http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blog.php Muscle Science Building this site is focussed on Bodybuilding and excercising. en Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:32:32 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.musclesci.com/forum/images/MuscleScience/misc/rss.jpg http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blog.php http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/b-dog293262/22-questions-about-estrogen-solubilizer.html Thu, 01 May 2008 02:42:45 GMT Is it worth it to get it when making fina and whats the difference? Is it worth it to get it when making fina and whats the difference? ]]> B-DOG293262 http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/b-dog293262/22-questions-about-estrogen-solubilizer.html http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/benito_boy/21-crossfit.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:45:36 GMT Thoughts on the Crossfit training program Thoughts on the Crossfit training program ]]> benito_boy http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/benito_boy/21-crossfit.html http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/a51533/20-fng-here.html Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:50:16 GMT Hi all, new guy on the site. Hi all, new guy on the site. ]]> A51533 http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/a51533/20-fng-here.html http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/massanova/19-new-guy.html Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:13:20 GMT hi i ame new here,anybody from Belgium? hi i ame new here,anybody from Belgium? ]]> massanova http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/massanova/19-new-guy.html http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/yettamae/18-offseason-workout.html Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:49:36 GMT Here is the offseason plan I have been doing since last month. I have really made some nice gains in muscle density and strength. Monday-... Here is the offseason plan I have been doing since last month. I have really made some nice gains in muscle density and strength.

Monday- Chest/triceps (2 exercises for tris) 3 x 10

Bench Chest Press

Dumbbell Incline Press

Dumbbell Chest Fly or Dumbbell Incline Chest Fly

Close-grip Bench Press

Pushdowns

Abs

Cardio 30 mins

Tuesday- Back/biceps (2 exercises for bis) 3 x 10

Chins

Underhanded Bent-over Row

Lat Pull down

E-Z Barbell curl

Hammer curl or Bicep curl w/ Twist

Wednesday-off

Thursday- Legs 3 x 15 (I train my legs for endurance because I have a lot of mass already!)

Barbell Squat

Lying Leg Curl or Lunges

Stifflegged Deadlift

Step-Ups

Calf Machine

Cardio 30 mins

Friday- Shoulders/Traps

Barbell Press 4 x 8

Military or Arnold Press 4 x 8

Upright Row 4 x 8

Side Laterals 4 x 8

Abs

Cardio 30 mins

Now since I am cutting for this shoot I added two 45 min sessions of cardio and one extra abs workout on my non training days.


As for Current Supps:
Dymatize Whey Protein w/ Now Dextrose
BCAA
Pure Form Glutamine Powder
High Potency Multi Vitamin
GNC Omega Sports Complex
Liquid L-Carnitine
Lipo-6 ]]> Yettamae http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/yettamae/18-offseason-workout.html http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/yettamae/17-getting-ready-arnold.html Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:42:49 GMT Sorry I haven't been on here in a while. I have been stressed the hell out this semester! School, work, and getting in a car accident has really had my coritsol levels on the high. But I am back and getting ready for my first offseason shoot at the Arnold. I have 3 lined it, so it should be fun. I have been cutting a little for it. I don't plan on going gun ho with cutting until I start prep in a couple of weeks for my very first NPC show, which should be exciting! The cut was needed because I let me weight get too out of control. I got up to 140, which was not the plan, now I am 127, not bad for only a couple of weeks of clean diet and no cheats!
:jump: ]]> Yettamae http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/yettamae/17-getting-ready-arnold.html http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/tyciol/16-first-post.html Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:56:16 GMT This new blog feature is pretty cool. Anyway since regging I got leaner, huzzah. This new blog feature is pretty cool. Anyway since regging I got leaner, huzzah. ]]> tyciol http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/tyciol/16-first-post.html http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/buffbdy/15-contest-diet.html Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:40:41 GMT starting diet for show on the 27th of this month, looking forward haven't been ripped in almost 2 yrs. ]]> buffbdy http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/buffbdy/15-contest-diet.html http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/yettamae/14-workout-plan-new-year.html Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:51:56 GMT I am going to change up my workouts starting next week. It's the New Year and I am ready for a fresh new start in a real gym, opposed to the school gym. Also getting my diet and supplementation back on track. I have been slacking big time! I am still working on size for my upper body, so I am going to try supersetting. My workout will look like this but is subject to change I am welcome to comments or suggestions.

Back & Chest Day

Superset 1
Lat Pulldown and Dumbbell Chest Press
4 x10

Superset 2
Seated Row and Incline Dumbbell Chest Press
4 x10

Superset 3
Incline Dumbbell Chest Flys and Machine Pullovers
3 x10

Abs (30 sec rest)
Roman Chairs 3 x 15
Crunches 3 x 15

Cardio 30 mins

Shoulders and Arms Day

Superset 1 (2 min rest)
Shoulder press and Upright row
4 x 8

Machine Rear Delt Flys
4 x 8

Superset 1 (2 min rest)

Barbell Curls and Close Grip Press (2 min rest)
4 x10

Superset 2
Hammer Curls and Pushdowns (2 min rest)
4 x 10

Cardio 30 mins

Legs Day (30 sec rest)

Leg Extension 3 x 15

Leg Press 3 x 15

Seated Leg Curl 3 x 15

Stifflegged Deadlift 3 x 15

Step-Ups 3 x 15

Calf Machine 3 x 15

Abs (30 sec rest)
Jack Knifes 3 x 15

Cardio 30 mins ]]> Yettamae http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/yettamae/14-workout-plan-new-year.html http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/yettamae/13-goals.html Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:49:54 GMT The Offseason plan: Maintence for my legs with special emphasis on tighting up my glute area. I am also working on my V-taper. I have a good back, it... The Offseason plan: Maintence for my legs with special emphasis on tighting up my glute area. I am also working on my V-taper. I have a good back, it just needs more training. I would also like to add a little more size to my arms to complement my lower half.

Figure Shows: NPC June 2008

Current Supps:
Met-Rx Protein
BCAA
Chromium Picolinate 200 mg
Gaspari SizeOn
Fish Body Oils 1000 mg
Universal Uni-Liver
Multi Vitamin
Lean Xtreme ]]> Yettamae http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/yettamae/13-goals.html http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/budlite74/12-damn-i-hate-working.html Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:26:20 GMT Why couldn't I be born into a wealthy life lol
or win the lotto!!
im going on my 14th day in a row at work ... will not get a day off until my 15th I hope!

i had to eddit this ... forgot i didnt take wednesday off 2 weeks ago :( ]]> Budlite74 http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/budlite74/12-damn-i-hate-working.html http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/delton/11-post-holiday-feasting.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:16:00 GMT Since my first post, I ran out of the bottle of Syntrax "Adipokinetix", which provided the nor-ephedrine and yohimbine. This stuff isn't available anymore after norephedrine was pulled by the FDA. Dexatrim had racemic norephedrine; the adipokinetix had just the "good" one. Hit the web for more details. There is considerable controversy as to whether norephedrine is really dangerous. Lots of overweight women were taking large quantities of Dexatrim, and some of them had strokes.

Anyway, so I had two old bottles. The less old bottle, from Syntrax, is the one I finished. The really old bottle is from Trigonal Industries, which made it before Syntrax somehow acquired the product. The label is very "startup". After finishing the Syntrax, I moved on to the old one.

I think it's different. It really makes me feel unpleasantly jittery, and slightly nauseated at times. It may simply be overdosed, or it may have a racemic mix (like Dexatrim), or some evil new substance has slowly developed in the many years since its expiration.

The weirdness extends over time. This morning, I took what was supposed to be 50 mg of norephedrine and 6 mg yohimbine. That's a low dose compared to what I have been doing for the past couple of months. In addition to feeling unpleasantly edgy this morning and afternoon, I noticed some strong effects in the evening when I played my musical instrument. The speed with which I could play was dramatically increased.

My plan for tomorrow is to take just one cap, half today's dose, do that another few days, and then stop the norephedrine. I think the Syntrax product was tremendously helpful, but for some reason this older stuff is turning me into Mr. Hyde. So that's it for the norephedrine, which can't be purchased now.

A quick note about the holidays. I decided to eat anything I wanted for three day, and I certainly ate much more than has been the norm recently. I also burned about 300 calories doing some HIIT on a treadmill each morning. Anyway, I was at 158 lbs, up one or two, but the waist is constant. Actually, all my muscles are fuller. I think I did a nice glycogen load overall.

I lifted today, and although I felt very good going into the workout, my strength was oddly down. ]]> delton http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/delton/11-post-holiday-feasting.html http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/delton/10-history-stats-plan-workout.html Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:36:00 GMT Nov. 19, 2007

OK, I'm going to start with a current summary:

STATS:
---------
5'6", 156 lbs, and I estimate 12% bf (upper abs show clearly when standing relaxed).

Waist, morning: 31" evening: 32"
Arm, hanging relaxed: 14"
Arm, flexed, not pumped: 15.5"
Forearms: 12"
Chest: 43"
Calves: 15"

Age: 42


HISTORY:
I've worked out for over twenty years, gradually getting a little bigger. But over the past few years, I've gotten a lot more muscular, peaking at 180 lbs two years ago and stabilizing at around 170 lbs. My strength increased correspondingly, but so do my bodyfat percentage. Given my strength and workouts, I knew that I had a very muscular build hiding under a mask of bodyfat. I made several half-hearted attempts to diet down, but the summer I finally did it. I've gone from 170 in June to my current 156. My strength has maintained or even increased. I've done this through a combination of many things, including but not limited to:

FAT-BURNING SUPPLEMENT REGIME:
sesamin
L-acetyl carnitine (ALCAR) (2 grams/day)
norephedrine (75-100 mg/day)
yohimbine (9-12 mg/day)
caffeine (~500 mg/day)
tyrosine (500 mg/day)
Lean Xtreme (2-3 caps/day)
11-OXO (adrenosterone, from Ergopharm) (5 capsules/day)
Reset-A.D. (1-2 cap/day)
trans-resveratrol (100 mg/day)

In addition, I take a large number of other nutritional supplements and nootropics whether cutting or not, which I won't list out in this entry. I take no medications which markedly affect catabolism or anabolism.

The cutting really began about three months ago. I have taken some mild anabolic stimulus throughout. This consisted of 1,4 AD at about 600 mg/day for the half, and then I switched to a combination of 10 mg Epistane (1 cap) in the morning, and 1 cap of Hyperdrol X2 (from Anabolic Xtreme, with 6-bromodione and fulvic acid) in the afternoon. I have inconsistently added E-Bol at up to 6 caps/day (providing up to a half gram of pure ecdysterone, among other things). I take 3-4 caps of Activate Xtreme (stinging nettle extract that inhibits SHBG, thereby raising free testosterone).

EXERCISE:
During this cutting cycle, I have greatly reduced the number and duration of my weight workouts, while adding cardio (mostly interval training on the treadmill). Without going into details in this first entry, I've been doing around 3 treadmill sessions per week of 30 to 60 minutes, burning 200 to 500 calories, and about 2 weight workous per week, averaging 45 minutes each, with low reps and high weights. Before this, I rarely did any cardio, and my weight workouts were 60 minutes, four times per week. I have a medical condition, MS, which has almost no effect except to limit my energy levels, so exercise duration is always an issue for me.

DIET:
I eat about 200 grams of protein a day, much of it from micellar casein, whey isolate, and whey hydrosylate. I never train hungry, and I eat a post-workout shake with 60 grams dextrose, 2 grams creatine ethyl ester, 20 grams whey hydrosylate, and 30 grams whey isolate (typically). I try to eat small, frequent meals

PROGRESS:
Cut to the present: I'm now looking leaner than I have in years. I've lost over two inches from my waist, and vascularity on my forearms and biceps are constant (I'm not naturally very vascular). I am still losing consistently, and I would really like to lose exactly the same amount of bodyfat again, in order to pop out the lower abs and see some definition in my thighs.

SELF-CRITIQUE AND GOALS:
I estimate that my physique is well balanced, with legs and arms roughly equal. In the past year, I've made significant gains in the following areas that were lagging:
calves, delts, and hamstrings. In each case, I attribute the gains to new exercises:
For calves, I learned to exercise my calves while walking (I kind of launch off my toes)
For delts, I simply went back to basics (dumbell side laterals)
For hamstrings, the Romanian deadlift has been key.

I still have substantial deposits of fat in the lower back area, and a stubborn fold on the back of the upper arm that prevents clear definition between the posterior delt and triceps. I would like to build up my calves and hamstrings more, especially now that I've found something that seems to work for the hams. I want to drop down to 10% bf and hold. Then, I'm pretty sure I want to get uniformly bigger. I want to be careful not to blow up my thighs too much, because my legs are short for my height, and I'm short to begin with... so a little muscle on my thighs goes a long ways.

My stamina is poor. Part of this is due to multiple sclerosis, but I would like to increase it.

PLAN:
I will continue my current cutting cycle for another month, assuming all goes well. I do not expect to have achieved my fat loss goals by then, but I want to give my body a break at that point. I may decide to build some more before cutting again. When I build, I do not want to climb past the point I am at now, so I do want to lose more first.


I'll wrap up by briefly describing today's workout:
TODAY'S WORKOUT
Today I did a near total-body workout with just one exercise of a few sets for each bodypart, very heavy. This was something new for me, because usually I dedicate a workout to just a few bodyparts (my last workout was just shoulders and abs).

The weight amounts below include the weight of a standard barbell:

Romanian deadlift: 10x 72, 10x 92, 8x 122 (new high weight1)
Decline press: 10x 112, 12x 112, 9x 132
Hammer isolateral low pull (the name is something like that... this is machine with a chest pad and a pulling motion similar to a seated cable pull): two sets of 10x 3 plates on each side
Hanging leg raises

I felt very strong today, and my scale weight was at a new low. ]]> delton http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/delton/10-history-stats-plan-workout.html http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/guiyom/9-big-jump.html Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:19:04 GMT All right,

I decided to make a move, i'll be involve into coaching athletes. Simply, there's stuff stock in the basement.

Just wanted to share this great new with you guys and mostly because I will probably need people to try all those crazy thing.

Why this blog? Because, when you have a dream, the first step is to say it out loud to yourselft. The second is to tell you're friends what you're planning on and the third step is to say it out loud at stranger.

Before I forget, I'm taking P.I.C.P, certification offer by Charles Poliquin. I aim level 5, the highest level you can achieve.

Let me know what you think =)
And yeah, i'll give away free program

Thanks for reading this,
Thanks if you post comments ]]> GuiYoM http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/guiyom/9-big-jump.html http://www.musclesci.com/forum/blogs/budlite74/8-halo-3-blog.html Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:42:54 GMT Damn i love this game!!!

Bud74
is my gamer tag ... I dont get on much but i love to when I can



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