dustofnations’s BodyBlog

so i’ve been using muscle milk for a few months and can say it’s worked out okay. I don’t know about the whole "add lean muscle" thing since i was pretty lean before then, but it’s worked great as a protein supp. Just having the extra protein and all has really helped with rebuilding and recovery, but i think i’m going to switch things up a bit. I went out today and bought some Six Star nitro fuel or something like that…i’ll post it on my page. I do notice how quickly fatigue sets in and all, even with the added protein, so i decided a little extra nitrogen might be a good thing. That coupled with a protein supp should help out a bit. I’m mostly just hoping i can see some strength gains in the near future since i’m pretty happy with my body as it is. Sure i’d like to get a little more cut, but it’s not a priority. If anyone’s tried this supp out before, let me know how it worked out for you or what you thought. Thanks

since my bench competition a few months ago, i’ve been eager to be able to put up 300, but haven’t quite been able to do it. In fact, my bench feels like its decreased a bit. 275 is where i was at for the competition, followed by a small increase, but i’ve gone down since then to about 270. i haven’t been hitting the gym as much, but I’m still training my chest as regularly as before. Generally when i hit a plateau, i try to change things up, but it’s actually taking me a long time to see any gains. Anybody have any ideas?

so i finally got the confidence back to try squatting heavy again. Earlier in 2006, i damaged my knee REALLY badly and couldn’t use it at all. Stupid thing is i didn’t even go to a doctor to have it looked at since i don’t have medical. i just found crutches and kept it in a brace. it took 8 months before i could jog at a steady pace again for a few minutes before it gave me any trouble. It still messes with here and there, but it can take some punishment. Then i chipped a bone in my ankle just before thanksgiving last year so needless to say, i’ve been out of the barbell squat for a good long time. i’ve just been doing hack squats and leg press machines, but today i decided to lay it on the table and try for it. I left high school hitting 370, so thats what i tried for today…no problems and i got the weight up relatively easily. No time to go heavier, plus my back is really giving me crap this morning (my bed really sucks). I’m just happy i’m good enough to head back into 100% good old raw squats. 370 for now, gonna try again soon and get a more accurate measure for my max. Wish me luck!