Day 350

Quote of the Day

"More than anything else, I believe it's our decisions, not the conditions of our lives, that determine our destiny." - Anthony Robbins

Training

HIIT:
a. 4 min easy
b. 8 x 40 sec effort/20 sec easy
c. 4 min easy

Gym - Full-Body (30 sec recovery between supersets):
Superset A -
1. Behind-the-neck BB Military Press 4 x 6, 5, 4, 3
2. Hammer Raises 4 x 6, 5, 4, 3
Superset B -
3. Hammer Curls 4 x 12
4. Incline Dips 4 x 6
Superset C -
5. Reverse Rows (feet on bench) 4 x 10, 8, 6, 6
6. Push-Ups (feet on ground, hands on DB) 4 x 10, 8, 6, 6
Superset D -
7. Single-Leg Deadlifts 4 x 10 per side
8. Jump Squats 4 x 6
Superset E -
9. V-Sits (on bench) 4 x 15
10. Bicycle 4 x 20

Post-Weights Cardio 20 min.

Stretch 20 min.

Comments

Stress: High.

Endurance: Fine.

Strength: Moving up.

Quality of Training: Throughout my entire training session, I wanted to stop, and had to keep repeating to myself what I wanted, reminding myself that I have to push past the pain and whatever I don't feel like doing, and just do it anyway, because it's the only way I'll get anywhere or achieve what I want to!

Body Composition and Look: More fluctuation, being 114.6 pounds this morning.

Other Notes: Tomorrow I finish my current tub of EndoAmp Max and won't be using it again for a bit, since I'm already using two other cortisol control products with Erase and the 7-keto DHEA topical . . . Yesterday was another 24 pumps of the 7-keto DHEA topical post-training, and I actually did another 12 pumps post-pre-bed shower, just to see if I could cover everything in that amount of pumps - only covered abs and lower back region (sigh). Going to have to figure something out, because at this rate, what I have is only going to last about another 10 days . . .

Review of Primordial Performance's EndoAmp Max

My first tub of EndoAmp Max gone . . .


What is it?



* Prevents the rise in cortisol following exercise
* Improves the testosterone to cortisol ratio
* Amplifies Testosterone and Growth Hormone production
* Promotes muscle growth, speeds recovery and reduces muscle soreness

For the product write-up, please see Primordial Performance: EndoAmp Max.


Smell: 2/10. EndoAmp Max smells like a chemical - hard to put my finger on, but almost like nail polish or varnish.

Taste: 5/10. I have gotten used to it, even though if I don't down it pretty fast, it's still nasty.

Solubility: 10/10. On shaking there was no trace of the powder and no clumps or excess was left in the water or on the bottom of the shaker.

Texture: 10/10. Like fruit juice diluted with water.

Cortisol Levels: N/A. Although I would have liked to see the changes in my Cortisol levels from pre to post-EndoAmp Max, I did not have bloods done. I will note that my stress levels are ALWAYS HIGH.

Testosterone Levels: N/A. Although I would have liked to see the changes in my Testosterone levels from pre to post-EndoAmp Max, I did not have bloods done.

Growth Hormone Levels: N/A. Although I would have liked to see the changes in my Growth Hormone levels from pre to post-EndoAmp Max, I did not have bloods done.

Muscle Growth: 7/10. Please note that throughout my usage of EndoAmp Max, I was also using (and only recently finished) Triazole, as well as IGF-2, so any results re muscle/lean growth can be attributed to a combination off ALL those products. When I started using EndoAmp Max, I was 9% bodyfat at 111.6 pounds, and are currently 9.5% bodyfat at 115 pounds. Over that month I had a final gain of 3.4 pounds at a ratio of 2.7 to 1 increase in lean mass (+2.5 pounds) and bodyfat (+0.9 pounds) respectively, with the lean mass gains made in my shoulders.

Recovery: 5/10. The last month my training has been all over the place. My recovery has also been all over the place - great some days and other days the training from the day before taking more out of me than it should have.

Overall: N/A. The last month (and just before that) have been very UNcharacteristic of me, and I have been UNcommonly inconsistent, with my training and nutrition unusual and all over the place. NOTHING has gone as planned and everything has been readjusted and readjusted again over this period from what my goals, etc. were at the start. Because of this, I do not feel that I gave EndoAmp Max a fair trial, and therefore cannot assign it an "overall" score.

Would I use again? Yes. Because of how things have been over the last month, I feel and know that I did not really give EndoAmp Max a decent chance at showing me what it was capable of doing, and I want to do this. Besides, because my stress levels are ALWAYS HIGH and my training is usually VERY INTENSE, I need a cortisol control product as a staple.

Would I recommend? Yes. The science behind EndoAmp Max is solid, and it can be used continually, unlike most cortisol control products, making it perfect as a staple.

Day 298: CreaPure

Quote of the Day

"The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it's possible." - Rich Devos

Music Video of the Day

3 Doors Down - It's Not My Time

Training

HIIT Cardio:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 4 min jogging
d. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
e. 6 min jogging

Gym - Full-Body (30 sec recovery between supersets):
Superset A -
1. BB Good Mornings 4 x 8
2. Single-Leg Deadlifts 4 x 10 per leg
Superset B -
3. Push-Ups (feet on floor, hands on fists) 4 x 8
4. Supinated BB Bent Over Rows 4 x 6
Superset C -
5. BB Military Press 4 x 8
6. Hammer Raises 4 x 10
Superset D -
7. Alternate Hammer Curls 4 x 12 per side
8. Overhead Rope Tricep Extensions 4 x 12
Superset E -
9. Hanging Straight-Leg Raises 4 x 8
10. Reverse Curls (on floor) 4 x 10

Post-Weights Cardio 20 min.

Stretch 21 min.

Comments

Sleep - Time and Quality: A solid four hours, before waking up, only to go back to sleep for another four hours.

Mood/Aggression: Frustrated.

Energy: Smooth and focused.

Mental Focus and Clarity: Work, training, more work, and study.

Joints: Lateral right knee tight during HIIT Run, as well as left anterior delt niggling.

Endurance: Great.

Strength: It's going to be interesting to see how this improves now that my muscle creatine threshold levels have been at baseline for about a week, and will start to rise again.

Pump: Very strong.

Vascularity: Also very strong.

Quality of Training: Battling the wind (that reminded me a lot of where I grew up, reminiscent of my cycling training) during HIIT Run. Did two sets of efforts today. Shouldn't take too long to get my running fitness back . . . Resistance training was fine. Painful, but fine. I'm definitely preferring the ~40-minute sessions far better than the 2-2.5 hour sessions . . . Post-Weights Cardio has become a part of my Maintenance training, and so I do it, even if I don't want to . . .

Recovery: When I woke up, I was feeling the last couple of days' resistance sessions (lifting heavier than what I have been makes a difference as well).

Other Notes: Finally got my CreaPure and started today. It's been exactly SIX years since I last used powdered creatine - I prefer capsules for convenience. It also makes it exactly a month since I last used creatine - the first time since I started using creatine that I have had a deliberate break from it - and will take ~3 weeks for my muscle creatine threshold to be reached (I'm not going to load) . . . From tomorrow, I am going to change my EndoAmp Max dosing/timing (yes, again), since I am not completely comfortable using a cortisol control product only ONCE daily. I will be using 1.1 gram (i.e. half a scoop) first thing and 1.1 gram immediately post-training, when my cortisol levels are the highest . . . And I've noticed that I feel better when I have my second dose of Shred Matrix pre-bed, so will continue doing this from now on . . .

Eviscerate Smolder Notes: On Monday I started on my second beta test bottle. The Eviscerate Smolder in the second bottle is a little more runny than it was in the first. The second bottle has the same icy feeling blow on the application areas, but there is no smolder or burn with it. Interesting.

PerformaStrip VB-12 Notes: I have been using these for nine days now. I have changed the times of usage up over that time, experimenting with different situations: I have used it immediately pre-cardio, immediately pre-resistance training, at work; one, two, and three hours after having stimulants. The strips have a cherry taste, and leave my tongue red. They provide clean energy. An interesting thing to note is that I find myself getting quite warm, sweating more, and I am hot at work when everyone else is cold.

Initial Impressions: EndoAmp Max and Organic VitaBerry

EndoAmp Max

Smell: 2/10. EndoAmp Max smells like a chemical - hard to put my finger on, but almost like nail polish or varnish.

Taste: 2/10. Nasty. Worse than it smells. As bad as Vitamin B5 powder.

Solubility: 10/10. On shaking there was no trace of the powder and no clumps or excess was left in the water or on the bottom of the shaker.

Texture: 10/10. Like fruit juice diluted with water.

Other Effects: N/A. Even though it smells and tastes like a$$, the taste will lessen as I get used to it to the point I will no longer notice it, and the product is highly beneficial and useful to me for cortisol control, so I am going to continue using it regardless.

Organic VitaBerry

Smell: 10/10. Like Heaven: A fusion of raspberry, cranberry, and strawberry. It's a bit like MaliBobu - I could smell it all day! Absolute perfection!

Taste: 10/10. Exactly like it smells. Seriously the BEST tasting supplement product I have ever tried - and I've used quite a few products that have tasted great.

Solubility: 10/10. On shaking there was no trace of the powder and no clumps or excess was left in the water or on the bottom of the shaker.

Texture: 10/10. Like fruit juice diluted with water. The surprise was the berry seeds that were scattered throughout the solution - made me feel like I was drinking a drink of berries that I'd put in the blender! Added that extra touch that made me like, mmmm.

Other Effects: N/A. But let me tell you, I am going to look FORWARD to using VitaBerry EVERY day!