Gaspari to the rescue!!!
HOLY CRIZZZZZAPPPPP!!!!!!!!!
Took that SuperPump250 from Gaspari Nutrition this morning before my leg workout, and I literally felt like tearing up the gym…no joke, no hype. To start off, I should be honest and say the stuff mixed like sh**. Clumps galore. I had to shake the water bottle, take a gulp, chew clumps and repeat about 4 times to get it down. Not a bad taste, but nothing to rave about…VERY VERY sour, the blue raspberry ice is.
Now, for the gym segment. Leg day. Usually a good workout in itself, cuz legs are by and far my strongest part. That’s why I wanted to assess how much more it would help me, if any. Started out doing my usual max on squats of 185’s for reps of 8. I squeezed those out like nothing. Slapped on 2 plates to each side….(225), did that 8 times, still no problem. Tacked on another 25 lb. plate to each side (275) and finally was able to go to failure around 6 reps. So I’m convinced about this stuff, and I haven’t even gotten to the second lift.
Hack squats next. Usual poundage of 185. Did those 12 times no problem. Knees tensed up a bit. But no major cracking or discomfort to make me want to quit. Stayed at the 225 level for my last 4 sets of 8 each. At this point, it’s difficult to walk up the steps, which I have to do to get to the leg extension machine.
Leg extensions - Usual poundage of 170. Went up like butter. Put it up to 210. Was just the right size. Did 4 sets of 8 reps each at the 210 mark. Dying at this point. Almost impossible to walk back down the steps. Holding my thighs at each step. Hurts like mad….but a good hurt.
Calf presses - Usual poundage of 180. This is for both feet. Seems to be going very easily, so I take one foot off the machine, and start doing single calf presses…reps of 8, switch foot, rep of 8, switch foot….do that for 5 sets, no rest in between. I’ve never felt a pump like this in my life!!!!!
My ratings:
Mixability - 3 out of 10….ick for mix
Taste - 6 out of 10…i like sour, but I hope the taste gets better in time. Like I said, not horrible, not great, just nothing to rave about.
Pump - 15 out of 10…..i can’t say enough about this. I haven’t felt better in WEEKS!!!
December 20, 2007 at 7:30 am
Try mixing the SuperPump with a spoon instead of the shaker and use warm/room temp water instead of cold water. I found that cold water makes it alot more crystalline, or "clumpy"…
But you are dead on the pump is great…