Betancourt's DSTUNNER + Cube Method = Bmont getting jacked

[bmontgomery87]

DSTUNNER
The D Stunner™ features an advanced stimulytic blend of with REV-PEA™ which supports a no crash, sustained energy experience.* REV-PEA™ is an advanced blend of energy and focus promoting phenylethylamines which support the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine, 2 powerful neurtransmitters.**

The stimulant blend also features N-Methyltyramine which aids in preventing the breakdown of supplemented PEA. To promote boosts in performance and nitric oxide levels, D Stunner™ utilizes GlycoCarn® which is supported by research to promote the production of nitric oxide for the muscular ‘pump’ during exercise.* The combination of 3,7-dimethylpurine-2,6-dione and N-Methyltyramine HCl presents a new age advancement in the pre-workout category as it aids in breathing capacity.* This advancement combined with Quercetin (Quercetin may boost aerobic performance through muscle mitochondria) may lead to the maintenance of oxygen uptake.*


About Me
I'm Brandon. I'm 25 years old. I've been lifting for about 2.5 years.
I'm a competitive powerlifter, and started training for meets right about one year ago.
Current PRs (assorted, because I do some rep work and variants)
Deads: 475 from the floor. 525 reverse band. 455 from 4" blocks.
Bench: 225 paused. 190x11. 225 floor press
Squats: 365. 315x8

Training
In the past year I've spent some time running 5/3/1, wasted several weeks trying to run Westside, and also did Madcows 5x5.
I'm currently running a 10 week cycle of Brandon Lilly's Cube Method.
It's basically a template with a day for the squat, bench, and deadlift, and then an overhead day with some weak point work.
From week to week you rotate between speed work, repetition work, and max effort work for the big 3 lifts.
Friday will be my 3rd workout, and I'm liking it so far.

What I look for in a preworkout
Lately I've been training with fairly limited supplementation. I like to keep things simple and avoid spending a ton of money on extras, but I always keep a solid preworkout on hand.
A few things I need from a preworkout supplement:
Focus: I want something that is going to keep my dialed in without overstimming me
Energy: I love training, and I'm very passionate about what I do, but there are some days when life gets in the way and we all need an extra kick in the a$$ to get going.
No-Crash: I'm a busy guy, I have a 4 year old, a newborn baby boy, a boxer, and a fiance that I have to spend time with. So when I walk out of the gym, I need to be able to continue my life, not spend an hour or two coming down from stims and feeling like crap.
Decent Taste: I'm not unrealistic in my expectations, but I also don't want to choke down my preworkout every day.

Goals for This Log
Continue getting stronger. I'm bulking so this shouldn't be an issue
Hit a few PRs
Avoid missing weights-nothing takes a crap on my confidence more than missing a max effort lift

[bmontgomery87]

Had the day off work today and took the dog for a walk. Tried about a half scoop of DSTUNNER and headed out the door.
Pretty smooth energy, I felt alert and wasn't jittery. We'll see how a full dose goes tomorrow when I'm training.

I'm going to play around with the water amounts a bit for the first week. Initial thoughts were the taste was a little strong, so I'll be adding more water tomorrow. I like a light flavor that I can sip on while warming up.

[shoefanatic23]

Subbed! In 4 new PRs!

[fitcopforlife]

Great start so far thanks for getting the log up so quick.

[bmontgomery87]

Subbed! In 4 new PRs!

Great start so far thanks for getting the log up so quick.

reps.

I'm really looking forward to trying a full dose tomorrow. Should be a good month.

[obey46]

In for some D-Stunner action!

[tatteredsaint]

alright time to pick up some heavy chit n put it back down - smart man starting w a half scoop but 1-1.5 is the sweet spot for most people , I was actually considering a run at powerlifting after checking last yrs world championships n realizing I would be in the top 3 of my weight class but got injured now n I'm sick of beign tubby so I'll probably cut n make a run at it next yr

[bmontgomery87]

alright time to pick up some heavy chit n put it back down - smart man starting w a half scoop but 1-1.5 is the sweet spot for most people , I was actually considering a run at powerlifting after checking last yrs world championships n realizing I would be in the top 3 of my weight class but got injured now n I'm sick of beign tubby so I'll probably cut n make a run at it next yr

Yeah man. With a 405ish bench, and close to a 500 squat/dead you'd be pretty competitive in the 220's depending on the federation you lift in.
A 1400 raw total is damn good, I'm hoping for around a 1150-1200 in my next meet.

[tatteredsaint]

Yeah man. With a 405ish bench, and close to a 500 squat/dead you'd be pretty competitive in the 220's depending on the federation you lift in.
A 1400 raw total is damn good, I'm hoping for around a 1150-1200 in my next meet.

yeah bro my 3 lift is about 1425 at 210lbs without intentionally training for power , it would probably be more but I refuse to convert to pl techniques in my lifts I bench slow w my back flat n squat ass to ankles instead of stopping at parallel , I may heal up n make a run at the 220 class

[bmontgomery87]

yeah bro my 3 lift is about 1425 at 210lbs without intentionally training for power , it would probably be more but I refuse to convert to pl techniques in my lifts I bench slow w my back flat n squat ass to ankles instead of stopping at parallel , I may heal up n make a run at the 220 class

Well if you do a meet and cut em a little high but go low enough to get rebound you'll prolly destroy some sh**

[bmontgomery87]

I've been lifting without my cam for a few weeks. Definitely cutting my squats high and need to work on my mobility in the upcoming weeks.

Warmup
Foam Rolling
20 Pull Aparts
20 band good mornings
Band Distraction for hips

Squats
95x5 for 2 sets
135x5
185x3
215x3
255x3 for 3 sets

Add Micro Mini reverse bands
295x2
315x1

Olympic Squats
Close Stance. New to these and they're definitely high.
135x5
225x5 for 5 sets

SLDLs
3 sets of 10 with 185

Decline Situps
3 sets of 15

DB Swings
3 sets of 15 with 50 pound DB


Pretty good workout, just upset over my depth on these squats. I definitely need to get back to filming every set and adjusting my form.

Supp Notes
Tried right around a full scoop today,slightly less.
The flavor was a bit sour for me but I felt pretty damn awesome.
This is a lot more volume then I'm used to and it went well, aside from squat depth.

[tatteredsaint]

don't beat yourself up too much over the squats seeing yourself on video is the best way to make corrections , how did the d-stunner treat you?

[bmontgomery87]

don't beat yourself up too much over the squats seeing yourself on video is the best way to make corrections , how did the d-stunner treat you?

very true. It took me about an hour but I put it out of my mind. It's been almost a month since I've filmed my sets, and apparently my training partner hasn't been keeping me honest.
I'll be addressing the issue next time I squat.

It treated me well. I'm not really used to doing quite so much in one session. Typically I'd just do a main lift and 2-3 smaller things for assistance, so this new programming is going to be a challenge to adapt to. That being said, I felt great today and had awesome energy from start to finish. This was a little over an hour and I had the focus I needed to finish. I also did not crash after. I had a busy afternoon and had to take my little girl to the Christmas parade, so I was stoked to be able to train and walk out of the gym without having to "come down" off the stims. Felt good.

[bmontgomery87]

Warmup
Foam Rolling
Face pulls w/ bands

Seated Military
45x12
65x12
75x12
85x10
95x8
105x5
65x10

Illegal Wide Bench
135x10
145x10
155x10


Klokov Press
Never done these before
45x8 for 2 sets
55x8

Assistance
Calf Raises. 4 sets of 12 with 135
EZ Bar curls. 3 sets of 12 with 65
Incline DB Curls. 3 sets of 12 w/ 20 pound DBs
Band Pull Aparts. 3 sets of 10 with mini. 1 set of 20-25 with micro mini.

[shoefanatic23]

Nice workouts so far, I may look into running this program after my cut.

[bmontgomery87]

Nice workouts so far, I may look into running this program after my cut.

we've got almost identical lifts bro!

I like it so far. Did some reading about it a couple months ago and patiently waited for the book to come out so I could set it up properly.
I've ran my own version of the program for the past 6-8 weeks, but have the template from Brandon now.
I really like how it manages to vary your lifts and percentages while remaining simple.
5x5 ran me in the ground and I think it's demanding to constantly expect a PR week after week. So this has been a welcome change.

[bmontgomery87]

Warmup
Foam Roll
Band GMs
Pull Aparts
PVC Roll
Band Distraction for hips
Ankle Mobility

Deads
From the floor
135x5 for 2 sets
185x3
225x2 singles
275x1
315x10 singles. Continuous set with minimal rest.

Snatch Grip Block Pulls
4" of mats
205x20

SSB Front Squats
80x8
130x8 for 3 sets

BB Shrugs
205x12 for 3 sets

Good Mornings
Used to replace back extensions
65 pounds for 50 reps total.

Assisted Pullups
Light band under knees
60 total reps

Side Bends
20 reps per side with a 25, 20 reps per side with a 35

[tatteredsaint]

nice work brochacho

[bmontgomery87]

nice work brochacho

thanks man.
pretty fun workout, the snatch grip pulls and SSB front squats are both fairly new movements to me so it was cool getting to work on newer stuff. and i'm really liking the variety of this program, I spent about 16 weeks doing 5x5 programming which was just really basic lifts.

[tatteredsaint]

thanks man.
pretty fun workout, the snatch grip pulls and SSB front squats are both fairly new movements to me so it was cool getting to work on newer stuff. and i'm really liking the variety of this program, I spent about 16 weeks doing 5x5 programming which was just really basic lifts.

half the battle is staying interested in the program you are committed to , I have an odd program I made a few years ago that I do that isn't designed for powerlifting but I have made better strength gains on it than anything else I've used funny thing is it's a cutting program , I can't do the same rep range every week that gets old fast mine changes in technique , rep range, tempo and weight every week for 4 weeks then repeats it's what works for me

[bmontgomery87]

^^I'm definitely a big fan of changing up the rep ranges and varying the lifts.
From week to week I'll have changes from singles for speed, heavy sets of 2-5, and some heavy singles. Just depends on the time.
And I definitely like changing my lifts. Squats I'll do pause squats, reverse band work, box squats, ssb squats, front squats. And deads I vary the height that I pull from.

Doing the same thing over and over gets old quickly, and we do this because we enjoy it. So I think it should be fun.

[shoefanatic23]

Solid lifts man and really like the fact that you can record and show us your workouts.

[bmontgomery87]

Solid lifts man and really like the fact that you can record and show us your workouts.

It definitely makes them more fun to follow. I started filming all of my stuff so I could talke a look at form, then realized a lot of people gave feedback.

[bmontgomery87]

Warmup
Foam Rolling
Pull Aparts
Pushups
Shoulder Dislocations
Band work

Incline Bench
Bar x 10
95x5
95x5
115x3
135x3
150x3
165x3 for 5 sets

Incline DB Press
50 pound DBs.
2 sets of 20

Close Grip Bench
Index on edge of smooth
145x12 felt heavy almost failed on 12
135x12
135x12 grinder

Band Rear Delt Fly
3 sets of 15

Pushdowns
Micro Mini 100 reps w/ db handle

Chins
25 total reps

Finished up with 2 sets of 10 of the klokov presses w/ just the bar. Just trying to get used to this movement so I can start using some weight.
Flew through this stuff today. Lifted alone, partners bailed so I had my dad come spot me on inclines.

[obey46]

Mirin your home gym bro. Hope to get a squat rack after this holiday.

[tatteredsaint]

^^ this , looks like u got about everything u need

[bmontgomery87]

Mirin your home gym bro. Hope to get a squat rack after this =Just search craigslist all the time, you can find some good deals if you're patient.

Mine is just a rack, not really a cage, so I typically have a spotter on heavy squats. But I paid like 200 bucks for the rack, bench, bar, and some plates. I was stoked.

^^ this , looks like u got about everything u need

Thank you.
I'm pretty happy with my current setup. There's a standalone bench on the other side of the gym that a friend hooked me up with but it's kind of a space waster.
The only other things on my list right now are:
a prowler
legit power rack
texas poer bar

I feel like the more I buy the more complicated I make things, so I'm gonna try to keep from overfilling the gym anymore.



I need to snap some gym pics of everything I've got. My current stuff is:
Squat rack w/ different j hooks and pins
0-90 adjustable bench. only has 3 positions though
two barbells
lots of bands.
40 pounds of chain
0-50 bowflex adjustable dumbbells
plate loadable olympic dumbbell handles
farmers walk bars
a keg
a tire sled w/ some straps and ropes to do different drags
lots of mats for varying deadlift heights or to use for box squatting
deadlift platform w/ band hooks in the floor
standalone bench
box for doing box jumps. 24x30x36

[tatteredsaint]

sounds like u have most of the bases covered bro I can't wait til I have the room to start putting something together at home

[bmontgomery87]

I hit up a little foam rolling session last night. then around 530 my stomach felt really bloated and I got cramps.
In and out of the bathroom for an hour or so, then laid down. When I got up at 8 I started puking.
We had some friends over for dinner wednesday and apparently one of them had a stomach bug.

I ate some promethazine and passed out for about 10 hours. Feeling better this AM and I'm going to attempt to get my squats in.

[bmontgomery87]

Due to throwing up last night, and not eating for 14+ hours, training was cut short today.
I didn't want to risk taking Dstunner with the nausea.

I managed to work up to 340x1 on squats, then I hit a few light sets of stiff legged deads.

Decided it'd be best to stop there and focus on recovering in time to lift tomorrow.