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    Getting It Done Until Thanos Snaps - Mr Hyde NitroX + HydroBCAA

    Mr. Hyde NitroX - What-O-Melon Flavor
    HydroBCAA - DragonFruit Flavor

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    Here we go! I'm thrilled at the prospect of running another log, this time for what so far appears to be a great couple of products, namely Pro Supps' Mr Hyde NitroX and HydroBCAA. I first off just want to send a huge thanks to toneekay and the rest of the reps over there for this logging opportunity. Mr. Hyde is a product I've long wanted to try and just for one reason or another never had the chance. My brother-in-law has raved to me about it though, so I'm stoked about this. I'll be running this log until I run out of product or Thanos snaps, whichever comes first.


    About Me
    I'll keep this short and sweet. I'm 39, work in IT, and have been lifting for something like 3 or 4 years now, with mixed results. At first I was rigorously cutting, and lost a lot of weight. The first two bulking attempts I made were not great in terms of results, I gained weight too fast, gained it in the wrong places, freaked out and went back into a cut. Right now I'm mainly just trying to get stronger while s - l - o - w - l - y gaining weight. I have previously run Allpro, Fierce 5 (both novice and intermediate versions), and Kelei's (formerly) pinned hypertrophy program. I'm currently running a PPL that I came up with for myself and am still tweaking trying to find a balance.


    First Impression: Mr. Hyde NitroX
    There's no mistaking that aroma that hits your nostrils when you open that tub and take a whiff. This is one of the most potent watermelon flavors I've encountered in the supplement market. It doesn't taste as much like actual watermelon to me as it does a watermelon-flavored candy, which is actually really nice. And a quick look at the profile reveals just how potent this stuff is:

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    The powder is very fine and smooth, dissolving easily with minimal shaking:

    I will comment more on how this PWO works for me when I post my workouts, for the time being I think it's worth noting that on Tuesday (which was my PUSH day) I took a half scoop and that was more than enough to power my workout. But more on that later.


    First Impression: HydroBCAA
    With a lot of interesting flavor options to go with, I decided to try "Dragon Fruit." I've honestly never had Dragon Fruit, nor a Dragon Fruit-flavored beverage before. The flavor is interesting, to say the least. Definitely a welcome reprieve from some of the more common flavors. And the color looks pretty cool too.

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    One thing that is pretty cool is that a single scoop contains 7g of 2:1:1 BCAAs, as well as a number of EAAs. The taste is refreshing and so far I am enjoying drinking this between sets. As I post my actual workouts I will comment more on taste, performance, etc. For now I just wanted to say that so far I really like it and am enjoying having it.


    More To Come...
    That's it for my intro. Stay tuned as I am going to start posting my workouts. I have worked out twice now with this, and have those workouts to post. Monday was legs, Tuesday was push. Later today I'm doing pull.
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    This is a very awesome and thorough introduction.

    Thanks for getting this posted up, I look forward to your opinion and journey with these products!
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    Okay, so I'm going to throw up some workout logs but first it would only be appropriate to give some thoughts about the products and how they're working out.

    As I post this (on Friday) I have been taking the products all week. I use HydroBCAA as an intraworkout and I take Mr. Hyde as I'm getting up from my desk to head toward the gym (I work for a college and we have a gym on campus). Monday and Thursday were both leg days. On each of these days I took a full serving of Mr. Hyde and on the other days I took a half serving.

    What is amazing to me is how potent even half a scoop of Hyde actually is. I haven't missed a step from some of the other PWOs I've been taking lately, which goes to show this stuff is legit. I've had instances in the past where if I forgot a PWO or didn't take it for some reason I could just feel myself dragging in the gym, but even a half scoop is more than enough to pump me up and get me going and does not let me down. I did take a full scoop on each of my two leg days, because, well, leg days I wasn't feeling well on Monday so couldn't really appreciate the full scoop as nothing under the sun was going to salvage that workout for me (I'll explain that one when I post my first workout), but yesterday (Thursday) when I took a full scoop for my second leg workout of the week I beasted through it like nobody's business. The What-o-Melon flavor is truly delicious. To me it tastes more like a candied watermelon, like those watermelon-flavored suckers everybody used to eat at my school back in the late 90s. It's a very refreshing and palatable flavor.

    The HydroBCAA is... interesting. I've never had Dragon Fruit before, either the fruit itself or anything sporting a Dragon Fruit flavor. I chose this flavor specifically to try something new I had never tried before. I know this may sound silly, but I love the color, it's like this funky fluroescent pinkish color that just looks cool. I don't know what to compare the taste to since I have no experience with this flavor, as I already stated. But it's refreshing, tastes great, and definitely helps quench that thirst in between sets. I've been mixing one scoop with 14 ounces of water. I believe the directions say to mix with 10-12 ounces, but the taste is so potent I like to water it down just a little bit more than that.

    So far so good. My initial synopsis is that I love these products, especially the Mr. Hyde NitroX, and am quite frankly amazed and impressed that half a scoop is easily powering my workouts.
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    8/13/2018
    LEGS Workout


    Preworkout Supplements:
    1 Scoop Mr. Hyde NitroX, What-O-Melon flavor

    Intraworkout Supplement:
    1 Scoop HydroBCAA, Drafon Fruit Flavor

    Notes:
    I'll go ahead and say this on the top, this was a terrible workout for me and not a great first outing trying out a PWO, but that has nothing to do with the PWO itself. I suspect it has everything to do with the weekend I had just had. It was me and the wife's anniversary and we went away for the weekend, just hanging out at a hotel, shopping, going out to eat, etc., but I really ate like crap all weekend and then came into a heavy leg day on Monday. I already wasn't feeling great after squats and SLDLs, but then Leg Press really did me in. Maybe some combination of laying back and trying to push all that weight just caught up with me, but I started feeling just overall nauseous and had trouble with the rest of the workout. Hopefully the next leg day I will be more in it to win it.

    Squats (w/ belt) (Target: 3x5)
    100x5 (Warmup)
    150x5 (Warmup)
    175x2 (Warmup)
    200x4
    200x3
    200x2
    I can't believe I couldn't hit all 5 reps on a single set!


    Straight Leg Deadlift (Target: 3x8)
    85x8 (Warmup)
    130x5 (Warmup)
    150x2 (Warmup)
    170x3x8

    Leg Press (Target: 3x8)
    360x8
    360x8
    Third set N/A, discontinued b/c feeling nauseous

    DB Standing Calf Raises (Target: 3x15)
    110x3x15
    I usually do standing DB raises in the Smith Machine with one of this little blocks you stand on, but someone broke the block and the smith is out of the order, so I'm trying to make due with dumbbells right now. Hopefully they get that fixed soon!

    Lying Leg Curls (Target: 3x10)
    40x10
    40x10
    40x6

    Seated Calf Raise (Target: 3x12)
    95x3x12
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    8/14/2018
    PUSH Workout


    Supplements:
    1/2 Scoop Mr. Hyde NitroX (Preworkout)
    1 Scoop HydroBCAA Dragon Fruit flavor (intraworkout)

    Notes:
    Partly because of my nauseousness the day before, and partly to see how I would handle it, I tried 1/2 scoop of Hyde for this workout. BAM! Was I surprised! I didn't miss a step. I have a few different PWOs that I take, but I couldn't believe that half a scoop of Hyde gave me at least as good results (if not better) as full scoops of the others. Especially when you factor in that a half scoop of Hyde is only like 4g. (Yes, I use a kitchen scale to measure out ALL my supps, I never rely on the scoop itself). To think that 4g of Hyde mixed in 4 ounces of water can power my workouts is amazing.

    Bench Press (Target: 3x5)
    45x8 (Warmup)
    100x5 (Warmup)
    150x5 (Warmup)
    175x2 (Warmup)
    195x5
    195x4
    195x3
    195x2* (Make-up set)
    195x1* (Make-up set)
    *Something I've been trying out when I don't hit all my assigned reps on the first or second compound life of the workout is to "make up" the missed reps by waiting 15 seconds per missed reps (max 1 minute) and then trying to pick up those missed reps.

    Seated Overhead Press (Target: 3x8)
    95x8
    95x7
    95x5
    95x3 (Make-up set)
    95x0 (Make-up set)

    Dumbbell Flies (Target: 3x10)
    50x10
    50x10
    50x9

    Dumbbell Overhead Triceps Extension (Target: 3x10)
    30x10
    30x10
    30x7

    Dumbbell Front Raises (Target: 3x11)
    30x3x11

    Triceps Pressdown (Target: 3x10)
    100x10
    100x9
    100x5
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    PULL Workout


    Supplements:
    1/2 Scoop Mr. Hyde NitroX, What-O-Melon Flavor (pre-workout)
    1 Scoop HyfroBCAA, Dragon Fruit flavor (intraworkout)

    Deadlifts (Target: 3x5)
    135x5 (Warmup)
    190x3 (Warmup)
    220x2 (Warmup)
    245x3x5
    It's been a while since I've deadlifted, I just brought it back about 3 weeks ago. I started back at 225 and have been adding 10 pounds per week, just to ease back into it.

    T-Bar Row (Target: 3x8)
    40x8 (warmup)
    60x2 (Warmup)
    80x8
    80x7
    80x6
    80x3 (Makeup reps)

    Pulldowns, underhand grip (Target: 3x8)
    90x8 (Warmup)
    130x3 (Warmup)
    170x8
    170x8
    170x7

    Side Lateral Raises (Target: 3x12)
    30x12
    30x12
    30x10

    One-Arm DB Rows (Target: 3x10, per side)
    L 35x3x10
    R 35x3x10

    Barbell Curls (Target: 3x10)
    55x10
    55x8
    55x6

    DB Shrugs (Target: 3x15)
    100x3x15

    Notes
    Overall I felt very good about this workout. The 1-2 punch of Hyde and HydroBCAA did not let me down. I had energy to spare, even if I wasn't up to the task of completing all my assigned reps on all lifts. That's not the supps' fault, as I have known for a couple weeks now that I was close to hitting the point of needing a reset on a few lifts. I subscribe to the Fierce 5 mentality on resets, and the benefit of using them often when you hit a sticking point for the purpose of taking one step back to take two steps forward. TBar Rows and BB Curls may both be at that point.

    Overall I felt dialed in the whole hour, was feeling pumped and enthused, and was really enjoying the workout.
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    Originally Posted by gesler0811 View Post
    Okay, so I'm going to throw up some workout logs but first it would only be appropriate to give some thoughts about the products and how they're working out.

    As I post this (on Friday) I have been taking the products all week. I use HydroBCAA as an intraworkout and I take Mr. Hyde as I'm getting up from my desk to head toward the gym (I work for a college and we have a gym on campus). Monday and Thursday were both leg days. On each of these days I took a full serving of Mr. Hyde and on the other days I took a half serving.

    What is amazing to me is how potent even half a scoop of Hyde actually is. I haven't missed a step from some of the other PWOs I've been taking lately, which goes to show this stuff is legit. I've had instances in the past where if I forgot a PWO or didn't take it for some reason I could just feel myself dragging in the gym, but even a half scoop is more than enough to pump me up and get me going and does not let me down. I did take a full scoop on each of my two leg days, because, well, leg days I wasn't feeling well on Monday so couldn't really appreciate the full scoop as nothing under the sun was going to salvage that workout for me (I'll explain that one when I post my first workout), but yesterday (Thursday) when I took a full scoop for my second leg workout of the week I beasted through it like nobody's business. The What-o-Melon flavor is truly delicious. To me it tastes more like a candied watermelon, like those watermelon-flavored suckers everybody used to eat at my school back in the late 90s. It's a very refreshing and palatable flavor.

    The HydroBCAA is... interesting. I've never had Dragon Fruit before, either the fruit itself or anything sporting a Dragon Fruit flavor. I chose this flavor specifically to try something new I had never tried before. I know this may sound silly, but I love the color, it's like this funky fluroescent pinkish color that just looks cool. I don't know what to compare the taste to since I have no experience with this flavor, as I already stated. But it's refreshing, tastes great, and definitely helps quench that thirst in between sets. I've been mixing one scoop with 14 ounces of water. I believe the directions say to mix with 10-12 ounces, but the taste is so potent I like to water it down just a little bit more than that.

    So far so good. My initial synopsis is that I love these products, especially the Mr. Hyde NitroX, and am quite frankly amazed and impressed that half a scoop is easily powering my workouts.
    Awesome news! I'm glad you got over that initial first day... Usually with any PWO swishing around in your stomach with a bunch of food (clean or junk) can cause negative symptoms. I noticed anytime I'm super full prior to any training or even pigged out the day before, I feel sluggish and sick in general when going into the gym with a PWO in my system. My theory is that once you drink down a PWO, it'll eventually attach and mix with any food you have in your system and SPREAD... Causing you to feel sick or nauseous. Just my bro science though.



    Originally Posted by gesler0811 View Post
    Notes:
    I'll go ahead and say this on the top, this was a terrible workout for me and not a great first outing trying out a PWO, but that has nothing to do with the PWO itself. I suspect it has everything to do with the weekend I had just had. It was me and the wife's anniversary and we went away for the weekend, just hanging out at a hotel, shopping, going out to eat, etc., but I really ate like crap all weekend and then came into a heavy leg day on Monday. I already wasn't feeling great after squats and SLDLs, but then Leg Press really did me in. Maybe some combination of laying back and trying to push all that weight just caught up with me, but I started feeling just overall nauseous and had trouble with the rest of the workout. Hopefully the next leg day I will be more in it to win it.
    Another bro science theory of mine, but all that food in you and doing all of those compressing movements will definitely cause you to feel like boobooing or throwing up. Just those bro science theories lol. Glad you had a much batter workout though!
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    8/16/2018
    LEGS Workout


    Preworkout Supplements:
    1 Scoop Mr. Hyde NitroX, What-O-Melon flavor

    Intraworkout Supplement:
    1 Scoop HydroBCAA, Drafon Fruit Flavor

    Notes:
    I continued the trend of taking 1 full scoop on leg day and only 1/2 scoop all other days. Thankfully i didn't get nauseous this time. I'm convinced that was a by-product of just having an off-weekend leading up to Monday's workout. This workout went much better. I felt energized, enthused, everything seemed to be working. I continue to really enjoy the taste of Mr Hyde What-O-Melon, and the Dragon Fruit HydroBCAA has really grown on me as well, provided enough water is added to dilute the flavor a little bit. I add a little more water than the label specifies, I just found the flavor to be really potent when I stuck to package directions. I like intraworkouts to be a bit more subtle.

    Squats (w/ belt) (Target: 3x5)
    100x5 (Warmup)
    150x5 (Warmup)
    175x2 (Warmup)
    200x3x5
    Much better results than last time, using the same weight.

    Straight Leg Deadlift (Target: 3x8)
    85x8 (Warmup)
    130x5 (Warmup)
    150x2 (Warmup)
    170x3x8

    Leg Extensions (Target: 3x11)
    140x11
    140x11
    140x10

    DB Standing Calf Raises (Target: 3x15)
    110x3x15

    Lying Leg Curls (Target: 3x10)
    40x10
    40x10
    40x6

    Seated Calf Raise (Target: 3x12)
    95x3x12

    Decline Bench Situps (Target: 2x23)
    BWx23
    N/A
    Discontinued after one set. I haven't done abs in a few weeks and foolishly thought I would pick up where I left off, which is to do two sets with 90 seconds rest in between, adding one rep to each set as I hit my goals, so 2x22 one week, 2x23 next week, etc., etc. Unfortunately, my abs weren't up to it and started really cramping after that first set. Better luck next week!
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    8/17/2018
    PUSH Workout


    Supplements:
    1/2 Scoop Mr. Hyde NitroX (Preworkout)
    1 Scoop HydroBCAA Dragon Fruit flavor (intraworkout)

    Notes:
    The heaviest I've ever successfully benched for 3x5 was 200 pounds, several months ago. Shortly after, I hurt my shoulder and stopped doing all pressing movements for several months. Now that I can actually press again, I've been working my way back from a reduced weight. Today I was very pleased to hit 195x3x5, meaning I'm ALMOST back to where I was! I'm very excited about this.

    Bench Press (Target: 3x5)
    45x8 (Warmup)
    100x5 (Warmup)
    150x5 (Warmup)
    175x2 (Warmup)
    195x3x5

    Incline Bench Press (Target: 3x8)
    135x3x8

    Dumbbell Flies (Target: 3x10)
    50x10
    50x10
    50x6

    Dumbbell Overhead Triceps Extension (Target: 3x10)
    30x10
    30x10
    30x8

    Dumbbell Front Raises (Target: 3x11)
    30x3x11

    Triceps Pressdown (Target: 3x10)
    100x10
    100x7
    100x5
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    PULL Workout


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    Notes / Thoughts
    1/2 scoop of Hyde continues to dazzle! This is amazing, being able to get through a workout on 4g of PWO! I love this! It hasn't come up short yet, and today was no exception. I felt like everything was on point, focus was pretty solid, endurance and energy were all there.

    I'm thinking about moving deadlifts to leg day. I don't want to discontinue them altogether, but doing deadlifts on PULL day, only to turn around tomorrow on LEG day and do squats/SLDLs probably isn't the most ideal workout option. I'm concerned performance is going to start dragging, if not overworking my lower back.

    So I'm considering a LEGS A and LEGS B, where LEGS A is the LEGS workout I currently do, and LEGS B would be the same basic workout but instead of squats/SLDL I would do DL/front squat, but leave everything else the same. Just a thought. Interested in other people's opinions.


    Deadlifts (Target: 3x5)
    135x5 (Warmup)
    165x3 (Warmup)
    195x2 (Warmup)
    225x1
    255x3x5


    T-Bar Row (Target: 3x8)
    35x8 (warmup)
    55x3 (Warmup)
    70x3x8
    This was a reset. I dropped 10% from what I was doing last week, so 80->70. I was really able to concentrate on form and mind muscle connection. Hopefully when I get back up to 80 I'll get it.


    Pulldowns, underhand grip (Target: 3x8)
    90x8 (Warmup)
    130x3 (Warmup)
    170x3x8


    Side Lateral Raises (Target: 3x12)
    30x12
    30x12
    30x9

    One-Arm DB Rows (Target: 3x10, per side)
    L 40x3x10
    R 40x3x10

    Barbell Curls (Target: 3x10)
    50x10
    50x10[/color]
    50x9

    DB Shrugs (Target: 3x15)
    110x15
    110x15
    110x11


    So as of this post I finally caught up with all my workouts to date since I started taking Hyde and HydroBCAA.

    You can expect me to post each day M-F with workout results, assuming I don't miss the gym on a given day for a given reason, but that almost never happens.

    I've started branching out and reading some of the other Hyde/HydroBCAA logs, I'm very interested to see what other people are thinking.
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    This is great that your body is adapting to all that HYDE and taking full advantage of its ingredients. As far as your legs routine, have you considered separating your quads and hams to their own leg days? Ideally, they'll all get stimulated regardless, however if you isolate them on different days, then you'll be less sore to jump back into another "leg" day. For example, when I was doing PPL, I did something along the lines of this (not exactly these exercises, but ham/quad separated sessions):

    Deadlifts (hybrid or wide stance)
    Back Squats
    SLDL

    Front Squats
    Leg Press
    Leg Extensions
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    LEGS Workout



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    Notes:
    Steadily regaining ground over here! After struggling a bit to get past 200lbs on squats the past couple of weeks, I completed 205 on the first attempt. I know this isn't a heavy load for most people's standards, but I was late coming to the Squats party and have been trying to play catch up. I lifted for a good while before I caught on to how important this lift is. Anyway, another workout is in the books, I felt great, the 1 Scoop of Hyde got me sailing through it, everything is great over here today.


    Squats (w/ belt) (Target: 3x5)
    105x5 (Warmup)
    155x5 (Warmup)
    180x2 (Warmup)
    205x3x5


    Straight Leg Deadlift (Target: 3x8)
    90x8 (Warmup)
    135x5 (Warmup)
    155x2 (Warmup)
    175x3x8


    Leg Press (Target: 3x8)
    330x3x8
    This was a reset from 360lbs. I'll work my way back up to it and hopefully blast past it.


    DB Standing Calf Raises (Target: 3x15)
    120x15
    120x15
    120x14
    Grip failure on the last rep. I'm sure I'll pick it up Friday when I do LEGS again.


    Lying Leg Curls (Target: 3x10)
    35x10
    35x10
    35x9
    This was also a reset. I thought for sure I would get it. But those SLDLs hit my hamstrings so hard!!!


    Seated Calf Raise (Target: 3x10)
    105x3x10


    Decline Bench Situps (Target: 2x23)
    BWx23
    N/A
    Discontinued after one set. Shockingly I had some major cramps yet again in the abs right after the first set. When I leaned over to get water out of the fountain, those abs cramped up so tight! I was shocked. I thought I'd be able to do two sets today. This is so weird. Let's see what Friday brings.
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    Originally Posted by toneekay View Post
    This is great that your body is adapting to all that HYDE and taking full advantage of its ingredients. As far as your legs routine, have you considered separating your quads and hams to their own leg days? Ideally, they'll all get stimulated regardless, however if you isolate them on different days, then you'll be less sore to jump back into another "leg" day. For example, when I was doing PPL, I did something along the lines of this (not exactly these exercises, but ham/quad separated sessions):

    Deadlifts (hybrid or wide stance)
    Back Squats
    SLDL

    Front Squats
    Leg Press
    Leg Extensions
    Actually, I had considered having a lower push and lower pull like I do an upper push and upper pull, but was still on the fence about it. I like the recommendation, going to have to seriously consider it and weigh those options. Thanks!
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    Originally Posted by gesler0811 View Post
    Actually, I had considered having a lower push and lower pull like I do an upper push and upper pull, but was still on the fence about it. I like the recommendation, going to have to seriously consider it and weigh those options. Thanks!
    Yeah, it's all about playing with certain exercises and feeling what's right for you.

    I used to power lift way way wayyy back so the heavy compounds and routines that come along with it and pounding out same muscle groups consistently stuck with me.
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    PUSH Workout


    Supplements:
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    1 Scoop HydroBCAA Dragon Fruit flavor (intraworkout)


    Notes:
    Nothing new to report here. 2/3 scoop > 1/2 scoop, but that goes without saying!


    Bench Press (Target: 3x5)
    45x8 (Warmup)
    100x5 (Warmup)
    150x5 (Warmup)
    175x2 (Warmup)
    200x5
    200x4
    200x2
    200x2 (Makeup reps)


    Seated Overhead Press (Target: 3x8)
    95x8
    95x6
    95x5
    95x3 (Makeup reps)
    95x1 (Makeup reps)


    Dumbbell Flies (Target: 3x10)
    50x3x10


    Dumbbell Overhead Triceps Extension (Target: 3x10)
    30x10
    30x10
    30x8


    Dumbbell Front Raises (Target: 3x12)
    30x3x12


    Triceps Pressdown (Target: 3x10)
    90x3x10
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    PULL Workout



    Supplements:
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    Deadlifts (Target: 3x5)
    135x5 (Warmup)
    165x3 (Warmup)
    195x2 (Warmup)
    225x1 (Warmup)
    255x3x5
    280x1 (Overreach)


    T-Bar Row (Target: 3x8)
    35x8 (warmup)
    55x3 (Warmup)
    70x3x8


    Pulldowns, underhand grip (Target: 3x8)
    90x8 (Warmup)
    130x3 (Warmup)
    170x3x8


    Side Lateral Raises (Target: 3x12)
    30x12
    30x12
    30x10


    One-Arm DB Rows (Target: 3x10, per side)
    L 40x3x10
    R 40x3x10

    Barbell Curls (Target: 3x10)
    50x3x10

    DB Shrugs (Target: 3x15)
    110x15
    110x15
    110x12
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    LEGS Workout



    Supplements:
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    1 Scoop HydroBCAA, Drafon Fruit Flavor (intraworkout)


    Notes:
    N/A


    Squats (w/ belt) (Target: 3x5)
    105x5 (Warmup)
    155x5 (Warmup)
    180x2 (Warmup)
    205x3x5
    225x2 (Overreach)


    Straight Leg Deadlift (Target: 3x8)
    90x8 (Warmup)
    135x5 (Warmup)
    155x2 (Warmup)
    175x3x8


    Leg Extensions (Target: 3x11)
    140x3x11


    DB Standing Calf Raises (Target: 3x15)
    120x15
    120x15
    120x11
    Having trouble balancing for this one. Been standing on 25lb plates to elevate my feet. The smith machine is still broken, and the platform (I don't know what it is called) we used to have for standing calf raises is gone and needs to be replaced. I really miss doing my standing calf raises in the smith and I am hoping this gets fixed soon.

    Lying Leg Curls (Target: 3x10)
    35x3x10


    Seated Calf Raise (Target: 3x10)
    105x3x10


    Decline Bench Situps (Target: 2x23)
    X
    Skipped these, mainly because I was out of time for the session and needed to get back.
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    I was feeling so out of it on Saturday! We had a church work day, I was outside a good portion of the day and it was like 1,000 degrees out there. Could not satisfy my thirst after that! Drank some water, took my daughters out for Sno-balls, finally came home and made myself a Dragon Fruit HydroBCAA and gulped it down. That did the trick! Thirst quencher!
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    Notes:
    Arghh! I really hope I can pick up some bench reps on my next session. Working weight: 200lbs is kicking my butt!


    Bench Press (Target: 3x5)
    45x8 (Warmup)
    100x5 (Warmup)
    150x5 (Warmup)
    175x2 (Warmup)
    200x5
    200x3
    200x3
    200x2 (Makeup reps, waited 1 minute after previous set)
    200x2 (Makeup reps, waited 30 seconds after previous set)


    Incline Bench Press (Target: 3x8)
    140x8
    140x7
    140x5
    140x3 (Makeup set, waited 1 minute after previous set)
    140x1 (Makeup set, waited 15 seconds after previous set)


    Dumbbell Flies (Target: 3x11)
    50x11
    50x9
    50x6


    Dumbbell Overhead Triceps Extension (Target: 3x10)
    30x10
    30x10
    30x8


    Dumbbell Front Raises (Target: 3x8)
    40x8
    40x8
    40x5
    Moving from 15 pound DBs to 20 pound DBs was a big jump (~30%) and I really felt it. But still did pretty well.


    Triceps Pressdown (Target: 3x11)
    90x11
    90x11
    90x7
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    Morning Weigh-In
    190.4

    Supplements:
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    Deadlifts (Target: 3x5)
    135x5 (Warmup)
    170x5 (Warmup)
    205x3 (Warmup)
    235x2 (Warmup)
    265x5
    265x5
    265x4

    T-Bar Row (Target: 3x8)
    35x8 (warmup)
    55x3 (Warmup)
    75x3x8

    Pulldowns, underhand grip (Target: 3x8)
    90x8 (Warmup)
    130x3 (Warmup)
    175x3x8

    Side Lateral Raises (Target: 3x12)
    30x12
    30x12
    30x10

    Face Pulls (Target: 3x10)
    100x3x10

    Barbell Curls (Target: 3x11)
    50x11
    50x11
    50x9

    DB Shrugs (Target: 3x15)
    110x3x15
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    188.8

    Supplements:
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    Notes:
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    Squats (w/ belt) (Target: 3x5)
    105x5 (Warmup)
    155x5 (Warmup)
    185x2 (Warmup)
    210x4
    210x3
    210x4

    Straight Leg Deadlift (Target: 3x8)
    90x8 (Warmup)
    135x5 (Warmup)
    160x2 (Warmup)
    180x3x8

    Notes
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    Hyde is awesome. HydroBCAAs are awesome. Enjoying both products. Want to try the Miami Vice. I've said all this before, I know. But cool stuff here. I'm really glad I'm finally getting to try Mr Hyde. It's been an amazing experience and I really enjoy the leg day boosts.
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    8/25/2018
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    I was feeling so out of it on Saturday! We had a church work day, I was outside a good portion of the day and it was like 1,000 degrees out there. Could not satisfy my thirst after that! Drank some water, took my daughters out for Sno-balls, finally came home and made myself a Dragon Fruit HydroBCAA and gulped it down. That did the trick! Thirst quencher!
    Glad the Dragon Fruit is working out for you with the portions and what not!


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    8/30/2018
    LEGS Workout


    Notes
    So.... VERY condensed leg workout yesterday (Thursday). Middle of the night ER trip the night before had me sleeping in and missing half a day of work. I took the half day and got in a VERY short workout so I could still make it in by 12:30 and work a half day. At least I got my main two compound lifts done. I didn't want to miss the day altogether because I already missed a day this week, also due to circumstances I couldn't control. Anyway, I'm fine, everything's fine, and I'm hoping to keep getting things done.

    Hyde is awesome. HydroBCAAs are awesome. Enjoying both products. Want to try the Miami Vice. I've said all this before, I know. But cool stuff here. I'm really glad I'm finally getting to try Mr Hyde. It's been an amazing experience and I really enjoy the leg day boosts.
    ER? Hope everything is alright man!

    Good to see you enjoying all the products fully. If you're liking the Hyde now, we'll be rolling out a newly re-formulated version pretty soon here
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    ER? Hope everything is alright man!

    Good to see you enjoying all the products fully. If you're liking the Hyde now, we'll be rolling out a newly re-formulated version pretty soon here
    Very interested in the new formula. This has been eye opening for me, how such a small serving size of your PWO can be as potent as some of the much larger scoops of some other people's stuff.

    Anyway, the ER thing was more obnoxious and embarrassing than tragic. A freaking bug crawled in my ear while I was sleeping. I woke up around 2AM that night with what felt like somebody stabbing me in the brain (not to be melodramatic or anything ). Seriously though, it was like a splitting ear ache that kept coming in waves. When we finally realized what it was we went to the ER to have it removed. After much probing and irrigating, we got it out. Not a fun experience.
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    8/31/2018
    PUSH Workout


    Supplements:
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    1 Scoop HydroBCAA Dragon Fruit flavor (intraworkout)


    Bench Press (Target: 3x5)
    45x8 (Warmup)
    100x5 (Warmup)
    150x5 (Warmup)
    175x2 (Warmup)
    200x5
    200x4
    200x3
    200x2 (Makeup reps, waited 45 seconds after previous set)
    200x1 (Makeup rep, waited 15 seconds after previous set)


    Seated Overhead Press (Target: 3x8)
    95x8
    95x7
    95x5
    95x3 (Makeup set, waited 1 minute after previous set)
    *Going to reset next time I do OHP*


    Dumbbell Flies (Target: 3x11)
    50x3x11


    Dumbbell Overhead Triceps Extension (Target: 3x10)
    30x3x10


    Dumbbell Front Raises (Target: 3x8)
    40x8
    40x8
    40x5


    Triceps Pressdown (Target: 3x11)
    90x11
    90x11
    90x8
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    FYI This week was a scheduled deload for me. At 39 I'm no spring chicken even though I've never felt younger! (that may not be 100% true, but still). Anyway, I won't bother posting those workouts. I took two days off (usually work out 5x week), and the other three days I've done all my normal lifts but wither at 60% working weights or full reps but half the number of reps. Next week I'll be back at it.
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    Originally Posted by gesler0811 View Post
    Very interested in the new formula. This has been eye opening for me, how such a small serving size of your PWO can be as potent as some of the much larger scoops of some other people's stuff.

    Anyway, the ER thing was more obnoxious and embarrassing than tragic. A freaking bug crawled in my ear while I was sleeping. I woke up around 2AM that night with what felt like somebody stabbing me in the brain (not to be melodramatic or anything ). Seriously though, it was like a splitting ear ache that kept coming in waves. When we finally realized what it was we went to the ER to have it removed. After much probing and irrigating, we got it out. Not a fun experience.
    Lol! I've had that happen to me... At my new place, I had a spider infestation and I believe a baby spider crawled into my ear which caused me to go to the ER. Of course, by that time, it either died and fell out or crawled back out of my ear, but the MFer was bugging for a whole 3 days before I decided to go to the ER.


    Originally Posted by gesler0811 View Post
    FYI This week was a scheduled deload for me. At 39 I'm no spring chicken even though I've never felt younger! (that may not be 100% true, but still). Anyway, I won't bother posting those workouts. I took two days off (usually work out 5x week), and the other three days I've done all my normal lifts but wither at 60% working weights or full reps but half the number of reps. Next week I'll be back at it.
    Scheduled deloads and rest is key to this whole thing. Whether young or old, it's very crucial to the active lifestyle we live. Thanks for throwing up all the solid logs you have so far!
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    9/10/2018
    PULL Workout


    Morning Weigh-In
    192.8

    Notes:
    I was really "feeling" it in the gym for this workout. Successfully hit 3x5 deadlifts @ 265lbs, which is something I failed last time I tried it, and also successfully hit 3x5 on TBar Rows @80lbs, which is something I recently failed several times at, prompting a reset and a working back up. So that was nice. Overall just a lot of nice things were happening, I was in a great mood, feeling energetic and peppy, and could have just stayed in the gym all day as far as I was concerned.

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    Deadlifts (Target: 3x5)
    135x5 (Warmup)
    170x5 (Warmup)
    205x3 (Warmup)
    235x1 (Warmup)
    265x3x5

    T-Bar Row (Target: 3x8)
    40x8 (warmup)
    60x2 (Warmup)
    80x3x8

    Pulldowns, underhand grip (Target: 3x8)
    90x8 (Warmup)
    135x3 (Warmup)
    180x8
    180x7
    180x4
    180x3 (Makeup reps, waited 45 seconds from end of previous set)
    180x2 (Makeup reps, waited 30 seconds from end of previous set)

    Side Lateral Raises (Target: 3x12)
    30x12
    30x12
    30x10

    One Arm DB Rows (Target: 3x11)
    Left: 40x3x11
    Right:40x11,11,[color=red[8[/color]

    Barbell Curls (Target: 3x11)
    50x11
    50x11
    50x10

    DB Shrugs (Target: 3x15)
    120x15
    150x12
    150x7
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    LEGS Workout


    Morning Weigh-In
    193.0

    Supplements:
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    Notes:
    Had a few hiccups today. I think I've hit a sticking spot on my squats. A reset will probably be in order if I fail again next time. Honestly, I knew I was getting close to that moment, so I'm not surprised. This happens to me a lot, usually after a short reset and working back up to my previous weight, I am able to advance beyond the weight that was giving me trouble. Everything else was nice though. The full scoop of Hyde gave me a lot of gas for today's workout, which I really needed moving from squats to SLDLs to Leg Press. Overall though I was really pleased with this workout.

    Squats (w/ belt) (Target: 3x5)
    105x5 (Warmup)
    155x5 (Warmup)
    185x2 (Warmup)
    210x5
    210x3
    210x3

    Straight Leg Deadlift (Target: 3x8)
    95x8 (Warmup)
    140x5 (Warmup)
    165x2 (Warmup)
    185x3x8

    Leg Press (Target: 3x8)
    340x3x8

    DB Standing Calf Raises (Target: 3x15)
    120x3x15

    Lying Leg Curls (Target: 3x11)
    35x3x11

    Seated Calf Raise (Target: 3x10)
    110x3x10

    Decline Bench Situps (Target: 2x16)
    Bodyweightx2x16
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    9/12/2018
    PUSH Workout


    Supplements:
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    1 Scoop HydroBCAA Dragon Fruit flavor (intraworkout)

    Notes
    So I got a little crazy and stacked my Hyde with some other stuff I had in the closet: 6g of Citrulline Malate, 2g of Arginine, and another 1.5g Beta Alanine. It was a really interesting experience, combining the raw energy of Hyde with the pumps of the Citrulline and Arginine working together. I really enjoyed this workout overall. Still not quite hitting the target on Bench, but I'm getting there.

    Bench Press (Target: 3x5)
    45x8 (Warmup)
    100x5 (Warmup)
    150x5 (Warmup)
    175x2 (Warmup)
    200x5
    200x4
    200x3
    200x2 (Makeup reps, waited 30 seconds after previous set)
    200x1 (Makeup rep, waited 15 seconds after previous set)

    Incline Bench Press (Target: 3x8)
    140x8
    140x6
    140x7
    This was my first workout using 140, and was pretty shot after the flat bench. I wasn't particularly distressed to fall so far short of my 3x8 goal.

    Dumbbell Flies (Target: 3x11)
    50x11
    50x11
    50x7
    50x4 (Makeup set; waited 40 seconds from end of last set)

    Dumbbell Overhead Triceps Extension (Target: 3x11)
    30x11
    30x11
    30x10

    Dumbbell Front Raises (Target: 3x8)
    40x3x8

    Shortbar Triceps Pressdown (Target: 3x11)
    90x3x11
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