Official bio-gro loggers thread!

[Sean26607]

So last night had a great back night.. again just simple stuff but everything felt good... deads still not where i want them but getting better.. worked up to 365 for 4

Tonight had a great chest workout, no pain whatsoever in my shoulder and wrist felt pretty good. I have always sucked at pressing, so im not to concerned about the weights i used but that's probably a good thing because I don't need to jack up my shoulder again.
I did try floor presses for the first time tonight which was fun.

Legs are still sore from Monday, but still got my run in this morning. 2.5 miles at a pace of 8 mins per mile. Ive never been a runner so thats not bad for me. My goal is to hold that pace for 5 miles by August. I think that should have me in pretty good shape to run the Dash.

Anyways hoping the bio gro helps out with recovery because I need all the help I can get..lol

Have a good night everyone

Also I ran 2.5 miles this am with an 8min per mile pace.. which is on track for where I want to be in august for the Warrior

Have a great night everyone

8 min pace is damn good in my book...I was always that kid in school who ran 14 min mike times, lol.

Going back a year, what would you say your deads were at? I know I need A LOT of work for my deads...one day at a time though.

[jcastil7]

Thank you for your feedback. This however is not the standard behind the neck press I believe you may be imaging.

Try them for yourself if you'd like, and I think you may feel differently.

http://youtu.be/4ZF9tIPv1Sk

The movement is similar to what I was imagining, but just not as deep. I suppose if you keep it light, keep the bar close to the back of your head and avoid bringing your shoulders below 90 degrees of abduction, you may be ok.

[Sean26607]

The movement is similar to what I was imagining, but just not as deep. I suppose if you keep it light, keep the bar close to the back of your head and avoid bringing your shoulders below 90 degrees of abduction, you may be ok.

Correct. It's a lot less pressure as long as you aren't going too low. Thank you again for your thoughts.

[MPennacchia]

http://youtu.be/4ZF9tIPv1Sk

Yup, that's what I was trying to explain haha.. Only thing I didn't realize is that on the way down you stop when your arms make a 90 degree!

[jcastil7]

Correct. It's a lot less pressure as long as you aren't going too low. Thank you again for your thoughts.

Fo sho. Just wanna make sure we keep everyone safe.

[gregmh]

8 min pace is damn good in my book...I was always that kid in school who ran 14 min mike times, lol.

Going back a year, what would you say your deads were at? I know I need A LOT of work for my deads...one day at a time though.

Im very happy with an 8 min mile.. but im a slow fat kid

Ill have to look to be sure , but my best pull was 435 I think.. I know who doesn't know their PRs..lol. it wasn't 500 so I wasn't happy..lol I will pull 500 sometime this year. .

Sean, I know you can pull way more than you say, so stop playing

[MPennacchia]

Im very happy with an 8 min mile.. but im a slow fat kid

Ill have to look to be sure , but my best pull was 435 I think.. I know who doesn't know their PRs..lol. it wasn't 500 so I wasn't happy..lol I will pull 500 sometime this year. .

Sean, I know you can pull way more than you say, so stop playing

My goal is to deadlift 500 by mid summer I'm at 460 now.. I will do it!

[ntroupe]

I think I may be the only person in here who doesn't do Deads on a regular basis. Maybe its my Oly background that keeps me from doing them. :/

[MPennacchia]

I think I may be the only person in here who doesn't do Deads on a regular basis. Maybe its my Oly background that keeps me from doing them. :/

No need to worry.. I started them up about a month and a half ago after a long 5 or 6 month break from them!

[gregmh]

My goal is to deadlift 500 by mid summer I'm at 460 now.. I will do it!

Your damn close so this summer shouldn't be a problem. Since I haven't done anything under 8 reps in a long time, and am only on my 2nd week of my "power cycle" it will be interesting what I can actually pull now.

Good luck on 500

[MPennacchia]

Your damn close so this summer shouldn't be a problem. Since I haven't done anything under 8 reps in a long time, and am only on my 2nd week of my "power cycle" it will be interesting what I can actually pull now.

Good luck on 500

Thank you my friend! Once you drop down those reps I'm sure you'll get into the swing of it and lift it easy. I always have light weeks then heavy. week 1: 12-15 reps.... Week 2:9-11 reps..... Week 3: 6-11 reps......... week 4: 3-5 reps.... THEN REPEAT

[MPennacchia]

I just figured I would point out that so far.. DOMS has been minimal while supplementing with Bio-Gro. I SMASHED my chest and back the other day and I didn't get more than a little soreness in the pecs and VERY little soreness in the lats... Normally after 2 or 3 days it hurts to lift my arms from a chest day..

[KoHuskie]

like your comment on going until failure. I definitely agree people stop before they should. But some people need to realize (like where i train) there is a difference between training smart and not. You can throw up weight all day but if you get under a bar and decide to throw away form for an amount of weight then thats where the injuries come in. I feel with increased wanting of throwing up weight brings more people losing form. Not all but some.

Glad to see a less DOMS report. I too am experiencing the same. Took my first nightly serving last night, im used to taking my second serving late afternoon

Yea, my comment is assuming proper form is being used. Lift smart, lift hard. In that order.

No response yet...am I off base here?
Guy#1: See that dude…you can tell he uses steroids.
Guy#2: You know he still has to lift weights though.

So… I have added 2 meals to my plan and 2 more shakes because if I’m still just operating on the old school theory of 10 grams per hour…I’m not getting maximum benefit from a protein synthesis accelerant. Am I off base here?

-Using or not using is a personal decision people make and I do not care either way if they are or are not. Only time I tend to care is if the person using is young, or not knowledgeable. I have met extremely intelligent natural pro's and extremely intelligent NPC/IFBB pro's, as well as the opposite for both. The bottom line is they do not make or break you. They will take you to the next level, but when guys talk about IFBB pros and say "oh he is that big because he uses steroids" while true, there are thousands of other guys trying to get on that level but don't have what it takes be it nutrition, work ethic, genetics, ect.

-I am not altering my diet too much. I added 10g of protein per day just for good measure, but as mentioned before Bio-Gro won't turn all those calories into muscle. No supplement would do that. My recommendation is use BG almost as more of a recomp agent and consume a similar amount of calories in hopes of gaining a bit of size and losing a bit of fat.

Thank you for your feedback. This however is not the standard behind the neck press I believe you may be imaging.

Try them for yourself if you'd like, and I think you may feel differently.

[url]http://youtu.be/4ZF9tIPv1Sk[/url

Sometimes use these as a finisher for shoulders. Highly recommend.

[ntroupe]

No need to worry.. I started them up about a month and a half ago after a long 5 or 6 month break from them!

Looks like I might need to start to incorporating Deads just to see what I am missing out on.

[gallagnm]

Looks like I might need to start to incorporating Deads just to see what I am missing out on.

one of my favorites

[MPennacchia]

Looks like I might need to start to incorporating Deads just to see what I am missing out on.

Soreness.. A lot of soreness..

[karinabe16]

felt great this morning when i woke up. my left calf was a little sore thats about it, had to go with my neighbor to planet fitness again so i couldnt do exactly what i wanted to do so i added chest since i felt like i didnt get a good enough chest workout in yesterday. i hit a few pr's and my chest and biceps had the best pump i have ever experienced. took 1 scoop bio gro intra and post workout and another 2 before bed. will edit later with a few more details!

Db curls
20 x 20 each arm
20 x 20 each arm

Preacher curls (i do these very slow with negatives)
50 x 12
65x 10 pr
65 x 10

Chest press
130 x 10
125x 13

Tricep pushdowns rope attach
80x15
80x15
80 x15

Tricep extensions
100 x 15
100 x10

Flat bench
115 x 13 pr
135x 10 pr
100x13

Standing Barbell forehead .curls
50 x10
40 x15
40 x15

Seated Dip
135x17
120x20
120x20

Incline Treamill 10 min

Bike level 8 90 rpms 10 minutes

Elliptical 10 minutes 200 cals

[aaaaaaaaaachooo]

im sticking to 4 scoops i only have 1 tub unlike sneezy, lucky. also where did he and bio gro galore go? LOL

just did light cardio last night after school, brisk walked for about a hour.

gonna go do back and biceps today and extra cardio. maybe some basketball if the courts are open at the gym. too hot outside for that today it was 104 here yesterday. way too hot. i took 2 scoops with restoraid in the early afternoon and then last night mixed with just a little bit of milk before bed. and for some reason i cant stop flexing ahaha

Just got back from vacation.
Still haven't got the tub yet - but I have 3 of my own on standby.
Will be starting my log in the next week or two....so hopefully I get the beta-tub by then.
It WILL be epic. lmao

How are you liking it so far?!

[karinabe16]

Just got back from vacation.
Still haven't got the tub yet - but I have 3 of my own on standby.
Will be starting my log in the next week or two....so hopefully I get the beta-tub by then.
It WILL be epic. lmao

How are you liking it so far?!

Im liking it alot so far. Recovery is increasing and i can feel my muscle have hardened more idk if thats the right term for it. And i feel like i have more strength. I seem to sleep a little better as well.

[karinabe16]

also i have perfected the scoop into mouth approach, just do a half a scoop at a time and it barely sticks to ur mouth and gums at all. Lol

[iREciProcate]

well I tried once again with a protein shake.
last time I premixed the shake, then mixed again with the bio-gro and got some clumps, which I used a spoon to scoop out and eat.
I know it's good schtuff from the ingredients so It's worth it and I didnt want any to go to waste

this time I mixed powdered protein with powedered biogro....THEN added liquid (i used milk tonight)
still a few clumps but not as bad.
Like I said, I'm going for effectiveness of the product, so small clumps in my protein powder really doesn't matter to me.



I eat sludge 2 times a day, and have noticed no difference when I mix bio-gro with my morning sludge, so I'll probably stick with that and then just do the second dose during my mid afternoon sludge.

i plan on buying some more greek yogurt tomorrow, which i Usually mix granola and a bit of protein powder with, so I will test that out as well and report back.


tomorrow is high volume squats, possibly doing german volume training 10x10, haven't decided yet.

[kingnickandnate]

I think I may be the only person in here who doesn't do Deads on a regular basis. Maybe its my Oly background that keeps me from doing them. :/

Nah. I don't either. I bench more than i can deadlift

also i have perfected the scoop into mouth approach, just do a half a scoop at a time and it barely sticks to ur mouth and gums at all. Lol

Will try this today as well.

[kingdinz]

Good Morning EVERYONE!!! So I am was back at it yesterday with BIO-GRO and killed my workouts. I don't what it is, but I have been noticing so much energy the last couple days. Anyway yesterday I did some shoulders and felt a great delt pump. What I achieved was this:

*Down the Rack & Back DB Presses 15,12,10,8,6,8,10,12,15**I use my first 15 as my Warm up:
15X30,12X40,10X45,8X55,6X60,15X55(Took4 sets), 12X50, 10X40,8X30, 6X25*****CRUSHED after this!!
*Rear Delt Flys using Fly Machine*
4 sets of 20 increasing the weight with each set: 20X40,20X50,20X55,20X60**I was burning after these for sure. The last two sets I did in two sets with a 5 second rest after finishing the first 10 reps
*DB Shrugs
5 sets of 20,15,12,12,10 increasing the weight with each set and focusing on squeezing at the top and slowly brings the traps back down.
60,70,75,80,85
*Upright cable Row
4 Sets of 15 using 90,100,110,120
*SUPERSET DB Front Raise & Lateral Raise***I normally do this earlier in the workout and a tad heavier weight but I was already feeling the soreness.
4 sets of 15,12,10,8 using 20,25,27.5, 30

After my workout I downed my hydrobuilder with two scoops of Bio-Gro and again NO ISSUES!!! Later on in the evening I went back to the gym to teach a few HIIT classes and while there I was sipping on my Restoraid with Bio-Gro! Great tasting supplement you got there iSatori. Looking forward to getting some more updates in the next few days. Sorry I didn't post last night I was getting my teaching portfolio all finished for the next few weeks since I am applying to schools now. Thank you for reading and STAY FIT!

[ntroupe]

Nah. I don't either. I bench more than i can deadlift


Will try this today as well.

I know I could dead more than I bench just curious to see what happens when I start putting it in on a regular basis.

[ntroupe]

Good Morning EVERYONE!!! So I am was back at it yesterday with BIO-GRO and killed my workouts. I don't what it is, but I have been noticing so much energy the last couple days. Anyway yesterday I did some shoulders and felt a great delt pump. What I achieved was this:

*Down the Rack & Back DB Presses 15,12,10,8,6,8,10,12,15**I use my first 15 as my Warm up:
15X30,12X40,10X45,8X55,6X60,15X55(Took4 sets), 12X50, 10X40,8X30, 6X25*****CRUSHED after this!!
st night I was getting my teaching portfolio all finished for the next few weeks since I am applying to schools now. Thank you for reading and STAY FIT!

^^^^ You started shoulder day like this?? This might be my shoulder day! lol

[Jmhager]

Ok so I posted a couple days ago but since then I have managed to squeeze in a few workouts between packing my apartment, moving, and unpacking! here you go:

Tuesday: Shoulders/Legs/Calves
Standing Bb Overhead Press: 95x10, 115x10, 135x5, 135x5
Arnold Press: 50x10, 60x10, 60x10
Superset:
RDL:135x5, 185x5, 225x5, 225x5, 275x5, 275x4
Leg Extension (left leg only)**: 10x8, 10x8, 10x8
Superset:
Hamstring Curl: 130x10,130x10,130x10
Leg Extension: 130x10,130x10,130x10
1-leg Smith Squat (foot on box): 45x10,65x5, 95x10
Smith Calf Raise: 365x10, 365x10, 365x10/315x10/225x10/135x10 (Drop-set)
** Part of my rehab. Trying to bring up the Vastus Medialus that I lost from multiple knee surgeries this year.

Wednesday: Back/Traps/Biceps (compound)
Bb Bent Row: W-up - 135x5, 135x5, 185x5, Working - 225x5, 225x5, 235x5/135x10(Drop-set)
Db Bent Row**: 50x15, 75x10, 75x10
Seated Cable Row: 200x10, 250x5, 300x5
Superset:
Bb Shrug: 315x10, 315x10, 315x10
Db Shrug: 45x8, 45x8, 45x8 (hold at the top)
Bb Curls: 45x10, 100x5, 100x5, 105x5, 110x4
Ez Bar Preacher Curl: 85x8, 95x5, 95x5
Db Hammer Curls: 35x10, 37.5x10, 40x10
**pulled to hip/abs to hit lower back

Today: Chest/Triceps/Abs (isolation)

High Pulley Cable Flyes: W-up: 40x30, 40x30, 40x26
Pec Dec Flye: 115x25, 115x22, 115x15
Inc Db Flye: 30x30, 30x29, 30x26
Rope Cable Triceps Pulldown: 22.5x30, 22.5x30, 22.5x27
Rope Overhead Triceps Extension: 32.5x30, 32.5x28, 32.5x25
Headsmackers: 55x30, 55x26, 55x16
Db Triceps Kickback: 15x12, 15x12, 15x12
Cable Crunch: 32.5x30, 32.5x30, 32.5x30, 62.5x10, 62.5x10
Hanging Leg Raises: 10, 10, 10
Ab Circuit**: 5 minutes
**Random ab exercises

Bio-Grow:
Tuesday:
Post-Workout: Restoraid+2 Scoops of Bio-Gro
Night-time: Casein+2 Scoops of Bio-Gro
Wednesday:
Post-Workout: Protein+Creatine+Beta-Alanine+2 Scoops of Bio-Gro
Night-time: Casein+2 Scoops of Bio-Gro
Thursday:
Post-Workout: Protein+Creatine+Beta-Alanine+2 Scoops of Bio-Gro
Night-time: Will be taking Casein+2 Scoops of Bio-Gro

Bio-Gro Thoughts:
Its been 4 days using Bio-Gro and I can honestly tell a difference! I feel like I have recovered faster and I feel like I am leaning out (slightly) without losing weight. Weighed in at 193 at the gym today with visible abs (probably 10-11% BF right now). My strength has been up aside from monday which was my first day of use plus I had just finished along weekend without much sleep. Excited for the next 11 days!

[JesusTheKing]

Do you typically only do 2 sets of tricep exercises and add more bicep exercises in? If so, what are the thoughts behind that?

Try taking some RESTORAID either intra or post with bio-Gro...

[post #461]
Sean I was only doing bi's yesterday, I do Tri's on their own day.... LOVE TRI day!!!!

[JesusTheKing]

Workout #4 on BIO-GRO
last night 2 scoops in protein shake ( ive never noticed any stickage to the gums or mouth....)
2 scoops post workout in the AM


Barbell Deadlift (I love you deads) [i have a 300lb goal by july....i took off 2 months from a broken finger]
Set 1 : 135.0x6
Set 2 : 220.0x6
Set 3 : 250.0x6
Set 4 : 260.0x6
Set 5 : 275.0x6
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Bent Over Two Arm Long Bar Row
Set 1 : 175.0x8
Set 2 : 200.0x7
Set 3 : 190.0x9
Set 4 : 220x7
|
Bent Over Two Dumbbell Row
Set 1 : 45.0x12
Set 2 : 55.0x10
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soreness update = legs no soreness at all
bi's(can feel i worked them but not sore)
- really impressed with Bio-Gro's ability to hamper soreness.....

I will try next week to do 4 leg exercises to guage the leg soreness when i put on a full load

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

[TiffGarrett]

Sounds like improved muscle recovery is a common theme. That's AWESOME! It's enabled me train harder and still maintain muscle mass. Mentally, it takes a while to become accustomed to the scale barely moving. I have to admit, I still struggle with that one. Maybe it's a female thing - Ha!

Solid workouts guys!

[Sean26607]

Just got back from vacation.
Still haven't got the tub yet - but I have 3 of my own on standby.
Will be starting my log in the next week or two....so hopefully I get the beta-tub by then.
It WILL be epic. lmao

How are you liking it so far?!

PM me your shipping info so I can follow up brotha...until then get on that BIOOOO GROOOO