britonarius’s mindset blog

Watching CNN this morning and during the sponsors adverts one for Vestas planet in peril caught my attention about waste recycling and an American city just introducing food scrap waste recyling for composting! Here in Holland the first glass recycling en masse began in the early 1950’s and food waste recycling started about 10 years after. Most Dutch recycle as a matter of course , it is natural to do so. In Germany the waste disposal is divided totally - paper [ Holland also] plastic [ Belgium does this but not Holland] - food scraps -general waste. Our rubbish dumps here are recyling orientated - you divide it to its main component. Hence pure waste is very small compared to what it is for other countries. Why do i mention this : well i figure we should all do it , thats why!

I set myself a personal mental goal of being able to bicep curl 50 kilo db’s. Now that is a lot of metal to handle! So how is my progress? Currently i can db curl for biceps at 42 kilos - this week all sets at 42 kilos - so next week i will attempt the 44 kilo db for the final set. I am progressing in the right direction and thats a good thing.

Its not often i post here - i used to real regular but otherthings take my time these days - especially helping on other training manuals. I am currently using a 4 week alternating traing programme - 4 weeks of real heavy weights - 4 sets of 7 reps - followed by 4 weeks of lighter - 5 sets - 15 reps. I couple this with a 4 week carb out diet for the light tone weeks and 4 weeks carb stepping on the heavy sessions. my findings are that carb cutting only effects endurance - you can cut and lift real heavy - its the stamina aspect that lacks.

I just got to 20 inch upper arms - now most people have a 15/16 neck so as puny as it sounds it is pretty good. Next month is my 52 nd birthday and i would really like to try pulling a train but it ain’t gonna happen - though i might get to pull a small cargo plane - the local airport is a small private concern and they are not adverse to good publicity. I know what i can achieve but secretly i want to achieve beyond that but don’t we all.

Yesterday a friend of mine rapped my knuckles for daring to lower Gasparis Size On from "the mother of all creatines [ his words - not mine ] to mere good supp level. Size On is a good supp but its no where near as good as Nuclear Garbage or for that matter Garbage [ both by Garbage] and they pale in the shadow of the God of all Creatine matrixes - the one the only Evolution X10. trust me , i have tried them all! How great is Evolution X10 - look at my avatar , then look at the progress pics. remember evolution X10 is my latest supplement - see the change - it certainly made a huge difference. In my opinion and my opinion only [ i have no supp company affliations or sponsorship - nor will i ever have!] - if you buy one supp make sure its Evolution X10 - it rocks - big time!

I figure everybody who uses supps has a favourite - and those who never use have a far proportion of people who are more than a little put off by the sheer choice of supps available. I have tried several different ones and i am going to list what i consider to be the best - in 3 different categories , pre - work ; in - work & post work. These are not necessarily the cheapest but i find they work the best.

Pre - work out supp - best of category is Armageddon.This is made by Starchem Labs , its got a real pump and kick. Forget Horsepower or superpump 250 , they are for amateurs compared to this heavyweight.

In - workout supp - Best in category is EvolutionX10 , again by Starchem Labs. This makes Size on look like a mere coloured water compared to the mighty pump of evolution. Prepare for lifting mammoth weights with this. 

Post workout supp - The best is Anabolic OD by Muscle asylum. There is nothing in this category that even gets close to this heavyweight supp.

For those on a budget - best budget brands are both by Garbage - Garbage - good kick from this & Nuclear Garbage - that works real well.

For the next 4 weeks i will be in a build phase - i have been working on strength - now its time to work on shape and tone.So the weights will drop and the sets and reps will increase - its time to shape those muscles - add a little texture. Got my 2 friends [ Evolution X10 & Armageddon ] to help along with my mentor - the Mighty but aged Wouter. Kind of figure that if Wouter can’t build it - its not possible to build it! Anyway - my 2 best friends - the Star labs duo - will give great assistance in the work load . For anyone looking for 2 great supplements - don’t wait or hesitate - Armageddon [ pre -work] & Evolution X10 [ in -work / post work ] are definitely the best 2 available at this stage. Not badly priced either -tried the Gaspari duo - they also work but not as well as the Star duo - and the taste - well forget it! Going to test Muscle Asylum - but not until the next strength phase - so will keep you posted.

Got a wildcard entry into a strongman contest on saturday - one of the competitors had to pull out due to a bad hamstring and a friend put my name forward as a replacement.I learnt a lot - 8 competitors including myself - all except me under 35 - and i placed third. When i consider i was not ready for this - it gives me hope for the autumn. The winner said to me that given my age i was awesome - that make me feel real good - as he is a professional and does this for a living. He was in the comp due to his sponsor being the sponsor of the event. For a last minute thing as standin i performed well - won the truck pull [ against a pro - haha] and placed no lower than 4 th in all the other events - way to go i think!

I recently tested 3 pre work out pumps - Universals animal pump , Gaspari’s Superpumped 250 and Star labs Armegeddon.It was really no contest - animal pump is pills and the effect is short lived - too short - so 3/10 for Universal on that! Gaspari product superpumped 250 - well it works but no kick or buzz - evil taste - all of gaspari products taste like crap , made by a demented dwarf like chemist out to punish us i think! However it does work but gives no help on increasing either weightloads or sets or reps.The pump in the locker room is good but its not got that edge , the edge that would make it stand out! So Gaspari , - 5/10 - would have been 7/10 but its way overpriced for its effects! So - the winner is Armegeddon by Star - on in work supps - there EvolutionX10 topped Size On easily - Great pump , increased weight load - sets and reps - the best pre work supp - i have tried - 9/10 - plus great taste.

For 2 weeks running i have managed to rep - 350 kilos deads but any extra and i can only get one lift. Its not a question of too much iron the bar - nor that i believe that its not possible to lift it - rather it is a question of science! I am unconvinced - alarmingly so - that human fingers are not designed for taking such extreme weights. Going to continue with the tennis ball squeezing to see if i can muscle just a little more out of the fingers. One thing is sure - i am not resorting to straps , gloves or hooks! Others can - no problem - but i want to do this "au Natural "