Summary of Lightning Tester Data

[matpal]

Had 1-2 guys who could not complete the logs, but other than that, everyone did a fantastic job of keeping nice, detailed logs.

Here is the final breakdown:

Thunder + Lightning

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Highest Bench Gain: 50 Pounds
Highest Squat Gain: 100 Pounds
Highest Bodyweight Gain: 7 Pounds
Most Weight Lost: 5 Pounds




Lightning Only:

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Highest Bench Gain: 30 Pounds
Highest Squat Gain: 65 Pounds
Highest Bodyweight Gain: 6 Pounds
Most Weight Lost: 3.5 Pounds

[Bammy]

Nice graphs. I wonder why Lightning only had higher squat increases than Thunder+Lightning.

[matpal]

Because I think 2 guys did not really do squats and therefore did not increase any on the stack.

[matpal]

Hard to beleve this is not stirring more discussion. :scratches head: Perhaps I should make a below the belt challenge to another company...

[Blap Blaow]

Graphs are very interesting. The squat thing is odd but that's been explained.

How many testers were there for each?

[Coulaid]

Nice graphs and congrats to the testers. Impressive results.

[jdiritto]

How many testers were there for each?

and what was each testers beginning lift/ending lift?

anyone with a background in science knows graphs/charts are the simpliest way to create a visual representation of some great thing that doesnt really exist...

ie - one person may of went from extended period of not working out for illness/other reason to lifting and put 50lbs on their bench easily..

or someone may have been using horomones and easily added 50lbs to their bench during the log time...

The lack of given information leaves me personally wanting more fine details

[jer @h2o]

Well, jdiritto you could check out my log of Lightning. It's in my sig. I posted weights used in each workout.

[jdiritto]

Well, jdiritto you could check out my log of Lightning. It's in my sig. I posted weights used in each workout.

my previous post was mainly to help out matpal to create an ever better picture of how the testers benefited without missing some pretty important details (imo)

could throw down a table of all the testers number stats pre/post ...

Im not putting the products down in any means saying its all a visual trick with misleading graphs or anything -- im just saying their could be more details included

im sure its a solid stack, if i had a list of everything i want to try i would throw it on there...but the list would be too long (college budget = low purchasing power)

[matpal]

Graphs are very interesting. The squat thing is odd but that's been explained.

How many testers were there for each?

We started out with 6 in each group, but only 3 in the Lightning only and 4 in the stack group finished. Two more of each at BN's boards are running it now.

[matpal]

my previous post was mainly to help out matpal to create an ever better picture of how the testers benefited without missing some pretty important details (imo)

could throw down a table of all the testers number stats pre/post ...

Im not putting the products down in any means saying its all a visual trick with misleading graphs or anything -- im just saying their could be more details included

im sure its a solid stack, if i had a list of everything i want to try i would throw it on there...but the list would be too long (college budget = low purchasing power)

Hey, I'm no statistician or anything...we outlined the requirements for testing and copiled the data as best we could. I fyou would like to check out the logs directly, here is the previous post I had made on the progress reports. CLicking on the name will take you directly to their log.

Note: Where neccessary, high rep maxes were converted to 1 rep max using this tool.

Lightning Only Logs

• Jer@H20
  
  30 Pound Increase on Bench
  65 Pound Increase on Squat
  20 Pound Increase on Rows
  15 Pound Increase on Shoulder Press
  
• CollegeHulk
  
  30 Pound Increase on Bench
  40 Pound Increase on Squat
  10 Pound Increase on Shoulder Press

[*]Just_Pet_it

15 Pound Increase on Bench
30 Pound Increase on Squat
15 Pound Increase on Shoulder Press

Lightning + Thunder Logs

• SdMdHunter
  25 Pound Increase on Bench
  10 Pound Increase on Squat
  35 Pound Increase on Rows
  65 Pound Increase on Leg Press
  
• WittyName
  
  50 Pound Increase on Bench
  30 Pound Increase on Squat
  15 Pound Increase on Shoulder Press
  
• JohnFaceMan
  
  25 Pound Increase on Bench
  100 Pound Increase on Squat
  20 Pound Increase on Shoulder Press

*At the time I made this post, not all of the testers were finished with their logs.

[UberBerzerker]

Hard to beleve this is not stirring more discussion. :scratches head: Perhaps I should make a below the belt challenge to another company...

or, you can use the bb.com formula.

Hype + free give away + more hype + long product buildup + hype = 1023120932 posts

[jdiritto]

or, you can use the bb.com formula.

Hype + free give away + more hype + long product buildup + hype = 1023120932 posts

hah yea...i never heard of lighting til this thread!!

thunder, yea but not lightning.. thanks for providing the stats and links to logs, booked the thread for later to check em out

[C. Griswald]

if you want a frenzy, uber has the formula right

[matpal]

or, you can use the bb.com formula.

Hype + free give away + more hype + long product buildup + hype = 1023120932 posts

the good old Glitz/glamor vs substance dilemma.

[HalleluYAH]

Nice post Matt. Some pretty nice strength gains indicated in the graphs.

[jer @h2o]

Wow, looks like Lightning treated me well. I knew I liked it, but didn't really look into the strength gains like that.

I'm still looking forward to stacking it with Thunder at a later date.

[Bammy]

Hey, I'm no statistician or anything...we outlined the requirements for testing and copiled the data as best we could. I fyou would like to check out the logs directly, here is the previous post I had made on the progress reports. CLicking on the name will take you directly to their log.

Note: Where neccessary, high rep maxes were converted to 1 rep max using this tool.

Lightning Only Logs

• Jer@H20
  
  30 Pound Increase on Bench
  65 Pound Increase on Squat
  20 Pound Increase on Rows
  15 Pound Increase on Shoulder Press
  
• CollegeHulk
  
  30 Pound Increase on Bench
  40 Pound Increase on Squat
  10 Pound Increase on Shoulder Press

[*]Just_Pet_it

15 Pound Increase on Bench
30 Pound Increase on Squat
15 Pound Increase on Shoulder Press

Lightning + Thunder Logs

• SdMdHunter
  25 Pound Increase on Bench
  10 Pound Increase on Squat
  35 Pound Increase on Rows
  65 Pound Increase on Leg Press
  
• WittyName
  
  50 Pound Increase on Bench
  30 Pound Increase on Squat
  15 Pound Increase on Shoulder Press
  
• JohnFaceMan
  
  25 Pound Increase on Bench
  100 Pound Increase on Squat
  20 Pound Increase on Shoulder Press

*At the time I made this post, not all of the testers were finished with their logs.

My log was completed a few weeks ago if you wanted to add it

[HYPEBEAST]

Can white blood do that?
I'm fairly impressed, kinda unbelievable.
Were these tests 2 months long?
Checked it out, it looks nice, especially for the 60 servings, but how much GMS is in there?
I get headaches from GMS, i am guessing because of the increased blood volume.