Lindsay's PROLAB Thermo Fire Log (courtsey of DVSNESS)

[LyNzBaBe]

Alright I FINALLY started my 4 week experience using PROLAB's Thermo Fire fat burner! I am AMPED that DVSNESS gave me this opportunity. She's such a badass! Anyways..time to get started =)

Just a little background about me...I am 21 years old and 18 weeks out from my FIRST figure competition! I have started dieting down early just to make sure I am ready in enough time.

DIET:
6 am: 2 PROLAB Thermo Fire, 3 egg whites, 3 oz turkey breast, 1/2 grapefruit
9am: Instone protein pudding
12pm: 5 oz chicken, 2 cups salad
2 PROLAB Thermo Fire right before WORKOUT
3pm: Met-rx meal replacement
6pm: 1 cup oatmeal, 4 oz banana, 1 cup veggies

Total Cals= 1300


COMMENTS: After taking the first set of thermos I felt jittery (I love that feeling). Towards 10 am I started to feel sluggish. The second set of thermos was taken right before LEG DAY. I had SO MUCH ENERGY! I felt like I had an unbelievable amount of power. Even my trainer commented on my energy levels. I told her it must be the PROLAB thermo!

TODAY'S RATING: 10/10 so far =)

[ksujosh6]

good start so far....and reps for being a kent stater

[dvsness]

Glad you finally got it! Sorry it took so long!!

I'm excited to tag along on your first competition prep! It's a great experience that you'll never forget. It's also good to log your feelings and progress so that you can refer back to where you were at each stage of prep when you do your next show.

Do you have any fats in your diet?

Nice start.

[LyNzBaBe]

Whoops- forgot to add something in yesterday's diet. Meal #1 also includes one egg yolk (there's that fat you're looking for Ness

Also, I will post my workouts from time to time. They vary from day to day. I do not do the same exercises...nor do I always lift the same amount of weight. But I do make sure to get in each body part once per week! It's important for me to have a lot of variation, or I will LITTERLLY go insane. We wouldn't want that now, would we? No matter what I am a beast throughout my workouts

Ok..DAY #2 was even better than day # 1 with the thermos! Today is considered my "rough day" in terms of diet. It consists of only protein and low calories. Typically this diet is only twice a week. I think what keeps me going on this day is knowing that I get to wake up tomorrow morning and have a HIGH carb and HIGH calorie day . I was very interested in seeing how the thermo would make me feel in terms of hunger.

Diet:
6 am: 2 PROLAB THERMO FIRES, 1/2 grapefruit, 4 oz lean ground turkey breast, 3 egg whites
9 am: 5 oz of chicken
10 am: 2 PROLAB THERMO FIRES right before training (SHOULDERS,TRIS, ABS)
12 pm: 2 scoops whey protein
3 pm: 6 oz of canned tuna


Once again, I was surprised by the effects PROLAB's THERMO FIRE had. My energy, once again was up in the gym. I had the jittery feeling (YES!). I really felt like I was bouncing off of the walls. I did not feel sluggish after the first or second dose of thermos. One thing I noticed is that I have been more focused when using this thermo. The intensity throughout my workouts has been more consistent. My focus has been stronger. AND the capsule is bright red...which I think looks cool. haha.

Today's rating: 10/10 ...so far...so greattttt.

[LyNzBaBe]

KSUJOSH- I don't believe I have seen you around at the KENT rec..... I think you're hiding out somewhere....

[History in Effect]

This is a great log. Keep up the good work!

[ksujosh6]

Originally Posted by Dedication13

KSUJOSH- I don't believe I have seen you around at the KENT rec..... I think you're hiding out somewhere....

no i think you have been hiding because i worked there all last year and dont think i have ever seen you...but i might be wrong

[LyNzBaBe]

YAY for high calorie and high carb day!!!!!!!!!! YES! Alrighty, woke up at 3:30 am . My stomach was growling, so I had to get Meal #1 in! Below is my diet and training!

Diet
Meal # 1 3:30 am: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 3 oz lean ground turkey, 3 egg whites
Meal # 2 6:30 am: 2 PROLAB THERMOS, Met-rx Meal Replacement, 2 plain ricecakes
Preworkout 9:30am: 2 PROLAB THERMOS, 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 cup green beans, 5 oz chicken

WORKOUT: BACK, CALVES, ABS

Meal #4 12:30 pm: Met-rx Meal Replacement, 2 plain ricecakes
Meal # 5 3:30pm: 5 oz Filet Minoin, 1/2 cup broccoli, 1/2 cup green beans


THERMO THOUGHTS: The first dose at 6:30 am I did not feel anything at all. No jitters. No "extra" energy. Just felt normal. HOWEVER, dose #2 of the thermos was amazing. I took this dose right before my workout. I sweated during the WHOLE workout (which is unusual with back day for me). Intensity was up as always. Of course the PROLAB thermo aided in that!

TODAY'S RATING: 9.75/10 (not perfect since I didn't feel anything in dose #1 hahahahhahahahahahahaha)

I am excited to log tomorrow because I am doing 50 minutes of the eliptical. No weights tomorrow. It will be interesting to see the effects during cardio only day! =)

[dvsness]

What kind of training are you doing - low rep, high rep, dropsets, supersets, etc?

Do we get some before pics?

You were up @ 3:30 AM?

[EMISGOD]

Subbed.

[Nsaladino]

Originally Posted by dvsness

What kind of training are you doing - low rep, high rep, dropsets, supersets, etc?

Do we get some before pics?

You were up @ 3:30 AM?

x2.... 3:30......that's just not nice.

[LyNzBaBe]

3:30 am.. yeah I KNOW I KNOW... weird! I think I am way too excited to get my day going. LOL ...OR I'm just probs way too hungry!

Training is 3 sets of 15 (to define my cuts). The 4th set we do is a "light set" to fatigue the muscle. Most of the time I will superset or dropset at least one exercise per body part. It varies a great deal from workout to workout. And of COURSE , calestenics (<<Is that how you spell it, LOL) on leg day!

...AND finally--- yes, before pictures will be posted either tomorrow or Monday as well as my training regimen.......... watch for it

[History in Effect]

Originally Posted by Dedication13

3:30 am.. yeah I KNOW I KNOW... weird! I think I am way too excited to get my day going. LOL ...OR I'm just probs way too hungry!

Training is 3 sets of 15 (to define my cuts). The 4th set we do is a "light set" to fatigue the muscle. Most of the time I will superset or dropset at least one exercise per body part. It varies a great deal from workout to workout. And of COURSE , calestenics (<<Is that how you spell it, LOL) on leg day!

...AND finally--- yes, before pictures will be posted either tomorrow or Monday as well as my training regimen.......... watch for it

I think calisthenics is the right spelling. I thought staying up at 2:00 A.M. to finish a paper was late.

[LyNzBaBe]

Originally Posted by BenTav05

I think calisthenics is the right spelling. I thought staying up at 2:00 A.M. to finish a paper was late.

Looks like you were going to sleep just as I was starting my day LoL.

[dvsness]

Originally Posted by Dedication13

Training is 3 sets of 15 (to define my cuts). The 4th set we do is a "light set" to fatigue the muscle.

*restrains self from comment*

[LyNzBaBe]

Uh oh, what's the restrain for ness ??? LoL..explain explain

Ok today consisted of 50 minutes of cardio on the eliptical. I don't mind doing cardio at all. I pop in a DVD (today's speciality was Nip/Tuck) and I am good to go. After the first 15 minutes, I just keep going , and going , and going (just like the Energizer Bunny I swear haha).

Ok as for diet, on Sundays I am allowed to have a cheat meal. Rules are it has to be after 3pm. Right after the cheat MEAL (not day), I am to get right back on my plan. So here is today....

DIET:
Meal #1: 2 AMAZING PROLAB THERMOS, 1/2 cup oatmeal, 3 oz lean ground turkey, 3 egg whites...had energy, no jitters .

2 more thermos right before cardio

Meal #2: Met-rx meal replacement, 2 plain ricecakes
Meal # 3: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 cup green beans, 5 oz chicken
Meal #4 (CHEAT MEAL) 6" turkey sub on wheat from subway, for dessert my pudding concoction which consists of one package of SF FF chocolate fudge pudding, 1 TBSP Natural peanut butter, 1 scoop whey protein, 1 cup skim milk. it's SOO GOOD.......mmmmmmmmmmm
Meal #5: Met-rx meal replacement, 2 plain ricecakes
Meal #6: 5 oz fliet minon, 1/2 cup broccoli, 1/2 cup green beans

THERMO COMMENTS: Felt the thermos today. I think my body is adjusting to the dose in the morning because I am not feeling jitters anymore, just energized. It was my first time taking the thermos when only doing cardio. It was amazing. LOL. Seriously, these things keep me amped! I think it took about the first 15 minutes or so on the eliptical before they kicked in. Then after that , there was no stopping me. I highly recommend this product if anyone is looking for a good thorough fat burner.

RATING: 10/10 WWAHOooo...goo Prolab , go!

** Went to take pictures today. My twin sister took my digital back to school with her. I will have her take them this weekend when she gets home for break !***

[dvsness]

I love Nip/Tuck! Haven't seen it in a while, though.

Nice cheat dessert. Mmmmm.

I can't wait to see your pics! What day/what is the name of the show you're prepping for?

As for the 'Uh oh', I'm just wondering why you said 15 rep sets will 'define your cuts' and what a 'light set' is - 15 reps are light sets!

I wish I had your attitude about cardio. I hate, hate, hate it. It's what I call a necessary evil.

[ksujosh6]

Originally Posted by dvsness

What day/what is the name of the show you're prepping for?

also curious...always love to go and see a good amateur bb/figure show...is it the spring lakewood?

[LyNzBaBe]

haha this is my FIRST time ever watching it. I'm still on season one...all of the seasons should last me until then end of January. Then i am thinking about testing out Lost or 24 ! Sometimes I get so engulfed in Nip/Tuck I wish my cardio were longer so I could watch another episode! ...Lord knows I don't have enough time in the day to sit and just watch it ! hhahaha.

I am prepping for the NPC Natural Northern in Lakewood, Ohio...it's April 5th, 2008 this year. Ness -- I think you should fly in and watch hahaha. I mean come on...it's ALMOST similar to the Arnold................

I guess I have my own "terminology" in terms of training! What I meant by a "light set" was a drop set...so set #4 isn't really 15 reps...it can be more, or less. All I know is I push myself when I lift and it's intense...so the more I think about it, nothing is really considered a "light set." Thanks for telling me that Ness...that way I could explain.


KSU JOSH- yes it is the Lakewood show... you should come!

[ksujosh6]

i should be there if schedule permits...i went to the lakewood show this past October?? i can't remember because I had a few friends in it

[redhawk76]

Originally Posted by Dedication13

Ok today consisted of 50 minutes of cardio on the eliptical. I don't mind doing cardio at all. I pop in a DVD (today's speciality was Nip/Tuck)

I can't wait to be back at Powerhouse so I can watch TV. Makes cardio ten times easier.

Nice log Lindsay

[ksujosh6]

Originally Posted by redhawk76

I can't wait to be back at Powerhouse so I can watch TV. Makes cardio ten times easier.

Nice log Lindsay

hawk...aconrad was telling me you work there or used to work there...after the knee gets better from surgery im gonna hit up a trial there to see how it is

[LyNzBaBe]

Originally Posted by redhawk76

I can't wait to be back at Powerhouse so I can watch TV. Makes cardio ten times easier.

Nice log Lindsay

Can't wait to see ya up there redhawk!

[LyNzBaBe]

Originally Posted by redhawk76

I can't wait to be back at Powerhouse so I can watch TV. Makes cardio ten times easier.

Nice log Lindsay

Can't wait to see ya up there redhawk!

Originally Posted by ksujosh6

hawk...aconrad was telling me you work there or used to work there...after the knee gets better from surgery im gonna hit up a trial there to see how it is

ksujosh: aconrad and i are really good friends. we meet at powerhouse to do cardio sometimes. you should join us!

[ksujosh6]

Originally Posted by Dedication13

ksujosh: aconrad and i are really good friends. we meet at powerhouse to do cardio sometimes. you should join us!

well after the knee gets better from ACL/meniscus surgery I will take you up on that offer for sure...maybe it will be around the time prep gets tough and I can root you on

[LyNzBaBe]

Alrighty, it's that time again...POST TIME!

DIET:
Meal #1: 2 PROLAB THERMOS, 4 oz ground turkey breast, 3 egg whites, 1 yolk, 1/2 grapefruit
Meal #2: instone protein pudding
Meal #3: 5 oz chicken, 2 cups salad, mustard (i'm in love w/ mustard...don't ask lol)
Meal #4: Met-rx Meal replacement
Meal #5: (TIME TO CARB IT UP)! 1 cup oatmeal, 4 oz banana, 1 cup green peppers

I took my second set of thermos right before training chest, biceps,abs today. Overall, I feel that the thermos raise my metabolism. I am constantly sweating like a pig during my workouts. I can feel the extra kick of energy that is provided through PROLAB thermos. I have stopped feeling "jittery," so I am assuming my body has slightly adjusted to the thermo. However, from past experiences with fat burners this is typical.

TODAYS WORKOUT...

CHEST:
*FIRST SET: Bench 75x15, { SUPERSET} Flys 25x12, {SUPERSET}pushups 10 reps
*2nd SET: Bench 75x12, {SUPERSET} Flys 25x10, {SUPERSET} pushups 15 reps
*3rd SET: Bench 80x10, {SUPERSET} Flys 25x15, {SUPERSET}pushups 12 reps

Cable Cross Overs: 40 x 15, 50 x 12, 50x8 DROP 40x10

Machine Press: unsure of weight x 3 x 15

Chest Press using bands : 3 x 20

BICEPS:
Alternating Dumbell Curls 20 x 15, 25x 15, 20 x 15, 12x 20

Using Curvy Bar (SET #1) Outer grip 60 x 10
then right into inner grip 60 x 10
then right into partials 60 x 10
(SET #2) Inner grip 60 x 10
right into Outer grip 60 x 10
right into partials 60 x 10
(SET #3) Outer grip 50 x 10
then right into inner grip 50 x 10
right into partials 50 x 10

Cable Crossovers to ears: 50 x 15, 50 x 15, 50 x 12 *DROP* 40 x 8

[History in Effect]

I am enjoying the detailed logs, but not sure about your love for mustard. Did you check out that site yet?

[dvsness]

I love supersetting chest lifts with pushups.

I understand the mustard. I don't really like it normally, but during dieting it's good because it has some flavor and it's pretty much a free food.

[LyNzBaBe]

Originally Posted by BenTav05

I am enjoying the detailed logs, but not sure about your love for mustard. Did you check out that site yet?

hahaha..... Ness agrees with me on the mustard.....maybe it's just a figure competitor thing LOL

I did check out the site.. it looks interesting. I'm going to check it out more this weekend once finals are over with!

[LyNzBaBe]

Short post tonight due to the MASSIVE amounts of studying for finals this week....but there's always time to get in a great workout

DIET:
Meal #1: 2 PROLAB THERMOS, 4 oz turkey, 3 egg whites, 1/2 grapefruit
Meal #2: 5 oz chicken (WITH TONS OF MUSTARD-ha)
BEFORE TRAINING: 2 PROLAB THERMOS
Meal #3: 2 scoops whey protein
Meal #4: 5 oz ground turkey breast
Basically feel like crap today due to the "rough day" of the diet.

TRAINING: BACK
Wide grip pulldowns: 80 x 20, 90 x 15, 100 x 15 *DROP* 60 x 15
One Arm Dumbell Rows: 30 x 15, 30 x 15, 35 x 12 *DROP* 25 x 15
Set #1 Standing Close Grip Row: 80 x 15 *SUPERSET* hunched close grip row 90 x 15 * SUPERSET* Standing Lat Pulldown (?) 90 x 15.
Set #2 Standing Close Grip Row 90 x 15 *SUPERSET* hunched over close grip row 90 x 15 *SUPERSET* Standing Lat Pulldown 80 x 15
Set #3 Standing close grip row 90 x 15 *SUPERSET* hunched close grip row 90 x 15 *SUPERSET* Standing Lat Pulldown 80x7 then 70 x 10
Behind the neck: 70 x 15, 80 x 15, 80 x 15

Calves: 6 sets of power movements


Rough days are well, rough for me. In the gym it takes a little bit more positive mental training on my end to make it through the workout. The PROLAB THERMO makes me sweat ...which is a good thing because it means my metabolism is racing. I started bringing another shirt to change into ! I am still enjoying the effects I am recieving with the thermos. I feel they provide a consistent amount of energy.

TODAYS RATING: 10/10 (saved me on rough day...thanks prolab)!