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Bammy
06-02-2005, 07:51 AM
Today I will be starting my review of Burst by ASR. Burst is a Kre-Alkalyn product which also contains Citrulline Malate, Arginine Malate, Taurine, R-ALA, and vanadyl sulfate. According to ASR, it is the ultimate power and pump supplement.
My Stats:
Age: 22
Weight: 173
Height: 6 ft.
BF: 9.5%
LBM: 156.5
Goals
I will be doing more of a lean bulk on this as my body fat has gotten a little high for my liking. Mostly, I will be adding a little cardio and regulating carbs before bed. Hopefully I gain strength, and lean mass, while losing some bodyfat.
After 4 weeks, something like 175lbs @ 8% bf (161 LBM) would be nice. So that would be a gain of 4.5lbs lean mass and a loss of 1.5% bf.
Current lifts:
DL – 370 x 8
Db bench – 90s x 8
ATG squat – 235 x 7
Leg press – 680 x 8
Current Supplements:
ON's 100% whey
Syntrax Matrix 5.0
Dextrose
Centrum Performance Multi Vitamin
Vitamin C 500mg
EFA gelcaps
Dosing
The bottle recommends taking 4 capsules pre and 4 post workout, and 8 at one time on off days. I would like to try doing whats recommended, and also try taking all 8 before workouts. 8 caps contains 1.5g KA, so I think having that all pre might work best.
MassMaker
06-02-2005, 09:13 AM
Hey Bammy good to see that you are starting. Wanted to tell you there in no problem with taking the 8 caps pre workout. That is how I do it and it works very well that way. Thanks again!
Kelly
ASR Sports
Bammy
06-02-2005, 12:27 PM
Day 1:
Pre workout: 4 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Back, Biceps & Forearms
Deads:
8 x 185
8 x 245
8 x 295
6 x 315
wide chins:
3 x 10
lat shrugs:
10 x 320
11 x 320
12 x 320
cable row:
3 x 11 x 150
alt. db curl: (waiting for EZ curl bar to free up)
20 x 35
EZ bar curl:
3 x 7 x 85
alt. db curl:
2 x 14 x 35
high cable curl: (done on Nautilus cable machine)
7 x 125
8 x 110
8 x 110
behind back wrist curl:
3 x 7-7 x 115 (first 7 reps bar rolls to fingertips)
ss w/
reverse grip bb curl:
3 x 10 x 60
Immedately Post workout: 4 caps
Not too much to note today, although I did have trouble washing my hands in the locker room after the forearm work.
Bammy
06-03-2005, 03:21 PM
Day 2:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Shoulders & cardio
bb press:
8 x 95
8 x 115
7 x 135
8 x 135
db laterals:
3 x 10 x 30 -drop-
3 x 12 x 20
bent over laterals:
3 x 12 x 30
bb shrug:
3 x 9 x 225
db shrug:
3 x 12 x 70
cardio- hiit on treadmill, 10-8 mph, 1.7mi., 11 min
Man, I really felt stronger today, everything just felt easier. With delt stuff I was able to increase reps more than ussual, it felt good. I think I respond very well to kre-alkalyn. I did get pumps of course, but not quite as intense as they had been with White Blood. I wasn't even expecting anything yet, it was a nice surprise.
Bammy
06-04-2005, 04:22 PM
Day 3:
Off day, took 8 caps. Just needed a rest.
Bammy
06-05-2005, 03:10 PM
Day 4:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Legs
ATG squats:
8 x 145
8 x 195
6 x 235
SLDL:
3 x 12 x 195
Seated leg curl:
3 x 12 x 180
Leg Press:
9 x 680
9 x 680
12 x 680
45 degree calf raise:
3 x 12 x 180
drop to 90 and rep out
Days like this are what keep me motivated to continue what I'm doing. Only 6 reps on squats at 235, but all 6 were to the the very bottom. I got 7 last time, but all weren't all the way down. I love the development I'm continuing to see in my quads too. I think vanadyl helps with seeing muscle separations.
MassMaker
06-06-2005, 08:23 AM
Great Log so far thanks for keeping me posted.
Kelly
Bammy
06-06-2005, 12:17 PM
Great Log so far thanks for keeping me posted.
Kelly
No problem Kelly.
Bammy
06-07-2005, 08:00 AM
Yesterday's workout
Day 5:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Chest & tris
incline db press:
8 x 50
8 x 70
9 x 70
9 x 70
flat db press:
3 x 8 x 65
Tri set of:
low cable fly:
2 x 12 x 80
mid cable x-over:
2 x 12 x 95
high cable x-over:
2 x 12 x 115
v-bar press down:
3 x 10 x 140
lunge stance rope press:
3 x 9 x 200 (Nautilus cables)
dips:
9
9
6
I felt good and strong during the workout. Dips are down but only because I put them at the end, I was fried by then. Every thing else is going up. Only bad thing I noticed is a headache but it was also incredibly hot today compared to how it has been.
*I would update this the day of, but a few days a week a relative is staying at my house and I don't want to use the computer when I get home at 11:30pm and wake him up. Plus the internet is down at the gym where I work.
Bammy
06-07-2005, 08:01 AM
This morning I weighed in at 175, and with 9%bf as of last night. Chest and tris are all sore today too.
Bammy
06-07-2005, 12:18 PM
Day 6:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Back, Biceps
Deads:
8 x 185
8 x 245
8 x 315
wide chins:
3 x 10
lat shrugs:
10 x 330
10 x 330
10 x 330
cable row:
3 x 9 x 160
EZ bar curl:
8 x 85
7 x 85
7 x 85
alt. db curl:
3 x 16 x 35
cable preacher curl:
3 x 7 x 40
drop to 20, rep out
I have been having great workouts lately. You can see I'm adding reps easily if you look at last back/bi day. I can't wait to see where this goes over the next couple weeks. My energy has been very good during workouts, and I'm taking nothing but Burst and my whey/oat shake pre-workout.
Pump is pretty decent too. Not as good as White Blood, and almost as good as NOS Ether, but still very good and this is only the first week. I look more defined during workouts though. Not a swollen look, pumped but still defined.
Bammy
06-08-2005, 11:46 AM
Day 7:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Shoulders & abs
db press:
8 x 50
8 x 65
8 x 65
9 x 65
db laterals:
3 x 11 x 30 -drop-
3 x 12 x 20
bent over laterals:
3 x 12 x 30
bb shrug:
3 x 10 x 195
db shrug:
3 x 13 x 70
Tri-set of:
cable crunch:
2 x 15 x 180
reverse incline crunch:
2 x 12
swiss ball crunch:
2 x 10
I forgot my workout journal today. So I guessed (badly) at what weights I had been using for certain exercises. I upped my db press to 65 a little prematurely, but I was able to get at least 8 reps in, and 9 on the last set with a spot. During my second set of lateral raises, and afterward, the delt ache started to set in from the pump and fatigue. Thats not a fun feeling.
I went a lot ligher than I should have on bb shrugs because I thought I remebered seeing that wieght. Oh well. I don't know how people who never write down their workouts ever make steady charted progress.
stajj79
06-09-2005, 05:12 PM
this product interests me alot. I followed your jolt log and i was wondering how this product compares. currently im stacking thunder and jolt but its almost time for soem new supps
Bammy
06-09-2005, 08:40 PM
Day 8:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Legs
ATG squats:
8 x 145
8 x 195
7 x 235
Leg Press:
8 x 690
8 x 690
11 x 690
SLDL:
2 x 12 x 200
This workout was really short because I had to get to a client. I had to finish with enough time to stretch a little and throw back a shake by the time she was all warmed up. Anyway, with enough struggling, i was able to add another rep to my squats at 235, all bottomed out. The increases so far aren't crazy like I was getting with NOS Ether, but still enough to keep from plateauing, which always happens to me on squats for some reason. Leg presses with 690 were tough of course, but not as straining as I expected.
If anyone remembers, I was doing 320 on sldls a while ago, and these, along with other things, recently got lightened a lot to improve form. So I'm just working my way back up, while going a lot lower down the shins.
Bammy
06-09-2005, 08:45 PM
this product interests me alot. I followed your jolt log and i was wondering how this product compares. currently im stacking thunder and jolt but its almost time for soem new supps
It's really a diffent type of product all together. I think Jolt helped me push out some extra reps at times because my mind was so focused. I don't get the same type of focus with Burst, but I do feel that it gives me better energy. Nothing like a stimulant, but just enough pep to get through a workout without feeling tired at all.
Hows Thunder treating you?
Bammy
06-10-2005, 11:26 AM
Day 9:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Chest & tris
incline bb press:
8 x 95
3 x 9 x 145
flat db press:
3 x 8 x 70
mid cable x-over:
3 x 12 x 100
+drop
v-bar press down:
3 x 10 x 150
lunge stance rope press:
3 x 12 x 200 (Nautilus cables)
dips:
18
16
13
Most of the workout was good and everything, but check out the dips! I was gonna go for 10 or so reps. I had my mp3 player and I have this song called "frantic" not sure who its by but it isn't the one by Metallica. I waited for the part i like to come on and started dipping and I just turned into a monster! I did 18 like nothing, it wasn't hard or taxing feeling, it was great. I felt like I was finally releasing this huge lump of aggression.
Kelly I hope you were kidding when you said something about spiking one of the bottles with DBol!
stajj79
06-10-2005, 01:32 PM
Strengh gains are great....i had a sick bicept day today ( supposed to be a leg day but hurt my hammie yesterday). I think the jolt and thunder is a great mix, cept im lookin to replace the jolt. The focus is good but im looking for some more energy. Im probably gunna subsitute it with ready for war and maybe add nitro evolution to my next stack too
MassMaker
06-11-2005, 01:11 PM
D-Bol .....it has got to be the D-Bol!!!! LOL
Kelly
Bammy
06-11-2005, 01:22 PM
Day 10:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Back, Biceps
Deads:
8 x 185
8 x 245
7 x 335
wide chins:
10
10
7
lat shrugs:
10 x 335
10 x 335
10 x 335
cable row:
3 x 10 x 160
EZ bar curl:
3 x 8 x 85
db preacher curl to outside:
3 x 8 x 25
alt. db curl:
2 x 16 x 35 -drop-
2 x 16 x 25 -drop-
2 x 16 x 15 -drop
I was very happy with my 7 reps at 335 on deads. Last time I tried that weight I got 5. My new goal is to get 1 rep with 405 by the end of the summer. All in all everything is increasing better than normal and I'm feeling great. Today I had to work early and I was tired all day, I was wishing I had some kind of stimulant to wake me up for my workout. Turns out I didn't need anything, I think I really am having better energy with Burst for some reason too.
Also the pumps during db curls were borderline painful at the top, which is what I'm looking for. So again, the pump isn't the best I've had, but its still enough to get a little pain going on which is pretty good.
Bammy
06-11-2005, 01:24 PM
Kelly, which of the ingredients is the blue specks? Sometimes I open the caps and pour them in water so I don't have to swallow all that gelatin stuff.
Bammy
06-12-2005, 07:53 PM
Day 11:
off day :(
MassMaker
06-13-2005, 06:15 AM
Bammy that is either the d-bol or the liquid-X in a dry state. Ya Ya whatever right? I believe it is the Vanadyl but I will have to ask to make sure for you.
Thanks man great log so far! Just wanted to let you know I sent out 5 bottles of BURST and you are the only one so far to go threw with doing a log. Thank you for your time.
Kelly
Bammy
06-13-2005, 08:41 AM
Bammy that is either the d-bol or the liquid-X in a dry state. Ya Ya whatever right? I believe it is the Vanadyl but I will have to ask to make sure for you.
Thanks man great log so far! Just wanted to let you know I sent out 5 bottles of BURST and you are the only one so far to go threw with doing a log. Thank you for your time.
Kelly
Thanks. You should send out a PM to those guys.
Bammy
06-14-2005, 06:36 AM
Yesterday
Day 12:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Shoulders & abs
bb press:
8 x 95
8 x 125
8 x 135
db laterals:
3 x 12 x 30 -drop-
3 x 12 x 20
bent over laterals:
3 x 13 x 30
bb shrug:
3 x 10 x 225
db shrug:
3 x 13 x 70
Tri-set of:
cable crunch:
2 x 14 x 190
reverse incline crunch:
2 x 14
swiss ball crunch:
2 x 10
Not my greatest workout. I was truely drained from a 2 hr. drive that left me and my car seat just soaked in sweat. It is getting hot here (upper 80s low 90s) and I don't use AC. I tend to get more strange muscle cramps when I am a little dehydrated and I was getting them in my traps during bb press.
The pain I'm getting in delts during the lateral drop sets is getting pretty intense too. I seems like pumps are increasing still.
Bammy
06-14-2005, 12:00 PM
Day 13:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Legs
ATG squats:
2 x 20 x 155
Leg Press:
1 x 690
standing leg curl:
3 x 12 x 70
1 leg seated calf raise:
3 x 14 x 45
I can never do 20 rep squats and get through the rest of my leg workout. They are so intense that I feel sick and light headed afterwards no matter what. I don't know why I'm not getting used to it yet. I did one rep of leg press and then knew there was no way I was going to do these without passing out or something else bad happening. Now I'm just exhausted.
Is there anyone else who does 20 reppers and doesn't feel like this? I have been doing them about once a month just for a change from heavier squats. I don't know if I'm getting hypoglycemic or what. I have a scoop of whey and 1 cup of oats 30 min before every workout.
Bammy
06-15-2005, 11:17 AM
Day 14:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Chest & tris
incline bb press:
8 x 95
10 x 145
5 x 165
2 x 185
flat db press:
3 x 9 x 70
Tri set of:
low cable fly:
2 x 13 x 80
mid cable x-over:
2 x 12 x 95
high cable x-over:
2 x 14 x 95
v-bar press down:
3 x 10 x 155
overhead db extension:
3 x 7 x 25s
HIIT cardio- 10 min @ 10.5 to 7.5 mph
I felt like seeing what i could do today with the incline press. I've never gone up that high with those as I had been focusing on db pressing for so long. This was a pretty short workout, but I think thats OK because I tried different stuff than I'm used to. Huge chest pump today as well as very defined looking triceps. I love what products with vanadyl do to my triceps.
Bammy
06-16-2005, 06:38 PM
Day 15:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Back, Biceps
Deads:
8 x 185
8 x 275
1 x 365
1 x 385
CG lat pulldowns:
3 x 10 x 160
barbell row:
3 x 8 x 115
EZ bar curl:
11 x 75
10 x 75
10 x 75
alt. db curl:
16 x 30 -drop-
30 x 20
Since my goal is to dead 405 for a rep by the end of the summer, I figured I need to start doing singles. Got up to 385 which is a PR. I did a little higher rep lighter bi work for a change, and got excelent pumps. These workouts have been disappointingly short only because I am getting so much busier at work and have to get with clients. Otherwise I would be training for a lot longer because I have plenty of energy and ambition left over when I stop.
Weight this morning was 176, back up to 9.5% bf.
Thats 3 lbs up at the same bodyfat at this point.
nick912
06-16-2005, 08:13 PM
How does this compare to Ether?
Bammy
06-17-2005, 10:51 AM
How does this compare to Ether?
I think I'll decide that at the end. Ether was awesome but the best didn't come on until around day 20. So far, I'm very happy with the strength gains, but Ether in the last week or so was better.
Also I gained 6 lbs on Ether, and so far I've gained 3 on Burst, we will see by the end.
Bammy
06-17-2005, 10:58 AM
Day 16:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Shoulders & abs
db press:
8 x 50s
3 x 9 x 65s
lying laterals:
3 x 11 x 25s
front raise: (haven't done these in years)
20 x 20s
18 x 25s
20 x 30s
18 x 35s
cable rear delt raise: (1 arm at a time)
8 x 30
8 x 30
10 x 20
bb shrug:
3 x 11 x 225
db shrug:
3 x 12 x 75 +drop
Tri-set of:
reverse incline crunch:
2 x 20
twisting oblique cable crunch:
2 x 20 x 150
swiss ball crunch:
2 x 12
I changed a lot of my delt routine to keep from stagnating. Front raises were nice, I can see a big vein popping out of my delts when I do these. Strength really feels to be increasing quickly even with abs.
Bammy
06-17-2005, 01:47 PM
I had my mp3 player and I have this song called "frantic" not sure who its by but it isn't the one by Metallica.
I just figured it out. Its "Gods of Rapture" by Meshuggah.
Bammy
06-18-2005, 03:54 PM
Day 17:
Pre workout: 8 caps 20 min. before workout
Workout - Legs
ATG squats:
8 x 135
8 x 185
8 x 225
2 x 245
SLDL:
3 x 12 x 205
Leg Press:
9 x 690
9 x 690
12 x 690
Standing leg curl:
3 x 12 x 70
seated calf raise:
3 x 17 x 125
ss w/
calf press (in leg press):
3 x 14 x 180
I had good energy and good strength the whole way through. Also I'm sore all over the place today, traps, abs, medial and rear delts.
Bammy
06-19-2005, 01:11 PM
Day 18:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Chest & tris
flat bb press:
8 x 95
8 x 115
8 x 135
7 x 155
3 x 175
incline db press:
3 x 10 x 55
mid cable x-over:
2 x 12 x 105
low cable fly:
2 x 13 x 80
behind back press down:
3 x 10 x 180
v-bar press down:
3 x 8 x 160
dips:
17
9
9
HIIT cardio- 10 min @ 10.5 to 8 mph
This is the first time I have done any flat benching in probably a year and a half. I just felt like trying something new. I liked it, only it still bothered my shoulder a little like I remembered. I am still getting really nice pumps. Nothing painful, just really pumped looking without losing any definition. Endurance is also up.
nick912
06-20-2005, 03:09 PM
I think I'll decide that at the end. Ether was awesome but the best didn't come on until around day 20. So far, I'm very happy with the strength gains, but Ether in the last week or so was better.
Also I gained 6 lbs on Ether, and so far I've gained 3 on Burst, we will see by the end.
Nice, im following very closely to make the descision on which to get..Thanks dude!
Bammy
06-20-2005, 05:10 PM
I'm sick as hell. Can't make it to the gym or keep down ANY foods or liquid. I've never felt so weak I can barely hold my head up.
Bammy
06-21-2005, 06:57 PM
Well, I'm feeling mostly better today but not enough for a workout. Morning weight was 170, no food or drink for a whole day sucks. I hope I climb back up quickly, because a lot of that had to be water weight. Tomorrow I will be back in the gym.
Bammy
06-22-2005, 07:29 PM
Day 19:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Back, Biceps
underhand grip chins:
11,9,7
CG cable row:
3 x 10 x 150
pulldown:
3 x 12 x 120
alt. db curl:
3 x 20 x 30s
reverse grip preacher curl:
3 x 8 x 50
behind back bb wrist curl:
3 x 8-8 x 145
Well this sucks. I'm much weaker, wieghed 171 this morning, and tested at 12% bf??? I guess I lost so much lean mass that even without gaining fat, my pecentage is up. 2 days ago I was 176 at 9.5%. Its amazing how quickly illness can take you down. My lower back just feels weak as **** too. Don't know how long it will take me to reach my 405 dead goal now.
My veins are also smaller than they were. They were popping out in my forearms but just looked thinner.
Bammy
06-23-2005, 12:49 PM
Day 20:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Shoulders
bb press:
8 x 95
8 x 115
8 x 135
db laterals:
3 x 12 x 30s
ss w/
db front raises:
3 x 20 x 30s
cable rear delt raise: (1 arm at a time)
3 x 12 x 20
bb shrug:
3 x 11 x 225
db shrug:
12 x 75s -drop-
10 x 55s -drop-
10 x 35s
I feel like I am back now as far as stregth is concerned. But I guess I lost those 5 or 6 lbs, they haven't come back yet. Even got a decent delt pump today.
MassMaker
06-23-2005, 12:53 PM
Sorry about getting sick bro! Hope eveything kicks back in for you soon.
Kelly
Bammy
06-23-2005, 12:57 PM
Sorry about getting sick bro! Hope eveything kicks back in for you soon.
Kelly
Thanks, I hope so too. Today I felt pretty good, I just want the weight to go back up!
Bammy
06-24-2005, 11:00 AM
Day 21:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Legs
warmup - 3 min jog
ATG squats:
8 x 135
8 x 175
8 x 205 (even that was very tough)
Leg Press:
7 x 700
7 x 700
10 x 700
SLDL:
3 x 12 x 205
Standing leg curl:
3 x 12 x 70
seated calf raise:
3 x 18 x 125
ss w/
calf press (in leg press):
3 x 18 x 180
I'm pretty much just maintaining strength for the most part in these workouts. Felt weaker on squats but everything else is about the same. With calves, though, I was able to add some reps.
Bammy
06-26-2005, 08:30 AM
Yesterday
Day 22:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Chest & tris
incline bb press:
8 x 95
10 x 135
10 x 135
10 x 135
flat db press:
3 x 7 x 70
tri set of
low cable fly:
2 x 12 x 80
mid cable fly:
2 x 10 x 95
high cable x-over:
2 x 12 x 95
v-bar press down:
3 x 10 x 160
overhead db extension:
3 x 7 x 25
Strength is down in the chest area. I guess I just have to see where I go from these 4 workouts in terms of where I am now and not where I was.
Bammy
06-27-2005, 08:33 PM
Yesterday
Day 23:
Off day
Bammy
06-27-2005, 08:41 PM
Day 24:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Back, Biceps, forearms
Deads:
8 x 185
8 x 265
8 x 315
2 x 355
wide chins:
3 x 9
lat shrug:
10 x 325
10 x 325
11 x 325
CG cable row:
3 x 9 x 160
EZ bar curl:
3 x 8 x 80
alt. db curl:
3 x 16 x 35s
Concentration curl:
3 x 6 x 25
cable preacher curl:
3 x 8 x 40
reverse cable curl w/ strt. bar:
3 x 6 x 100, 4 x 80
bb wrist curl:
15 x 60
14 x 60
14 x 60
I feel like I am back! Strength is way up since last back/bi workout. Also one of my clients didn't show so I got a longer than ave. workout in. Had plenty of stamina and energy. I had a solid lat pumps and one of those immobilizing pumps in my forearm flexors. Felt great.
Bammy
06-28-2005, 12:06 PM
Day 25:
Pre workout: 8 caps 20 min. before workout
Workout - Shoulders & cardio
bb press:
8 x 50s
8 x 60
9 x 65
7 x 65
db laterals:
3 x 8 x 35s
ss w/
db front raises:
3 x 16 x 35s
cable rear delt raise: (1 arm at a time)
9 x 30
9 x 30
10 x 30
bb shrug:
3 x 10 x 235
db shrug:
3 x 12 x 75s
HIIT cardio: 11 min @ 10 - 8 mph
Strength is still going up much faster than average. I'm feeling very good. Cardio was just too easy. I am not fatiguing as fast as I usually would, or getting tired at all during the workouts.
On a bad note, I almost broke the tip of my pinky off by letting the db in my right hand slam into it at the bottom of a lateral. God that hurt.
Bammy
06-29-2005, 11:37 AM
Day 26:
Last night around midnight after getting home from work, I cut my hand open with a knife. I was trying to stir up natural peanut butter and it was thick so I was chopping it and I missed the jar and dug the knife into my hand. So after 3 hours at the ER I got stiches in the muscle I cut open in my hand and the skin too. So I can't use my hand for probably a week and its all wrapped up so my forearm is probably going to disinegrate. I guess I'll pick up the log when I'm able to work out again.
Bammy
07-05-2005, 05:19 PM
Day 27:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Legs
forgot to warm up
ATG squats:
15 x 135
12 x 165
8 x 195
Standing leg curl:
14 x 70
9 x 80
9 x 80
Leg extension:
20 x 155
10 x 200
seated calf raise:
3 x 18 x 125
ss w/
calf press (in leg press):
3 x 18 x 180
First workout in a week. It was hard to even put the plates on the bar, so I decided I needed to skip leg press so I don't rip the stitches out. Overall, I don't feel like I lost too much strength in that week off. I actually added some weight to the leg curls, but that might be because I skipped SLDLs. This is the longest break I have taken in 2 years. I did notice my muscles were aching during squats and extension, which tells me that I was getting detrained.
All these interruptions have really ruined this log. I don't know how much better the strength and size gains would have gotten if I was able to use the product straight through. My weight has maintained through the break, but bodyfat has gone to 10.3%. Thats what happens when you are forced to take a break though.
Bammy
07-06-2005, 09:33 AM
Day 28:
Off day
I don't want to do any upper body lifts until I get the stitches out, which should be tomorrow unless they are not ready. My quads are REALLY sore today. They never feel like this.
Bammy
07-07-2005, 07:57 PM
Day 29:
I went to get my stitches removed. Doc said they weren't ready yet so now I have to wait till monday! He said that I could lift thought. So today I took my dose and headed to the gym. Started out with incline bb bench, thumbless grip to put less stress on the stitches, but even with that, they started to tear and bleed a little where they pierce the skin. I couldn't do any more lifting. I'm so tired of this, I want them OUT!
Bammy
07-08-2005, 07:47 PM
Day 30:
I called up the doc and he took the stitches out today. I can lift again on Monday.
Bammy
07-10-2005, 04:25 PM
Day 31:
Pre workout: 8 caps 15 min. before workout
Workout - Legs
warmup - 3 min running @ 8 mph
ATG squats:
8 x 145
8 x 185
8 x 205
Leg press:
7 x 700
7 x 700
10 x 700
Standing leg curl:
3 x 10 x 80
1 leg seated calf raise:
3 x 15 x 45
standing calf raise:
3 x 10 x 60
Well everything is a bit better than last leg day. After all, I had plenty of time to recover not being able to do any upper body workouts. I'm glad I was able to get the same weight and reps with leg press as I was getting before the injury.
Final review
I really didn't get to experience the full potential of BURST because of all the interruptions. Its just been a very unlucky past few weeks for me. I feel the strength gains were increasing faster and faster, but when I had to interrupt the usage, it restarted.
Comparison wise, I can say that from what I experienced, the strength gains were better than any CEE product I have used, better than creatine mono, tri-creatine malate etc., but not as good as NOS Ether. However, the price is lower for BURST, so you have to keep that in mind. You get what you pay for.
As for the pump, BURST gave decent pumps coupled with an increase in definition. The pumps on White Blood were superior to BURST. However, on White Blood my definition tended to decrease during workouts, while it increased with BURST.
I also felt a decrease in fatigue and increase in endurance with BURST consistently.
In my opinion this product doesn't lead the pack in any one area, but gives decent results in a lot of areas and really improves lifting performance.
Here is a good analogy using shampoo(I don't care about shampoo but my fiance loves to complain about it): You can get a separate shampoo and a conditioner. The results may be best this way but there is more to buy and more expense. Or you can buy a shampoo and conditioner in one, like head and shoulders or pert plus. You get it all in one package, but each effect is less dramatic. BURST is like the shampoo and contitioner in one.
Thank you Kelly and ASR!