No more Acid, REDuction sponsored log!

[cervasa1977]

nice mid point review can't wait to see the final results

[Urchin]

well the day didn't start out well...at all! I woke up having the chills and sweats at the same time, no fun. Was feeling pretty sick, so it was a shake day, as I couldn't stomach much else.

6am- 2 am reduction

6:15 - 2 scoops protein, 15 almonds, 2 triad

couldn't tell much from the am today, i was really out of it with the cold meds, body ache etc.

9:30 - 2 scoops protein, 15 almonds


12pm - tried to eat the salad, but couldn't stomach much of it, so I ate as much of the chicken as I could and threw the rest out. Had a couple of sips of the shake to help up the protein content.

5pm - didn't manage to have the afternoon shake as I was feeling quite bad. so I had my next shake + almonds + triad here...

8:30pm - shake + orange triad

9:45 - 2 pm reduction, 2 cold pills

10:15 - out like a light

pretty frustrating day as I've been itching to get back on track. I don't usually stay sick for that long so this should be the worst of it.

I am writing this the day after (obviously) and I definatley feel better, mild temp swings, and a sore throat still... will be another day off, so hopefully i'll be good to go (for thursday). cross your fingers.

Brutal timing to get sick, during a sponsored log! arg...

[pu12en12g]

Brutal timing to get sick, during a sponsored log! arg...

I'm out of commission as well for the most part.... STRONG MEDS FTW tho

[Urchin]

I'm out of commission as well for the most part.... STRONG MEDS FTW tho

morphine ftw!

[cervasa1977]

I'm out of commission as well for the most part.... STRONG MEDS FTW tho

that sucks man get better fast you don't want me to catch up to you in the gym do you

morphine ftw!

share please

[Urchin]

Well, day's 16/17 were nearly identical as I am trying to get over this nasty cold, so I wasn't able to get to the gym, arg!! My apetite was pretty much shot for these days, probably because I wasn't going to the gym as well.

6am - 2 am reduction

6:15 - shake + 2 orange traid

9-9:30am - 2scoops protein, 15 almonds

12pm - chicken wrap one day, beef wrap next day, 2 orange traid both days

3pm - shake + 15 almonds


6pm - shake one day, 2 extra lean patties next. 2 orange triad on both days

9pm - shake + 15 almonds

10:00pm 2 pm reduction

10:30pm bedtime

Today (day 18) I still am not feeling 100%, but I haven't been to the gym in 4 days because of this damn cold, so I'm going today regardless, maybe the exercise will help clear out the remaining sickness. Its mainly just a sore throat at this point..

[Urchin]

Well, I finally got back to the gym today, which was great, as I was feeling much better, although still not at 100%.. anyways here is how the day went down.

6am - 2 reduction

6:20 - 1 cup of eggs/egg whites, 2 orange traid

9:30 - 2 scoops protein, 15ish almonds

12pm - 1 scoop protein, 8 almonds, 1 orange traid
I was extremly busy at work, so I didn't have time to get food, had to split up my shake into two meals, not optimal, but it'd have to do

3pm - 1 scoop protein, 8 almonds 1 orange traid

5pm - GYM. I was pretty stoked to be back, decided I'd do an upper body day just to get myself caught up.

Decline Bench: 165/5/5/5 ... for some reason my bench has been going down, while the rest of my lifts have stayed the same or gone up... wierd.

WideGrip Chinup: bw/5/5/3

Incline Dumbell BenchPress: 100/6/5/3

Military Press: 90/5/4/4

Row: 125/6/5/4

Hammer Curl 70/6/5/5
It was hilarious saw the classic "bicept swing pelvic thrust curl" from some guy, he would litteraly rock himself off his feet, thought he was such hot sh*t, I just laughed to myself.

Was a fairly good workout considering I'd be off for longer than I had wanted to be.

6:50 - 2 scoops protein + PB, 1 orange traid

8:30 - steak! + 1 orange traid. mmmmmmm

Ended up not doing much, just chilling out with some friends, played rockband... i swear "blackend" by metallica on drums is nearly impossible on expert. Rediculous... after that watched Rambo on blu-ray, man stalone is HUGE in that movie. Extremley violent movie too!!

1am - 2 pm reduction

1:30am - 2 scoops protein

[Urchin]

My shedule was a bit messed up today, but still managed to get some exercise in.

11am - 2 am reduction

11:30 - 3 eggs, 2 orange traid

3pm - 2 scoops protein, 2 orange traid

4pm - went to play some ultimate frisbee, got a decent sweat going, but nothing too crazy

7pm - 2 extra lean hamburger pattes, 2 orange traid

Ended up going to the pub for a handful of drinks, hopefully it didn't hurt me too bad!


2am - 2 pm reduction

[Urchin]

9am - 2 am reduction

9:30 - 2 scoops protein, almonds, 2 orange traid

12am - had another quick shake just as I stepped onto the golf course, first round of the year baby!!

12:09 - hooked my first drive into the bushes. f*ck this game!

I was walking the course and carrying my clubs, its a very up and down course, so its a devent amount of low intensity cardio by the end of it. Plus with the number of times I have to swing the club it turns into a real good workout!


2:45 - 1 spicey hotdog at the break. Was contemplating getting hammered at the half as my round wasn't going so hot, but didn't think it'd be the greatest idea


Ended up getting a major sunburn on the course, now I look like a lobster, sweeeeeet.

5:30pm - After a terrible round, I made myself 2 extra lean patties again, but had them double stacked in a bun with veggies this time, w/ 2 orange traid

8pm - 2 scoops protein

10:30 - 2 pm reduction

10:45 - hit the sack, well roasted. Been applying lots of moisturizer, so hopefully i dont peel to bad.

[pu12en12g]

Ended up getting a major sunburn on the course, now I look like a lobster, sweeeeeet.

Shiat shiat shiat !!!!

Painful just thinking about it

[Urchin]

Today was quite a standard day, except for the fact that I was

A) Still super sunburnt and at work.... good thing I had no meetings
B) I was ridiculously tired. Even Reduction couldn't really save me!

6am - 2 am triad, but whoa was I groggy when I woke up (don't think it was due to the PM portion the night before)

6:20 - 3 eggs, 3 egg whites, 2 orange triad

8:00 - woah, super tired, had to get me a coffee

9:30am - 2 scoops protein, 1g fish oil... i've ran out of almonds so we'll see how that changes things

12pm - ham salad, was kinda gross actually, 2 orange triads

3pm - 2 scoops protein, 2g fish oil

6pm - had some things on the go, so I only managed to get 30 mins of cardio in

6:30 - chicken breast + broccoli

10pm - 2 pm reduction

10:45pm - protein shake, then bedtime!

[Urchin]

Well the sunburn is getting better, and turning into a nice tan, have been applying tones of aloe moisturizer so I don't look like I have leprosy at work.

6am - 2 am reduction

6:20am - 1 slice of raisin whole wheat toast w/ PB. 2 scoops protein, 2 orange triad

Felt more alert on the way to work than the day before, which was very welcomed!

9:30 - 2 scoops protein, with scoop of PB

12pm - chicken salad, 2 orange traid

3pm - 2 scoops protein w/ scoop of PB

5:30pm - gym time... I seem to be having to cut my workouts short these past couple of weeks, so I've been switching things up a lot to try and get the most out of things. BTW i'm still going with 1 scoop protein, 2 scoops PW, 1 scoop green mag in my intra-workout shake

Chinups (palms towards eachother) - bw 8/6/4/3 saw a guy next to me doing them, but he looked like some sort of fish out of the water he thrashed around so badly!

Straight Leg Deadlifts - 185/5/5/5/3

Shrugs - 185/7/7/7/7 <-- you may notice this is quite a bit lower than what I had before, I'm not sure if I recorded it down wrong one of the days, it was a bit tough, but I was really trying to concentrate on a slow smooth movement. I'll do 205 next time and we'll see what happens!

15 mins cardio - Had to cut the cardio short as I promised I'd help a buddy move into his new pad.

Just a note, I haven't done legs for a bit, but thats because I have my first ultimate frisbee game in 2 days (day 24) and my legs take AGES to heal, so I'm going to do them again on day 25.

7:30pm - only had time for a quick shake and an apple on the way to help my buddy move, had that with 2 orange traid as well

8:15 - moving time! Had to move couches, speakers, dressers etc. Good idea doing back just before!! I was so tired doing it, I was actually looking at my form while carrying some large pieces, and noticed that it wasn't great that great, as I had to lean back to cary the load. Back might be sore tomorrow.

12am - 2 scoops protein, then bed. I didn't want to take the PM portion with a shake as i thought it might negate the effects, and I wanted to get to bed asap, so I didn't take the dose today.

[Urchin]

Well, i've finished my REDuction, and here to give a final review!

The Missing Week
I'm sure you can notice that my last update ended 1 week ago. I'd like to apologize to CL for not updating too frequently, but life got in the way I suppose (poor excuse!). I ended up doing MORE moving for my other friends, and got slammed at work. That being said for the last week I got to play some ultimate frisbee twice (was deadly tiring!) and got to hit the weights once.

My diet in this last week was so/so. I had a friends stag, so I enjoyed a few too many bevies there, but other than that I stayed pretty close to my 6 meals per day with the 45ish grams protein, 18 almonds fat.

The Final Review

Starting Weight: 174
Ending Weight: 174

At first I was somewhat disappointed with this as I thought I had noticed some recomp effects. I did take a pic (see below) but I dont feel it really reflects the changes, probably the fact that I was using a crappy web cam! It actually looks like I gained a bit on my lower abs, but I think I was probably sucking in the first pic a bit. I have troubles keeping a similar "pose"

Over all, I found I have a deeper cut in my top 2 abs when I flex, still can't see the lower 4 .... What I was most surprised with was a significant increase in the definition of my legs. I unfortunately don't have the before/after, but trust me, I have never been able to see any definition before!!

I figure I should review each AM/PM portion individually as they had different levels of effectiveness for me.

AM Portion

I was REALLY impressed with this am portion. I would take it immediately upon waking, then by the time I got on the bus (45 minutes later) I was wide awake, and would stay that way until around 10am.... For me, this was really impressive as I find i'm quite stim resistant, and wasn't expecting much. I didn't have any crash either. As a comparision, I didn't have it today and I was seriously dragging ass. I had to buy coffee again, which I never did while taking the AM Portion.

Overall: 8.5/10


PM Portion - I was really excited to try this PM portion as I have previously not taking any sort of supplement to help me sleep. For reference, I almost never have troubles falling asleep. Usually out cold in 5 mins or so. Once a month it might take me a bit longer, but not really a problem. For the most part, I can't say I felt too much from this. I didn't notice a few times I felt more relaxed (but not sleepy) it was somewhat subtle for me, so tough to say if it was a placebo effect or not.

Overall 6/10


The Million Dollar question: Would I buy it again? YES. If almost soley for the AM portion, as it nearly paid for itself with my reduced coffee buying! Like above I was a bit dissapoint I didn't "feel" the PM portion as much as I would have liked, but its a bit tought to judge how well the fat burning portion worked...

I didn't quite get the results that I had the previous month, but then again I didn't really lower my cals (probably even ate a bit more) and I still managed to get a bit more definition in my upper abs and a good amount in my legs.

Thanks again CL, I had fun logging this product for sure! Got 3 more boxes waiting for me! I'm going to take a while off of stims (the summer probably) so it'll get some use later on.

If you have any overall comments on my log/results I'd love to hear it.

[bull.dogz]

I see a difference in your before and after pictures. I don't know if you checked out my log but I didn't lose alot of weight, only 5lbs for the month but I lost inches. I see the same difference in you too. So I think REDuction is great in helping you keep your muscles. Nice job!

[pu12en12g]

Great detail, thanks for the follow-through !!