Logging Formutech's Volatile Preworkout

[Raigs]

Nice work on the Deads 290 is a strong PR so next week is the 300!!!!

People need to stop curling in the squat rack

[mormonpickett]

500 jump ropes...how were the calves?

[ODoyle99]

Congrats on the PR! Well done! Do you ever use wrist wraps? I have them, but only use them if my grip is failing near the end of a workout.

Thanks! Felt good getting it, paying for it today though. Sore but not overly. Took 1.5 scoops of Atomic 7 after my workout and had 2 scoops of Trutein before bed, so that definitely helped.
But no, I don't even have wrist wraps. After my warm up and second set of three my grip was loosening so I pronated my left hand for the last set of three as well as for the heavy singles. Rotating that hand makes a world of difference, it's crazy

Nice work on the Deads 290 is a strong PR so next week is the 300!!!!

People need to stop curling in the squat rack

Thanks, I was tempted to go for 300 yesterday but I had already taken a beating. But that is the plan for next week. 300-305

And yes, seriously...I was about to walk up to someone because there were 5 squat racks. 4 were people curling and 1 was a guy shrugging. e_e

500 jump ropes...how were the calves?

Not too bad, actually. I got used to it pretty quickly. The worst part is doing 50 one-legged reps per leg. 100 high knees aren't very fun either. On the plus side, when I hit the weights I actually have a pretty respectable pump in my calves haha

[ODoyle99]

So, was going to do a few hill sprints tonight but I just woke up from a nap and I'm beyond exhausted (don't know why I'm this tired). Skipping sprints so I can be well rested tomorrow. Will probably do some homework and then crash really early.

[Raigs]

So, was going to do a few hill sprints tonight but I just woke up from a nap and I'm beyond exhausted (don't know why I'm this tired). Skipping sprints so I can be well rested tomorrow. Will probably do some homework and then crash really early.

Eat more!

[ODoyle99]

Eat more!

I'm eating plenty, trust me. I updated when I was still in bed and had given up on physical activity haha. I walked around a bit and feeling better. Finished my homework for the night and the gf is dragging me out of my room and is going to do hillsprints with me. I'm thinking since it's the first time she's done them we'll stick to 10 and build our way up to 20 three times a week. Getting ready to do my 500 Jump Rope sets then hill sprints in the parking garage.

Will probably have another protein shake before bed, and tommorrow is OHP day.


EDIT: Just checking back in to say we did do the jump rope (500 reps) and hill sprints (10). I was surprisingly okay after the 10, the girlfriend was dying and ready to call it a day haha. Hill sprints again on friday or saturday and we're bumping it up to 15

[yakuzastyle]

Delts..my favorite! Get ready for some insane shoulder pumps

[alecto42c]

get after it today, the weekend is almost here!

[ODoyle99]

Delts..my favorite! Get ready for some insane shoulder pumps

I normally really like delts too. Did standing OHP today rather than seated and..not sure how I liked it haha. I'll be continuing with standing though because I want to improve my standing OHP numbers specifically

get after it today, the weekend is almost here!

I know, you don't know how much I've been lookin forward to it haha. This week has dragged on even though it started on Tuesday

[ODoyle99]

So today was OHP day and it wore me out. Did standing instead of seated and it's definitely more challenging. Also the weight belt was missing from the chin up station so decided to go for a rep PR for unweighted chins.


OHP Day

Warm Up
BW Chins X 50 (over 2 sets)
Jump Rope X 500

The Work Out

Standing OHP
100 X 3
105 X 3
115 X 3
First time doing standing OHP and I felt weak. Will keep up with it though so I can progress here
Also, no singles because I was already getting a pump and starting to get sore so decided it'd be better if I were fresher for the BBB sets

Standing OHP - BBB
70 X 10
70 X 10
65 X 10
65 X 10
60 X 10
Did these with about 45-60 seconds of rest, but after the last one went straight into the next exercise:

Flat BB Bench
105 X 5
105 X 5
105 X 5
Barely rested in between these sets and by the time I finished my triceps were on fire, I was so glad to move on to something that doesn't involve triceps. Between the OHP and bench I had a massive pump in my triceps and shoulders

BW Chins
X 15
X 15
X 15
X 10
X 10
X 5
Total Number of Chins Today = 125 unweighted Rep PR!
I definitely hit a wall here though. I may have been able to bust out one more set of 10 but I was done

Was going to do light bi work, very light tri work, and lateral raises but the gf was done doing her cardio and was looking impatient. And I already had a massive pump in pretty much in everything from shoulders to forearms. Felt good stretching my shirt that was once a tad too big haha.






Conditioning
Two hours of Ochem tutoring which I'm going to now. Not good conditioning, albiet...but the brain will use up more glucose this way so....

[rdcopps]

Standing v Sitting OHP. Same motion, but boy is it different!

[mormonpickett]

doing a shoulder press movement then chest is rough man! I've done it a few times in the other order(chest then shoulders) and it kills me.

Glad volatile is givin ya a solid pump!

[yakuzastyle]

And I already had a massive pump in pretty much in everything from shoulders to forearms. Felt good stretching my shirt that was once a tad too big haha.

[ODoyle99]

Standing v Sitting OHP. Same motion, but boy is it different!

I definitely know it haha. Didn't expect it to be that much different. Will be sticking with standing press from now on

doing a shoulder press movement then chest is rough man! I've done it a few times in the other order(chest then shoulders) and it kills me.

Glad volatile is givin ya a solid pump!

Ya, this last time was rough. My shoulders were holding up just fine but my triceps were killing me.

Liking the dodgeball gif haha (I've seen that movie way too much).


But ya, the pump yesterday was insane. Seriously, from shoulders to forearms all looked like they were about to explode. So far Volatile has done a great job with the pump. Energy could be a bit more noticable, but still solid.

[ODoyle99]

Question to the reps: Any way someone could tell me the caffeine content?

[mormonpickett]

Question to the reps: Any way someone could tell me the caffeine content?

about the same as a cup of coffee is all that is disclosed.

[ganutrition]

It is a strong cup of coffee!! It is in the mid 100mg range.

[supermaz]

yeah most have 200 or more.. i think 100 is good based on my thinking. you want the NO to open everything up and get flowing. to much caffiene does the exact opposite. Hittin PR's and not crashing after. win win

[mormonpickett]

yeah most have 200 or more.. i think 100 is good based on my thinking. you want the NO to open everything up and get flowing. to much caffiene does the exact opposite. Hittin PR's and not crashing after. win win

this is why I love it

[ODoyle99]

about the same as a cup of coffee is all that is disclosed.

It is a strong cup of coffee!! It is in the mid 100mg range.

yeah most have 200 or more.. i think 100 is good based on my thinking. you want the NO to open everything up and get flowing. to much caffiene does the exact opposite. Hittin PR's and not crashing after. win win

this is why I love it

Awesome, appreciate it the info yall. And I agree about the caffeine content, don't like preworkouts that have like 350 mg of caffeine in them (pretty sure I've seen one that had that much per scoop)

[mormonpickett]

Awesome, appreciate it the info yall. And I agree about the caffeine content, don't like preworkouts that have like 350 mg of caffeine in them (pretty sure I've seen one that had that much per scoop)

GNC puts one out with 400mg a scoop. Same with somethin called mr. hyde

[ODoyle99]

Just had my squat workout and was reminded why I don't like squats too much haha. They take SO much out of me. This time I wasn't really even prepared to workout either. I just drank a starbucks and ate a coffee cake then my friend called and said this is his only time to workout. I delayed a half hour then downed my pre and did my jump ropes and then went over there. Figured the extra caffeine / carbs wouldn't hurt too much.
So, when I got to my friend's dorm's gym, they only had a smith machine and leg press (for pseudo-squats, that is). So didn't have a real barbell today so went on the smith machine.

Squat Day

Warm Up
Jump Rope X 500
BW Chins X 40 (over two sets) -- felt weak here for some reason. Probably because yesterday I belted out 125

The Work Out

ATG Squats
115 X 7
185 X 3
185 X 3
185 X 3
Ridiculously weak squats e_e will be working on these hard. And by this time I was sweating hard and dreading what was coming up

ATG Squats - BBB
95 X 10
95 X 10
95 X 10
95 X 10
95 X 10

Since I felt so weak on chins earlier decided to make today a rowing day for back. Haven't done rows in awhile so wanted to do some

Superset: SLDL (with DBs)
50s X 10
50s X 10
50s X 10

Superset: Random Rows
Machine Rows: 135 X 10
Machine Rows: 150 X 10
DB Rows: 50s X 15
DB Rows: 45s X 15
--Felt like mixing it up. Enjoying doing these. By this point the gf was done with her all-machine workout (she's weary of free weights falling on her) and I was tired from squatting so this concludes today.








Conditioning
Jump Rope X 500
^That's all for now. Might go do some hill sprints...maybe

EDIT: Updated Conditioning
Did some heavy bag conditioning as well as some ab work

[ODoyle99]

GNC puts one out with 400mg a scoop. Same with somethin called mr. hyde

That's beyond ridiculous. I'd want a stim break if I could tolerate one scoop of that efficiently

[alecto42c]

That's beyond ridiculous. I'd want a stim break if I could tolerate one scoop of that efficiently

i think my heart would blow up

[supermaz]

Funny they sell stuff like that but not test boosters and stuff haha

[alecto42c]

Funny they sell stuff like that but not test boosters and stuff haha

test boosters are bad for your health mmmm kay?

[mormonpickett]

test boosters are bad for your health mmmm kay?

lol wut. Didn't know tree barks and herbs weren't supposed to be consumed XD

[ODoyle99]

Alright, after being MIA all weekend I'm back and excited for these next two days.
Tomorrow I have a Sports Conditioning class so I'll be doing some conditioning work in there for about an hour, hour and a half and then later it's bench day. Day after is deads. Going for PRs both days, fingers crossed

[rdcopps]

Alright, after being MIA all weekend I'm back and excited for these next two days.
Tomorrow I have a Sports Conditioning class so I'll be doing some conditioning work in there for about an hour, hour and a half and then later it's bench day. Day after is deads. Going for PRs both days, fingers crossed

It's all you! Go out there and make it happen!

[yakuzastyle]

Alright, after being MIA all weekend I'm back and excited for these next two days.
Tomorrow I have a Sports Conditioning class so I'll be doing some conditioning work in there for about an hour, hour and a half and then later it's bench day. Day after is deads. Going for PRs both days, fingers crossed

GL! but you prolly won't need it since you on Volatile!