Advanced Muscle Science Log

stuartreeves · 04-23-2008, 04:42 PM

Starting on Monday I am going to be starting an Advanced Muscle Science stack that includes Decavol, 1-Andro, 4-AD, and Arom-X.

This will be my regimine for the cycle, that will take a total of 12 weeks, including PCT.

Week 1/2-
1-Andro- 5 Caps per day
Decavol- 4 caps per day

Week 3/4-
1-Andro- 4 caps per day
4-AD- 4 capps per day
Decavol- 3 caps per day

Week 5/6-
1-Andro- 3 caps per day
4-AD- 3 caps per day

Weeks 7-12-
Arom-X- 5 caps per day

I will do frequent updates on what is happening throughout the cycle, including weight, BF%, strength gains, mood, etc. If their is something that I am not including, please let me know and I will be sure to include it.

ILPump · 04-23-2008, 09:24 PM

I'm subbed for this one, the decavol looks interesting....

Raz65 · 04-23-2008, 10:53 PM

I'm in!

Macrobolic · 04-23-2008, 10:55 PM

Definitely in. I bought all of those and am just figuring out what dosing protocol to use. Subb'd.

stuartreeves · 04-24-2008, 08:33 AM

I also failed to mention that I have been taking milk thistle for the past 2 weeks to prepare my liver for this cycle. Not that any of these products are overly harmful, but I wanted to be safer than sorry.

stuartreeves · 04-24-2008, 09:16 AM

Here is the workout plan that I am going to follow for the first 4 weeks of the cycle.

? Week 1 = 2 sets per exercise
? Week 2 = 3 sets per exercise
? Week 3 = 4 sets per exercise
? Week 4 = 5 sets per exercise

Rest time is 90 seconds between sets.

Workout 1 Chest+Shoulders
Workout 2 Back+Traps
Workout 3 Legs
Workout 4 Arms

Chest+Shoulder
Bench Press 2-5 X 6-10
Incline DB Press 2-5 X 6-10
Dips 2-5 X 6-10
Military or DB Press 2-5 X 6-10
DB Side Lateral 2-5 X 6-10

Back+Traps
Rack Deadlift 2-5 X 6-10
Pull-Up 2-5 X 6-10
Bent Over Row 2-5 X 6-10
BB Shrug 2-5 X 6-10
DB Shrug 2-5 X 6-10

Legs
Squats 2-5 X 6-10
Stiff Leg Deadlift 2-5 X 6-10
Leg Extension 2-5 X 6-10
Leg Curl 2-5 X 6-10
Lunges 2-5 X 6-10

Arms+Calves
BB Curl 2-5 X 6-10
Close Grip Bench 2-5 X 6-10
Skull Crusher 2-5 X 6-10
DB Curl 2-5 X 6-10
Standing Calf Raise 2-5 X 6-10
Seated Calf Raise 2-5 X 6-10

I will be posting the weight/load for each exercise each day. By all means, this log is for all of us to learn how the AMS products are going to work for us, with me being the test subject, but please make comments and ask questions as the process go along. In addition to the AMS stack, I will also be taking the following support supplements:

Universal Animal Pak
Scivation XTend pre- and during workout
Scivation VasoCharge- Pre-workout
CLA
Whey Protein- Post workout and Bed time

I will be adding or altering varous supplements as needed to reach the goals that I am trying to achieve. The overall goal of this cycle is to prepare to compete in my second bodybuilding competition in September 2008.

stuartreeves · 04-30-2008, 09:12 AM

So this morning I started the cycle. My stats thsi morning are:

Weight- 232.6
BF%- 10.3

I will be doing my Monday workout later in today, preceded by a 1 mile job on the treadmill to get the gears pumping.

stuartreeves · 04-30-2008, 09:20 AM

I did chest yesterday, and I have to say I felt like my skin was going to rip. The pump was really intense, in a great way. MY attitude was definitely better than average and I honestly wanted to keep lifting, I really had to force myself to leave the gym.

Here is what I did:

DB Press:

1 set 10x85 lbs
1 set 10x105 lbs
2 sets 10x115 lbs
1 set 25x60 lbs

Incline DB Press:

1 set 10x55 lbs
1 set 10x65 lbs
1 set 10x75 lbs
1 set 10x80 lbs
1 set 25x45 lbs

Decline DB Press:

2 sets 10x70 lbs
2 sets 10x85 lbs
1 set 25x40 lbs

Pec Deck:

4 sets 10x120 lbs
1 set 25x60 lbs

Pushups:

2 sets to failure

Other than the AMS cycle I took L-Arginine, 1000 mg, right before the workout, plus sipped on Scivation XTend throughout the workout. Immediately following I drank 3 scoops of Whey Isolate and some glutamine.

refael · 04-30-2008, 03:50 PM

i'm about to start the same cycle next week + controlled labs orange triad hopes it all go well

stuartreeves · 05-01-2008, 12:17 PM

Today was a leg day, after yesterdays workout I was really excited to hit the legs and see how they would be affected by the cycle.

Squats:

1 set 10x250 lbs
1 set 10x270 lbs
2 sets 10x300 lbs

Deadlifts:

4 sets 10x135 lbs

Lunges:

4 sets 15x35 lbs (DB's in each hand)

Leg extensions:

1 set 10x150 lbs
1 set 10x170 lbs
2 sets 10x190 lbs
1 set 25x100 lbs

Leg Curls:

1 set 10x100 lbs
1 set 10x110 lbs
1 set 10x130 lbs
1 set 10x140 lbs
1 set 25x80 lbs

Seated Calf Raises:

4 sets 20x290 lbs

stuartreeves · 05-01-2008, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by refael

i'm about to start the same cycle next week + controlled labs orange triad hopes it all go well

What is Orange Triad? I'm not familiar with that. Good luck on the cycle.

refael · 05-02-2008, 02:30 PM

multi + joint support

stuartreeves · 05-05-2008, 09:22 AM

Well week 1 is down, and it was hard to get all of my workouts in, due to my wife having her appendix removed on Wednesday and me trying to balance all that she does.

I weighed in this morning at 238.2. I have noticed a difference in my strength and intensity during the workouts. Towards the end of last week I really started getting a lot of back pain, so I dropped down to 4 !-Andro's and 4 Decavols a day. Just by dropping the one 1-Andro the pain has stopped. I am going to be more consistent this week with my diet, it was not the best last week. In a few minutes I will be posting my Wednesday thru Friday workouts, I took the weekend off to rest and take care of my wife.

stuartreeves · 05-05-2008, 09:31 AM

In my last posting I forgot to include my bodyfat, after the first week my BF% was 10.3%, staying the same as when I started.

Today was Back/Lat day

Warmed up with a 1 mile jog on the treadmill. I try to complete this in under 12 minutes so that its not too fast, but the heart is still beating good.

Low Rows/Machine

1 Set 10x150 lbs
1 set 10x170 lbs
1 set 10x180 lbs
1 set 10x200 lbs
1 set 20x120 lbs

Cable crossovers

4 sets 10x50 lbs

Barbell rows

1 set 10x135 lbs
1 set 10x140 lbs
1 set 10x145 lbs
1 set 10x150 lbs

Wide grip pull down

1 set 10x130 lbs
1 set 10x150 lbs
2 sets 10x180 lbs

Pull ups

4 sets to failure

Reverse Dumbbell flyes

4 sets 10x25 lbs

stuartreeves · 05-05-2008, 09:40 AM

Shoulders and Traps

1 mile warm up jog

Should press/machine

4 sets 10x155 lbs

Dumbbell Military press

4 sets 10x65 lbs

Military press/Smith machine

1 set 10x135 lbs
1 set 10x145 lbs
2 sets 10x160 lbs

Lateral dumbbell raises

4 sets 10x35 lbs

Dumbbell Shrugs

4 sets 10x80 lbs

Behind the back barbell shrugs/Smith Machine

1 set 10x135 lbs
1 set 10x150 lbs
2 sets 10x165 lbs

stuartreeves · 05-05-2008, 04:19 PM

Bi and Tri Day

1 mile warm up jog

Standing barbell curl (EZ Barbbell)

2 sets 10x85 lbs
2 sets 10x100 lbs

Overhead Barbbell tricep extension

4 sets 10x75 lbs

Overhead rope tricep extension

4 sets 10x100 lbs

Rope Donkey Tricep Extension

4 sets 10x70 lbs

Straight Barbbell Curl

1 set 10x100 lbs
2 sets 10x110 lbs
1 set 10x120 lbs

Hammer Curls

4 sets 10x75 lbs

Dips with 45 lb belt

3 sets to failure

stuartreeves · 05-12-2008, 10:49 AM

Okay, this morning I added the 4-AD to my cycle, for the next 2 weeks. I am excited to see what this addition does, because the pumps that come from my workouts now, are amazing. I have spent the last 2 weeks feeling like my skin is going to rip apart.

I did notice toward the end of last week, that my back pains returned. They aren't unbareable, but I am definitely going to be keeping an eye on them to ensure its not liver or kidney issues, since I have a baseline to go off of. 2 Weeks prior to starting this cycle I had my kidney and liver functions checked and tests done to ensure everything was in tact prior to beginning this.

I am at 239.4 lbs and 10% BF.

Macrobolic · 05-12-2008, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuartreeves

Okay, this morning I added the 4-AD to my cycle, for the next 2 weeks. I am excited to see what this addition does, because the pumps that come from my workouts now, are amazing. I have spent the last 2 weeks feeling like my skin is going to rip apart.

I did notice toward the end of last week, that my back pains returned. They aren't unbareable, but I am definitely going to be keeping an eye on them to ensure its not liver or kidney issues, since I have a baseline to go off of. 2 Weeks prior to starting this cycle I had my kidney and liver functions checked and tests done to ensure everything was in tact prior to beginning this.

I am at 239.4 lbs and 10% BF.

Nice gains so far. Interested in how the 4-ad works for ya