So true story, this week is the first week I’ve worked out in months. The past 1.5yrs for exercise has been complete sh!t. Now with my home gym, I am not going to miss a workout. The whole clean eating part and drinking less beer will be tough lol.
First scoop of a pwo today. Dymatize Pre. I thought it would hit like a ton of bricks. Nope. Tolerance of piss still remains.
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08-03-2021, 02:59 PM #1711
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Your nutrition and workout program determines your success.
FL and NC crew. Lol @ living in PA. Just LOL.
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08-03-2021, 10:55 PM #1715
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On the subject of Unico protein, while not the best deal out there, they do have a 25% off coupon code on wethrift.com, although shipping seems to be a flat rate $7.99 (unless there's a free shipping price minimum).
Shopping around for pre-workouts, on the other hand, seems a bit trickier with some things totally out of stock. Alongside regular lifting pre-workouts, I'm still looking for a good one to use while boxing. I bought the new Arez Titanium for that, although I'm a bit mixed.
It's not that it's a bad supplement - far from it, actually, but I'm not sure it's ideal for any sort of "cardio" or strictly timed workout because that stuff hits hard and makes time seem to move slow. I mean, on one hand, those boxing workouts are intense, but on the other, they feel like they're taking forever as though I'm hyper aware of time. This stuff makes you want to make progress, which incidentally is not conducive to anything where you're effectively on the clock where you can't progress the flow of time itself.
Still, it's a solid pre-workout that the first time I took it practically slapped me across the face and made me feel like I absolutely had to begin working out.
On the note of flavors, they actually have a new mangomelon flavor, but in the spirit of Fitness Deal News, f*ck your flavors because, well, this stuff tastes bloody miserable. I only have the "red" flavor to go off of because that was all that was in stock when I ordered a while back, but my advice is to mix it in as small a serving as possible, try to let as little of it as possible touch any of your tongue on the way down, and chase it with anything at that point to wash away any remainder because once you're past the reasonable smell, the aftertaste is potent.
Trutein's CinnaBun is awesome! What really sets it apart from most is they really went all in with a cream cheese frosting flavor alongside the cinnamon roll itself.
They also have my favorite pumpkin protein out there because it reminds me of the old Dairy Queen Pumpkin Pie Blizzard.
After the CinnaBun, I'm interested to hear how the banana cream pie is because I'm on the lookout for one.
I always hear great things about it, so I need to pick a tub up one of these days.
Cookies and Cream is certainly an interesting flavor because you could take it in a few different directions, e.g. a more true Oreo cookie type versus the C&C ice cream flavor that leans on the ice cream side over a cream filling vanilla.
Back to UMP, does anyone know how the Angel Food Cake is? That's my mum's favorite dessert and it might make a good surprise.I will stand firm, I refuse to kneel - The fury in me is divine
My dark grave awaits, my fate is revealed - But I'm not afraid to die
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08-04-2021, 07:18 PM #1723
you guys try detoxing (from caffeine) to re sensitize and see what it feels like all over again?
i keep saying i'll do it buy my god i don't want to give up my morning coffee. never have less than two black cups a day for years.
i really want that virgin caffeine tolerance back again, it's been well over a decade.
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08-05-2021, 04:07 AM #1724
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08-05-2021, 09:49 AM #1725
I know I said in the past "oh I am going to give up most supplements especially pres" since I have UC and my liver numbers, AST and ALT, are elevated quite a bit. Tested yesterday and are quite elevated. So I think it is really best and time to cut out a lot of the stuff. I love my pres so what will work for some form of energy for early morning workouts?
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08-05-2021, 11:01 AM #1726
Yeah it makes THAT much of a difference
I know it’ll be a week of suffering…not so much the headaches but the constant feeling like you just woke up.
I’ve read some people start fresh in a week others even after a month still don’t feel the same rush they did when they first began. The days when I’d take a 100mg caffeine pill and I felt jacked, now it doesn’t make a difference.
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08-06-2021, 01:16 AM #1728
Stop working out for a week and so and do the AST and ALT. It could be because of working out actually.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art...0/#!po=42.1875
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08-07-2021, 04:05 PM #1732
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Thought I'd share this deal:
Nutrex released six limited edition flavors of Muscle Infusion protein for $34.95. I used a promo code 'CAMILLE' and they came down to $19.24 each + $4.99 shipping.
The flavors start off with a pretty standard vanilla milkshake and chocolate ice cream, but from there they have banana, chocolate frosted donut, glazed donut, and jelly filled donut.
I'm already happy with all of the Nutrex flavors I've tried so far with their regular protein, so I figured I'd go with a suite of donut flavors since that's a hard price to pass up.
Theobromine is another one that has good synergy with caffeine.I will stand firm, I refuse to kneel - The fury in me is divine
My dark grave awaits, my fate is revealed - But I'm not afraid to die
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08-08-2021, 06:41 AM #1734
Their Banana Fosters Isolate was very good and PB Toffee was also uniquely good and they just released
C&C and Strawberries & Cream but no feedback yet on those flavors. The Muscle Infusion use to have
casein in the formula but now it's only a whey combo and the new flavors sound interesting but I stocked
up on the Truetein sale and MYOTREND sale I HUNTED down.
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08-08-2021, 11:22 AM #1735
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08-09-2021, 05:30 PM #1738
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Interesting anecdote but after my prior foray with Arez Titanium for my boxing pre-workout, I reverted to my usual OG Alpha Lion Superhuman on my last boxing workout and the experience was night and day. The original Superhuman pre is a really smooth balance of energy best described as endurance because of how it's coupled with an overall relaxed sensation. That made it an absolutely perfect pre-workout for something like extended boxing where mentally I was able to chill out a bit and enjoy the flow of the workout instead of being so amped that all I could think about was how I wanted to somehow move time to finish faster.
I'm glad I stocked up before Alpha Lion reformulated because the magic wasn't there with the new pre-workout that I have tried.
Echoing what superhuman67 said, Nutrex's proteins are really solid and outright impressed me because I was also trepidatious when I first ordered their protein having never had it before.
The bananas foster is a successfully complex flavor that hits so many notes at once; you get the vanilla ice cream base, hints of brown sugar and banana, and even what I eventually realized was an ever-so-slight hint of rum or liqueur.
Their vanilla, of all things, is a true stand out for me with its inclusion of real vanilla beans that reminds me of premium vanilla bean ice cream in taste.I will stand firm, I refuse to kneel - The fury in me is divine
My dark grave awaits, my fate is revealed - But I'm not afraid to die
If you have any problems or need advice, feel free to ask
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08-10-2021, 07:34 AM #1740
I think that people these days are so use to OVERPAYING for proteins and ESPECIALLY pre's that when
they see a REAL deal they think something is wrong with the product. This is why companies keep coming
out with the nonsense of LIMITED edition of everything these days and charging way too much for the
products cause they make the consumer think IF they don't get the so called LIMITED flavor there going
to miss out. This is the whole new marketing all these companies are doing these days and catching all
the especially newbie supp users for their expensive pricing.
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