Powerlifting with Giant Sports Metabolic BIOSHOCK

[invain]

I'll be logging Giant Sports Metabolic BIOSHOCK for the next month or so:



I've tried TONS of different pre-workouts, but this one has a pretty interesting profile so I'm excited to see what I get out of it. I'm always a fan of pre-workouts with BCAAs, and I'm also a big fan of supplements that do not have 'propitiatory blends'.

I just competed in a meet this past Saturday (totaled 1700 Raw @ 198), so this next week won't be super heavy for obvious reasons.

My goal for the next few months is to put some mass on and eventually compete in the 220's. I am going to be putting an emphasis on higher volume, especially with squats, so I'm really hoping Bioshock gives me the boost I need to push myself to the limit. I have very high top end strength, but my stamina has always been borderline pathetic. I've noticed some pre-workouts help with endurance more than others, and it's usually those containing BCAAs.

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Started out with 1 scoop today. Can't say I was blown away energy wise, but definitely noticed a nice subtle boost that seemed to last the entire workout. Also seemed to give me a little mental clarity, my brain is usually a little foggy after working all day. No shakes/jitters or any other negative sides. I have a pretty strong tolerance to stimulants, but I'm not a fan of products that are stim heavy and leave you feeling like you just snorted a line of coke, so this stuff is great in that regard.

Taste was great. Not overly sweet, but masked the bitterness of the BCAA's well. Doesn't mix perfectly, but that's to be expected when BCAA's and creatine are among the ingredients.

I think I'll stick with 1 scoop for now, maybe 1.5 on days I squat.

Incline Bench
135 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 5
275 x 2
325 x 9
305 x 7

Lying DB Rear Delt Row
30 x 10
45 x 10
50 x 9
50 x 8

Cable Lateral Raise
4 sets of 12

Cable Fly
4 sets of 10

Straight Bar Pushdown
160 x 10
200 x 5
220 x 12

Reverse Grip Pushdown
120 x 10
180 x 10
160 x 10
160 x 10

Felt great today. Body weight is back up around 215. Trying to make an effort to keep the pace fairly quick even with the increased volume. Hoping I notice a difference conditioning/endurance wise.

[ChosenBrah]

U look shredded for being a powerlifter lol. Do u compete in bodybuilding too?

[invain]

U look shredded for being a powerlifter lol. Do u compete in bodybuilding too?

I don't, though you're definitely not the first person to ask me that.

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Sumo Deadlift
225 x 10
315 x 5
405 x 5
495 x 5
545 x 8

Underhand Cable Row
150 x 10
230 x 10
250 x 10
250 x 10

Chest Supported Bent Over Row
180 x 10
160 x 10
160 x 10

DB Preacher Curl
30 x 10
40 x 10
40 x 8
30 x 10
30 x 10

Lower back was cramping up pretty bad during deads, definitely still a little beat up from the meet. Just tried to take it easy and really focus on form. Leg/hip drive felt great off the floor. I have a feeling I'll end up pulling sumo next meet if I can just hold onto the bar.

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Bench
135 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 2
375 x 2
400 x 5
375 x 6
~Wide Grip~
375 x 5
325 x 7
~Close Grip~
325 x 5

V-Bar Pushdown
160 x 10
200 x 10
220 x 10
240 x 10

1-Hand Reverse Grip Pushdown
4 sets of 12

DB Pullover
50 x 10
70 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10

Energy was pretty low today. Still a little beat from the meet, plus I installed an oak floor in my living room which ended up taking the entire weekend; the flooring completely drained me, felt like I was hit by a truck last night.

Weight is actually down a few pounds from last week. Upping cals on training days a little more

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Took 1.5 scoops today, did notice a little bit of a difference. Not necessarily 'more' energy, but longer lasting energy. Was in the gym for about 75 minutes and felt like I could have easily gone for another 75.

Front Squats
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 3
375 x 1
400 x 5
375 x 5
355 x 5
355 x 5

Leg Extensions
4 sets of 10

Glute Ham Raise
Bw x 20
Bw x 20

Preacher Curls
70 x 10
90 x 5
120 x 8
120 x 6
100 x 8

DB Preacher Curl
30 x 10
30 x 10
30 x 15

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Incline Bench
135 x 10
225 x 5
275 x 2
335 x 10
375 x 5
285 x 10

DB Rear Delt Row
40 x 10
60 x 10
60 x 10
60 x 10

Cable Lateral Raise
4 sets of 10

Rope Pushdown
3 sets of 12

2-Hand Reverse Grip Pushdown
120 x 10
160 x 10
160 x 10

Dips
Bw x 20 x 2

Felt great today. Starting to notice a pretty big difference with the increased calories. I haven't really put much actual weight on, but I've filled back out quite a bit since I'm eating carbs regularly, and obviously that makes the biggest difference when doing higher volume stuff.

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Sumo Deadlift
225 x 10
315 x 5
405 x 2
495 x 1
565 x 8
545 x 6

Chest Supported Row
135 x 10
225 x 8
205 x 8
180 x 8
180 x 8
160 x 10

Seated Hammer Curl
40 x 10
60 x 8
60 x 8

DB Preacher Curl
35 x 10
35 x 10
30 x 12

Lower back was giving me fits again today. Felt good during the pulls, form was spot on, was just really tight afterwards. Had to go hang out in the locker room for a few minutes before I could walk comfortably. Was pretty wiped out after deads, gonna take me a few weeks to adjust to higher volume.

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Front Squat
135 x 10
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 2
375 x 6
350 x 6
325 x 6

Standing Leg Curl
40 x 10
50 x 10
60 x 10
50 x 12

Leg Extension
3 sets of 15

Decline Sit-up
Bw x 12 x 3

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Bench
135 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 3
375 x 1
415 x 4
~Close Grip~
375 x 5
325 x 7
~Wide Grip Paused~
385 x 3

V-Bar Pushdown
100 x 10
160 x 10
200 x 10
220 x 10

1-Hand Reverse Grip Pushdown
4 sets of 15

Incline DB Flys
25 x 12
35 x 12
40 x 12
45 x 12

Dunno what was up today but I just had no energy when it came to benching, everything felt heavy. Definitely need to up the cals some more, if anything I've actually lost a little bit of weight in the past couple weeks.

[invain]

1.5 scoops today, noticed a slight difference again compared to 1 scoop, seems to be the sweet spot for me, just the right amount of energy. Doubt I'll ever need to up it to 2 scoops.

High Bar Squat
135 x 10
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 3
415 x 7
375 x 8
350 x 7
325 x 8

Seated Leg Curl
150 x 10
205 x 10
255 x 10
240 x 10

DB Preacher Curl/Hammer Curl
30 x 10
45 x 10
40 x 10
35 x 10
30 x 10
30 x 10

Hanging Leg Raise
BW x 15
BW x 13
BW x 12
BW x 10
BW x 10

Felt better today. This was probably the most volume I've ever done on squats, which is also somewhat pathetic, lol.

[invain]

1.5 scoops again, seems to be the perfect amount; was lethargic as hell all day at work but had great energy throughout my workout. Again, no jittery cracked out feeling; really liking this stuff so far compared to some of the stim heavy pre-workouts I've used in the past.

Close Grip Bench
135 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 5
285 x 10
300 x 10
310 x 7

DB Rear Delt Row off Incline
40 x 10
65 x 10
65 x 8
65 x 8

Seated DB Lateral Raise
30 x 10
45 x 8
40 x 10
40 x 10

Cable Flys
4 sets of 10

1-Hand Reverse Grip Pushdown
3 sets of 20

Cable Rear Delt Fly
3 sets of 10

Felt great today. Almost starting to enjoy these bb style workouts too much. Elbows were killing me but surprisingly felt a lot better after a couple sets of close grip.

[ChosenBrah]

That is some heavy ass weight. Take some vids man

[invain]

That is some heavy ass weight. Take some vids man

Yeah I've been lazy about that lately, I'll try to get a few over these next couple weeks.

[invain]

Sumo Deadlift
225 x 10
315 x 5
405 x 5
495 x 2
585 x 5
545 x 5

Close Grip Pulldown
120 x 10
180 x 10
180 x 10
160 x 10
140 x 10
140 x 10

DB Preacher Curl/Alternating Hammer Curl
30 x 10
35 x 10
40 x 10
30 x 10
30 x 10

Back was pretty tight but I decided to pull fairly heavy anyways. I can tell my sumo form continues to get better as my lower back felt great after the 585 set while my glutes were on fire.

[Providence94]

you're freakishly strong man, hows the effects of pumps and endurance if any?

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you're freakishly strong man, hows the effects of pumps and endurance if any?

Don't really notice anything pump wise, but I do notice a definite increase in endurance.

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Front Squat
135 x 10
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 1
375 x 5
325 x 8
325 x 7

Seated Leg Curl
150 x 10
205 x 10
285 x 10
285 x 8
225 x 10
225 x 10

Seated Calf Raise
2 plates x 12
4 plates x 12 x 3

Decline Sit-up
Bw x 15
Bw x 12
Bw x 10
Bw x 10

Did not want to squat today but I'm trying to force my body to adjust to the higher frequency and volume. 375 felt like 500 on front squats.

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Bench
135 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 2
375 x 1
420 x 3
~Wide Grip~
375 x 8
375 x 6
~Paused~
325 x 8
325 x 7

Straight Bar Pushdown
160 x 10
240 x 15

V-Bar Pushdown
200 x 12
200 x 12

2-Hand Reverse Grip Pushdown
160 x 10
160 x 10

1-Hand Reverse Grip Pushdown
2 sets of 12

Triceps still a little beat up from the close-grips on Thursday so I decided to do some wide grip work. Drank for the first time in quite a while on Saturday and I got completely bombed so that didn't really help things recovery wise either. Didn't feel very strong but stamina was pretty decent.

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High Bar Squat
135 x 10
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 2
385 x 1
440 x 6
415 x 6
385 x 7
385 x 6

Preacher Curls
70 x 10
90 x 5
125 x 7
110 x 10
110 x 10

DB Preacher Curl
30 x 15
30 x 10
30 x 10

GHR
Bw x 20
Bw x 20

Hanging Leg Raise
Bw x 20
Bw x 20

Lower back feeling better but I still get a nasty pump after a few sets of squats.

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Close Grip Bench
135 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 5
325 x 10
300 x 8
275 x 8

Chest Supported Rows
90 x 10
180 x 5
205 x 10
205 x 8
180 x 10
180 x 10

DB Rear Delt Row off Incline
40 x 10
65 x 8
55 x 10
55 x 10

Seated Shoulder Press Machine
4 sets of 10

Cable Pullover
4 sets of 10

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown
150 x 10
150 x 10
150 x 10

1-Hand Reverse Grip Pushdown
4 sets of 12

Incline DB Flys
30 x 10
50 x 10
50 x 10
40 x 10

Tried to get as much in as much volume as I could since I'll be eating a billion calories tonight.

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Bench
135 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 3
375 x 1
425 x 3
~Wide Grip~
375 x 7
350 x 7
325 x 8

Rope Pushdown
100 x 10
160 x 10
140 x 10

Straight Bar Pushdown
160 x 10
160 x 10
160 x 10

1-Arm Reverse Grip Pushdown
3 sets of 10

Lying DB Pullover
50 x 10
80 x 12
80 x 12

Still not recovering 100% from higher volume benching twice a week but I can tell I'm slowly adapting.

[PJUNGSBERGER]

Bench
135 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 3
375 x 1
425 x 3
~Wide Grip~
375 x 7
350 x 7
325 x 8

Rope Pushdown
100 x 10
160 x 10
140 x 10

Straight Bar Pushdown
160 x 10
160 x 10
160 x 10

1-Arm Reverse Grip Pushdown
3 sets of 10

Lying DB Pullover
50 x 10
80 x 12
80 x 12

Still not recovering 100% from higher volume benching twice a week but I can tell I'm slowly adapting.

Thanks for taking the time to log this for us. It is appreciated.

Happy holidays.

[invain]

Thanks for taking the time to log this for us. It is appreciated.

Happy holidays.

No problem, thank you for the opportunity.

[invain]

High Bar Squat
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 3
405 x 1
450 x 6
425 x 6
400 x 6
350 x 9

Seated DB Curl
30 x 10
50 x 5
60 x 8
60 x 8

Preacher DB Curl
35 x 10 x 4

GHR
Bw x 20
Bw x 20
Bw x 15

Decline Sit-up
Bw x 15
Bw x 12
Bw x 12

Solid session today. Lower back still getting a little tight but definitely better than a couple weeks ago. Starting to notice I've put on some mass already. Could see some big ass pec veins through my shirt while squatting, pretty epic. Scale is moving a little bit, up around 216 fully fed. Really thinking I might make the push for 230.

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Close Grip Bench
135 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 5
275 x 3
340 x 9
325 x 8
300 x 7

Rear Delt Machine
150 x 10
200 x 10
200 x 10
180 x 10
150 x 10

Cable Lateral Raise
50 x 10
70 x 10
60 x 10
50 x 10

1-Arm Reverse Grip Pushdown
3 sets of 20

Shoulder Press Machine
3 sets of 12

Incline DB Flys
35 x 10
50 x 10
50 x 10
40 x 10
40 x 10

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Sumo Deadlift
225 x 10
315 x 5
405 x 2
495 x 1
545 x 1
600 x 5
525 x 6

Close Grip Pulldown
120 x 10
160 x 10
200 x 9
180 x 8
160 x 10

Cable Ez-Bar Curl
100 x 10
160 x 10
160 x 10
140 x 10

DB Preacher Curl
30 x 12
30 x 10
30 x 10

Been wanting to try 600 x 5 for a while now so decided to give it a go today despite feeling like **** warming up. Was surprised to hit 1 rep let alone all 5.

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Front Squat
135 x 10
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 1
435 x 2
350 x 5
300 x 8
285 x 8

Leg Extension
3 sets of 15

Decline Sit-Up
Bw x 12
Bw x 12

Hanging Leg Raise
Bw x 12
Bw x 12

GHR
Bw x 20
Bw x 15
Bw x 15

Felt pretty good warming up so I decided to see what something moderately heavy felt like; bad idea. Back was screaming at me after 435.

[Providence94]

Great pull for deads buddy, form was onpoint as well.

Such a beast.