Core Nutritionals is making me hard...very HARD

[AntM1564]

Day 14

I am surprised how sore my chest is today. I thought by going to absolute failure yesterday, my triceps and shoulders would be sore with minimal chest soreness, but my chest feels like it was completely isolated.

Speed Rack Pulls

260x3,3,3,3,3,3

Front Pulldowns (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

107.5x10,9,8

Meadows Row (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

35x10,9,9

Behind the Neck Pulldowns (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

92.5x9,8

Seated Cable Row (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

100x10,9

No momentum, squeeze

Hammerstrength Machine Shrug (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

200x11,10,8

Standing Hammer Curls (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

27.5x10,8,8

Incline Bench Curls (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

17.5x10,9

Standing Barbell Curls (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

50x9,8

Nutrition

Cals - 2,475
Carbs - 254g
Fiber - 51g
Protein - 224g
Fat - 69g
Sat - 11g
Poly - 9g
Mono - 16g

[AntM1564]

Day 15

Back Squats (3-5 minutes rest, 3-5 reps)

245x3,3,3

RDL (2-3 minutes rest, 5-8 reps)

245x7
250x6,6

Leg Press (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

410x8
430x7

Lying Leg Curl (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

105x8,7

Leg Extensions (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

165x7
170x7

Seated Calf Raise (45-60 seconds rest, 6-8 reps)

170x,8,7,7,7

Standing Calf Raise (45-60 seconds rest, 6-8 reps)

235x7,7,6,

Nutrition

Cals - 2,475
Carbs - 254g
Fiber - 47g
Protein - 222g
Fat - 66g
Sat - 11g
Poly - 10g
Mono - 16g

Core Hard -CI was feeling very good today. Numbers improved a lot from last week. I know I promised a few pictures, but could not find the time with finals this week. I will get some MOnday, Tuesday, or Wednesday

[NaturalPursuit]

IN! Excited to see the results from HARD!

[AntM1564]

Day 17

I decided to stick with flat bench as my heavy movement. I am going to run an awesome stack starting June 1st, and want to deload the week before. The log will be complete before the deload. I just thought it would be useless to start going heavy on military press because by the time my body get used to the heavy weight and results in a good session, it will be time to deload.

Bench (3-5 minutes rest, 3-5 reps)

190x3,3,3

Military Press (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

105x8,7,7

Weighted Dips (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

50x6,6

Rack Pulls (3-5 minutes rest, 3-5 reps)

400x3,4,3

Weighted Pullups (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

12.5x7,6,6

Neutral Grip Pulldowns with Wide Grip (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

127.5x6,6

Hammerstrength Machine Shrugs (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

240x7,7,6

Incline Skull Crushers (90 seconds rest, 6-8 reps)

80x6,6,6

Hammer Curls (90 seconds rest, 6-8 reps)]

35x6,6,6

Nutrition

Cals - 2,775
Carbs - 325g
Fiber - 51g
Protein - 224g
Fat - 69g
Sat - 14g
Poly - 9g
Mono - 14g

Core Hard - I tried to get pictures, but I cannot get quality shots by myself. They look blurry and my posing is terrible. By the way my boxers and weight training belt fit, I can tell my waist has shrank a tad even with a little weight gain. I am also more vascular throughout the day.

[AntM1564]

IN! Excited to see the results from HARD!

It's is pretty legit so far. Small weight gain, looking harder, using heavier weights; what is not to love!

[AllGenetix]

bigger and harder is always better!


lol dats what she said

[dam225]

In!

[AntM1564]

Day 18

Speed Bench

170x3,3,3,3,3,3

RDL (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

170x11,11,10

Leg Press (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

360x11,9,9

Lying Leg Curls (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

95x10,9,8

Leg Extensions (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

130x12,10,9

Seated Leg Curl (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

95x11,10,9

Seated Calf Raise (45-60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

140x8,8,8,8

Standing Calf Raise (45-60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

195x9,8,8

Nutrition

Cals - 2,475
Carbs - 254g
Fiber - 50g
Protein - 225g
Fat - 67g
Sat - 12g
Poly - 9g
Mono - 11g

Core Hard - Man my legs were looking juicy today when training. The separation in my hamstrings is more visible and my quads look amazing, especially when doing extensions The weights felt so light today. I had an amazing pump going and just blew through this session.

[AntM1564]

bigger and harder is always better!


lol dats what she said

I was thinking someone would say that when I was typing it out.

In!

Mr. Doug Miller himself! I never knew you actually existed. I watch Marc Lobliner's youtube channel and he mentions you a lot, but I thought you were just a mythical creature.

[AntM1564]

Day 20

Speed Bench

130x3,3,3,3,3,3

Incline Dumbbell Press (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

65x8,8 6+2

Incline Hammerstrength Press (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

90x10,9,9

Incline Dumbbell Flies (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

30x9,9

Seated Barbell Press (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

90x9,9,8

Rear Pec Deck (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

90x12,12,10

Standing Single Arm Side Laterals (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

22.5x8,8

Dips (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

BW x 12,12,9

Incline Skull Crushers (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

60x9,8

Straight Bar Cable Pressdowns (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

42.5x8,8

Nutrition

Cals - 2,775
Carbs - 325g
Fiber - 52g
Protein - 223g
Fat - 71g
Sat - 18g
Poly - 7g
Mono - 7g

Core Hard - I decided to go up in weight on my incline press. I should have just wet up in weight for one set. I had to do a rest pause on the last set to hit 8, but I was glad to hit the first two sets at 8 reps. I also had to use the seated shoulder press station like last week. I was able to hit my reps without a rest pause this week.

[AntM1564]

Day 21

Speed Rack Pulls

275x3,3,3,3,3,3

Front Pulldowns (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

107.5x11,10,10

Meadows Row (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

40x9,9,8

Behind the Neck Pulldowns (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

92.5x10,10

Seated Cable Row (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

107.5x8,8

Hammerstrength Machine Shrug (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

210x10,9,9

Standing Hammer Curls (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

27.5x8,8

Incline Bench Curls (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

15x11,10

Standing Barbell Curls (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

50x10x,9,8

Nutrition

Cals - 2,475
Carbs - 254g
Fiber - 50g
Protein - 225g
Fat - 66g
Sat - 12g
Poly - 8g
Mono - 11g

[AntM1564]

Day 22

Back Squats (3-5 minutes rest, 3-5 reps)

245x4,4,3

RDL (2-3 minutes rest, 5-8 reps)

255x5,5,5

Leg Press (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

450x6,6

Lying Leg Curl (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

110x6,6

Leg Extensions (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

175x7,6

Seated Calf Raise (45-60 seconds rest, 6-8 reps)

180x6,6,6,6

Standing Calf Raise (45-60 seconds rest, 6-8 reps)

235x8,7,7

Nutrition

Cals - 2,475
Carbs - 254g
Fiber - 48g
Protein - 224g
Fat - 69g
Sat - 13g
Poly - 5g
Mono - 3g

Core Hard - I don't know what has been going on, but I have felt very good this week. Weights and or reps have been going up in all areas. I am looking good too. Vascualrity is noticeable all day. I am heading into my final week. Some updates may be a day or so behind this week. I am starting a new position at work and I will be training a lot and I was scheduled to work others positions as well. Need to make that money to pay for my final year of school!

[AllGenetix]

looks good man, how is Core HARD with your recovery, sleep and body comp?

[AntM1564]

looks good man, how is Core HARD with your recovery, sleep and body comp?

Recovery has been phenomenal. My legs are usually a little sore on Tuesday, my hypertrophy leg days which is only 48 hours after my heavy leg day, but I have not had any DOMS in my legs. On top of that, I have been doing HIIT once and a while too which contributes to me being surprised. Sleep has been great every night. I am in a deep sleep. I will wake up to use the bathroom twice, but get right back to sleep. I feel well rested the next morning, even when I do not get 8 hours. Body comp is good, I want to save that for the final review.

[AntM1564]

Day 24

Bench (3-5 minutes rest, 3-5 reps)

190x3,3,3

Military Press (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

110x6,6,6

Weighted Dips (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

50x7,6

Rack Pulls (3-5 minutes rest, 3-5 reps)

400x3,4,3

Weighted Pullups (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

12.5x7,7,6

Neutral Grip Pulldowns with Wide Grip (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

127.5x7,6

Hammerstrength Machine Shrugs (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

240x8,7,7

Incline Skull Crushers (90 seconds rest, 6-8 reps)

80x7,6,6

Hammer Curls (90 seconds rest, 6-8 reps)]

35x7,6,6

Nutrition

Cals - 2,775
Carbs - 325g
Fiber - 50g
Protein - 224g
Fat - 65g
Sat - 15g
Poly - 9g
Mono - 8g

[AntM1564]

Day 25

Speed Squat

170x3,3,3,3,3,3

RDL (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

185x10,10,9

Leg Press (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

410x8,8,9

Lying Leg Curls (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

95x11,9,8

Leg Extensions (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

140x10,8,8

Seated Leg Curl (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

100x9,8,8

Seated Calf Raise (45-60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

145x9,8,8,8

Standing Calf Raise (45-60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

195x10,9,8

Nutrition

Cals - 2,500
Carbs - 254g
Fiber - 48g
Protein - 222g
Fat - 70g
Sat - 14g
Poly - 6g
Mono - 10g

[dam225]

I was thinking someone would say that when I was typing it out.



Mr. Doug Miller himself! I never knew you actually existed. I watch Marc Lobliner's youtube channel and he mentions you a lot, but I thought you were just a mythical creature.

HAHAHA nope I'm real!

[AntM1564]

Day 27

Speed Bench

135x3,3,3,3,3,3

Incline Dumbbell Press (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

60x9,8,8

Incline Hammerstrength Press (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

90x9,9,9

Incline Dumbbell Flies (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

30x10,9

Seated Barbell Press (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

90x10,9,8

Rear Pec Deck (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

95x11,10,8

Standing Single Arm Side Laterals (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

22.5x9,8

Dips (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

BW x 12,12,10

Incline Skull Crushers (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

60x10,9

Straight Bar Cable Pressdowns (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

42.5x9,8

Nutrition

Cals - 2,775
Carbs - 325g
Fiber - 49g
Protein - 224g
Fat - 70g
Sat - 15g
Poly - 12g
Mono - 15g

[AntM1564]

Day 28

Speed Rack Pulls

280x3,3,3,3,3,3

Front Pulldowns (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

107.5x12,11,10

Meadows Row (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

40x10,9,8

Behind the Neck Pulldowns (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

100x9,8

Seated Cable Row (60-90 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

107.5x9,9

Hammerstrength Machine Shrug (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

210x11,11,9

Standing Hammer Curls (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

27.5x9,8

Incline Bench Curls (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

15x11,10

Standing Barbell Curls (60 seconds rest, 8-12 reps)

50x11x,10,8

Nutrition

Cals - 2,500
Carbs - 254g
Fiber - 49g
Protein - 224g
Fat - 77g
Sat - 18g
Poly - 13g
Mono - 17g

[AntM1564]

Day 29

Back Squats (3-5 minutes rest, 3-5 reps)

245x4
250x3,3

RDL (2-3 minutes rest, 5-8 reps)

255x6,6,5

Leg Press (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

450x8
470x6

Lying Leg Curl (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

110x7,6

Leg Extensions (2-3 minutes rest, 6-8 reps)

175x7,7

Seated Calf Raise (45-60 seconds rest, 6-8 reps)

180x7,7,6,6

Standing Calf Raise (45-60 seconds rest, 6-8 reps)

240x6,6,6

Nutrition

Cals - 2,500
Carbs - 254g
Fiber - 48g
Protein - 225g
Fat - 74g
Sat - 16g
Poly - 5g
Mono - 3g

Core Hard - Somehow, I ended up with 4 caps yesterday, my final day. Instead of dosing all 4, I did two yesterday and two today. So, the log is complete. I have to work tomorrow morning and run errands in the afternoon. I am going to try to write my final review, but if that is not up tomorrow, it will be on Monday for sure. It was very fun to run Core Hard, stay tuned.

[AllGenetix]

excited to see the final review!

[AntM1564]

Core Hard Final Review

Fist, I want to say thank you to AllGenetix for allowing me to log this new product. This was my first time using a product from Core and I must say, it has made me a future customer of this and other products in their line.

Starting Weight - 149.2
Ending Weight - 149.8

Strength

Strength gains were very good in my opinion. I do not train for strength, so I do not really care about how strong I am. I gained .6 pounds in the 29 days and my major lifts, except for bench, went up 10 pounds. My isolations went up as well. Considering I do not train for strength, gained only .6 pounds, and I was barely over maintenace cals, I think the strength I gained was very good. I was honestly not even expecting to gain that much in the strength department during the log. 10/10

Sleep

Wow. Sleep was great. Even when I had a lot going on between finals, my computer crashing and re-writing papers, and some car troubles, I was able to sleep very well. Nights that I did not get the 8 hours I usually need, I still felt very rested. I would wake up 2 times a night usually to use the bathroom and I was able to go right back to sleep. Last night was my first time not using Core Hard pre bed and I did wake up a little more tired than I have been the past month. It is not the best product I have used in terms of sleep, but it is up there. 9/10

Recovery

Recovery was beyond what I expected. My legs are usually a little sore on my Tuesday session since I hit them heavy on Saturday, but I had no DOMS at all on Tuesday's. I always felt recovered even though I was hitting each muscle group 2 times a week. In addition, I did HIIT cardio on my two off days, my legs felt great. 10/10

Other Effects

I did not know where to place this, I am not going to rate it, but give you an idea of some other things I experienced while using Core Hard. First, my pumps were a little better, nothing spectacular, but better. One things that did seem to be better improved was my endurance. I was able to go a further distance in the same amount of time during cardio. Each week, my times improved.

Body Comp

Overall, my body comp improved. I think my legs came up a little. I looked fuller throughout the log as well. My waist is a little smaller as well. I can tell by how jeans fit and the belt loop I use. My back looks drier and harder as well. I am more vascular, especially throughout the day even when I am hours past training. As far as how hard and lean I look, I would say, I look drier, but not as dry as some other products I have used. My look has definitely improved though, do not get me wrong. Regarding all that, I would give Core Hard a 9/10

Final Thoughts

In conclusion, I would definitely recommend Core Hard to someone cutting or recomping to help achieve that dry look. I also think a person with one of those goals could benefit from Core Hard because they would be able to maintain and maybe gain strength while looking their best. Also, the better sleep and recovery can help a person who does not have the most calories in their diet to help with recovery. The deeper sleep means better recovery too. As far as someone bulking, I would say if one wanted to help limit fat, Core Hard could help, but I would not personally use it while full out bulking. My final rating is a 9.5/10

[tquallington]

Which products do you believe give a better dry look than Core hard?

[TomCORE]

Awesome log and great final review, great to see another awesome review on CORE HARD

[AllGenetix]

ya great review and tomCORE is on board!