PreCreXS by Muscle Elements PWO Log

[sfgiants13]

Business or pleasure, if I went to Vegas I'd make sure I feel the effects for WEEKS! Ha. j/k

Definitely pleasure. I usually go every other month or so. The only time I felt the effects that long was my bachelor party about a year ago. Good god never again! Free air travel is one of my benefits so I take advantage. Although it makes going to the gym consistently a challenge.

As for tonights workout, awful would be a good way to put it. Mentally I just wasn't there and I really didn't expect much honestly. I just couldn't focus no matter how hard I tried. I took about half a scoop and honestly it did nothing for me tonight. Normally half a scoop gives me some energy and good focus but tonight it just wasn't happening. I started my warmup for front squats and right away I knew I wasn't going to be doing my normal weight. I ended up doing 225 x 5 at front squat, 225 x 8 RDLs, 165 x 11 leg curls (the only exercise where I continued my progression) and some ab work at the end. I'm hoping to shake it off and get back again 100% focused ASAP.

[sfgiants13]

So I took another quick trip out of town to see some family in Canada. But I was able to get my hands on a trial pass at a gym nearby so I can continue logging while I'm here. I'll report back with today's workout later!

[ProWrestleFan]

Definitely pleasure. I usually go every other month or so. The only time I felt the effects that long was my bachelor party about a year ago. Good god never again! Free air travel is one of my benefits so I take advantage. Although it makes going to the gym consistently a challenge.

As for tonights workout, awful would be a good way to put it. Mentally I just wasn't there and I really didn't expect much honestly. I just couldn't focus no matter how hard I tried. I took about half a scoop and honestly it did nothing for me tonight. Normally half a scoop gives me some energy and good focus but tonight it just wasn't happening. I started my warmup for front squats and right away I knew I wasn't going to be doing my normal weight. I ended up doing 225 x 5 at front squat, 225 x 8 RDLs, 165 x 11 leg curls (the only exercise where I continued my progression) and some ab work at the end. I'm hoping to shake it off and get back again 100% focused ASAP.

I feel ya... Airline perks would be nice! And my workout last night was awful :/

[sfgiants13]

I'm about to fly home so I'll get a workout in tonight and do the log from yesterday as well. It's lower body today so I'm hoping for a better workout than my last lower body Friday night

[sfgiants13]

I'll start with Mondays workout. It was actually pretty good. It looks like I'm getting my head on straight. The gym I worked out at in Canada was pretty nice, but they knew I wasn't actually looking to join the gym and said that the 3 day trial is only for people who live in the area. They at least let me workout one day though. I was finally able to get the focus and energy that I had prior to a week ago while doing the log. I started with 145 on shoulder press and was aiming for 6 but only got 5, 4, 4. The bar honestly felt a lot heavier than the ones I normally use so I wasn't too surprised with the failure. It got better from there though. Next I completed 47.5 x 10 DB flys with ease. I also did 15 x 9 weighted pullups much easier than in the past. Pendlay rows were tough but I did 140 x 8 all sets. My superset of face pulls and triceps were exhausting but I completed them. Overall a decent workout and nice to be back having good workouts.

Yesterdays was decent too. I backed off a bit on the squats because I had a hockey game immediately after and I just got off a plane so I wasn't expecting too much. The bodyspace app was down for some reason for me so I had to guess my weights anyway and I ended up guessing at exactly what I was at last week for most. Squats were 285 x 5 and I made sure to go parallel since I was at 295 last week. That set felt good. I did 45 x 21 at back extensions which was also good. Leg press felt amazing a 500 x 11 which was last weeks weight as well. On those I have a lot more before I fail again. Leg curls were uneventful at 155 x 10. Weighted leg raises were good as well.

The PWO is back to working well for me. I've been taking it 30 mins before like suggested and I have energy and focus throughout. I have another workout today since my schedule got all turned around from the travelling. It's upper body and I'm still building back up after recent failures.

[sschantz]

Glad to hear everything is back on track.

In Canada are weights in pounds, kg or?

[sfgiants13]

Glad to hear everything is back on track.

In Canada are weights in pounds, kg or?

At the gym I was at everything is in pounds which I thought was a bit strange.

Yesterday was another good workout. I was still a bit groggy from not having slept well in over a week now, but the PWO did its job and pushed me through just fine. Bench was 210 x 5, incline 165 x 8, lat pulls 165 x 8, bent over rows 140 x 9, and the superset curls 80 x 11 and reverse flys 22.5 x 12.

[sfgiants13]

I had a solid workout yesterday. I felt better than normal for night workouts and got to the gym earlier in the evening too. I was rewarded by having to wait 30 minutes for a rack. The focus and energy stayed with me throughout the workout even after having to wait. I started with front squat and did 250 x 5 twice but my arms gave out on rep 4 of the last set. RDLs were good at 245 x 9 but I still struggle keeping a grip. Leg extensions/curls were the usual. My ab/calf superset was also solid.

[sschantz]

I had a solid workout yesterday. I felt better than normal for night workouts and got to the gym earlier in the evening too. I was rewarded by having to wait 30 minutes for a rack. The focus and energy stayed with me throughout the workout even after having to wait. I started with front squat and did 250 x 5 twice but my arms gave out on rep 4 of the last set. RDLs were good at 245 x 9 but I still struggle keeping a grip. Leg extensions/curls were the usual. My ab/calf superset was also solid.

I give you alot of credit for night workouts. I remember back in the day when I was young, no kids/no wife, I would work an 8 hr shift, leave at 6, workout 7-8 pm, still fied u and ready to go. Fast forward now, aint happening. I need to be in the gym in the AM or lunch time.....

[sfgiants13]

I give you alot of credit for night workouts. I remember back in the day when I was young, no kids/no wife, I would work an 8 hr shift, leave at 6, workout 7-8 pm, still fied u and ready to go. Fast forward now, aint happening. I need to be in the gym in the AM or lunch time.....

Most nights it's difficult. I'm up at 5:30 so morning workouts aren't really an option since I hate mornings anyway. I don't get home until 7 so I'm usually dead. At least it's only 4 days a week. The 2 workouts I do on my off days are usually significantly better though.

[sschantz]

Most nights it's difficult. I'm up at 5:30 so morning workouts aren't really an option since I hate mornings anyway. I don't get home until 7 so I'm usually dead. At least it's only 4 days a week. The 2 workouts I do on my off days are usually significantly better though.

Did you mention what you do? With the travelling.....sales?

[sfgiants13]

Did you mention what you do? With the travelling.....sales?

I work in ops for a major airline. Free travel is part of my benefits and because of that I do a lot of leisure travel. It certainly does make it hard to keep the diet and workouts on track. I rarely have issues getting my 4 workouts a week in but I need to get significantly better on my diet when I travel. Cutting down on alcohol is a good start but it's tough for me considering I get it free in lounges and sometimes on planes depending on if I'm in first class or premium economy.

Anyway I'm off for todays workout but I'll do a quick writeup for yesterday. I ended up taking a buddy to the airport at 0dark 30 so I was dragging a bit. But, the PWO really helped me out today. I wasn't the most alert but I still felt ok. The focus, as usual, was what let me have a good workout. I struggled hard but did 145 x 6 at shoulder press which is another PR. DB flys were actually quite easy today at 47.5 x 9. Weighted pullups are up to 17.5 x 8 which I'm very pleased with. Pendlay rows were tough but still good at 140 x 9. My face pull and tri superset was quite exhausting but I did pretty well and completed my workout without a failure.

[sfgiants13]

So I'll do a quick writeup for both the 17th and 18th. The 17th was a great workout, and the 18th was pretty bad.

On the 17th I started with squats. I think I was miscounting the weights before because I don't remember having 2 45s and a 35 in the past on each side. But, I was logged at 295 and this week would be 305 which is that plus 2 5s on each side. Either way I stayed at actual 295 and had a great 3 sets of 5 reps. Back extensions were solid. Leg press was great as well and I still had the energy and power to push through 510 at 10 reps. Leg curls I actually failed the last 2 sets, but I'm less concerned about those vs. my main lifts. The ab/calf superset was good as well. I had good energy and focus as usual throughout the workout.

Yesterday was, on the other hand, pretty terrible. The wife and I took a 1 night trip to Vancouver which is only a 2 hour drive for us. There ended up being a large tour group from China staying at the hotel and we got put on their floor. My god were they loud. The doors weren't sound proofed all that well and it's like they all took turns having extremely loud conversations in the hallway. Every few minutes there would be a door slam and new people conversing. That led to a crappy workout when I got home. The PWO just couldn't get me going after having such a terrible night of sleep. I was able to keep my progression going for bench and lat pulls, but ended up failing at bent over rows. The incline was constantly occupied so I had to use an incline machine. Curls were still ok but much harder than they should have been.

I'll keep plugging away. I'm starting to run out of the PWO so I'm getting close to wrapping up the log. I still have a bit to go for now though.

[sschantz]

We really do appreciate the quick updates..man, I envy you traveling all over, I know it takes its toll but enjoy it while its good....

[sfgiants13]

I'll just do a quick update from my last 2 workouts. 1 was a night workout and I had the usual half scoop and had a decent one. A few highlights from that include another PR on shoulder press at 150 x 5. I failed at 17.5 for weighted pullups but everything else was good. I was tired from work but the PWO kicked in and gave me good focus and enough of an energy boost to get the job done.

Today was a good one but I wasn't able to get squats in. Both racks were occupied the entire time I was there so I'm going to try to go back tomorrow to finish those up. Otherwise everything else was much easier because my legs weren't dead from squatting first. New PR on leg press and the count continues to climb for weighted back extensions. My energy and focus was there again, but I seemed a bit dehydrated. Something I noticed is that if I take this PWO on an empty stomach for some reason I feel a bit uneasy. It goes away after a bit but it is slightly obnoxious and I'm not too sure why that happens. My stomach can be finicky so I can't say I'm surprised at that.

[sfgiants13]

Todays workout was really good. I actually woke up not feeling like crap. The PWO added additional energy and focus. It felt really good to use the PWO as an additional boost instead of relying on it as my only source of energy. As a result I killed it today and felt good the entire workout.

I started with bench and did 215 x 5 with relative ease. I'm 10 pounds shy of my last failure and I don't see an issue surpassing it on this round. Incline bench was good at 165 x 9. 170 is my failure point so I'm hoping to pass that as well. Lat pulls were a bit tiring but still did well. I did drop the weight on bent over rows to 125 because I felt my form getting really sloppy at 145 and I don't need another back injury. BB curls were good at 90 x 10 as well and those felt great. Overall a really solid workout that I was pleased with!

[sschantz]

You're doing chest and back together?

[sfgiants13]

You're doing chest and back together?

I do an upper lower split 4 days per week

[sfgiants13]

Well it's apparently difficult for me to put together a string of good workouts. I can say for sure that I've hit the point where I have to work for everything. Any type of progress is good. It sucks because I actually felt decent last night. I half scoop of the PWO did the trick and had me feeling good prior to walking in the gym and as I started.

My first set started off good with me setting a new PR at front squat at 265 x 5. After that, I started having issues with my knees. It felt like all of the weight was on them and after I failed sets 2 and 3 with only 3 reps each, they went numb and tingly and lost quite a bit of feeling. I tried moving on to RDLs and I was able to get 8 the first set, but after that I had so little strength it just seemed like my legs couldn't support the weight. Leg extensions and curls I couldn't even more the machine an inch for some reason at my normal weight so I moved on to complete the ab portion and called it a night. Thankfully the numbness has gone down a good amount this morning but it still feels off and I'm walking almost stiff legged still. Hopefully it goes away before my next lower body workout but at least I have a few days and an upper body workout before that.

[sfgiants13]

Yesterdays workout was ok. I had a few failures, but I still added weight from my previous failures so I'm still progressing. I felt great and took a full scoop of the PWO since I don't work today. I still had no issues sleeping which is nice (or I'm getting stim tolerant again). The focus was there like usual and I actually had decent energy for a night workout.

I started with shoulder press and got in 145 x 6 the first set and felt great. But, I only got 4 on my last 2 and tired out quickly. DB flys were awesome and I had no issues with 50 x 11. Pullups were close but I don't' think I was able to go up all the way on my last rep so I'm counting it as a failure. I did get 9 (or 8.5) with 17.5 weighted though. I'll deload next week and build up. I failed at 7.5 last time around so a 10 lb increase is nothing to complain about if I can keep doing it. Pendlay rows I was only able to do 145 x 9, 7 and 7. My form was getting sloppy so I focused on making the reps I did do good form. Again, still adding weight from previous failures so no issues. My superset was tough but i squeeked out 120 x 13 and 165 x 11 on face pulls and tri pulldowns. Today is a leg workout so I hope it goes better then my last one!

[sfgiants13]

My last workout was much better. I felt great through the entire workout and progressed on many lifts I was struggling on previously. The energy was there and I didn't start running out of gas on the later sets.

Squats were a good start at 305 x 6. This was the main one I was struggling with but lately I've been adding every week the the lift so I'm happy. Back extensions are up to 25 reps with a 45 plate now, and leg press I'm at 520 x 11. There's a lot left for leg press so I'm curious as to how long I'll keep gaining. Leg curls were good and I had much more leg strength than normal at that point in the workout. My superset of abs/calves was also solid. Even after the workout I felt pretty good so this was a nice redemption from the previous workout.

[ProWrestleFan]

Love seeing the good progress!

[sfgiants13]

It looks like I've got about a week of the PWO left. I'll continue using then do my final writeup.

As for yesterdays workout, it was good yet again. I felt great and had the energy and endurance throughout the whole workout. I definitely felt the effects after though. Bench was good at 215 x 6 and only the last rep on the last 2 sets I had to push. Incline was probably the best I've felt at 170 x 8. This was right where I failed so I should be making good progress. Lat pulls I need to work on. I can't seem to get the form to stay decent when the weight starts going up towards where I typically fail. Bent over rows were good again, and my superset required some extra effort but it's still going strong.

[sfgiants13]

Another good workout in the books. Half a scoop really works well for night energy and focus for me. I did have issues sleeping but I took it at around 8pm and was trying to sleep by 10 so that's probably why.

I started off powering right through front squats at 255 x 6. I debated resetting with only 1 failure vs my normal of 2 in a row partly due to how bad my last workout went but I'm glad I didn't. That's another PR for me. RDLs started off well at 255 x 9, but grip strength is again my kryptonite and I failed on my last set because I couldn't hold the bar anymore. Leg extensions and curls were the usual. My ab/calf superset seemed way easier than normal for some reason and I did 195 x 17 on curls using the rope attachment. Overall a solid workout for me and I'm right back at it with another workout tonight.

[sschantz]

Sorry for my late reply as it has been a hellacious week but TGIS.....all in all how are you enjoying the product?

I personally cannot take it past 12 noon. I strategically leave myself stim tolerant but when I know I have a heavy gym day, long business day etc I will use XS.....will generally hold me over 8-9 hours easy.....yes I am a wimp 8-)

[sfgiants13]

I'm enjoying it quite a bit. I'm having some good workouts and on the nights I don't I'm not sure anything would help. It's usually due to being dead tired from work and not having slept well the night before so I doubt even crack could've helped me lol. I have had an issue with it making my stomach a bit uneasy a few times but I think each time has been when I didn't have much food in me. I have these issues from time to time so it doesn't only happen with this product. I have a workout today and tomorrow with the full dosage so that should wrap up my log. I'll do a final review after I do the writeup for these last 2 workouts and I'll include where my PRs started before this log and where they are at now.

[sfgiants13]

Here's my last 2 writeups before I do my final review of the product. I was able to finish the log with a great workout on the 8th and a good one yesterday.

I felt great Monday I started off on the right foot and squatted 305 x 6. My squats are continuing to progress. Back extensions are still adding a rep a week and I'm at 25 now. Leg press is also continuing to progress and I'm now up to 520 x 9. Both of them stalled a couple of months back but now I'm continuing my progress on both. Leg curls were tough since I was starting to tire but I completed them at 170 x 10. My ab/calf superset also was pretty good. I felt great throughout most of the workout and only started to tire out toward the end. But, the focus was still there and I had enough energy to keep pushing even when I got tired.

Yesterday was pretty good as well. I didn't feel as great as I did the day prior but I still got in a good workout. I was a bit tired and still loopy from a dentist appointment but I wasn't too out of it and the PWO still got me going enough for a solid workout. Bench was 220 x 5, so I'm again closing in on my old PR which I hope to break again. Incline was actually the best I've done in a long time at 170 x 9 which is a new PR that I should take even higher next workout. Lat pulls were the usual struggle that they are at 170 x 9, but I still did pretty well. Bent over rows felt a bit awkward but no real issues there at 130 x 9. My curl superset started off good at 90 x 11, but the 3rd set I only got to 5. I've never been able to complete the full 90 x 11. I always tire out on the last set but I'm working on it.

Final review to follow!

[sschantz]

Love to hear the positivity and glad the product did you well. Looking forward to your final review.

[sfgiants13]

Alright here's my final review. Again big thanks for letting me log the product. I really enjoyed it and made some good progress while taking it!

Taste - 10/10

The taste was still enjoyable. I really liked how it wasn't overpowering which made it really easy to drink. It really did taste like a Popsicle! Some supplements I enjoy the taste less as time goes on but not this one. It also mixed pretty easy so no issues there.

Focus - 10/10

This was the best part of the PWO for me. Even on days where I was out of it, tired, whatever I still had great focus. That allowed me to usually get in a good workout even on days where I just was out of it. The focus hit on my drive to the gym normally and stayed with me throughout the entire workout.

Energy - 9/10
On some days the energy didn't hit me as much as I thought it would, but others it really gave me a nice kick. I'm probably starting to get stim tolerant from taking other high caffeine PWOs in the past. But, the combination of focus and energy still did the trick most days. The days it didn't I was about ready to pass out in bed anyway so it's not much of a surprise.

Here's a few of my lifts that I progressed on. These lifts are completing the full 3 sets even though I did get higher a few times just not on all sets.

Front squat 250 x 5 to 255 x 6 (I failed right before starting and really had to work to keep building up but there's more in the tank so that number will go higher)
Romanian Deadlift - 225 x 9 to 255 x 9
Standing Military Press - 135 x 6 to 150 x 5
Squat 285 x 5 to 305 x 6
Leg Press 490 x 10 to 520 x 11
Bench I PRed at 225 right at the beginning and failed after so I've been working my way back up. But my form has improved and I'm making sure to touch my chest with every rep. I'm back at 220 and should easily surpass my PR in the upcoming weeks

Overall I'm quite happy and enjoyed my time logging. Thanks again for the opportunity!