bader85 continues the journey with 1-Andro RX from IronMag Labs log

[bader85]

Alright guys, my apologies with no updates since Saturday.. The weekend was busy one, and not a whole lot happened anyway.. but here's a quick recap:

Days 12/13, 6 caps each day, 3 am, 3 pm.

Saturday had a friends birthday, so we celebrated.. I kept calories low, but my macros weren't like I wanted.. however it was a carb day, so I counted what we ate out as the carb up.
No workout, which bummed me.

Sunday, father's day, was busy all day.. had music practice in the morning, and father's day activities all day, kept calories low, but I know I didn't eat all the protein I should.
We were at a park for a few hours, frisbee and soccer, but no weights. I felt lethargic that night, but I think the lowering of carbs could of been part of it. I kind of get grouchy for the first week.

 

[bader85]

Monday, day 14:
3 caps AM.

Did fasted cardio this morning at home for 30 mins. Stairs.. and man it kicked my butt. Sweaty, legs shaking. I kept it at a low-moderate pace, but still it wiped me out.

Food intake: 2 whole eggs, 8 egg whites, 2tbsp almond butter, 1 cup coconut milk, and 7 slices of turkey so far for the day.

Doing chest/shoulder/tris today. Looking forward to getting back at the weights.

I started leaning out really nice before the weekend, but I think most of the water will be gone by tomorrow's photos. Abs are coming through again, feeling good.

 

[bader85]

3 caps PM

Workout 6/20/11
Weight: 233 (stupid water bloat from the weekend)

• Stair Machine:
  • 10 Minutes
• Decline Barbell Bench Press:
  • 65 lbs x 15
  • 65 lbs x 15
  • 135 lbs x 15
  • 185 lbs x 10
  • 185 lbs x 10
  • 185 lbs x 10
  • 185 lbs x 10
  • 135 lbs x 10
  • 135 lbs x 10
• Upright Wide-Grip Barbell Row:
  • 50 lbs x 15
  • 90 lbs x 10
  • 90 lbs x 10
  • 90 lbs x 10
  • 90 lbs x 10
• Barbell Incline Bench Press:
  • 115 lbs x 12
  • 115 lbs x 12
  • 115 lbs x 12
  • 115 lbs x 12
• Lying Barbell Triceps Extension: 30 second interval rests
  50 lbs x 12
• 50 lbs x 12
  • 50 lbs x 12
  • 50 lbs x 10
  • 50 lbs x 10
  • 50 lbs x 10
  • 50 lbs x 10
• Cable Crossover: 30 second rest interval
  • 60 lbs x 10
  • 50 lbs x 12
  • 50 lbs x 12
  • 50 lbs x 12
  • 50 lbs x 12
  • 50 lbs x 12
  • 50 lbs x 12
• Elliptical Trainer:
  • 20 minutes

Grrr. I hate taking too many days off.. I feel sluggish. I'm going for a little higher rep and set than maxing out strength every workout. Going for the pump and failure.

Fasted cardio every morning from here on out.

Since I got some more 1-andro. I'm stepping up to 8 a day this next week. No ill sides to report at 6, and I'm going to see where's the sweet spot.

 

[bader85]

Recap day 15:
3 caps AM, 3 caps PM. I kept it at 6, since I didn't work out. read below.

So apparently doing stairs at home is different than stair machine at the gym... it uses a LOT more calf going down the stairs.. so when I woke up yesterday, I immediately fell on my face cause my calves didn't work. Awesome. Lol.

I iced them, stretched, and went on a walk for fasted cardio around the block, maybe 20 mins total. Oh, another wonderful thing is my back locked up on me too. Yuck, was tight.
Later that night I had my girl practice her shiatsu on me, and man it felt awesome. Full body stretch. Iced my back and calves again.

Day 16
3 caps AM. Dunno if I'll go up to 8 yet.. hmm

Calves feeling tight, but a lot better. Iced in the morning, stretched a bit and did 30 minutes of stairs at home again. Currently icing them, and will stretch more so they don't do what they did last time. But gosh, that's about the best calf workout I've ever had.

Looking a lot leaner, middle abs are showing again, veins are coming through more without being pumped. For being as high up in weight (i'll weigh myself tonight) in just a few months since contest, I'm looking great.. which would hopefully mean it's been mostly muscle gain. I'll get new pics up. Another thing is my girl has commented on my quads, how much more defined they are and big. I doubt the camera would show the subtle differences, but they are starting to show the separation between inner/outer quad.

 

[zedhed]

Enjoy your log and posts bro. Keep up the gr8 work!

 

[bader85]

Recap day 16:
Kept it at 6 caps total for the day. Had plans of working out, but personal issues came up that night.. had a long night. Things are better though.

Day 17:
4 caps AM, 4 caps PM (let's get this party started.. hey!)

So things I really started noticing yesterday... my muscles feel much denser, fuller.. like there's another 'layer' of muscle on everything. My arms are starting to look... big, they aren't super defined by any means, but just bulkier.. especially my tris, they aren't defined, but the inner tri really sticks out from my lats now, and when I cut out water hopefully it will look siiiiick.
Veins are really started to come out without having to workout or have a pump in my arms. I'm actually starting to 'restretch' my stretch marks from my armspits to my upper chest.. I'll see if I can take a pic to show you what I mean.. so needless to say, I feel like growth is happening. I'll take measurements and we'll compare since I'm at the 2 week mark for measurements.

At 8 caps yesterday, I didn't get any headaches.. I was nauseous that morning.. but I feel it's totally unrelated... I only slept for about 5 hours, and I woke up at 5:30 and felt WIDE awake, so I said screw it and just got up and started the day. I have felt more lethargic, so I'm upping my test boosters to 3 caps a day instead of 2, it hasn't been terrible, but I have noticed the feeling at times.

I'll get pictures and measurements today, sorry about the delay.. as I mentioned.. stupid personal problems.

 

[brownbrown]

Keep that skin moist man! I hear Palmers stretchmark cream is pretty good. And Vit -E !!
thanks for the update...

 

[bader85]

Workout 6/23/11 (day 17)
Weight 229 (looking leaner!)

Free elliptical 10 mins warm-up

5 mins of foam rolling back and legs.

Pendlay Rows:
95 x 8
135 x 8
185 x 5 (little too heavy to keep reps up)
175 x 5 (much better)
175 x 5
175 x 5
175 x 5
Alternated OH ad UH each set. Love the explosive movement on these.. i think it's making my back really come out.

Rack Deadlifts (little less than knee height)
175 x 8
225 x 5
275 x 5
275 x 5
275 x 5
275 x 5
225 x 5
Last set of 275 my grip was aching, and the bar was ready to cut open my calluses it felt like. so I backed down.. but my grip has improved _drastically_ in the past few months. My forearms are really showing muscle mass.
If it weren't for grip issues though, the weights were going up fast.. I actually felt like trying 315, but it'll wait for next week

Lat Pulldowns Wide grip -supersetted with Underhand grip
95 x 8, 95 x 8
135 x 5, 135 x 5
135 x 5, 135 x 5
135 x 5, 135 x 5
135 x 5, 135 x 5
150 x 5 (wide grip only)

Barbell Pullovers (30 second rest intervals)
50 x 7 sets x 10 reps
Didn't like this.. won't be doing it again.

Barbell Curls:
50 x 10
50 x 10
60 x 6 +4 negatives

Chinups:
15
10
8

foam roll for about 5 mins back, legs

15 mins free elliptical

So.. personally, I felt like I crushed the weights.. and I continue to go heavier every week.. I've lost a bit of water weight and hopefully fat, starting to lean out and feeling great.

 

[bader85]

Keep that skin moist man! I hear Palmers stretchmark cream is pretty good. And Vit -E !!
thanks for the update...

I'll have to look around for that palmer's stretchmark, never heard of it. My mom gives me some Avon stuff that works really well, but other than that I use cocoa butter lotion which I lovl, and I apply vitamin e directly on the skin..

I have quite the past with stretch marks, used to weigh 325 pounds, and went down to 175 at my lowest, and had 10 pounds of skin removed.. so yeah.. i used to have stretch marks from my groin up almost to my nipples at one point. yeesh. Still have them on my biceps and armpits, and they are restretching now with the added mass. much rather have the muscle stretch my skin than fat, lol!

 

[bader85]

Photos Day 19... yeah.. my arms are seriously bigger, measured and now flexed they are 16 3/16.. just shy of 16 1/4. So in 2 1/2 weeks 1/4" up on arms... upper chest looks solid, up a 1/2 inch. Lower back a little more defined (flash kind of hid a little).

Wanted to get photos up, I'll post more tonight, but gotta get ready to head out the door.

Comments, suggestions, anyone.. anyone.. Bueller?