[Champion Performance] "Rise Above" Team Log

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

WELCOME!

The Champion Performance "Rise Above" Team Log
is a place where we share our...

workout routines/templates
supplement use
nutrition/recipes
promotion announcements
and lots more!

Have a question, comment, suggestion for the team?
This is a good place to share that.

Also, if you want to just jump in and join in the discussions,
you are more than welcome to do so.

Come along and "Rise Above" with Champion Performance!

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Below you can see a brief introduction from our team members.
We'll each introduce ourselves as we see fit.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

NoCarbsNoSugar

People on the forums have called me...
Flo, NCNS, NoCarbs, NoCarbsNoSugar, Sugar, Suga...
Have your pick or come up with your own

Profession:
Teacher/Musician/Minister/Ph.D Student.

Fitness Background:
Morbidly obese for 20 years.
Started losing weight in November 2014.
Lost 149lbs so far.

Current Workout Routine:
LIFTING: Dumbberlls/IronGym/BodyWeight
Monday & Thursday: Abs, Back, Legs
Tuesday & Friday: Arms, Shoulders, Chest

CARDIO: Walking, Biking, Running, etc.
Monday - Saturday, as my schedule permits

I do my workouts at home and in the outdoors.
I may join a gym in the future, but for now I am quite happy with my routine.

Favorite Champion Performance Supplement:
I couldn't pick just one...
Amino Shooter Edge (Fruit Punch)
Syn Matrix

Some Things I like:
People, Music, Books, Bananas

Some Things I Don't Like:
Politics, Toxic Attitudes, Traffic, Brussels Sprouts

ok... that's it for now

[Sixpack]

Hey guys been on here for years , I teach high school and coach and also am a strength and conditioning coach for 14 sports. My schedule is busy as I work 12 hour days , but love working with young people. I workout daily yes 7 days per week. I hit each bodypart 2x per week one hard day and one light day. Workouts will change weekly thus why its hard to post one workout. I do cardio daily as well as play in an adult mens BB.league.

Diet- I eat clean year round focusing on whole grains, lean protein and healthy fat and hit around 3800 to 4k daily. Still trying to up this as if i drop below this I drop weight. I played football in college so I tend to focus all my workouts around squats, cleans, Bench, deadlifts and use variations of all of them.

I am a member of a gym but we also have a great gym at our high school where I workout as well. Just depends on my schedule and practice times.

I will postworkout here from time to time as well as give any advice I can to anyone.

Supplements: I use Champion BCAA, Whey Protein Plus, Multi, Fish oil . I do use other supplements as well from time to time but keep it pretty basic.


We hope this thread can help everyone as well as get to know the members of Champion as well. We have a great group of people on board.

Sixpack

[bbowsh54]

Bbowsh54 a.k.a. Bowser

Profession:
Software Engineer

Brief Fitness Background:
I weighed between 190 and 200 lbs. out of high school. I actually lost weight during my freshman year of college by playing basketball every day. Then, I broke my ankle. I gained a lot of weight throughout the rest of college, starting sophomore year. I began lifting Junior year, but with a very uneducated routine. After college, I started reading Bodybuilding.com and developed a far more educated routine. At this point, I have been lifting religiously for approximately five and a half years. However, I had not been monitoring my diet prior to 2014. That fall, I had gained 21 pounds. A little bit of muscle, but primarily fat. On January 16th of 2014, I began a structured cutting phase. On May 1st of 2014, I had lost 30.6 lbs. That year, I spent a great deal of time working on my form for weight-lifting, watching countless instructional videos. I started Yo-Yo'ing with my weight from that point on. I started counting my macros, strictly, on July 20th 2015. After starting the year at 278 pounds, I was down to 235.8 pounds on September 17th of last year. I yo-yo'ed back up to 260 over the Thanksgiving/Christmas season. I am hopefully slowly cutting down to 230. I love trying the various weight-lifting trainers on Bodybuilding.com.

Current Workout Routine:
Currently, I am loosely following Kris Gethin's 12-Week Muscle-Building Trainer.

Favorite Champion Performance Supplement:
Chocolate Brownie Pure Whey Plus

Hobbies:
Basketball, Football, Fishing, Movies, Programming, Lifting

[lowroller21212]

Intro

I signed up to bb.com about March 2013, to keep my nose on the grindstone and commit myself even more - because the sharper I am mentally is also a result of withstanding a lot physically. I figured being in the forums would incentivize me to do that. I am also a bartender - team vampire haha.

Lifting spells going back to H.S. (first time trying creatine, whey) for athletic pursuits. That time period is where I was roughly 15% bf /145 lb.

Rewind it back, 6 years ago is where I started to evolve into a gymrat; With injuries in between though (bulking from 150-200 lb) it has more around 5 years. *I just missed about a month due to back spasms this year/(returning pains from a car accident late last year) around March*

Program and philosophy

Vintage'd out home gym:

My routine consists of a lot of supersets / ultra sets and bodyweight. Full week/6 days and mix in a bit of calisthenics.

I am definitely not what you can call a hard-core tracker.... I rely on what my body tells me and the mirror - that is it, that's what works for me. Using a volume range of over 8 reps most things I do ... gotta chase the pump!

My splits have evolved over time but I try to add new things constantly (mostly vintage bb'g approaches) due to lack of machines where I train.

Favorite Champion Performance supplements

Syn Matrix 6:5
Pure Whey Protein

Few things I like

Hard thumping music, girls, clothes, self mastery, DJing/producing, gym - goes without saying . ... and did I say Syn Matrix?




Looking forward to the CP Team getting sweats, breaking PR's, sharing experiences, trading knowledge and randomness

[ajej4780]

ajej4780 a.k.a King James!


A little winded in this pic lol.



Hello Bodybuilding.com forum members! Welcome to our team thread. I know a lot of you, but there are so many more of you that I don't know. Hopefully this thread will help us all to get a little better acquainted. Here is a bit of info about me.

Profession:
Preacher/Dad/Gamer/Hunter/Fisher/Gym Enthusiast

Fitness Background:
Not a lot to say here. Super skinny all my life. Finally decided to do something about it and a couple years ago I began this journey.


Current Workout Routine:
LIFTING:
I'm starting a new routine this week and will update this soon. I've been sick for a while and got derailed. Train leaves out again today!

CARDIO: Flo, I'm not sure what this word means "caaardddiiooo"?

I workout at the local ZOO Health Club. I was going to switch to the new Gold's Gym, but a week after it opened a tornado ripped one of the walls out. I decided to stay ;-).

Favorite Champion Performance Supplement:
This is definitely Banana Cream Pie PWP.
Fruit Punch ASE is a close second.

Some Things I like:
Preaching, reading, hunting, fishing, games, Coffee, bowling, and the gym of course.

Some Things I Don't Like:
Willful Ignorance,

(Florentin, http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...13&pagenumber=, Post #3, June 27, 2016)

[bbowsh54]

06/27/2016 - Monday
Freestyle Lift
Chest & Triceps

Alternating Incline Dumbbell Press: 4 sets
35x18
50x12
50x10
50x10

Seated Dumbbell Triceps Press: 3 sets
50x10
50x12
50x10

Dumbbell Neutral Chest Press: 3 sets
50x15
50x14
50x14

Lying Dumbbell Triceps Extension: 3 sets
20x10
20x10
20x10

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06/28/2016 - Tuesday
Freestyle Lift
Back & Biceps

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown: 3 sets
100x20
120x18
150x12

Pronated Machine Row: 3 sets
100x12
100x12
100x14

Incline Inner Biceps Curl: 3 sets
25x14
25x15
30x11

Seated Low Cable Row: 3 sets
80x14
80x17
100x12

Behind-the-Neck Lat Pulldown: 3 sets
100x12
100x15
100x15

Standing Rope Cable Curl: 3 sets
30x12
30x14
50x9

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Supplements
--Upon Waking--
Multivitamin - 2 tablets of Champion Performance Multi Vitamin + Energy
Protein - 1 scoop of Champion Performance Pure Whey Plus
--Intra-Workout--
Amino Shooter - 1 scoop of Champion Performance Amino Shooter Edge
--Post-Workout--
Protein - 1 scoop of Champion Performance Pure Whey Plus
Glutamine - 1 scoop of Champion Performance Power Glutamine
--Throughout the Day--
Hydra-Charge - 1 scoop of Kaged Muscle Hydra-Charge
--Before Bed--
Calcium - 1 tablet of Calcium, Vitamin D, & Zinc by NatureMade
Sleep Aid - 3 capsules of ErgoGenix ErgoZZZ

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Workout Notes
Greetings, all. Put in a couple lifts this week. Did some chest and triceps work after volleyball last night. I can tell my triceps haven't been worked appropriately in a while.
Put in a back and biceps lift today. Felt a great pump.
I'm still very much struggling with my stomach issues, the potential mystery "Stomach Virus." Because of that, I'm taking it pretty easy on the lifting right now. My stomach gets very upset easily. I'm still passing blood six times a day, and waking up twice every night in my sleep to do so.
I have a doctor's appointment at 8:15 AM tomorrow morning for another check-up. They ran a full blood panel yesterday. My hemoglobin levels were normal, but my inflammatory markers are elevated.
The big news is that I now have a Colonoscopy and an Upper Endoscopy scheduled for July 6th.
It's just frustrating that the GI Doctor is booked solid until then. I wish I could get in sooner.
Take care, everyone.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Here are my workouts for Monday & Tuesday...
Tomorrow is a rest day.

Monday, June 27, 2016

Early Morning Outdoor Hike:
112 Minutes • 5.6 Miles • 12,183 Steps • 921 Calories Burned

Afternoon Lifting:
ABS • BACK • LEGS

ABS:
Dumbbell Sit-up:
12X10lbs
12X20lbs
12X30lbs
12X40lbs

Dumbbell Crunch:
12X10lbs
12X20lbs
12X30lbs
12X40lbs

Dumbbell Reverse Crunch:
12X10lbs
12X20lbs
12X30lbs
12X40lbs

BACK:
IronGym Wide-Grip Jump-Up Chin-Up: X12
IronGym Narrow-Grip Jump-Up Chin-Up: X12
IronGym Cross-Bar Jump-Up Chin-Up: X12
IronGym Wide-Grip Jump-Up Pull-Up: X12
IronGym Narrow-Grip Jump-Up Pull-Up: X12

Dumbbell Deadlift:
12X20lbs
12X40lbs
12X60lbs
12X80lbs

Dumbbell Flat-Bench Row:
12X40lbs
12X60lbs
12X80lbs

Dumbbell Floor Pullover:
12X20lbs
12X30lbs
12X40lbs

LEGS:
Dumbbell Calf Raise:
12X20lbs
12X40lbs
12X60lbs
12X80lbs

Dumbbell Lunge:
12X40lbs
12X60lbs
12X80lbs

Dumbbell Squats:
12X40lbs
12X60lbs
12X80lbs

Backwards Standing Leg Raises:
20X3

End of Session:
Planks - 3X1minute

Evening Outdoor Hike:
147 Minutes • 6.9 Miles • 14,969 Steps • 1,111 Calories Burned

♫ Spotify Playlist ♫
Scott Tennant, Guitar: Recital
Pablo Casals, Cello: Bach Suites

Daily FitBit Totals:
32,887 Steps • 19 Floors Climbed • 4,185 Calories Burned

SUPPLEMENTS
Champion Performance Creatine: 5g
Champion Performance Turbulence: 1 scoop
Champion Performance Syn Matrix: 1 scoop
Champion Performance Omega3 Fish Oil: 2 capsules
Champion Performance Amino Shooter Edge: 1 scoop
~~~~~
RivalUS Protein: 4 scoops
EVL ENG: 1 scoop
Kaged Muscle Clean Burn: 4 capsules
Bayer One-A-Day Multi: 1 capsule

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Morning Lifting Session:
77 Minutes • 385 Calories Burned
ARMS • SHOULDERS • CHEST

ARMS:
Biceps:
Dumbbell Concentrated One-Arm Curl:
12X10lbs
12X20lbs
5X30lbs *added today

Dumbbell Concentrated One-Arm Hammer Curl:
12X10lbs
12X20lbs
5X30lbs *added today

Dumbbell Concentrated One-Arm Reverse Curl:
12X10lbs
12X20lbs
5X30lbs *added today

Triceps:
IronGym Dips:
20X3

Dumbbell Close-Grip Press:
12X30lbs
12X40lbs
12X50lbs * added today

Dumbbell One-Arm Extension:
12X10lbs
12X20lbs
12X30lbs

SHOULDERS:
IronGym Shoulder Press Push-up:
20X2 *increased from 15reps

Dumbbell Side Lateral Raise:
12X20lbs
12X40lbs

Dumbbell Standing Shoulder Press:
12X40lbs
12X60lbs

Dumbbell Shoulder Shrug:
12X40lbs
12X60lbs
12X80lbs

CHEST:
IronGym Wide-Grip Push-up:
20X2

IronGym Cross-Bar Close-Grip Push-up:
10X2

IronGym Close-Grip Push-up:
10X2

Dumbbell Bench Press:
12X40lbs
12X60lbs
12X80lbs

Jumping Jacks:
100X2

Afternoon Outdoor Hike:
104 Minutes • 5.19 Miles • 11,219 Steps • 863 Calories Burned

♫ Spotify Playlist ♫
Pablo Casals, Cello: Bach Suites
Various Bach Tracks
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2

Daily FitBit Totals:
15,937 Steps • 14 Floors Climbed • 2,847 Calories Burned

SUPPLEMENTS
Champion Performance Creatine: 5g
Champion Performance Turbulence: 1 scoop
Champion Performance Syn Matrix: 1 scoop
Champion Performance Omega3 Fish Oil: 2 capsules
Champion Performance Amino Shooter Edge: 1 scoop
Champion Performance Pure Whey Plus Protein: 4 scoops
~~~~~
Kaged Muscle Clean Burn: 4 capsules
Bayer One-A-Day Multi: 1 capsule

[lowroller21212]

^^ Good workouts guys!

@bbowsh - good luck with your medicals. those parasites certainly are something we need to be aware of, hopefully it works for you sooner rather than later.

@Flo -
Mirin cardio man, 32k steps??

Not gonna believe me but when I used to lift (2010 ish) in the early hours all I listened to was a weird combination of classical, sports talk radio or EDM. Strange, but that worked for me back when - honestly was pretty relaxing and wired my brain for "instinctive" training that I use now in auto-pilot even while it's evolved.



I should get us a workout update from over the weekend real soon!

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

@Low

It was mostly speed walking, at approximately 120bpm heart rate. More fat-burn than intense Cardio, but that's what I want anyways.

I get a more intense workout when I bike. Have to change the routine though or I get bored.

Music... Spotify Premium right now, so sky's the limit

[lowroller21212]

@Low

It was mostly speed walking, at approximately 120bpm heart rate. More fat-burn than intense Cardio, but that's what I want anyways.

I get a more intense workout when I bike. Have to change the routine though or I get bored.

Music... Spotify Premium right now, so sky's the limit

I dont use Spotify but those who do love it. Cardio game is crazy, keep it up man!

[ajej4780]

Tuesday - 6/28/2016

Full Body
15 minutes - treadmill

Barbell Squats 3x8
Ez Barbell lunges 3x8

Incline Dumbell Press 3x10
Flat Dumbell Fly 3x10
Wide Grip Cable Pull-downs 3x10
Seated Cable Rows 3x10

Felt good to do something after a week off. Started back light so as not to overdo it. I tend to do that. It looks pretty funny when the preacher is hobbling up to the pulpit because he has DOMS from the week before.

[gesler0811]

Hey guys! I'm glad to see this log up and going, now I get to check out what you're all up to

I'm subbing this thread. Still enthused as all heck about that last promo! Super cool. I can't wait to order my banana cream pie PWP, I have a couple of open tubs of some other stuff I need to finish first, though, that I was taking before I got in on that promo. I'll probably be ordering some ASE too. You guys have me seriously wondering about that fruit punch flavor.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Hey guys! I'm glad to see this log up and going, now I get to check out what you're all up to

I'm subbing this thread. Still enthused as all heck about that last promo! Super cool. I can't wait to order my banana cream pie PWP, I have a couple of open tubs of some other stuff I need to finish first, though, that I was taking before I got in on that promo. I'll probably be ordering some ASE too. You guys have me seriously wondering about that fruit punch flavor.

Hi gesler,

Thanks for checking in.
Great to hear from you.
I had all three flavors for the ASE.
The Fruit Punch is definitely my favorite.

What workouts are you doing these days?

[gesler0811]

Hi gesler,

Thanks for checking in.
Great to hear from you.
I had all three flavors for the ASE.
The Fruit Punch is definitely my favorite.

What workouts are you doing these days?

Still running a 3-day split:
1) Chest/Triceps - flat bench, incline bench, skullcrushers
2) Back/Biceps - chest-supported row,, trap bar shrugs, cable lat pulldowns, barbell curls
3) Legs - Squats, RDLs, Leg Press, Leg Curls
In addition to the above, I do side lateral raises and seated calf raises almost every workout, for the volume.

[EthanHun]

Thanks for the log invite NCNS-

[weightsb4dates]

In to follow along and harass the posters itt

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Still running a 3-day split:
1) Chest/Triceps - flat bench, incline bench, skullcrushers
2) Back/Biceps - chest-supported row,, trap bar shrugs, cable lat pulldowns, barbell curls
3) Legs - Squats, RDLs, Leg Press, Leg Curls
In addition to the above, I do side lateral raises and seated calf raises almost every workout, for the volume.

Sounds awesome.
Seated calf raises... never tried those. Usually do standing CR, twice a week. I use dumbbells, and like to add my body weight to it.

Lateral raises... Love 'em and Hate 'em
At 40lbs, my shoulders are almost alright.
At 60lbs, my shoulders almost go on strike.

You have a great, solid lifting routine right there!

Thanks for the log invite NCNS-

Welcome to the log, Ethan!
I am in the middle of a summer cut, so bananas are a Sunday-only thing right now... The picture does bring joy to my soul though!

Negged for the temptation

In to follow along and harass the posters itt

Your harrasment is more than welcome here! Welcome to the log! Thanks for checking in.

[Malversation]

Just got back from NYC and saw this. In.

[mvd546]

In a little late. Loving the intro's and training so far!!Looking forward to following along.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Just got back from NYC and saw this. In.

In a little late. Loving the intro's and training so far!!Looking forward to following along.

Thanks, gentlemen.
Welcome!

[lowroller21212]

Hey guys! I'm glad to see this log up and going, now I get to check out what you're all up to

I'm subbing this thread. Still enthused as all heck about that last promo! Super cool. I can't wait to order my banana cream pie PWP, I have a couple of open tubs of some other stuff I need to finish first, though, that I was taking before I got in on that promo. I'll probably be ordering some ASE too. You guys have me seriously wondering about that fruit punch flavor.

Yo Ges, whats up thanks for stopping by!

You and me both, that fruit punch flavor sounds good but I wanted blue raz as I did not have it before. Fairly decent for a Blue Raz - semi-creamy aftertaste.

Thanks for the log invite NCNS-

Reminds me of this new PWP Banana Cream shake I've been making of late, can't wait to post it. It's 100% easy doable and macro friendly, probably up there with MCD's version srs.

In to follow along and harass the posters itt

Aye.. haha welcome bro!

Just got back from NYC and saw this. In.

Welcome malv, how was your trip??

In a little late. Loving the intro's and training so far!!Looking forward to following along.

There's gonna be a lot happening on here at least from what I've been told lol. Will try to keep it interesting for sure thanks for following MVD!

[lowroller21212]

6-24-16
Stack
AEN Steel Edge
CP - Multi
CP - Syn Matrix (1 intra/1 post)
Applied Nut. DRIVE

I am posting off memory from a few days ago these were main lifts ;; don't quote me on accuracy


Really big sweat out of this one because of training twice a day a few times that week, so by Friday evening combined with a decrease in carbs coming off a bulk I started to feel the afterburn mentally. I don't remember ever other exercise I did just remember I did this - it's 90% accurate lol.



6 sets deadlifts
-4 working x 210 max *Maxed home equipment - pps/regular
6 sets power cleans
-4 working x 150 lb (PR? Dont remember)
5 sets Arnold front raises - 25s
5 sets ez b shoulders - 45s


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6-25-16 / Saturday
Stack
AEN Steel Edge
CP - Multi
CP - Syn Matrix (1 intra/1 post)
Applied Nut. DRIVE



Woke up and immediately went for a cold shower (mildly hot day here in soCal). After doing errands, I did a bit of calisthenics at the park but they had a few machines and bodyweight bars I did use.

Made use of the picnic table and started with pushups and elevated pushups ~ 12 reps each.(mixed in later at the midway pt) - no chronolical order did: calf raises, shrugs, mil press, knee high raises, dips. Definitely was an ass kicker for me.

When I got back home I added another shoulder day and hit for more shoulder angles.
*Going off memory here too as I did this on Saturday*

6 sets isom shoulder press - 25 x 10-17 reps
3 sets Arnold press - 45 x 4 reps - was strained toward the end
4 sets alternating front-side raises - 15 x 12 reps
6 sets ez bar forearm curls - 45 ~ 22-32 reps
-SS ez bar backside forearm curls

[lowroller21212]

6-26-16 / Sunday
Stack
CP - AES + iSatori PWR
CP - Multi
Applied Nut. DRIVE



I am posting off memory from a few days ago these were main lifts ;; don't quote me on accuracy


Sunday I felt like I could have done a bit more, don't remember being too sore or whatnot just did under 40 mins of chest db flyes, pushups and then forearms a second day in a row.


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6-26/27-16 Mon/Tues


Not gonna post those two days because I began having a slight strain around my left scapula and I didnt really feel it. They were winged arm days and dont remember too much of what I did. Regular circuit at moderate weight db's, think I did pushups to end and start.



I've been doing this shake lately (MCD's reverse engineered shake?)

"Anabolic Banana-Berry Shake" (PWP Banana Cream Pie)


A bit of OJ but mostly water and ice, you got Kale, 1 egg, 3/4 banana bc most wont be crammed in the blender and sweetness is less for me and a few strawberries.








My bad about lighting on the second pic - smelled great though. I used the Ninja blender.

That is all for now, I managed to get a decent lift in yesterday (Wed) - workout will be up later today. Enjoy your day guys (PS if you try the above tell us how that went!)

[gesler0811]

Lateral raises... Love 'em and Hate 'em
At 40lbs, my shoulders are almost alright.
At 60lbs, my shoulders almost go on strike.

Can't imagine lifting that much on a lateral raise.... all I can do to lift 25's five or six times in the same set.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Can't imagine lifting that much on a lateral raise.... all I can do to lift 25's five or six times in the same set.

wait...
wait...

I use TOTAL weight when I record my dumbbell weights, and I do my lateral raises both hands at the same time.

So... 40lbs is 20lbs per hand and 60lbs is 30lbs per hand

just sayin...

[gesler0811]

wait...
wait...

I use TOTAL weight when I record my dumbbell weights, and I do my lateral raises both hands at the same time.

So... 40lbs is 20lbs per hand and 60lbs is 30lbs per hand

just sayin...

That makes a lot more sense.... I suddenly feel less demasculated 60 pounds in each hand did seem a bit extreme, but I wasn't about to call you out or anything

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

That makes a lot more sense.... I suddenly feel less demasculated 60 pounds in each hand did seem a bit extreme, but I wasn't about to call you out or anything

You can call me out anytime you want

I just like to keep my numbers that way for my two-hand exercises. When I do single-hand exercises, like my "Concentrated One-Arm Curl" I specify that in my record - then the number is for each individual hand... as seen on my Tuesday log.

Yeah, me doing lateral raises with a 60lbs bell... uh, not right now

[Malversation]

Welcome malv, how was your trip??

Very good. It was my second time to the big city I got a friend who moved up there sometime ago so we all head up there periodically to visit 'em and tour the city ofc. Only thing I regret is not spending more time there.. There's just so much to see!