Tiggerwool's Muscletech Clear Muscle Log
First, I want to thank the awesome folks at MuscleTech for letting me test not 1, not 2, but 3 bottles of their brand new Clear Muscle! Even at 30% off ([url]http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/muscletech/performance-series-clear-muscle.html[/url] ), as Bodybuilding.com is running right now, that’s a $210 log! Clear Muscle was recently part of a clinical study at the University of Tampa where subjects in the non-placebo group experienced fantastic results. I’ll let you read about it here: [url]http://www.muscletech.com/products/clear-muscle/#_[/url]
Although those logging Clear Muscle have not been required, we have been encouraged to follow the same workout of those in the study, which was provided in detail on their website: [url]http://www.muscletech.com/products/clear-muscle/trainhard/[/url]. The subjects in the study followed a pretty rigorous 3-5 day/week workout, one that I will be following as closely as possible (I don’t have a leg press, DBs only go to 50lbs, etc.). If you take a moment to read the workout, you may get a better picture of why even the placebo group gained 4lbs of lean body mass in just 12 weeks.
Gaining weight (fat or muscle) has never been an issue for me, however, losing body fat is always a challenge. It has been particularly difficult over the last 8 months or so, and the weight has come on, as well as my appetite. I can normally maintain and often lose weight going very low carb, but even that has been a struggle. So, I’m back to the 2000 calorie, 200g protein, 200g carb, 50g fat diet via 5 meals daily that you will often find recommended in these forums. It is effective, and has worked for me in the past. My intention with this log is to lose ~2lb of fat weekly while maximizing the effects of the workout and Clear Muscle to help me maintain as much lean body mass as possible.
On day 1, I weighed in at 248.6lbs, with a waist (belly button) measurement of a whopping 44.5 inches and the pic to prove my ‘winter/spring’ gluttonousness:
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