AJ's Making Gainz with Clear Muscle

[llahhsoj]

Wasn't actually trying to cut haha Need to start eating more I recommended it to my brother in law before his next powerlifting meet, could easily make weight with this without losing strength!

That is good news. I haven't really tried Clear Muscle on a cut yet. It works well for both bulk and cut from what I have heard. Also, congratulations on the row PR above.

[AJohnson25]

That is good news. I haven't really tried Clear Muscle on a cut yet. It works well for both bulk and cut from what I have heard. Also, congratulations on the row PR above.

Thanks man! Loving CM, definitely a versatile supplement!

[AJohnson25]

Day 63 Entry - Bis/Tris

Song of the Day

Workout:

Superset 1
Hammer Curls

35lb x 12
40lb x 12
40lb x 10
45lb x 6

Rope Pulldowns

100lb x 12
115lb x 10
120lb x 10
135lb x 4

Superset 2
Reverse grip Pulldowns

100lb x 12
120lb x 10
120lb x 10
130lb x 4 PR

BB Curl with Ez Barl

80lb x 10
85lb x 10
90lb x 8
100lb x 2 PR for reps

Superset 3
Incline DB Curls

30lb x 12
35lb x 10
35lb x 8
35lb x 8

Skull crushers

70lb x 12
75lb x 10
80lb x 8
80lb x 8

Summary:

Wednesday's workout was pretty good, actually got a couple PRs. One for reps and one for weight, so pretty pumped about that. Felt great afterwards and had a pretty good pump! Kinda of a change having to drive to the gym now, I've been spoiled in the past lol. Recovery from Monday was great! No DOMS and weight felt pretty light during the workout. Pretty happy with Wednesday's workout!

[changemyoil66]

That is good news. I haven't really tried Clear Muscle on a cut yet. It works well for both bulk and cut from what I have heard. Also, congratulations on the row PR above.

Everyone I know who takes HMB is on a cut. I'm the only guy who's on a bulk….at least now there are 2 of us who take it on a bulk!!!

[llahhsoj]

Day 63 Entry - Bis/Tris

Song of the Day

Awsome job on the new PRs man. Have a great weekend!

Everyone I know who takes HMB is on a cut. I'm the only guy who's on a bulk….at least now there are 2 of us who take it on a bulk!!!

It works well with both really. I don't really cut and bulk like most people though. When Clear Muscle first came out, I almost broke my thumb about 6 weeks in and stopped using it. I started taking it again about a week or so before I posted this promo. I don't really have too much more experience with it than this current group of loggers. I know emergency has been on CM since day 1. Going over 3 grams total really doesn't make a difference from what I have read from feedback as well.

[AJohnson25]

Awsome job on the new PRs man. Have a great weekend!

Thanks man!

[AJohnson25]

Day 65 Entry - legs/shoulders

Song of the Day

Workout
Leg press

220lb x 12
250lb x 12
250lb x 12
250lb x 12 (maxed)

SeatedCalf Raises

235lb x 20
250lb x 20
250lb x 35 PR for Reps

Hack Squat

2 plates per side x 12
3 plates per side x 10
3 plates per side x 12
3 plates per side x 12

DB Lateral Raises

20lb x 12
25lb x 10
30lb x 8
30lb x 6

Front Raises

20lb x 10
20lb x 10
20lb x 10
25lb x 10

Face pulls

100lb x 12
100lb x 12
120lb x 10
120lb x 10

Lunges

30lb x 10m
30lb x 10m
30lb x 10m
30lb x 10m

Summary:

PR for Reps…one thing that sucks about the leg press machine, already maxed so can only get them reps . Everything felt a little light today. Ended up doing some cardio when I got home Friday night because I had a extra energy. Always makes for a good session when everything feels light, Gonna push it a little more on the next leg day! CM is keeping up with results even after this long, Feeling great at end every session!

Day 68 Entry - Chest and Back

Song of the Day

Workout:
Pec Deck

160lb x 12
160lb x 12
175lb x 10

Cable rows

145lb x 12
160lb x 8
190lb x 4
205lb x4 PR on Reps

Superset 1
Bench Press

175lb x 12
180lb x 10
205lb x 7
230lb x 2

Close grip Pulldowns

135lb x 12
145lb x 10
160lb x 8
160lb x 8
175lb x 5

Superset 2
Incline Press

145lb x 12
160lb x 10
175lb x 7

Incline DB Rows

55lb x 10
55lb x 10
65lb x 8

DB neutral grip press

40lb x 12
50lb x 10
60lb x 6

Straight arm Pulldowns

80lb x 15
115lb x 12
125lb x 10
125lb x 10
130lb x 7 PR

Wide Grip Pullups

BW x 8
BW x 8
BW x 6 - failed on 7th

Summary:

Felt a little weak this morning, more so on the bench. I didn't warm up as long this morning and think that is what bit me in the ass. Felt better towards the end of the session and managed a PR on Pulldowns. Had some extra energy at the end and threw in some Pull-ups and went to failure. Overall, Pretty happy with this session didn't regress at all. Got in cardio over the weekend in the form of yard work i.e. shoveling and moving boxes/furniture. Had no soreness over the weekend at all!

Day 70 Entry - Bis/Tris

Motivation of the Day

Workout:

Superset 1
Hammer Curls

35lb x 12
35lb x 12
40lb x 12
40lb x 10
45lb x 5

Rope Pulldowns

100lb x 12
115lb x 10
120lb x 10
135lb x 4

Superset 2
Reverse grip Pulldowns

100lb x 12
120lb x 10
120lb x 10
125lb x 5
130lb x 3

BB Curl with Ez Barl

80lb x 10
85lb x 10
90lb x 8
100lb x 2

Superset 3
Incline DB Curls

30lb x 12
35lb x 10
35lb x 8
35lb x 8

Skull crushers

55lb x 15
70lb x 12
75lb x 10
80lb x 8
80lb x 8

Summary:

Added in a couple of sets with a few more reps to get the extra pump. Ended up going closer to failure at the end of each exercise and uses a little extra time to recover between exercises about 90 seconds, Most of which was setting up the next exercise. Long week and its only Wednesday haha. Had a hard time dragging my self to the gym this morning so went with Motivational video instead. Starting to see the clear muscle start ticking down in the container, kinda sad. I want to apologize for the lack of updates in the past 4-5 days; Found out my department is being closed, so job hunt begins and had a lot going on. It is amazing to say that I haven't had any DOMS in a while.

[llahhsoj]

2 more PRs in the books. Keep up the good work man!

[Jdot5]

imma have to add these songs of the day to my workout playlist, very creative on ur part

[AJohnson25]

2 more PRs in the books. Keep up the good work man!

imma have to add these songs of the day to my workout playlist, very creative on ur part

Thanks guys! Going to try to keep pushing it a little further. I try to keep my playlist varying to prevent it from becoming old quickly.

[AJohnson25]

Day 72 Entry - legs/shoulders

Song of the Day

Workout
Leg press

220lb x 12
250lb x 12
250lb x 12
250lb x 12 (maxed)

SeatedCalf Raises

235lb x 25
250lb x 25
250lb x 30

Hack Squat

2 plates per side x 12
3 plates per side x 10
3 plates per side x 12
3 plates per side x 12

DB Lateral Raises

20lb x 12
25lb x 10
30lb x 8
30lb x 6

Front Raises

20lb x 10
20lb x 10
25lb x 10
25lb x 10

Face pulls

100lb x 12
120lb x 12
120lb x 10
120lb x 10

Lunges + 30lb per hand

30lb x 10m
30lb x 10m
40lb x 10m
40lb x 10m

Summary:

Friday was pretty good, pushed myself slightly in terms of reps but did add weight to lunges to see if sciatic pain would return but so far so good. NO soreness over the weekend. Strength felt great friday, no issues with any of the weights. Got in some shoveling yesterday so counting that as my cardio. Also did some cardio on Friday evening when I got home from work. About 20 minutes on the elliptical alternating between 5 resistance and 12 resistance. Would do 12 resistance for about 45 seconds and then bring it down while maintaining speed of 7-8.5mph. Feeling great!

[llahhsoj]

Thanks guys! Going to try to keep pushing it a little further. I try to keep my playlist varying to prevent it from becoming old quickly.

I keep my playlist on point as well man.

[AJohnson25]

I keep my playlist on point as well man.

Feel like I need to expand it a little more, tends to be a lot the same bands but switch out the songs

[AJohnson25]

Day 75 Entry - Chest and Back

Song of the Day

Workout:
Cable rows

145lb x 12
160lb x 8
190lb x 4
205lb x4

Superset 1
Bench Press

175lb x 12
180lb x 10
205lb x 7
240lb x 1

Close grip Pulldowns

135lb x 12
145lb x 10
160lb x 8
160lb x 8
175lb x 5

Pec Deck

160lb x 10
175lb x 10
190lb x 8

Superset 2
Incline Press

140lb x 12
165lb x 10
185lb x 7

Incline DB Rows

55lb x 10
55lb x 10
65lb x 8
65lb x 8

DB neutral grip press

40lb x 12
50lb x 10
60lb x 6

Straight arm Pulldowns

80lb x 15
115lb x 12
125lb x 10
125lb x 10
130lb x 7

Wide Grip Pullups

BW x 8
BW x 8
BW x 8

Summary:

I really liked the pull-ups as a finisher last week, so I think I'll keep them in the workout. I matched my previous PR on Bench press which I am pretty happy about. Pretty happy with the workout, Weight again felt decently easy minus the final set on bench. Struggle slightly with 240lb but not bad considering how long its been since I hit that weight. No real soreness on Tuesday. Felt great this morning going into todays workout. I didn't do any cardio yesterday, was going to try to after work but work ran late.

[llahhsoj]

Pullups are a great finisher. Sometimes I like to do 5-6 sets of 10 to start a back workout as well.

[AJohnson25]

Pullups are a great finisher. Sometimes I like to do 5-6 sets of 10 to start a back workout as well.

I use to start with them as well but felt like my grip would occasionally start giving away towards the end of the session, so figured I'd just burn out on them at the end. But great way to get a pump going at the beginning of the workout!

[AJohnson25]

Day 77 Entry - Bis/Tris

Song of the Day

Workout:

Superset 1
Hammer Curls

35lb x 12
35lb x 12
40lb x 12
45lb x 6
45lb x 5

Rope Pulldowns

100lb x 12
115lb x 10
120lb x 10
135lb x 4

Superset 2
Reverse grip Pulldowns

100lb x 12
120lb x 10
120lb x 10
125lb x 5
130lb x 3

BB Curl with Ez Barl

80lb x 10
85lb x 10
90lb x 8
100lb x 2

Superset 3
Incline DB Curls

30lb x 12
35lb x 10
35lb x 8
40lb x 6

Skull crushers

55lb x 15
75lb x 10
75lb x 10
80lb x 8
80lb x 8

Summary:

Kept the workout about the same, with very little variation. Increased weight a little but kept it about the same. Was on a time crunch so kept it simple and straight forward. Had a great pump after the incline DB curls, with a couple sets supination and pronation done after wards….Holy burn! Cant complain about Wednesday's session but nothing spectacular either. Didn't feel like my head was in it. No DOMs or soreness to speak of. Strength felt great! I know I could have pushed it a little more than I did.

Day 79 Entry - legs/shoulders

Song of the Day

Workout
Leg press

235lb x 20
250lb x 15
250lb x 15
250lb x 25 PR

SeatedCalf Raises

235lb x 25
250lb x 25
250lb x 30

Hack Squat

2 plates per side x 12
3 plates per side x 10
3 plates per side x 12
3 plates per side x 12
4 plates per side x 10
5 plates per side x 8

DB Lateral Raises

20lb x 12
25lb x 10
30lb x 8
30lb x 6

Front Raises

20lb x 10
25lb x 10
25lb x 10
30lb x 9

Face pulls

100lb x 12
120lb x 12
120lb x 10
120lb x 10

Barbell Lunges

90lb x 10m PR
90lb x 10m
90lb x 10m
90lb x 10m

Summary:

This was from Friday! Felt amazing after this session! Increased weight on lunges, which I haven't done in a long time. Great way to burn at the end of the session. Legs were on fire! Managed the first set and took a little longer between sets to make sure I could keep the weight up. This feels like the best session I've had in a while. Legs felt great afterwards. I was a little concerned with sciatic pain but nothing! Did a little cardio afterwork with running for about 15 minutes down the road and back. Strength was fantastic. Endurance was good and didn't feel like I struggled at all. No DOMS over the weekend. Can't believe that It is getting to the end of the log!

[llahhsoj]

Congratulations on another 2 PRs in the books. I'm sad to see this logs ending. As far as "Cemetery Gates", I've seen Pantera back in the day around 13 times.

[VO2Maxima]

I'm sad to see this logs ending.

He says that, but in actuality plans on getting huge now that he'll have more time to lift and start tracking his macros now that he won't be responding to 40+ logs.

[AJohnson25]

Congratulations on another 2 PRs in the books. I'm sad to see this logs ending. As far as "Cemetery Gates", I've seen Pantera back in the day around 13 times.

Thanks man! I'm jealous! Would have loved to see Pantera in concert!

He says that, but in actuality plans on getting huge now that he'll have more time to lift and start tracking his macros now that he won't be responding to 40+ logs.

He'll definitely be able to put the time to better use....for Gainz haha

[llahhsoj]

He says that, but in actuality plans on getting huge now that he'll have more time to lift and start tracking his macros now that he won't be responding to 40+ logs.

What makes you think I am not "huge" already? lulz. I'll be honest here, I haven't started the macro tracking yet either.

[AJohnson25]

Day 82 Entry - Chest and Back

Song of the Day

Workout:
Bench Press

165lb x 8
185lb x 8
225lb x 4
245lb x 1 PR

Close grip Pulldowns

135lb x 12
145lb x 10
160lb x 8
160lb x 8
175lb x 5

Cable rows

160lb x 12
175lb x 9
190lb x 8
205lb x4

Pec Deck

160lb x 10
175lb x 10
190lb x 8

Superset
Incline Press

140lb x 12
165lb x 10
185lb x 7

Incline DB Rows

55lb x 10
55lb x 10
65lb x 8
65lb x 8

DB neutral grip press

40lb x 12
50lb x 10
65lb x 6

Straight arm Pulldowns

110lb x 15
120lb x 12
125lb x 10
125lb x 10
130lb x 8

Wide Grip Pullups

BW x 8
BW x 8
BW x 6

Summary:

Monday's session! Hit the gym a little later than I was hoping for but worked in my favor. Was felt great that morning, ate a couple hours before the gym and took CM about 20 mins or so before hitting the gym. I had been plateaued at 240 for a long azz time, So pumped to have finally broken it…even if only a 5lb gain. Rest of the workout went well. I moved around a couple of the exercises to focus on bench. Struggled a little on the PR and probably wasn't the prettiest rep. No DOMS yesterday and feel great this morning! Hitting the gym a little later!

[koweanguy]

Dude.. slow down
I see PR's all over this page.. you're making it seem like Clear Muscle is a magical pill

[AJohnson25]

Dude.. slow down
I see PR's all over this page.. you're making it seem like Clear Muscle is a magical pill

Haha thanks man! It works pretty damn good!

Damn Time warner has been giving me issues, I'll post last Wednesday's workout tomorrow morning. And have a final review up by this Wednesday

[emergency]

congrats on the solid bench PR AJ!

[llahhsoj]

Congrats on the bench PR man! I know I am a bit late on that. More gains to come.

[AJohnson25]

Day 84 Entry - legs/shoulders

Song of the Day

Workout
Leg press

235lb x 20
250lb x 20
250lb x 20
250lb x 20
250lb x 25

SeatedCalf Raises

235lb x 35
250lb x 30
250lb x 30

Hack Squat

2 plates per side x 12
3 plates per side x 10
3 plates per side x 12
3 plates per side x 12
4 plates per side x 10
5 plates per side x 8

DB Lateral Raises

20lb x 12
25lb x 10
30lb x 8
30lb x 6

Front Raises

20lb x 10
25lb x 12
25lb x 12
30lb x 10

Face pulls

100lb x 12
120lb x 12
120lb x 12
120lb x 10

Barbell Lunges

90lb x 10m
90lb x 10m
90lb x 10m
90lb x 10m

Deadlifts

135lb x 3
225lb x 2
275lb x 1
315lb x 1

Summary:

I decided to switch up the workout on the last day because who really wants to finish a log on Bis and Tris day Went with Legs to push myself a little one last time. Legs felt great. The weights felt pretty good, wasn't feeling too heavy or light. I'm pretty damn happy about the deadlifts as I haven't done them in a month or two. Went up with relative easy considering I did them last. Had absolutely no DOMS afterwards either. Muscles did feel a little tight the next day but not actually sore. This has been a great product to log for Muscletech. I'll have my final review up by tomorrow!


On a side note, Started to put together my home gym. Need more weights though before the final switch over.

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[llahhsoj]

Day 84 Entry - legs/shoulders

Song of the Day

Workout
Leg press

235lb x 20
250lb x 20
250lb x 20
250lb x 20
250lb x 25

SeatedCalf Raises

235lb x 35
250lb x 30
250lb x 30

Hack Squat

2 plates per side x 12
3 plates per side x 10
3 plates per side x 12
3 plates per side x 12
4 plates per side x 10
5 plates per side x 8

DB Lateral Raises

20lb x 12
25lb x 10
30lb x 8
30lb x 6

Front Raises

20lb x 10
25lb x 12
25lb x 12
30lb x 10

Face pulls

100lb x 12
120lb x 12
120lb x 12
120lb x 10

Barbell Lunges

90lb x 10m
90lb x 10m
90lb x 10m
90lb x 10m

Deadlifts

135lb x 3
225lb x 2
275lb x 1
315lb x 1

Summary:

I decided to switch up the workout on the last day because who really wants to finish a log on Bis and Tris day Went with Legs to push myself a little one last time. Legs felt great. The weights felt pretty good, wasn't feeling too heavy or light. I'm pretty damn happy about the deadlifts as I haven't done them in a month or two. Went up with relative easy considering I did them last. Had absolutely no DOMS afterwards either. Muscles did feel a little tight the next day but not actually sore. This has been a great product to log for Muscletech. I'll have my final review up by tomorrow!


On a side note, Started to put together my home gym. Need more weights though before the final switch over.

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Switching out arms and leg days is something that a lot of people won't do, lulz. Looks like you have some decent equipment in there so far. Even though I love working out, I don't think I would be as intense as I should if I did it at home. I am one who likes a lot of variety though.

[AJohnson25]

Switching out arms and leg days is something that a lot of people won't do, lulz. Looks like you have some decent equipment in there so far. Even though I love working out, I don't think I would be as intense as I should if I did it at home. I am one who likes a lot of variety though.

Haha I'm one of the few that prefer legs over arm day lol

I need to build a power rack, thats the only thing that is going to be a set back. I agree about the variety though. There are a few other things that I need to add or build.

[AJohnson25]

Review of Clear Muscle after 3 Bottles

For more information regarding Clear muscle: http://www.muscletech.com/products/p.../clear-muscle/

Dosage
2 pills 3x per day (morning, midday and evening)
I usually workout in the morning, so I would take 2 caps upon awakening and hit the gym about 20 mins later. I'd then take 2 caps at noon and then the last dose would be between 4-5p.

Recovery 10/10

Recovery is one of the biggest effects that I noticed while using Clear Muscle. I started to notice this about 1 week after starting this product and really noticed it after 2 weeks. Before with higher reps, I would notice DOMs after about 24 hours but after starting this I had little to no DOMs. I did have some set backs during this log because of sciatic pain but no actual DOMS both with high rep or increased weight.There was a couple times that I felt like I pulled a muscle and felt it right after but it resolved quickly and had no pain in the following days.

Strength Gains 8/10

I was pretty impressed by the strength gains. I had a set back towards the middle of the log with increased sciatic pain. I managed to maintain most of during the recovery and then increased some of my PRs towards the end. I had plateaued on my Bench but managed to break my previous PR. This was a slow by steady process. It felt like it really was maintained and increased after the first month. Strength stayed the same even after drop some weight. Lost some weight without sacrificing any strength. I would recommend this product on a cut to help maintain strength especially prior to powerlifting meets. It could make a big difference

Price 7/10

The price could be a little bit of an issue for some people. The price has improved as of late, Bodybuilding.com has Clear Muscle for $50 plus buy one get one 50% off which makes it a decent price. This is for a 2 month supply for about $75 Not terrible but not the best. If the price came down a little bit more it would be more accessible to more people.

Overall 8.5/10

This has been a great product to log. I feel that this product helped me considerably during the log. Even with my set back, I maintained my strength and increased in some areas. This could be a great product for cutting before both bodybuilding and powerlifting meets. I had great recovery through the 3 months. I would and have recommended this product for both a cut and bulk. The price could be a little better but it can be worth the price if bought on sale. Solid product overall!

A major thank you to Muscletech and llahhsoj for giving me the opportunity to log Clear Muscle!