ThermoLife Xplode Reload log by Solarize

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Thanks to Dito for selection as a tester

Solarize Presents:

Xplode Reload



XPLODE RELOAD™ - Ultimate Cell Volumizing Matrix™ is hands down the most comprehensive and effective muscle loading, cell volumizing product on the planet. XPLODE RELOAD's exclusive combination of performance enhancing ingredients is formulated to achieve optimal creatine synthesis, absorption, and function while simultaneously promoting nitric oxide release, glucose uptake and cellular volumization so intense that it will feel like your muscles are going to XPLODE RELOAD.




Dosing

Mix one level scoop in water (or your favorite beverage) twice daily, preferably 8 hours apart. Use XPLODE RELOAD every day, including non-training days. For maximum results consume one serving approximately 60 to 30 minutes before training and another serving 30 minutes before a meal. On non-training days use only once per day.


My Stats:

Age:
25

Sex:
Male

Height:
6'2 or 191cm

Current Weight:
200lbs or 90.5kg


Current Measurements:
Neck: 15.5 inches
Shoulders(all the way around, middle of delt): 50 inches
Right Bicep(flexed at peak): 15.5 inches
Left Bicep(flexed at peak): 15 inches
Chest(across nipples, exhaled): 41 inches
Waist(1 inch above belly button): 34 inches
Abdomen(1 inch below belly button): 35.5 inches
Right Quad(8 inches above knee): 24 inches
Left Quad(8 inches above knee): 24 inches
Right Calve(4 inches below knee): 15 inches
Left Calve(4 inches below knee): 15

Body Type:
Ectomorph.

Backbround and Training Experience:
Started training 4 years ago at 163lb. I think I have finally found a training program that works for me, the WaterBury System I found on T-Nation. Training a bodypart once a week just don't work for me, I need frequency.

Current Lifting Program:
My current training routine looks like this. I'm cutting so lots of cardio.

Workout 1

A1 Back Squat (narrow stance)
A2 Bentover Rows or Seated Cable Rows (palms down grip)
B1 DB Military Press
B2 Lunges
C1 Standing Calf Raises (feet straight ahead)
C2 Incline Bench Press (narrow grip)
Sets: 4
Reps: 6
Rest: 60s between pairings
Load: 8RM

Workout 2

A1 Back Squat (wide stance)
A2 Bentover Rows or Seated Cable Rows (palms up grip)
B1 BB Military Press
B2 Split Squats
C1 Standing Calf Raises (feet angled out)
C2 Incline Bench Press (wide grip)
Sets: 3
Reps: 12
Rest: 75s between each pairing
Load: 14RM

Workout 3

A1 Deadlifts (narrow stance)
A2 Dips or Decline DB Bench Press (palms facing each other)
B1 Chin-ups or Pulldowns (palms up grip)
B2 DB Triceps Extensions
C1 Seated Calf Raise or Donkey Calf Raise (feet angled out)
C2 Reverse Crunch
Sets: 5
Reps: 6
Rest: 60s between pairings
Load: 8RM

Workout 4

A1 Front Squat or BB Hack Squat
A2 Upright Rows
B1 DB Side Raise
B2 Leg Curls
C1 Bench Press
C2 Barbell Curls
Sets: 4
Reps: 12
Rest: 70s between each pairing
Load: 14RM

Workout 5

A1 Deadlifts (narrow stance)
A2 Dips or Decline DB Bench Press (palms facing each other)
B1 Chin-ups or Pulldowns (palms up grip)
B2 DB Triceps Extensions
C1 Seated Calf Raise or Donkey Calf Raise (feet angled out)
C2 Reverse Crunch
Sets: 4
Reps: 6
Rest: 60s between pairings
Load: 8RM

Workout 6

A1 Deadlifts (sumo stance)
A2 DB Bench Press
B1 Pull-ups or Pulldowns (palms down grip)
B2 BB Skull Crushers
C1 Seated Calf Raise or Donkey Calf Raise (feet straight ahead)
C2 Swiss Ball Crunches
Sets: 3
Reps: 12
Rest: 75s between pairings
Load: 14RM

Current Cardio Program:
EVERY morning 30 mins on the treadmill, running. If I feel up to it, 10-20mins after training also. I'm cutting so I need to.


Current Supplementation:
Whey/Casein/Calcium Casenate
NOW Adam Multi
BCAA/EAA
Xplode Reload
Beta Glucan
Immune Renew
Dairy Digest


Prescription/Recreational Drug Use/History:
I occasionally will have some wine if I go out for dinner. I don't normally drink however. I might do some eph/amphet once in a while.


Goals:
Short Term: Cut and gain some muscle!

Long Term: 95kg at 8%bf

Current Diet

6 meals a day, dropped a ****load of carbs. I was eating 6000cals a day, easy - now its like 3000.


Thanks to Travis71902 for use of modifed template

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YES! I have been using this for 4 days already. Let me update so far.


Taste
Sour and almost revolting, but not quite. I am really tolerant to bad flavours, so I really don't mind so much, but some people would. I tried mixing it with grapefruit juice yesterday and that certainly helped. I took some down to my local supplement shop to give the owner a little taste, with a view to stocking it, but ah, lets say he didn't enjoy the flavour. Might be something for Thermolife to look at. I REALLY don't mind, flavour isnt a big deal to me, but I imagine it may be for some people. If you can get used to PW/Clout or Clomid from a bottle, anything is doable

Mixability
Excellent, doesn't mix like On Whey or anything, but stirs up fine to drink.

Effects
First two days on it were great, really good pumps at the gym, which seemed to last as I was hours out of gym also. However, I have been cutting my carbs in the last few days and I think this has effected the 'pump' factor.

Noting this however, I've lost a kilo in the last 4 days and strength is about the same or a bit better. Taking this before the gym seems to allow more reps or weight in a session, even though I am on a calorie restricted diet. I hope this continues.

I'm a BIG fan of taurine, and think it serves this product well. Creatine doesn't do a whole lot for me, but this mix along with A-AKG may be doing the trick. I don't think this product is marketed / prescribed to be anything like any of the Creatine / NO combos out there (CL WB/GB stack comes to mind), but so far, it 'feels', for lack of a better word, similar.

I would also compare it a bit with NOS Ether for effects. Things like MAN Clout and NO-Xplode did nothing for me.

Taste: 3

Flavor Choice: 3

Mixibility: 7

Bottle Label : 8

Thermolife Reps - Is there any problems mixing my first dose of Xplode Reload with BCAA in the morning?

[Boots]

*sub*

Looks good!

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I tried carbing up yesterday, and today was very low carb day. This seems to directly effect the 'pump' factor, among other things.

Pumps
Are great when I have some carbs in me. Still more 'pronounced' when on low-carb, but no where near as intense.

Strength
I'm on a cut, so if I can hold onto my current strength/rep ranges the whole time, I'll be real damn happy. So far so good here

Focus
The Taurine must be working its wonders. No cramps. Good 'clean' focus in the gym.

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I've slightly upped my calories over the past few days, and will be doing slightly more cardio, hoping to keep fat loss stable and not lose any more muslce.

Pumps
With the upped calories (mostly carbs), I find the pump on this product more pronounced. Yesterday was rest day (did cardio though) and pumps during cardio were great.

Strength
Stable (cutting). Will have a big workout session this afternoon though - so will update once I get the stats on that
EDIT: I double dosed pre-workout today for ****s and giggles. Pumps were insane! And I managed a PB on deadlifts - this is mostly in part to my training reigme at present, as my back injury is improving, so to are my deads. Strength was stable or a little bit up today - it was a bit of a cheat day on my diet to. 4g of Taurine definately helps your workouts.

Focus
The taurine is still working, but maybe I have become used to it a bit more - as the 'focus' I noticed earlier, doesnt seem to be as constant/there now.. Probably just accustomed to it.

[Boots]

I've slightly upped my calories over the past few days, and will be doing slightly more cardio, hoping to keep fat loss stable and not lose any more muslce.

Pumps
With the upped calories (mostly carbs), I find the pump on this product more pronounced. Yesterday was rest day (did cardio though) and pumps during cardio were great.

Strength
Stable (cutting). Will have a big workout session this afternoon though - so will update once I get the stats on that

Focus
The taurine is still working, but maybe I have become used to it a bit more - as the 'focus' I noticed earlier, doesnt seem to be as constant/there now.. Probably just accustomed to it.

Nice.. looking foward to your update (stregnth).

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Well I'm back from a big weekend!

Saturday was shoulder / back work - a bit sluggish, but I was on a drastic decrease in calories that day.

Saturday night I was out dancing till 5am!
Sunday was just some light cardio

Pumps
The pump during cardio from this product is normally more pronounced than normal... except when dancing on end for hours. The first hour of dancing I had some CRAZY leg pumps, it was great This subsided to a more moderate level after an hour.

Cramps
Normally after hours of dancing, I really tend to cramp up, especially as I am cooling down. I drink plenty of water / electro's etc, its just something that happens. Interestingly cramping was SIGNIFICANTLY less whilst using this product pre/after dancing. Certainly a real winner for me

[Boots]

Well I'm back from a big weekend!

Saturday was shoulder / back work - a bit sluggish, but I was on a drastic decrease in calories that day.

Saturday night I was out dancing till 5am!
Sunday was just some light cardio

Pumps
The pump during cardio from this product is normally more pronounced than normal... except when dancing on end for hours. The first hour of dancing I had some CRAZY leg pumps, it was great This subsided to a more moderate level after an hour.

Cramps
Normally after hours of dancing, I really tend to cramp up, especially as I am cooling down. I drink plenty of water / electro's etc, its just something that happens. Interestingly cramping was SIGNIFICANTLY less whilst using this product pre/after dancing. Certainly a real winner for me

I guess you have been busy! Nice update.

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I've converted back to volume training for the next 8 weeks, as part of the "CUT DIET". I thought the pumps were intense before, but damn, you start volume training and Xplode Reload get painful In a good way.

Pumps
Carbed up or carbed down, pumps are crazy when volume training

Cramps
Still no cramping, which is great.

Strength/Endurance
Hard to state as I have just changed my training program. But I can positively say recovery is better. Still sore as per normal, but 'fatigue' is decreased.

I'm nearly out of Xplode Reload, shame. I'll post a final update in a day or so.

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Well it had to come to an end eventually Full review below

Pumps
From day 1 there were good pumps, but these really seemed to increase by about day 12. I'd like to see how long this would last with more product as they were beginning to become the lovely 'all day pump'.

Cramps
Stopped some cramping in my legs, excellent. I had cramping with GB/WB so its interesting I didn't with this. Reload had a very effective benefit of decreasing my cramping with long distance cardio.

Strength/Endurance
Strength was helped and endurance. Its hard to judge by how much, given that I am cutting at present, however I will say strength was probably more noticeable than endurance gains, except when doing cardio. Cardio endurance was increased more so than volume training endurance, interesting.

Flavour
Probably my most stern criticism on this product. I didn't mind the flavour, I'm not a flavour/sugar Nazi. But I think many customers would have an issue with it. Two of my friends tried it and found it vile. Shame, as the ingredients are solid

Servering Size
Only other issue. I dosed pretty high on this stuff, and was training 5-6 times a week. So I went through the bottle very quickly. For someone like me, it would be good to see slightly more servings per bottle. But I guess Thermolife would hear that from everyone! More product for free, thats the "Holy Grail"

Thanks again to ThermoLife for selection as a tester. I hope this log proved useful in showing what Xplode Reload can do.

[Boots]

Great review & log!

Best of luck with your training!