## AppNut makes sloop & Anthony21 stronger than Marshall28, BenW22, and dbone ##

[sloop]

Welcome to our bad ass log, where we will be kicking ass now and taking names later. Anthony21 & I will be logging Applied Nutriceuticals Free Test & IGF-2 for 60 days, and promise to be stronger than Marshall, Ben, and dbone.

Couple quick notes on my workout program: I am going to be running a variation of the Blueprint version 2. Because I paid for the program and much of the information is kept under lock & key, I am going to alter it as to not give away the complete plan.

For the first week I will be on a strict 1700 calorie per day diet, followed by several weeks of 2800 calories per day. I will be focusing mainly on strength and breaking PR's and less about my body weight.

As of 9:00am on 12/16/2012 my body weight is 213. I was down around 190 this summer and have been slowly (and often unintentionally) slow bulking this fall and winter.

My current records for the big three are:

• Bench: 275 x 1, or 255 x 3
• Deadlift: 485 x 1
• Squat: 350 x 4

I've been above 405 on my squats, but that was a long time ago and I've cut so much weight since then, my strength also diminished.

I will be dosing both products as instructed; 4 caps Free Test + 4 caps IGF-2 upon waking, 4 caps IGF-2 at bedtime.

Starting week #2 I will introduce Magnum Nutraceuticals THRUST into the mix. I was on the hunt for a ecdysterone replacement to Thermolife's E-bol when COUNTRYMIKE graciously sent me 2 bottles to try out. I will follow the standard dosing protocol for those as well.

So without further ado, let's get cracking...

[Dielikeadog]

In, I'm a big fan of appnut. good luck, brah. May the weights come up easy.

[sloop]

Tunes: Wolfpack - Young Blood
Listen and download it here



Supplements used in addition to Free Test & IGF-2:
1 pack Multicore w/breakfast
1 serving Genomyx Origin
1 scoop GAT Muscle Martini bcaas

I'm just going to post pictures of my notebook, its much easier than typing it all out. "ss/w" = "super set with" if it wasn't obvious.

Workout #1 in the books. I am so hungry, its hard to not come home and slay a big meal or protein shake afterwards. Part of this Blueprint phase is to restrict your protein intake so I am sticking with it, but I am sure craving some ProNom right now.

Workout was very avergage. I am physically tired, I went on a weekend steelhead fishing trip and slept outside in a tent last night and I am just exhausted. Im still cold, my legs are shot from walking miles and miles upstream against the current in knee high freezing water. Then, I drove 6 hours round trip. So I am slow, cold, and lethargic right now. Ugh. I was in no condition to do serious heavy weight on squats, not today.

How's this for a boring lunch.

Breakfast
1 small bowl cinnamon chex, skim milk

Lunch
1 small salad w/lettuce, green pepper, 1/2 avocado, bacon bits, fat free ranch dressing

Dinner
Grilled cheese sandwich with tomato slices
2 oatmeal raisin cookies
1 can diet coke

[Jeff the Repper]

subbed for all the goodness

[Anthony21]

Big Sloop kicking this log off the way it should be. Nice job boss and awesome first workout.

I'm out right now so I'll update this in a bit with my plans during this log.

[Marshall28]

In...My 1st call out thread

IGF-2 has always interested me but the prices scares me.

[Anthony21]

Alright what's up bros and lurkers. So here's a break down of what my training, nutrition and supplements look like during this log.

Starting tomorrow i'll be running my second 9 week cycle of Madcow 5x5 Intermediate. I'll be lifting Monday, Wednesday & Friday.

Nutrition wise I'm eating for strength gains so not a single fawk is given about fat gains or body fat. I'll be aiming to get around 3,500 calories in and adjust as needed.

Supplement wise I'll be taking Anavite, Aqua Red(Omega 3/Krill oil blend), Vitamin D3, a preworkout (Craze, Animal Rage, samples etc), protein powder & Creapure on top of the Appnut Supplements. I have to look at the dosing recommendations for the two products to see how I'll dose them. I'll update that tomorrow.

Today was my rest day and I ate like sh!t for the most part haha. I didn't track my macros today and ate out twice. I'm pretty excited to start this run with Madcow and Appnut. It's awesome to be logging this along side Sloop cause I know he'll definitely keep me motivated. Thanks buddy.

[Dewey99]

I'm in for the shenanigans.

[sloop]

Alright what's up bros and lurkers. So here's a break down of what my training, nutrition and supplements look like during this log.

Starting tomorrow i'll be running my second 9 week cycle of Madcow 5x5 Intermediate. I'll be lifting Monday, Wednesday & Friday.

Nutrition wise I'm eating for strength gains so not a single fawk is given about fat gains or body fat. I'll be aiming to get around 3,500 calories in and adjust as needed.

Supplement wise I'll be taking Anavite, Aqua Red(Omega 3/Krill oil blend), Vitamin D3, a preworkout (Craze, Animal Rage, samples etc), protein powder & Creapure on top of the Appnut Supplements. I have to look at the dosing recommendations for the two products to see how I'll dose them. I'll update that tomorrow.

Today was my rest day and I ate like sh!t for the most part haha. I didn't track my macros today and ate out twice. I'm pretty excited to start this run with Madcow and Appnut. It's awesome to be logging this along side Sloop cause I know he'll definitely keep me motivated. Thanks buddy.

Dude. I am already starving. Two days into a 6-day famine phase and I am craving food like crazy. The good thing, on days 7-9 I can go hog wild and eat whatever I want in a re-feed type of manner, which just so happens to fall on the weekend I am going out of town to my family's Christmas. Time to load up on plates full of cookies, tons of turkey and mashed potatoes, etc.

[Anthony21]

What's up everyone. Today was the start of my new cycle of Madcow's 5x5 and the start of IGF-2 and Free Test.

The dosing that i'll be doing is 4 caps of IGF-2 upon waking and before bed. Free Test will be taken @ 4 pills upon waking as well.

This morning I got up for my morning workout and had 4 caps of IGF-2 and 4 caps of Free Test. For my preworkout I took 2 scoops of Craze

Here's my workout from my workout log I have going.

What's up guys. I hope all you had a great weekend of rest and lifting.

Today was the start of my 2nd 9 week cycle of Madcow and man was it an awesome start. I was worried about feeling weak coming off this deload but it was completely opposite. I felt very strong in the gym this morning. My squat and bench felt great and I'm getting the hang of lifting in my belt. Let's get to my workout







Till we do this again, take care guys.

[sloop]

Till we do this again, take care guys.

Diggin deep on those squats, good work man.

[nugget5]

Well well well

[Anthony21]

Diggin deep on those squats, good work man.

The squats felt light and easy.

[sloop]

Famine Day #2 - 12/17/2012

Breakfast
1 small bowl cinnamon chex, skim milk

Lunch
1 grilled chicken wrap w/lettuce tomato, grilled peppers & onions
1 small pudding cup
1 bottle diet coke

Dinner
Small salad identical to last night
1/2 Detour Neopolitan bar
1 chocolate peanut cluster



Workout #2


Tunes: HULK - Almost Famous

By plan, today was supposed to be an "off" day to rest, but no rest for the weary. I just did a quick cardio session, stretching, foam rolls, nothing too wild. Pretty intense though, finishing up with stair climbing just wipes me out. Sweat was pouring down my forearms.

I can't wait for chest, triceps, and shoulders tomorrow.

Other notes: Certainly sore from yesterday's mix up workout, I dont normally do legs, back, and arms on the same day so I am all kinds of sore. Two days in and I am going through hunger pains.

[COUNTRYMIKE]

Kick azz log guys!!!

[neddo]

Holy ATG squats -- between the vid and song, I'm ready to go lift.

And taking a pic of your workout journal beats the hell out of typing it up... I may have to get a bigger notebook so that my lift is legible to more than just myself, and do the same for future logs

[sloop]

Holy ATG squats -- between the vid and song, I'm ready to go lift.

And taking a pic of your workout journal beats the hell out of typing it up... I may have to get a bigger notebook so that my lift is legible to more than just myself, and do the same for future logs

I know, right? I dont know why I didnt think of this sooner. I used to carry my notebook into work the following day just to transfer over my numbers.

Pics or GTFO.

[Marshall28]

I know, right? I dont know why I didnt think of this sooner. I used to carry my notebook into work the following day just to transfer over my numbers.

Pics or GTFO.

Assuming my not so fancy camera allows you to see the page like your camera does....lol

[neddo]

I know, right? I dont know why I didnt think of this sooner. I used to carry my notebook into work the following day just to transfer over my numbers.

Pics or GTFO.

Same, it was the reason I hated looking forward to updating my logs. I'll need to find a little bigger notebook in wallyworld though, mine is about the size of my hand outstretched, and scribbles galore for my own week-to-week comparisons.

[sloop]

Assuming my not so fancy camera allows you to see the page like your camera does....lol

It's just my phone, broski. HTC Rezound. I think it's 8 megapixels? dbone would snub his nose at an HTC but at least it's not an iphone.

Same, it was the reason I hated looking forward to updating my logs. I'll need to find a little bigger notebook in wallyworld though, mine is about the size of my hand outstretched, and scribbles galore for my own week-to-week comparisons.

This was my notebook, and my previous 6 notebooks up until yesterday. I went to wallyworld just to get a bigger one, just so to give me more room to write.

[Dewey99]

And taking a pic of your workout journal beats the hell out of typing it up... I may have to get a bigger notebook so that my lift is legible to more than just myself, and do the same for future logs

The Jetfit app for most smartphones is a great way to track your lifts as well. I had a guy do a log for us on another forum and he was posting the screenshots from his phone and it was great. Between that and MyFitnessPal, you can track pretty much everything on your phone.

[Anthony21]

Kick azz log guys!!!

Thanks for joining the journey bro

Holy ATG squats -- between the vid and song, I'm ready to go lift.

And taking a pic of your workout journal beats the hell out of typing it up... I may have to get a bigger notebook so that my lift is legible to more than just myself, and do the same for future logs

Go kill it J. I got the idea from Sloop also.

I know, right? I dont know why I didnt think of this sooner. I used to carry my notebook into work the following day just to transfer over my numbers.

Pics or GTFO.

Thanks for the idea bro

[sloop]

The Jetfit app for most smartphones is a great way to track your lifts as well. I had a guy do a log for us on another forum and he was posting the screenshots from his phone and it was great. Between that and MyFitnessPal, you can track pretty much everything on your phone.

That's a pretty good idea, actually. I just hate to be "that guy" that is pecking away on his phone in between sets though.

[Anthony21]

That's a pretty good idea, actually. I just hate to be "that guy" that is pecking away on his phone in between sets though.

Who cares. I do it all the time and could give a fawk about what else is going on around me lol.

[Anthony21]

Famine Day #2 - 12/17/2012

Breakfast
1 small bowl cinnamon chex, skim milk

Lunch
1 grilled chicken wrap w/lettuce tomato, grilled peppers & onions
1 small pudding cup
1 bottle diet coke

Dinner
Small salad identical to last night
1/2 Detour Neopolitan bar
1 chocolate peanut cluster



Workout #2


Tunes: HULK - Almost Famous

By plan, today was supposed to be an "off" day to rest, but no rest for the weary. I just did a quick cardio session, stretching, foam rolls, nothing too wild. Pretty intense though, finishing up with stair climbing just wipes me out. Sweat was pouring down my forearms.

I can't wait for chest, triceps, and shoulders tomorrow.

Other notes: Certainly sore from yesterday's mix up workout, I dont normally do legs, back, and arms on the same day so I am all kinds of sore. Two days in and I am going through hunger pains.

Fawk that noise, legs/back/arms all on the same day haha. Well I guess I can't really talk cause I squat and bench on the same day.

[sloop]

Who cares. I do it all the time and could give a fawk about what else is going on around me lol.

Well, maybe because my gym (the local YMCA) has a large population of teenagers that drives me nuts. They tend to hover in groups of 3 or 4, and like to sit at the machines or benches and text and do ******** **** on their phones. I resort to cave man tactics of actually writing things on paper.

[sloop]

Famine Day #3 - 12/18/2012

Breakfast
3/4 cup oats, skim milk
1/2 scoop XF strawberry


Lunch
1 grilled chicken wrap w/lettuce tomato, grilled peppers & onions
1 bag Baked Lays
1 bottle diet coke


Dinner
See picture below.


Workout #3







Another ****ty post-workout meal.

Today's workout centered around minimal rest between sets and movements in the 8-10 rep range. I did all of my cardio before weights this time, and honestly, I was completely gassed after the 2nd set of the night. Plus, I was in a hurry because the child care only watches kids for 90 minutes. It was just a poor showing, and to top it all off, I'm damn hungry and feel weak as ****.

I got a video of the bench, I just need to figure out how the hell to get this 30mb file online. BRB trying out Google Drive.

Let's see if this works. I didnt realize how blurry and ugly the video was until I got home. I guess a smudgey and sweaty camera lens didn't help,.

Weak ass 225 x 7

Slept pretty good last night, result from IGF-2? I don't know. Some people report IGF-2 gives them more restful & deeper sleep, but I've always felt I sleep the best on HGH Up. It could just be I am famished and worn out from cardio.


Other notes:

[Anthony21]

Famine Day #3 - 12/18/2012

Breakfast
3/4 cup oats, skim milk
1/2 scoop XF strawberry


Lunch


Dinner



Workout #3

Slept pretty good last night, result from IGF-2? I don't know. Some people report IGF-2 gives them more restful & deeper sleep, but I've always felt I sleep the best on HGH Up. It could just be I am famished and worn out from cardio.


Other notes:

Bro it's funny that you mentioned this. I was going to update this with a seperate post but i'll note it here.

Yesterday I forgot to dose my last 4 pills of IGF-2 before bed but had 4 in the morning. I had such a deep sleep. When I woke up this morning I was surprised how well rested I felt. IDK if it was just me going to bed a little earlier but nonetheless I felt like I got some good sleep.


Here are my macros from yesterday.

Protein: 240
Carbs: 255
Fat: 149
Calories: 3,321

This morning I had my 4 pills of both Free Test & IGF-2. I'll remember to take my IGF-2 serving prebed this time lol.

[mikeohearn]

A little COUNTRYBIRDIE told me about this log, nice work so far gentleman, I'll be following along from time to time

[Dewey99]

[center]Famine Day #3 - 12/18/2012


Slept pretty good last night, result from IGF-2? I don't know. Some people report IGF-2 gives them more restful & deeper sleep, but I've always felt I sleep the best on HGH Up. It could just be I am famished and worn out from cardio.

IGF-2 is great for sleep and recovery but as you said, HGH-Up is tough to beat for deep sleep. The cardio and lack of food could have helped too.