ProMera Sports - Gluta Blast/Amino-Tren: AJ and Rjeezie's Licensed to Swole

[ajdahlheimer]

Yo what up brahs! Supps just arrived yesterday for myself and my dawg Rjeezie! Can't wait to try them and get this party started right!


-AJ

[Rjeezie]

Yes sir... Let's get it. A little about me before the start....

Had my left knee scoped about a month ago, so still going through the rehab/PT process, but cleared to reg. on upper body. My goals shifted in the past few months. Was lifting for strength/size, but now switching up to more to drop weight to get lighter on my knees (3rd surgery in about 3 or 4 years.... football and non-stretching have killed me). But I'm finally trying to get fully healthy here and feel great. Let's get it.

Start weight: 222 lbs (as of Wednesday morning). Goal is to keep dropping (fast for now), then will worry about LBM.

Still will lift semi-heavy though. Gotta go hard or go home. First workout will be this afternoon.

Let's get it AJ....

[jwtiger69]

Subbed! Lets do this....

[kylemnhn]

Subbed in and ready to get this party started

[ajdahlheimer]

I suppose I should give a little background on my lifting history as well, cuz the last thing I'm gonna allow is for a punk like Rjeezie to steal all the glory in this thread (j/k brah ).

I am also a former college football player. I got into lifting (olympic lifts) at age 16 then moved on to more power lifting in my 20's. I have been lifting almost 20 years now without any breaks. I am a home gym guy, but have a pretty nice set up: Olympic bench, dumbbell set, EZ bar, Power tower, pull-down machine, separate flat bench, decline bench, resistance tube bands, etc. I also got back into running about 3 years ago. I prefer outdoors, but since I live in MN that is really only possible about 6 months a year, thus I bought a treadmill. I love having increased cardiovascular health as well as better lung power now (at almost 35 years old) than in my 20's. I have managed to avoid injuries (knock on wood) through most of my lifting career, other than a pretty significant elbow injury a couple years ago. It healed, but I did lose range of motion, but I have managed to learn to lift around it.

My goals have always been to be big and lift a lot of weight, but recently in the last month I have made some significant diet changes. Breakfast and lunch consists of eggs, oatmeal, fruit, Greek yogurt, and either tuna out of the can or plain chicken breast--every day. I still consume a large number of calories in order to lift the way I do and maintain my mass so I haven't seen a huge drop on the scale (maybe 4 pounds), but holy shat do I just feel better in my day to day life. Eating clean rocks!

I am winding down my workouts for this week. Did a 3.5 mile outdoor run yesterday and had my first serving of Gluta-Blast afterwards. Muscles feeling good this morning. Can't wait for Saturday and my first heavy lifting day with the Amino/Gluta stack!

IF THE BAR AIN'T BENDING, YOU'RE JUST PRETENDING!

[Rjeezie]

Thursday - Shoulder/Knee PT

Warm Up
5 Min on Bike

Smith Machine Incline Press SuperSet with DB Incline Press
10x135 -- 10x55
10x225 --10x55
5x275 -- 10x275

BB Seated Military Press
10x135
6x155
4x165

Hammer Strength Shoulder Press SuperSet with Hammer Strength Incline Press
10x90 -- 10x90
10x140 -- 10x140
7x180 -- 7x180

Cable Front Raises Triple Drop Sets SuperSet with Cable Lateral Raises Triple Drop Sets
10x15, 10x10, 10x5 -- 10x15, 10x10, 10x5
10x15, 10x10, 10x5 -- 10x15, 10x10, 10x5
10x15, 10x10, 10x5 -- 10x15, 10x10, 10x5

Cable Face Pulls
15x50
15x57.5
15x60

Knee PT
Exercises for my left knee...

Thoughts:
I took 1 scoop of the Tren about 15 minutes before my workout, and took 2 scoops of Gluta post. I'll wait to give my initial thoughts on them after a few days of using. Today's workout was kinda blah. Wasn't what I originally wanted to do today, but I was a little late to the gym and was time crunched. Shoulders still seem to feel like the weakest muscle for me. Need to target them more.

Weighed in this morning (Friday) at 220.... continuing to drop so that's good!

[Rjeezie]

I suppose I should give a little background on my lifting history as well, cuz the last thing I'm gonna allow is for a punk like Rjeezie to steal all the glory in this thread (j/k brah ).

I am also a former college football player. I got into lifting (olympic lifts) at age 16 then moved on to more power lifting in my 20's. I have been lifting almost 20 years now without any breaks. I am a home gym guy, but have a pretty nice set up: Olympic bench, dumbbell set, EZ bar, Power tower, pull-down machine, separate flat bench, decline bench, resistance tube bands, etc. I also got back into running about 3 years ago. I prefer outdoors, but since I live in MN that is really only possible about 6 months a year, thus I bought a treadmill. I love having increased cardiovascular health as well as better lung power now (at almost 35 years old) than in my 20's. I have managed to avoid injuries (knock on wood) through most of my lifting career, other than a pretty significant elbow injury a couple years ago. It healed, but I did lose range of motion, but I have managed to learn to lift around it.

My goals have always been to be big and lift a lot of weight, but recently in the last month I have made some significant diet changes. Breakfast and lunch consists of eggs, oatmeal, fruit, Greek yogurt, and either tuna out of the can or plain chicken breast--every day. I still consume a large number of calories in order to lift the way I do and maintain my mass so I haven't seen a huge drop on the scale (maybe 4 pounds), but holy shat do I just feel better in my day to day life. Eating clean rocks!

I am winding down my workouts for this week. Did a 3.5 mile outdoor run yesterday and had my first serving of Gluta-Blast afterwards. Muscles feeling good this morning. Can't wait for Saturday and my first heavy lifting day with the Amino/Gluta stack!

IF THE BAR AIN'T BENDING, YOU'RE JUST PRETENDING!

Nice bro!!!! I was lifting for strength and loving it. Got up to 405 on bench (with a slight spot)... which is the most I've ever done in my life. But shortly after I kept getting nagging injuries... followed by a decent low back injury and then the slight tear in my knee (which is more wear and tear from football than training). But I decided I wanted to be lighter on my feet and more flexible... so that's why I've changed my stuff up. Wanna get more flexible and have better ROM... then I'll probably go back to the strength from there.

Would love a home gym! Don't like to run... especially outside in TX!!!

[ajdahlheimer]

Yeah, I imagine running with a tear in your knee wouldn't feel too good.

I only run 7-10 miles a week, but I don't know many other ~240 pound runners.

[kylemnhn]

I suppose I should give a little background on my lifting history as well, cuz the last thing I'm gonna allow is for a punk like Rjeezie to steal all the glory in this thread (j/k brah ).

I am also a former college football player. I got into lifting (olympic lifts) at age 16 then moved on to more power lifting in my 20's. I have been lifting almost 20 years now without any breaks. I am a home gym guy, but have a pretty nice set up: Olympic bench, dumbbell set, EZ bar, Power tower, pull-down machine, separate flat bench, decline bench, resistance tube bands, etc. I also got back into running about 3 years ago. I prefer outdoors, but since I live in MN that is really only possible about 6 months a year, thus I bought a treadmill. I love having increased cardiovascular health as well as better lung power now (at almost 35 years old) than in my 20's. I have managed to avoid injuries (knock on wood) through most of my lifting career, other than a pretty significant elbow injury a couple years ago. It healed, but I did lose range of motion, but I have managed to learn to lift around it.

My goals have always been to be big and lift a lot of weight, but recently in the last month I have made some significant diet changes. Breakfast and lunch consists of eggs, oatmeal, fruit, Greek yogurt, and either tuna out of the can or plain chicken breast--every day. I still consume a large number of calories in order to lift the way I do and maintain my mass so I haven't seen a huge drop on the scale (maybe 4 pounds), but holy shat do I just feel better in my day to day life. Eating clean rocks!

I am winding down my workouts for this week. Did a 3.5 mile outdoor run yesterday and had my first serving of Gluta-Blast afterwards. Muscles feeling good this morning. Can't wait for Saturday and my first heavy lifting day with the Amino/Gluta stack!

IF THE BAR AIN'T BENDING, YOU'RE JUST PRETENDING!

awesome it is always nice to have a little background story on our loggers great to have you on board and looking forward to seeing ur log.

[bradandblake]

subbed!

[ajdahlheimer]

Week 8
Day 1 (Shoulders/Biceps)

Pre-Workout: ProMera Sports - Amino-Tren (1.5 scoops Blue Raspberry flavor)

Seated Military Press (barbell)
205x8
205x8
220x5
220x5

Seated Military Press (dumbbell)
60x12
60x12
60x12

Seated Preacher curls (EZ bar)
130x8
130x8
130x8

Standing Dumbbell curls
55x9 (each arm)
55x9 (each arm)
55x9 (each arm)

Upright Row (EZ bar)
180x10
180x10
180x10

Pull-ups
3 sets of 10

Trunk Rotators (with 45 pound plate)
3 sets of 50

Incline Curls (dumbbell)
40x10
40x10
40x10

Resistance Tube bands-OHP
3 sets of 15

Resistance Tube bands-Bent over row
3 sets of 15

Resistance Tube bands-Bicep curls
3 sets of 15 (each arm)

Post-workout: ProMera Sports - Gluta Blast (1 scoop Mandarin flavor)

Time of workout: 1 hour and 20 minutes



First time using the Amino-Tren. Liking it. Didn't get jittery and had good concentration in my workout this morning. Last week of medium weight/medium reps. Can't wait for low reps/heavy weight!

It's a freak show!

[Rjeezie]

Week 8
Day 1 (Shoulders/Biceps)

Pre-Workout: ProMera Sports - Amino-Tren (1.5 scoops Blue Raspberry flavor)

Seated Military Press (barbell)
205x8
205x8
220x5
220x5

Seated Military Press (dumbbell)
60x12
60x12
60x12

Seated Preacher curls (EZ bar)
130x8
130x8
130x8

Standing Dumbbell curls
55x9 (each arm)
55x9 (each arm)
55x9 (each arm)

Upright Row (EZ bar)
180x10
180x10
180x10

Pull-ups
3 sets of 10

Trunk Rotators (with 45 pound plate)
3 sets of 50

Incline Curls (dumbbell)
40x10
40x10
40x10

Resistance Tube bands-OHP
3 sets of 15

Resistance Tube bands-Bent over row
3 sets of 15

Resistance Tube bands-Bicep curls
3 sets of 15 (each arm)

Post-workout: ProMera Sports - Gluta Blast (1 scoop Mandarin flavor)

Time of workout: 1 hour and 20 minutes



First time using the Amino-Tren. Liking it. Didn't get jittery and had good concentration in my workout this morning. Last week of medium weight/medium reps. Can't wait for low reps/heavy weight!

It's a freak show!

Strong shoulders bro! Nice work

[yakuzastyle]

[kylemnhn]

Week 8
Day 1 (Shoulders/Biceps)

Pre-Workout: ProMera Sports - Amino-Tren (1.5 scoops Blue Raspberry flavor)

Seated Military Press (barbell)
205x8
205x8
220x5
220x5

Seated Military Press (dumbbell)
60x12
60x12
60x12

Seated Preacher curls (EZ bar)
130x8
130x8
130x8

Standing Dumbbell curls
55x9 (each arm)
55x9 (each arm)
55x9 (each arm)

Upright Row (EZ bar)
180x10
180x10
180x10

Pull-ups
3 sets of 10

Trunk Rotators (with 45 pound plate)
3 sets of 50

Incline Curls (dumbbell)
40x10
40x10
40x10

Resistance Tube bands-OHP
3 sets of 15

Resistance Tube bands-Bent over row
3 sets of 15

Resistance Tube bands-Bicep curls
3 sets of 15 (each arm)

Post-workout: ProMera Sports - Gluta Blast (1 scoop Mandarin flavor)

Time of workout: 1 hour and 20 minutes



First time using the Amino-Tren. Liking it. Didn't get jittery and had good concentration in my workout this morning. Last week of medium weight/medium reps. Can't wait for low reps/heavy weight!

It's a freak show!

awesome man yea i like the aimino tren bc its not a heavy stim its enough for a little boost combined with amino great for cardio

[ajdahlheimer]

Week 8
Day 2 (Chest)

Pre-Workout: ProMera Sports - Amino-Tren (1.5 scoops Blue Raspberry flavor)

Flat Bench Press (barbell)
285x8
285x8
300x5
300x5

Dumbbell Flies
55x12
55x12
55x12

Incline Bench Press (barbell)
240x8
240x8
255x5
255x5

Incline Bench Press (dumbbell)
60x10
60x10
60x10

Dips
3 sets of 20

Raised push-ups
3 sets of 20

Weighted Decline sit-ups (with 45 pound plate)
3 sets of 20

Trunk rotators (with 45 pound plate)
3 sets of 50

Resistance Tube bands-Butterflies
3 sets of 15

Resistance Tube bands-Pulls
3 sets of 15 (each arm)

Post-workout: ProMera Sports - Gluta Blast (1 scoop Mandarin flavor)

Time of workout: 1 hour and 15 minutes

Other supps: Fish Oil/Omega-3's (3 soft gels) and a Multi-vitamin

[Rjeezie]

Monday - Chest, Tri, Knee PT

Cardio
25 minutes stationary bike

Knee PT
Various exercises including stretching, weighted leg lifts, weighted knee extensions, body weight step ups, cable squats, weight leg curls, weighted hip abduction

Bench Press SuperSet with DB Press
10x135 - 10x55
8x225 - 10x55
5x250 - 10x55

Cable Flies Superset with decline PushUps
10x30 - 7xBW
10x30 - 10xBW
10x30 - 10xBW

Bench Dips Super Set Fly Machine
20xBW - 10x140
20xBW - 10x140
20xBW - 10x140

Abs
Various Abs between hanging leg raises and planks. Lost count or reps/sets

Thoughts:
Took 2 scoops of Tren before workout and 2 scoops Gluta post. Best workout I've had since the knee surgery. It's feeling stronger and I'm feeling like I can do more. Overall felt pretty good through the whole workout... especially being a caloric deficit and cutting. Overall felt good.... Looking forward to the rest of the week and trying to up the intensity slowly on my knee!

[kylemnhn]

Monday - Chest, Tri, Knee PT

Cardio
25 minutes stationary bike

Knee PT
Various exercises including stretching, weighted leg lifts, weighted knee extensions, body weight step ups, cable squats, weight leg curls, weighted hip abduction

Bench Press SuperSet with DB Press
10x135 - 10x55
8x225 - 10x55
5x250 - 10x55

Cable Flies Superset with decline PushUps
10x30 - 7xBW
10x30 - 10xBW
10x30 - 10xBW

Bench Dips Super Set Fly Machine
20xBW - 10x140
20xBW - 10x140
20xBW - 10x140

Abs
Various Abs between hanging leg raises and planks. Lost count or reps/sets

Thoughts:
Took 2 scoops of Tren before workout and 2 scoops Gluta post. Best workout I've had since the knee surgery. It's feeling stronger and I'm feeling like I can do more. Overall felt pretty good through the whole workout... especially being a caloric deficit and cutting. Overall felt good.... Looking forward to the rest of the week and trying to up the intensity slowly on my knee!

Nice man glad they are aiding in some recovery or i know its early on in the log but i hope the recovery continues to happen for you , I love the Gluta-Blast

[ajdahlheimer]

Pushed it a bit today (since I had a younger dude come lift with me). Had to remind him who's boss.

Week 8
Day 3 (Accessory Day)

Pre-Workout: ProMera Sports - Amino-Tren (1.5 scoops Blue Raspberry flavor)

Triceps kick-backs (dumbbell)
45x10 (each arm)
45x10 (each arm)
45x10 (each arm)

Lateral raises (dumbbell)
50x10
50x10
50x10

Single arm tricep pulley
50x12 (each arm)
50x12 (each arm)
50x12 (each arm)

Shoulder shrugs (barbell)
275x15
275x15
275x15

Shoulder shrugs (dumbbell)
60x25
60x25
60x25

Pull-ups (hammer-grip)
3 sets of 10

Front raises (dumbbell)
40x10 (each arm)

Resistance Tube bands-Lateral raises
3 sets of 15

Resistance Tube bands-Behind head triceps extensions
3 sets of 15

Behind head triceps extensions (dumbbell)
60x15
60x15
60x15

Leg raises (while hanging from pull-up bar)
3 sets of 20

Post-workout: ProMera Sports - Gluta Blast (2 scoops Mandarin flavor)

Time of workout: 1 hour and 10 minutes

Good concentration/focus again from the Amino-Tren. Upped the dosage to 2 scoops of the Gluta. I'm about 3 hours post-workout now and body feels great.

[Rjeezie]

Pushed it a bit today (since I had a younger dude come lift with me). Had to remind him who's boss.

Week 8
Day 3 (Accessory Day)

Pre-Workout: ProMera Sports - Amino-Tren (1.5 scoops Blue Raspberry flavor)

Triceps kick-backs (dumbbell)
45x10 (each arm)
45x10 (each arm)
45x10 (each arm)

Lateral raises (dumbbell)
50x10
50x10
50x10

Single arm tricep pulley
50x12 (each arm)
50x12 (each arm)
50x12 (each arm)

Shoulder shrugs (barbell)
275x15
275x15
275x15

Shoulder shrugs (dumbbell)
60x25
60x25
60x25

Pull-ups (hammer-grip)
3 sets of 10

Front raises (dumbbell)
40x10 (each arm)

Resistance Tube bands-Lateral raises
3 sets of 15

Resistance Tube bands-Behind head triceps extensions
3 sets of 15

Behind head triceps extensions (dumbbell)
60x15
60x15
60x15

Leg raises (while hanging from pull-up bar)
3 sets of 20

Post-workout: ProMera Sports - Gluta Blast (2 scoops Mandarin flavor)

Time of workout: 1 hour and 10 minutes

Good concentration/focus again from the Amino-Tren. Upped the dosage to 2 scoops of the Gluta. I'm about 3 hours post-workout now and body feels great.

Good work as usual man. The last 2 workouts I've dosed 2 scoops Tren pre and 2 scoops Gluta post. I think it's my sweet spot. Been feeling pretty good after the workout lately.

[Rjeezie]

Tuesday - Back & Bi's

Cardio
10 minutes incline walking
15 minutes elliptical

Chin Ups
13xBW
9xBW+20
6xBW+30
3xBW+40
8xBW

T-Bar Rows SuperSet with Stability Ball Cable Rows
20x45 - 15x100
20x90 - 12x100
15x140 - 10x100

Giant Set: Straight Arm Pulldowns, Rope Straight Arm Pulldowns, Rope Face Pulls
20x60, 20x30, 10x65
20x60, 20x30, 10x65
20x60, 15x30, 10x65

EZ Bar Preacher Curls
12x65
10x85
4x105
10x85
12x65

DB Alternating Hammer Curls
10x50
10x50
10x50

Thoughts:
So the last 2 workouts I've dosed 2 scoops of Tren about 15 minutes before the workout, and 2 scoops of Gluta about 10-15 after the workout. I think I'll stick to this dosing. I've been feeling pretty good post workouts and so far have been enjoying it. I know it's early, but we'll see. As my knee gets stronger, the workouts should get slightly more intense, so that'll be even a better judge as to how I feel. So far so good.

[ajdahlheimer]

Diggin' the weighted chin ups and killing those hammer curls, brah. 50x10? Those guns run from no one (and it ain't cuz of your bad knee).

[zagaboi]

Repped and subbed you guys. It's nice to see strong men logs. Hope I can lift as heavy as you guys one day.

[ajdahlheimer]

Hope I can lift as heavy as you guys one day.

Better start eatin', kid.....

[jwtiger69]

Just doing a drive by! Great start so far...

[Rjeezie]

Repped and subbed you guys. It's nice to see strong men logs. Hope I can lift as heavy as you guys one day.

You will... Takes time bro

Diggin' the weighted chin ups and killing those hammer curls, brah. 50x10? Those guns run from no one (and it ain't cuz of your bad knee).

Thanks. Love the log cuz just when I think I've done something I see you doing 50 lb lateral raises! Strong shoulders man...

Just doing a drive by! Great start so far...

Thanks

[ajdahlheimer]

Thanks. Love the log cuz just when I think I've done something I see you doing 50 lb lateral raises! Strong shoulders man...

It's the 40 pound front-raises (I go all the way up over my head) that are the absolute killers. Damn near pass-out from them.

[kylemnhn]

50lb lateral raises are no joke for sure those things get heavy real quick

[Rjeezie]

It's the 40 pound front-raises (I go all the way up over my head) that are the absolute killers. Damn near pass-out from them.

That's some serious weight bro. Question.... what's the difference with going all the way over your head verses stopping parallel? I've done them both but not sure the main difference...

[ajdahlheimer]

That's some serious weight bro. Question.... what's the difference with going all the way over your head verses stopping parallel? I've done them both but not sure the main difference...

I would say the difference is in the fatigue. You are going another entire half ROM. Get more tired. Plus the negative is longer/harder. That's why those things gas me so bad.

[Rjeezie]

I would say the difference is in the fatigue. You are going another entire half ROM. Get more tired. Plus the negative is longer/harder. That's why those things gas me so bad.

Nice... I actually like going all the way more in terms of full ROM (at least in my head). What about lateral, do you go all the way up too?