Zachattack43's Activate Xtreme log

[Zachattack43]

What type of bar did you use for seated rows?

the small triangle one

[Zachattack43]

Sunday August 19
woke up took 2 caps of Activate Xtreme

Breakfast
3 whole eggs
2 whole wheat waffles
1 glass of skim milk

Was still tired, so I went back to sleep after being up for an hour or so.

Meal 2 still at gf's place
Black eyed peas
bits of turkey sausage
8oz of milk
1 sample packet of V60

Helped her put together a Futon to use as a couch, took 1hr 10min.

Meal 3
Chicken breast
1 slice of cornbread(last one I got too)
1 cap of fish oil

Pre bed
1 sample packet of V60
8oz of milk
1 tablespoon of peanut butter
1 cap of fish oil

[Zachattack43]

Monday August 20 - LAST DAY OF 1st bottle of ACTIVATE XTREME

Woke up at 4am, dont know why.
Breakfast
1 cup of egg whites
1/4 cup of oats with raw honey and PB

Pre workout drink
1 Tight RTD
1 serving of BodyOctane


Workout: Traps and Abs
*stretched*

Barbell Shrugs
1 x 15 - 135: back
1 x 15 - 135: front (leaning in a bit for a different angle)
1 x 10 - 185: back
1 x 10 - 185: front
1 x 9 - 235: back
1 x 6 - 235: front

Seated Nautilus Shrugs
1 x 15 - 140
1 x 10 - 220
1 x 6 - 220 (held each rep for 5 seconds and slowly let go)

Hanging Leg raises
3 x 20 - front
1 x 6 - sides (felt weird on shoulder, so I stopped)
1 x 15 - front

Ab flex
flexed abs as hard as possible 4 times for 20 seconds each

Decline bench sit ups
1 x 10 - 30 degree angle
1 x 10 - 45+ degree angle
1 x 8 - 45+ degree angle

Leg raises
1 x 15

It was weird being in the gym at 6am, real weird, but there was plenty of room so it was very nice.

Workout drink
3 scoops of Xtend

PWO shake
1.5 scoops of whey

Post workout meal - 1hour later
1 cup of egg whites
1/2 cup of oats


Physical Therapy workout
Knee massage for 5minutes

Bike for 10minutes

One leg Hip AbductionsLeft leg..SSLeft leg raises(same machine)
3 x 15 - 20lbs

Standing Hip Abductions to inside
3 x 15

Sportband
3 sets in front
3 sets to one side
3 sets to the other side
3 sets in the back

Ball to wall squats
Used exercise ball to squat to 45degree angle and hold for 10 seconds
7 reps and then stopped due to pressure in knee

Damn, what a ****ing workout!!!

Meal 3
1/2 cup of oats
raw honey and peanut butter
1 sample pack of V60 with a bit of skim milk to cool the oats with
1 cap of fish oil

Nap time

Meal 4
1/2 Whole Wheat thin crust meat trio pizza
added some lean beef on top with lots of extra red peppers
2 caps of Fish oil

[uhockey]

6am is the PERFECT time for the gym. :)

[Zachattack43]

6am is the PERFECT time for the gym. :)

yea, that will be me in the next year or so after school

[Zachattack43]

Trial length (weeks): 4 weeks

Beginning body weight: 205lbs
Beginning body fat % (approx): ?

End body weight: 201lbs
End body fat % (approx): ?

Weight difference: -4lbs
Body fat % difference: seem to be a tad leaner on the sides

Give a basic description of your training and dietary approach:

Due to my shoulder I limited workouts to 3x a week and focused more on compound lifts to increase overall mass, while letting my diet help me get
those details in with the loss of fat.

My training approach is high reps at close to the heaviest weight possible i can do for the desired rep range, kinda like this:
1st set: 12-15
2nd: 8-12
3rd: 6-8
4th: 5-8
Plus I limit my break to 60 seconds or less, the only time I did not apply that philosophy is when I worked out with my buddies and my strength was through the roof due to the longer break in between. This approach was especially important due to my knee/ankle tendons leading my to cut off cardio so I can heal the tendons from PT, so my weight workout was my cardio and yes, at times I was out of breath.

Diet: As outlined in the first post that is my diet, now since I traveled, the diet varied, but I did try as much as possible to keep it within reason, however now that school starts tomorrow my diet and training will be consistent since I will be here all the time. If you think about it, most users will have an on the run type schedule and lots of variables will be factored to how they respond to the product

Please note any effects the product had on:

Strength

Strength was increases was noticeable at times, but overall I was recovering from a sore shoulder, but still impressed later on in the log along with the amount of reps i can do in a workout, especially back (which is my strong point)

Rating (1-10): 9

Energy

Energy? This product? haha, jk. I did notice increased Stamina from the product as many have noticed I stayed in the weight longer, did more exercises and more reps.

Rating (1-10): 7
Once again I was limited at first

Mood

After getting off Cytolean and Basic Cuts, I did notice I still had "good" moods and did not feel down, except for one day, but that is normal

Rating (1-10): 8

Sex drive

Sex drive was taken up a gear or 2 with this product. The drive was something else and thus the activity per week was increased and only went down in the last week due to that time of the month......:mad:

Rating (1-10): 9

Erection strength

Hahah, oh lord.....comment on this? **** is anything private anymore???

I did notice the strength lasted longer even after i was done, so i just hit it up again. Took a bit longer to "die" at times

Rating (1-10): 9

Add anything miscellaneous here
REM sleep was great the first 2 weeks, but then my schedule got messed up with the traveling and inconsistent bedtime, so with this 2nd bottle and school starting, I can really test this since I will be getting my regular 7-9hours. Overall I loved it at first and was sad to see it "go away" due to my traveling.

Acne: Well overall my acne was the same (on the back) I tend to sweat very easily and it sucks, so this clogs my pores very easily and I did not notice any increase on my back nor do i ever get any on my face unless I dont shave for over week, then maybe 1.

First week I left my back scrubber at home and was at the beach. Sun screen + sand = clogged pores and possibly more pimples. So that did suck, but it wasnt too bad and once i got back the back scrubber, things got back to "normal"

Recovery was vital to my training since I trained 3x a week and chose bodyparts to workout depending on how my shoulder felt thus why my arms were worked out more often. However cant really comment in this dept, sorry

Overall product rating (1-10): 9

Did this product live up to expectations?
Pretty much, overall I felt I did not eliminate the variables that could have lead me to better experience with the product, but you know that is life and 95% of users arent very tight with those variables, however I will get another chance with this 2nd bottle and I will report back.

[Zachattack43]

I do want to dose my 2nd bottle 3 caps, maybe reduce to 2 caps later?? thoughts??

Also I just started creatine mono today, dosing 1g 3-4x day (off days) and SizeOn during my workouts

[Big_Tom(tk)]

Great Review man! You're goin with a 2nd bottle too? I was debating about how to dose AcTx during the second bottle as well.. I had actually thought about increasing to 5 a day. Either way, great Log + review.

[Zachattack43]

Great Review man! You're goin with a 2nd bottle too? I was debating about how to dose AcTx during the second bottle as well.. I had actually thought about increasing to 5 a day. Either way, great Log + review.
thank you, thank you.

[uhockey]

Sounds good Zach, your choice on 4 vs. 6. I'd kinda like to see 6, but it is your cash. :)

[40-Yard Dash_2]

Excellent work Mr. Zach!

Looking forward to that second bottle. :)

[Zachattack43]

Day 1 of 2nd bottle

Day 1 of Carb Cycling diet

Tuesday August 21
Real low carb day (to be technical)

Woke up and took 3 caps of Activate Xtreme

1 serving of BodyOctane + 2g of creatine mono

Breakfast
1.25 cups of egg whites with a few bits of ground beef
1 tablespoon of almond butter
1 cap of fish oil

Meal 2
Chicken breast
1 tablespoon of almond butter

Meal 3
half chicken breast
other half leanground beef
1/2lb of mixed veggies

Meal 4
few chicken slices, tad bit of beef (not much overall)
1/2 scoop of egg white powder in 5oz of skim milk
1 tablespoon of almond butter

3 caps of Activate Xtreme

1 serving of BodyOctane + 2g of creatine mono

Pre bed shake
TBA...

Looking in the mirror I look REALLY ripped around the stomach area it has to be due to this no carb day as i have never done such before

[TheUnlikelyToad]

Wow Zach, this is tha best condition I've seen you in yet. Looks like you are starting to put on some decent size. :)

[Zachattack43]

Wow Zach, this is tha best condition I've seen you in yet. Looks like you are starting to put on some decent size. :)

thank you, I finally stuck to a diet and consistent training program for quite some time.

[uhockey]

Your progress has definitley been excellent, as has been the log......hell, even the diet has been damn good.

[Zachattack43]

Wednesday August 22 - First day of the last year of college
Woke up at 8:30am
Took 3 caps of Activate Xtreme

1 serving of BodyOctane + 1g of creatine mono

Breakfast
1.25 cups of egg whites
1/2 cup of oats with raw honey and almond butter


Physical Therapy
Exercise bike for 10minutes

One leg Hip Abductions Left leg..SS Left leg raises(same machine)
3 x 15 - 35lbs

Sat on a small stool with wheels and had to move it with my left leg out in front around the place for 3 laps

Sport band
Front, Back and both sides - 10 reps

Total Gym Hack Squats
1 leg at a time, squat til heels feel they will go up,then up

1 leg for 1minute x 3

Meal 2
1.5 scoops of SAN Infusion with 8oz of milk
(didnt feel right, maybe too much)

*School*

Meal 3
1 chicken breast
1/2lb of a veggie mix (broc, carrots and water chest nuts)
1 small spoonful of almond butter
1 cap of fish oil


Workout: Chest and Triceps
*Stretch*

Incline bench
1x 15 - 95
1 x 10 - 135
1 x 10 - 155
1 x 7 - 175

Machine Flyes
1 x 10 - 70
1 x 10 - 100
1 x 6 - 130 One side at a time, squeezed each rep

Dumbbell Incline Press
1 x 12 - 50
1 x 10 - 65
(felt odd on rear delt)

Hammer Strength Incline
1 x 6 - 180
1 x 6 - 180
1 x 4 - 90 (one side at a time)
1 x 1 - 180 squeezed at the top and slowly let it go

Freemotion flyes
1x 9 - 90 one side at a time, flexed the pec at the top

Machine flyes
2 x 10 - 115 (one side at a time)

Incline Tricep Cable Extensions
1x 15 - 70
1 x 10 - 90
1 x 8 - 110

Close grip Incline Press
1 x 12 - 95
1 x 10 - 115
1 x 7 - 135

One arm reverse pulldowns elbow at 30degree angle
1 x 15 - 30
1 x 10 - 40
1 x 6 - 60 Deload..1 x 8 - 40

*Stretch*

Workout drink:
1 scoop of SizeOn
2 scoops of Xtend

PWO
1 scoop of whey
3/4 scoop of egg powder
(I will do this until I run out of them both, very close too)

[uhockey]

Are you following someone else's workout, or just putting this together by yourself on a day to day basis?

[Zachattack43]

Are you following someone else's workout, or just putting this together by yourself on a day to day basis?

If you look at my previous chest workouts, its very similiar. I switch up a few things here and there, but overall its pretty much the same

[uhockey]

If you look at my previous chest workouts, its very similiar. I switch up a few things here and there, but overall its pretty much the same

I just wondered if this whole thing is your creation (through trial and error) or if you're basing it on someone else. Didn't mean any question or offence, just curiosity. :D

[Zachattack43]

I just wondered if this whole thing is your creation (through trial and error) or if you're basing it on someone else. Didn't mean any question or offence, just curiosity. :D

No big deal, just giving you some evidence:D

Yea, its basically trial and error. I cant do flat bench period, it irritates my shoulder tendons and isnt worth it.

[40-Yard Dash_2]

I just wondered if this whole thing is your creation (through trial and error) or if you're basing it on someone else. Didn't mean any question or offence, just curiosity. :D

Pffft!

Zach is kinda like, the man!

I stopped questioning him years ago.

I'm just in here takin' notes.

[Zachattack43]

Wednesday August 22 - First day of the last year of college
Woke up at 8:30am
Took 3 caps of Activate Xtreme

1 serving of BodyOctane + 1g of creatine mono

Breakfast
1.25 cups of egg whites
1/2 cup of oats with raw honey and almond butter


Physical Therapy
Exercise bike for 10minutes

One leg Hip Abductions Left leg..SS Left leg raises(same machine)
3 x 15 - 35lbs

Sat on a small stool with wheels and had to move it with my left leg out in front around the place for 3 laps

Sport band
Front, Back and both sides - 10 reps

Total Gym Hack Squats
1 leg at a time, squat til heels feel they will go up,then up

1 leg for 1minute x 3

Meal 2
1.5 scoops of SAN Infusion with 8oz of milk
(didnt feel right, maybe too much)

*School*

Meal 3
1 chicken breast
1/2lb of a veggie mix (broc, carrots and water chest nuts)
1 small spoonful of almond butter
1 cap of fish oil


Workout: Chest and Triceps
*Stretch*

Incline bench
1x 15 - 95
1 x 10 - 135
1 x 10 - 155
1 x 7 - 175

Machine Flyes
1 x 10 - 70
1 x 10 - 100
1 x 6 - 130 One side at a time, squeezed each rep

Dumbbell Incline Press
1 x 12 - 50
1 x 10 - 65
(felt odd on rear delt)

Hammer Strength Incline
1 x 6 - 180
1 x 6 - 180
1 x 4 - 90 (one side at a time)
1 x 1 - 180 squeezed at the top and slowly let it go

Freemotion flyes
1x 9 - 90 one side at a time, flexed the pec at the top

Machine flyes
2 x 10 - 115 (one side at a time)

Incline Tricep Cable Extensions
1x 15 - 70
1 x 10 - 90
1 x 8 - 110

Close grip Incline Press
1 x 12 - 95
1 x 10 - 115
1 x 7 - 135

One arm reverse pulldowns elbow at 30degree angle
1 x 15 - 30
1 x 10 - 40
1 x 6 - 60 Deload..1 x 8 - 40

*Stretch*

Workout drink:
1 scoop of SizeOn
2 scoops of Xtend

PWO
1 scoop of whey
3/4 scoop of egg powder
(I will do this until I run out of them both, very close too)
to finish off the day:

Meal 4 1 hour later
1.5 cups of egg whites

Took 3 caps of Activate Xtreme

Pre bed 2.5hours later
Chicken breast
the other 1/2lb of mixed veggies as mentioned above
1 spoon of almond butter

Sleep time at 10:30pm:D

[Zachattack43]

Thursday August 23
Woke up at 6am

took 3 caps of Activate Xtreme

1serving of BodyOctane and 1g of creatine

Breakfast
1.25 cups of egg whites
1/2 cup of oats with raw honey and almond butter

Tight! RTD before 8am class

Meal 2
Chicken breast
with lots of mixed veggies (corn, green beans, peas, broc, carrots)

Watched the last 2 episodes of X-Files, there better be a movie, because I want to see what happens to the Super Soldiers and Dec 22, 2012

Meal 3
same as above

3:30class
Ate 2/3 of Vpx bar
5:30 class

1 serving of BodyOctane and 2 grams of creatine mono

Meal 4
same:D

1g of creatine mono

Pre bed
1/3 of the VPX bar
8oz of milk with 1 sample packet of V60
YUMMY!!!!

I will be working out tomorrow afternoon; Arms and Abs, maybe even some bike

[5Six]

Are you still noticing increases, Zach? I am just wondering this cause you decided to run it longer, and I am just interested to see if you plateaued.

[Zachattack43]

Are you still noticing increases, Zach? I am just wondering this cause you decided to run it longer, and I am just interested to see if you plateaued.
slowly I am, but it depends on my shoulder, tends to be a bit sore here and there, at the end I will assess how much i have seen

[Zachattack43]

Friday August 24 No School

Woke up at 10:30 (went to bed at 12)

Took 3 caps of Activate Xtreme

Moderate Carb Day

Breakfast
1.5 cups of egg whites
1 packet of oatmeal supreme with a tad bit of regular oats
1 spoon of natty pb

Pre workout drink
1 scoop of SP250 orange
1 scoop of BodyOctane
(tastes so good together)


Workout: Bicep Shock Treatment with Triceps

Cardio
Bike - 15minutes

*Stretch*

Standing Barbell curls
1 x 30 - 30
1 x 12 - 50
1 x 8 - 60
1 x 6 - 80

Preacher EZ curls...Superset w/ Hammer DB curls
3 x 12 - 45................3 x 12 - 30
( a couple sets I could not get the target reps, so i took a 10second break and finished it)

Incline DB curls
1 x 8 - 25
1 x 10 - 20 (til failure)

Pushdowns Triangle bar
1 x 20 - 40
1 x 15 - 70
1 x 10 - 100
1 x 10 - 140
1 x 8 - 180 (max weight of the cable)

One arm pushdowns
1 x 12 - 30
1 x 10 - 50
1 x 9 - 60

Seated Nautilus Tricep Extensions
1 x 9 - 65
1 x 8 - 80


Workout shake
3 scoops of Xtend
1 scoop of SizeOn

Post workout shake
1 scoop of whey
3/4 scoop of egg white powder

[uhockey]

Is your eggwhite powder flavored?

[Zachattack43]

Is your eggwhite powder flavored?

yes, Jay Robb's brand

[~~Aries~~]

Showing up ;) Sorry haven't been around too much lately. Just peeking here and there.

[Zachattack43]

Friday August 24 No School

Woke up at 10:30 (went to bed at 12)

Took 3 caps of Activate Xtreme

Moderate Carb Day

Breakfast
1.5 cups of egg whites
1 packet of oatmeal supreme with a tad bit of regular oats
1 spoon of natty pb

Pre workout drink
1 scoop of SP250 orange
1 scoop of BodyOctane
(tastes so good together)


Workout: Bicep Shock Treatment with Triceps

Cardio
Bike - 15minutes

*Stretch*

Standing Barbell curls
1 x 30 - 30
1 x 12 - 50
1 x 8 - 60
1 x 6 - 80

Preacher EZ curls...Superset w/ Hammer DB curls
3 x 12 - 45................3 x 12 - 30
( a couple sets I could not get the target reps, so i took a 10second break and finished it)

Incline DB curls
1 x 8 - 25
1 x 10 - 20 (til failure)

Pushdowns Triangle bar
1 x 20 - 40
1 x 15 - 70
1 x 10 - 100
1 x 10 - 140
1 x 8 - 180 (max weight of the cable)

One arm pushdowns
1 x 12 - 30
1 x 10 - 50
1 x 9 - 60

Seated Nautilus Tricep Extensions
1 x 9 - 65
1 x 8 - 80


Workout shake
3 scoops of Xtend
1 scoop of SizeOn

Post workout shake
1 scoop of whey
3/4 scoop of egg white powder

the rest of the day
Meal 2
1.25 cups of egg whites
1/2 cup of oats with raw honey

Transformers the movie (with subtitles:D )
Meal 3 during the movie
Protein shake in a water bottle:
8oz of skim milk
1 sample packet of V60
1 banana
1 tablespoon of almond butter

Pre bed
1 chicken breast
1 tablespoon of almond butter
1 cap of fish oil

[Zachattack43]

Saturday August 25

Low Carb Day

Woke up at 10:30

Took 3 caps of Activate Xtreme

1 serving of BodyOctane and 1.5g of creatine mono

Breakfast
1.25 cups of egg whites
1/3 cup of oats with raw honey and almond butter

Meal 2
4oz salamon
8oz of milk + 1/3 scoop of egg white powder
bowl of mixed veggies

Meal 2
Lean ground beef
1 corn on the cob
1 cap of fish oil

Pre workout shake
1/2 scoop of SP250
1g of creatine
1 serving of BodyOctane


Cardio Session
45minutes of bike
(would have been more, but right foot cramped up bad)

Shake
1 scoop of mixed whey

[Zachattack43]

Showing up ;) Sorry haven't been around too much lately. Just peeking here and there.

You should peek more over here;)

[Zachattack43]

Sunday went to hell with junk food, so no need to list it here, real bad day for me

[MuZI]

Sunday went to hell with junk food, so no need to list it here, real bad day for me

: cuddle :

How did you have transformers for meal 2? That's totally bad ass!

But seriously, Was it the low carb day that got to you?

[Zachattack43]

: cuddle :

How did you have transformers for meal 2? That's totally bad ass!

But seriously, Was it the low carb day that got to you?

I think it was the overall amount of low carb days and the fact i was totally bored and decided to have a high GI cheat meal and then it lead to other things....yada yada yada

I had my meal 3 during the transformers movie, snuck in a water bottle with my protein shake in it

[MuZI]

I think it was the overall amount of low carb days and the fact i was totally bored and decided to have a high GI cheat meal and then it lead to other things....yada yada yada

I had my meal 3 during the transformers movie, snuck in a water bottle with my protein shake in it

You know what, situations like that is what probably leads to people becoming obese. Being bored then leading on to a snack or two... so on (I'm not targeting you).

Yeah yeah yeah, it happens to alot of people. It used to happen alot to me but I just fixed it by eating something filling like veggies or yogurt with fruit.

If that don't work you're going to have to try the "I was just checking my tonsils..honestly!" diet. :)

[Zachattack43]

You know what, situations like that is what probably leads to people becoming obese. Being bored then leading on to a snack or two... so on (I'm not targeting you).

Yeah yeah yeah, it happens to alot of people. It used to happen alot to me but I just fixed it by eating something filling like veggies or yogurt with fruit.

If that don't work you're going to have to try the "I was just checking my tonsils..honestly!" diet. :)

yea the problem was I was done doing all my reading for school and even reread the UD2.0 book and got some ideas from there, ill admit i got the high GI idea from them after days of low carbs. Originally I was going to double my oatmeal amount with everymeal since I believe my body is very sensitive to high GI carbs and loves to put the leftovers in my stubborn fat area, grrrrr.....

[uhockey]

You know what, situations like that is what probably leads to people becoming obese. Being bored then leading on to a snack or two... so on (I'm not targeting you).

Yeah yeah yeah, it happens to alot of people. It used to happen alot to me but I just fixed it by eating something filling like veggies or yogurt with fruit.

If that don't work you're going to have to try the "I was just checking my tonsils..honestly!" diet. :)

lol

[~~Aries~~]

You should peek more over here;)

Awe, so cute you missed me :p I shall try ;)

[Zachattack43]

Monday August 27

Low Carb Day

Woke up at 10am

Took 3 caps of Activate Xtreme
1g of creatine
Breakfast
1/2 cup of oats with raw honey and almond butter
lean beef with egg whites, spicy
1 cap of fish oil

*school*

Meal 2
1 chicken breast
1/2 Large Hass avocado
small glass of skim milk
1 cap of fish oil

Pre workout drink
1 scoop of SP250
4 caps of Clear Edge
1 serving of BodyOctane

Workout drink:
1 scoop of SizeOn
2.5 scoops of Xtend


Workout: Shoulders

Cardio
13min walking for .75miles (walked til i felt tension in my ankle/knee)
31min of bike: 8miles

*Stretch*

Thumbless pull ups
1 x 7 - slow
1 x 8
1 x 5 - wide

DB Shoulder press
1 x 15 - 30
1 x 8 - 50
1 x 10 - 50
1 x 6 - 60

Palms in Pulldowns
1 x 12 - 90
1 x 10 - 140
1 x 10 - 185

Palms in DB press
1 x 10 - 30
1 x 10 - 40
1 x 7 - 50

Machine Laterals
Both sides at same time
1 x 10 - 50
One side at a time
1 x 8 - 90
(felt odd on left side, so stopped)

One arm Seated rows
1 x 12 - 35
1 x 10 - 45

Freemotion Shoulder Press- One arm
1 x 10 - 35
1 x 8 - 50

Thumbless Pull ups
1 x 5 - hold on each rep
1 x 5 - hold, wide

Thoughts
Overall I still got to be cautious on Shoulder/Back/Chest days for my sore left shoulder. I do ice and/or heat it everyday. No need for painkillers.

PWO shake
1.5 scoops of whey

Meal 3 1 hour later
1 cup of egg whites cooked with lean beef
1 small glass of milk

Meal 4
TBA...

[uhockey]

Seems like the injury is taking excessively long to heal completely. did you ever get any imaging (MRI) studies done?

[40-Yard Dash_2]

did you ever get any imaging (MRI) studies done?

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[Zachattack43]

Seems like the injury is taking excessively long to heal completely. did you ever get any imaging (MRI) studies done?


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yea I should make an appt. Its just I would have to go out of town for the specialist, I can go directly to them since I already have the insurance referral from a few months ago that allows 10 visits.

[uhockey]

If you were my pt. I'd write for an MRI, personally. Then again, my patients don't exercise.....or eat oats.....or do much of anything I recommend, including getting labs or imaging. :)

[~~Aries~~]

Get that shoulder taken care of or you'll never be able to go to your full potential. Last thing you want is a bum shoulder. ASAP before I get the whip out. :D

[Zachattack43]

If you were my pt. I'd write for an MRI, personally. Then again, my patients don't exercise.....or eat oats.....or do much of anything I recommend, including getting labs or imaging. :)

yea i will call them tomorrow, just real busy today.

I did have bloodwork done in May, real solid, lowered my overall chol and got my chol ratio down to 1.69? from a 2.4


Get that shoulder taken care of or you'll never be able to go to your full potential. Last thing you want is a bum shoulder. ASAP before I get the whip out. :D

I will, yea my full potential would have been
starting with 40DBs on shoulder press and going up to 90 or so with at least 5 reps.

[Zachattack43]

Tuesday August 28
Woke up at 6am

Took 3 caps of Activate Xtreme
Breakfast
1.5 cups of egg whites
1/2 cup of oats with raw honey and almond butter

1 TIGHT! RTD with 150mg of PEA
(I used PEA in BodyOctane once, sure ruined the taste, GAG!!!)

I feel gooooooood.

Out the door for school at 6:45, chilled in comp lab til 8am class, sure is nice to get to campus early and be productive:D

Meal 2
4oz salmon
few pieces of chicken breast
last of the mixed veggies
1 small spoon of almond butter washed down with a bit of skim milk

Still feeling goooood

1 serving of Body Octane + 1g creatine
Physical Therapy
10minutes of bike

Soft tissue massage while muscle was stretched...**** that hurt

One leg partial squats to the floor from the platform. Basically one leg on the platform and the other over the floor
3 sets of 10

2 sets of 30:
standing of left leg and throwing ball at mini tramp.

Sport band exercise
3minutes to the front
2minutes to the side
2 minutes to the other side
3minutes back

calve raises from floor: 1 x 20

walkin treadmill for 2minutes @ 3.4mph

Stretch

Workout This was right after PT
25minutes of cardio = 1.25miles
15minutes of bike = 2.8miles
*stretch*

Postworkout shake
1.5 scoops of whey

Meal 3
1.5 cups of egg whites
1/4 oats with tad bit of honey and small bit of almond butter

class at 3:30 and 5:30
Meal 4
1 chicken breast cold dipped in almond butter
(this is between classes)

Meal 5
Chicken breast
mixed veggies (squash, baby carrots, broc and califlower. this is from costco, greatest mix ever!)
1/2 large Hass avocado
1 cap of fish oil

1 serving of Body Octane + 2g of creatine mono
3 caps of Activate Xtreme

Pre bed
chicken breast and the other 1/2 of the avocado
1 cap of fish oil

Notes:
- I slept well from getting up at 6am, so far no problems since this product allows me to get some good sleep.
- Plus I only started crashing out bc my 3:30 professor has a boring tone and is low which equals = 15minutes of ZZs
- I will need to use some stims (Basic Cuts) for the late afternoon classes
- Even though i park in handicapped spot, its still a quater mile, at least, to walk to class thanks to all the construction, so this counts as cardio and i got over a mile just walking to and from class:D

[uhockey]

Leg rehab, shoulder problems.......you're too young to be falling apart, Zach!

[Giggety Giggety]

Get the MRI zachy! They are so fun;)

[Zachattack43]

Leg rehab, shoulder problems.......you're too young to be falling apart, Zach!

Basketball in the last year has been nothing but bad luck, so I dont play anymore except by myself. It got real physical at times too.


Get the MRI zachy! They are so fun;)
haha right....sitting still for 15minutes, right? Ill call my specialist tomorrow, just too busy today

[Zachattack43]

Even though i park in handicapped spot, its still a quater mile, at least, to walk to class thanks to all the construction, so this counts as cardio and i got over a mile just walking to and from class:D

8/29 - I had some crazy ass dream about a porn star who was white in videos but a tad dark in real life and it puzzled me and startled her when i figured it out as our 2 families were visiting each other at my uncles ranch.

Yea, talk about cool dreams

[MuZI]

8/29 - I had some crazy ass dream about a porn star who was white in videos but a tad dark in real life and it puzzled me and startled her when i figured it out as our 2 families were visiting each other at my uncles ranch.


Your uncle has a ranch?

NOW that is cool :)

[Zachattack43]

Your uncle has a ranch?

NOW that is cool :)

yup one of my uncles had one that was 5000+acres, but that was 10 years ago. i sure miss that and my other has one that is 200acres

[uhockey]

That does NOT count as cardio. ;)

[Zachattack43]

That does NOT count as cardio. ;)

I know, but still nice. I dont count it since i go to the gym, my goal is still the same, i just think of it as an added benefit

[Zachattack43]

Wednesday August 29
Woke up at 10:30
Took 2 caps of activate Xtreme

1 serving of BodyOctane with 2g of creatine mono
Breakfast
1/2 cup of oats with raw honey and almond butter
1.5 cups of egg whites

Class

Meal 2
Chicken Breast
mixed veggies (baby carrots, squash, broc and cali)
2 small spoons of almond butter
1 cap of fish oil

Shopping, bc I am 200lbs and my chest and shoulders are bigger, most of my large shirts just wrap around me, which is close to spandex.

Meal 3
same as above

1 serving of Body Octane and 2g of creatine mono

Meal 4
1 cup of egg whites
8oz of skim milk + 1.5 spoonfuls of almond butter + 1/4 scoop whey, tad of UP2.0 for flavor
1 cap of fish oil

Took 3 caps of Activate Xtreme

Tried to sleep, but couldnt not, finally 3.5 hours after the last meal, decided to have a shake and read NEWSWEEK
Pre bed shake
8oz of skim milk
1 spoon of almond butter
1 sample packet of V60 (30g of protein)

Notes:
For only 5 hours of sleep, I slept pretty damn good and was still able to get up at 6am Thursday for my 8am class, but i just go to campus at 7 for the comp lab and printing. In fact, i just printed out Clinical Underground issue 2

[nni]

shopping and activate xtreme is not a good mix. :D

[Zachattack43]

shopping and activate xtreme is not a good mix. :D

oh really? Tell me about your experience then:D

[nni]

i would imagine clothes shopping would drop your test, negating the actX.

[Zachattack43]

Thursday, August 30th

Low Carb Day

Woke up at 6am
Took 3 caps of Activate Xtreme
1/2 serving of BodyOctane + 1g of creatine mono
Breakfast
1.5 cups of egg whites
1/4 cup of oats with very lil honey with almond butter

1 Tight! RTD with 200mg of PEA

*class*

Meal 2
4oz Salmon
10oz of skim milk
mixed veggies (same as the day before)

1 serving of BodyOctane

Physical Therapy
Bike 10minutes

Hip Abduction
2 x 10 - 40
1 x 10 - 50

Hip Adduction
3 x 10 - 50

Hip Extensions
2 x 10 - 50
1 x 10 - 60

Sport Elastic Band
Front - 3 minutes
Back - 3 minutes
Side - 2minutes to each side

Hack Squats
One leg for 4minutes

Balance board
2minutes for each angle (it was a square board[/b]

Platform squats Basically my left foot is on top of a 3-4in platform and i have to squat down til my right foot hits the ground
3 x 10

Massage of the Knee, tendon and Quad. PT said my IT bands very very stiff and tight. yea the massage on the IT bands hurt most the time.


Workout: Chest/Triceps

Cardio: 10 minutes of walking

Close grip Incline
1 x 10 - 95
1 x 8 - 115
1 x 10 - 115
1 x 6 - 135

DB Incline
1 x 10 - 45
1 x 10 - 50

Barbell Incline
2 x 7 - 135

Seated Cable Tricep Extensions
1 x 12 - 60
1 x 10 - 80
1 x 6 - 80

Now my shoulder has had it, so I will not do anymore.

Workout drink
1 scoop of SizeOn
2 scoops of Xtend

PWO
1.5 scoops of whey

Meal 3
1.5 cups of egg whites

[Zachattack43]

Notes
Carb Cycling diet
Monday - Friday: Low or No carbs
Saturday: High carbs; 1 high GI meal or maybe 2, rest is oatmeal or brown rice
Sunday: Moderate carbs
REPEAT
This is week 2

Good news:
Got a Dr. appt with the specialist on Sept. 10

Bad News
No more upper body workout except abs and flexing

More Good News
PT wants me to do a leg workout on Saturday to test it, so it has be light and just leg press and hack squats. ALRIGHT!!!!

[~~Aries~~]

And I thought I was falling apart :rolleyes: You'll be in a walker at 45 yrs, that or all your joints will be replaced with titanium plates. Good luck getting through airport security then ;)

Glad you are seeing a specialist, but don't let that make you think you are special.

Better watch out or you're going to start shrinking. hehehhe

[Zachattack43]

And I thought I was falling apart :rolleyes: You'll be in a walker at 45 yrs, that or all your joints will be replaced with titanium plates. Good luck getting through airport security then ;)

Glad you are seeing a specialist, but don't let that make you think you are special.

Better watch out or you're going to start shrinking. hehehhe

oh lord....hahaha

[uhockey]

Don't listen to Chris......the guy dresses like a fratboy, even at work, and he is sadly proud of it.......it is a tragedy.

[~~Aries~~]

oh lord....hahaha

LMAO...thought you'd like that one.

[Zachattack43]

Don't listen to Chris......the guy dresses like a fratboy, even at work, and he is sadly proud of it.......it is a tragedy.

OOOOOOOOOO haha.

[Zachattack43]

Thursday, August 30th

Low Carb Day

Woke up at 6am
Took 3 caps of Activate Xtreme
1/2 serving of BodyOctane + 1g of creatine mono
Breakfast
1.5 cups of egg whites
1/4 cup of oats with very lil honey with almond butter

1 Tight! RTD with 200mg of PEA

*class*

Meal 2
4oz Salmon
10oz of skim milk
mixed veggies (same as the day before)

1 serving of BodyOctane

Physical Therapy
Bike 10minutes

Hip Abduction
2 x 10 - 40
1 x 10 - 50

Hip Adduction
3 x 10 - 50

Hip Extensions
2 x 10 - 50
1 x 10 - 60

Sport Elastic Band
Front - 3 minutes
Back - 3 minutes
Side - 2minutes to each side

Hack Squats
One leg for 4minutes

Balance board
2minutes for each angle (it was a square board[/b]

Platform squats Basically my left foot is on top of a 3-4in platform and i have to squat down til my right foot hits the ground
3 x 10

Massage of the Knee, tendon and Quad. PT said my IT bands very very stiff and tight. yea the massage on the IT bands hurt most the time.


Workout: Chest/Triceps

Cardio: 10 minutes of walking

Close grip Incline
1 x 10 - 95
1 x 8 - 115
1 x 10 - 115
1 x 6 - 135

DB Incline
1 x 10 - 45
1 x 10 - 50

Barbell Incline
2 x 7 - 135

Seated Cable Tricep Extensions
1 x 12 - 60
1 x 10 - 80
1 x 6 - 80

Now my shoulder has had it, so I will not do anymore.

Workout drink
1 scoop of SizeOn
2 scoops of Xtend

PWO
1.5 scoops of whey

Meal 3
1.5 cups of egg whites

to finish off the day...

330 class

Meal 4
Tender prime rib jerky dipped in almond butter :D

5:30 class

Meal 5
1 chicken breast
mixed veggies
1/2 large Hass avocado

Meal 6
1 chicken breast
8oz of milk blended with almond butter
1 cap of fish oil

2 caps of activate Xtreme

[Zachattack43]

DAMN!! I cant wait for some ****ING CARBS!!!!!!

[Giggety Giggety]

DAMN!! I cant wait for some ****ING CARBS!!!!!!

I'm finally eating some myself today too;) 4 packs of that lovely maple oatmeal whatever & egghwhites FTW!!!

[Zachattack43]

I'm finally eating some myself today too;) 4 packs of that lovely maple oatmeal whatever & egghwhites FTW!!!

Oh, so you are doing Carb Cycling too? How long you been doing it?

[Giggety Giggety]

Oh, so you are doing Carb Cycling too? How long you been doing it?

Nawww, a modified velocity diet haha, but carb cycl'n works well for me too. Still I'm losing fat, strength is alright, and no cardio:D

[Zachattack43]

Nawww, a modified velocity diet haha, but carb cycl'n works well for me too. Still I'm losing fat, strength is alright, and no cardio:D

I hate you, but what are you thoughts of mine? My schedule is just a few posts up and meals too?

[Giggety Giggety]

I hate you, but what are you thoughts of mine? My schedule is just a few posts up and meals too?

I think you know what your doing;) But I've never been a big fan of milk I guess it just doesn't agree w/ me. One other thing that I have toy'd when consuming carbs I keep fat to a minimum then (example: Eggwhites & Oats). I tend to only have carbs PWO in my Replenish, other then that its just a decent amount of fat and pretty high protien. I'm kinda anal when I'm dieting, so I keep tabs on alot and can't really allow myself to slack too much.

[Zachattack43]

I think you know what your doing;) But I've never been a big fan of milk I guess it just doesn't agree w/ me. One other thing that I have toy'd when consuming carbs I keep fat to a minimum then (example: Eggwhites & Oats). I tend to only have carbs PWO in my Replenish, other then that its just a decent amount of fat and pretty high protien. I'm kinda anal when I'm dieting, so I keep tabs on alot and can't really allow myself to slack too much.

I am trying, I have always known Carb Cycling works, its just it was too big of jump for me, but this is an easy transistion, mostly im just losing some extra oats and maybe some brown rice.

I got most of my ideas from UD2.0, however I first came upon Carb Cycling with Steve's articles with Avant Labs.

I just get my carbs from SizeOn on workout days, which is a good source and maybe some oats. Overall for the day that hovers around 50-60g of carbs which is classified as borderline low carb/no carb. Its kinda confusing because Lyle says there is no need to go lower than 50g, but i forgot what if he called it low or no carb days

[Giggety Giggety]

I am trying, I have always known Carb Cycling works, its just it was too big of jump for me, but this is an easy transistion, mostly im just losing some extra oats and maybe some brown rice.

I got most of my ideas from UD2.0, however I first came upon Carb Cycling with Steve's articles with Avant Labs.

I just get my carbs from SizeOn on workout days, which is a good source and maybe some oats. Overall for the day that hovers around 50-60g of carbs which is classified as borderline low carb/no carb. Its kinda confusing because Lyle says there is no need to go lower than 50g, but i forgot what if he called it low or no carb days

Cool, I do something similar Mon-Fri its just minimal/no carbs & a serving of Replenish PWO, Sat=Carbs 1st meal of the day and Sunday not so much haha.

[~~Aries~~]

Cool, I do something similar Mon-Fri its just minimal/no carbs & a serving of Replenish PWO, Sat=Carbs 1st meal of the day and Sunday not so much haha.

Whatever you're doing Giggs is working fantastically. :p For someone who claimed to be so lazy your lack of work paid off. ;)

Zach, you're doing great. I fear you are a little impatient and we all know how anal you are :D Just keep working hard buddy.

[Amysangel]

Zach, I think you are doing great. I too have my handicap tag, due to my trimal fracture in my left ankle. I have a note for airport security and everything, cuz of my plate and screws! My fiance found this shirt he wants to get me that says I'm just in it for the parking! :D

Giggs, whatever you are doing its ummm really paying off! :p Don't change a freaking thing k?

[Zachattack43]

Whatever you're doing Giggs is working fantastically. :p For someone who claimed to be so lazy your lack of work paid off. ;)

Zach, you're doing great. I fear you are a little impatient and we all know how anal you are :D Just keep working hard buddy.

Thank you, yes I am anal about diet details, training and supplements, just ask my gf


Zach, I think you are doing great. I too have my handicap tag, due to my trimal fracture in my left ankle. I have a note for airport security and everything, cuz of my plate and screws! My fiance found this shirt he wants to get me that says I'm just in it for the parking! :D

Giggs, whatever you are doing its ummm really paying off! :p Don't change a freaking thing k?

Thank you Amy, glad you could tune into the log. Yea my friends want me to get that shirt too and i almost did for kicks

[uhockey]

Good diet convo up there. :D I think you both have a pretty good idea what you're doing.

[Zachattack43]

Good diet convo up there. :D I think you both have a pretty good idea what you're doing.

Thank you, glad to know its uhockey approved. However Saturday and Sunday should be interesting, so I will have to play around with it and ticker until its refined for me, but I am ALWAYS open to ideas.

[Zachattack43]

I bought some Reese's Peanut Butter (not the cups, actual peanut butter)
Any objections?

I plan to have some every other day:D

[Julian_H]

looooooove the stuff. i never bothered to check for hydrogenated oils but it sure as hell tastes good :D

[TheUnlikelyToad]

I bought some Rosland's Chocolate Peanut Butter (not the cups, actual protein shake)
Any objections?

I plan to have some every other day:D


Sounds good buddy!

[Zachattack43]

looooooove the stuff. i never bothered to check for hydrogenated oils but it sure as hell tastes good :D

it does, but it must be less than a gram thus why not on the nutritional label.

Due to my diet, BodyOctane and Reese's PB are considered candy to me and when my roomie gets back ill have him hide the Reese's PB that will only have 2-3x a week for a special treat:D


Sounds good buddy!
What is that?

[Zachattack43]

I did a rough estimate in my head and for today it seems I got about 1400-1500 calories

I think I might incorporate FitDay so I can better track it all.

[Zachattack43]

Friday, August 31
Woke up at 9am
Took 3 caps of Activate Xtreme
1 serving of BodyOctane + 1g of creatine mon

Breakfast
1spoon of almond butter
1.5 cups of egg whites

Physical Therapy
Bike
10 minutes at Level 16
How hard is level 16, so hard that the machine said i burned off 147calories

Machine leg press
4 x 15 - 40

Ankle balance
basically stood on a pillow and threw the gel ball at the trampoline (sp?)
2 x 30

More cardio
sat on small stool on wheels and used my left leg to scoot my ass around the place for 4minutes

Lunges left foot on pillow
3 x 15

*stretch*
*stretch*
Sidesteps
Maintain a partial squat position and side step over the cones (6 of them) and back; 5x

Meal 2
1/2 large Hass avocado
1 chicken breast
mixed veggies
1 fish oil cap

1 sample of liquid KreA

Meal 3[/b]
same as above

Took3 caps of Activate Xtreme
1 serving of BodyOctane + 500mg of creatine mono

Meal 4
1 chicken breast
1.5 tablespoons of Reese's peanut butter washed down with milk
1 cap of fish oil

Meal 5
same as above

[deserusan]

Pillow? WTF is that?

[Zachattack43]

Pillow? WTF is that?


Basically I stood on a square pillow(3-4in thick) using my left foot with my right food up, trying to balance myself as I throw the gelball. The pillow makes it harder

[deserusan]

Basically I stood on a square pillow(3-4in thick) using my left foot with my right food up, trying to balance myself as I throw the gelball. The pillow makes it harder

I missed the "physically therapy" part...lol. Is your therapist cute? :D

[Zachattack43]

I missed the "physically therapy" part...lol. Is your therapist cute? :D

kinda, but she does like to play mind games with me and does seem get satisfaction from torturing me by not telling me what we will do today, not to mention how hard some of that **** is. Overall I really enjoy it, I always smile, I just love torture workouts.

If it is determined I need PT for my shoulder, I will request her again

[Zachattack43]

Pics from just now:

[deserusan]

When doing curls, try angling you hand away from your bicep instead of towards it. It seems you are stimulating your forearms too much.

So you read the write up for PJ? There are a few edits in order but its coming together eh?

[uhockey]

Lookin strong, tough guy.

Reeses' PB used to be a trans-fat haven. I dunno if they've changed it, but if not, I'd avoid it.

[Giggety Giggety]

Pics from just now:

Stud!;)

[Zachattack43]

When doing curls, try angling you hand away from your bicep instead of towards it. It seems you are stimulating your forearms too much.

So you read the write up for PJ? There are a few edits in order but its coming together eh?

Duly noted, my forearms are almost 13inches.

My eyes were red last night before reading it, so I should double check as the only mistakes I found were in Cathy's section.


Lookin strong, tough guy.

Reeses' PB used to be a trans-fat haven. I dunno if they've changed it, but if not, I'd avoid it.

It lists it at 0g of trans fat, so I assume its less than 1g and not really just 0, so I will use it 2-3x a week and have my roomie hide it, because considering my diet Body Octane and Reese's PB are like candy to me.


Stud!;)

I still got ways to go, thanks

[Giggety Giggety]

Duly noted, my forearms are almost 13inches.

My eyes were red last night before reading it, so I should double check as the only mistakes I found were in Cathy's section.



It lists it at 0g of trans fat, so I assume its less than 1g and not really just 0, so I will use it 2-3x a week and have my roomie hide it, because considering my diet Body Octane and Reese's PB are like candy to me.



I still got ways to go, thanks

Word! I've come to the realization that I want to be a f%ck'n brick house:D 230lbs and 8% bodyfat might be nice;)

[Zachattack43]

Word! I've come to the realization that I want to be a f%ck'n brick house:D 230lbs and 8% bodyfat might be nice;)

I figure 190 - 210 is nice for me if I can be around 6-8% bodyfat:D

Maybe if i get a tan, my definition will really come out. Redheads just cant tan, we get burned instead.

[Zachattack43]

WTF of the Day
I woke up and cook breakfast and now I am sitting here just finishing it and I am working up a sweat just eating this food, i mean WTF?

[Zachattack43]

Saturday Sept. 1

Carb Up Day

Woke up at 11am
Took 3 caps of Act X
1 serving of BodyOctane + 1.5g of creatine

Breakfast
1.25 cups of egg whites
1 cup of oats with plenty of honey and 1/2tablespoon of almond butter

Meal 2
Field peas with turkey sausage
1 chicken breast
2 slices of 100% whole wheat bread (would have been rice, but i ****ed it up)
1/2tablespoon of PB
1 cap of fish oil

Meal 3
Brown rice
field peas with turkey sausage
1 chicken breast
2 cap of fish oil

Meal 4
same as above

Notes:
I am still sleeping very well which is what I really want and of course muscle gain, however I will be working out legs Sunday since I will not do upper body work until checked out on Sept 10th.

While I have been on Act X for 6 weeks, I have kinda forgetten how good it makes me feel throughout the day, but once I get off I will remember the difference it made.

Diet Notes:
Carb up is fun, however my stomach feels big, as it should, but its just not a comfortable feeling, its a feeling I associate that of being "fatter" but it will take time.

Most of my general ideas are based off of UD 2.0, however I think the fact that I cant do half the workouts defeats the general purpose, so I need to find one that suits my current situation.

So I will read Steve's articles and Dana's over at leanbulk and hopefully figure it out by mid week. Any help is welcome

I would have done FitDay today, but I realized there is no way I can accurately measure the food I was going to eat today. I had to play it by eye from trial and error.

[Zachattack43]

BB.com order
I will order some stuff this week, I want the following:
Gut Health
Java Leather
11-oxo (or LX 2.0...hint hint;) )
Ostrim for between classes meal

I dont recall the other 2 items I wanted, hmmmm.....any suggestions? :D

[Giggety Giggety]

BB.com order
I will order some stuff this week, I want the following:
Gut Health
Java Leather
11-oxo (or LX 2.0...hint hint;) )
Ostrim for between classes meal

I dont recall the other 2 items I wanted, hmmmm.....any suggestions? :D

Interesting.... upcoming plans huh?

[uhockey]

LX2.0 has been sent out, but who knows when bb.com will get it up.

[Zachattack43]

Interesting.... upcoming plans huh?
uh if you want to call it that:D


LX2.0 has been sent out, but who knows when bb.com will get it up.

I hope its up this week

[Zachattack43]

I am excited about today, in an hour or 2. I will be doing cardio and legs (hacks, leg press, maybe squats) PT gave me the go ahead, but told me to go light. I am PUMPED!!!

I miss squats because right before I stopped I was doing 285 x 6, a record for me. leg press was over 500. I am just excited!!!

[Zachattack43]

Sunday Sept 2
Woke up at noon.....go figure....
Took 3 caps of Act X

Breakfast
1.25 cups of egg whites with salse (which i made)
1/2 cup of oats with raw honey and 1/2tablespoon of almond butter

Pre workout
1 scoop of SP250
1 serving of BodyOctane

Workout drink
2.5 scoops of Xtend
1 scoop of SizeOn

[center] Cardio and LEGS!!!!

Cardio
Treadmill - 10minutes .52miles
Bike - Level 12, 10minutes

Seated Machine Leg Press
1 x 15 - 50
1 x 15 - 70
1 x 10 - 90

Hack Squats
1 x 5 - 90lbs (not sure on weight of machine alone)
Platform is far too up for me to have my feet comfortably on the top with just my heels on the platform, puts stress on lower back
1 x 12 - 0
1 x 10 - 0

Smith machine squats
1 x 10
1 x 8 - 95
1 x 8 - 95

Standing Calf Raisesthese were done real slow with knees bent and held at the bottom to stretch the tendons
1 x 15 - 20
1 x 15 - 40
1 x 15 - 60
1 x 12 - 100

Back Extensions
3 x 12

Cardio
Bike: 10minutes at Fat Burn mode; target heart rate of 126
Treadmill: 12minutes at 3.0 -3.2mph for .75miles

[uhockey]

Zach working legs! Awesome!!

[Zachattack43]

Zach working legs! Awesome!!

oh hell yea, it was light and did not hurt, could have gone heavier, but no reason to do that.

Maybe if my legs are sore, ill get a good massage at PT tomorrow:D

[uhockey]

Go take a look at Dana's log. :D

[Zachattack43]

Go take a look at Dana's log. :D

I did, overall from what I understand, it looked very good. I lack the knowledge to fully understand it all, so I will read his analysis after my headache goes away.

[Zachattack43]

I have 15 doses left (haven taken tonights dose)
So next Sunday I will be done and have a review up on Monday.

After this I plan to run some Blue print

[Zachattack43]

Sunday Sept 2
Woke up at noon.....go figure....
Took 3 caps of Act X

Breakfast
1.25 cups of egg whites with salse (which i made)
1/2 cup of oats with raw honey and 1/2tablespoon of almond butter

Pre workout
1 scoop of SP250
1 serving of BodyOctane

Workout drink
2.5 scoops of Xtend
1 scoop of SizeOn

[center] Cardio and LEGS!!!!

Cardio
Treadmill - 10minutes .52miles
Bike - Level 12, 10minutes

Seated Machine Leg Press
1 x 15 - 50
1 x 15 - 70
1 x 10 - 90

Hack Squats
1 x 5 - 90lbs (not sure on weight of machine alone)
Platform is far too up for me to have my feet comfortably on the top with just my heels on the platform, puts stress on lower back
1 x 12 - 0
1 x 10 - 0

Smith machine squats
1 x 10
1 x 8 - 95
1 x 8 - 95

Standing Calf Raisesthese were done real slow with knees bent and held at the bottom to stretch the tendons
1 x 15 - 20
1 x 15 - 40
1 x 15 - 60
1 x 12 - 100

Back Extensions
3 x 12

Cardio
Bike: 10minutes at Fat Burn mode; target heart rate of 126
Treadmill: 12minutes at 3.0 -3.2mph for .75miles

PWO
2 scoops of whey

Meal 2
1.5 cups of egg whites

4 caps of Clear Edge and 1/2 bottle (1 serving) Redline Xtreme to help me study

Meal 3
1/2 Chicken breast
4oz salmon
mixed veggies

3 caps of Act X

Meal 4
1/2 Chicken breast
8oz of skim milk
1tablespoon almond butter
1/2tb of reeses pb
1/2 scoop of whey
1 cap of fish oil

[MuZI]

You weigh 200+, how many cals is that?

[Zachattack43]

Monday Sept. 3

Low Carb day
Sources of carbs for today:
Peanut butter (3g sugar per 2 tablespoons)
veggies
milk

Woke up at 9am
Took 3 caps of Act X

Breakfast
1.5 cups of egg whites
1 tablespoon of almond butter

1 serving of BodyOctane + 1.5g of creatine mono

Physical Therapy
Bike
10 minutes

Machine leg press
4 x 15 - 40

*stretch*
5 sets of 10sec. Laid down on my stomach, used rope around my left shoe to help me stretch my left quad by pulling it

Lunges left foot on pillow
3 x 15

Ankle balance
threw the gel ball at the trampoline (sp?)
2 x 30

One leg Hack squat
4minutes

Hip Abduction
1 x 10 - 50

Hip Adduction
1 x 10 - 50

Hip Extensions
1 x 10 - 50

Ankle Balance board Square board
Front/Back balance - 2minutes
Side balance - 2minutes

Lateral Squat step
3 x 10

*stretch*

Meal 2
1/2 chicken
8oz of skim milk
1/2 scoop of whey
1 tablespoon of reeses pb
1 cap of fish oil

Meal 3
lean beef (almost half a pound)
mixed veggies
1/2 tablespoon of almond butter
2 caps of fish oil

Took 4 caps of Clear Edge to help study

Meal 4 this was unplanned, but it had been 3 hours
2 tablespoons of reeses pb (think thats too much?
8oz of skim milk
1 scoop of whey
1 cap of fish oil

3 caps of Act X

Meal 5
TBA

[Zachattack43]

You weigh 200+, how many cals is that?

I have roughly estimated on low carb days to be about 1400-1550

I thought about using FitDay to help me refine this diet, so I will see. I need to go read Dana's BodyOpus: Reloaded and see how i can successfully do this diet the best I can while not working out my upper body; just legs, abs and cardio

Remember this is Carb Cycling
M-F: Low or No carbs (Low is about 50g)
Saturday: High carb day
Sunday: low - med carb (75 - 125g)

[Sldge]

Zach can you give me the layout of the diet over 7 days. Like what days are low carb, high carb, low cal, high cal etc?

[Zachattack43]

Zach can you give me the layout of the diet over 7 days. Like what days are low carb, high carb, low cal, high cal etc?

Wow, I must have read your mind, because I just reposted it above:D

[Sldge]

Wow, I must have read your mind, because I just reposted it above:D

where? all i see is low carb day? can you give me 7 days at once?

[Zachattack43]

where? all i see is low carb day? can you give me 7 days at once?

M-F: Low or No carbs (Low is about 50g)
Saturday: High carb day
Sunday: low - med carb (75 - 125g)

[~~Aries~~]

Looking great Zach. For your size/height you are nice and trim with nice arms and shoulders. Glad you are able to work legs again. Hopefully that shoulder gets taken care of too.

[Zachattack43]

Looking great Zach. For your size/height you are nice and trim with nice arms and shoulders. Glad you are able to work legs again. Hopefully that shoulder gets taken care of too.

thank you, I will find out Monday

[uhockey]

thank you, I will find out Monday

Good luck with that.

[purefitness]

what flavor Superpump do you mix with the body octane?

[Zachattack43]

what flavor Superpump do you mix with the body octane?

Orange for now, later on I will try the Blue Raspberry Ice with it.

Orange + BodyOctane = very good!

[uhockey]

I've not yet found a citrus supplement that doesn't mix well with Body Octane.

Xceed Lemon + Body Octane + Watermelon Xtend is the best.

[purefitness]

I have a tub of blue raz superpump im going to crack open next week, and im trying to decide if i should go and exchange it for an orange superpump. (I also have a few months worth of Body Octane)

[Zachattack43]

I have a tub of blue raz superpump im going to crack open next week, and im trying to decide if i should go and exchange it for an orange superpump. (I also have a few months worth of Body Octane)

If you really want to do it for that one purpose, then it really depends on how much you value mixing the 2, personally I will try that, but wont care if it doesnt delight my taste buds, but having tried them alone, I dont see how the combo can be bad. Its really up to you

[purefitness]

Yeah, i dont care if it tastes like candy...i just wanted to make sure that someone who has tried both thinks it might be palatable.

[Sldge]

M-F: Low or No carbs (Low is about 50g)
Saturday: High carb day
Sunday: low - med carb (75 - 125g)

How high is High carb day? 200 or 300+?

[Zachattack43]

How high is High carb day? 200 or 300+?

I just went back and added it up from memory, basically used double servings from my standard diet.
So it was about 175g of carbs. It will be higher this Saturday since this will be my 2nd Saturday to experiment

[uhockey]

You need more food, Zach. :)

[Zachattack43]

You need more food, Zach. :)

Actually Im getting pretty full from most of my meals. I dont know how I can possibly eat 1.5g of protein per lb

[Zachattack43]

Tuesday Sept 4

[size=+3]Low Carb Day[/b]

Woke up at 6am
Took 3 caps of Act X
Breakfast
1.5 cups of egg whites

*class*

Meal 2
a bit of lean beef
1/2 half chicken breast
rest of the field peas (barely a handful) with 1 slice of turkey sausage
1/2 large avocado
mixed veggies
1 cap of fish oil

Ran errands

Meal 3 2pm
bowl of lean beef with 1/2 large avocado
(was that too much fat?)
mixed veggies
1 cap of fish oil

My "Try not to fall asleep during class stack"
2 caps of Basic Cuts and 1 cap of Cytolean
(It was semi successful, still nodded off here and there)

*class*

In between class meal 4
2.5oz of turkey jerky
1.5 tablespoon of almond butter

*class*

Meal 5 (forgot i didnt have **** for food)
1oz of turkey jerky
1 tablespoon of reese's pb
12oz of skim milk
1/2 scoop of whey
1 cap of fish oil

Pre workout shake
1 serving of BodyOctane

Cardio:
Bike:
Minutes 1- 10: level 6 at 85-95 RPMs
Minutes 11-15: level 2 @ 70 RPMs
Minutes 16 - 20: Level 8 @ 78 RPMs, last minute was @ 95 RPMs
Minutes 21- 25: cool down at level 2

Treadmill: 26minutes = 1.26 miles
Started at 2.6, went to 3.2 after 2 minutes and was at 3.5 or higher for 20minutes, ended at 3.8.
cooled down at minute 25

Decline sit ups
4 x 15
Last set I went halfway down, flexed the abs 4x

Post workout shake
1.5 scoops of whey

bed time meal
1.5 cups of egg whites
1 tablespoon of almond butter washed down with a bit of milk

Notes:
Reading Dana's thoughts on I3C really make me wonder if it has other applications such as PCT or for semi regular use for those that dont pay attention to the phytoestrogens in their diet.

[teenage_guru]

your diet looks similiar to that of the anabolic solution...

[Zachattack43]

your diet looks similiar to that of the anabolic solution...

what is that, some type of CKD?

[uhockey]

lol at the don't fall asleep stack. :D

Great diet, per usual.

[Zachattack43]

Wednesday Sept 5
Woke up at 8am
Took 3 caps of Act X
1 serving of BodyOctane + 1.5g of creatine mono

Breakfast
1.5 cups of egg whites
1 tablespoon of almond butter

*Business advising center, applied for graduation*

Meal 2
4oz salmon
mixed veggies
8oz skim milk
1/2 scoop of whey
1 tablespoon of reeses pb

*class*

Meal 3
8oz skim milk
1 cup of egg whites
1 rounded scoop of SAN Infusion
1.5 tablespoons of reeses pb (the last of it)
1 cap of fish oil

*Passed out during Transformers the movie (1987)*

Meal 4
8oz of milk
1/5 scoop of UP2.0
1 tablespoon of almond butter
2 sticks of Ostrim jerky (beef and ostrich)
1 cap of fish oil

*study*

Took 3 caps of Act X

Watched 5 episodes of The Office season 3

Meal 5
1.5 chicken breasts (these were smaller than mine)
1.5 tablespoons of almond butter
3/4 can of Italian green beans

1 serving of BodyOctane + 1g creatine mono

*helped girlfriend study for genetics*

Notes:
I should cut down on milk since that is my only source of carbs, which I consumed a lot of today. not sure if that is Lyle or Dana approved

Last PT session for knee/ankle tendons on Thursday unless Orthopedic recommends me for more, which I hope he does (its fun) and some for the shoulder assuming there aren't any tears

[Zachattack43]

Sept. 6 Thursday
Woke up at 6am
Took 3 caps of Act X

Breakfast
2 whole eggs
1 chicken breast
1/2 tablespoon of PB

*class*

Meal 2
Mixed veggies
4oz salmon
8oz of milk
1/2 scoop of whey
1/2 scoop of almond butter
1 cap of fish oil

1serving of BodyOctane + 2g creatine

Physical Therapy
Bike
10minutes @ level 16
maintained 75-80RPMs until minute 6-8.5 @ 65 RPMs and then 90+ RPMs for the last part

Balance board
side - 2minutes
front/back - 2minutes

Lunges Left foot on pillow
3 x 15

Stand on 1 foot on pillow for balance and throw gelball at trampoline
2 x 30

Ball against the wall squats
2 x 15

Hip Abduction
3 x 12 - 50

Leg raise (same machine as above
3 x 12 - 50

PWO
1.5 scoops of whey

Meal 3
Chicken breast
1 small avocado
1 cap of fish oil

Went to VS to pick up some Ostrim for a snack, some 40 year old dude asked me a bunch of questions and I sold him on 6-oxo, told him to stack with activate, but he was on a budget and wasnt sure of the stacking. Still felt good to make an actual impact in person

My Try not to Fall Asleep stack
1 Tight RTD!
1 cap of Basic Cuts
5 caps of Clear Edge
(WOW, what a combo, this was killer. I was alert as hell and really wanted to do something, during the group work in the 5:30 class, I took over the whole project except type)

*3:30 class*

Walked around, couldnt sit down to eat my snack. I wanted to walk around the building, but the people would have seen me going around and around and wonder the WTF?!?!?

Meal 4
2 Ostrim
22 wafer bar OH YEAH! wafer bar (because it had the fat i needed since I forgot my almond butter at home and it was on sale for .84 cents at VS)

*5:30 class*

Took 3 caps of Act X

Meal 5
1 chicken breast
1 small avocado
2 OH YEAH! wafer bar (2 in 1 one pack, 12g fat, 15g protein)
1 cap of fish oil

Meal 6
TBA

[5Six]

It looks like everything is going great here!

How are your classes goin?

[Zachattack43]

It looks like everything is going great here!

How are your classes goin?

good, I am hoping for all As and Bs

[5Six]

good, I am hoping for all As and Bs

Sounds like a solid plan. I am hoping for hotties. :D

[Zachattack43]

Sounds like a solid plan. I am hoping for hotties. :D

oh, in that case, I want Ds, Es and Fs :D

[MuZI]

oh, in that case, I want Ds, Es and Fs :D

C's and D's get degrees.

[Zachattack43]

C's and D's get degrees.

come on now, no sterotyping here

[~~Aries~~]

You should know that Zach only accepts the very best possible. If that fails then he just makes a special appointment with the Professors ;)

[Zachattack43]

I look more dialed in, with this pics. Also when I turn to the side, it looks like i have lost lots of VAT and my waist is smaller(yup, just confirmed, its a 33.5, so i lost 1in in 2 weeks)

[Zachattack43]

You should know that Zach only accepts the very best possible. If that fails then he just makes a special appointment with the Professors ;)

I sure do

[Giggety Giggety]

Look'n fierce buddy

[~~Aries~~]

Looking great in the pics Zach. Keep up the hard work killer.

[Zachattack43]

Look'n fierce buddy


Looking great in the pics Zach. Keep up the hard work killer.

thank you, thank you. This CKD is awesome, although its not strictly by the book due to the fact i can workout upperbody, but today is carb day after I hit up the legs and abs, woot woot.

[Zachattack43]

Friday, Sept 7

Carb UP Day (following my workout)

Woke up at 8:40am
took 3 Act X
Went back to bed
Woke up at noon

Breakfast
1.5 cups of egg whites
1 tablespoon of almond butter

Pre workout cocktail
4 caps of ClearEdge (my brain is loving this)
1 scoop of SP250
1 scoop of BodyOctane



Workout: WHEELS!!!
While I understand according Dana and UD2.0 I should do a 2 hour full body workout, well I cant, so other things have to be in moderation and in line with my limits

*Stretch*

Cardio
20minutes

Machine LEg Press
1 x 15 - 50
1 x 12 - 70
1 x 10 - 110

Leg Press
1 x 12 - 90
2 x 10 - 180

Leg extensions
1 x 12 - 50
1 x 12 - 90
1 x 10 - 110
1 x 8 - 80

Leg Curls kinda bothered my shoulder
1 x 12 - 50
1 x 10 - 70
1 x 10 - 100
(very surprised here)

*stretch*

Standing Calf Raises
1 x 15 - 40
1 x 15 - 80
1 x 12 - 120
1 x 10 - 140

Seated Hip Abduction[/b]
1 x 10 - 20
1 x 10 - 35

One legged Knee Extensions
1 x 7 - 70
1 x 9 - 70
1 x 10 - 70

Back Extensions
3 x 10

*stretch*

Workout shake
1 scoop of SizeOn
2.5 scoops of Xtend

Post workout shake
1.5 scoops of Intrapro

Meal 2
1 cup of egg whites
2 cups of Raisin Bran with skim milk
1/2 cup of oats
(so thats about 132g of carbs, including milk)

Meal 3
Short grain brown rice (double what i use for maintenance )
1 chicken breast
1 cup of cereal

3 caps of Act X

Meal 4
3 cups of Lucky Charms (hehe, remember I am still playing around with this high carb thing)
1 chicken breast

Meal 5
TBA

[uhockey]

I look more dialed in, with this pics. Also when I turn to the side, it looks like i have lost lots of VAT and my waist is smaller(yup, just confirmed, its a 33.5, so i lost 1in in 2 weeks)

Looking VERY solid Zach. Nice work.

[uhockey]

Because you get jealous when I post in Dan's log, but not yours: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=4525103 :)

Get me some HLGs or Cytolean and I'll hook ya up before its even available on bb.com ;)

[Zachattack43]

Because you get jealous when I post in Dan's log, but not yours: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=4525103 :)

Get me some HLGs or Cytolean and I'll hook ya up before its even available on bb.com ;)

thanks for the link

[Zachattack43]

After listing my diet in full detail for Dana, I gave him the following for my situation so I can have this CKD better suited for my situtation:

Notes:
- I take Size On (31g of carbs) and Xtend (BCAAs) during my workouts that involve legs
- I can only do legs, abs and cardio due to shoulder problem
(its being checked out on Monday)
- I take Act X and it runs out on Monday
- I take B-50 2-3x a day, Vitamin C 500mg 3x a day
- I eat every 3.5-4 hours except carb up days when it is 2.5-3
- I love cardio and don?t want to lose endurance, so I want to at least walk during CKD

Supplements
Size on (during workouts only)
Xtend
Superpump 250
Act X
Vitamin C and B
BodyOctane
Creatine mono (for off days, dosed at 1-1.5g 2-3x a day)

CKD has been successful so far, only thing is I consumed more carbs than a normal carb up day. I feel I should not do so since I cant do full body workouts thus defeating the full purpose of carb up days.

Questions
1) How should I schedule my high/low carb days along with my leg/ab/cardio workouts?

2) Since I am almost done with Act X, I want to start up Blue Print, how should I go about this.

3) Also want to use the new version of Lean Xtreme (7-OH, 5-AT, Forskolin, Green Tea Extract in a proprietary blend.) thoughts?

Most importantly I want this CKD diet to suit my situation if such is possible, I do lean up really great during the no carb days and could go longer without carbs if needed due to lack of fully depleting glycogen levels.

[uhockey]

What is your goal? More weight loss? You look solid as is.

[Zachattack43]

What is your goal? More weight loss? You look solid as is.

my goal is a full blown 6 pack and to be able to maintain it year around thus where the CKD comes in

[uhockey]

my goal is a full blown 6 pack and to be able to maintain it year around thus where the CKD comes in

Good goal, captain vanity! ;)

[Zachattack43]

Good goal, captain vanity! ;)

my overall life long goal is to be eat healthy, be healthy through exercise so i can avoid that hospital

[Zachattack43]

Just had my last dose this morning.

FINAL REVIEW will be posted tomorrow, this will basically be about how i feel of running 2 bottles in a row along with comparing the 2 runs and of course bumping Rob's favorite review questions for those that did not see how i felt about the first run of Act X

[uhockey]

Just had my last dose this morning.

FINAL REVIEW will be posted tomorrow, this will basically be about how i feel of running 2 bottles in a row along with comparing the 2 runs and of course bumping Rob's favorite review questions for those that did not see how i felt about the first run of Act X

Look forward to this. Somehow I see ActX making a repeat visit in your future. :)

[Zachattack43]

Hey guys,
I know I promised to do an final review on this the other day, however with my computer problem, the group projects (3 classes) and my test on Thursday. I am just busy as I can be, sure you have seen me online, but that is in between classes or right before I go to bed.

Thus I rather do this when i have plenty of time (Friday) that way I will be able to give the review that the product deserves along with detailed feedback of the 1st run vs. the 2nd run and the differences along the dosing for my weight, even some possible recommendations that I am sure DS will say "I told you so" but now other possible users will realize a few things hopefully.

Once again, I am sorry for the delay.

[uhockey]

No rush, life first always

[Zachattack43]

No rush, life first always

thank you sir *bows down*

[Zachattack43]

FINAL REVIEW

1st Bottle Review


Trial length (weeks): 4 weeks

Beginning body weight: 205lbs
Beginning body fat % (approx): ?

End body weight: 201lbs
End body fat % (approx): ?

Weight difference: -4lbs
Body fat % difference: seem to be a tad leaner on the sides

Give a basic description of your training and dietary approach:

Due to my shoulder I limited workouts to 3x a week and focused more on compound lifts to increase overall mass, while letting my diet help me get
those details in with the loss of fat.

My training approach is high reps at close to the heaviest weight possible i can do for the desired rep range, kinda like this:
1st set: 12-15
2nd: 8-12
3rd: 6-8
4th: 5-8
Plus I limit my break to 60 seconds or less, the only time I did not apply that philosophy is when I worked out with my buddies and my strength was through the roof due to the longer break in between. This approach was especially important due to my knee/ankle tendons leading my to cut off cardio so I can heal the tendons from PT, so my weight workout was my cardio and yes, at times I was out of breath.

Diet: As outlined in the first post that is my diet, now since I traveled, the diet varied, but I did try as much as possible to keep it within reason, however now that school starts tomorrow my diet and training will be consistent since I will be here all the time. If you think about it, most users will have an on the run type schedule and lots of variables will be factored to how they respond to the product

Please note any effects the product had on:

Strength

Strength was increases was noticeable at times, but overall I was recovering from a sore shoulder, but still impressed later on in the log along with the amount of reps i can do in a workout, especially back (which is my strong point)

Rating (1-10): 9

Energy

Energy? This product? haha, jk. I did notice increased Stamina from the product as many have noticed I stayed in the weight longer, did more exercises and more reps.

Rating (1-10): 7
Once again I was limited at first

Mood

After getting off Cytolean and Basic Cuts, I did notice I still had "good" moods and did not feel down, except for one day, but that is normal

Rating (1-10): 8

Sex drive

Sex drive was taken up a gear or 2 with this product. The drive was something else and thus the activity per week was increased and only went down in the last week due to that time of the month......:mad:

Rating (1-10): 9

Erection strength

Hahah, oh lord.....comment on this? **** is anything private anymore???

I did notice the strength lasted longer even after i was done, so i just hit it up again. Took a bit longer to "die" at times

Rating (1-10): 9

Add anything miscellaneous here
REM sleep was great the first 2 weeks, but then my schedule got messed up with the traveling and inconsistent bedtime, so with this 2nd bottle and school starting, I can really test this since I will be getting my regular 7-9hours. Overall I loved it at first and was sad to see it "go away" due to my traveling.

Acne: Well overall my acne was the same (on the back) I tend to sweat very easily and it sucks, so this clogs my pores very easily and I did not notice any increase on my back nor do i ever get any on my face unless I dont shave for over week, then maybe 1.

First week I left my back scrubber at home and was at the beach. Sun screen + sand = clogged pores and possibly more pimples. So that did suck, but it wasnt too bad and once i got back the back scrubber, things got back to "normal"

Recovery was vital to my training since I trained 3x a week and chose bodyparts to workout depending on how my shoulder felt thus why my arms were worked out more often. However cant really comment in this dept, sorry

Overall product rating (1-10): 9

Did this product live up to expectations?
Pretty much, overall I felt I did not eliminate the variables that could have lead me to better experience with the product, but you know that is life and 95% of users arent very tight with those variables, however I will get another chance with this 2nd bottle and I will report back.

[Zachattack43]

2nd bottle

Things to note:
1) I increased dose from 4 to 6 a day
2) Shoulder problems showed up again forcing me to stop working out my upper body
3) I am on a CKD for the first time
4) I was in school for the 2nd bottle, while the first bottle was during vacation
5) Diet was more consistent on the 2nd bottle

Trial length (weeks): 3 weeks

Beginning body weight: 202lbs
Beginning body fat % (approx): ?

End body weight: 201lbs (still same as first bottle, just maintained)
End body fat % (approx): ?

Weight difference: -1lbs
Body fat % difference: much leaner, but then again I am new to the CKD

Give a basic description of your training and dietary approach:

Due to my shoulder I limited workouts to 3x a week and focused more on compound lifts to increase overall mass, while letting my diet help me get
those details in with the loss of fat. However once i stopped, I focused more on cardio and leg workouts.

My training approach is high reps at close to the heaviest weight possible i can do for the desired rep range, kinda like this:
1st set: 12-15
2nd: 8-12
3rd: 6-8
4th: 5-8

That was until my shoulder problems resurfaced

Plus I limit my break to 60 seconds or less. As I advanced in PT, I was allowed to try more cardio and go weights with my legs, I am still regaining my strength back in a very slow manner and I will not rush it

Diet: CKD style, its hard to really know how to do such when you are limited due to shoulder problems, but i did try to modify and most just cut out lots of those carb meals due to my body not needing so much.

I did email Dana all my details and questions. He is busy, so i have not heard back from him

Please note any effects the product had on:

Strength

Rating (1-10): N/A

Energy

Energy? This product? haha, jk. I did notice increased Stamina from the product as many have noticed I stayed in the weight longer, did more exercises and more reps. Even sex was longer and more frequent

Rating (1-10): 7
Once again I was limited at first and then limited again at the end

Mood

I handled CKD great for 2 weeks and then on week 3 had to start using some ClearEdge and more stims again. So really its hard to assess the effect Act X had on me since CKD was so new

Rating (1-10): hard to say

Sex drive

Sex drive went down a bit from the last month, probably due to the stress of school and my goals of getting on the Dean's List again, it is my last year after all, so my gf and I only saw each on Thursday - Saturday and even then we were busy as hell studying and she had to work

Rating (1-10): 7

Erection strength

Dear Rob,
I will only do this once, hope you enjoyed it the first time (no homo)

Rating (1-10):

[Zachattack43]

1st bottle vs 2nd bottle FINAL THOUGHTS

Aside from the notes from below:
1) I increased dose from 4 to 6 a day
2) Shoulder problems showed up again forcing me to stop working out my upper body
3) I am on a CKD for the first time
4) I was in school for the 2nd bottle, while the first bottle was during vacation
5) Diet was more consistent on the 2nd bottle

I felt more of a difference on the 1st bottle compared to the 2nd, but that can be attributed to so many reasons:
1) I increased the dose from 4 to 6 and there is prolly no need to do such
2) I was already feeling the effects and i had been on it for 4 weeks
3) Shoulder problems limited some aspects of it
4) Body possibly got used to the effects thus diminishing returns despite the increased dose

You must remember my 2nd bottle was an experiment of my own in which I BOUGHT. I will suggest to anyone who wants to try Act X to follow the directions on dose and cycle length, maybe its me, but I felt 8 weeks (2 bottles) is too long and not worth the diminishing returns. Stick with 1 bottle, wait the recommended length or longer and then get back on. I feel this, and I am 100% sure DS feels the same, is the better strategy to get your moneys worth.

I am not sure what others have to say about 2 bottles straight, but these are my own personal experiences, sure i was limited in the workout area, but i still strongly feel these are solid recommendations for anyone who chooses Act X.

BTW - I will use this again, hopefully my shoulder will be on its way to recovery and I can experience the GREAT REM sleep I get with this.

[uhockey]

Wonderful Zach, couldn't have asked for more. I always recommend 4 week cycles, but many have seen great results on 7-8 with ActX. I've no doubt that the schedule, injury, and diet played into a lot of the results, either way.

Good luck in school and good luck with getting everything rehabbed.

[Zachattack43]

Wonderful Zach, couldn't have asked for more. I always recommend 4 week cycles, but many have seen great results on 7-8 with ActX. I've no doubt that the schedule, injury, and diet played into a lot of the results, either way.

Good luck in school and good luck with getting everything rehabbed.

thank you sir, I appreciate you picking me to log this product. Its a product that i see myself using again and again.

[Robboe]

Sorry Zac, i thought i'd put the survey in your log. Thanks for being astute enough to fill it in anyway for us!

[Zachattack43]

Sorry Zac, i thought i'd put the survey in your log. Thanks for being astute enough to fill it in anyway for us!

you did, but I ran 2 bottles of it

[~~Aries~~]

Great review Zach. Very detailed and honest. Just what we need around here.

[Zachattack43]

Great review Zach. Very detailed and honest. Just what we need around here.

thank you, I try to be as detailed as possible plus I would never log a product from a company i dont trust.

[~~Aries~~]

thank you, I try to be as detailed as possible plus I would never log a product from a company i dont trust.

Hey, what's wrong with logging from a company you don't trust? I logged for Gaspari twice.











;) J/K of course. It's always nice to see someone with some morals around here.

[Zachattack43]

Hey, what's wrong with logging from a company you don't trust? I logged for Gaspari twice.



;) J/K of course. It's always nice to see someone with some morals around here.

Thank you. How is your progress coming along?

[Robboe]

you did, but I ran 2 bottles of it

Ah, then i apologise for not being astute enough to realise that i did!

[Zachattack43]

Ah, then i apologise for not being astute enough to realise that i did!

no big deal, I like seeing activity in my log, not sure if enough people read my review comparing the 1st bottle to 2nd bottle and why 4 weeks is prolly better than 8.

[uhockey]

no big deal, I like seeing activity in my log, not sure if enough people read my review comparing the 1st bottle to 2nd bottle and why 4 weeks is prolly better than 8.

I read it. Quit grabassing Rob! :)

[haiz69]

This log delivers.

[Zachattack43]

This log delivers.

thats what she said
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[~~Aries~~]

Thank you. How is your progress coming along?

Eh, kind of at a standstill right now, but it's my own fault. There's been so much going on lately that my training got put aside. I've been meaning to get it all straightened out, but crap keeps getting in the way. We just got robbed yesterday. Found out who did it today and I've been busy trying to keep my hubby from taking care of it. Very stressful.

[haiz69]

thats what she said
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I love that show.

[Sldge]

Zach-thanks again for the first log and it shows a lot about ACTX that you continued the log on after the free bottle was done. I think most people should follow the dosing protocol we laid out exactly. Thats the reason we did it. Some people will do really well at 7 or 8 weeks but for most people 4 weeks at the reccomended dose is exactly what they need. You can always run 1 bottle take 2-3 weeks off and run it again.

Great log.

[5Six]

Great review, Zach. Sorry I wasn't around much lately. What do you have planned next?

[Zachattack43]

Great review, Zach. Sorry I wasn't around much lately. What do you have planned next?

Sit on the sideline, continue to do CKD while finishing up PT for my legs. I can can do leg workouts, but I am cant do upper body

[Zachattack43]

Eh, kind of at a standstill right now, but it's my own fault. There's been so much going on lately that my training got put aside. I've been meaning to get it all straightened out, but crap keeps getting in the way. We just got robbed yesterday. Found out who did it today and I've been busy trying to keep my hubby from taking care of it. Very stressful.

OMG! I am very sorry, let me know if you need some help. You can always email me for advice and I can help you.


Zach-thanks again for the first log and it shows a lot about ACTX that you continued the log on after the free bottle was done. I think most people should follow the dosing protocol we laid out exactly. Thats the reason we did it. Some people will do really well at 7 or 8 weeks but for most people 4 weeks at the reccomended dose is exactly what they need. You can always run 1 bottle take 2-3 weeks off and run it again.

Great log.
I agree, I shouldnt have increased the dose, but now others can see from my experience that you should listen to DS and that if they were really after your money, they wouldnt care about your large dose. Once again THANK YOU!:D

I have another bottle, but I will run it after I find out whats wrong with my shoulders and get back on the road to recovery.

PT for my knee and ankle tendons is going great, so are my workouts in the gym. I convinced my therapist I need more therapy and less working out during my PT. Its encouraging I walked 3.1miles with some jogging and uphill running and the next day it was just barely tender and the following day, Tuesday, I hardly noticed it anymore.

On the treadmill I used to be able to do 12-14minutes before hurting bad, now I can do 36minutes before feeling the slightest pain.

[Big_Tom(tk)]

Great Log Man! I do have to agree with you about sticking to doing 4 weeks at a time. I also did 8 weeks with pretty much exactly the same results in the second 4.
Great review(s) as well!

[5Six]

Sit on the sideline, continue to do CKD while finishing up PT for my legs. I can can do leg workouts, but I am cant do upper body

What the hell. I have a feeling I missed something major.

[40-Yard Dash_2]

Zach, I hope all goes well with the shoulders and continued recovery with the knee and ankle tendons.

[Zachattack43]

Great Log Man! I do have to agree with you about sticking to doing 4 weeks at a time. I also did 8 weeks with pretty much exactly the same results in the second 4.
Great review(s) as well!
glad to know someone agrees me with me, however I did increase the dose


What the hell. I have a feeling I missed something major.

Really hard to explain, there are many factors that played into account with my injury, it sucks, but its not as bad as it seems. I will see the doctor on Friday, It would have been sooner, but out of town primary care physicians and insurance referral policies suck the big one and i just want a freakin MRI and be on the road to recovery


Zach, I hope all goes well with the shoulders and continued recovery with the knee and ankle tendons.
Thank you, now where is Blake? I will need all the help I can get in recovery including patience

[5Six]

Really hard to explain, there are many factors that played into account with my injury, it sucks, but its not as bad as it seems. I will see the doctor on Friday, It would have been sooner, but out of town primary care physicians and insurance referral policies suck the big one and i just want a freakin MRI and be on the road to recovery

I wish you the quickest recovery, Zach. And let me know whose ass I should kick.

[Zachattack43]

I wish you the quickest recovery, Zach. And let me know whose ass I should kick.

Blue Cross Blue Shield :D

[uhockey]

An MRI doesn't put ya on the road to recovery. ;)

Taking a break from all the lifting....and walking......might......athough thats not too practical.

[Zachattack43]

An MRI doesn't put ya on the road to recovery. ;)

Taking a break from all the lifting....and walking......might......athough thats not too practical.

just meant in the sense that they can figure whats wrong and start doing something to repair it, but you knew that

[GreenGal]

Hey Zachattack43. Thanks for your response to my thread regarding PH's vs. steroids.

Supps. he's taking:

PH: 1-AD (I know this is bad)
PostCycle: Retain2, Inhibit-E, ActaT

[Zachattack43]

I am on week 2 of this with LX2.0 and loving. It is really helping me pack the mass back on as I slowly up the weight and reps due to my shoulder.

[5Six]

Strong 2 month bump. Glad to see it's working out for you, playa.

[Zachattack43]

Strong 2 month bump. Glad to see it's working out for you, playa.

couldnt help it, I really love the product.

[uhockey]

Thanks for the continuing feedback, Zach.....and keep on going with the recovery.