Performance Stack Log

[Jayfro72]

Ok,
I got some advice last week on an "OTC" stack. "Natural" might be a reach but here is what I put together.
I will start the stack monday and it looks like this...
Phtyoserms-347 1AM/1PM
Gw-50 (unique)-5mgAM/5mgPM for my rats
Creatine HCL 1500mg AM with Shake
Beta Alanine 1500mg AM/1500mg PM
N2 Guard cuz it looks like a great multi in general

Mini PCT N2 Bridge
I'm a crossfitter but like to lift heavy too.
Did some max lifts, and 2 of my favorite crossfit benchmark workouts this week and we'll see where I land in 60 days.
Fran- For time 21-15-9 reps of thrusters at 95lbs and pull-ups- 4:03
Helen- 3 rounds for time 400m run, 21 KB swings (53lb) 12 pull-ups- 8:33
Bench- 3rm 240
Back Squat- 3rm 255
Deadlift- 3rm 380
I'm 6'3, weigh 200 and I'm 40
Diet is pretty good, weekends not so much
I crossfit 3/4 days a week and lift heavy once a week. My goal is strength and to break through a few plateaus. I also want to see if I can increase a little overall volume
Any suggestions are appreciated and if you want to follow I'll keep a log for the next 60 days
I also got a blood test and will have before and after to post (test).
If anyone is interested I'll keep posting as I get going.

 

[Elrock]

I will be in for this once you start the log

 

[Jayfro72]

Day 1- If anyone is checking in, here is how it went. I'll get more detailed as the days go on.
First day was fairly uneventful as you might expect.
Followed my AM/PM protocol. Ate well through out the day.
AM work out was a 20 minute met-con, pull ups, ring dips and a 1 mile farmers carry with a 35lb kettle bell.
Tomorrow is a heavy day, bench, squat, dead-lift and some heavy clean and jerks if i have the juice.
It's 10:30 and I am ready to sleep!
I got blood work done just to see if test booster works but haven't gotten it back.

Cheers!

 

[Jayfro72]

Day 2
Followed AM/PM protocol. Ate a giant breakfast, eggs, bacon, grits, whole wheat toast and a protein shake. Lunch was a little more sensible, green salad with two chicken breasts and a big glass of chocolate milk. Shake mid afternoon. Dinner, broiled salmon, quinoa and broccoli.
Worked out late in the afternoon. Had a pre work out drink beforehand which I really only drink if I'm only lifting. They make my heart rate too high to dive into crossfit workouts.
I'm not feeling anything crazy but I did feel well rested and ready to workout today!
Bench- 5 sets of 5- @215lb on the first 3 and @225lb on the last 2
10 pull ups between every set
Squat-5 sets of 5- @235lb on the first 3 and @245lb on the last 2
10 pull ups between sets
Dead lift- 5 sets of 5-@255lb
10 pull ups between each set.
Finished with some heavy squat cleans 7 total reps @225.
So I worked out hard @ a good pace and heavy for a tall skinny guy like me and felt good. It's 10pm and I'm still wide awake. probably the 3pm pre workout drink.
If anyone is paying attention I'll keep posting. It's providing a good log for me regardless.
Looking forward to a great one tomorrow... running, squat cleans, handstand pushups with a muscle-up cash out!
That shit gets me psyched

Cheers!

 

[Jayfro72]

Day 3-
Dosed as normal...AM @ 7 and PM @3
Ate 3 eggs, Whole wheat toast, cup of yogurt with granola and a shake for Breakfast. Had 2 buffalo dogs with chili, onion, tomato, and pickle (no bun) for lunch.
Protein bar pre workout and a shake afterwards. No dinner yet
So day three and I'm feeling really good. I woke up rested, ate well and felt really recovered from yesterday... like really recovered. The WOD today normally would have killed me because I did heavy squats and cleans yesterday but I killed it!
My back was screaming on my 3rd set of squat cleans but I was able to power through and do HSPUs un-broken the whole WOD.
I will say on day 3 I can feel a noticeable difference in my over all energy level and state of mind...
Could be that day 3 "I really want this shit to work placebo effect" but an hour after a tough workout and I still feel great!
No inexplicable boners yet tho
After only 3 days, I'd say the GW has already kicked the research subject in the pants a little.
I'm ready for tomorrow

Cheers!

 

[Jayfro72]

Day 4
Day 4 is a a normal rest day. I usually work out MTWFS. I usually rest by running, playing basketball or playing tennis.
I played basketball for about an hour at lunch today.
Still feeling good. I feel like Ive been sleeping like a rock the last few nights. And again today I feel recovered.
Tomorrow is a heavy shoulder day followed by a quick met-con.

Cheers!

 

[Jayfro72]

Just a quick note as the day starts...
I am and have always been a borderline insomniac. I was very nervous that the stack would keep me up at night but my experience so far has been the exact opposite.
I have felt energized throughout the day and by about 10:30 I just crash. I'm sleeping very well also. I woke up this morning @ 6 and feel great!
My only complaint so far is that something I'm taking seems to have a diuretic effect. I'm peeing a ton.
Ill work out mid morning.

Cheers!

 

[rustilldown]

Just a quick note as the day starts...
I am and have always been a borderline insomniac. I was very nervous that the stack would keep me up at night but my experience so far has been the exact opposite.
I have felt energized throughout the day and by about 10:30 I just crash. I'm sleeping very well also. I woke up this morning @ 6 and feel great!
My only complaint so far is that something I'm taking seems to have a diuretic effect. I'm peeing a ton.
Ill work out mid morning.

Cheers!

Good log bro ill be following this for sure

 

[Jayfro72]

Labcorp Results- Total T- 705ng/dl, Free T -12.5pg/ml.
Test is not low so I'm not sure what kind of increase I can expect over the next 7 weeks.
My, sleep, diet and exercise are also improving considerably as I do this (self experimentation) which I think can improve test levels significantly.
Point being end results and reasons for those results could probably be subjective.
I could also say, this whole thing is helping drive me to hold a little higher standard which can slide for sure when you are 40, married, working a lot and have 3 kids!

I'm off to the gym and I will say, I feel awesome overall.
I'm motivated if anything

Cheers!

 

[Jayfro72]

Day 5-
Day 5 followed normal AM/PM
Ate Oatmeal with eggs and 2 apples. Had a Shake mid morning and managed a turkey sandwich and a salad for lunch. Had a protein bar pre work out and a starbucks venti pikes place black.
Now the fun part. I had about an hour and twenty minutes for my afternoon work out. I had planned on the following...
5 sets 7 push press (barbell) working toward max load.
5 sets of 5 dumbbell snatch @70lbs performed between push press.
5 sets of 5 sumo deadlift high pulls working to max load.
Finish with an easy 1.5 mile jog.
That was the plan. By the end of the last set of SDHP I was feeling amazing! I felt like I could keep going for the rest of the evening.
I went back to the dumbbells and started a one rep snatch ladder. I ended snatching 100lbs with each arm. After that I found myself doing weighted pull ups with a 35lb KB and descended 10-9-8 down to 1.
Then I jogged my 1.5 miles... and was bummed it was time to leave.
In combination, this is working out very nicely so far. I feel strong mentally and physically and there is no doubt my stamina in the gym is way up in just 5 days. Pretty unexpected!
I'm off today, gonna try to lift tomorrow.
Next week is 4 WODS and 1 Heavy day.

Cheers!

 

[Elrock]

Good job man! Keep killing it!

 

[Jayfro72]

Day 7-
After out of town guests Friday night, a neighborhood carnival Saturday, a childhood friends 40th Saturday day night and Thomas the Train at the Southern Railroad Museum Sunday after church, I'll just say I got a little sideways this week end (in more ways than 1).
And for the record, I dare say my "stack" helped me power through a hangover sunday... Is that possible?
I got a good post Game of Thrones night's sleep and had another great day today.
I woke up, had a nice breakfast and a shake mid morning.
I did the WOD today at lunch.
It was a body weight lung buster and was nearly 30 mins long.
400m buy in
10 rounds of pull ups, light weight cleans and medball sit ups
400m cash out
I smoked it! The best part is I feel like I could work out again at the end of the day.
Obviously I was completely gassed at the end of the work out but I was not gassed at 3 pm. I think there will be some long term benefits from being able to add some overall volume to my workouts.
Anyway, I'm feeling rested and way confident and the added energy is transferring over into the rest of life as well.
And as far as the testosterone boost goes... "college me" re-appeared saturday night!

Cheers!

 

[Jayfro72]

Day 8 and Day 9
Day 8. I ate like a horse yesterday. Big breakfast, eggs, yogurt, granola, protein shake and some OJ. Got some Muscle Milk bars at GNC for $.50 each cuz they are out of date on friday so I ate one of those for a snack, Whole Foods hot bar for lunch. Pistachios and a protein shake mid afternoon.
I didn't get to work out until 7PM.
I felt good not great.
Schedule usually dictates that tuesday is my heavy lifting day.
I started on bench
5 sets of 5 @205 Felt pretty good
Front squats 5 sets of 5 @ 225. This is one of my favorite lifts. Talk about engaging your entire body! Felt good not great.
Weighted dips with 45lb plate 5 sets of 5
Incline Dumbbell press 5 sets of 5 @55
Got home around 830, ate late and couldn't fall asleep for shit! I went to bed at almost 1am.
Day 9
I did not check the WOD For Today and kind of paid for it
For Time
1000m Row buy in
2 rounds for time
20 deadlift @225
30 goblet squats 55lb kettle bell
400m run
Finished in 15.35
I was about a minute behind the guys I usually beat or barely get beat by.
I was regretting my late work out and choice of exercises. The WOD kicked my ass.
That being said...
I still feel like I've got juice this afternoon. Go figure?
I do not however think sleep will be an issue this evening.

Cheers!

 

[Jayfro72]

Not to gay this thread up (not that there's anything wrong with that) but here is what I'm working with...
...or against!
197.5lbs yesterday
198.1lbs today
same scale
Pic today before work out.

 

[Jayfro72]

Day-10
Still following the same dosage.
Yesterday I ate well and got a great nights sleep the night before. My back and legs were pretty sore and tired Wednesday but yesterday I felt fully recovered.
So, other than four pods of completely annoying teenagers taking 2 benches and two squat racks for an hour, the workout was awesome.
Actually the best yet!
I think my stamina has been great from about the 3rd day but day 10 I felt different all together.
I felt strong, and little angry in the gym, I even switched my music. Went from Girl Talk " feed the animals" (best workout music ever )to Clutch (other best workout music ever.
Came home, felt extra pumped, got some late night action and woke up ready for more
I was convinced the GW had some real effect from like the 3rd day.
Yesterday was the first day I felt any real difference in overall mood and libido.
I also have lost a pound since I started. I'd like to not loose anymore weight, but I'm gonna up calories and fat. I think I eat a little too lean for a skinny guy anyway.
Hopefully I'll put a little muscle on in its place.
Resting today, can't wait for tomorrow.

Cheers!

 

[Jayfro72]

I haven't been on here in a few days...
I have a quandary.
I got 1 bottle of GW for my non human Test subjects and when I received it I realized how exactly I was supposed to dose and immediately ordered 3 more bottles.
That was 3 weeks ago and the bottles have not shown up, there is a problem in the warehouse.
I am of course out of that product as of yesterday.
While waiting, I ordered some Osta from a different company (last Tuesday, got It Friday).
So... I have been feeling great, eating great, recovering nicely and hate to lose my momentum so I was thinking I would start the Osta today at 20mg on my non human test subjects, ditch the creatine and BA and when the GW does get here, run that at 5mg and and keep running the Osta at 20mg on my non human test subjects.
This of course renders my log thus far meaningless but I hate to lose the Mo!

Thoughts???