snagency’s BodyBlog

Think I can safely recommend this protocol now…
Weight again at 173.8 at waking; BF dropped for 3rd straight day! Definitely will run this format out..

Training for the week becomes giant sets & double-doubles, will try to reduce the rest periods as well, but 45 sec. might be a good target with this format.
Will run sprints (8×60 yd.) only on weight training days (not on leg days), so 4x for week (today/TUE/THUR/SAT).
Sets up for Peak Weak nicely..

And so much for going back into hiding; figured I’d better post a progress shot to lend credence to my reported results.  The new avi is from today.. 

Okay, so day #2 results are in. All I can say is, wow.
Woke this morning at same 173.8 bw that I’ve been holding for a few days now, but noticeably leaner, more veins thruout (yet not quite as pronounced as yesterday). This format has had every bit of the effect that I anticipated it would. Now, let me also credit everything else I’m doing here as well, as the USP stack/carnitine/BCAA’s were doing a tremendous job of leaning me out in conjunction w/ training format & diet. But what I had noticed was a gradual slowing down of changes, and that’s what led to my idea to begin with. There is no doubt I have kicked up the metabolism to another gear here..
One thing that’s pretty cool & confirms this: my scales have a bodyfat indicator on them. Now, we all know that there is no sensor scale that can accurately measure BF (at least not that I know of), calipers are the truest way to go. I don’t pay attention to this #. What I do pay attention to tho is the movement of that #, progress, and here it provides some comparison: the day after my carb meal, weight was the same and BF droppped. This morning, same thing - only BF dropped twice as much! I’ve gotten a feel for this scale thruout prep, and the movement of the #’s does have consistency within it; there has not been back-to-back days where as much movement has been made since mid-February!
Format for today: taking today off from cardio (my plan is to run sprints only 4x this next week on training days).
AP with 25g carb consumption (@300 cals) for each of first 3 meals of day, fibrous only thereafter.
Tomorrow I’ll run the P-Slin w/ 50g carb pre, AP w/ 30g carbs post w/o meals. Then Monday another carb night..

First review is in:
Got done training shoulders/arms/bi/abs this morning..  typical superset split w/ 45 sec. rests, and I’ll tell you this - SWOLE! Felt big as a house, pumped to the max thruout, veins were everywhere (looked like a roadmap running around down the middle & sides of my abs, as well as arms & shoulders). Diggin it..
Again, just to note my intake following this carb night:
Pre & post w/o meals were almost identical, used AP with both:
PRE: 1/3 cup Oat Bran, 1 scoop ProComplex, 1 scoop Oryx Goat Whey (macros 48/24/3 @ 320 cals)
POST: 1/3 cup Oat Bran, 2 scoops Isopure ZerCarb Isolate (macros 55/21/3 @ 330 cals)
Fibrous carbs only rest of today..

Got a little experimental last night..
(oh, that sounds kinda freaky huh? lol)
Thinking about dietary issues again, planning out my remaining carb-up days to prepare for the final week; trying to figure the best way to keep the leaning-out process going on, yet wanting to add a bit of mass if possible in this short timeframe.
And all the sudden it hit me: since using AnabolicPump with lower carb intake (@25g) forces lipolysis, thus almost like keeping the body in ketosis (only muscles remain full of glycogen), could I not combine the two approaches on carb days — dose AP at pre & post w/o meals with lower carbs, then have a single large hi-carb meal as last meal of day (with P-Slin) as in keto diet?? (rather than carbing up thruout day at 4-5 meals.)
Why do this? Well, the whole idea of a carb meal at night in keto is to hyperactivate the thyroid for optimal fat-burning and boost leptin levels. Now, in keto fromat this is done with a straight carb meal (i.e. sweet potato, oatmeal, banana, broccoli, no protein sources - this forces the thyroid output to increase as well as fills the muscles with glycogen). The "no protein" part would be altered now, because using P-Slin prior to this meal one would want to utilize protein-synthesis to the fullest. But again, the advantage of doing one large carb meal over several smaller meals would be temporary hyperthyroidism and a huge boost in leptin — plus major glycogen retention for following day, which would allow one to drop back into a 25g carb ingestion w/ AP (for pre & post w/o meals), lowering caloric intake to force more lipolysis — EXACTLY the benefits of a ketogenic diet format only remaining fuller & retaining more lean mass due to AP & P-Slin usage!
The concept works well in my situation, as I train early in the morning (between 1st & 2nd meals of day) and I would utilize those stores of glycogen quickly, while also taking advantage of the lower intake of the current day.
Then the next day, I would use P-Slin @50g carb intake for pre, AP with 30g carbs post w/o meals, no complex carbs thru rest of day. The following day would be AP w/ carb intakes of 25/25/25 for first three meals of day, none rest of day; then you’re back to your carb-up day again.
I implemented this plan last night: added a 7th meal (or 8th, if you count my 1 scoop protein 20 min. prior to w/o as a meal) of 6 oz. sweet potato, medium-sized banana, 1/4 cup 10-grain cereal (27g carbs/140 cals), 1 1/2 cups broccoli, and 1 scoop isolate. Mmmm, good stuff! Woke this morning big & full, dryer looking, great impact so far…
I’ll review this & update the results, don’t want to recommend something that doesn’t work, but I’ve got confidence this will produce spectacularly.
On another tip, I am AMAZED after beating my legs mercilously in yesterday’s w/o that I feel no soreness; it’s almost like I could train them today if I wanted too. I beat them hard due to the fact it was my last big leg day in that format of this prep, wanted to go out like a champ. No soreness tho.. I’m taken aback. Must be the Cissus recovery effect. I love that stuff!

All right, I’ll come out of hiding for a quick update pic, figured this won’t give too much away.  Took these yesterday, plus the new avi as well.  Fat loss is in raging mode right now, seeing results from the temporary drop in carbs this week.  Plus, I’ve gone back to doing some sort of training every day.  I figure even tho the cals are down, the supplementation regime I’m running will hold the muscle fine.

I’m really surprised that I’m this light, weighed 173.8 upon waking for second straight day.  Not worrying about it, just surprised.   I competed in my last show in 2004 at 167 lbs.  My years of living on a ketogenic diet have added very little in the way of substantial lean mass.  Don’t know why I’m surprised at this, but I guess it’s shocking to me to know that working out like a madman and "smart" supplementation the past couple years has kept me in limbo as far as gains, all due to living the keto life.  Scientifically one would say "well duh" (now that I understand a bit more about the body’s processess), but emotionally it’s a freakin bummer.  Ah well, live & learn…

And the background in the oblique shot - that’s the wife’s side of the closet guys; didn’t realize that until I took it.. 

Wow, do I sound redundant when I say "another great workout"? It is what it is; shoulder/bi/tri/abs day was off the hook intense, strength unbelievable, everything just flowing.
I’ve always been big on mind-muscle connection, practice it religiously. Today tho focus was on another level; every rep was zoned in to a T, every contraction nailed, negatives perfect. And I’ll even say that in my ab routine today (thanx Joe Franco!), I have never had that kind of concentration thru the entire movement on EVERY rep IN MY LIFE…
Again I need to note that I am 19 days away from my show, hardcore dieting to lean up, calories at roughly 1800 daily; pre w/o meal was 320 cals/40g carbs w/ P-slin, 75g carbs total for day. Highlights: giant-setted seated db laterals/bent over laterals, this following 5 sets front shoulder press in 6-12 rep range w/ 45 sec. rests; supersetted bi/tri work w/ 45 rest periods. Abs were done w/ 30 sec. rest periods, 9 sets. AND energy to spare..
On top of the world…