein: 284g or ~52%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Outstanding. Very solid today. I made up a mess of collard greens with some of the roast pork I made last night, so lunches this week should be serious BONUS!

Observations From The Deck: Started Basic Cuts today. No discernible effects, but I am going with 2/2 right now, mainly because 400mg of caffeine from that source, in addition to all the tea I drink daily, is going to burn out my CNS and I don't want to decrease the time that it does that by stepping on it to 600mg daily and probably higher on lifting days, since I am still using Steel Edge. If I don't feel 2/2 is doing the job I want, I will debate 3/2 and maybe 3/3...

Auxiliary Intel: Machine's BodySpace updated. Once again, I did not get to working out as the projekt ate up 3+ solid hours tonight and did not leave time for additional time expenditures, such as going to the gym. All the Cardio equipment I have here requires use of the Arms and I hate to work a body part in Cardio before a lifting workout (Chest/Arms scheduled for tomorrow). I should be able to get all my lifting workouts in this week and hopefully will be able to get in Cardio on Thursday also.

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Workout: Chest/Arms
Exercises Used:

BB Flat Press = 3 Warm-up sets
Decreasing Angle Incline Press on Smith = (135X6,4,4,5) {No rest}
EZ-Bar Pullovers = 4 Work sets (105X5,4, 95X5,6) {No rest}
DB Hammer-Xs = 4 Work sets (40sX10, 60sX8, 85sX4, 50sX8) {No rest}
Push-Downs = 4 Work sets (160X2, 150X4, 140X6, 120X7) {Drops, No rest}
Concentration Curls = 4 Work sets (50X3, 45X5, 40X7, 35X8) {Drops, No rest}
Incline Push-Downs = 4 Work sets (100X10, 160X3, 145X5, 130X6) {Drops, No rest}
Curl Machine, Close-Grip = 3 Work sets (120X4, 110X6, 100X8) {Drops, No rest}

Total Workout Time: Approx. 55 min.
Quality Level: Very Good. Not at all motivated to go in tonight. I still got in an excellent workout. I really focused on contractions and everything is feeling it tonight. I have an excellent pump in my Upper Arms going on also. The only bad part is that I badly banged up both knees this weekend and slamming one of them into the pin slot on the Bicep Curl machine opened one of them wide open, which meant I ended with a stream of blood running down my leg...could definitely have done without that. It felt really good to get back in there overall, though.

Calories: ~2580
Total carbs: 146.5g or ~23%
Total fat: 91.5g or ~32%
Total protein: 291.5g or ~45%
Score: 100% (5 of 6 targets) Excellent. The greens came out more spinach-y, due to using red chard in there as well as collard greens, since I didn't like the color of several bunches at the store, so I did some subbing. The flavor, as expected, was excellent. I had to do some estimating on the greens, so they may be slightly off and by that, I mean more than the usual 5% either way...

Observations From The Deck: I felt the Basic Cuts today in terms of how quickly I was feeling hungry after eating and some minor heartrate acceleration. So far, Basic Cuts seems to be very smooth and subtle and is not grinding me down as other thermogenics have done.

Purple Wraath and Steel Edge again today, though Basic Cuts took the amperage right off of the Steel Edge. Still, I had plenty of energy and my between sets recovery was swift as usual, right up until my Bicep sets...Biceps never did recover that fully, but everything else did, even with the slight rest I was giving them.

Auxiliary Intel: I will not be going back to the gym until Saturday, but I am hoping to get in a cardio workout beating the **** out of my heavy bag tomorrow night...after f*cking laundry...

Weigh-in was back down to 240 today. Machine's BodySpace updated.

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[Beejis60]

Auxiliary Intel: I will not be going back to the gym until Saturday, but I am hoping to get in a cardio workout beating the **** out of my heavy bag tomorrow night...after f*cking laundry...

Lazy bum....

[user4694231326]

I'm the real lazy drunk bum here.

EM did good on those exercises ;)

[EMISGOD]

Lazy bum....

Trust me when I tell you that statement is patently false. I have had exactly 3 days off total since the middle of February and 14+ hour days for almost every one of the others since that time...


I'm the real lazy drunk bum here.

EM did good on those exercises ;)

Thanks. He is right, though. All of them were an improvement over last week...

[Beejis60]

Trust me when I tell you that statement is patently false. I have had exactly 3 days off total since the middle of February and 14+ hour days for almost every one of the others since that time...

I think it's time for you to hit up those hormone replacement joints! If you can't take the heat, get your ass out the kitchen!
:p

[EMISGOD]

I think it's time for you to hit up those hormone replacement joints! If you can't take the heat, get your ass out the kitchen!
:p

Hormone replacement joints? To give you an idea, yesterday was 15 hours and the day before that was a little over 16 hours...

Nowhere in there did I say I couldn't take it, just that when all my time is being consumed by other interests, there is none left for working out/going to the gym, particularly the one I go to with its somewhat funky hours. I truly do wish I could somehow find the time to also get in regular workouts, but that will not be forthcoming with any regularity until maybe towards the end of June...the main point was that my not being able to get in for the rest of this week is anything but laziness...

It is what it is.

[Beejis60]

Nowhere in there did I say I couldn't take it, just that when all my time is being consumed by other interests, there is none left for working out/going to the gym, particularly the one I go to with its somewhat funky hours. I truly do wish I could somehow find the time to also get in regular workouts, but that will not be forthcoming with any regularity until maybe towards the end of June...

Ohh, you're feeling irregular? Try some of this:

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w91/Beejis69/Fiberone.jpg

[EMISGOD]

Ohh, you're feeling irregular? Try some of this:

Nowhere in what I said was that stated or implied.

How about you try some of this:

http://liepins.de/mirrorshades/media/absolut_stfu.png

[Beejis60]

Nowhere in what I said was that stated or implied.

How about you try some of this:

http://liepins.de/mirrorshades/media/absolut_stfu.png

Lol, you said there's no regularity coming or something....
http://www.anabolicbeast.com/forum/images/smilies/donthate.gif

[EMISGOD]

Lol, you said there's no regularity coming or something....
http://www.anabolicbeast.com/forum/images/smilies/donthate.gif

Here's some more help for you:

http://www.rif.org/assets/Images/Coordinators/RIF-Logo-blue.gif

www.rif.org

[5Six]

I think taking the Fiber One needs the Absolut. If it is 57% of the RDA of fiber. Can't you imagine how dry and horrible it would be?

[EMISGOD]

I think taking the Fiber One needs the Absolut. If it is 57% of the RDA of fiber. Can't you imagine how dry and horrible it would be?

Definitely scary stuff...LOL

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Workout: N/A
Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~2434
Total carbs: 97g or ~16%
Total fat: 101.5g or ~37.5%
Total protein: 295g or ~48.5%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Excellent. Total calories were slightly high, but nothing too out of control.

Observations From The Deck: Arms are a little sore and Chest is very, very slightly sore today. Probably one serving of Core left.

Auxiliary Intel: Unfortunately, I did not get everything done tonight, so now I need to waste tomorrow night doing **** instead of relaxing. I probably will not be able to get into the gym, due to stupid holiday hours, any day but Saturday, so Sunday/Monday workouts, if any, will be Cardio...

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[user4694231326]

hmmm...the fiber one is sold islandwide in my country.

I never tempt to buy one.

I just eat the organic fiber and put in low fat milk & almond nuts.

The fiber cereal looks tasty. ;)

[EMISGOD]

hmmm...the fiber one is sold islandwide in my country.

I never tempt to buy one.

I just eat the organic fiber and put in low fat milk & almond nuts.

The fiber cereal looks tasty. ;)

:rolleyes: Remind me to strangle Beejer...

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Calories: ~2545.5
Total carbs: 165g or ~26%
Total fat: 113.5g or ~40%
Total protein: 241g or ~38%
Score: 50% (3 of 6 targets) Borderline. Fridays are always a bit looser, but aside from a couple cheese sticks for lunch, it was very, very clean this day, cleaner than it seems from those numbers anyway...

Observations From The Deck: Basic Cuts is starting to kick in well now.

Auxiliary Intel: I am all caught up enough to go back to building stuff, sets, computers and getting to the next phase of the projekt, just not caught up enough to rest...it kind of disturbs me to think it took nearly a week to get to this point...

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[Beejis60]

I think taking the Fiber One needs the Absolut. If it is 57% of the RDA of fiber. Can't you imagine how dry and horrible it would be?


Definitely scary stuff...LOL

It's not back when it's with milk, but it is dry as hell just plain. Seriously, it's worth the $4.50 or so per box.


:rolleyes: Remind me to strangle Beejer...

Or not :cool:

[EMISGOD]

It's not back when it's with milk, but it is dry as hell just plain. Seriously, it's worth the $4.50 or so per box.

Hmmmm. Maybe I will put it into some bars...


Or not :cool:

:D

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Workout: Shoulders/Back
Exercises Used:

Cuban Rotations/Half-Press = 3 Warm-up sets
Military Press on Smith = 4 Work sets (125X8, 135X5,4, 125X6) {No rest}
High Cable Rear Delt Rows = 4 Work sets (Machine MAX, listed at 300X4, 280X6, 260X8, 250X10) {Drops, No rest}
Power Partials = 4 Work sets (30sX7, 50sX3, 40sX5, 30sX6) {Drops, No rest}
BB Shrugs = 1 Work set (225X6)
DB Shrugs = 2 Work sets (85sX10, 100sX6)
Lat Tower = 2 Warm-up sets
Yates Rows on EZ-Bar = 2 Work sets (195X6)

Total Workout Time: Approx. 45 min.
Quality Level: Incomplete. Seasonally, I have tended to get sick around May for the last few years. Since I am now on Vigor, I was hoping to clear this month and thought I was going to make it, since we are now so late into the month. I woke up feeling very off today, but still went in. The first 4 exercises were good, energy was hot and I was clipping right along. However, I found myself unable to control the barbell for the Shrugs and went to DBs. Right after that, it felt like I was on the verge of collapse, as if someone had taken all my energy and perhaps bone structure and left me a bunch of striated jelly underneath the skin. Right now, I have taken on aspects of borderline nausea and am feeling generally like crap and will be taking a nap shortly. I tried to work Back, but about 2 sets into Yates Rows and it was clear that was a no-go, so I hit the Abort Mission button and went home. I will get more into this later in this post.

Diet numbers will come later.

Observations From The Deck: Last day of Core today. It works better spiked with DE, but is not a very upper level recovery agent, in my estimation. I would call it slightly above average.

SE + PW continues to impress, even with Basic Cuts seemingly nullifying SE. I might pull SE and try Driven to see if that improves anything.

Auxiliary Intel: It is utterly stupid how hard I have been driving myself lately. It seems I can never get much of a rest without always working on something or another. Listen to me cry...here is the very basic gist of what is going on...a regular full-time job, taking up a good 50+ hours every week, then the projekt taking up 3 - 6 hours every weekday and up to 15 every weekend day, plus another projekt after that one that requires some certain amount of groundwork now, plus I have just added a very substantial lawsuit I will be filing shortly to the mix, as I have not managed to kill every single available second yet...this is not even taking into account that I am really trying very hard to find time for working out as well...I guess, in short, I am fast approaching burnout stage...I did some calculating the other day and found that I have been under huge amounts of pressure, from one thing or another, for the last 8 years, mostly without a break of any kind...

Weigh-in was 237 today, which is -11 from the start of the cut (about 7 weeks ago) and 3 lbs. from the halfway point of 220 that I want to see by the conclusion of this Log. I'm pretty happy with the job Basic Cuts is doing, but I still want to add Cardio in to things as soon as I can...if this present rate of drop continues, I am probably going to move Melting Point back to July or later...

Machine's BodySpace updated.

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Workout: Shoulders/Back
Exercises Used:

Cuban Rotations/Half-Press = 3 Warm-up sets
Military Press on Smith = 4 Work sets (125X8, 135X5,4, 125X6) {No rest}
High Cable Rear Delt Rows = 4 Work sets (Machine MAX, listed at 300X4, 280X6, 260X8, 250X10) {Drops, No rest}
Power Partials = 4 Work sets (30sX7, 50sX3, 40sX5, 30sX6) {Drops, No rest}
BB Shrugs = 1 Work set (225X6)
DB Shrugs = 2 Work sets (85sX10, 100sX6)
Lat Tower = 2 Warm-up sets
Yates Rows on EZ-Bar = 2 Work sets (195X6)

Total Workout Time: Approx. 45 min.
Quality Level: Incomplete. Seasonally, I have tended to get sick around May for the last few years. Since I am now on Vigor, I was hoping to clear this month and thought I was going to make it, since we are now so late into the month. I woke up feeling very off today, but still went in. The first 4 exercises were good, energy was hot and I was clipping right along. However, I found myself unable to control the barbell for the Shrugs and went to DBs. Right after that, it felt like I was on the verge of collapse, as if someone had taken all my energy and perhaps bone structure and left me a bunch of striated jelly underneath the skin. Right now, I have taken on aspects of borderline nausea and am feeling generally like crap and will be taking a nap shortly. I tried to work Back, but about 2 sets into Yates Rows and it was clear that was a no-go, so I hit the Abort Mission button and went home. I will get more into this later in this post.

Diet numbers will come later.

Observations From The Deck: Last day of Core today. It works better spiked with DE, but is not a very upper level recovery agent, in my estimation. I would call it slightly above average.

SE + PW continues to impress, even with Basic Cuts seemingly nullifying SE. I might pull SE and try Driven to see if that improves anything.

Auxiliary Intel: It is utterly stupid how hard I have been driving myself lately. It seems I can never get much of a rest without always working on something or another. Listen to me cry...here is the very basic gist of what is going on...a regular full-time job, taking up a good 50+ hours every week, then the projekt taking up 3 - 6 hours every weekday and up to 15 every weekend day, plus another projekt after that one that requires some certain amount of groundwork now, plus I have just added a very substantial lawsuit I will be filing shortly to the mix, as I have not managed to kill every single available second yet...this is not even taking into account that I am really trying very hard to find time for working out as well...I guess, in short, I am fast approaching burnout stage...I did some calculating the other day and found that I have been under huge amounts of pressure, from one thing or another, for the last 8 years, mostly without a break of any kind...

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Glad to here you are filing that lawsuit, from what you told me about you have a very strong case and I wish I could represent you on it as I like money quite a bit. :D :D

[EMISGOD]

Glad to here you are filing that lawsuit, from what you told me about you have a very strong case and I wish I could represent you on it as I like money quite a bit. :D :D

I will PM you a bit about this...

This is the last thing I have time for, but I also feel I do not really have a choice...

[Beejis60]

This is the last thing I have time for, but I also feel I do not really have a choice...

Lawsuits.... tell me about it.... http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/indifferent.gif

[EMISGOD]

Lawsuits.... tell me about it.... http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/indifferent.gif

In case there is any misconception, I am the one filing the suit...I do feel it is a last resort, though...

[EMISGOD]

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Workout: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpost.php?p=46106751&postcount=301
Quality Level: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpost.php?p=46106751&postcount=301

Calories: ~2426
Total carbs: 128g or ~21%
Total fat: 64.5g or ~24%
Total protein: 324g or ~53.5%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Outstanding. I am exceedingly pleased with the diet today. Everything was ultra-clean and I'm happy to be back on track after yesterday.

Observations From The Deck: I wound up working the heavy bag more than I expected tonight and also wound up doing some heavy manual labor type work for a couple hours. I did manage to get in my nap, though. It was only 15 minutes, but it helped incredibly. I am still really tired, though.

Auxiliary Intel: I updated my BodyBLOG today, as well as posting up a couple reviews. Those two things take me well over 100+ reviews total that I have done on this site and there are still some I didn't get to today...

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[terracotta]

Feeling better or worse? I find I have great health in general, except when I start dieting.. I think the dieting + stress on body from working out makes you more likely to get sick.

[extremenergy3]

Yo Em, if I remember correctly, you've taken ISS's Satur8 (not Satur8 Rush or RE-Satur8). I found it for super cheap and was wondering what your thoughts on it were. Any info would be much appreciated!

[user4694231326]

EM, you track your health records well,; it seems.

At least you know when you usually get sick seasonally.

It's good you know when to stop. the thing I realize for SE & PW, both helps me in recovery before. I had to tell myself to stop from overtraining.

[EMISGOD]

Feeling better or worse? I find I have great health in general, except when I start dieting.. I think the dieting + stress on body from working out makes you more likely to get sick.

I am still holding my own. I am not doing much working out these days, as you can probably tell, but am under unreal amounts of stress lately and will be for at least another 2 weeks (and then stupid amounts of work ahead of me after that). I constantly run at borderline exhaustion, despite sleeping in the last 2 days. I don't know what it was the other years...it used to be Septembers every year for a while before that...I am strongly considering mega-dosing Vitamin B Complex for a while, but I'm going to see what tomorrow, well today now, brings first.


Yo Em, if I remember correctly, you've taken ISS's Satur8 (not Satur8 Rush or RE-Satur8). I found it for super cheap and was wondering what your thoughts on it were. Any info would be much appreciated!

I have taken all 3. Of those, I liked Rush a lot and gave away the others, which should answer any questions you need there... :) ISS does make good products, though, but I am pretty fussy about what supplements I will continue to use regularly.


EM, you track your health records well,; it seems.

At least you know when you usually get sick seasonally.

It's good you know when to stop. the thing I realize for SE & PW, both helps me in recovery before. I had to tell myself to stop from overtraining.

If you are on SE + PW and not on a thermogenic, you can get going full tilt pretty well and just crank right along. I kind of miss the days when I was in acute danger of overtraining, but I have a plate so full now that I won't be in danger of that particular hazard until maybe next year, if ever again...

[EMISGOD]

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Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~2106
Total carbs: 130g or ~24.5%
Total fat: 40g or ~17%
Total protein: 285g or ~54%
Score: N/A (6 of 6 targets) Disqualified. Had a couple beers towards the end. Other than that, very solid numbers today.

Observations From The Deck: I don't have any real comment on anything today. Lats were a bit sore, somehow, from yesterday, but aside from that, everything felt pretty good.

Auxiliary Intel: Machine's BodySpace updated.

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[extremenergy3]

I have taken all 3. Of those, I liked Rush a lot and gave away the others, which should answer any questions you need there... :) ISS does make good products, though, but I am pretty fussy about what supplements I will continue to use regularly.

DOH. Just bought a couple tubs of Satur8 for $15 each haha. Well, we're all different. Maybe it'll be good for me. Ever try Ergopharm Stamin02 (Citrulline Malate)? Found that for $15 as well, instead of the advertised $49.99 on their site :p Even though at Giant, they sell it for $18. What are your thoughts on CM? I'm planning to stack it with Satur8 pre-workout. Just missing some beta-alanine and (ingredients-wise) I'll have the perfect pre-workout supplement! :D

Also, good job on your diet. 6 of 6 h0lla~! (except the beers lol)

[Beejis60]

DOH. Just bought a couple tubs of Satur8 for $15 each haha.

You know my inbox isn't full right?

[extremenergy3]

You know my inbox isn't full right?

rofl my bad. I'll PM's you'se right awaysss!!!

[EMISGOD]

DOH. Just bought a couple tubs of Satur8 for $15 each haha. Well, we're all different. Maybe it'll be good for me. Ever try Ergopharm Stamin02 (Citrulline Malate)? Found that for $15 as well, instead of the advertised $49.99 on their site :p Even though at Giant, they sell it for $18. What are your thoughts on CM? I'm planning to stack it with Satur8 pre-workout. Just missing some beta-alanine and (ingredients-wise) I'll have the perfect pre-workout supplement! :D

Also, good job on your diet. 6 of 6 h0lla~! (except the beers lol)

Tim is our new shopping genius. :)

As to CM, I do think it's useful, but moreso when combined with aminos. Steel Edge + Purple Wraath, for instance, is a much more potent combination than say Body Octane + Purple Wraath. If you're trying to make your own pre-WO combination, I would suggest throwing some EAAs into it, along with your beta-alanine and citrulline malate. Were it me, I would probably also toss in a little caffeine, but that's up to you...

[user4694231326]

Tim is our new shopping genius. :)



I agree with you, EM. Tim is a shopping genius. I have seen few times he quoted this site or that site has good offer.

we need him around for sure....I mean besides spreading some love and homo jokes on him, that is. :p

:D

[EMISGOD]

I agree with you, EM. Tim is a shopping genius. I have seen few times he quoted this site or that site has good offer.

we need him around for sure....I mean besides spreading some love and homo jokes on him, that is. :p

:D

I like how he handles it, keeping it all to PMs instead of the grossly unethical manners others use of promoting competitive sites on this one...

[user4694231326]

I like how he handles it, keeping it all to PMs instead of the grossly unethical manners others use of promoting competitive sites on this one...

yeah....that's the way it should be. he handles that part real well, he's helpful to most members. I need more people like that around in my gym.

bb.com should also do something on their more ex prices. I wrote to them before on this. it's really upto them to take my opinions into consideration.

[EMISGOD]

yeah....that's the way it should be. he handles that part real well, he's helpful to most members. I need more people like that around in my gym.

bb.com should also do something on their more ex prices. I wrote to them before on this. it's really upto them to take my opinions into consideration.

You're right. Some things they're competitive on, quite a few others they are not, but it's not to the point where I am willing to take the time to actually shop things...

[DriverDan]

You're right. Some things they're competitive on, quite a few others they are not, but it's not to the point where I am willing to take the time to actually shop things...
I'm sorry to say this but I don't buy much from BB anymore. My current favorite site has the lowest prices on almost everything and they're only a state away. Ground shipping takes 1 day to get here.

BB does have the best customer service around and one of the best stores for information and selection, no doubt about that.

[Beejis60]

he handles that part real well, he's helpful to most members.

I heard that's not the only thing he handles....


I'm sorry to say this but I don't buy much from BB anymore. My current favorite site has the lowest prices on almost everything and they're only a state away. Ground shipping takes 1 day to get here.

BB does have the best customer service around and one of the best stores for information and selection, no doubt about that.

Does the site happen to start with a D and end with an S?

[EMISGOD]

I'm sorry to say this but I don't buy much from BB anymore. My current favorite site has the lowest prices on almost everything and they're only a state away. Ground shipping takes 1 day to get here.

BB does have the best customer service around and one of the best stores for information and selection, no doubt about that.

That is what bb.com is for me...


Does the site happen to start with a D and end with an S?

Designer Supplements?

[user4694231326]

I heard that's not the only thing he handles....



Does the site happen to start with a D and end with an S?

WOWZERRS!!!!

what else? :eek:

[EMISGOD]

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Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~1336
Total carbs: 81g or ~24%
Total fat: 23g or ~15.5%
Total protein: 194g or ~58%
Score: N/A (4 of 6 targets) Disqualified. Beers again. I woke up pretty late today, sometime after noon, so the 1336 number is bad, but not as bad as it seems. I wasn't really hungry and had a lot of trouble even figuring out what to eat...

Observations From The Deck: Sleeping in was exactly what the doctor ordered. I feel about a thousand percent better now.

Auxiliary Intel: How about a new bar recipe?

2 c. unsalted pistachios, roughly chopped
1/2 c. cashews, roughly chopped
2 c. rolled oats, ground
1/2 c. coconut angel flakes
8 scoops Berry Blast DE to 8 oz. water

Everything was done by Magic Bullet as far as prep work except for the DE, which was in the Quisinart. After prepping everything as described, I mixed by hand in a big bowl (all the dry stuff should just be coated) and put it into a pie tin, which was covered beforehand with a clear plastic wrap coated with butter spray. I then put in fridge to let chill overnight.

Total macros:

2580 kcal, 183g carbs, 111g fat, 239g protein.

Note:

I meant to only use 1 c. of oatmeal, but it was a bit too runny at that point. I think 1.5 c. of rolled oats ground up would probably also work fine.

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[Mickfootie]

Yep, Sometimes that extra sleep does the world of good E...... :)

[EMISGOD]

Yep, Sometimes that extra sleep does the world of good E...... :)

Well, considering I didn't go to bed/sleep until around 2 am...I guess that might be expected. :)

Definitely going early tonight...LOL

[extremenergy3]

I agree with you, EM. Tim is a shopping genius. I have seen few times he quoted this site or that site has good offer.

we need him around for sure....I mean besides spreading some love and homo jokes on him, that is. :p

:D

-_-"


I like how he handles it, keeping it all to PMs instead of the grossly unethical manners others use of promoting competitive sites on this one...


yeah....that's the way it should be. he handles that part real well, he's helpful to most members. I need more people like that around in my gym.

bb.com should also do something on their more ex prices. I wrote to them before on this. it's really upto them to take my opinions into consideration.

h0lla~


I heard that's not the only thing he handles....

Yeah, your mom doesn't complain at all :)

[Beejis60]

Designer Supplements?

No, it's a 3 letter company with nutrition to follow the 3 letters. It's based in PA and their shipping was always very fast for me.


Yeah, your mom doesn't complain at all :)

How's she been? Haven't seen her in about 21 years....

[extremenergy3]

How's she been? Haven't seen her in about 21 years....

:eek: Porque?! Bad mom? I hate bad mom's :mad:

[DriverDan]

Does the site happen to start with a D and end with an S?
Yup. I believe there may be a P in there somewhere too ;) Their site design is hideous but their prices and shipping times make up for it.

[Beejis60]

Yup. I believe there may be a P in there somewhere too ;) Their site design is hideous but their prices and shipping times make up for it.

Lol, ya, that was the first internet company I've dealt with. It's pretty basic though, it's kind of annoying to search down the homepage trying to find the company you want, especially if it's later in the alphabet.


:eek: Porque?! Bad mom? I hate bad mom's :mad:

Meh, another stupid whore, that's all. She divorced my dad when I was 2 and that's it, but I'm fine by myself.

[extremenergy3]

Lol, ya, that was the first internet company I've dealt with. It's pretty basic though, it's kind of annoying to search down the homepage trying to find the company you want, especially if it's later in the alphabet.

I know of this place, but I hate having to buy $200 worth of supps everytime just to get free shipping lol. So I find alternative sources.



Meh, another stupid whore, that's all. She divorced my dad when I was 2 and that's it, but I'm fine by myself.

hah, imagine having your mom cheat on your dad while she's going through cancer and then she decides to move out for like half a year and then come back. and now all she does is complain about everyone in the family while still trying to live her own damn life. Damn. That's my freaking life summed up for the past 2 years...

sorry to hijack the thread. I gotta vent sometimes or else I blow up at one of my friends :p But it's definitely motivation to not be like my mom or dad though.

[Beejis60]

I know of this place, but I hate having to buy $200 worth of supps everytime just to get free shipping lol. So I find alternative sources.

WHAA?!?!? Just pay for shipping then.... I've seen some illegal sites (and no, I don't juice to all you bastards that keep IMing me!) that have a minimum ordering of $200.


hah, imagine having your mom cheat on your dad while she's going through cancer and then she decides to move out for like half a year and then come back. and now all she does is complain about everyone in the family while still trying to live her own damn life. Damn. That's my freaking life summed up for the past 2 years...

That's a shame; sorry to hear....

[EMISGOD]

WHAA?!?!? Just pay for shipping then.... I've seen some illegal sites (and no, I don't juice to all you bastards that keep IMing me!) that have a minimum ordering of $200.

:rolleyes: Yeah yeah, you're not a gearhead...that's like saying Tim's not gay... :eek:

:D

[user4694231326]

hah, imagine having your mom cheat on your dad while she's going through cancer and then she decides to move out for like half a year and then come back. and now all she does is complain about everyone in the family while still trying to live her own damn life. Damn. That's my freaking life summed up for the past 2 years...

sorry to hijack the thread. I gotta vent sometimes or else I blow up at one of my friends :p But it's definitely motivation to not be like my mom or dad though.


sorry to hear...:(

I know people like that too (my inner circle). 1 husband ended his life. the other separated b4 the kid was 2yrs old.

sad but true.

[extremenergy3]

That's a shame; sorry to hear....


sorry to hear...:(

I know people like that too (my inner circle). 1 husband ended his life. the other separated b4 the kid was 2yrs old.

sad but true.

Yep, quite sad. All the more motivating not to be a dickhead.


:rolleyes: Yeah yeah, you're not a gearhead...that's like saying Tim's not gay... :eek:

:D

Me and Dex got a special relationship. Actually, I'm diggin' Hidetada Yamagishi now. Impressive!

[user4694231326]

Yep, quite sad. All the more motivating not to be a dickhead.


I wouldn't say that too early in life... you are too young to say that. it's good you say you do not act that dickhead way. But do not promise it. Sometimes life play you out.

I had been a mofo before in life, I was young and carefree...just plain screwing like a rabbit. Now honestly, I regret it.

I still gets uninvited pants chasign ladies' calls. Mind you, it is tiring.

[extremenergy3]

I wouldn't say that too early in life... you are too young to say that. it's good you say you do not act that dickhead way. But do not promise it. Sometimes life play you out.

I had been a mofo before in life, I was young and carefree...just plain screwing like a rabbit. Now honestly, I regret it.

I still gets uninvited pants chasign ladies' calls. Mind you, it is tiring.

haha

[Beejis60]

:rolleyes: Yeah yeah, you're not a gearhead...that's like saying Tim's not gay... :eek:

:D

Even though Tim IS gay, I can't even afford protein, let alone some of that special sauce.

[EMISGOD]

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Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~2388
Total carbs: 125g or ~21%
Total fat: 104g or ~39%
Total protein: 228g or ~38%
Score: N/A (4 of 6 targets) Acceptable. I wound up eating out for lunch at this place that makes dreamy Fresh Mozzarella Paninis, loaded with pesto and olive oil and salami and then had a dish of green olives to go with it. Somehow, I still stayed reasonably close to my targets.

Observations From The Deck: I got 2 - 3 hours of sleep total last night, completely negating my good feeling from the day before.

Auxiliary Intel: Nothing further to report.

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[Beejis60]

I wound up eating out for lunch at this place that makes dreamy Fresh Mozzarella Paninis, loaded with pesto and olive oil and salami and then had a dish of green olives to go with it. Somehow, I still stayed reasonably close to my targets.

Sounds like my type of place! Reminds me of the good ol Panini's or Primanti Brothers http://www.eventide.net/forums/images/graemlins/eusa_drool.gif

[EMISGOD]

Sounds like my type of place! Reminds me of the good ol Panini's or Primanti Brothers http://www.eventide.net/forums/images/graemlins/eusa_drool.gif

It's probably my favorite sandwich in the world, though they put the bread in the grill thing a touch too long today and sliced the salami thicker than I like normally. Since it is an Italian deli, the Mozzarella is made fresh there, with no salt and the salami is either imported from Italy or possibly also made there. Either way, those things are incredible...

[5Six]

A question I meant to ask you, Em. With carbohydrates being ~25% of your diet. Do you find you get the shakes?

[EMISGOD]

A question I meant to ask you, Em. With carbohydrates being ~25% of your diet. Do you find you get the shakes?

Carbs are actually supposed to be less than 25% right now...LOL

As to your question, never. I can run carbs at zero and not get the shakes.

[Beejis60]

It's probably my favorite sandwich in the world, though they put the bread in the grill thing a touch too long today and sliced the salami thicker than I like normally. Since it is an Italian deli, the Mozzarella is made fresh there, with no salt and the salami is either imported from Italy or possibly also made there. Either way, those things are incredible...

Ya, that sounds EXACTLY like this place on campus; they make their own bread, salad dressing, pastries, and condiments. All the meat is fresh daily from some joint down the road more into da hood and all the cheese is real. And their beer selection is OUT OF THIS WORLD! However I haven't drank since my DUI in March sometime.

[5Six]

Carbs are actually supposed to be less than 25% right now...LOL

As to your question, never. I can run carbs at zero and not get the shakes.

Interesting. I find if I get low on carbs I get the shakes and lose mental focus. But maybe it is something my body is used since I was bulking for a long time. But I seem to be getting better now.

[Beejis60]

Interesting. I find if I get low on carbs I get the shakes and lose mental focus. But maybe it is something my body is used since I was bulking for a long time. But I seem to be getting better now.

Hmm, that sucks! I had a 16oz coffee from Caribou today and about 30 minutes later I got the feeling like I just downed some RPM. I've never felt like that before with coffee and low carb, but that was my first time at Caribou.

[EMISGOD]

Interesting. I find if I get low on carbs I get the shakes and lose mental focus. But maybe it is something my body is used since I was bulking for a long time. But I seem to be getting better now.

I don't normally go very high carb anymore and haven't for quite a while...I don't remember ever having that happen, though...


Hmm, that sucks! I had a 16oz coffee from Caribou today and about 30 minutes later I got the feeling like I just downed some RPM. I've never felt like that before with coffee and low carb, but that was my first time at Caribou.

Caribou...hmmmm.

[EMISGOD]

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Workout: N/A
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Calories: ~2466
Total carbs: 164g or ~26.5%
Total fat: 80.5g or ~29%
Total protein: 280g or ~45.5%
Score: N/A (3 of 6 targets) Borderlin. My control slipped twice due to me being too busy to remember to script out my diet in advance. I discovered I had no food in the house tonight...my roommate made enchiladas, so I had a little bit of that with a can of tuna, but I've got bigger fish to fry at the moment, so this week will be catch as catch can, I think...

Observations From The Deck: Slept better, still hated to wake up. I always do.

Auxiliary Intel: Snuck in a weigh-in. Holding steady, somehow at 237. Machine's BodySpace updated.

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[Beejis60]

Observations From The Deck: Slept better, still hated to wake up. I always do.

I'm familiar with that feeling and I'm sure it gets worse with age :D

[EMISGOD]

I'm familiar with that feeling and I'm sure it gets worse with age :D

No. I have always hated to wake up. Always.

Waking up in the mornings, however, is the worst.

[Beejis60]

Waking up in the mornings, however, is the worst.

I agree whole-heartedly; no arguments here!

[terracotta]

No. I have always hated to wake up. Always.

Waking up in the mornings, however, is the worst.

Me too. And, due to being quite far north, the sun comes up at 5:14 AM. Actually, on the day with the longest daylight hours, it comes up at 4:30 AM. And it just got dark at 10:30 today.. the joy. And, I have wall to wall windows, with pretty close to useless vertical blinds.

But yeah, I always hated waking up (and I don't have depression or anything).

[Beejis60]

Me too. And, due to being quite far north, the sun comes up at 5:14 AM. Actually, on the day with the longest daylight hours, it comes up at 4:30 AM. And it just got dark at 10:30 today.. the joy. And, I have wall to wall windows, with pretty close to useless vertical blinds.

But yeah, I always hated waking up (and I don't have depression or anything).

Ya, and the winter is aboot a treat, eh?

[terracotta]

Interesting. I find if I get low on carbs I get the shakes and lose mental focus. But maybe it is something my body is used since I was bulking for a long time. But I seem to be getting better now.

The shakes from low carbs.. that's hypoglycemia. Been there, done that.. I keep my carbs above 200 usually.

[terracotta]

Ya, and the winter is aboot a treat, eh?

Well, except when you have to get up, and it is pitch dark and you don't want to :) .. but yeah, it does make it easier to sleep in.

[EMISGOD]

Me too. And, due to being quite far north, the sun comes up at 5:14 AM. Actually, on the day with the longest daylight hours, it comes up at 4:30 AM. And it just got dark at 10:30 today.. the joy. And, I have wall to wall windows, with pretty close to useless vertical blinds.

But yeah, I always hated waking up (and I don't have depression or anything).


Well, except when you have to get up, and it is pitch dark and you don't want to :) .. but yeah, it does make it easier to sleep in.

The last thing I need is for sleeping in to get easier. :D

[EMISGOD]

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Calories: ~2438
Total carbs: 79g or ~13%
Total fat: 85g or ~31%
Total protein: 340g or ~56%
Score: 83% (5 of 6 targets) Excellent. As I write this, I have been home a little more than 1 hour. Lots of work today. Everything was pretty clean, but I definitely jacked far too many calories in my protein bars. It is throwing off the numbers pretty nicely and the main reason why I keep coming in high, though not hugely high...

Observations From The Deck: I am feeling super-run down and have a slight heaviness on my chest, so it appears I may not have escaped May after all...I started mega-dosing B-Complex today in an effort to knock that **** off, as it worked exceedingly well last time.

Auxiliary Intel: Nothing further to report. Workouts should re-commence next week, hopefully.

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[5Six]

The shakes from low carbs.. that's hypoglycemia. Been there, done that.. I keep my carbs above 200 usually.

It seems like this is something I have to do also with some variation. I had a low carb day today and didn't really get the shakes. Maybe its something my body is gettin used too.

And great job today on the diet today, Emis. Hope the cold/flu or whatever it is doesn't stick around.

[user4694231326]

No. I have always hated to wake up. Always.

Waking up in the mornings, however, is the worst.

agreed! totally! :D

I wish I can sleep 10 ~ 12 hours per day :p

that would mean less productive days though :p :o

[EMISGOD]

It seems like this is something I have to do also with some variation. I had a low carb day today and didn't really get the shakes. Maybe its something my body is gettin used too.

And great job today on the diet today, Emis. Hope the cold/flu or whatever it is doesn't stick around.

I don't have any symptoms, just a slight heaviness. I imagine it partially has to do with having 3 days total off since the middle of February...I am feeling considerably better now, but for a while today, everything I ate made me slightly nauseous...


agreed! totally! :D

I wish I can sleep 10 ~ 12 hours per day :p

that would mean less productive days though :p :o

10 - 12 hours is nice, but I meant more not wake up at all... :)

[user4694231326]

10 - 12 hours is nice, but I meant more not wake up at all... :)

:eek:

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** Numbers are for Friday 06/01/07 **

Workout: N/A
Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~1711
Total carbs: 60g or ~14%
Total fat: 67g or ~35%
Total protein: 223g or ~52%
Score: 83% (5 of 6 targets) Disqualified. Food was making me nauseous today, which finally culminated in me going to take a nap around 8-ish, after I found that in conjunction with my burning headache, I was literally unable to function anymore. After the nap things were better, so I finished some more work to the point where I was caught up to where I wanted to be, a fact which I celebrated with a glass of red wine.

Observations From The Deck: The mega-dosing of the B-Complex is helping, but the feeling is reminiscent of an upper chest infection. There is no runny nose issues or breathing problems, but I do have a slight cough sporadically that leaves the interior of my chest in an acutely painful condition when the cough is triggered.

Auxiliary Intel: The show must go on.

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[EMISGOD]

By way of update, the last 3 days have all been very poor dietarily, not so much in terms of huge cheats or anything, but the symptoms I mentioned earlier dropped off momentarily and came back with a vengeance. The combination of those in their accelerated form + the Basic Cuts did a great job of robbing me of my appetite. I am really hoping to get back into the gym sooner rather than later, but I need to try to get back together by this weekend as it is the final two days of the projekt.

I did do a weigh-in today and came in at 232, which is -16 from the start of this and 12 away from the goal for the end of this Log. That date, however, will probably not be until August sometime at this rate...

[extremenergy3]

I felt like I haven't said anything in your log for a while. So...


hey. :)

[user4694231326]

I felt like I haven't said anything in your log for a while. So...


hey. :)

you're guilt filled, aren't you?

i like his log....and best when he top it off by saying "the show must go on." :D

EM, thank you for not saying ,"It's showtme!!!". Showtime quote is lame. Reminds of eddie murphy and robert de niro in the action cop movie.

:D

[EMISGOD]

"The show must go on" refers literally to no cessation or even slowdown in the work left on the projekt. Everything else has taken a tremendous beating, however...

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Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~2214
Total carbs: 132g or ~24%
Total fat: 90g or ~36.5%
Total protein: 214g or ~39%
Score: 83% (5 of 6 targets) Adequate. I think it's interesting that I can have both a Coke and a candy bar and still manage to keep within the macro balances I have set...I had a lot of energy problems today, so I opted for fast carbs. I am clearly not back on track, but did not especially expect to be, either. Tomorrow is a different story, however.

Observations From The Deck: I will resume thermogenics tomorrow. If I can, I'm going to try to get into the gym on Saturday, but Sunday is definitely out. After Monday, the 11th, Phase 2 of the projekt is finished and it should free up time for me to get back into the gym or if not that, at least exercise here, presuming I do not have a relapse.

Auxiliary Intel: Nothing further to report.

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Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~2214
Total carbs: 132g or ~24%
Total fat: 90g or ~36.5%
Total protein: 214g or ~39%
Score: 83% (5 of 6 targets) Adequate. I think it's interesting that I can have both a Coke and a candy bar and still manage to keep within the macro balances I have set...I had a lot of energy problems today, so I opted for fast carbs. I am clearly not back on track, but did not especially expect to be, either. Tomorrow is a different story, however.

Observations From The Deck: I will resume thermogenics tomorrow. If I can, I'm going to try to get into the gym on Saturday, but Sunday is definitely out. After Monday, the 11th, Phase 2 of the projekt is finished and it should free up time for me to get back into the gym or if not that, at least exercise here, presuming I do not have a relapse.

Auxiliary Intel: Nothing further to report.

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Nice to see that you are working through things and starting to get back into some order.. :)
Hope to see you back in the Gym E.
Don't rush the energy lapse though as sometimes consuming lots of 'FAST' Carbs can sometimes bring you down even more.
Looks like your Macro's are well within order though if you can do a Coke and candy bar in there too.
Great log so far E, I love reading these as there is info in there that people can look at and use too.

Keep it going mate and always think Positive.... :)

[EMISGOD]

Nice to see that you are working through things and starting to get back into some order.. :)
Hope to see you back in the Gym E.
Don't rush the energy lapse though as sometimes consuming lots of 'FAST' Carbs can sometimes bring you down even more.
Looks like your Macro's are well within order though if you can do a Coke and candy bar in there too.
Great log so far E, I love reading these as there is info in there that people can look at and use too.

Keep it going mate and always think Positive.... :)

I was getting severely burned out on the projekt, which probably wore me down enough for it to take even as minor of a hold ultimately as it was. I was only non-functional for about a day and a half...today, I went all the way back over to my regular diet and didn't have any further issues, so, if I get time this weekend (highly debatable), I should be good to go as regards working out again. If not, next week for sure...the fast carbs I only wanted for yesterday as I'm pretty in tune with my body most of the time and can tell what I can get away with, what will be helpful, etc.

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Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~1757
Total carbs: 43g or ~10%
Total fat: 80g or ~41%
Total protein: 205g or ~46.5%
Score: 83% (5 of 6 targets) Disqualified. Wine. Beer. Ran things too low, though, even before all that...

Observations From The Deck: Basic Cuts may be my favorite thermogenic.

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[Beejis60]

Observations From The Deck: Basic Cuts may be my favorite thermogenic.

Backing out on the N-Cinerate already?

[EMISGOD]

Backing out on the N-Cinerate already?

My thoughts on N-Cinerate are well-documented. I only had about a week left of it for this Log and discontinued it quite some time ago.

I basically did a Log back in January with it. The bottle only had 20 days, but I wanted to run 30, so I bought another bottle to finish out the Log the way I wanted it done. Once 30 hit, I still had some left over, which I used recently.

To re-iterate, N-Cinerate is a very powerful thermogenic. However, I do NOT like the fact that it saps energy very well and the red poo-poo I could also do without. The **** is a minor issue, the energy drain is not.

Basic Cuts has basically zero sides and is incredibly effective as a thermogenic. Once I stack it with Melting Point in a couple weeks, it should be even more pronounced...

[Beejis60]

Basic Cuts has basically zero sides and is incredibly effective as a thermogenic. Once I stack it with Melting Point in a couple weeks, it should be even more pronounced...

SHIZZAM!!! You'll be skinny in NO time!

[EMISGOD]

SHIZZAM!!! You'll be skinny in NO time!

Eh. I've always carried a lot of weight (fatass fo life, yo ;) ), but now it is much less of the jiggly kind...my ambition since getting on these Forums is to get the much vaunted and legendary "John 'Mr. Aries' Lee" cut look with all that size that he has. John is a physical specimen much beyond me, but that is what I have been aiming for, so if I have to cut for the rest of my life, that's what the Hell I'll do...progress has been admittedly solid so far, though, even without cardio...if I just wind up in the best shape of my life (what I am always striving for), I think I will live with that as good enough... :)

[Beejis60]

fatass fo life, yo

I hear ya there! Well, keep on cutting and let me know when you're there, probably when I'm 50 :D

[EMISGOD]

I hear ya there! Well, keep on cutting and let me know when you're there, probably when I'm 50 :D

LOL

You got a ways to go there, too, porky. :D

[Beejis60]

You got a ways to go there, too, porky. :D

Thanks princess ;)

[EMISGOD]

Phase 2 of the projekt is finally finished. I feel like I have not slept in the last 4 or 5 days at all, so this week is going to be spent recovering from the constant push-push of the last few months. I will still be working on/starting Phase 3, probably Thursday, but a lot of the pressure is off now.

I managed to completely disregard the diet and this website and nearly everything else for the last 5 days, nearly continuously. Today, I spent mostly catching up from the previous 4.

The diet will resume tomorrow and gym time will work out, if all goes to plan, starting Saturday...

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Calories: ~2286.5
Total carbs: 72g or ~12.5%
Total fat: 99.5g or ~39%
Total protein: 258.5g or ~45%
Score: 83% (5 of 6 targets) Very Good. I really need to bring total calories back into line more, but aside from that, today was pretty solid dietarily. I'm starting to get the itch to get back into the gym more, so I should be hitting the peak of that Saturday and should be hopefully rested enough to do it by then...

Observations From The Deck: Still on Basic Cuts and I will be hitting the Purple Wraath considerably more next week when I start pushing cardio, finally...

Auxiliary Intel: How about a new bar recipe?

? c. rolled oats, ground
2 c. unsalted pistachios, roughly chopped
1/4 c. unsalted peanutes, roughly chopped
? c. coconut angel flakes
1/4 c. Power Butter
6 scoops Xtreme Formulations Ultra Peptide Vanilla, with 6 oz. water

Everything was done by Magic Bullet as far as prep work except for the Ultra Peptide, which was in the Quisinart and the Power Butter and coconut, which were already prepared. After prepping everything else as described, I mixed by hand in a big bowl (all the dry stuff should just be coated) and put it into a pie tin, which was covered beforehand with a clear plastic wrap coated with butter spray. I then put in fridge to let chill overnight.

Total macros:

2513.5 kcal, 145g carbs, 121.5g fat, 210g protein.

I'm starting to close in on what I ultimately want to do with these recipes, which is to get to around 2,000 kcal total, with 100g or less in carbs...

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[user4694231326]

we missed your workouts. but work is important.

no job, no supplement. good to know you have your priority straighten out.

[EMISGOD]

we missed your workouts. but work is important.

no job, no supplement. good to know you have your priority straighten out.

This is aside from what could be termed my "normal", daily work, which is partially why it is so exhausting...I have 2 more nights to basically get caught up on 3 months worth of stuff I have neglected before Phase 3 starts on Saturday...

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Calories: ~2256
Total carbs: 62g or ~11%
Total fat: 97g or ~38.5%
Total protein: 286.5g or ~50.5%
Score: 83% (5 of 6 targets) Very Good. Decent consistency, but still missing the 2200 mark for total calories...

Observations From The Deck: I think I am going to take Basic Cuts at 3/2 tomorrow to see what happens. I have been running at 2/2 since I started taking it...

Auxiliary Intel: Nothing further to report.

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** Note: This entry is for Friday, 06/15/07 **

Calories: ~2583
Total carbs: 114g or ~17.5%
Total fat: 105g or ~36.5%
Total protein: 277.5g or ~43%
Score: 66% (4 of 6 targets) Pass. I had a salad at Quizno's, which was a Chicken Caesar with double meat. Quizno's, as many of you know out there, refuses to publish nutritional information, for reasons of their own, apparently. I used the Calorie King rating, but didn't feel they were particularly accurate in their assessment and did not include double meat, so I modified it. I wound up with around 907 calories, which is stupid for a salad and which I'm predicting is probably off. I eat there rarely for this reason, that it is so hard to qualify things accurately. Other than that, which may or may not qualify as an actual lapse/"cheat", everything was extremely clean yesterday.

Observations From The Deck: Basic Cuts at 3/2 is a bit much and I probably won't be doing that again during the week. I wanted to do it Friday, in case something went horribly wrong (doubtful, but you never can tell), so instead of my usual routine, which is first dose of thermos upon awakening with multis, then about 4 hours later, second dosage about 1/2 hour before lunch, I went with 3 tabs with the multis. However, this forced me to delay the second batch until about 7 hours after the first. I typically also have 3 - 4 cups of green/black tea a day. For this, I felt it would be unwise to get into that until around 4.5 hours after the first dosage. It felt not particularly pleasant, analogy-wise, like hovering at the last little bit of white before going into the red area on a tachometer, only hovering there for hours.

Auxiliary Intel: Weigh-in will be coming tomorrow and I have some minor trepidations about it, mainly because my diet was ultra-****ty for a while in there...I was definitely building a pile of bricks instead of a wall for a while there...

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[5Six]

A 907 kcal salad! Damn, that would be perfect for bulking.

Lookin' forward towards the weigh-in tomorrow

[EMISGOD]

A 907 kcal salad! Damn, that would be perfect for bulking.

Lookin' forward towards the weigh-in tomorrow

Weigh-in is today. I crashed pretty hard last night and forgot to post that...

I'm not convinced that 907 is a correct kcal weight for that salad, but I didn't bring my scale with me to work and am not going to take the time to go get another salad and re-weigh everything to assess relative accuracy. I have found Calorie King to not be entirely correct in a few other items as well, historically, which is why I tend to not use them very much...

The majority of the fat macros for the salad rating apparently come from the dressing, as there is almost literally nothing else that could contain it, unless one requests olives, such as I did. There is a very minor trace amount of shaved parmesan added, but not enough to influence fat calories to the extent the Calorie King website is indicating...they may be counting the flatbread high in their calculation, possibly. Without doing all of the valuation myself, I basically decided to just modify what was already existing. I would expect to place the salad itself somewhere in the high 600 - low 700 cal range, were I just estimating, but again, without knowing what science, if any, there is behind Calorie King's estimations, there is no point in doing that. I believe they are erring on the high side...

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Workout: Shoulders/Back
Exercises Used:

Cuban Rotations/Half-Press = 3 Warm-up sets
Military Press on Smith = 4 Work sets (105X8, 125X6, 135X3, 115X6) {No rest}
High Cable Rear Delt Rows = 4 Work sets (Machine MAX, listed at 300X3, 290X4, 280X6, 260X8) {Drops, No rest}
DB Shrug+Holds = 4 Work sets (100sX6, 95sX7, 90sX6, 85sX8) {Drops, No rest}
Lat Tower = 2 Warm-up sets, 1 Mid Warm-up set, 3 Work sets (220X3, 190X4, 160X6) {Drops, No rest}
BB T-Bar Rows, 180 on pivot end = 4 Work sets (250X2, 225X4, 205X6, 180X8) {Drops, No rest}
Dunn Lat Pulls = 4 Work sets (145X4, 130X5, 115X6, 100X8) {Drops, No rest}

Total Workout Time: Approx. 55 min.
Quality Level: Very Good. It felt great to get back in there again. One of the things I really missed for all of this month was not being able to get in any workouts at all, let alone decent ones. I hate doing this because I have a psychological block that manifests itself in the following manner; everytime I have a layoff at all, it's like mentally I interpret that as an injury preventing me from working out and I am very tentative when I resume gym time. In this case, I mainly did not have the time to work out and so reluctantly ****canned it, which bothered me considerably.

I was so happy to get back in there, I wasn't too upset with the low poundages, though I had a lot of grip trouble after the DB Shrugs, which is something that will bear further attention. I will re-arrange the workout around that, I guess as trying to do Lat Pull-Downs and the T-Bar BB Rows with any weight at all and not being able to do it because my grip keeps failing is an exercise in frustration.

I ran out of energy fairly early, mainly due to ramping up the carbs this morning, but loading low overall. I may as well get used to not being able to calorically load as high as I want since I am on a cut. I went about 500 this morning, but could have done with another 250 or so easy...

Diet numbers will come later.

Observations From The Deck: Again, went with SE + PW, though it took a while for the PW to kick in, for some reason, today. I also have started Replenish today as my PWO agent, mainly because I cannot afford to have to either lower the intensity or skip Cardio workouts due to soreness. Well, I suppose I could, but that is counter to my overall long-term goals, which I will get into when I do the diet post, assuming I remember and have the time.

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looks like someone got some workouts in! :D

[EMISGOD]

looks like someone got some workouts in! :D

Just one...probably will do Legs tomorrow, then start the Cardio kick from Monday on...which was my scheduled routine that I have yet to actually accomplish. :o

[5Six]

Weigh-in is today. I crashed pretty hard last night and forgot to post that...

I'm not convinced that 907 is a correct kcal weight for that salad, but I didn't bring my scale with me to work and am not going to take the time to go get another salad and re-weigh everything to assess relative accuracy. I have found Calorie King to not be entirely correct in a few other items as well, historically, which is why I tend to not use them very much...

The majority of the fat macros for the salad rating apparently come from the dressing, as there is almost literally nothing else that could contain it, unless one requests olives, such as I did. There is a very minor trace amount of shaved parmesan added, but not enough to influence fat calories to the extent the Calorie King website is indicating...they may be counting the flatbread high in their calculation, possibly. Without doing all of the valuation myself, I basically decided to just modify what was already existing. I would expect to place the salad itself somewhere in the high 600 - low 700 cal range, were I just estimating, but again, without knowing what science, if any, there is behind Calorie King's estimations, there is no point in doing that. I believe they are erring on the high side...

Just reading this makes my mouth water. I hate cutting :mad:

And again, you win the award for long winded response :D

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Calories: ~2492
Total carbs: 160g or ~25.5%
Total fat: 79.5g or ~29%
Total protein: 250g or ~40%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Excellent. I'm giving Carbs a pass today. Everything was really clean and solid all-around.

Observations From The Deck: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpost.php?p=51920261&postcount=387

Auxiliary Intel: Weigh-in was 234, which is up slightly and therefore disappointing, but considering how crappy I was eating (I would go to gas stations and just get things high in calories, including Coca-Cola), I'm relieved it's not higher. I have a lot of work ahead of me, but I feel pretty good going in to Phase 3, which also started today. I feel I can keep control of my diet and continue exercising without too much difficulty...

Machine's BodySpace updated.

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Workout: Legs
Exercises Used:

Squats on Smith = 2 Warm-up sets, 1 Mid Warm-up set
Glute-Ham Raises = 4 Work sets (BWX6,8, +25X6, +10X8) {No rest}
Leg Press Machine = 4 Work sets (Machine MAX, listed at 250X10: Slow, HS, Slow, HS) {No rest}
Seated Calf Raise = 4 Work sets (250X10) {No rest} supersetted with
Standing BB Calf Raise = 4 Work sets (205X10) {No rest}


Total Workout Time: Approx. 35 min.
Quality Level: Good. I have been very unsatisfied with my Leg workouts even before this one and given that I have not worked Legs at all in June and possibly not for a while before that (I would have to go back and check), the weakness I experienced today was to be expected. It was not as pronounced as I feared, but still present as my Legs have adjusted to a different workload than I was subjecting them to previously.

I'm really frustrated with having to continually invent new and interesting deviations for Legs since the gym is so very limited in that department. I am finding this really taxing and it is negatively impacting my Leg workouts as it takes my head right out of the workout typically and it is definitely screwing with my progress in that department. Unfortunately, the last thing I have time to do right now is go shop for a new gym, so this one will have to do through September and then, necessarily, in October, I will go find a new one, which will probably regrettably have to be 24 Hr.

I managed to load pretty much dead on today and had solid energy throughout, though admittedly I was not there long. This was sort of a "reminder" workout.

Diet numbers will come later.

Observations From The Deck: Endurance and energy were no problem today and the combination of SE + PW came out firing.

Auxiliary Intel: I have been experiencing some minor ocular myokymia, which I suspect is due to the somewhat constant barrage of caffeine I have been under for the past couple months. The Basic Cuts bottle I'm on now should run out sometime during the upcoming week and I will probably let it ride out without re-upping until the weekend and possibly for the rest of the month to try to free myself from those particular symptoms.

Whatever happens, I will be doing a re-measurement on the July 4 weekend to assess progress. As it stands now, I am -14 from when I started in April, which is not particularly excelling for 2.5 months in, but given my atrocious diet and lack of consistency in exercise, it is understandable. I still have 2 weeks to finish strong and I'm already at the halfway point, beyond, actually, to 220, which was my goal. Having already hit that, I need to resume that area and travel beyond. Once I hit 220, I will re-assess, but I will be definitely cutting until then. I anticipate being able to get very near that by the end of this Log, which I would put at having another month and change left to go. I know a lot of other people have done 30 workouts, but I'll be damned if I'm not doing the whole tub.

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[Mickfootie]

Nice to see you can get back in the gym E. :)

[EMISGOD]

Nice to see you can get back in the gym E. :)

Yes, I should be quite able to continue going, for a while, anyway...

[Mickfootie]

Yes, I should be quite able to continue going, for a while, anyway...

Great news E. Looking foreward to seeing some workouts from you. Keep it going foreward and always keep a positive mind mate.

[extremenergy3]

Yes, I should be quite able to continue going, for a while, anyway...

How pessimistic! Hit those weights!

[EMISGOD]

Great news E. Looking foreward to seeing some workouts from you. Keep it going foreward and always keep a positive mind mate.

My posting here should be picking up quite a lot...


How pessimistic! Hit those weights!

:confused:

Missed the posts this weekend, Tim?

[Beejis60]

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Missed the posts this weekend, Tim?

I was thinking the same thing....
Anyway, congrats on the be able to workout. Hope your suing bastard endeavor workouts well too! You go get em!!!!

[extremenergy3]

:confused:

Missed the posts this weekend, Tim?

yes.

[EMISGOD]

I was thinking the same thing....
Anyway, congrats on the be able to workout. Hope your suing bastard endeavor workouts well too! You go get em!!!!

We'll see on that. I have much bigger fish to fry at the moment...

[user4694231326]

glad to have you back in the gym.

don't worry about your workout forms/weights, etc. just kickstart it.

hhmm...bigger fish, bigger $$$??? :D

;)

[EMISGOD]

glad to have you back in the gym.

don't worry about your workout forms/weights, etc. just kickstart it.

hhmm...bigger fish, bigger $$$??? :D

;)

Not interested in an injury, so the tentative thing, nonsensical as it may be, does not bother me greatly. I don't have a high enough caloric load to be pushing monster weights at the moment anyway...

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Calories: ~2370
Total carbs: 173g or ~29%
Total fat: 93g or ~35%
Total protein: 225g or ~38%
Score: 83% (5 of 6 targets) Very Good. Interesting, though very unintentional balance today...once again, ultra-clean.

Observations From The Deck: I meant to mention it in the last post but did not. My Lats are somewhat minorly sore today...

Auxiliary Intel: Machine's BodySpace updated.

New protein bar recipe, this time using the last of my Berry Blast DE & filling the rest with VPX Zero Carb Vanilla. Go find one of the other recipes and sub in these ingredients:

3/4 c. rolled oats
75g angel flake coconut
1/4 c. crushed unsalted peanuts
1/4 c. Power Butter
1 scoop Strawberry DE +
7 scoops Vanilla VPX Zero Carb to 6 oz. water

TOTALS: (112.5/75.5/217) 1861 kcal

I'm pretty happy I'm closing in on the "ideal" bar, but I could have knocked in another scoop or two of the Zero Carb as the mix was slightly runnier than I wanted. I did not bother to break up the rolled oats this time and only crushed the peanuts instead of making them into butter, so this should be interested to see what happens.

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I'm pretty happy I'm closing in on the "ideal" bar, but I could have knocked in another scoop or two of the Zero Carb as the mix was slightly runnier than I wanted. I did not bother to break up the rolled oats this time and only crushed the peanuts instead of making them into butter, so this should be interested to see what happens.

Pick it up pops!!!

[EMISGOD]

Pick it up pops!!!

Insolent little whipper snapper. I got a surprise waiting for you when you get home tonight, junior. Is it is or is it ain't the return of the belt? Get your little ass home and find out...

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[Beejis60]

Insolent little whipper snapper. I got a surprise waiting for you when you get home tonight, junior. Is it is or is it ain't the return of the belt? Get your little ass home and find out...

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LOL!!! I can just picture my ass bent over your lap (no homo)

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LOL!!! I can just picture my ass bent over your lap (no homo)

Funny...I can't.

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lmfao.. wtf? hahahah

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Quality Level: N/A

** Note: This entry is for Monday, 06/18/07 **

Calories: ~2173
Total carbs: 65g or ~12%
Total fat: 118g or ~49%
Total protein: 225.5g or ~41.5%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Very Good. Fat got a bit out of control partially and partially the valuation I used is incorrect.

Observations From The Deck: I got whacked pretty good yesterday and was too tired to do anything beyond continued work on Phase 3. I am going to concentrate on getting to bed earlier today.

Auxiliary Intel: Those bars are ok, but really would be great with some caramel in the mix...

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Good job on the diet.

Whacked pretty good, eh? ;)

[EMISGOD]

Good job on the diet.

Whacked pretty good, eh? ;)

LOL

Not quite like that...good eye, kid.

More along the lines of waking up more tired than when I went to bed...hard charger days return...

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Calories: ~1963
Total carbs: 54g or ~11%
Total fat: 87g or ~40%
Total protein: 251g or ~51%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Outstanding. I would rather have edged up a bit more to 2200, but this is not a monumental issue.

Observations From The Deck: Exhaustion still continues and is beginning to get on my nerves. I can't really afford it now at all. I took some PW, intending to go into the gym, but wound up resuming Phase 3 instead. I have been experiencing some minor soreness issues in my Quads and I have not had the energy or desire to hit the gym or the cardio **** at home. I will definitely be going for the lifting workout tomorrow, however and depending on progress on Phase 3, may or may not hit cardio the next couple days.

Auxiliary Intel: 6 hours went by tonight almost in a blip working on Phase 3. I might have to get an alarm to remind me to eat...it definitely is creating a new challenge trying to get prepared for the gym when working on that...but it should be better if I can get some rest, which is why I'm heading to crash right after this post.

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Workout: Chest/Arms
Exercises Used:

BB Flat Press = 3 Warm-up sets
BW Dips = 3 Work sets (3,3,3) {No rest}
DB Flat Press = 3 Work sets (80sX3, 70s, 65sX4) {Drops, No rest}
DB Hammer-Xs = 4 Work sets (50sX6, 45sX10, 40sX12) {Drops, No rest}
Push-Downs = 3 Work sets (150X6, 140X4, 120X8) {Drops, No rest}
Concentration Curls = 3 Work sets (50X3, 45X4, 40X6) {Drops, No rest}

Total Workout Time: Approx. 25 min.
Quality Level: Acceptable. Very abbreviated workout tonight, due both to my being very tired and getting into the gym late. Again, was going in for a more light workout, but even if I hadn't it probably wouldn't have mattered, as I felt really weak and probably could not have gone heavier, even if I would have wanted to...

Calories: ~2360
Total carbs: 118g or ~20%
Total fat: 83g or ~31.5%
Total protein: 270g or ~46%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Outstanding. This has been a very well-designed week so far, which is really heartening, since I did most of it on auto-pilot with almost no thought behind it, even haphazardly. Tomorrow, I have a lunch meeting, so the streak of outstanding days will probably end here, but I might be able to make it fit into the macros somehow. Planning an entire week of eating the same foods not only every day, but in the majority for every meal of every day is not interesting, but it certainly does hold a certain degree of effectiveness...

Observations From The Deck: Saturday will probably be when I run out of Basic Cuts and I will be taking the rest of the month off from thermogenics. All told, I probably knocked down 650mg+ of caffeine today and it's barely making a dent.

Steel Edge got me revved, even though I could feel the spectre of exhaustion lurking not far behind. It mainly held it at bay long enough to get in there and do a few sets. PW did a nice job at the onset, but I was pretty much too far gone for those things to rebuild in an instant what is already too far broken down.

Auxiliary Intel: Ocular myokymia is going ape**** lately. The factors for this are mainly lack of sleep, too much caffeine or increased stress, all three of which I have in great abundance...fun, fun.

Weigh-in was at 231 today, which puts me at -17 and 11 away from the end goal. While 11 lbs can make a lot of difference, I am probably going to have to go down to 210 or maybe even lower to reach more along the lines of where I want to go... I need to make a more concerted effort to fit in some kind of workout along the schedules I had in mind when I started this, though...somehow.

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This guy sure knows how to describe his work, observations, etc.

Best to follow your log :)

[EMISGOD]

This guy sure knows how to describe his work, observations, etc.

Best to follow your log :)

Thanks. It is somewhat dismaying to me that workouts have had to drop so far out this month, but I'm hoping to finish strong next week. I need to really concentrate on getting in some good rest over the weekend...being off of thermos will probably help somewhat. As it is now, I'm getting towards the end of a bottle and that time always seems to be about the time I get really worn down, though the combination of heat and the massive work I'm dick deep in the thick of is also contributing. Then again, it is a project which takes high precedence over everything. I have either canceled outright or pushed back almost literally everything else I had quasi-planned this year for it. It is that important, so I am really observing things and not complaining. :)

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Quality Level: N/A

** Note: This is from Thursday, 06/21/07 **

Calories: ~1884
Total carbs: 89g or ~19%
Total fat: 88g or ~42%
Total protein: 173g or ~37%
Score: 100% (5 of 6 targets) Acceptable. Total calories was much lower than I wanted and I definitely would have liked to see protein up there higher.

Observations From The Deck: Very, very minor Chest soreness today.

Auxiliary Intel: Nothing further to report.

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** Note: This is from Friday, 06/22/07 **

Calories: ~1712
Total carbs: 95g or ~22%
Total fat: 81g or ~42.5%
Total protein: 160g or ~37%
Score: 83% (5 of 6 targets) Disqualified -- 1 beer. Total calories was much lower than I wanted and I definitely would have liked to see protein up there higher, once again.

Observations From The Deck: The last batch of protein bars has a much better consistency cold than at room temperature. They still need caramel, though.

Basic Cuts will be done tomorrow as I have decided to split what is left between today and tomorrow instead of taking it all today, which should give the effect of more of a fade-out than an abrupt drop.

Auxiliary Intel: I have been seriously burned out the last couple of days, so I spent a couple hours Thursday and all of last night just lounging around. I started a pretty serious hardcore crash at work, to the point where I had to have an energy drink. It was one called Rustr Tail, so named so the company distributing it, a local chain of gas/convenience stores called "Maverik", could use the oh-so-catchy tagline, "Grab some tail." This is basically a Red Bull knockoff, though it is more an amalgamation of other elements out there, such as items from Sobe's No Fear Double Down and the Rock Star drinks. Despite being pure sugar, it did not throw me out of line for carbs for the day, something I find borderline shocking. I basically lost all powers of concentration yesterday afternoon and things were in slow motion from them on. I got some solid sleep yesterday and will try to repeat that the next couple of nights to get back on track.

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Workout: Shoulders/Back
Exercises Used:

Cuban Rotations/Half-Press = 2 Warm-up sets
DB Lateral Raise = 3 Work sets (55sX5, 60sX6, 50sX8) {No rest}
High Cable Rear Delt Rows = 3 Work sets (Machine MAX, listed at 300X7, 280X5, 260X7) {Drops, No rest}
Military Press on Smith = 3 Work sets (125X6, 115X8, 105X8) {Drops, No rest}
Lat Tower = 2 Warm-up sets
Lat Tower, D-Rings, Underhanded Grip = 3 Work sets (205X3, 175X5, 145X7) {Drops, No rest}
Yates Rows on EZ-Bar = 3 Work sets (155X8) {No rest}
Dunn Lat Pulls = 3 Work sets (130X5, 115X6, 100X8) {Drops, No rest}

Total Workout Time: Approx. 35 min.
Quality Level: Acceptable. Woke up late today, with about zero motivation to go in and I have a number of things that I must attend to that cannot wait. So, I cut down the number of sets per exercise and eliminated a lot of the between exercise time.

Diet numbers to come later.

Observations From The Deck: It was a good test for the SE + PW combination today, as the workout was very fast-paced and I never once felt like I was even remotely running out of energy. In fact, I could have probably gone longer, were it not for the time factor, even with very little rest throughout the entire thing.

Auxiliary Intel: Weigh-in was 234 today, probably due to the bloat I'm experiencing as well as that I'm pretty sure I stalled the old metabolism the last couple of days by running calories too low...visible bodyfat continues to be in freefall.

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You, sir, are a machine. I can't imagine that much on lateral raises.

Great job with the workout :D

[EMISGOD]

You, sir, are a machine. I can't imagine that much on lateral raises.

Great job with the workout :D

Thanks. I think I did it with 80s a couple times during the bulk, but my Shoulder felt a little tweaked this morning, for some reason, when I woke up, so I didn't really push things as hard as I am normally inclined to when everything is feeling normal. There was also the shrinking timeframe that I had to deal with as well...

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Calories: ~2120
Total carbs: 166g or ~31%
Total fat: 67.5g or ~28.5%
Total protein: 211g or ~40%
Score: 83% (5 of 6 targets) Disqualified -- 1 beer. Still slightly off on the carbs, but not way out of reason...

Observations From The Deck: Looking forward to Leg day, for some reason...

Auxiliary Intel: Nothing further to report. I am really tired right now...

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Workout: Legs
Exercises Used:

Squats on Smith = 2 Warm-up sets
Glute-Ham Raise on Lat Tower = 4 Work sets (BWX8, +25X3, BWX8, +25X6) {No rest}
Leg Extensions = 4 Work sets (Machine MAX, listed at 250X5, 235X6, 220X7, 205X8) {Drops, No rest}
Seated Calf Raises = 5 Work sets (250X10X2, 230X10X2, 200X10) {No rest} supersetted with
Standing Calf Raises = 5 Work sets (205X10) {No rest}

Total Workout Time: Approx. 25 min.
Quality Level: Very Good. Again, very little rest between exercises. To be honest, I'm on more of a maintenance routine with Legs and probably will be until I change gyms. I think I've gotten the best this one has to offer quite some time ago. I will change it up and probably throw in some Lunges and maybe a few other different exercises, but it is hard to progress further in many respects. One thing I can improve, though, is Calves and I went in there today getting ready to burn them down. I feel I did that pretty well as I was having a decent amount of trouble walking at the end of the workout.

Diet numbers to come later.

Observations From The Deck: Once again, SE started the fire and PW added more fuel to the fire. Today was closer to the supercharger feeling I'm used to from those two and again, never felt remotely out of energy, though admittedly I shouldn't within 25 minutes.

Auxiliary Intel: Progress on Phase 3 is coming along pretty well, for the most part. Unfortunately, I may have to take a day out next week to attend to that, but that is still kind of up in the air.

Speaking of air, mine has improved quite a lot, mainly since I am not carrying as much weight. My cardiovascular system needs a lot of conditioning, to be sure, but the simple act of losing weight will do a lot to improve matters.

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Total Workout Time: Approx. 25 min.

Wow, I wish my leg workouts were 25 minutes long.....

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Workout: Legs
Exercises Used:

Squats on Smith = 2 Warm-up sets
Glute-Ham Raise on Lat Tower = 4 Work sets (BWX8, +25X3, BWX8, +25X6) {No rest}
Leg Extensions = 4 Work sets (Machine MAX, listed at 250X5, 235X6, 220X7, 205X8) {Drops, No rest}
Seated Calf Raises = 5 Work sets (250X10X2, 230X10X2, 200X10) {No rest} supersetted with
Standing Calf Raises = 5 Work sets (205X10) {No rest}

Total Workout Time: Approx. 25 min.
Quality Level: Very Good. Again, very little rest between exercises. To be honest, I'm on more of a maintenance routine with Legs and probably will be until I change gyms. I think I've gotten the best this one has to offer quite some time ago. I will change it up and probably throw in some Lunges and maybe a few other different exercises, but it is hard to progress further in many respects. One thing I can improve, though, is Calves and I went in there today getting ready to burn them down. I feel I did that pretty well as I was having a decent amount of trouble walking at the end of the workout.

Diet numbers to come later.

Observations From The Deck: Once again, SE started the fire and PW added more fuel to the fire. Today was closer to the supercharger feeling I'm used to from those two and again, never felt remotely out of energy, though admittedly I shouldn't within 25 minutes.

Auxiliary Intel: Progress on Phase 3 is coming along pretty well, for the most part. Unfortunately, I may have to take a day out next week to attend to that, but that is still kind of up in the air.

Speaking of air, mine has improved quite a lot, mainly since I am not carrying as much weight. My cardiovascular system needs a lot of conditioning, to be sure, but the simple act of losing weight will do a lot to improve matters.

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Excellent E to see you enjoying workouts again.
On the right road again mate. Keep it going. :)

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Wow, I wish my leg workouts were 25 minutes long.....

Yeah, gym was empty and I let it rock today. I debated adding more sets for Quads and Hams, but my motivation with Legs is pretty low, so I just went as scheduled.


Excellent E to see you enjoying workouts again.
On the right road again mate. Keep it going. :)

If I can get on that same track with Cardio, which I will be looking at next week, it should be golden...

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Calories: ~2121
Total carbs: 124g or ~23%
Total fat: 70g or ~30%
Total protein: 247g or ~46.5%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Outstanding. This weekend was very productive in several respects.

Observations From The Deck: Basic Cuts is done now and I will be staying off thermos entirely until next weekend. Dan was nice enough to send me a couple sample packs of Cytolean, so I will run those next weekend and see what's what. After that, I will probably resume Basic Cuts, maybe with Melting Point, if I have my Cardio in line by then. If not, then whenever I do have my Cardio in line, I will start Melting Point.

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Workout: Cardio
Equipment Used: Heavy bag
Driver: N/A
Duration: 15 minutes
Calories: 160
Total Gym Time: N/A

Quality Level: Acceptable. I broke the support about halfway through and had to fix it, so it was interrupted. My Shoulders caved in early, probably from this weekend's workout, but other than that, it felt pretty good. My wind sucked **** today, though, especially when I really started to lay into it.

Diet:
Calories: ~2151
Total carbs: 134g or ~26.5%
Total fat: 69g or ~29%
Total protein: 211.5g or ~39.5%
Score: 83% (5 of 6 targets) Good. I was going to give carbs a pass, but decided not to.

Observations From The Deck: Racked in the PW before hitting the heavy bag tonight, but my wind power is crap right now. Energy was fine, but I started to get pretty sore after laying the wood to the bag about 10 minutes in. I apparently will necessarily have to ease into Cardio.

My f*cking calves are killing me.

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My f*cking calves are killing me.

I was training for a 5K last summer and that took a massive toll on my calves probably due to the high amount of slow running involved...

[EMISGOD]

I was training for a 5K last summer and that took a massive toll on my calves probably due to the high amount of slow running involved...

I think it was the extra set in the gym on Sunday and the fact that this is only the second Leg workout after around a month or so layoff...they're getting better now...

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Workout: Cardio
Equipment Used: Heavy bag
Driver: N/A
Duration: 10 minutes
Calories: ~100
Total Gym Time: N/A

Quality Level: Acceptable. Support held up tonight, but my Shoulders didn't. They have inexplicably been bothering me a bit lately. Everything else was fine.

Diet:
Calories: ~2178
Total carbs: 98.5g or ~18%
Total fat: 84g or ~38%
Total protein: 209g or ~39%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Outstanding. I was a bit worried, but managed to pull it together.

Observations From The Deck: I am feeling much more rested since letting thermos go for the week. I am able to concentrate better, though I am still feeling a bit cracked out and get tired sooner than normal.

Started Prolab's Cinnamon Oatmeal today. A very innovative flavor and I support innovation. Tasty stuff, but I wish it was a bit lower in carbs...

Auxiliary Intel: Nothing further to report.

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Workout: Chest/Arms
Exercises Used:

BB Flat Press = 3 Warm-up sets
BW Dips = 3 Work sets (4,3,4) {No rest}
Decreasing Angle Incline Press on Smith = 4 Work sets (125X6,4,3,3) {No rest}
Crosslocks = 4 Work sets (70X6,4, 55X10,8) {No rest}
Push-Downs = 4 Work sets (150X6, 140X5, 130,120X7) {Drops, No rest}
Concentration Curls = 3 Work sets (50X3, 45X5, 40X8) {Drops, No rest}
Lying French Press on EZ-Bar = 3 Work sets (85X6X2, 65X8) {No rest}
Preacher Curls = 3 Work sets (85X6X2, 65X8) {No rest}

Total Workout Time: Approx. 45 min.
Quality Level: Good. Felt like absolute crap after lunch today, might have got some slightly bad something or other. It worked itself out somewhat by about 6, so I hit the gym. Since my strength in Chest is awful right now, I am doing a lot of pre-exhausting, which works well to drive the muscles to failure much faster and with lower weight. I don't need to do it for Arms, but Chest seems to really need this. I am also focusing on working my entire Chest, all the way up to the Delts, so I am rarely, if ever, hitting my natural power curve, which is decidedly narrow for those particular exercises in that muscle group.

Diet numbers to come later.

Observations From The Deck: SE + PW to the rescue once again. Energy was not a problem, though a couple times I was driving myself a bit beyond what was necessary and overran my air, so that I ran out of breath well before I ran out of strength. I do feel I hit everything thoroughly today. I tried loading with raw steel cut oats + Yoplait light yogurt, then a Prolab Pure Whey shake and the Steel Edge about an hour after that and that combination seemed to work pretty well for a weekday energy source.

Auxiliary Intel: Calves are finally feeling about normal now. I debated working them again tonight as well as Forearms, but I need to be able to operate a keyboard and mouse for several hours and can't really add discomfort to the equation at the moment...maybe in another couple of months I can resume Forearm training...they definitely need it, the stubborn bastards.

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Calories: ~2443
Total carbs: 138g or ~22.5%
Total fat: 91.5g or ~34%
Total protein: 210g or ~34%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Outstanding. Carbs were a bit on the high side, but nothing major.

Observations From The Deck: I have been holding water like a mutha lately, possibly because I made salted pork the other day and my sodium intake is probably skyrocketing. Once I run out of those foods, it should drop back down to normal.

Saturday + Sunday, I will try the Cytolean and then go back to Basic Cuts for a week. Depending on what happens that week, I will probably add Melting Point the week after.

Auxiliary Intel: Weigh-in was 236 today. For point of reference, visible bodyfat is notably lower, so I'm not too concerned about the scale going the wrong way temporarily.

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salted pork? STRONG SALT! :eek:

[dvsness]

Em, what's the youtube link in your sig? I'm curious, but scared to go there...

[EMISGOD]

salted pork? STRONG SALT! :eek:

You said it. :( I went a bit overboard, actually...I cooked up 10 slabs on Tuesday or Wednesday and I'm already out. I believe myself to be raided by roommate...


Em, what's the youtube link in your sig? I'm curious, but scared to go there...

Go there. :)

Don't you trust me? ;)

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No.

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Workout: Cardio
Equipment Used: Precor Elliptical
Driver: Volume II:A
Duration: 45 minutes
Calories: 577 (5104 steps)
Total Gym Time: ~55 minutes

Quality Level: Good. I was somewhat tired and loaded way low going in and still PW drove the **** out of this workout. My endurance was ridiculous. I ran out of energy at about the half hour mark in, since I had not eaten anything translating to "fast" energy since about 8:30 am today, not quite 12 hours removed from when I hit the gym. Once energy went, air quickly followed, but I still made it through and didn't lighten the resistance or even go much slower. I was pretty happy with this workout, but I can and will do better in the future. I'm really looking forward to 220, so I can use the treadmill again...

Diet:
Calories: ~2230
Total carbs: 81g or ~14.5%
Total fat: 92g or ~37%
Total protein: 259g or ~46.5%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Outstanding. Total calories gets a pass today, as Cardio took care of a good chunk of that. I don't have any more salted pork and won't have time to make anything, so I will probably go with a salad for lunch tomorrow...Wednesday, July 4th, will definitely be a cheat day. Once I start Melting Point, I will probably also be dropping calories down to 2K even.

Observations From The Deck: Purple Wraath is far and away the best supplement I have ever used for cardio. The difference of with and without is night and day.

Chest and Arms were not sore at all today, but my right Shoulder continues to feel tweaked. Might be skipping Shoulders this weekend.

Auxiliary Intel: Weigh-in was 232 today. Machine's BodySpace updated.

As some of you following may already know, I have been chosen to do an Athletic Edge Steel Edge + IntraXCell trial. Once I get the material, that Log will be starting the first Monday after the weekend following whenever I get the stuff. This Log will terminate the preceding Sunday. I will, however, be also continuing to Log Purple Wraath until the V3 tub is gone (and woe be unto me when I have to switch back to V2), but am going to start a new one for purposes of tracking, even though Steel Edge has been used consistently here and will continue to be used for my lifting workouts.

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No.

:(

Seriously? Why not?

[ATHLETIC EDGE NUTRITION]

Tim is our new shopping genius. :)

As to CM, I do think it's useful, but moreso when combined with aminos. Steel Edge + Purple Wraath, for instance, is a much more potent combination than say Body Octane + Purple Wraath. If you're trying to make your own pre-WO combination, I would suggest throwing some EAAs into it, along with your beta-alanine and citrulline malate. Were it me, I would probably also toss in a little caffeine, but that's up to you...

Very nice EM.. :cool:

BTW, truly a beast of log, impressive..

[EMISGOD]

Very nice EM.. :cool:

BTW, truly a beast of log, impressive..

Thanks. I try to jam as much as I can into these so I can use them as a reference later on...I was somewhat surprised how often I found and find myself doing that...

Part of what I am always doing is trying to find "be-all, end-all" in terms of supplementation. I have a lot of things that I like a great deal, so much that I consider them staples and once I find something golden, I am really reluctant to let it slip. The old Redline in the metal cans was by far my favorite pre-workout substance until they cut the balls out of it. Since then, I have been looking for a replacement and while I am not all the way over the line to Steel Edge yet, my foot is in the air. :)

[Mr. Aries]

nice to see you loving the pw.. i haven't even tried the new flavor yet :(

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Thanks. I try to jam as much as I can into these so I can use them as a reference later on...I was somewhat surprised how often I found and find myself doing that...

Part of what I am always doing is trying to find "be-all, end-all" in terms of supplementation. I have a lot of things that I like a great deal, so much that I consider them staples and once I find something golden, I am really reluctant to let it slip. The old Redline in the metal cans was by far my favorite pre-workout substance until they cut the balls out of it. Since then, I have been looking for a replacement and while I am not all the way over the line to Steel Edge yet, my foot is in the air. :)

I agree, once you find a combination that works, I say stick with it.

Yeah, the old redline was some crazy stuff. Personally speaking though, I couldn't work out with it. I was simply overstimmed and couldn't focus to save my life. I know obviously a TON of people loved it though. For a straight up stim product, it's tough to beat redline. For a preWO nutritional supplement,that gives a nice kick, it's tough to beat SteelEdge. :)

[user4694231326]

I agree, once you find a combination that works, I say stick with it.

Yeah, the old redline was some crazy stuff. Personally speaking though, I couldn't work out with it. I was simply overstimmed and couldn't focus to save my life. I know obviously a TON of people loved it though. For a straight up stim product, it's tough to beat redline. For a preWO nutritional supplement,that gives a nice kick, it's tough to beat SteelEdge. :)


Cost of Steeledge = US$38.99
Cost of shipping (Inter'ntl Exp 2 - 5days mode) + Steeledge = US$64.98
Cost of seeing Seb admitting SteelEdge is a great product = PRICELESS

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[EMISGOD]

nice to see you loving the pw.. i haven't even tried the new flavor yet :(

If you look into my BodySpace, you can see how long I have been continuously using that and a few other items...


I agree, once you find a combination that works, I say stick with it.

Yeah, the old redline was some crazy stuff. Personally speaking though, I couldn't work out with it. I was simply overstimmed and couldn't focus to save my life. I know obviously a TON of people loved it though. For a straight up stim product, it's tough to beat redline. For a preWO nutritional supplement,that gives a nice kick, it's tough to beat SteelEdge.

The new Redline sucks anvils through 100' of coiled garden hose.

I think Steel Edge is a very well-designed and well thought-out supplement, which was one of its great attractions to me. That the various ingredients work so well in conjunction with each other is exactly how things should be.


Cost of Steeledge = US$38.99
Cost of shipping (Inter'ntl Exp 2 - 5days mode) + Steeledge = US$64.98
Cost of seeing Seb admitting SteelEdge is a great product = PRICELESS

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Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~2203
Total carbs: 138g or ~25%
Total fat: 95g or ~39%
Total protein: 194g or ~35%
Score: 83% (5 of 6 targets) Outstanding. Energy drink ruined things once again...

Observations From The Deck: Felt alternately like someone had worked me over with a baseball bat or knuck-knucks all day today. After the energy drink, I started to cramp up pretty badly. All around suck.

Auxiliary Intel: Right Shoulder is still a bit funky, so no Shoulders tomorrow.

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[EMISGOD]

That will surely go down as one of the most miserable weekends in quite some time. Starting with all day agony on Friday, then some rather brutal cramping on Saturday and culminating today with minor headaches, I've managed to achieve a substantial gamut of maladies, all of which managed to put me on the shelf quite nicely for a great deal of time during those days. I will have to try to play catch-up tomorrow, so I may or may not be getting to Cardio...

[extremenergy3]

That will surely go down as one of the most miserable weekends in quite some time. Starting with all day agony on Friday, then some rather brutal cramping on Saturday and culminating today with minor headaches, I've managed to achieve a substantial gamut of maladies, all of which managed to put me on the shelf quite nicely for a great deal of time during those days. I will have to try to play catch-up tomorrow, so I may or may not be getting to Cardio...

Ouch. Get better buddy :)

[EMISGOD]

Ouch. Get better buddy :)

Thanks for the thought, Tim.

I'm working on it... maybe by tomorrow...

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Workout: N/A
Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~2120
Total carbs: 110g or ~21%
Total fat: 87g or ~37%
Total protein: 227g or ~43%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Outstanding. Carbs get a pass today because I was having a seriously hard time staying awake all day today and I needed some fast energy. This week will be a challenge as I didn't have time or inclination to make up lunches this weekend and all that is around me for places to eat is ****. I am trying to make the best choice I can, but it is a little like choosing whether you'd rather eat runny **** or solid ****. Wednesday, of course, will be a cheat day.

Observations From The Deck: Tomorrow will see the return of thermogenics, again Basic Cuts. Depending on how I feel, I may add Melting Point next week. I am going to try to get back to doing Cardio this week, but again, with the holiday in the middle, that will be a dicey-at-best prospect.

Auxiliary Intel: I very clearly am trying to do too much and I need to re-focus. My schedule was so tight that taking just one day off has severely screwed me in terms of things I needed to get done. Granted, I was not functional at all that day anyway, but still...what this means is that I will be spending less and less time here as I try to both bring Phase 3 to a close as well as try to get on some sort of fitness schedule and maintain it.

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[Mr. Aries]

hope you feel better tomorrow :)

[berniemack83]

Man all i got to say is that anybody who trys the Wraath will never put it down. Its by far the BEST and nothing else compares

[EMISGOD]

hope you feel better tomorrow :)

Didn't even get home until recently...just walked through the door about 20 minutes ago...I'm fine now, I think...


Man all i got to say is that anybody who trys the Wraath will never put it down. Its by far the BEST and nothing else compares

It is a an excellent during-workout product for lifting and an even better before-workout product for Cardio...

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Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~2146
Total carbs: 129g or ~24%
Total fat: 100g or ~42%
Total protein: 189g or ~35%
Score: 66% (4 of 6 targets) Barely tolerable. Protein below 200g is not ever going to be what I want. Carbs were once again too high, but I have a really screwy day in terms of trying to time things and keeping under 2200 overall is solid. I am going to start tweaking down to 2K soon...

Observations From The Deck: Feeling better, but far too busy to get to working out. I may cancel the cheat day tomorrow and try to get in some Cardio...

Auxiliary Intel: Weigh-in was 232 today. Machine's BodySpace updated.

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Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~1874
Total carbs: 98g or ~21%
Total fat: 55.5g or ~26.5%
Total protein: 225g or ~48%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Excellent. Skipped the projected cheat day and went for ultra-clean today, mainly since I don't have any great amounts of "dirty" food in the house and I didn't feel like going out.

Observations From The Deck: My Right Shoulder is again presenting me with random pains, which I find really irritating. Gym was not open at all. It was too hot today to go into the garage and get on the Air Dyne and with my Shoulder bothering me, I decided to skip the heavy bag also.

Instead I basically worked on Phase 3 all day and got quite a lot accomplished.

Auxiliary Intel: Tomorrow will be the Chest/Arm day I had to postpone today...

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Workout: Chest/Arms
Exercises Used:

BB Flat Press = 2 Warm-up sets
BW Dips = 3 Work sets (6,4,4) {No rest}
Vertical Chest Press = 3 Work sets (220X5, 250X4, 220X8) {No rest}
Fly Press = 3 Work sets (50sX6, 45sX7, 40sX8) {Drops, No rest}
Crosslocks = 2 Work sets (70X4, 55X6) {No rest}
Hammer Curls = 3 Work sets (30sX8, 45sX6, 40sX7) {No rest}
Push-Downs = 3 Work sets (120X12, 140X8, 130X5) {No rest}
Bicep Curl Machine = 3 Work sets (120X6, 110X7, 100X8) {Drops, No rest}
Lying French Press = 3 Work sets (85X8,6, 65X10) {No rest}

Total Workout Time: Approx. 40 min.
Quality Level: Above Average. My Right Shoulder, after not bothering me all day, took a huge left turn on the drive home from work and started feeling tweaked. I went in to work out anyway, but it started to get really uncomfortable by the time I got to the Fly Presses and cut the Crosslocks short. I worked Arms really gingerly after that and got them in ok, but these random aches for no discernible reason are really starting to grate on my nerves. I went for slow and controlled today and was pretty satisfied with elements, but the Shoulder issue overshadowed everything and made it pretty hard to push for those extra reps.

Calories: ~2215
Total carbs: 158g or ~28.5%
Total fat: 99.5g or ~40.5%
Total protein: 188g or ~34%
Score: 83% (6 of 6 targets) Adequate. Protein too low and carbs too high. As mentioned before, I did not get to making lunches last weekend and so have been eating salad. I did not, however, do proper research prior to today and have been getting killed on the dressings. That will not be repeated.

Observations From The Deck: SE was very muted tonight, due to the Basic Cuts. PW did a good job of between-set recharging, though. A lack of sleep last night really made for a low intensity workout, however.

Having a holiday in the middle of the week is really screwing with my body schedule rhythm, so I will probably wait until after next week to start Melting Point, assuming I get Cardio where I want it next week.

Auxiliary Intel: Machine's BodySpace updated.

Here are the current diet goal numbers:

Total daily calories AT 2000, non-lifting days. 2200 - 2500 lifting days.
Total daily carbs < 100g non-lifting days, < 150g lifting days.
Total daily protein > 200g.
Total daily fat < 85g.
Very very limited saturated fats
Very very limited simple carbs

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Yesterday's diet numbers got a bit screwed and I can't construct them well enough from memory. I likely will not be bothering with diet numbers today, either, but should resume tomorrow...workout numbers to come later.

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Workout: Back
Exercises Used:

Lat Tower = 2 Warm-up sets, 1 Mid Warm-up set
High Cable Rows = 4 Work sets (Machine MAX, listed at 300X4, 280X5, 260X6, 240X8) {Drops, No rest}
1-Armed DB Rows = 4 Work sets (100X3, 90X4X2, 85X6) {Drops, No rest}
Yates Rows on EZ-Bar = 4 Work sets (195X6,5, 175X7,8) {No rest}
Dunn Lat Pulls = 4 Work sets (70X12, 85X10, 100X7, 85X10) {No rest}

Total Workout Time: Approx. 30 min.
Quality Level: Good. Shoulders still a bit sore from Thursday, though the Right one noticeably more than the Left. I was able to dial in and really concentrate on the Back today. Since I was not sure my Shoulders would tolerate much pressure, I used a few pre-exhaust sets here and there as well. I hit Lats particularly well.

Diet numbers tomorrow.

Observations From The Deck: Today was the second Saturday I have tried Gaspari's Cytolean. I wound up with 2 samples at 3 tabs each. Last weekend, I took 2, which had the effect of introducing nausea to the point where I did not even go to work out, but instead wound up laying down for several hours. Admittedly, I was feeling off last weekend when I woke up, but it is fairly clear that Cytolean will not fix that.

Fast forward to this weekend. I felt slightly tired when I woke up today, as being bombarded with constant triple digit heat is not particularly doing wonders for my sleep, still, aside from that, there was no reason not to go work out. This time, I took all 3 tabs. About a half hour later, I started to feel the initial effects, accelerated pulse, etc. I went into the gym and started the workout, but noted that energy was way off. Much like CEL's N-Cinerate, Cytolean appears to be somewhat of an energy thief, which is not helpful at all during this time of insane heat, itself an energy thief.

To compensate, I slowed down the sets tremendously, particularly the between exercise rest period, to enable Purple Wraath to hit its stride. This worked to a somewhat moderate effect, but it did allow me to concentrate on working the muscle groups instead of feeling that I was on the verge of collapsing into a nap the entire time. By the time I finished the last set, nausea was once again beginning to rear its ugly head and under its looming spectre is where I now type this. While I thank Dan for the samples, once again, I face disappointment at the hands of yet another Gaspari product. Supplements which actively contribute to slowing me down and make my activities more difficult have no place in my life. I am hoping that this will pass sooner rather than later as I still have plenty to do today and fighting through a very annoying feeling of nausea is something I did not particularly need.

Based on these two experiences with Cytolean, I can positively say that I hold this product as useless for a pre-workout supplement. It almost reminds me of BSN's Endorush, which also had some very unpleasant side effects. I only had 2 samples, so I can't comment on its efficacy as a thermogenic, but I would suggest that if it is introducing nausea, which is exceedingly rare for me in terms of supplementation, I would not have any interest in using it long enough for it to be effective.

EDIT: I do not believe this ****. Immediately after I concluded the above post, roughly an hour ago as I write this now, I was heading off to go shower and I got struck with abdominal cramps, severe the point I had to lay down. Not 2 minutes ago, I was just finishing up vomiting, which is one of the severest reactions I have ever had to a supplement and which has never happened prior to this. I still have some slight cramping, though thankfully the nausea is now gone. I am hoping the Purple Wraath and Replenish and the PWO calcium and the multi I took this morning was absorbed somewhat before this occurred, but what good is taking all that if another item, ostensibly to help, is going to cause that? Son of a bitch. I will re-take the Purple Wraath, but I'm not very happy about wasting the other stuff, particularly things like Replenish, which are not exactly cheap to begin with...I was debating trying Novedex, but my experiences with Gaspari, never great to begin with, keep getting consecutively worse. I believe this is the final straw and I will be throwing in the towel for good on products from this company. This is just unacceptable.

Auxiliary Intel: Yesterday, I got really frustrated with seemingly almost every facet there was to be frustrated with. That is part and parcel with being so driven, I imagine, but it also makes me think I should seriously consider taking some time off as soon as I am able...

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[cervasa1977]

great updates man log looks awesome

[EMISGOD]

great updates man log looks awesome

Thanks...I hope next week sees this finally going where I want it to go...

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Workout: Legs
Exercises Used:

Squats on Smith = 2 Warm-up sets
Hamstring Hypers = 4 Work sets (+100X5,6,5,6) {No rest}
Leg Extensions = 2 Work sets (145, 175X8) {No rest}
Lunge = 1 Work set (BWX5)
Reverse Lunge = 1 Work set (BWX5)
Seated Calf Raise = 4 Work sets (230X10) {No rest} supersetted with
Standing BB Calf Raise = 4 Work sets (185X10) {No rest}

Total Workout Time: Approx. 25 min.
Quality Level: Average. Today was very subdued, likely due to the internal beating my body took yesterday. I felt very weak in the gym today. Right Shoulder is also still presenting problems, so the order of the day was slow, cautious and deliberate. I concentrated mainly on form, but don't believe anything was worked as well as I had hoped, since I had to approach everything so gingerly.

Diet numbers later.

Observations From The Deck: Went with tried and true combination of SE + PW, which was helpful, but not enough to entirely dispel the internal distress from yesterday's episode. I was able to work out, but not with the usual intensity. I have not received the IXL/Steel Edge from Athletic Edge yet, so looks like this Log will continue on for another week, hopefully a week that will see me resume Cardio in an appropriate manner. I am more or less ahead of the game on Phase 3, so I should be able to get totally back on track in that department in the upcoming week...

Auxiliary Intel: Still have some degree of abdominal cramping, but nowhere near the level of yesterday. The little Gaspari Cytolean experiment wound up costing me 10 - 12 hours over these last two Saturdays, all told.

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No diet numbers today, after all. It started well and went to **** a bit later, due to some Phase 3 work I was doing. I, once again, lost track of time and had a huge gap in there and then, since I finally remembered I was hungry, had some bull****, which I'm not going to even try to break down...

Regular diet should resume tomorrow, since I remembered to get stuff for lunches for the week...

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Workout: Cardio
Equipment Used: Precor Elliptical
Driver: Volume II:B
Duration: 45 minutes
Calories: 485
Total Gym Time: ~55 minutes

Quality Level: Good. I went in there for a fairly moderate workout and that's about where I arrived. I feel I should probably ease into the Cardio instead of trying to jump in full throttle, so we'll see how that works this week. Tonight's session was a breeze.

Diet numbers to come later.

Observations From The Deck: Purple Wraath is still far and away the best supplement I have ever used for cardio. I could have probably taken the intensity up quite a lot higher and at no time was I out of breath. In fact, it almost seemed too easy most of the time.

One odd thing, though...the tingling is either considerably muted or absent lately...and it's not as if I've been on it daily...

I am back on Basic Cuts and seem fully recovered from the upheaval this weekend.

Auxiliary Intel: This will be the last week of this Log, should I get the Steel Edge + IXL by this weekend. I will do final numbers, should that happen.

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[cervasa1977]

I agree with you don't think I could do cardio without my purple drank, well if I did it would suck a lot more :)

[EMISGOD]

I agree with you don't think I could do cardio without my purple drank, well if I did it would suck a lot more :)

I actually like Cardio as much as Lifting, some days more, but Lifting tends to be more useful in terms of my ultimate goals. I wish I knew of PW years ago...

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Calories: ~2178
Total carbs: 72g or ~13%
Total fat: 88g or ~36%
Total protein: 264g or ~48.5%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Outstanding. Right on the money on all counts and ultra-clean.

Observations From The Deck: Not sure what is going on with my Right Shoulder, but I noticed today that it was sore to the touch. I'm not sure which I like more, the fact that it is taking a long time getting better or the fact that its present condition is inexplicable...

Auxiliary Intel: Weigh-in was 234 today, which is amusing as visible fat is down considerably.

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[cervasa1977]

I actually like Cardio as much as Lifting, some days more, but Lifting tends to be more useful in terms of my ultimate goals. I wish I knew of PW years ago...

I always hated cardio but I must say I am enjoying it alot better now....I agree wish I had PW along time ago. Log and progress is looking great by the way great job

[EMISGOD]

I always hated cardio but I must say I am enjoying it alot better now....I agree wish I had PW along time ago. Log and progress is looking great by the way great job

Thanks. This week, with where I am on Phase 3, there is really no excuse for me not to get my fitness scheduling back in order and start making the more dramatic improvements I intended some time ago...

PW is a staple for me, which is the highest praise I can give it...

As to Cardio, I strongly feel that cardiovascular conditioning is easily my weakest point. I realize most consider it largely irrelevant for bodybuilding, but in terms of overall fitness, I find it to be key. I am one of the few who does it to build and strengthen my cardiovascular system and the performance thereof, as opposed to using it for the side effect of burning fat at a lower intensity...

[cervasa1977]

Yep main reason I do cardio is for the over all health benefits and diff cardiovascular health which should never be ignored.

[EMISGOD]

Yep main reason I do cardio is for the over all health benefits and diff cardiovascular health which should never be ignored.

Good cardiovascular function definitely has a great carryover into performances in many other aspects. :)

[Mr.Farang]

sorry to hijack your thread Sir EM.

I would be honored to wear a tshirt baring the slogan saying "Sir EM tells SI03 to **** off!" or whatever that sounds cool.

same goes to Deserusan. :p




j/k :D

[EMISGOD]

sorry to hijack your thread Sir EM.

I would be honored to wear a tshirt baring the slogan saying "Sir EM tells SI03 to **** off!" or whatever that sounds cool.

same goes to Deserusan. :p

j/k :D

In the extremely unlikely event I make t-shirts commemorating the stupidity of that particular entity, you will get the first one and Dan the second. :)

[Mr.Farang]

In the extremely unlikely event I make t-shirts commemorating the stupidity of that particular entity, you will get the first one and Dan the second. :)

LOL

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Workout: Cardio
Equipment Used: Precor Elliptical
Driver: Volume III:A
Duration: 45 minutes
Calories: 562
Total Gym Time: ~55 minutes

Quality Level: Very Good. I went in tonight trying to basically do better than the last time I went in. I didn't quite expect it would be THAT far over, however...again, tonight was mostly a breeze...

Diet numbers to come later.

Observations From The Deck: I refer you to yesterday's commentary in this section from the Cardio workout. Nothing has changed.

Auxiliary Intel: One thing I have not tried, come to think of it, is Steel Edge + Purple Wraath before a Cardio workout. I may try that on Thursday. Once I start the Steel Edge + IXL Log, I will probably consider doing Cardio without the PW, just for purposes of comparison...

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[extremenergy3]

Em is my hero :)

[EMISGOD]

Em is my hero :)

Thanks, Tim. :o

[Beejis60]

Em is my hero :)

Hitting on him still won't help get his pants off...

[EMISGOD]

Hitting on him still won't help get his pants off...

Couldn't hurt either...:eek:...just sayin'

[Beejis60]

Couldn't hurt either...:eek:...just sayin'

Lol, new screen name:
BigHeadedEm

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Calories: ~1996
Total carbs: 52g or ~10.5%
Total fat: 80.5g or ~36%
Total protein: 257g or ~51.5%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Outstanding. On an amusing side note, about 1/3 of the carb count was from an orange Dreamie bar today. I forgot to pack my usual snacks and rather than stay hungry and go off my timing, I decided to have the bar. Even with that, I was right around 50% of my allowance. 30g of those carbs came from the Prolab shakes, of which I am nearly out.

Observations From The Deck: Right Shoulder is finally behaving itself. I am going to try for a very light Chest workout tomorrow and see how that feels...

Auxiliary Intel: Nothing further to report.

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[EMISGOD]

Lol, new screen name:
BigHeadedEm

I somehow doubt I will be re-registering with that suggestion anytime soon, BJ...

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Workout: Chest/Arms
Exercises Used:

DB Flat Press = 3 Warm-up sets, 3 Work sets (50s, 45sX12, 40sX15) {No rest}
BW Dips = 3 Work sets (6,5,5) {No rest}
Crosslocks = 3 Work sets (70X8X2, 55X10) {No rest}
Push-Downs = 3 Work sets (150X5, 130X8, 120X10) {Drops, No rest}
Hammer Curls = 3 Work sets (50sX6 45sX8, 30sX12HS) {Drops, No rest}
Overhead Triceps Extension = 3 Work sets (110X12, 140X10, 100X8) {No Rest}
Bicep Curl Machine = 3 Work sets (120X8, 110X10, 100X8) {Drops, No rest}

Total Workout Time: Approx. 40 min.
Quality Level: Above Average. Shoulders felt ok today, but I went more for form and concentration. Even though it doesn't look like much, on the DB Flats, for instance, there are somewhere between 80 - 90 reps in those 6 sets. I ran out of gas, pretty clearly, on the Overhead Triceps Extension Machine and ever more obviously on the Bicep Curl Machine, but, even though I was pretty tired, it was still a decent workout.

Calories: ~2475
Total carbs: 96g or ~15.5%
Total fat: 105g or ~38%
Total protein: 279g or ~45%
Score: 83% (5 of 6 targets) Very Good. I missed the fat guidelines, but everything else is within tolerance, so all in all, not a bad day...

Observations From The Deck: SE again muted and it took slightly longer than normal for the PW to start its magic-making, probably due to my body not compensating for the Cardio.

Auxiliary Intel: Weigh-in was 231 today. Machine's BodySpace updated.

I will almost assuredly not be doing Cardio tomorrow as there is a stack of paperwork I have been putting off too long that has to be done. I am going to try to get to the Heavy Bag, if nothing else, but I really have a lot of running around to do, so it seems doubtful.

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Workout: N/A
Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~1893
Total carbs: 71g or ~15%
Total fat: 91g or ~43%
Total protein: 198.5g or ~42%
Score: 100% (6 of 6 targets) Outstanding. I can see now why I was so hungry all day today...hopefully, I will be able to break the 230 barrier at the next weigh-in, which would position me better for the 220 mark I'm trying to hit.

Observations From The Deck: Everything feels normal today, except I was really hungry all day to the point where it became annoying and borderline distracting...

I have the Steel Edge and IntraXCell and will be starting the Log possibly as soon as Saturday...

Auxiliary Intel: I had a whopping 90 minutes of free time tonight.

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Eating great, losing weight! w00t.

[EMISGOD]

Eating great, losing weight! w00t.

Actually, I ran calories too low yesterday/today...

Have to be more careful tomorrow/today. :D

[extremenergy3]

Actually, I ran calories too low yesterday/today...

Have to be more careful tomorrow/today. :D

Who says anorexia doesn't work :)

[EMISGOD]

Who says anorexia doesn't work :)

Ha! Not quite that extreme. :D

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Quality Level: N/A

Calories: ~2375
Total carbs: 106g or ~18%
Total fat: 111.5g or ~42%
Total protein: 232g or ~39%
Score: 66.6% (4 of 6 targets) Acceptable. Got a little dirty in there at lunch and I started to get a burning headache towards the afternoon. I needed somewhat of a clear head for some concentration on a few things tonight, so I took one of my remedies, which is Excedrin + a Coke. It worked, but threw off the numbers.

Observations From The Deck: Minor random muscle spasms on and off today. Very odd.

Auxiliary Intel: Weigh-in was 230 today.

Machine's BodySpace + BodyBLOG updated.

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Starting date: 04.07.07

This is the machine:

Circa: 04/06/07

Poster: EMISGOD
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 248
Bodyfat %: 14.77 (Calculated using this page: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson98.htm)
Chest: 47.5
Arms: 17
Forearms: 13
Thighs: 28
Calves: 17

Ending date: 07.13.07

This is the machine:

Circa: 07/13/07

Poster: EMISGOD
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 230
Bodyfat %: 12.79 (Calculated using this page: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson98.htm)
Chest: 44.5
Arms: 16
Forearms: 13
Thighs: 27
Calves: 17

Note: All above figures and more information available in the machine's BodySpace.

Well, all told, the cut comes in at -18 lbs. for the 3 months + 1 week I was doing it and about 2% bf. This puts me at 10 lbs. away from 220, which is where I would like to be, if not lower, by the end of the next Log, which will see the conclusion of Purple Wraath + Athletic Edge Steel Edge & IntraXCell.

I can't say I'm enjoying watching my Chest and Arms evaporate away, but if it's fat cells that are going, I don't want them around anyway. I feel all in all pretty good about this cut, averaging around 6 lbs a month, which is decent, in light of me not being able to exercise at all much of that time and only being on thermogenics for about 1/3 - 1/2 of the cut. I barely got to Cardio at all in there, so I'm by no means upset with those numbers.

Normally, the next post would be me commenting on the combatant, but as I have already reviewed Purple Wraath here: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=1694161, I am not going to revisit that yet. It would be premature anyway as the Purple Wraath Log I do not consider done (I am going through the entire tub), just the Log of it "solo" is concluded as of this post. The only thing I will have when I do update the Review is positives.

The Athletic Edge Steel Edge & IntraXCell + Controlled Labs Purple Wraath Log will commence tomorrow, though it has already started here: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=3645701

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Do you think if you did more cardio, more fatloss would occur?

[EMISGOD]

Do you think if you did more cardio, more fatloss would occur?

Undoubtedly, but certain other elements must and did take precedence. Being on a thermogenic sooner would have also helped, but getting my diet dialed in, by far, made the biggest difference, which I think was also demonstrated.