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ErgoGenix AfterMath

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For the next 20 days I will logging AfterMath, a new post workout recovery product by ErgoGenix. I will also be giving an initial review as well as a final review once the log is over. Thanks again to ErgoGenix for giving me this opportunity.

Initial Review

Profile = 9/10

Really good looking profile. While the carbs and protein seem fairly low dosed at first glance, it is actually great for what the product is intended for. It is meant to be a post workout recovery drink which would later be followed by a post workout meal, not a post workout nutritional replacement shake. It gives me everything I need to get by for the 30-45 minutes between my workout and eating. I also really like that they included all of the antioxidants in the product.

Convenience/Packaging = 9.5/10

Each serving is individually packaged which is incredibly convenient for a post workout product. It takes me 20 minutes to get to/from my gym so I normally mix my shake before I go then just drink it warm. Not that good. With these I can just throw a packet in my bag, fill my shaker with water after my workout and just mix it together. The packaging looks cool too. My only complaint is that they are a bit fat which makes it a bit harder to pour the powder than it would if it were taller and skinnier. Not a big deal at all though.

Mixability/Texture = 8/10

The product mixed excellent. It just took me one hard shake and the powder was already mixed in really well. The only problem was I had a pretty thick layer of foam that didn't really want to go away. I'm gonna see what I can do to avoid this though. The texture was good. It was pretty thin, kinda like a lot of whey isolates are and went down really easy. Wasn't filling at all so I was ready for my post workout meal as soon as I got back to my room.

Taste = 9/10

The flavor I got was blue raspberry. It tasted excellent. There was a bit of an aftertaste, but I will probably get used to it after a few days. I normally can't stand any type of high protein drink in water but this was actually incredibly good. Stayed true to its flavor too, it was not incredibly strong but it definitely tasted like blue raspberry. I'm thinking this will probably end up being a ten on my final review.

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Won't bore you with my life story, but I'm going to go ahead and give a bit of info about myself before I log my first workout. I am 5'8 189 lbs, been training seriously for about 4 years. When I first got into bodybuilding I was 268 pounds (and only 5'5). I dropped to my lowest weight (144) about 2-2.5 years ago. Since then I have gained my way to where I am now. My current supplements are:

ErgoGenix Aftermath
Controlled Labs Green Magnitude
Xtend during workout, usually with gatorade or something similar
GNC Multivitamin
Triple Strength Fish Oil

This should stay the same throughout the log, if anything changes I'll be sure to note it. Enough about me though, heres todays workout.

Thursday March 18: Chest/Tris/Abs

Warmup: 10 mins on the bike to get my body temp up, followed by some stretches. Always try to make safety my first priority.

Incline Dumbbell Press
45s x 12
55s x 12
65s x 12
70s x 10 (3 sets)
75s x 8 (new PR)
I'm a big fan of dumbbells over barbells, and I've been seeing much more progress since I've stopped using the bar. I've also seen better results doing just incline and more sets as opposed to incline and flat. Some would say my chest workout is pretty light but it gets the job done.

Cable Crossovers
Did 8 plates on the cable machine (however much that is) 5 sets of 10

Tricep Pulldowns
12 plates x 12
14 plates x 12
15 plates (all there is) x 12,12,11

Weighted Decline Sit-ups (holding dumbells)
45x15
60x15
85x10 (3 sets, tied PR )
Not sure what it is about my abs, but they're damn strong compared to the rest of my body. I like it though, got 3 solid sets with 85 lbs on my chest.

Had a good workout, set one new PR and tied another. This was also my first workout using AfterMath.

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This is where you let everyone know what you think about the product, taste, mixability, convenience, etc...

You must have missed my first post, the one with the detailed initial review got it all up there though, Ill be adding any updates as they come along

[ERGOGENIX]

You must have missed my first post, the one with the detailed initial review got it all up there though, Ill be adding any updates as they come along

My bad - really long day

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Not much to log here. Did a bit cardio in the morning and then had a serving of AfterShock. I just swirled it in my cup today and it didn't foam up all and mixed really well. Still liking the taste

[ERGOGENIX]

Not much to log here. Did a bit cardio in the morning and then had a serving of AfterMath. I just swirled it in my cup today and it didn't foam up all and mixed really well. Still liking the taste

Fixed

[SecondSucks]

If you rip the whole top off you can create sort of a funnel that makes it easier to pour into your shaker or water bottle.

[ERGOGENIX]

If you rip the whole top off you can create sort of a funnel that makes it easier to pour into your shaker or water bottle.

This

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Fixed

Haha **** man I feel like an idiot now. Was a long day. Long day again today too =\ kinda excited for the weekend to be over for once.

[manofmany]

Subscribed.

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Nothing to log for yesterday. Had a pretty good workout today. I like to give shoulders their own day as opposed to doing them along with chest/tris. Just feel like it is an important muscle group and one of my favs, and I like to give it just as much attention as any other.

Sunday March 21: Shoulders/Traps/Abs

Front Raises
10lb dbs x 15
15lb dbs x 15
20lb dbs x 10 (2 sets)

Arnold Press
35lb dbs x 12
45lb dbs x 12
55lb dbs x 10
60lb dbs x 10 (2 sets)

Upright Rows
95 x 12 (4 sets)

DB Shrugs
45s til failure
65s til failure
80s til failure
85s til failure

Leg Raises
4 sets to failure



Traps are definitely a week point for me, but I'm working on it. Todays workout was overall pretty good. Finished with a serving of AfterMath, still digging the taste . Workout partner tried a drink today too, he described it as having a weird initial taste but an excellent aftertaste.

[manofmany]

Traps are definitely a week point for me, but I'm working on it. Todays workout was overall pretty good. Finished with a serving of AfterMath, still digging the taste . Workout partner tried a drink today too, he described it as having a weird initial taste but an excellent aftertaste.

Once I began consistently doing heavy deadlifts is when my traps began to really start developing. It's always great to have a product with an excellent aftertaste

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Monday March 22: Back/Bis/Forearms

Like always started out with warm ups and strectching. Was a bit tired for todays workout, had to swim a lot for my lifegaurding class shortly before and just wasn't in my zone. The workout wasn't bad at all, but probably could have been better.

Hammer Row Machine (1 arm)
45 x 15 (each arm)
90 x 12 (each arm)
115 x 10 (each arm)
125 x 10 (each arm)
135 x 10 (each arm, 2 sets)
145 x 7 (each arm)

Lat Pull-downs
8 plates x 15
10 plates x 12
12 plates x 10 (3 sets)
13 plates x 8 (2 sets)

Bent Over Rows
95 x 10
115 x 10
125 x 10 (3 sets)

Barbell Curls
45 x 12
65 x 10 (2 sets)
80 x 8,7 (2 sets)

Reverse Curls/Wrist Curls (Superset)
45 x 10, 25 wrist curls
55 x 10, wrist curls to failure (2 sets)
65 x 7, wrist curls to failure (2 sets)

Decent workout. Wasn't feeling the best overall but I still tried to make the best of it. Finished off with my AfterMath. Tried using only 4-5 ounces of water today, made the flavor a lot stronger but still good. Mixed fine still and I was able to put it down in big gulp.

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Did a bit of sprint work today. Bulking right now but still trying to stay in shape. Finished the cardio with a serving of AfterMath. Legs tomorrow, cant wait =D

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Leg day! Unfortunately going into the workout I had a sore throat and was a bit drained. I'm hoping its nothing because I don't normally get sick (knock on wood). Feeling a bit worse now but expecting/hoping to wake up feeling fine. Got a busy weekend so I want to get chest in tomorrow.

Wednesday March 24: Legs/Lower Back

Squats
135 x 10 (3 sets)
185 x 10 (3 sets)

Right now I'm just trying to do form work and using it as a warm up. It sucks but my balance during squats is terrible so I have trouble getting low enough with heavy weight. Doing this near ATG and working up, if I'm going to squat I want to be able to squat right.

Leg Curls
90 x 10
110 x 10
130 x 9
150 x 7

Leg Extensions
150 x 12
190 x 12
210 x 12
230 x 10
245 x 9,7

Lower Back Extension Machine
150 x 10 (Pause and hold each rep)
170 x 10 (2 sets, same)
190 x 8 (same)

Straight Leg DL
115 x 12
135 x 10
155 x 10 (3 sets)

Hammer Calf Raises
90 x 12 (Pause for 5 count)
180 til fail (same, 4 sets)


Wasn't feeling the energy but the numbers I put up were still fairly normal. Not high but not bad for me. Could tell on calves though, last week I did alot more. Finished my workout with AfterMath of course. One thing I am loving about it is that it doesn't fill me up much at all. Walked to my buddy's room then to the meal hall right afterwards and devoured a quesidilla and some bananas.

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Throat was pretty sore today when I woke up. Decided it was best to avoid my chest workout today, had to bump it to saturday because I work 11 hours tomorrow I am feeling better now though. Getting to bed, looooong day tomorrow

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Worked 11 hours yesterday and got called in for 8 today Kinda mad I couldn't make it to the gym before it closed, gonna have to double up on monday and put chest in with my shoulder workout because I'm working tomorrow too. Need the money though. Still been using the AfterShock in the mornings as directed, I'm still liking it and I've really gotten used to the taste too.

[Surive123]

Worked 11 hours yesterday and got called in for 8 today Kinda mad I couldn't make it to the gym before it closed, gonna have to double up on monday and put chest in with my shoulder workout because I'm working tomorrow too. Need the money though. Still been using the AfterShock in the mornings as directed, I'm still liking it and I've really gotten used to the taste too.

You mean Aftermath?

[ERGOGENIX]

You mean Aftermath?

2nd time - too funny!

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You mean Aftermath?

=S Yeah.. dunno why I keep messing the name up =\. But yeah from now on every time I say AfterShock I mean AfterMath! Gonna bold it from now on so I don't mess it up haha

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Not much to log for Sunday, just another day of work. Monday I made up for the chest workout I missed while also getting shoulders in when I normally do them.

Monday March 29: Chest/Shoulders/Tris

Incline DB Press
45 x 12
60 x 12
70 x 10,10,9
75 x 8

Front and Sides (alternating)
15 x 15 (2 sets)
20 x 10 (3 sets)

Hammer Incline Press Machine
45 (each side) x 15
90 x 15
135 x 6,7,6

Hammer Shoulder Press Machine
45 (each side) x 15
90 x 10 (2 sets)
100 x 10
110 x 8

Cybex Fly Machine
90 x 12 (2 sets)
110 x 10 (3 sets)

Dips
4 sets to failure

Was exhausted by the time dips came around, most sets ended around 15. The workout as a whole was pretty good. Put up good numbers, did chest to make up for missing it friday and sat, will be doing it again at the end of this week. Left traps out since it was a long workout. I'll hit them with legs. Finished up with AfterMath again! Got it right this time

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Tuesday March 30: Back/Bis

Lat Pull-down Machine
110 x 12
130 x 12
150 x 11
170 x 9,8 New PR

Hammer Strength Row (One Arm)
1 Plate x 15
2 Plates x 12
3 Plates x 8,9,8,8

Cable Pull-ins (Straight Arm Pulldowns)
8 Plates x 10
9 Plates x 10
10 Plates x 8 (3 sets)
Not sure what each plate weighs on our cable machine so I'm just putting how many

T-Bar Row (Rigged up in the corner)
Bar + 3 Plates til Failure (5 Sets)

Preacher Curls
55 x 12
65 x 10,9,7 (+3 Negatives on last set)
My biceps are weak

Seated DB Isolation Curls
30 x 10 (4 sets)

Wrist Curls
65 til Failure (4 sets)

Was a good workout. Hit at least 1 new PR, some of the others might have been too. Finished up with AfterMath. I have noticed that I feel like I am recovering just as well as I have been with my old shake (40-50g Protein, 50g Dextrose). The AfterMath also tastes better and is alot more convenient. Nothing to log for Wednesday, leg day tommorow.

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Thursday April 1: Legs/Lower Back

Hammer Leg Press
4 Plates x 15
6 Plates x 12,12,12,11
Not alot of weight, but this machine has a very long range of motion. I touch my knees to my chest then lock out all the way (slowly) with each rep.

Leg Curls
90 x 12
110 x 12
130 x 14
150 x 11
170 x 6
Much better numbers on this than last week

Leg Extensions
150 x 12
210 x 12
250 x 10
290 x 7
305 x 5 (Max weight on machine )
This was also a lot higher.

Lower Back Extension Machine
150 x 12 (3 sets, pause and hold each)
Just to get my lower back warm for SLDL

Straight Leg DL
135 x 14
155 x 10
175 x 10 (3 sets)
Much higher

Hammer Calf Raises
90 x 12 (Pause for 5 count)
180 x 15
230 x fail (3 sets, most ending somewhere in the 15-18 range)

Did better on calves too. One of the best leg workouts I've had in a long time, though last week was a pretty bad one. Definitely happy though. Finished up with a serving of AfterMath while some kid in the locker room bertstared me. Nothing to log for Friday, other than the 3 and half hour drive home for the weekend . Saved my last workout for Saturday though, I love my gym in my home town.

[AlphaTauMuscle]

What a man

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Got my chest workout in back home at the old gym. I love that place because it is always empty compared to where I work out now. I really didn't feel too great going into my workout though.

Saturday April 3: Chest/Tris/Abs

Warmup: 10 mins on the bike to get my body temp up, followed by some stretches. Always try to make safety my first priority.

Incline Dumbbell Press
45s x 12
60s x 12
70s x 14,13,14 (failure)

Close Grip Bench (Thumbs touching)
135 x 12
155 x 12
175 x 10 (3 sets)

Cable Crossovers
50 (each side) x 12
60 (each side) x 8 (held for 2-3 secs, 4 sets)

Tricep Pulldowns
100 x 15
120 x 12
140 x 10,10,9

Leg Raises
5 Sets to failure

Workout was alright, not great. Didn't get much sleep friday night and didn't eat too well before my workout because my family never has anything healthy. Wasn't too bad though. Finished off with a serving of AfterMath. One thing I should note is that I think my recovery is just as good with AfterMath as it was with my old shake (40g P 60g Dextrose). Not necessarily better, but on the same level. Nothing to log for Sunday, happy late Easter.

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Last 2 days. Gonna miss this log, definitely liking the product. Got 2 workouts to log.

Monday April 5: Shoulders/Traps

Front and Sides
15 x 10,12,15
20 x 12 (3 sets)

Hammer Shoulder Press
45 (each) x 15
90 x 9,12,11
115 x 8,6

Upright Rows
95 x 10 (3 sets)
105 x 9,7,7

Standing Shoulder Press to back
95 x 10,10,9
105 x 8,5

Shrugs
135 x 20 (2 sets)
225 til failure (3 sets)

Was a pretty good workout. Nothing went up a ton but everything is making progress. My workout partner and I decided that we were going to throw in an extra workout for abs/calves/forearms in an attempt to shorten some of our workouts and give more focus to those areas.

Tuesday April 6: Auxiliaries

Decline Sit-up
45 x 15
60 x 15
75 x 12
95 x 9,11 (New PR)

Pinwheels
45 x 20 (total)
55 x 18
60 x 18,16,16

Hammer Calf Raises
90 x 15
180 x 15
230 til fail (3 sets)
180 til fail with long pauses (3 sets)

Wrist Curls
85 lbs til fail (5 sets)

Leg Raises
4 sets to fail, got a cramp on the fifth.

Another good workout. Finished off with with my last packet of AfterMath. Kinda sad the log is going to be done. I really enjoyed the product and I would like to thank ErgoGenix and all the reps for giving me the opportunity to log it. A final review will be posted here and in the review section later tonight or some time tomorrow.

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Final Review

Profile = 9/10

Really good looking profile. While the carbs and protein seem fairly low dosed at first glance, it is actually great for what the product is intended for. It is meant to be a post workout recovery drink which would later be followed by a post workout meal, not a post workout nutritional replacement shake. It gives me everything I need to get by for the 30-45 minutes between my workout and eating. I also really like that they included all of the antioxidants in the product.

Convenience/Packaging = 10/10

Each serving is individually packaged which is incredibly convenient for a post workout product. It takes me 20 minutes to get to/from my gym so I normally mix my shake before I go then just drink it warm. Not that good. With these I can just throw a packet in my bag, fill my shaker with water after my workout, rip the corner from the packet and just mix it together. The packaging looks cool too.

Mixability/Texture = 9/10

The product mixed excellent. It just took me one hard shake and the powder was already mixed in really well. The only problem was I had a pretty thick layer of foam that didn't really want to go away. I'm gonna see what I can do to avoid this though. The texture was good. It was pretty thin, kinda like a lot of whey isolates are and went down really easy. Wasn't filling at all so I was ready for my post workout meal as soon as I got back to my room. Solved the foam problem by kind of "swirling" it instead of shaking it.

Taste = 9/10

The flavor I got was blue raspberry. It tasted excellent. There was a bit of an aftertaste, but I will probably get used to it after a few days. I normally can't stand any type of high protein drink in water but this was actually incredibly good. Stayed true to its flavor too, it was not incredibly strong but it definitely tasted like blue raspberry. Didn't really get sick of the flavor at all either, even drinking it 20 days straight.

Recovery = 9/10

As I said during my log, I feel I recovered just as well using this as I did with my old shake, which was ~40g protein and over 50g carbs. Wouldn't say the recovery was better, but it seemed just as good.

[manofmany]

Excellent log and awesome final review. Thanks for logging AfterMath for us!

[ERGOGENIX]

Excellent log and awesome final review. Thanks for logging AfterMath for us!

Agreed - I'm glad that you liked it. Please feel free to post a review and rating in the store

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Excellent log and awesome final review. Thanks for logging AfterMath for us!

Agreed - I'm glad that you liked it. Please feel free to post a review and rating in the store

Thank you guys for the opportunity, the product was great!