Bammy's -Green Bulge- Log

[Bammy]

Controlled Labs Green Bulge log. I expect very good things from this product,
1. because White Blood is awesome and Controlled Labs is a top notch company, and
2. because White Blood and Green Bulge share some ingredients such as AEE and K-RALA.

My Stats:
Age: 22
Weight: 172
Height: 6 ft.
BF: 9.5%

Best lifts:
DL – 385 x 1
Db bench – 90s x 8
ATG squat – 245 x 2
Leg press – 710 x 8


Goals:
Gain strength and mass while keeping bodyfat stable, or at least under 10%. I would like to get up to a morning weight of 177; where I used to be a few months ago. Deadlifting 405 has been a goal of mine for a while, but after a few setbacks (sickness, hand stitches), it seems far off. But, by the end of a month on Green Bulge, who knows?

Current Supplements:
Substance WPI
Dymatize Elite whey
Dymatize Mega Milk
Syntrax Matrix 5.0
Dextrose
Centrum Multi Vitamin
Vitamin C 500mg
EFA gelcaps

Other creatine products/ingredients I have used:
NOS Ether
Burst
CEX
plain CEE
Swole V2

[Bammy]

Day 1:

Pre workout: 5 caps 45 min. before workout

Workout - Back, Biceps

bb rows:
8 x 95
9 x 135
9 x 135
9 x 145
9 x 145

wide chins (bodyweight, then using assisted pullup machine after failure):
9, 4@-25, 4@-50
8, 4@-25, 4@-50
7, 4@-25, 4@-50

lat shrugs:
10 x 325
11 x 325
11 x 325

EZ bar curl:
3 x 8 x 85

1 arm db preacher curl:
3 x 6 x 25

1 arm high cable curl: (done on Nautilus cable machine)
3 x 10 x 80

I noticed good strength increases in bb rows, and mild increases in a few other exercises. I got great lat pumps too. Pumped more than usual after the rows, and pretty tight after the chins.

Deads on next back day.

[UnleashedBeast]

Good luck man, that 405 deadlift is yours

[CONTROLLED LABS]

glad to see it, nice lifiting, keep it up.

[Bammy]

Day 2:

Pre workout: 5 caps 45 min. before workout

Workout - Delt, traps, abs

db press:
8 x 45
8 x 60
8 x 65
7 x 65

db laterals:
3 x 8 x 35
ss w/
db front raises:
3 x 16 x 35

db rear delt raises:
3 x 12 x 25

bb behind back shrugs:
3 x 10 x 245

db shrugs: (drops)
12 x 75, 12 x 55, 12 x 35

hanging leg raise:
3 x 12

hanging oblique knee raise:
20

Not noticing all that much yet. Still, a good workout with slightly increasing reps/weight. I looked very full after the workout, lats and bis still feel volumized since yesterday. Thats all so far.

[Bammy]

Day 3:

Pre workout: 5 caps 35 min. before workout

Workout - Legs

ATG squat:
8 x 155
8 x 155
7 x 225

Leg Press:
9 x 710
9 x 710
12 x 710

1 leg curl:
3 x 8 x 100

GHR:
12
12
10

calf press on leg press:
3 x 20 x 270
ss w/
seated calf raise:
16 x 100
16 x 100
20 x 100

Well, I didn't have much improvement with squats, but once I got on to leg press, it felt much easier than I though it would. I was feeling pretty strong and decided to go to 100lbs for the 1 leg curl, up from 90 last week. After the GHRs I had a mean pump in my hams. I also added a good # of reps to the calf exercises.

Usually after a leg day, my upper body looks depleted and flat. Today, I still looked full. Green Bulge seems great for volumizing.

[Bammy]

Day 4:

Quick Update:
This morning I woke up with my legs feeling full and dense, as if I'd just finished a workout or had a carb-rich meal.

[pu12en12g]

Nice lifts !! good luck with your log !

[Bammy]

Originally Posted by pu12en12g

Nice lifts !! good luck with your log !

You too!

[Bammy]

Day 4:

Pre workout: 5 caps 40 min. before workout

Workout - Chest & Tris

bb flat bench:
10 x 95
10 x 135
8 x 155
4 x 175

db incline bench:
3 x 8 x 60s

low cable fly:
3 x 10 x 95
s w/
mid cable fly:
3 x 8 x 110

overhead 1 arm db ext.:
3 x 8 x 30

v-bar press(lunge):
3 x 12 x 130

behind back rope pressdown:
3 x 10 x 140

bench dips:
33

Strength is feeling better that average, and I feel ambitious in the gym lately. The pumps I get during workouts are similar to White Blood, but slightly less intense. All in all very good feeling. Doing bench dips even made my freakin lats pump up. My workout ended 1.5 hrs. ago and my chest still feels very full.

At this point, I want to compare the effects to White Blood. White Blood produces incredibly stong pumps during workouts, and for a while after. With Green Bulge, I feel a very good pump during the workout, but also volumized all day and never flat. Maybe its the Taurine Ethyl Ester. I have never felt so constantly volumized all day with anything else.

[Bammy]

Day 5:

Pre workout: 5 caps 45 min. before workout

Workout - Back, Biceps

Deadlift:
8 x 185
8 x 225
8 x 275
4 x 335
1 x 365
fail x 405

underhand chins:
3 x 10

cable rows:
3 x 10 x 160

incline db curls:
3 x 16 x 30s

1 arm high cable curl:
3 x 11 x 80

I was loving the deads today so I said f it lets go for 405. Well, I got about 1/2 the way up and my back rounded, so I had to set it down. So close! Now my back feels pretty strained along the left side of my spine. I have never gone for a deadlift and failed half-way up. I do feel that I will be able to get it in a few weeks though.

The rest of my workout went very well. The pumps today felt stronger than ever, those cable curls were bringing the pain.

[PureMotivation]

Hey bammy, great log and nice lifts keep it up. Just a quick question i see you are taking GB usually 40-45mins pre-WO, this is on an empty stomach I am assuming? Just wondering when you consume your pre-WO meal? 90 mins pre-WO then 45 mins you take then GB? Thanks

[Bammy]

Originally Posted by PureMotivation

Hey bammy, great log and nice lifts keep it up. Just a quick question i see you are taking GB usually 40-45mins pre-WO, this is on an empty stomach I am assuming? Just wondering when you consume your pre-WO meal? 90 mins pre-WO then 45 mins you take then GB? Thanks

Acctually I take my shake pretty much right with the caps. I assume that by the time the caps all disinegrate the shake is out of my stomach. I have a very fast metabolism.

[PureMotivation]

Hmm interesting. Ok well thank you for the response. Also to any others who have used GB did you take GB on an empty stomach and when did you have your pre-WO meal. Bammy I hope you don't mind me asking this question in your log, if you do i'll take it out.

[BringnIt]

I eat my pre-workout meal at 8, take Green Bulge at 8:45, get in the gym between 9:15 and 9:30.

[Bammy]

Originally Posted by BringnIt

I eat my pre-workout meal at 8, take Green Bulge at 8:45, get in the gym between 9:15 and 9:30.

You don't get hungry by the time your workout hits? I gotta check out your log too.

[BringnIt]

It's usually a BIG meal.

[caneaddict]

Good log Bammy,

You've got some good strength in your lower body. Our upper body strength seems to be similar but you've got me killed on lower body. Good luck with 405!

Subscribed.

[Bammy]

Originally Posted by caneaddict

Good log Bammy,

You've got some good strength in your lower body. Our upper body strength seems to be similar but you've got me killed on lower body. Good luck with 405!

Subscribed.

Yeah, deads and leg press are my specialties. I've always had good thighs ever since I was a baby, you can tell in the pictures. The rest of me was naturally stick-like.

[Bammy]

Day 6:

Pre workout: 5 caps 30 min. before workout

Workout - Delts, traps

bb press:
10 x 95
8 x 115
8 x 140
4 x 150

db rear delt raises:
3 x 11 x 30

cable laterals:
3 x 10 x 30

bb behind back shrugs:
3 x 11 x 250

db shrugs: (drops)
13 x 75, 13 x 60, 13 x 45

This morning I wasn't really in the mood to lift. I was out of milk too and cereal sucks with water. But once I got in the gym I felt good and strong. I had a short workout because I didn't have a whole lot of time before my next client showed up. I am definitely gaining strength faster than normal. Added 5 lbs to bb press, bb shrugs, rear lats. Also veins are showing more, I noticed them looking bigger in my traps while changing, and also saw some new veins in my delts when doing curls yesterday. So far, I'm only noticing the extra vascularity around workouts.

[Bammy]

Day 7:

Pre workout: 5 caps 30 min. before workout

Workout - Abs, forearms, cardio

Tri-set of:
cable crunch:
3 x 15 x 190
hanging leg raise:
3 x 12
swiss ball crunch:
3 x 14

rev. bb curls:
3 x 10 x 60
ss w/
bb behind back wrist curl
3 x 7-7 x 145

HIIT cardio: 11 min., 8 to 10 mph.

Didn't get much sleep last night, I was out late and got up early for an apointment. I was tired so I got in some of the little easier things that I neglect instead of a leg day.

I noticed great vascularity and pumps in my forearms. I also got a pretty annoying lower back pumps during the cardio, that I think was worse due to the fact that I'm still very sore from back day. I will weigh in tomorrow.

[Bammy]

Day 8:

Pre workout: 5 caps 30 min. before workout

Workout - Legs

ATG squat:
20 x 155
20 x 155 (last 10 reps, I was in hell)

Leg Press:
8 x 720
8 x 720
11 x 720

1 leg curl:
3 x 9 x 100

calf press on leg press:
3 x 20 x 290

seated calf raise:
18 x 100
18 x 100
20 x 100

Weight this morning: 173, up 1 lb.

Today's workout was great, everything went as planned. Every time I have done 20 repper in the past I have either gotten very nautious or puked. Today I felt fine; out of breath like I ran a marathon, of course, but not sick. I even went on to get 8 plates a side on the leg press. Yup very good leg day, i was just waiting for the pukey feeling to come and it never did. Sweet.

[fu3lforthought]

You ever puked in the gym before making it to the bathroom?

[skyline1371]

great log.. this might be a bit early, but how is bulge comparing to Swole V2 or other brands in ur past?

[Bammy]

Originally Posted by fu3lforthought

You ever puked in the gym before making it to the bathroom?

Yup, waterfountain once, but its always liquid.

[Bammy]

Originally Posted by skyline1371

great log.. this might be a bit early, but how is bulge comparing to Swole V2 or other brands in ur past?

Way better than Swole v2. That stuff gave me the worst water retention. So far, I can easily say that I like Green Bulge better than any other creatine product I have tried, except maybe NOS Ether. I can make that judgement later.

[Bammy]

Day 9:

Pre workout: 5 caps 30 min. before workout

Workout - Chest & Tris

bb incline bench:
10 x115
10 x 145
8 x 155
8 x 155

db incline bench:
3 x 8 x 65s

low cable fly:
3 x 12 x 95

db flys:
3 x 10 x 30s

overhead 1 arm db ext.:
9 x 30
8 x 30
8 x 30

v-bar press(lunge):
3 x 12 x 135

bench dips:
35

I had an OK workout, but not the best. I have had this deep down tiredness the past two days that I can't shake. Plus we have this annoying little kid that works at the gym and I don't know why he was ever hired in the first place. All he does is try to break my concentration, he talks to me in the middle of sets and in between sets, even when I tell him to go away. I hate that kid and if he wasn't a minor I would throw him face first into the dumbell rack.

But Green Bulge is still good stuff great chest pump, and increasing endurance, that would have been even better if I wasn't interrupted while lifting.

[Sixpack]

Bammy time to get a some headphones man the same thing always happens to me. People come up and want to ask questions about workouts and diet beings I am a trainer at my gym. I had to get an MP3 player. Now people try to talk to me I act like i did not hear them lol, Great log by the way sounds like you are doing well

[Bammy]

Originally Posted by Sixpack

Bammy time to get a some headphones man the same thing always happens to me. People come up and want to ask questions about workouts and diet beings I am a trainer at my gym. I had to get an MP3 player. Now people try to talk to me I act like i did not hear them lol, Great log by the way sounds like you are doing well

Hey thanks, and good job on the Ergomax run, 177 is a good jump.

[Bammy]

Day 10:

Pre workout: 5 caps 35 min. before workout

Workout - Back, Biceps

Rack Deadlift (2 inches below knee):
8 x 135
8 x 315
3 x 405
3 x 405

bb rows:
10 x 135
10 x 145
10 x 145

hammer chins:
3 x 8

1 arm pulldown:
2 x 12 x 110

EZ bar curl:
3 x 9 x 85

db curls:
3 x 16 x 35s

1 arm high cable curl:
3 x 12 x 80

This was my first time doing rack deads. It definitely felt heavy as hell, but less taxing overall than deads from the floor. I am doing these to strengthen the upper portion of the deadlift movement since thats where I failed when I attempted 405.

Workout was great, I am getting stronger every day. And I am still waking up with denser muscles. This morning I woke up starving, but my hamstrings (especially) felt so hard. I ussually feel depleted in the mornings but its not that way with Green Bulge.