THE Universal Animal Stack Log-JButts169

[Jbutts169]

THE Universal Animal Stack

What’s up ladies and gents,

I was lucky enough to win a FREE months worth of Animal supplements from G Diesel and the boys at AnimalPak.com, and in return I will be keeping a log here on Bodybuilding.com. So first and foremost, I want to say thank you not only to G Diesel for this opportunity, but all over the brothers over at AnimalPak.com and Universal Nutrition for their awesome products, top-notch customer service, and the way they represent themselves here at BB.com and at shows like the Arnold Classic and the Mr. Olympia. Keep up the good work fellas.

About Me
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I am a 19 year old, 6’3, 249 lb endomorph. I played middle linebacker in middle school, then I started eating and training very seriously, and played tight end my freshman and sophomore years in high school. Between my sophomore and junior year, I blew up. Not literally, but I probably put on about 15 lbs of solid muscle and lost some of my speed. So my junior and senior years I started at offensive tackle with a playing weight of around 285. After my senior year in high school, I decided I wasn’t very happy with my body. I really just wanted to get more cut up and shed most of my playing weight. During the summer of ’06 my family relocated from South Bend, IN to Dallas, TX and I spent my entire summer running and swimming in the Texas heat and had a solid 4-day split routine in the gym. Because I wasn’t working at the time, I was able to focus all of my energy and time into my diet and training. I ended up getting my weight down to around 260. Now I am enrolled at Texas A&M University, and up until this point I had continued to try and cut down my bodyweight, but now I am trying to earn a walk on position, and hopefully a scholarship on the football team. I had just started bulking about a week before G offered this “mini-sponsorship” to all of the board members, and I since I was broke , I decided it would be a good opportunity to get some free supps and get my bulk on.

Lifting History
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I have been lifting for about 5 years now, but only 3 of them were serious. When I started out lifting for football, I really just did it because I had to, and like most noobies, I just wanted to get a big pair of arms. Before I knew it, I had huge arms and shoulders, but lagging legs and a pretty flat chest. My lack of gym time also reflected on my football performance, as I didn’t see the field my freshman year. After about a year and a half, I developed a 4 day training split that actually worked for me and before I knew it I looked symmetrical and full all over my body. I have been using that same 4 day split for years now, as it has never quit working for me.

My Lifts
Bench- 315x1
Squat- 360x1
Deadlift- 450x1
Straight Bar Curl- 185x1

Not all that outstanding, but I’ve made solid strides and I am proud of those numbers so far. My squat number is definitely my weakest, and I am working hard to get that number up. I will be looking for an increase in all of these number by the end of this stack.


Supplement History
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I will admit it, I am guilty of using many worthless supplements in the past. The first two products I ever picked up were GNC’s 100% Whey Protein, and MuscleTech Cell-Tech. After a couple of tubs of both, and a couple of emptied out wallets, I decided to switch some things up. I started using GNC’s Mega Men Multi, GNC Creatine Monohydrate, and ON 100% Whey. I saw better results for better prices, but I still wasn’t happy. Around that time I found Bodybuilding.com and I have tried just about every product available. I have spent probably about 2,000 dollars on supps over the years, and the majority were worthless. I did find results however with products like Animal Pak (been using for about 2.5 years) Animal Nitro(my favorite supp), Animal Pump(a close second for favorite behind Animal Nitro) , Universal Real Gains, along with good results from brands such as Optimum Nutrition, BSN, Controlled Labs, ErgoPharm, and so on.

The Stack
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Before G sent me this stack, I was using:

Animal Pak
Animal Nitro
Universal Real Gains
ON 100% Whey
Flax Oil
Controlled Labs Green Bulge

Now for this log, I am going to keep it strictly Universal. The stack will look like this:

What G Diesel sent me:

Animal Pak
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/univ/animalpak.html

Animal Nitro
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/univ/nitro.html

Animal Pump
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/univ/pump.html

Animal Flex
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/univ/flex.html

Animal Stak 2
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/univ/stak2.html

Plus:

Universal Real Gains
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/univ/real.html

Universal Ultra Iso Whey
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/univ/ultra.html


The Training Split
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During this log, I will be using a 4-day training-split routine that will look like this:

Monday: Chest/Biceps/Forearms
Tuesday: Legs
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: Back/Calves/Abs
Friday: Shoulders/Triceps/Forearms
Saturday: Off
Sunday: Off

I do cardio every day except for Sunday, usually 30 minutes in the a.m. followed by 30 minutes late in the evening.

I have classes all day Wednesday’s, so its hard for me to get into the gym, and on weekends I try to head back home to Dallas to see the family and my girlfriend, and I don’t belong to a gym there, so I cant lift. Weekends are usually dedicated to cardio and eating as well and as much as possible.

The Diet
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My diet is the biggest chink in my armor. The food at school is average at best, and that applies to the taste and the quality. Pizza and fries are both sure things for lunch and dinner, and everything else really varies from day to day. Some days I get lucky with some type of Asian cuisine like Orange Chicken over rice, or egg rolls, and other days I can get chicken stir fry or some other type of chicken meal. But for the most part, we get crap. The only consistent thing about the food here is the breakfast, which always consists of eggs, some type of meat (bacon, sausage, ham), potatoes, oatmeal, and then all the bad stuff like biscuts and gravy, waffles, pancakes, French toast, and so on. So my diet is up and down, but I definitely get my calories in everyday, that’s for sure. During the log I will keep you all updated with what I ate for the day because its hard to gauge what I will eat everyday. Here is the best guess of what I think my diet will look like everyday.

Wake up: 2 scoops Ultra Iso Whey

Breakfast: Eggs (they just give us spatula’s full of them, so I cant really say how much I get, but I always go back for seconds or thirds), Bowl of Quaker instant Oatmeal, Apple

Lunch (Pre-Workout): Turkey and Ham sandwich (loaded with meat and veggies), apple, 2 scoops of Ultra Iso Whey

Post-Workout: Universal Real Gains shake (3.5 scoops) with 2 tbs peanut butter blended in.

Dinner: Some kind of meat, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower)

Before bed: Real Gains Shake (3.5 scoops) with 2 tbs peanut butter mixed in.

Also throughout the day I will get a minimum of 1 gallon of water. I always shoot for 1.5-2, but somedays I just cannot afford to get up out of class and piss.

The cafeteria usually has some good nutritional choices, but nothing to really brag about. I get the majority of my “bodybuilding” food cooked in my apartment using my fridge, my microwave, and my magic bullet.

My Goals
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Pretty simple: I just want to feel better about myself and the way I look. Obviously I want to get stronger if I want to earn a schollie, but how I look and feel trumps everything else. Whenever I use a stack like this I just look in the mirror and judge for myself how these worked.



I think that I have covered all of my bases. I look forward to updating this log and viewing my progress. I have high hopes for this stack, and I cant wait to see the results. If anybody has any questions for me, please feel free to ask here or you can PM me. Enjoy, Josh.

[ESB13]

Everything looks pretty good bro. The food at college sucks, thank God i dont live on campus. There's a Subway at the college I go to, so that's what I eat everyday for lunch, always roast beef on whole wheat with double the meat.

[MickMars]

i'll be following ur log bro....
good luck and crush those irons!

[naturalguy]

Your lucky to get these supps.

You should do very well provided you do your part in the gym and at the dinner table. I know you have some challenges with college life, just try to make sure that your getting enough good quality protein at each meal.

[G Diesel]

Looking good bro... Lots of details. Can't wait to see you bust your ass to be a part of the A&M Aggies. Peace, G

[homelifter]

Looking forward to watching your progress...Best of luck.

[Universal Rep]

Subscribes.

Let me know if you have any questions J. Good luck.

[Jbutts169]

Looking good bro... Lots of details. Can't wait to see you bust your ass to be a part of the A&M Aggies. Peace, G

Thanks G, and thanks to everyone else for the support as well.

Good start today to what I hope is a good month on this stack.

Woke up this morning and took my first Animal Flex pak with my Ultra Iso Whey shake. I was happy to see that the pills are smaller than the Animal Pak pills.

Got a quick 20 minutes of cardio in this morning before my 8:00 class. I might end up cutting the cardio to once a day, maybe 30 minutes long, after my workout since I am bulking right now. It seems pointless to get up so early to get on a treadmill for 20-30minutes, so it might be best for me to make that switch. I'll keep you all updated.

Breakfast was good this morning, the eggs werent so bad today, which makes life alot easier. Had 3 helpings of eggs, which probably equals out to about 20 grams of protein, along with 1 packet of oatmeal and a bananna. Took my animal pak, and then was off to class.

Lunch was also solid. Had some BBQ today. Brisket and pulled pork sandwiches. I might have went a little overboard with that meal.

Chest, Biceps, and Forearms tonight. Will update later.

[Jbutts169]

I was pretty full from lunch, but I got throught a pretty brutal chest/bicep workout anyways. Here's how it went down:

Chest
Flat Bench Press- 3 warm-up sets, 4 working sets, 210x6 on last set
Incline Bench Press- 3 sets, 135x12, 150x8, 165x6
Dumbell Flyes 3 sets supersetted w/
Straight Arm Pullovers 3 sets

Biceps
Preacher Curl Machine- 4 warm up sets
Straight Bar Curl- 5 sets, 65x12, 80x12, 100x10, 110x8, 115x6
Dumbell Hammer Curls- 3 sets
Incline Dumbell Curls- 3 sets, 55x8 on max set
Burnout Cable Curls- 1 set

Forearms
Barbell Wrist Curl-4 sets
Reverse Barbell Curls-3 sets

Got the Stak 2 in about an hour pre-workout, and then the Animal Pump in as I was walking to the gym, about 10 minutes out. Cant really comment on the Stak 2 thus far since it was the first day, but the workout was good to say the least.

I was so full after my workout that I couldnt get a serving of Real Gains down, so I mixed up 2 scoops of Ultra Iso Whey and a peanut butter sandwich for my post workout meal.

The workout itself was good as usual. I cannot remember the last time I had a bad chest/bicep workout, let alone the last time I had a bad workout with Animal Pump. Its been about an hour and a half since my workout and I still feeling pumped.

Tonight I'm taking ESB's advice and heading to Subway for a footlong roast beef sub on wheat. Double meat.

Legs tommorow. Later

[ESB13]

Can't beat Subway's roast beef, I had a footlong one with double the meat for lunch once and I was so full afterwards could hardly move lol

[Universal Rep]

Can't beat Subway's roast beef, I had a footlong one with double the meat for lunch once and I was so full afterwards could hardly move lol

Damn... Know what I'm getting for lunch today. Thanks for the idea fellas, haha...

[Jbutts169]

Couldnt sleep to well last night, so I was up by 6 am, and decided to be useful and went to the gym. I felt kinda sore in my upper body, but nothing out of the ordinary. If anything, that just shows me I was doing something right the night before. I can tell that the Animal Nitro is and has been working for me, as I have felt less and less fatigued at the gym, and in the morning. Had I not been taking the Nitro, I might not have made it out of bed this morning.

At the gym I got some ab work in, followed by 30 minutes of cardio. I am going to cut cardio to once a day, probably in the afternoon, since I am bulking.

Got home and had 2 scoops of ultra iso whey (lemonade) in, along with an animal flex pack.

I was starving by the time breakfast came around and I had a plate full of eggs, 3 slices of bacon, a banana, a bowl of smart start with skim milk, my animal pak, and about 24 oz of water to wash it all down.


Legs this afternoon. Will update later.

[Jbutts169]

Damn... Know what I'm getting for lunch today. Thanks for the idea fellas, haha...

Ya, I just wish it wasnt so damn expensive. If it wasnt, I would be there everyday like ESB.

[Jbutts169]

Something I forgot to mention in my first post was how/when I will be taking these supps.

Animal Flex: w/ a.m. shake

Animal Pak: w/ Breakfast

Animal Stak 2: 1 hour pre-workout

Animal Pump: 10-15 mins pre-workout

Animal Nitro: Post-workout, and before bed.

[Universal Rep]

Something I forgot to mention in my first post was how/when I will be taking these supps.

Animal Flex: w/ a.m. shake

Animal Pak: w/ Breakfast

Animal Stak 2: 1 hour pre-workout

Animal Pump: 10-15 mins pre-workout

Animal Nitro: Post-workout, and before bed.

Looks solid J... Just curious, what's the last solid meal you eat before you train and what does it consist of?

[Jbutts169]

Looks solid J... Just curious, what's the last solid meal you eat before you train and what does it consist of?

I treat lunch as my preworkout meal. I will always get a sandwich in, and it usually consists of turkey and ham (lots of it), veggies. I also get a bowl of oatmeal in with it, and that is usually about an hour and a half before the workout. After the Stak 2, I eat an apple with some PB on it and that usually about a half hour pre-workout. Thats about it.

[Jbutts169]

Legs today. It went down like this:

Leg Press: 3 warm up sets, 4 working sets, 10 plates x 4 on max set
Lying Leg Curls: 4 sets
Leg Extensions: 4 sets, 125x6 on final set
Squats: 5 sets, 150x12, 165x8, 175x8, 185x4, 190x4

Seated Calf Raises: 4 sets, 105x12 on final set
Standing Calf Raises: 4 sets

All in all, it was a good workout. I always seem to be lagging on leg day, and I dont know why. I think the stress of finals is really starting to get to me.

Animal Pump did its job again as I could barely walk home after my workout. Got the Nitro down with some powerade as I was walking home and I was suprised to see that we were having an omlet bar at dinner tonight. Ham, cheese, green peppers, onions, jalapenos...it was great. I think I had 3 of them down before I had to tell myself to quit.

I have an off day tommorow, but I will update again thursday, if not sooner. Josh

[Anji]

I’m thinking to give a shot to Stak 2 so I will follow this journal with all my attention…

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[Universal Rep]

Legs today. It went down like this:

Leg Press: 3 warm up sets, 4 working sets, 10 plates x 4 on max set
Lying Leg Curls: 4 sets
Leg Extensions: 4 sets, 125x6 on final set
Squats: 5 sets, 150x12, 165x8, 175x8, 185x4, 190x4

Seated Calf Raises: 4 sets, 105x12 on final set
Standing Calf Raises: 4 sets

All in all, it was a good workout. I always seem to be lagging on leg day, and I dont know why. I think the stress of finals is really starting to get to me.

Animal Pump did its job again as I could barely walk home after my workout. Got the Nitro down with some powerade as I was walking home and I was suprised to see that we were having an omlet bar at dinner tonight. Ham, cheese, green peppers, onions, jalapenos...it was great. I think I had 3 of them down before I had to tell myself to quit.

I have an off day tommorow, but I will update again thursday, if not sooner. Josh

Got some solid lifts and some realistic goals there Josh. Keep up the intensity bro.

[Jbutts169]

Man, do I love me and off day. Sure I miss the gym, and the pump, but I get to catch my breath and play catch up.

Suprisingly enough, my legs didn't fall off during the night like I thought they were going to, and I felt refreshed this morning when I woke up. I am sore, but feeling like I did some serious damage yesterday. Its a good feeling.

Slept through my 8 oclock class this morning and missed breakfast, but I made it up at lunch with some turkey tacos. As gross as they might sound, they were pretty damn good.

I am still taking all of my supps even though its my off day. Animal pak in the morning when I woke up, Flex with lunch. Stak 2 about 1 hour after lunch. I will take the Pump around 3:30 or 4:00, and a pack of Nitro before bed.

Back, Calves, and Abs tommorow. Josh

[Jbutts169]

Got some solid lifts and some realistic goals there Josh. Keep up the intensity bro.

Thanks for the encouraging words bro.

[daYDreAmErX]

Hey there !!!

Congrats on winning the stack !!! I'm sure you'll appreciate everything !! I currently use Animal Pak (a strong Pak for a strong chick !), Animal Pump (the only NO booster that worked for me in years !) and Iso Whey (fruit punch) and I just received my order yesterday which includes Real Gains and Shock Therapy.

I'm a big Universal fan so I'm gonna be following your progress. Thanks for sharing so many details.

Good luck with the products and try to work on your diet a little Sandwiches are great, meat and cheese or PB betwwen two slices of WW bread can be miraculous !!

Cheers.

[Universal Rep]

Man, do I love me and off day. Sure I miss the gym, and the pump, but I get to catch my breath and play catch up.

Suprisingly enough, my legs didn't fall off during the night like I thought they were going to, and I felt refreshed this morning when I woke up. I am sore, but feeling like I did some serious damage yesterday. Its a good feeling.

Slept through my 8 oclock class this morning and missed breakfast, but I made it up at lunch with some turkey tacos. As gross as they might sound, they were pretty damn good.

I am still taking all of my supps even though its my off day. Animal pak in the morning when I woke up, Flex with lunch. Stak 2 about 1 hour after lunch. I will take the Pump around 3:30 or 4:00, and a pack of Nitro before bed.

Back, Calves, and Abs tommorow. Josh

Nothing wrong with enjoying the off day Josh... Makes you that much hungrier when it's time to work.

[Jbutts169]

Awoke today with a new lease on life. Felt good and relaxed, not so overwhelmed like I have recently because of finals.

Breakfast was its usual average self. Eggs, bacon, oatmeal, and fruit.

We had chicken fajitas for lunch today, so I got about 4 of those in w/ some mixed veggies and some rice w/ some soy sauce. It must have had me thirsty because I had half a gallon of water in by the time lunch was over.

Pak and Flex were in in the A.M., and I will be getting in the rest of my supps later and I will be going to the gym a little later tonight because I have to get a paper done before I go. Its top priority right now.

Will update again tonight after my workout. Josh.

[Jbutts169]

Burning the midnight oil tonight fellas...

Back/Calves/Abs today, or I guess yesterday at this point...Either way, it looked like this:

Back
Lat Pulldowns: 3 Warm-Up sets, 4 working sets, 185x8 on max set
Seated Cable Rows: 5 sets, 150x6 on max set
Barbell Rows: 4 sets, 135x12, 160x8, 180x6, 200x4 (personal best)
T-Bar Rows: 3 sets
Deadlifts: 4 sets, 275x5 on max set

Calves
Donkey Calf Raises: 4 sets
Seated Calf Raises: 4 sets

Abs
Nautilus Ab Machine: 5 sets
Crunches: 4 sets

It was a GREAT workout. I have never gotten such a great back pump, ever. Also set a personal best on the barbell rows with 200x4. Also, I think the Animal Flex might really be kicking into high gear as my shoulders didn't "pop" like the do sometimes during my back workout.

Had shrimp and steak night at the caf. after my workout. Needless to say, I took advantage.

Will update again tommorow, or today, whichever. Josh

[ESB13]

I'm curious how long do your workouts usually last?

[Jbutts169]

Usually between 1 and 2 hours. Back and legs are two of my longer workout sessions.

[Anji]

Usually between 1 and 2 hours. Back and legs are two of my longer workout sessions.

Comprehensive bro…

Intensive Back and Leg’s Train it’s the key to get Huge!!!

Keep doing your best my friend…

[Jbutts169]

Sorry I didn't update yesterday, between the studying, moving, working out, and traveling I just didn't get to it.

Had Shoulders/Triceps/Forearms on Friday, and it went down like this:

Shoulders
Behind-the-neck military presses- 4 sets, 135x6 on last set
Seated dumbbell presses- 3 Sets
Side dumbbell laterals- 3 supersets
Superset with Front dumbbell raises, 3 sets
Rear cable laterals- 3 sets, 60x6 on last set

Triceps
Rope Pulldown-4 sets, 180x8 on last set
Close Grip Bench Press- 3 sets, 165x6 on last set
Skull Crushers-3 sets

Forearms
Reverse EZ Bar Curls-5 sets
Wrist Curls-4 sets

The pump was excellent during my workout. I went hard as hell and had plenty of energy left after my workout. I dont know whether to attribute that to the Pump, the Stak 2, or whether it was just my luck, but it was nice to not feel completely drained after a workout for once.

My diet was shakey on Friday, but I am back in Dallas this weekend, and I have taken full advantage of it. This morning I had some protein pancakes with an 6 egg omlet. For lunch today, I got 2 full chicken breasts and rice with some grilled asparagus and onions over white rice. And for dinner, steak and a baked potato, something I havent had since I left for school, and Real Gains everywhere in between.

I will update again on Monday. Josh

[Universal Rep]

Sorry I didn't update yesterday, between the studying, moving, working out, and traveling I just didn't get to it.

Had Shoulders/Triceps/Forearms on Friday, and it went down like this:

Shoulders
Behind-the-neck military presses- 4 sets, 135x6 on last set
Seated dumbbell presses- 3 Sets
Side dumbbell laterals- 3 supersets
Superset with Front dumbbell raises, 3 sets
Rear cable laterals- 3 sets, 60x6 on last set

Triceps
Rope Pulldown-4 sets, 180x8 on last set
Close Grip Bench Press- 3 sets, 165x6 on last set
Skull Crushers-3 sets

Forearms
Reverse EZ Bar Curls-5 sets
Wrist Curls-4 sets

The pump was excellent during my workout. I went hard as hell and had plenty of energy left after my workout. I dont know whether to attribute that to the Pump, the Stak 2, or whether it was just my luck, but it was nice to not feel completely drained after a workout for once.

My diet was shakey on Friday, but I am back in Dallas this weekend, and I have taken full advantage of it. This morning I had some protein pancakes with an 6 egg omlet. For lunch today, I got 2 full chicken breasts and rice with some grilled asparagus and onions over white rice. And for dinner, steak and a baked potato, something I havent had since I left for school, and Real Gains everywhere in between.

I will update again on Monday. Josh

What are you mixing the Real Gains with? Do you find it fills you up for a while or not?