-----------> 30 days with MuscleTech Hydroxycut Hardcore Elite <------------------

[sloop]

To be honest - I was one of 150 people MuscleTech sent this product to as part of their new release promo with no obligation to log or review or anything. That's such a nice gesture, the least I can do is log this product during phase 2 of my summer cut. My co-worker is a big Muscletech junkie and was trying like hell to find a local place selling this new product with no luck, so I gave him a small handfull out of my bottle to tide him over. I don't mind spreading the wealth. I only have 61 caps left in this bottle but I will buy a 2nd bottle to last the duration of this log out of my own pocket.

I just completed a month long AEN APE log (here) about a week ago, and prior to that I completed a month long AppNut Fat Free log (here) so I am a little burned out after 2 consecutive month long logs, but I love the idea of being accountable during a weight loss log so this seems like the best thing for me right now. I find that I work harder if I know I must show proof of my work. In this case, "proof" will be pictures of the scale as I progress.

I dipped down to an all-time low of 193.5 last week, had a couple days of pizza & beer indulgence and picked up 4.5 pounds in a week's time so I'm ready to get down to business. My goal weight will be 188.

Dosing will be 2 HC Elite upon waking, and 2 around 2pm.

Things to look for in this log:

• I will post a picture of my actual scale weight on day #1, day #10, day #20, and day #30 as proof of the product effectiveness.
• I already know I will have 2 cheat days. Day #6 I will have a cheat meal of pizza & beers during the UFC fight. Day #13 I am going out of town on a winery tour for my anniversary and will have plenty of drinks and steak dinner.
• I log what I eat and my total calories, protein, carbs, and fats for each day + workout notes.
• My ideal cutting macros are roughly 1800-1950 calories a day, some days more, some days less.

Day 1 starting weight:

[sloop]

Day 1: 4/16/2012

Breakfast
1/2 cup oats
1 scoop XF UP 2.0
8oz skim milk

Mid-day

Lunch
Healthy choice lemon pepper fish
1 scoop Big Blend, water

Mid-afternoon
1 Met-Rx Colossal bar
1 bottle diet A&W Root beer

Dinner (post workout)
6oz grilled angus burger on whole wheat bun
2 pineapple slices
1 serving CL Golden Gains
2tbsp greek yogurt + 1 scoop Trutein, frozen

Totals
Calories: 1867
Protein: 173g
Carbs: 217g
Fats: 39g

Notes: Very sweaty & cold feeling most of the day. It's weird, I feel like I am physically cold and mildly shivering but I am sweating at the same time. I took my PM dose at 2:30 yesterday, and by the time I began my workout at 8:30 the sweat was still pouring even moreso than normal.

Workout today: Had to cram in cardio + weights in 45 minutes before the gym closed, but I managed to hit 15 minutes high intensity elliptical, bicep & shoulder movements afterwards. New PR on standing EZ curl bar, 125 x 4.

[ellsbebc]

So much for taking some time off from logs

[Segansational]

Subbed. Hopefully your motivation will give me some motivation! Good luck with your goals!

[sloop]

So much for taking some time off from logs

Yah. Tell me about it. I'll write reviews all day long, but logging is such a chore sometimes. I swear, this is my last for a while. (srs) (sorta srs) (probably srs)

I wasn't going to log anything for a while, but I need to be held accountable in some way or another... what better way than a weight check every 10 days?

[MuscleTechJake]

Nice log, imagery, and detail.

Excited to see your progress.

Subbed & Repped without a doubt.

[ubernoob]

Yah. Tell me about it. I'll write reviews all day long, but logging is such a chore sometimes. I swear, this is my last for a while. (srs) (sorta srs) (probably srs)

I wasn't going to log anything for a while, but I need to be held accountable in some way or another... what better way than a weight check every 10 days?

I am curious to see what this product does for appetite suppression. Only gained 1 pound since your fat free cut.

[sloop]

Nice log, imagery, and detail.

Excited to see your progress.

Subbed & Repped without a doubt.

Thanks man, looking forward to big things.

I am curious to see what this product does for appetite suppression. Only gained 1 pound since your fat free cut.

Not too shabby, huh? I actually lost 3 pounds last month during my APE log but was eating slightly more than usual. Given my last 4 days of decadence, I would say I'm doing alright.

I took a couple caps of HC Elite last week just to see how I would respond and I was a sweaty mess just sitting in my cool office or lounging around my house. 1 cap was nuts!

[thedarce]

i'm in, but please, please use your SLR when taking pictures of the scale. it's hard on the eyes going from a beautiful picture of the bottle, to a fuzzy picture of the scale. lolz

[sloop]

i'm in, but please, please use your SLR when taking pictures of the scale. it's hard on the eyes going from a beautiful picture of the bottle, to a fuzzy picture of the scale. lolz

I'm barely able to work my cell phone camera at 6am, much less a giant camera.

[poison]

i'm in, but please, please use your SLR when taking pictures of the scale. it's hard on the eyes going from a beautiful picture of the bottle, to a fuzzy picture of the scale. lolz

Lol, I was about to say 'I hate your camera gtfo'.

What is this world coming to: you're logging MT, and I'm logging SSE?

[sloop]

Lol, I was about to say 'I hate your camera gtfo'.

What is this world coming to: you're logging MT, and I'm logging SSE?

Dont be hatin on the Droid 2 camera. U know ur jelly.

[poison]

Wow, the first two are camera pics?

[SquidC]

I took a couple caps of HC Elite last week just to see how I would respond and I was a sweaty mess just sitting in my cool office or lounging around my house. 1 cap was nuts!

Sweaty mess is right!! I got a bottle as well and only dosed one twice a day all week and wow, energy is great, appetite is down. I really don't care for the sweaty clammy feeling all day but other than that I'm loving it so far.

[sloop]

Day 2: 4/17/2012

Breakfast
1/2 cup oats
1 scoop Trutein
8oz skim milk

Mid-day

Lunch
Healthy Choice lemon pepper fish
1 scoop Big Blend, water

Mid-afternoon
1 bag of Kellog's 110 calorie cracker chips
1 scoop Big Blend, water

Dinner
2 shredded chicken tacos (chicken, black beans, lettuce hot sauce)
1 scoop Dymatize casein
2 scoops reduced fat ice cream
Before bed: 2 tbsp greek yogurt + 1 scoop Trutein, frozen


Totals
Calories: 2169
Protein: 192g
Carbs: 233g
Fats: 43g

Notes: So I took my afternoon dose around 2:00, about an hour later I was sitting at my desk clicking through some reports at work when... all of a sudden... I just..... dozed... off....

How in the word do I fall asleep on this? I think I may just experienced my first "crash" so to speak.


Workout today: Monster back day. Tons of rows, pulldowns, + 20 minutes HI elliptical

[D3Baseball]

Have you been doing 2, 2x/day?

[sloop]

Have you been doing 2, 2x/day?

Yes, took 2 yesterday upon waking, 2 early afternoon.

[D3Baseball]

Yes, took 2 yesterday upon waking, 2 early afternoon.

I don't know what happened to me, but I took 2 and 2 one day (very stim tolerant) and it was one of the worst feelings of my life. A LOT of yohimbine -- doses were just about 4-5 hours apart though, maybe I'd manage it if they were further apart.

[Mexisack]

Subbed as well.

I got a free bottle from the promo as well, but I entered myself into the Dymatize 12 week 10k challenge, so saving bottle till the last 4 weeks. Very interested to see how this stuff treats you before I venture into my bottle.

[jabmaster2]

I don't know what happened to me, but I took 2 and 2 one day (very stim tolerant) and it was one of the worst feelings of my life. A LOT of yohimbine -- doses were just about 4-5 hours apart though, maybe I'd manage it if they were further apart.

Yeah my wife tried that dosing at first (very stim tolerant aswell) got crazy jitters, shakey hands, and anxiety. She found 1 and 1 to work much better for her.

@sloop good Job on the continued weight lose man. Your logs are great

[sloop]

Subbed as well.

I got a free bottle from the promo as well, but I entered myself into the Dymatize 12 week 10k challenge, so saving bottle till the last 4 weeks. Very interested to see how this stuff treats you before I venture into my bottle.

Yeah my wife tried that dosing at first (very stim tolerant aswell) got crazy jitters, shakey hands, and anxiety. She found 1 and 1 to work much better for her.

@sloop good Job on the continued weight lose man. Your logs are great

Thanks guys.

Hopefully I can present the information in a concise, easy to read format that is simple to follow. The big days will be day 10, 20, and 30 when I post scale weights.

[sloop]

Day 3: 4/18/2012

Breakfast
1/2 cup oats
1 scoop UP 2.0
8oz skim milk

Mid-day
1 scoop Trutein + 4oz skim milk, water

Lunch
2 shredded chicken soft tacos with black beans
1 can diet root beer

Mid-afternoon
Nutrigrain bar
1 scoop Universal Pro & Oats, 8oz skim milk

Dinner
2 shredded chicken soft tacos w/black beans & lettuce
1 scoop Trutein, water (post workout)



Totals
Calories: 1760
Protein: 186g
Carbs: 169g
Fats: 33g

Notes: Still more of the same, damp "sweaty" feeling 30 minutes after each HCE dose.

Workout today: Chest & Tricep movements, 20 minutes elliptical, 15 minutes sauna.

[sloop]

Day 4: 4/19/2012

Breakfast
1/2 cup oats
1 scoop Trutein
8oz skim milk

Mid-day
1 scoop Trutein, water

Lunch
2 shredded chicken soft tacos with black beans
1 can diet root beer
1 Chobani greek yogurt cup

Mid-afternoon
1 scoop Universal Pro & Oats, 8oz skim milk + ice cubes blended

Dinner
Big bowl of cajun voodoo chicken with slice of bread
1 can diet coke
1 scoop Dymatize casein + 8oz skim milk (post workout)



Totals
Calories: 2330
Protein: 192g
Carbs: 256g
Fats: 30g

Notes: Had a big heavy dose of carbs for dinner, I guesstimated it to be 1000c/30g/125g/15g but really I have no idea. Still sweaty and damp throughout the day, no problems sleeping or anything, loads of energy through the day.

Workout today: Had 40 minutes to workout, so I did a heavy bicep & shoulder workout, no cardio.

[sloop]

Day 5: 4/20/2012

Breakfast
1/2 cup oats
1 scoop XP UP 2.0
8oz skim milk

Mid-day

Lunch
Chicken deli meat on ciabatta bread, lettuce, tomatoe, mayo
1 can diet root beer

Mid-afternoon
1 scoop Big Blend, water

Dinner
2 shredded chicken soft tacos with black beans
1 scoop Trutein, 4 oz skim milk + water
2 tbsp greel yogurt + 1 scoop Dymatize casein before bed


Totals
Calories: 1988
Protein: 179g
Carbs: 174g
Fats: 49g

Notes:

Workout today: I can feel myself getting sick, nose is all plugged up, my throat is scratchy, I hate this. I got in the gym last night and just didn't feel it, so I did 15 minutes low intensity elliptical followed with 20 minutes in the sauna + 10 minutes in the hot tub.

[D3Baseball]

Give us your review of Dymatize Xpand Pump or whatever the hell that was!

[sloop]

Day 6: 4/21/2012

Breakfast
1/2 cup oats
1 scoop Trutein
8oz skim milk

Mid-day

Lunch
Small salad with 4oz roasted chicken breast, green pepper, cauliflower, tomatoes, FF dressing
1 small chocolate brownie
1 can diet root beer

Mid-afternoon

Dinner
8" buffalo chicken pizza
10 boneless wings
2 glasses diet coke


Totals
Calories:
Protein:
Carbs:
Fats:

Notes: Cheat meal today! Felt great to indulge a little while watching the UFC fight.

Workout today: No gym, worked until 7, gym closed at 7.

[sloop]

Day 7: 4/22/2012

Breakfast
1 scoop Universal Pro & Oats
8oz skim milk
1 small banana

Mid-day
1 scoop Big Blend, water

Lunch
1 large chef salad with baked chicken chunks, black beans, tomatoes, cauliflower, FF dressing

Mid-afternoon

Dinner
Chipotle burrito bowl w/brown rice, barbicoa, black beans, corn, lettuce
1 can diet coke
2 tbsp greek yogurt + 1 scoop Trutein, frozen

Totals
Calories: 1740
Protein: 159g
Carbs: 150g
Fats: 36g

Notes: I've picked up quite a cold recently, my nose is clogged and I feel terrible. Last night I had 5 boneless wings in the hot thai chili sauce and couldn't taste a thing.

Workout today: No gym, worked until 7, gym closed at 7.

[CADGuy]

Are you doing the two in the morning, two at lunch? I noticed, which i have not said in my log yet, the runny nose. I get runny noses, not bloody, just runny and wet about 30 minutes in. Yesterday I took the two in the morning and evening and got the WTF feeling in the evening. This morning I took another two doses (which was about 12 hours from my last two doses) and feeling the same way I did last night. Real clammy, very anxious, kind of short on breath feel like i need to walk but better not run, very edgy high energy...might take my dosage to half (one in morning and one at lunch). Definitly got that cold feeling!

[sloop]

Are you doing the two in the morning, two at lunch? I noticed, which i have not said in my log yet, the runny nose. I get runny noses, not bloody, just runny and wet about 30 minutes in. Yesterday I took the two in the morning and evening and got the WTF feeling in the evening. This morning I took another two doses (which was about 12 hours from my last two doses) and feeling the same way I did last night. Real clammy, very anxious, kind of short on breath feel like i need to walk but better not run, very edgy high energy...might take my dosage to half (one in morning and one at lunch). Definitly got that cold feeling!

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Dosing will be 2 HC Elite upon waking, and 2 around 2pm.
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Yes, took 2 yesterday upon waking, 2 early afternoon.

Yes, again.

My nose congestion is NOT related to Hydroxycut, I can tell you that. I am sicker than **** right now, it's a total head cold. I feel like my head is in a vice, no sense of smell or taste at this point.

[CADGuy]

Yes, again.

My nose congestion is NOT related to Hydroxycut, I can tell you that. I am sicker than **** right now, it's a total head cold. I feel like my head is in a vice, no sense of smell or taste at this point.

Sorry must have missed it. Was looking in the daily logs. I am thinking I may have some alergies but not sure why it is starting now as it was worse a few weeks ago compared to now. But it does seem like it has been enhanced. Also do you notice when you are working out, before you got sick, that you ears felt like they needed to pop while working out?