MidwestBeast's take on VPX Power Shock
Well, it finally got here ;) lol. I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever get this great product or not because of some shipping/receiving issues between VPX and my place of employment, but things finally worked out.
The following was my application for this product back on August 30th:
[QUOTE=MidwestBeast;540451473][B]Sex:[/B] Male
[B]Height: [/B]6'1"
[B]Weight:[/B] 241 (up from 208 3 months ago)
[B]Body type:[/B] Mesomorph / Endomorph hybrid
[B]Training experience[/B] (as much detail as possible): 11 years of dedicated weight training. Longest break was ~3 months off during baseball season for the first 3 or 4 years. Since then, longest break has been 2 weeks. 1+ full year of bodybuilding training. Currently in my 8th week of Max-OT training and bulking. Current noteworthy numbers (without spotters): Bench Press: 335x6, Squat: 425x5, Leg Press: 1,025x5. Through 6 weeks my thighs have gone up 2.5" and my arms have gone up 1.5" (increases on all muscles).
[B]Current training regimen, including cardio (as much detail as possible):[/B]Max OT training. Monday-Friday split (varies on pairing week to week). Cardio is currently fullcourt basketball on occasion but will soon be several fasted LISS sessions upon rising, more basketball and likely HIIT sessions on Sat/Sun for 30 minutes (gunning for 4 days of cardio work once I start the cut, adjusting with more if necessary based on progress).
[B]Current Diet and Macros (as much detail):[/B] Currently through my bulk it's been ~125-150g Fat / 450g Protein / 350-400g Carbohydrates (lifting days are max numbers, weekends are lower numbers)
[B]Current Daily water intake:[/B] 2-3 gallons
[B]Current Supplements (brand, product):[/B] USP Labs: Prime, Pink Magic, PowerFULL, ReCreate, Anabolic Pump/P-Slin (preceding carb meals). Various proteins as necessary to meet macro needs. Personal intra workout blend (currently): 4:1:1 BCAA mix + Creatine Mono + Glutamine. NOW AAKG powder + LG BC+EAA pre-workout. *Most of these will be ceased at the end of this week and next (weeks 8 and 9).
[B]Will you be using any other VPX products during this log? If so, list:[/B] Not on the agenda right now, unless I decide to bring Redline in and use this all on cutting
[B]Short Term Goal:[/B] Round out my bulk soon (ending between the next week-3 weeks) and then cut down to single digit bf%
[B]Long Term Goal:[/B] Have the same muscle group size ratios as Arnold in his prime (5 year goal for me) along with obtaining ***** for CPT or CSCS along with picking up a 2nd bachelor's in dietetics (the joys of a university job that will pay for this!) and co-authoring a book on health/fitness with a section on how it relates to religion and your personal life. I have a lot of goals :)[/QUOTE]
For more info on me, feel free to check out my bodyspace, which should have links to my training logs as well. Obviously, in nearly a month, some things have changed since that application. I have slowly transitioned into my cut and made some minor alterations. Notably:
My current supplementation is: Oxy Elite Pro, Alpha T2, SlinShot or Anabolic Pump or P-slin (nutrient partitioners that are used pre-carb meals), Orange Triad, Fish Oil, ZMA, AAKG or a pre-workout (which will be noted in daily entries), glutamine post-workout, and protein shakes as needed (which also will be noted in daily entries). I have been using bulk BCAA's intra-workout and will switch that over to Power Shock.
My training: is still Max-OT, but has transitioned into adding some lower weight / higher rep sets focusing on the flex since I've started my cut. I'm doing a 4 day lifting split with ab work done as needed on off days and cardio as needed also.
My diet: is at around 3,000 cals daily and varies between high (legs and back/traps), moderate (chest/delts and arms) and low (off) carb days.
Weight yesterday morning was 238.8 lbs. I'm holding most of the extra bodyfat from the bulk around my lower abs and lower back. I still have defined upper abs and pretty well defined obliques, so it's not awful, but obviously I'm looking to shred up nicely.
Tonight will be a chest/delts session and I will update later with diet info, etc.
(For more information on me, feel free to check out my bodyspace - it's pretty up-to-date on things. And of course, feel free to ask away on questions)