BlueandBlackYJ’s BodyBlog

Well I just pulled the trigger on the BSN Mass Stack (no-xplode, cellmass, nitrix). I cannot wait to begin using this new stack. I’m using no-xplode now, but hope that using all 3 together will give me a noticeable improvement. It was pretty expensive, so I am hoping that I feel like it is worth it after the next month goes by…I’ve been using just a plain old GNC Creatine Monohydrate so I hope the CellMass shows better results.
This week is my last week of the 12 week 2008 Rock Hard Challenge. I have made awesome progress (in my opinion - gained 14 lbs as of now), but I cannot wait to take it to the next level from here.

I plan on drastically increasing my daily caloric intake, taking this new stack, and changing my reps from 4-4-4-12-20-20 on most sets to something like 10-8-6-4-2 or 4-6 sets of 6-8 reps. I hope that over the next 90 days I can put on another 10 pounds or so. Not too sure what to expect but I plan on working as hard as I can to make as much progress as possible. Can’t wait to see how much my body changes over the next 90 days.

The most I’ve ever weighed was 186, and that wasn’t that solid, so I’ve got a little more progress to make to get to that. Most I’ve ever benched is 265 and I should be getting close to that now. I think within the next 2 - 3 weeks I will be at a place that I have never been before - bigger & stronger than I have ever. I’m pretty excited about that…I’ll be sure to post up the results.

On July 25, 2008 I weighed 167 lbs. and the handheld electronic bodyfat calculator at the gym says I was 6% bodyfat. I know it wasn’t correct & probably closer to 14%.

Today, September 20, 2008 I weigh 171 lbs. The same bf calculator says I was 5% bodyfat, which is probably more like 13%. So I am guessing I’ve lost about 1% bodyfat since then, which is about 1 lb. of fat. I suppose I am happy with that but I know if I had been doing my cardio every week it would’ve been much more….
In July I would’ve been carrying about 23 lbs of body fat and today I am carrying about 22 lbs of body fat (if my 13% estimation is correct.

Ok so I had been having trouble with feeling sick during my workouts for about 3 consecutive workouts. I’d have my no-xplode 45 minutes before I worked out & my pre-workout shake (2 scoops of O.N. 100% Whey) 15-30 minutes before the workout. This caused so much liquid to be on my stomach that I was constantly burping and feeling as though I might throw up at any time. The workouts were miserable and so I changed it up.

Yesterday on my toughest workout of the week (leg day), I took my pre-workout shake 2.5 hours before the workout and my no-xplode 30 minutes before the workout. That timing was perfect as I felt energized, strong, and not too much on my stomach. I lifted heavier and more intense than I have in the 10 weeks I have been working out. As for now I will keep it that way because it is working best. It’ll be interesting to compare my next workout, shoulders-calves-abs, on Thursday and see if I get the same experience…Hopefully 2.5 hours isn’t too far away from the workout from my pre-workout meal to be as effective as it is supposed to be.

My previous 2-3 workouts had been a let down, feeling tired and weak. But today seemed to be back to normal as I was energized and lifting heavier. I did a new personal best on squats, and a new personal best on leg press, dumbbell lunges - a killer leg workout (see in the workout tracker). The total volume for the workout was about 56,000, which is more than any previous workout. Also it was more total reps than any previous workout.

I was 176 this morning, and 180.5 at the gym today. That is the heaviest I’ve been so far and I’m pretty excited about that. I’m up 16 lbs. since July 1st (using my morning weight), and I couldn’t be happier about that.

Only 3 more weeks after this one until the 2008 Rock hard challenge is complete.

So today was my 2nd workout using NO-Xplode. Leg day. It was the most intense workout of my life. I can only assume that is what made it so much different than my previous 7 leg days over the last 8 weeks. Earlier this week I used 1 scoop and today I tried 2 scoops. I felt energized, stamina, and my veins were really popping.

The best part is I did 4 of my 6 sets of squats 20 lbs heavier than last week. I thought that was amazing for a 1-week improvement. I did new personal best for squats, leg press, leg ext, leg curl, and weighted crunches.

The one thing that was weird was how I felt about halfway through the workout. I was pushing myself REALLY hard and after each set I felt like I might throw up at any minute, or maybe even pass out. But I never did and I am assuming that it was just because I was pushing myself so much. Hopefully it wasn’t the 2 scoops of NO-Xplode. I will confirm whether it was or not tomorrow when I do delts & shoulders.

So - I am completely sold on this NO-Xplode. It says once you use it you won’t workout without it and so far I agree!