SMac will DOMINATE with BCS Labs

[SMac2347]

SMac will DOMINATE with BCS Labs

First of all, big thanks to Rodzilla to sending me out two bottles of Dominate to try out and log. I am amped to get this log going, so let's go!

Supplement Info:
180 Capsule Bottle
Serving Size: 6 Capsules
Servings Per Container: 28
Amount Per Serving
L-Carnitine L-Tartrate 2000mg
3,4 Divanillyltetrahydrofuran (95%) 1000mg
Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C) 300mg
Eurycoma Longifolia (200:1) 100mg
Coleus Forskohlii (40% Forskolin) 125mg
Zinc Aspartate 30mg
Piperine (98%) 10mg


Product Claims:
*Increasing free and total Testosterone levels
*Increasing sex drive
*Increased Androgen Receptor content
*Supporting optimum Testosterone levels
*Converting "bad" Estrogen's into "good" Estrogen


Initial Thoughts:
Looks to be an incredibly complete natural test-booster based on the label. Without going too much into the science (refer to Kerplunk's log for a more in-depth analysis of the profile),I am particularly intrigued by the inclusion of LCLT and any benefits I might notice due to its ability to enhance androgen receptivity, as well as the Forslean (which I expect to notice a bit of positive recomp from).


Areas I Will be Monitoring:
-strength
-endurance
-recovery
-mood
-sleep
-libido
-appearance

[SMac2347]

Dosing:
I may play around with the dosing schedule; for now however, I will be starting out on a 2/2/2 dosing scheme, with the first dose coming about 20 mins pre-breakfast, the 2nd dose pre-workout, and the 3rd dose prior to bed.


About Me:
For the duration of this log, I will be lean bulking.

I recently just switched my workout routine to a power/hypertrophy/HIT hybrid that I created based on what has worked well for me and on the inclusion of some new elements; barring something unforseen, I think I will be sticking with this for the duration of the log.

I have logged quite a few products in the past, though it's been a while since I've done a sponsored log (first semester I was just too busy). That will change this semester, and I hope to have a bit more time to focus on my lifting as well. I really want to pack on a few pounds of lean mass and up my strength in the process.

Any questions/comments, please feel free to ask away. Let's go!

[Rodzilla01]

Subbed. Lets get this party started...

[SMac2347]

Subbed. Lets get this party started...

Glad to have you aboard, I intend to do it up big indeed

Yesterday was an off day, so today will be day 2 of the log...will be hitting up the gym in about a half hour for a workout and will report back on my thoughts then.

[jblaze4lif]

In for this one .. wish you were a little older though like 25 to 30 but If it has a good effect on you I'm sure it will work great for me : )

[SMac2347]

SMac will DOMINATE with BCS Labs: Days 1 & 2

Workout:
For the first two days, I did not workout; one was my scheduled off day, and the other just happened unintentionally as I thought my gym was open later than it was. I was pissed, but it happens.

Strength:
N/A

Endurance:
N/A

Recovery:
N/A

Mood:
A bit too early to notice much of anything here yet.

Sleep:
It could just be my imagination, but sleep the 2nd night seemed a bit better than normal--I just woke up feeling more refreshed than usual. I look forward to this improving throughout the log

Libido:
On the way up already. Got a few random woodies on day 2, and morning wood seemed stronger than normal.

Appearance:
Too early to tell much here.

[SMac2347]

SMac will DOMINATE with BCS Labs: Day 3 & 4

Workout:
Shoulders/Arms/Abs (day 3)
Legs (day 4)
**didn't write down the specific #'s, but workouts were very good

Strength:
Normal.

Endurance:
Seems to be about average, maybe up a little. Too early to tell I think.

Recovery:
Seems good; normally soreness is not much of a problem for me, so I won't be judging by that as much as how my body feels overall, if I'm feeling worn down, etc. Normally I have trouble working out for more than 3 days consecutively (my lifts suffer), but if my schedule gets hectic I might have to work out 4 or 5 days in a row and this should be a good stress test.

Mood:
Definitely up a bit. Feeling a bit more confident overall, and in the gym felt slightly more aggresive today.

Sleep:
Sleep wasn't great last night, but it was my first night adjusting to my bed back at school.

Libido:
Up considerably. Already. Nice!

Appearance:
Too early to tell much here. I am lean bulking, so I'm hoping Dominate, especially with the inclusion of Forslean, aids me in adding some nice, lean mass.

[SMac2347]

SMac will DOMINATE with BCS Labs: Day 5

Workout:
Chest/Back Power

Flat DB Bench
75x7
75x5

Wide Grip Pullups
BW+25x4
BW+25x4

Incline BB Bench
150x3
150x3, drop set to 135x2

BB Rows
190x4
190x3

HS Lat Pulldown (unilateral)
90/sidex4
90/sidex4

Standing Cable Flies
3 sets

Ran .5 miles

Amazing workout. Was in the zone today. Definite rep PR on flat DB bench; I may move up to the 80s next week. Wide grip pullups felt much easier than I had expected since I haven't done them in so long. I wanted to rack chins, but with all the new years resolutioners I had to deviate a bit from what I had planned. BB Rows were nice, believe I tied my PR there which was great.

Strength:
Definitely up slightly today. Hopefully this continues and leads to setting of numerous new PRs.

Endurance:
Great, did not tire at all during my workout. Definitely felt as if I could have kept going for longer.

Recovery:
Seems pretty solid so far.

Mood:
Definitely up a bit again. Feeling a bit more confident overall and had a bit of that alpha feeling in the gym which was fantastic.

Sleep:
Sleep was about average last night.

Libido:
Up.

Appearance:
Definitely noticing an increase in vascularity above baseline, especially during the workout. I like it

[SMac2347]

SMac will DOMINATE with BCS Labs: Day 6

Workout:
Shoulders/Arms Power

Smith BHN Press
carriage+100x3
carriage+100x2

Standing EZ Bar Curls, superset w/
bar+60x3
bar+60x3

DB Arnold Press
55x4
55x4

DB Preacher Curl, superset w/
30x5
30x5

DB Lateral Raise
30x6
30x4

Cable Rope O/H Extension
47.5x5
47.5x4

Bench Dips
BW+135x7
BW+135x4

Ran .5 miles

Another great workout. Even though it was my fourth workout in a row, performance did not drop off much. PR on the Smith BHN Press, very solid on everything else. Energy was not as high as yesterday, but it didn't seem to negatively affect me.

Strength:
About normal today, one slight PR and standard weight/small progress on everything else.

Endurance:
Great again. Did not tire during the workout, though the short post-workout cardio felt a bit harder than yesterday.

Recovery:
Seems pretty solid so far...4th workout in a row and still was performing up to normal, so I guess I'd say up a bit.

Mood:
Up slightly still. It's subtle, but its there.

Sleep:
Sleep was about average last night again.

Libido:
Nice and high.

Appearance:
Slight increase in vascularity is continuing. It's still to early to tell for any other effects really.

Other Thoughts:
Overall, I like how things are going thus far. First week is nearly in the books, and I am already feeling some positive effects.

I will also note that I have started to notice an increase in the oilyness of my skin, but nothing too bad.

[Rodzilla01]

Great feedback so far man!

[SMac2347]

Great feedback so far man!

Thanks. Feel free to let me know if I should comment/look out for anything else!

[SMac2347]

SMac will DOMINATE with BCS Labs: Day 7

Workout:

Off day today. I can tell, my body needs it after going hard with the weights 4 days in a row.

Strength:
N/A

Endurance:
N/A

Recovery:
Seems pretty solid so far. Though randomly my lower trap area is sore today, I have no idea why that is. Feels almost like I did heavy rows yesterday, except I didn't...just some DOMS I guess?

Mood:
About normal.

Sleep:
Better night's sleep last night.

Also, I seem to be consistently noticing that while my sleep hasn't felt any deeper or has been any longer, it seems I'm waking up feeling a bit more refreshed than usual both yesterday and today. Will monitor this.

Libido:
Up slightly.

Appearance:
Slight increase in vascularity is continuing. It's still to early to tell for any other effects really.

Other Thoughts:
Week 1 is in the books. Hitting legs hard tomorrow. Haven't done heavy squats for a little bit (I was focusing mainly on box squats for the past month), but I'm hoping things transfer over to a PR tomorrow.

[bloodsimple1234]

what will your diet be like for the most part?

[SMac2347]

what will your diet be like for the most part?

I'm bulking slowly. I don't count calories really, but I have increased my calories over what my baseline caloric intake was before. Majority of protein coming from grilled chicken/steak, tuna, and eggs (as well as shakes), carbs coming from oats and whole wheat bread, and fats coming from any beef I eat plus natty pb, almonds, and olive oil mostly.

[donoh]

Awesome start to your log man. This looks great, hope it works for ya!

[SMac2347]

Awesome start to your log man. This looks great, hope it works for ya!

Thanks, hang around for the ride. Things seem promising so far, so we'll see how it plays out!

[SMac2347]

SMac will DOMINATE with BCS Labs: Day 8

Workout:
Legs Power

Squats
235x4
235x2

Deadlifts
305x3
305x2, drop set to
235x6, drop set to
145x6

Smith Machine Front Squats
carriage+55x10
carriage+55x7

Lying Leg Curls, superset with
140x4
140x3

Leg Extensions
140x4
140x3

Abs

Bam! Great workout, I felt like I was in the frickin zone. PR rep wise on the first set of squats, and tied my PR rep wise with 305 on deadlifts. Was just very energetic and alpha with solid tunnel vision, love days like today.

Strength:
Decidely up today. I hope this continues.

Endurance:
It was a power day, so plenty of rest in between sets; as a result, I never really get too tired on these days.

Recovery:
Seems about average.

Mood:
Up today, especially during the workout. Felt alpha-ish, and it was awesome.

Sleep:
Sleep was a bit above average last night. Again woke up feeling nice and refreshed.

Libido:
Wow. High, very high.

Appearance:
Slight increase in vascularity is there still. About the same level of leanness. Perhaps starting to look a bit fuller, will monitor this.

Other Thoughts:
Exactly the type of day I am looking for. Lets keep it going!

[SMac2347]

SMac will DOMINATE with BCS Labs: Day 9

Workout:
Chest/Back HIT

Wide Grip Pullups
BWx9, rest pause
BWx4, rest pause
BWx3, rest pause
BWx2

Smith Machine Explosive Flat Bench Press
carriage+70x11
carriage+70x10
carriage+70x10

Bentover Barbell Rows
145x10, rest pause
145x7, rest pause
145x5

Incline Barbell Press
125x9, rest pause
125x3, rest pause
115x4

Hammer Strength Lat Pulldown (unilateral)
+70/sidex9, rest pause
+70/sidex4, rest pause
+70/sidex3

Standing Cable Flies
3 sets

Weighted Hangs
BW+45

Ran .5 miles

100 rope turns

Wow another phenomenal workout. This is again exactly what I am looking for, was in the zone again.

Strength:
Slightly up today as compared to last week. Added reps to barbell rows and incline presses.

Endurance:
Wow. Really high. I breezed through this workout, I was shocked by how almost easy it felt.

Recovery:
Wow my back was sore today, can definitely feel it from those drop set deadlifts.

Mood:
Up today, especially during the workout. Felt alpha-ish again, and it was awesome.

Sleep:
Sleep was average last night

Libido:
High High High. Almost ridiculously high.

Appearance:
Slight increase in vascularity is there still. Looked decidedly fuller today, hopefully this continues.

Other Thoughts:
Despite my diet sucking yesterday postworkout, it did not affect me today. Had just a great great day again, no complaints whatsoever.

[SMac2347]

SMac will DOMINATE with BCS Labs: Day 10

Workout:
Shoulders/Arms HIT

Smith BHN Press
carriage+35x10, rest pause
carriage+35x4, rest pause
carriage+35x2

Standing EZ Bar Curls
bar+45x8, rest pause
bar+45x4, rest pause
bar+45x3

DB Arnold Press
50x6, rest pause
50x2, rest pause,
45x6

Single Arm DB Preacher Curl
25x10, rest pause
25x5

Seated DB Lateral Raise
22.5x8, rest pause
22.5x5

EZ Bar Reverse Grip Curls
50x10, rest pause
50x5

Single Arm DB Overhead Extension
35x7, rest pause,
35x3, rest pause
35x1

Bench Dips
BW+90x10, rest pause
BW+90x5

Cable Underhand Tri Pushdowns
2 sets

10 mins of jump rope


Another phenomenal workout again today. Cruised through it, everything felt easy. I also had a huge pump on, and veins were very noticeable.

Strength:
Harder to judge today, but I'd say up a bit.

Endurance:
Really high. This workout just felt so easy.

Recovery:
Recovery seemed a bit faster between the rests of the shoulder exercises.

Mood:
Up today. Just feeling a tad more confident all-around.

Sleep:
Sleep was average last night.

Libido:
Wow. So high. I'm enjoying it

Appearance:
Huge pump and incredibly vascular during the workout today.

Other Thoughts:
Things are going very very well. Tomorrow will be an off day, then back into gear on Monday.

[SMac2347]

SMac will DOMINATE with BCS Labs: Day 11

Workout:
Off


Needed a rest day, was up late last night. Just sat around, relaxed, did some reading, and watched a lot of football.

Strength:
N/A

Endurance:
N/A

Recovery:
Not really sore at all today, so good.

Mood:
Slightly above average today.

Sleep:
Sleep was average last night.

Libido:
Continues to be really high. Thinking about girls pretty much all the time.

Appearance:
Despite a less than spot on diet yesterday, looking about the same in the mirror which is great.

[Rodzilla01]

Absolutely awesome feedback so far! Great log BTW...

[SMac2347]

Absolutely awesome feedback so far! Great log BTW...

Thanks! Things are going incredibly well so far, I am very pleased.

[SMac2347]

SMac will DOMINATE with BCS Labs: Day 12

Workout:
Legs HIT

Low Box Squats
155x8
155x8
155x8

Deadlifts
215x10
215x10

Inverted LP <-- machine is broken again! this always happens at the gym here, so annoying

Leg Extensions
110x8, rest pause
110x4, rest pause
110x3

Lying Leg Curls
110x7, rest pause
95x6, rest pause
95x4

Abs

Awesome workout. Not only did I feel great and push it hard, but I was in and out in a little over 40 minutes which was sweet. Bummed that the leg press is broken yet again, but hopefully it'll be fixed by the next time I do legs.

Strength:
Up today. At the end of the previous semester, I was doing 145 for 3 sets of 9 on low box squats. Over the break I focused almost solely on box squats--however the box I was using in my other gym was a lot higher (only just below breaking parallel), so I wasn't sure how it would transfer over to the much lower box I like to use. Apparently, well

Endurance:
Really high. The sets of squats seemed slightly easier than normal.

Recovery:
Recovery between sets of squats was definitely better than it is normally, I just felt less tired.

Mood:
Up again today. Just feeling more confident all-around. It's subtle, but it's certainly there. Also felt very focused in the gym.

Sleep:
Sleep was deep last night! I think I was really tired, but I conked out for 9.5 hours and only woke up once. I never sleep that long, so it was a bit unexpected but likely needed.

Libido:
Down a bit today from the previous high levels, but still up somewhat.

Appearance:
Looking about normal today.

Other Thoughts:
Woke up really groggy at first today, probably due to sleeping much longer than normal.

After some initial skin oilyness, that seems to have substantially subsided at the present moment.

[SMac2347]

SMac will DOMINATE with BCS Labs: Day 13

Workout:
Chest/Back Power

Flat DB Bench
75x8
75x6

Wide Grip Pullups
BW+25x5
BW+25x4

Incline BB Bench
155x2
155x1, drop set to 135x4

BB Rows
190x5
190x4

HS Lat Pulldown (unilateral)
90/sidex5
90/sidex4

Standing Cable Flies
3 sets

Ran .5 miles

Amazing workout. Up in reps on pretty much everything. Wanted to bump up the weights on DB bench, but the 80s were in use so I stuck with the 75s. Regardless, things went very well.

Strength:
Up some today.

Endurance:
Very good. Did not tire at all, and added reps to pretty much each exercise.

Recovery:
Glutes/hams are a bit sore from yesterday, but not as much as I would have expected.

Mood:
About average today, I think because I'm a bit worried about internship stuff.

Sleep:
Sleep was solid last night, very deep.

Libido:
Up.

Appearance:
Feel like I look somewhat fuller today.

[SMac2347]

SMac will DOMINATE with BCS Labs: Day 14

Workout:
Shoulders/Arms Power

Shoulders
--all same exercises and numbers as last week--

Standing EZ Bar Curls, superset w/
bar+60x4
bar+60x3

EZ Bar Reverse Grip Curls
bar+30x6
bar+30x3, drop set to
bar+20x3

Bench Dips
BW+160x4
BW+135x5

Deadlifts, superset w/
235x11
135x15

Close Grip Push Ups
3 sets

Bad workout. The first bad workout I have had since this log began. I just didn't have the strength today; shoulder strength sucked and though I did the same numbers as last week, it felt a lot harder. Basically upper chest/upper back were pretty sore from yesterday's workout, so I think I hadn't fully recovered from that workout. Tomorrow I will definitely be taking a day off.

Also, I think to avoid this issue again, I will flip-flop my leg day and shoulder/arms day, so that I have legs in-between my chest/back and shoulder/arms workouts. As a result, I will skip the heavy leg work this week, hence the inclusion of deads at the end of this workout as part of a finisher superset.

Strength:
Not great today.

Endurance:
Average.

Recovery:
I think I pushed it a lot harder yesterday than I thought, and it definitely affected me during today's workout.

Mood:
Up slightly still. It's subtle, but its there.

Sleep:
Sleep was deeeep last night.

Libido:
About average today.

Appearance:
Noticing the increased fullness again.

Other Thoughts:
Disappointed day, but hey it happens. Off day tomorrow to rest.

[donoh]

We all have those days, now just get on it next time and kill it!

[SMac2347]

We all have those days, now just get on it next time and kill it!

I plan to, friday will be a biiiiig day! Whenever I have a crappy workout like today, it just gives me that fuel to make the next workout ten times better.

[SMac2347]

SMac will DOMINATE with BCS Labs: Day 15

Workout:

Off. Needed to rest based on yesterday's workout, and it also gave me more time to get done a bunch of tasky ish that I needed to do.

Strength:
N/A

Endurance:
N/A

Recovery:
Traps are a bit tight from the deads, back is still a bit tight. However, since I'm pushing it really hard as of late and focusing on the lats more, I'll take it as a positive sign of some growth

Mood:
Up slightly still.

Sleep:
Sleep was deeeep last night again. I woke up once and kinda stumbled to the bathroom, I was noticeably more out of it than I would have been sans Dominate.

Libido:
Up a tad today.

Appearance:
Noticing the increased fullness again.

[smssambear19]

Whats up bud? I'm in to follow along and maybe check in with moral support here and there.

Cheers!

[SMac2347]

Whats up bud? I'm in to follow along and maybe check in with moral support here and there.

Cheers!

Thanks sean, good to have you around as always my man. How's it been going?