Steel Edge Strength: AE Steel Edge Log

[mivi320]

Athletic Edge Steel Log

Big thanks to Athletic Edge Nutrition for allowing me to log this product.

My goals: currently training for a PL meet in less than 2 months.

Running a DUP type training style.

Natural bodybuilder so I train for both strength and size. Primary focus right now is strength.

5'7, 164 lbs. Raw lifter.
Squat: 425
Bench: 335
Deadlift: 530

Looking to add to these numbers and with training picking up, what better way to crank up the energy with STEEL EDGE.

First day will be tomorrow. Stay tuned.

[wishiwasdivin]

I'm definitely in to see some PL training!

How many competition have you already been in? Best of luck to you in your up and coming comp.

[E_P_C]

Subbed. Thanks for running a log

[mivi320]

I'm definitely in to see some PL training!

How many competition have you already been in? Best of luck to you in your up and coming comp.

I have done 8 full power meets. Thanks!

Subbed. Thanks for running a log

Absolutely!

Day 1 -

Squats
3 X 3 @ 345
345 X 5

Paused Bench Press
5 X 5 @ 290

SlingShot Press
3 X 3 @ 335

Notes:

Took 1 scoop about 30 mins pre training. The energy was sustainable and lasted me a good bit into the session. Didn't really experience much tingling which I had expected I would from the BA, but will continue to monitor. Strength felt good today, especially on bench. Squats were decent -- third day squatting heavy this week so I expected they would move a bit slower than usual. Good pump in the chest, despite any direct volume/hyper work. Looking forward to using this product before a hyper day to see what kind of pump I get. Good stuff so far. Stay tuned.

[mivi320]

Day 2

Squats
370 X 2
370 X 3
370 X 5 (conservative AMRAP; had 1-2 in tank)

Paused Bench Press
3 X 9 @ 270

Notes:

1 scoop about 45 minutes prior to this session. Seemed to hit me pretty well right off the bat after a long Monday. Squats felt pretty good overall. Really did a good job staying in position on the AMRAP. The first set was supposed to be @ 3 reps, but got out of position and racked the weight. Good focus today. Bench is moving steadily and hit a huge PR for volume tonight. Great focus tonight. Excited about seeing the pump I get tomorrow with my first hyper specific day on this pre-workout. Stay tuned, more to come.

[wishiwasdivin]

8 PL meets is quite a bit. Good work on 370x5 squat, that's moving some weight.

[E_P_C]

Looks like its treating you well so far

[mivi320]

8 PL meets is quite a bit. Good work on 370x5 squat, that's moving some weight.

Looks like its treating you well so far

Thanks guys.

Back Hypertrophy

Did some weighted pull ups, lat pulldowns, cable rows, shrugs, face pulls. 1 scoop about 30 mins pre training. Had a really good pump. About a 7.5/10. Energy was so-so during this session. BTW, I really enjoy the taste of this product. I have the strawberry marg. Kudos to the R&D team @ AEN for formulating this one so well. More to come tomorrow. Got another squat session, along with some heavy pulls and bench. Stay tuned.

[mivi320]

[b]

Deadlift
5 X 1 @ 440
405 X 3

Squat
3 X 3 @ 345
345 X 6

Pause Bench
280 X 6
3 X 280 X 5

Notes

Took 1 scoop about 20 mins before this session. Wednesdays are usually my longest sessions but had some really good endurance today and managed to finish this session in 2 hours. Pulls and squats felt great. Bench felt slow tonight. Energy was solid throughout the session and I even got a pretty decent quad pump from squats. Really enjoying this product thus far!

[mivi320]

Hit some arm hypertrophy yesterday morning. Really good pump (trained on an empty stomach with just 1 scoop SE) since it was at 4am. Big session tonight. Stay tuned for updates.

[Mickfootie]

Following along mate. I'm currently running this with the APE and APE Darknight. What a great combination of products.

[mivi320]

Thank you Mickfootie.

Yesterday's session

Squat
365 X 3 X 3
365 X 5

Bench Paused
4 X 6 @ 280

notes:

Good stuff. Had some great focus on this product (trained really early). More to come tomorrow.

[mivi320]

Squat
315 X 3
325 X 3
335 X 3

Sumo DL
405 X 1
415 X 1
425 X 1

Paused Bench
245 X 9
255 X 9
265 X 9

Notes:

Deloading volume this week and increasing intensity next week as I get closer to meet time. Took 1 scoop about 20 mins pre workout today and had some GREAT energy and focus. Really loving this product. The taste is spot on and I always seem to muster up some good energy heading into my training sessions.

[mivi320]

Deload session (last deload of the week)

Squats
325 X 3
340 X 3
355 X 3

Paused BB Bench
270 X 4
280 X 4
290 X 4

Slingshot Press
3 X 3 @ 340

Notes:

Felt somewhat fatigued going into this one (end of the week), but got through the session. Feels good to deload volume and anticipate intensity picking up. 1 scoop about 45 minutes out today. Decent energy; had a great tricep pump after bench. Taste is fantastic. More to come.

[mivi320]

Enter intensity block.

Squat
2 X 2 @ 355
2 X 2 @ 365
375 X 5

Slingshot Bench Press w/ pauses
2 x 320 X 3
2 x 340 X 3

Technique work: 3 ct pause bench press
4 X 6 @ 250

Hex bar RDL
3pps X 10 for 4 sets

Took one scoop about 1 hr out from this session. REALLY GOOD FOCUS. I like taking the pre workouts out a little longer on big days like these. So far so good. Really loving the energy and focus I am getting from EDGE.

More to come.

[wishiwasdivin]

Nothing short of impressive work going on.

[E_P_C]

Great to see so many positive comments on SteelEdge

[mivi320]

Squat

4 X 6 @ 325

Deads
2 x 420
3 x 430
2 X 3 @ 410

Technique work: Bench with 3 ct pause
5 X 3 @ 240

OHP
4 X 7 @ 120

Good stuff. 1 scoop about 1 hr out again. Feeling focused, good energy. Really enjoying this product.

[Mickfootie]

Looks like your enjoying the benefits from Steel Edge. I think its a great pre-workout and enjoying it too.

[mivi320]

Conditioning: 9/17[/b]
2 miles ran
10 X stadium stairs

1 scoop about 1 hr prior. Good conditioning day.

[mivi320]

Squat
5 X 3 @ 315

Bench w/ Pause
275 2 X 2
285 2 X 2
2 set @ 300 X 3

1 scoop 30 mins prior. Good, clean energy again. Great product. More to come this weekend.

[mivi320]

Just a few more scoops left.

Squat
2 X 2 @ 365
1 X 2 @ 375
385 X 3

Slingshot Press
3 X 2 @ 335
3 X 2 @ 345

Pause Press
4 X 6 @ 255

Notes:

1 scoop about 1 hr. pre workout and had a great session. Once again, good clean energy on this product. With some really good focus. Loving the ingredient panel too. Just a few more days left logging.

[wishiwasdivin]

Nice job on those squats my man

[mivi320]

9/22: Upper back hypertrophy. Great pump. Took 1 scoop 30 mins out and got a GREAT pump.

9/23

Deads
425 X 2
435 X 1
455 X 1
455 X 1
415 X 3

Squat
3 X 6 @ 330

Technique work: Bench
4 X 3 @ 245

Notes

Great stuff. Tonight I used my final scoop. Will post final review in next few days. Thanks AEN for the opportunity. Really solid product.

[Athletic Edge]

9/22: Upper back hypertrophy. Great pump. Took 1 scoop 30 mins out and got a GREAT pump.

9/23

Deads
425 X 2
435 X 1
455 X 1
455 X 1
415 X 3

Squat
3 X 6 @ 330

Technique work: Bench
4 X 3 @ 245

Notes

Great stuff. Tonight I used my final scoop. Will post final review in next few days. Thanks AEN for the opportunity. Really solid product.

Awesome job, post the link here please when you knock out your review.

[mivi320]

Awesome job, post the link here please when you knock out your review.

Absolutely Will do. Going to hopefully write it up in the next day or two. Been a very busy last few days. Will get it posted soon. Thanks!

[mivi320]

Final Review

Big thanks to AEN for allowing me test this product out. I have really enjoyed it.

Ingredient Panel 9/10

I really like the ingredient profile here. No proprietary blend and you know just how much you are getting from each ingredient. I found it VERY convenient that the product included 3g creatine mono in it. Therefore, I did not have to supplement with additional creatine mono. I also like the addition of the cit malate at 4g per serving.

Taste 8/10

Not bad. A bit gritty (from the creatine perhaps?) but overall a good tasting pre workout. In fact, very pleased with how this product tastes given the ingredients in it. Always mixed with 8-10 oz COLD water for the duration of this log.

Strength 8.5/10

Felt really good when taking the pre-workout. Following DUP programming which is very intense and always felt pretty strong during the sessions. Not saying the strength gains are directly correlated with STEEL EDGE but supplementing with the product definitely helped my strength.

Focus 9/10

Tunnel vision focus! The caffeine content of this product is pretty high and I always got some really good focus on it. Stimulants don't mess with my sleep and I train at night. So I was able to use this product with no problems with sleep disturbances. If you have trouble sleeping with higher doses of stimulants and you train at night, you may want to try half a scoop.

Pumps 8.5/10

Nothing too crazy here. Most of my sessions were focused on progression around B/S/D so my actual volume work was limited on accessories. BUT on days that I did train accessory lifts, I always seemed to get a pretty solid pump.

Overall 8.5/10

Solid pre-workout. In fact, one of the best pre-workouts ALL AROUND that I have tried. Scientific and properly dosed ingredients and no prop blends with good focus and taste. AEN did a great job with this product. Really enjoyed using it during my training. Thanks AEN.

[E_P_C]

Thanks for the detailed honest review