BLUE GENE, baby queen... greatest recomp you've ever seen!

[_Smitty_]

[Bigdank]

she definitly put transformers on my movie shelf

[_Smitty_]

Firstly, a HUGE thank you to Tank and PT and everyone at Controlled Labs for giving me, and a select few others, the opportunity to log this supplement for them.

For the next 60 days I will be attempting a recomposition, using another Controlled Labs product in conjunction with Blue GENE... REDuction.

More details regarding my first day using both supplements, as well as my afternoon around the iron... Soon.

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For details on the product, please refer to the Blue GENE FAQ:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=109879141

[Free Weight Friedel]

Subbed

I'll be doing a log too!!

[CONTROLLED LABS]

looking good and nice rhymes

[_Smitty_]

A little about your friendly neighborhood tester...

Stats
Starting weight: 240 lbs.
Starting BF: ~15%

Diet
Current diet: Anabolic, as suggested by Dr. Di Pasquale (40% fats, 30-40% protein, 20-30% carbohydrates). Twenty-four hour carb load on Saturdays.

Training
Monday: Chest (11 total sets) + Cardio
Tuesday: Back (15 total sets) + Cardio
Wednesday: Shoulders/Traps (15 total sets) + Cardio
Thursday: Legs (16 total sets)
Friday: Arms (18 total sets) + Cardio

(Cardio consists of HIIT, incorporating 2-3 mins. of steady state for every 50-100 skips with a speed rope; intensity will increase as I become more familiar and as time allows.)

Supplementation
Controlled Labs Blue GENE
Controlled Labs REDuction
AEN IntrAbolic
Universal's Animal Omega
Multi
Various proteins
Creatine Monohydrate

My expectations
Based on the ingredient profile of Blue GENE, I intend to focus on recovery (Cissus and Carnitine) as well as investigate the inclusion of Carao and Catuaba and their benefits.

Using heavier, compound movements, I do expect to progress in weight from week to week once the formula begins its magic.

As for my goals, I'm performing a recomposition due to my increase in size in such a short period of time. I, sadly, elected to go about it the easy way instead of the smart way.

I'm hoping to shed 2-3% of unwanted body fat while maintaining what I can of my weight, and hopefully increasing my strength.

Realistic projections for the 30-day sponsored portion of the log, would be a 1-2% drop in body fat, and a 5-10 pound drop in weight.

My ultimate goal is to hover at 230, 10-12%.

Think I've got what it takes?

[_Smitty_]

Subbed

I'll be doing a log too!!

I'll be on the look-out!

looking good and nice rhymes

I said I was goin' to do it...





Today's numbers forthcoming...

[bull.dogz]

I'm in for the transformer thread.........oh wait.

[Team Punishment]

Im in for this one too brah!

[_Smitty_]

I'm in for the transformer thread.........oh wait.

[stalker]Had to do it... I've been on a Megan Fox kick lately[/stalker]

Glad you're along!

Im in for this one too brah!

TP... knew I could count on you to swing in with some support!

(no jock strap references)

[Midnight_Lifter]

Awesome... subb'd!

[_Smitty_]

Awesome... subb'd!

Welcome, dude... Hope your BG log is up and runnin' soon!

[DaveGabe24]

Looks good man...I'll be followin along

[donoh]

Nice looking log. I'm highly interested in Blue Gene.

[pu12en12g]

Hell yea !

[_Smitty_]

Before I post today's lifts/numbers I want to mention that any constructive comments regarding training (lifts, techniques, etc.) are most welcome.

With that said...

Chest

Bench: 5x5
185 lbs., 210 lbs., 230 lbs., 210 lbs., 190 lbs.

Seated cable flye: 3x12-15
70 lbs. (x15), 80 lbs. (x12), 70 lbs. (x12)

Incline dumbbell press: 3x8-10
75 lbs. (x6), 70 lbs. (x6), 60 lbs. (x10)

Cardio

Treadmill: 10 mins.
3.5 mph, 5.0 incline

Jump rope:
50 skips every 2:30 on treadmill. (200 total)

What would I wear with today's Blue GENEs?



It's obviously too early to make any type of educated judgment, as this is my first day.

I will say that my strength was basically non-existent today, which is very good. This way I have a baseline that I can progress from.

I was displeased with the incline DB because I was pressing 75s for 10 as recently as last week...

I'm not wholly comfortable with the cable flyes, so, any suggestions (can't do flat bench DB flyes; I can't put any added strain on my shoulders) would be helpful.

Back/cardio tomorrow... And that's when I'll really shine!

[_Smitty_]

Looks good man...I'll be followin along

Cool, dude! Did I mention that I'm also using IntrAbolic during this log?

Nice looking log. I'm highly interested in Blue Gene.

Well, stay tuned, bro... there should be a few more logs poppin' up in the next few days.

Hell yea !

Yeah, buddy! Blue and Red go together so well, don't they?

[5Six]

I'm in, dude.

[DaveGabe24]

Cool, dude! Did I mention that I'm also using IntrAbolic during this log?

Yeah I noticed Should really set the stage for some consistently intense workouts.

[or_yourlivingtodie]

in
interested in this product



go cl!

[or_yourlivingtodie]

Before I post today's lifts/numbers I want to mention that any constructive comments regarding training (lifts, techniques, etc.) are most welcome.

With that said...

Chest

Bench: 5x5
185 lbs., 210 lbs., 230 lbs., 210 lbs., 190 lbs.

Seated cable flye: 3x12-15
70 lbs. (x15), 80 lbs. (x12), 70 lbs. (x12)

Incline dumbbell press: 3x8-10
75 lbs. (x6), 70 lbs. (x6), 60 lbs. (x10)

Cardio

Treadmill: 10 mins.
3.5 mph, 5.0 incline

Jump rope:
50 skips every 2:30 on treadmill. (200 total)

What would I wear with today's Blue GENEs?



It's obviously too early to make any type of educated judgment, as this is my first day.

I will say that my strength was basically non-existent today, which is very good. This way I have a baseline that I can progress from.

I was displeased with the incline DB because I was pressing 75s for 10 as recently as last week...

I'm not wholly comfortable with the cable flyes, so, any suggestions (can't do flat bench DB flyes; I can't put any added strain on my shoulders) would be helpful.

Back/cardio tomorrow... And that's when I'll really shine!

are you able to do cable flyes?

flat DB bugged my shoulders a lot in the past...did cable flyes and cable crossovers instead

[BrentA-AUS]

subbed. good luck

[_Smitty_]

I'm in, dude.

The legendary 5Six; seen your posts on the board, glad you're here, man!

in
interested in this product



go cl!

As am I. The write-up in the FAQ makes this seem too good to be true; it's as if you can stack Blue GENE with almost anything.

subbed. good luck

Welcome, Brent. I hope I provide enough information that will help others consider giving this a try.

With that said, if anyone has any questions regarding Blue GENE, from the basics to the purposes of the ingredients, don't hesitate to ask... I've researched the ingredients individually and am very excited to see how they work with one another.

[_Smitty_]

Back

Lat pulldowns: 3x8-10
187.5 lbs. (x10), 200 lbs. (x9), 200 lbs. (x8)

Seated cable rows: 3x12-15
290 lbs. (x15), 290 lbs. (x15), 290 lbs. (x15)

Straight-arm pulldowns: 3x10-12
175 lbs. (x12), 187.5 lbs. (x12), 200 lbs. (x10)

Spider rows: 3x12-15
100 lbs. (x15), 120 lbs. (x15), 140 lbs. (x12)

Cardio

Treadmill: 10 mins.
3.8 mph, 3.0 incline

Jump rope:
50 skips every 2:00 on treadmill. (250 total)

What would I wear with today's Blue GENEs?



Great workout today, but I'm still a little weak. I'm willing to concede strength this week for the purposes of establishing baselines, as I've said.

Second day of Blue GENE warrants no effects just yet, though there's no residual soreness from yesterday's lifts and thanks to REDuction's p.m. formula, I slept very well last night.

Due to time constraints, I chose to omit the A-handle pulldowns (3x8-10), which usually closes out the session, and opted for cardio... It was either/or.

My goal for back day during this 30-day log is to max out the stacks while completing the target reps on all lifts; already there with the seated rows (290 lbs. is the limit).

Shoulders tomorrow... With my weakness proved on chest day, we'll see how I recover and handle another day of pushes.

[CONTROLLED LABS]

nice updates. are you at full dose at this point?

[_Smitty_]

nice updates. are you at full dose at this point?

5 BG tabs/day... 45-60 mins. pre-workout.

I didn't see the need to assess my tolerance, as I've researched the ingredients beforehand and noted that I wasn't allergic to anything, nor did I believe that I'd react negatively to the ingredients in their amounts.

Also dosing REDuction as suggested.

[Tyler44]

sub'd. Im very interested to see how well this product works out for you.

[_Smitty_]

sub'd. Im very interested to see how well this product works out for you.

Welcome! Thanks for checkin' this out.

Judging by your current stack, smart money says you're going to give this a shot once it's available.

[goodinsidevoice]

SMITTY! WHen did the log happen!???!

Stubbed...


BTW, here is what I would wear with blue gene...



....or any gene for that matter
BAWHAWHAWHAWHAWHAWHAWHAWHAWHAWHAW~!

[_Smitty_]

SMITTY! WHen did the log happen!???!

GIV! Hey, man... log began yesterday; just 2 days after I closed my Vendetta log.

The young lass on the far right is dynamite! Sweet... fancy... Moses!