MST Shred XS Hardcore

[El Pena]

Thanks to MST, Spaceclown, & NCangey0513 for selecting me to test out this product.

Product info can be found at the bb.com store http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/ms...shardcore.html

Got my bottle along with some samples yesterday, began taking the Shred XS Hardcore today, Dosing will be 2 pills a day one in the am and one around noon.

Energy has been good today nice and smooth no sudden rush no crash, just a nice smooth slightly higher level than normal, very minor increase in sweating. No noticeable effect on appetite, though this is not something I expect to change as I have little to no appetite most days anyway.

Will do a weigh in tomorrow morning.

[SPACECLOWN]

Sub'd

[El Pena]

Weight Check: 196.2

Workout went well this morning energy levels were about normal, didn't work up much of a sweat due to taking my time today, and just doing light cardio. Noticed the heavy bag missing again, so if its not there tomorrow I'll probably go for a run instead.

Today's Workout

4 sets 4 reps

HS VSquat - 275
HS High Row - 185
Low Pulley Crossover - 140
Cybex OH Press - 125
Seated DB Tri Ext. - 75
Alt. DB Curls - 35s

Cardio - 20 min. Treadmill 3.2mph, 2.0 Incline.

[DinoT1985]

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[SPACECLOWN]

Nice WO

[El Pena]

Ok today I was sweating like crazy, I was dripping by the 2nd set of dips, and was completely soaked by the end of cardio. Energy levels are just slightly elevated, no jitteryness just more energy. Finally got a dip belt so today was my first day doing weighted dips, felt great considering it wasn't too long ago I couldn't even do a single body weight dip . Taking it slow with the rack pulls as I don't want to aggravate my si joint.

Workout

4 sets 8 reps

Rack pulls - 185
Dips - 25
DB shouder press - 40s
Hammer grip pulldown - 140
Single Leg Ext. - 75
HS MTS Crunch - 40

Cardio - 30 min. kickboxing on heavy bag.

[SPACECLOWN]

Congrats on the dips!

[vtwizzie]

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good luck bro

[El Pena]

Once again energy has been slightly elevated, nice and smooth no jitteryness or crashes. Appetite is normal for me which means pretty much never hungry . Focus was a bit more than normal, had better concentration on squeezing out the reps instead of just lifting. Sweating was slightly higher than normal for a high rep day. Added 10 min. to treadmill time.

Today is a carb up day, and I'm making Pizza, haven't had one since March

4 sets 16 reps

Leg press, narrow - 290
Incline BB - 95
Low pulley row - 45
One arm tri pressdown - 30
Rev CB Curl - 25
DB lateral raise - 15s

Cardio - 30 min. Treadmill 3.2 mph 2.5 incline.

[SPACECLOWN]

mmmm pizzzzza!!! Save me a slice or 12 I am not carbing up till Saturday

[ncangey0513]

I'm in! Great start, brotha!

[El Pena]

Once again good energy nice and stable, sweating during lifting was about normal, though I left a nice pool around the heavy bag with cardio . Did weighted pullups for the first time ever and damn was it hard to stay properly balance, I know only 10lbs .

4 sets 4 reps

Hammer Grip Pullups - 10
Back Ext. - 80
Face Pulls - 120
Cybex Calf Raise - 190
Cable Forearm Curl - 70
Rope Crunch - 80

Cardio - 30 min. kickboxing on heavy bag.

[El Pena]

Woke up dragging ass, energy came on once I hit the gym though, and I breezed through the workout. Kind of hurt my hand during the last kickboxing session so i went for a run instead, decided to go 2 miles instead of 1, damn was it harder than I thought it would be, I enjoyed it though. I've decided to set a new goal of getting to 3 miles in 20 min by the end of this year.

4 sets 8 reps

Cybex Squat Press - 380
High Pulley Crossover - 70
High Pulley Curl - 80
Tri Pron Pressback - 30
HS Low Row - 145
Front Raise - 20s

Cardio - 2 mile run 14:43.

[SPACECLOWN]

Good stuff brother. Hope the hand is doing better.

[ncangey0513]

Lookin' good so far, man!

[El Pena]

Off day today, yesterday's workout was nice and easy, hand is a bit better but now my left hammy is bothering me , hoping its just a bit of sciatica acting up and not a strain, I'll find out when i try to run on it on Tuesday. Energy levels have again been just slightly elevated, appetite is normal, no crashes and my sleep has actually gotten better this week which is surprising.

4 sets 16 reps

HS Shoulder Press - 50
LF Chest Press - 55
DB Step Ups - 5s
Pulldown, pron. - 100
Single Leg Curl - 40
Decline Situp - BW

Cardio - 30 min. Treadmill 3.2 mph 3.0 incline

[DinoT1985]

no crashes sounds good. i wait it when they happen as i have to wager if i can afford to crash that day. if i have things to get on with then a crash can really set me back a bit before ending the day.

[El Pena]

Weigh In: 198 , gained 5 lbs with yesterday's carb day .

Nice workout this morning, no idea why but I woke up an hour before my alarm went off, so I stayed in bed like a lazy ass until it did . Energy was good during the workout, hand was feeling ok so I once again left a nice puddle around the heavy bag.

4 sets 4 reps

Single Leg Press - 200
High Cable Row - 110
Incline DB - 75s
Rope Pressdown - 120
Wide Upright Row - 95
Hammer Curls - 35s

Cardio - 30 min. kickboxing on Heavy Bag.

[El Pena]

Well someone went to town on the AC at the gym, didn't work up any sweat whatsoever until I started running. Workout, otherwise, went well got in all my lifts, and added a little more distance to the run, I will be adding a little bit each week until I get to 3 miles then I'll work on getting the time down after that. That extra lap was evil, hit the wall halfway through it and had to keep telling myself not to stop. I started out way too fast since I've gotten used to just going a single mile, I pretty much continually slowed down through the entire second half of the run, overall time wasn't so bad considering how slow it seemed I was moving towards the end.

4 sets 8 reps

Assist Pullups - -55
Incline Fly - 35s
Rev. Peck Deck - 80
Seated Leg Curl - 90
Cable Rev Forearm Curl - 30
LF Seated Calf - 120

Cardio - 2.1 mile run 15:28.

[El Pena]

Well with school rapidly approaching I decided to start working out in the afternoon/evening again, I had gotten used to being able to use things without having to wait, definitely not the case today. Gym was pretty full, and someone went to town on the AC again , once I started sweating I started getting cold which sucked. The hammy started tightening up a bit on the treadmill, but towards the end it loosened up to where it wasn't too bad. I may end up switching back to the elliptical if this continues as it was fine running its just the treadmill that seems to cause me problems.

4 sets 16 reps

HS VSquat - 95
HS High Row - 75
Low Pulley Crossover - 70
Arnold Press - 20s
Seated Tri Ext. - 40
Alt. DB Curls - 17.5s

Cardio - 30min. Treadmill 3.2mph, 3.0 incline.

[El Pena]

Today's workout was f'in great, felt strong on everything, and the joints were being cooperative. Gym wasn't freezing today and I worked up a good sweat right away, and then had an excellent kickboxing session afterwards. The rack pulls felt really good, and I'm going to consider trying deads again next week provided the SI joint doesn't act up in the next few days.

4 sets 4 reps

Rack Pulls - 275
Dips - 45
Seated DB Press - 55s
Hammer Grip Pulldown - 180
Single Leg Ext. - 100
HS MTS Crunch - 65

Cardio - 30 min. kickboxing on heavy bag.

[ncangey0513]

Lookin' great, bro! I wish my gym was a little cooler than it is. Not cold, like yours, but it's seriously been 90 degrees lately.

[El Pena]

Normally its not bad its just been the last few days that some whackjob has gotten hold of the thermostat apparently. Some days its a good temp, some days its a little warm, and a few times its feckin cold.

Today's lifting session went very well, the cardio afterwards sucked bad though. I hit the wall with a little over half a mile to go in the run, my lungs were burning like hell, but I kept on going felt like complete crap afterwards. My time sucked as well .

4 sets 8 reps

Leg Press, narrow - 520
Incline BB - 135
Low Pulley Row - 80
One Arm Tri Pressdown - 50
Rev. CB Curl - 55
DB Lateral Raise - 25

Cardio - 2.1 mile run 15:58.

[El Pena]

Good workout today, gym temp was a little on the cool side again but not too bad. Hit up the elliptical for cardio which was much easier on the hammy.

4 sets 16 reps

Hammer Grip Pullups, assist. - -90
Face Pulls - 60
Rope Crunch - 30
Cable Forearm Curl - 30
Cybex Calf Raise - 90
Back Ext. - 5

Cardio - 30 min. elliptical M6 R1.

[Millennium 1]

Looking good! It sounds like we need to get you some Cordygen5 for those cardio sessions

[El Pena]

Looking good! It sounds like we need to get you some Cordygen5 for those cardio sessions

I suppose I could have been smarter about it and not jumped from 1 mile to 2 miles from one week to the next .

Weigh In: 194.8

Today's workout was great, energy was excellent, focus was great, and I was soaked to my shorts by the end .

4 sets 4 reps

Cybex Squat Press - 515
High Pulley Crossover - 140
High Pulley Curls - 120
Tri Pron Pressback - 45
Front Raise - 35s
HS Low Row - 185

Cardio - 30 min. kickboxing on heavy bag.

[ncangey0513]

Everything sounds like it's going well, EP. Keep up the great work!

[El Pena]

Ok I'm tired, went and did two separate cardio sessions today . Did some aerobics at home, then went and hit the weights at the gym, and ran after that . Added deadlifts back into the program, went light today, my SI joint is a little tight right now hopefully it won't be a problem, and I can slowly work my way back up in weight. I've also decided to just concentrate on getting up to the 3 mile mark first on the run then worry about how fast I'm running it, so runs will not have a time to them anymore.

At home 30 min. Tae Bo type aerobics

Hit the gym.

4 sets 8 reps

Deads - 185
HS Shoulder Press - 70
Single Leg Curl - 60
Decline Situp - 5
DB Step Up 16in. step - 15s
Pulldown, pron. - 140

Cardio - 2.2 mile run.

[El Pena]

Nice easy workout today, energy continues to be good. SI joint has been feeling pretty good all day so its looking like Deads are going to stay in the program.

4 sets 16 reps

Seated Single Leg Press - 95
Incline DB - 40s
High Cable Row - 50
Arnold Press - 20s
Hammer Curls - 17.5s
Rope Pressdown - 50

Cardio - 30 min. Elliptical M6 R2

[El Pena]

Just a quick update, workouts have gone great, strength is coming back up, energy and endurance have both been excellent. Diet has been right on track. Now to the bad news , I'm going on vacation until Monday, so my diet may be less than stellar until then . I will not be keeping record of what I'm eating though I will probably keep it relatively clean, because truthfully junkfood doesn't much appeal to me anymore anyways.

Next update will probably not be until Tuesday.